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VPN IP Block Exemption Userbox

Hello, I have recently acquired an VPN IP block exemption. Is there a userbox for this, I haven’t been able to find one. If so would someone please make one? I will invest my time for the next day after the custom box is made and I will invest it in editing a topic or article the person chooses if they make me a custom userbox.🙂 SmileyTrek (talk) 03:53, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

SmileyTrek, unfortunately, there is not. Feel free to create one though! Enjoy your stay at the teahouse! Heart ^(talk) 05:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

@SmileyTrek: At Wikipedia:Userboxes there is a list of users who will create a userbox if you ask. RudolfRed (talk) 05:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

@HeartGlow30797 and RudolfRed: Thank you to both of you (Sorry for two pings I accidentally forgot to log in so I erased my IP signature)! SmileyTrek (talk) 19:01, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

SmileyTrek, you might want to consider suppression so nobody can identify you... edit history is still a thing! Heart ^(talk) 04:45, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

HeartGlow30797 Thank you for the advice! I am new and very much value my privacy, so I will follow your example. SmileyTrek (talk) 20:19, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Excuse my ignorance, what's a userbox? Maryanne Cunningham (talk) 19:58, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Maryanne Cunningham:Sure thing! You can find them in Wikipedia:Userboxes, if you look at talk pages they identify things about a user. SmileyTrek (talk) 03:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks SmileyTrek Maryanne Cunningham (talk) 19:06, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Gravity acceleration. Question: What readings would be obtained if a gravimeter is theoretically placed 2000 km below the earth surface? Will the mass above it affect the reading?

Gravity acceleration, Will the mass above a gravimeter theoretically placed at 2000 km below the earth surface affect the generally accepted reasoning of a vertical vector acting from that position to the centre of the earth? 197.91.242.132 (talk) 06:39, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi IP 197.91.242.132. While your question sounds interesting, the Teahouse is really a place for asking questions about about Wikipedia editing or other things related to Wikipedia. Try asking your question at Wikipedia:Reference desk and perhaps someone will be able to help you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:07, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Yes adding every vector for every bit of mass surrounding the gravity sensor will require summing all forces and directions using integral calculus, but yes drilling deep into the Earth will change the gravity measured. The deepest mines ever dug are still less than 4 km deep while the center of the Earth is 6000 km deep Electricmic (talk) 15:17, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, wrong forum for the question, but it's an old favorite of mine, so I really have to say something. I started college life as a physics major. It didn't work out (to say the least), but I did more or less get through fundamental mechanics. And I particularly remember the professor dealing with just this question. He showed us, with integral calculus, that if you're in a hollow sphere, all the gravity from all parts of the sphere adds up to cancel itself out. So in a hollow sphere, you'll experience net zero gravity from the mass of the shell. And if you're inside a solid ball, to figure the gravity you can neglect everything outside the radius you happen to be at.

The professor knew this was counterintuitive, so he paused to let it sink in. And one fellow in the class (who, I suspect, had already decided physics wasn't for him) asked if he'd understood the result correctly. When the professor told him he had, he asked, "Is there a logical reason for that, or does it have something to do with physics?" Uporządnicki (talk) 13:30, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikiversity link with lots of math (electric field instead of gravity field, but the math is the same). Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 12:07, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Uploading Government Media

I am a university student currently working on the stub Commercial Radio Australia for a Wikipedia education class. My tutor is Carrolquadrio. I am in the process of uploading media and have found two files on Trove that I would like to upload. The sources are images of articles on the Wireless Telegraphy Act and the Joint Broadcasting Committee. The first work is original work of the Australian Federal Government, and the second is a newspaper article from 1942. I have gone through the Wikimedia Wizard, and there is no option for me to select 'original work of the Australian Federal Government', and as such, the Wizard is "unable to determine whether this file is suitable for Commons". Would someone be able to help me with this? Thanks -- SM9237 (talk) 07:58, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse SM9237. I don't understand why you would want to upload them. If it is only to cite them in references, don't upload them; content on Wikipedia is not a reliable source for references. Cite instead the original act and the original newspaper article. You could link to Trove if you like, but that is not necessary. —teb728 t c 10:35, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi teb728. I'd like to upload these sources as media to support the 'Regulation of commercial radio in Australia' section of my article - as the article is currently lacking in media/images. Could you help me with uploading these to Wikimedia Commons? Thanks -- SM9237 (talk) 21:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

OK SM9237. The Wireless Telegraphy Act is {{PD-AustraliaGov}}, and the newspaper article is {{PD-Australia}}. But frankly, if I were an editor on the article, I would oppose their addition. For it sounds to me that your use is just to decorate the article with media/images. They would appear in the article as illegible thumbnails, and at least as far as the newspaper is concerned, even at full resolution it is barely legible on my computer. —teb728 t c 21:58, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

If the 2012 cartoons depicting Muhammad had no copyright, would it be displayed on wikipedia?

This picture: "One cartoon depicted Muhammad as a nude man on all fours with a star covering his anus.[41][42] Another shows Muhammad bending over naked and begging to be admired." Annemaricole (talk) 12:09, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy link: Charlie Hebdo#2012 cartoons depicting Muhammad

@Annemaricole: If you're proposing to add the two cartoons discussed, you have to make sure you have a clear rationale for it according to WP:NFCCP, specifically with #3a: Minimal number of items (there's already a cover above the section) and #8: Contextual significance (do we need to see the two cartoons to understand?) Note that the Wikipedia is not censored, so the sexual nature of the cartoons isn't necessarily a problem. I would suggest going to the talk page and get consensus before adding the images. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 12:34, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Ganbaruby:, hi, thanks, WP:censored had what i was looking for! "Wikipedia may contain content that some readers consider objectionable or offensive‍—‌even exceedingly so. Attempting to ensure that articles and images will be acceptable to all readers, or will adhere to general social or religious norms, is incompatible with the purposes of an encyclopedia. " — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annemaricole (talk • contribs) 12:40, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

There's another matter. The heading suggests that the 2012 cartoons have no copyright. But at least under U.S. copyright law, copyright exists in a work the moment it is set down in some fixed form. While registering the work for copyright does bring some advantages, it is only a registration of copyright, creating a legal record of the facts of copyright. It does not create copyright. And while many years ago, notices of copyright were required, that stopped being the case long before 2012. Uporządnicki (talk) 13:55, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

You know, on coming back to this, I realize I've misconstrued the purpose and significance of the heading here. I'm striking out my comment above. Uporządnicki (talk) 20:58, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Photo rights

Hello! I see I do not have the privileges needed to add a photo to the article I've just created, which was approved. Is there a way to get the photo approved and added to the article? I do have the rights and could get documentation if needed. Thanks! KECS99 (talk) 16:22, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Evelyn M. Simpson TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:31, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, KECS99, and welcome to the Teahouse. What is the problem you are having? You have successfully uploaded the image, at File:Evelyn M. Simpson.jpg, and there is no reason why you should not be able to insert it into the article. Your previous attempt was to a file which doesn't exist, called File:Evelyn M. Simpson (1885-1963).jpg. However, I am concerned that you describe the picture as "own work": did you take it yourself, before 1963? If not, how do you hold the copyright? And does this indicate that you have a conflict of interest in working on an article about Simpson? --ColinFine (talk) 17:08, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, ColinFine! I too felt weird about "own work" but there were no other options? The picture was given to Chanita Goodblatt by Mary Fleay, along with permission to use it; I did not take it. Chanita helped with this article and gave me the picture for it and would, I'm sure, be happy to supply documentation. When I attempt to insert the image, all I see is the file name and not a picture, so I assumed it was a permissions issue. I will try again, not checking the "own work" box and see what happens. OH--while I am here, why does "Evelyn M. Simpson" not autopopulate when I go to wikipedia.com and search for her? Does this come to happen in time?

Hello again KECS99. I see that somebody has fixed the syntax in the infobox. Wikipedia is very careful with copyright. If the picture is in copyright, then the copyright holder may license it in a way that is acceptable, but must do so precisely: a vague "give permission" is not enough. Who holds the copyright? It doesn't sound as if it is Goodblatt. Whoever it is, you would need to get them to send a message as explained at donating copyright materials.

However, there may be another option. This use might meet all the criteria in the non-free content criteria: these are almost never met for a living subject, because there is usually a possibility that somebody could get a free version. But since Simpson is no longer with us, if the copyright holder cannot be traced, or is unwilling to license it, then you could upload a non-free copy, directly to Wikipedia (not to Commons), and justify it meeting all the criteria. --ColinFine (talk) 16:17, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

I'm an idiot please help me

I've never utilized Wikipedia and need a TON of help so just literally send me the document that shows you how to begin everything Rinoking358 (talk) 16:46, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Rinoking358: try Help:Introduction or WP:ADVENTURE. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:53, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Rinoking358:If you have any further questions, you can always ask us here. Happy editing! Le Panini ^Talk 18:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

What is the criteria for adding a picture to an article?

What is the criteria for adding a picture to an article? I would like to add a picture to Cignature's info box but I've noticed on a lot of articles, the info box pictures are taken by others from afar and are somewhat blurry, instead of being a more professional looking picture taken by people close (both physically and affiliation wise) to the people in the picture. Are more professional pictures not allowed? Hihelloitisi (talk) 17:56, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Hihelloitisi. This area can get very technical, and we would need to know more specifics about the actual image you wanted to add, to fully tailor an answer. Here's some broad rules of thumb: We greatly prefer free images over non-free ("free" referring to copyright ownership); we do allow some images to be used under a claim of fair use, but they must meet the multiple strict requirements of the fair use criteria; with some rare exceptions, images of living people cannot be used here at all under fair use; and fair use images, in order to comply with that doctrine, must be of relatively low resolution.

For these reasons, the only usable images available to us for many subjects are either professional images that have been intentionally reduced in quality, or (especially with respect to living people), photos taken in person by Wikipedia/Wikimedia users, who then agree to release their copyright—either into the public domain or, more commonly, under a suitably-free copyright license (such photos are usually and properly then uploaded to our sister project, the Wikimedia Commons rather than to Wikipedia)—as opposed to the professional produced but non-free images you will see at many other websites. I hope that adequately explains why you may encounter so many pictures here of less than professional quality. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 18:14, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for all the information Fuhghettaboutit! As for the picture I had this in mind, but now I suppose it would be a problematic choice given the cropped out logo in the bottom right. Hihelloitisi (talk) 21:42, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

I don't think the cropped-out logo is a serious problem. If necessary it can be cropped further. A much bigger concern is the copyright status of the image. Did you take it with your own camera? If not, do you have reason to believe that it is free of copyright restrictions? Maproom (talk) 22:56, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Hihelloitisi FYI, "criteria" is the plural of "criterion." Uporządnicki (talk) 13:35, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

AzseicsoK, seriously you're nitpicking that at Teahouse? The entire point here is to be welcoming to well-intentioned newbies. —valereee (talk) 16:56, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia defaulting to mobile mode on desktop computer

I have always been using desktop mode on my Windows 10 computer. Recently, I cleared all cookies, history and cache and now every time I re-open a Wikipedia tab, it opens to mobile mode. I have to always click the desktop button in the footer every time. I never had to do this before and it doesn't happen on my other devices. How can I auto select desktop mode every time? Eyebeller (talk) 21:45, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Eyebeller: How are you "re-opening"? Are you maybe clicking on a link somewhere like https://en.m.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Teahouse (which is a link to the mobile site, with "m." between "en." and "wiki...")? Which browser are you using, and have you tried a different browser? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 23:46, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi, Eyebeller: look at the URL in the bar in your browser: my guess is that you have some URL's with '.m.' in them and your browser thinks you want to reopen them. If not, then I can't help. Perhaps ask at WP:VPT. --ColinFine (talk) 23:43, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Eyebeller I wish it were possible to force a device not to open in one view or another unless the user actually chooses to, and that any new tab or new login session would default to the user's primary choice. Maybe that could be asked about at WP:VPT, too. Nick Moyes (talk) 00:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@AlanM1, ColinFine, and Nick Moyes: It seems that when I cleared my history, it re-synced my tabs from my phone to my computer, hence it had the URL with .m. I have now deleted the .m URL from the history and it works as expected. Thanks. Eyebeller (talk) 07:48, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Nick Moyes I never use mobile view, any reasonably recent phone can easily handle desktop view. IMNSHO the mobile view is almost as bad as the malware known as Visual Editor. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dodger67: Me neither (except when testing something). My tiny iPhone5 screen is fine for desktop view, from where I do a lot of easy editing/admin work. But what I would like to happen is that if I follow any link with a ".m." in the url (which are often given by posters here), my chosen settings for Wikipedia would automatically redirect/convert it to my preferred option of desktop view. The teeny-tiny, miniscule little link at the bottom of the screen is far too small and inconspicuous and, once I'm unwittingly in one view, it can be really fiddly to switch back again. Te switch link itself needs making a lot easier to access, in my opinion. Nick Moyes (talk) 10:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

• @AlanM1, ColinFine, Nick Moyes, and Eyebeller: - might be worth taking a look at this script, which auto-redirects mobile links (after a second or two, but quicker than manually fixing). Slightly oddly, I've found that the script-installer doesn't work, and the documentation is correct, it does have to be at the top of your script list. As always with scripts, I can't read the code, so can't provide quality/security assurance etc etc. Nosebagbear (talk) 10:34, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Nosebagbear: Nice one - thank you; I will definitely check it out. On the offchance that you're familiar with some of the more esoteric scripts that abound nowadays - other than those already listed at WP:ESL WP:USL - do you know of anything to address the failure of the Special:Contributions page to display the full /64 range of IPv6 users (as I mentioned recently here)? That would be another inordinately useful tool to have. Nick Moyes (talk) 13:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

I'll check it out too, thanks. The code is basic javascript which I understand and seems perfectly safe. Eyebeller (talk) 15:31, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Nick Moyes: I don't think you meant WP:ESL above. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 17:53, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Quite right. WP:USL was the intended shortcut. Thanks. Nick Moyes (talk) 18:40, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

What template/other thing is this?

If I remember correctly, a while ago there was on of those template things at the top of the page that was something along the lines of, "This is article is written like a story" or something, anyways I need something like that, except more documentary-ish. Earlier I found an article that was written like an article and totally need some re-writing (which I plan on doing) so I was going to give it some templates (as of now it's also a dead end). SnazzyInfinity (talk) 22:09, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@SnazzyInfinity: If you enable Twinkle via Preferences, you'll have ready access to a suite of templates, with its Tag menu option. e.g. {{tone}} or {{essay-like}}. Will that do you? (Note that the former template contains a useful 'see also' list of other alternatives.) Nick Moyes (talk) 22:37, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Yes thanks Nick Moyes, I believe that is exactly what I was looking for, and I'll go check that out, thanks again! SnazzyInfinity (talk) 14:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi SnazzyInfinity. I believe {{story}} is likely the specific template you saw. Others may be found at Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup#Style of writing. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Yes thanks Fuhghettaboutit, I think that may be it, and I'll go check that out, thanks again! SnazzyInfinity (talk) 14:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Help with a draft

Hello! I am a student and I am completing a Wikipedia editing course. We have chosen a stub to research, edit, and improve. I have chosen Lagos University Teaching Hospital as the stub to edit. I am currently adding information to the article and I would value your input and advice with the work I am doing. I appreciate your help. Thank you! Creatorhj244 (talk) 02:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Is your class not going through WP:School and university projects? —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Takes a strong man to deny...} 02:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Jéské Couriano Unfortunately AFAIK the school and  university project only supports American and Canadian schools and universities, Creatorhj244 appears to be Australian. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:23, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi! No we aren't would it be possible if you guys User talk:Dodger67 User:Jéské Couriano and could take a look at my article and let me know on the talk page where I can improve? All advice appreciated! Creatorhj244 (talk) 00:38, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Topic that should be included

Why is this subject not included in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Kamala_Harris

Nuclear Power “So the biggest issue that I believe we face in terms of nuclear energy is the waste and what are we going to do with that,” Harris said at a CNN climate town hall. “We have to make sure that this is not about the federal government coming in and ... making decisions about what each state can do in terms of the nuclear waste issue which is the biggest part of the concern about nuclear energy.” When pressed, Harris did not agree to phasing out nuclear power. noelwauc Noelwauc (talk) 04:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Noelwauc. It seems that no editor has yet volunteered to add well referenced content about her stance on nuclear power to the article. You can add it yourself with a reference, or you can discuss the matter at Talk:Political positions of Kamala Harris. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 06:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Please help me

In my my new article Seaplane McDonough, some references are causing issues. When I went to edit, I found that they were references 12,13,14 and 15. I removed them many times but they still return if I reload. Please help--Atlantis77177 (talk) 06:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello Atlantis77177. The article had about half a dozen malformed ref tags scattered among properly formatted references. I removed the incorrect fragments of wikicode and the references are displaying properly now. On another matter, the character is sometimes described as male and sometimes as female. Please address that. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

The character is male. Firestar464 (talk) 07:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

So please fix it. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Some of the well-known Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Muhammad from years ago are available on Wikipedia and some are deployed in useful ways in articles. However, some of the most pertinent images are not available, including the ones of direct relevance in the beheading of Samuel Paty last month in Paris, and the subsequent furore and diplomatic spat over free speech, Islamism, blasphemy, etc. It would be useful to use a "fair use" upload of the cartoons labelled Une étoile est née, since it was these that attracted the killer's ire when the victim, a teacher, used them in a lesson on history and free speech. I'm not sure how to go about this though. GPinkerton (talk) 06:50, 11 November 2020 (UTC) GPinkerton (talk) 06:50, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

GPinkerton There is no need to pacify anyone using a "fair use" upload. Also see WP:CENSOR. Firestar464 (talk) 07:00, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

GPinkerton, please read the content guideline Non-free content/images, which is enforced strictly. Following policies and guidelines about copyrighted material is not censorship. It is mandatory. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:12, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, yes I understand the meaning of both policies. The question is: from where can one obtain a decent quality image of the magazine's cartoons? Where do we normally get non-free images from? GPinkerton (talk) 07:23, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Well, presumably you/they find one via google [1], make sure it's low-res enough, and upload it on WP for the article/articles in question. There may be a bit of WP:DUE/WP:PROPORTION pushback, depending on context. Also perhaps WP:ASTONISH and WP:IREALLYDONTLIKEIT. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Submitting Draft for review

Can anyone kindly submit Draft:Doraemon (Indian Version) for review. Adishere (talk) 07:31, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Adishere: Submitted for review on your behalf. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 08:45, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Add flags some of the countries

Hey guys, I'm just wondering, some of the people edit and erase the flag thingy in some of the airline destinations in wikipedia. So, if you are agree, can I add flags in some of the airline destinations? I mean, it's very nice and unique if I put the country flags. 😁 Apple 3002 (talk) 08:15, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Apple 3002. It sounds like you’re referring to flag icons. Perhaps the reason they’re being removed by others is because the way they’re being used is not in accordance with some Wikipedia policy or guideline. If you’ve added them to an articles and they were subsequently removed by another editor, check the article’s page history to see if an edit summary was left explaining why.

You can also start a discussion on the concerned article’s talk page to see how other editor may feel about adding flag icons to the article. Try explaining how the use of the icons improves the article in accordance with Wikipedia’s policies and guidelines. If you can establish a WP:CONSENSUS for their inclusion, then someone will add them.

Finally, you might also want to seek input from Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation, Wikipedia:WikiProject Airlines or Wikipedia:WikiProject Airports since those are places where you’re likely going to find editors familiar with articles about airlines or airports. — Marchjuly (talk) 11:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Unable to move page

Hey, I have created a Wikipedia article in the sandbox and am now unable to move it to the livespace. Could you help me set it live? Thank you very much Khalil Berro (talk) 11:17, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Khalil Berro. Before you do anything else on Wikipedia, I strongly suggest you take a look at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, Wikipedia:Autobiography, Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing, Wikipedia:Ownership of content and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. If you’re the same person you’re trying to create an article about, then it’s possible that you might be misunderstanding what Wikipedia articles are intended to be. — Marchjuly (talk) 11:27, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy: User:Khalil Berro/sandbox, which has been submitted. If you are Berro, the caution about autobiography applies. If you are not Berro, then you must change your User name. David notMD (talk) 13:17, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Sandbox

I created a page but I am unable to Move the page or submit for review. Can you please move my page from sandbox. Thanks very much. username MYTHU09 This is my sandbox -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mythu09/sandbox Mythu09 (talk) 14:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Mythu09, and welcome to the Teahouse: I have added a header to separate your request from the previous section.

If your sandbox were moved to main space now, it would immediately be either moved to Draft space, or deleted, depending on whether the editor in question thought that there was a chance of it being turned into an acceptable article. The most obvious problems are: lack of references, and promotional language. For the former: every Wikipedia article must be based entirely on reliably published material, and nearly all of it on material independent of the subject. This is particularly important for biographies of living people. There must be (at a minimum) enough sources cited to establish that Kalyanaraman meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability: if he does not, then there is no point in you (or anybody else) spending any more time on this draft. For the second point: no Wikipedia article should describe anyone as "well-known" or "renowned", or talk about "contributed immensely" unless in a direct attributed quote from a reliably published source wholly unconnected with the subject. Please read NPOV.

In addition, the fact that you have created an account, and immediately started an article on Kalyanaraman prompts me to ask, What is your relationship with him? If you have any connection with him, then you have a conflict of interest; if you are employed by or on behalf of him to write this, you are a paid editor, and must make the prescribed declarations. If you are Kalyanaraman, then please be aware that writing about yourself is strongly discouraged, because you are likely to find it difficult to do what is necessary, viz. forget everything you know about the subject, and summarise only what independent reliable sources say.

Besides all the links above, I suggest you read your first article; and if you have any connection with Kalyanaraman, also An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. --ColinFine (talk) 16:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Creating an Article about someone who does not meet the notability requirement

Hello, I have been asked by a fellow minor celebrity to help him create an article about himself on Wikipedia. He has a book that has been ranked on Amazon #1 bestseller, got some press afterward, also got some press earlier, and has some prior experience working for some established celebrities earlier. That's pretty much all of his achievements till now.

Is it possible to get his article approved anyhow?

(I am very new in the Wiki editing community. Please pardon if I sound too naive) Ksnsakib (talk) 12:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Please don't. For why not, please read Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. -- Hoary (talk) 13:20, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. And apart from conflict of interest, I would also point to this: WP:FAMOUS. Just tell your fellow to be patient! It is only human and understandable to take pride in ones achievements; but imo better spend time polishing your Instagram, Facebook or personal website than trying to get a Wikipedia page that will likely get removed immediately. Very minor Wikipedia pages also generally don't attract much attention - check for example this random Wikipedia page that meets notability, but generally gets less than 10 (!) views per day: Article: Amina_(magazine) Views: [[2]]. You are very likely to gain more reach/feedback/popularity by improving your social media.

If the fellow that asked you lands another hit or makes more (hopefully good!) press, they might someday meet notability. And then you can still make an article for them! --LordPeterII (talk) 15:26, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Ksnsakib: ... although, again, you (or anyone else at the subject's request) should not be the one to write it because of the COI. Ideally, someone who doesn't know them will notice they do not have an article and has received significant coverage in independent reliable sources and write the article based on what those sources have written. You can also add them to the appropriate section of WP:RA along with links to some of the sources that already meet these criteria, since some article writers may use those entries as starting points. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Technical problem

See User talk:chicdat/userboxes. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 13:15, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

That shows your Userboxes and Barnstars. What do you see as the problem? David notMD (talk) 13:29, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

The "Barnstars" heading is on the right. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 14:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Fixed easily. 🐔 Chicdat ^{Bawk to me!} 14:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Made a page on Sandbox but how do I make it an actual Wiki page?

How do I change my Sandbox writing into a real Wikipedia page? Or is it already made into one? Xdude gamer (talk) 14:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Greetings Xdude gamer! I see you have already written a draft for an article in your sandbox here. If you check there, you will see a blue button towards the top of it which is called "submit your draft for review". Once you click that, a fellow (experienced) Wikipedian will check your article draft and decide if it is ready to be published, or if it needs to be improved. In the latter case, they will (hopefully) leave helpful feedback for you to do that. As you can see, this has already been done by Theroadislong, who has indicated that the article you wrote probably does not meet the notability guidelines for bands. Check the comment they made (next to the yellow exclamation mark) to see why this is a problem. Hopefully, you can figure out what to do now; if not, feel free to check back here again :) --LordPeterII (talk) 15:11, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Images on Teahouse banner

What is the reason for choosing these particular images (forest and medieval book) on the Teahouse banner? And why cant I see the medieval book there when I am asking this question? Hilfiger28 (talk) 14:30, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hilfiger28, I think the image on the left is alluding to Japan/Japanese Tea house. The image on the right is changing, see Wikipedia:Teahouse/Hosts. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:39, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hilfiger28, Those images are a list of the friendly users who check in and out of the teahouse to answer beginner editor questions. We're known as Teahouse Hosts. Le Panini ^Talk 18:52, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

I have written my first draft, i need any expert senior brothers help !!!

Hello seniors !! recently i created a draft about a musician. wikipedia sayings it will take 3 months. any senior brother here? could you check my draft that i made. just for confirm that it will accepted by wikipedia or not. thats my [first draft ].

Riserteam (talk) 15:20, 11 November 2020 (UTC) Riserteam (talk) 15:20, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Greetings, I'm no senior myself, but aynway: Three months is only a upper estimate, and indeed someone has already taken a first look at your draft (though you might get more feedback later)! Check the comment (next to the yellow exclamation mark) on top of your draft. There, they have indicated that your draft might not satisfy the notability guidelines. That sadly means the article will likely not get accepted :(

But fear not! You can try to provide more information on why you think they fulfill the requirements outlined in the link in the comment (these here). And if not, don't be mad: Maybe that person does not even need a Wikipedia entry, and maybe it would be wiser to help them improve their social media like Instagram etc? --LordPeterII (talk) 15:40, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Cleaned it up a bit, but agree that it may be WP:TOOSOON to meet notability standards for musicians. David notMD (talk) 17:29, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

A way to tell the Internet Archive to preserve in advance?

Greetings,

so I'm back after a hiatus from Wikipedia. Now I feel motivated to write some new articles (or to actually finish up my old drafts *cough*), but something struck me: Linkrot. I already stumbled over several dead links while trying to improve articles, and not always could I restore them because only some got archived. Now if I write my own articles, they will likely suffer from the same issue at some point!

So my main question is: Can I tell the Internet Archive to actively archive pages I am using for an article? That would make it depend less on luck whether the links remain stable over time. And if yes, can someone point me to how to do this?

Another, minor and unrelated question (should I have made another question entry for that?): I have just fixed some inter-language-links to show up properly ([3]), so it does not give the impression that the article was available in English, and so it properly generates redlinks. That's not the first time I've come across this, and I was wondering if it could be found/fixed automatically maybe? I know several bots are running around here, but I'm not that good on the technical side of things. It just seems like the syntax for these errors is quite clear. If there is a tool to spot these automatically, can someone point me to it?

Syntactically yours, LordPeterII (talk) 15:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

LordPeterII, I can give a partial answer and hope that someone more familiar with the project can explain further.

I looked at your sandbox and picked one of the URLs:

hamburg-altona

If you search for that in the Internet archive, you get the following message:

Hrm.

Wayback Machine has not archived that URL.

This page is available on the web!

Help make the Wayback Machine more complete!

Including a button that says "save this URL in the wayback machine"

I assume that clicking that button will archive the site.

However I also checked:

this site

Searching for that in the Internet archive reveals that it has been saved seven times but the most recent one is in 2019. I had hoped to see an option to request a more recent save but I don't see it. S Philbrick(Talk) 16:19, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@LordPeterII: IA has a bot that watches Wikipedia's recent changes and automatically archives any external links (and refs) it finds, but that happens only with changes to pages in the article (main) namespace, not drafts, user pages, etc.. The link to take a new snapshot of an already-archived page, as described at Wikipedia:Citing sources/Further considerations#Internet Archive, is https://web.archive.org/save/https://agora.sub.uni-hamburg.de//subhh/digbib/view?did=c1:50943&sdid=c1:50967 in Sphilbrick's example, which I clicked on and got this archive (after a server error on the first try).

The WP:IABOT deadlink-fixing tool has an option to add archive info to all refs on a page (even those that are not yet dead), which could be run on a draft if you're worried about linkrot taking hold before it's moved to mainspace. On the History page, at the end of the list of "External tools:" near the top, there is a "Fix dead links" link to run it. Check the "Add archives to all non-dead references (Optional)". —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 21:53, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

I just thought I would also point out that there are archive.org extensions for both Firefox and Chrome (and perhaps other browsers as well, but I have not verified that). These extensions allow you to instantly archive the current version of any web page with a couple of mouse clicks if you feel that it may quickly change or become inaccessible. CThomas³ (talk) 07:49, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks y'all! Guess my fears were unnecessary. That all mainspace articles get archived is good to know, and I guess most dead links I came across were from old articles before the advent of modern bots. Since my drafts tend to be quite extensive and include lots of references for a long time until I finish them, I will check out the options to archive them ahead of time, lest they are gone by the time the draft gets moved to mainspace. It seems there are several options available for that. So yeah, thanks again! --LordPeterII (talk) 09:42, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Talk page archiving problem

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

Moved to WP:VPT § Talk page archiving problem

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Hello, the talk page Talk:John Brennan (CIA officer) is archiving to Talk:John O. Brennan because the lowercase sigmabot III parameter wasn't updated when the page was renamed. Can someone help rescue all the old archives and get them to display on the current talk page? - Mnnlaxer | talk | stalk 15:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Seems like this isn't the right forum to ask this question. I'll try the Village pump tech page. Ping me if someone answers this here. Thanks. - Mnnlaxer | talk | stalk 20:16, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

I request you to help me

I created an article - Jack Dawson (Fictional Character). But the Jack Dawson (Character) redirects to the Titanic (1997 movie) movie. Please help me by removing the redirect.--Atlantis77177 (talk) 16:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

The article deleted because Jack Dawson (character) exists, and Jack Dawson (fictional character) redirects to it. David notMD (talk) 21:44, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Le Touquet article

Hello, Robert, I resubmitted my wiki page with some edits to make it more clear, please let me know if it is satisfactory :) Kaeleymccann1 (talk) 16:58, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Draft:Le Touqet @Robert McClenon: —teb728 t c 17:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Did I do vandalism?

Hello, I'm WikiToaster1. I just created my account today and am new to this. I went to 2 articles to make some grammatical changes, but the first time someone sent me a message being angry because I did not adequately explain the reasoning for the edit, which I did, and the second time I received a message from a bot saying that I was vandalizing the article. I don't think I was vandalizing, but can someone please clarify what 'vandalism' means here? Thanks. WikiToaster1 (talk) 17:33, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to The Teahouse, your edit here [4] whilst changing the grammar also removed many references which could be contsrued as WP:vandalism. Theroadislong (talk) 17:40, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello WikiToaster1. As well as removing quite a few useful references, you added a big block of unreferenced content. Please familiarize yourself with Verifiability, which is a core content policy. High quality references are like gold on Wikipedia. Please never remove a reference without explaining why, and add references whenever you add new content. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 18:25, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiToaster1, at Schoology, you also removed references with a misleading edit summary, and tried to use a Wikipedia article as a reference. This is not permitted as explained at WP:CIRCULAR. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 18:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Description of Lincoln County, Wyoming

When describing Lincoln County the articles states its western border joins Utah. This should be changed to read it's western border is the state of Idaho. 207.183.174.216 (talk) 17:39, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, IP editor. By entering "Lincoln County, Wyoming" into the Google Maps search box, you can see the boundaries of the county quite clearly. Its western border is long, and you can see that the southern third of that border adjoins Utah, and the northern two-thirds adjoins Idaho. I have made the correction. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 18:18, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

A Question about some Wikipedians

Why do some editors on Wikipedia add correct and true information on articles, but all of a sudden, they go crazy and vandalize out of nowhere? (Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 18:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)) Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 18:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Treekangaroosandlions 2: Example please? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:30, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@AlanM1: I can't remember them, but I just see it sometimes, and I find it kind of strange. Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 18:35, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Occasionally, accounts can be compromised (hacked) because of insecure passwords or other poor personal security practices (like writing passwords down on notes in a desk drawer). People can also get involved in disputes that cause them to behave badly. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:44, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Treekangaroosandlions 2. Sometimes also off-wiki stresses creep in and editors act in unusual ways. It's important to remember that despite our digital identity, we're all human. Another scenario could be the case of a long-term abuser (LTA): sometimes they're only able sustain their good behaviour for so long before lashing out. Regards, Zindor (talk) 19:22, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for answering my questions, guys! I appreciate it. :) {{Treekangaroosandlions 2 (talk) 19:26, 11 November 2020 (UTC)}}

Submit button

I can't see the resubmit button on my wikipedia page Excellence Above (talk) 18:31, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Excellence Above, That big yellow box means that it is currently submitted for review. All you have to do is wait.

I would suggest as well that you use inline citations. What's an inline citation? Read this article to understand what they are and how to properly execute it. Inline citations are a part of the general Manual of Style across Wikipedia. Le Panini ^Talk 18:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

I'm very disappointed with you, guys

Hello,

I spent a good deal of time researching a subject I find important to let the world know about. As the Business Model Canvas, the COS Model can make a difference for managers and business students who are looking for means to deal with customer loyalty and retention. His work is used as textbook in major business schools, like Tec de Monterrey's EGADE, in subjects such as Marketing or Service Management.

There's a lot of bad advice out there; I found an author whose ideas and proposals are simple and effective, but according to one (or many, I'm not sure) or you, I was writing something like a commercial.

I got my doctoral degree by abiding to serious research, checking sources and respecting others' copyrights. If this is what collaborating with Wikipedia, I won't be part of it.

Thank you, and farewell,

B. Dericas, PhD

Mexico 200.68.129.144 (talk) 18:32, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Uh, what? The only edits you made were in 2019, and were reverted due to being nonconstructive. If you had another account that refers to what you're talking about, let us know so we can try to fix the problem.

However, I'll try to answer the "question".

Wikipedia is not for means of promotion or advertising. All article that meet the notability policy must be written in a neutral point of view. It also seems like you have a conflict of interest about what you are talking about, which should be generally avoided.

Regards, Le Panini ^Talk 18:45, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

How to become a wrighter

I was wonder how do I become a wrighter on here? 73.121.66.34 (talk) 21:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello IP editor. Learning to edit is like learning to walk as a baby, or to drive as an adult. Take slow, careful steps is the best way to avoid bumping in to things. Base everything you add on reliable sources (citations) and listen to the advice of more experienced editors. Ensuring you can spell correctly is helpful, but not essential. Remember, this is an encyclopaedia, not a creative writing place, so keep the tone neutral, unbiased and informative. See Help:Introduction to get you started. Maybe also take our interactive tour at The Wikipedia Adventure. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 21:16, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Consider creating an account for yourself, as in the past the IP address you are using was used to vandalize articles (presumably not you, but someone else). David notMD (talk) 21:54, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

As a detail, you might consider paying attention to the squiggly red line that might appear under some words you "write." For example, the word "wrighter." That line might be trying to tell you something important. Uporządnicki (talk) 15:26, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

A message from Shadowblade08

Hello, and greetings from me. I recently made a series of edits, and then made note on one of my edit's. Could someone check it, and make sure I didn't do anything wrong? Cheers, Shadowblade08 (talk) 21:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Also, after the fact, I realized that all four Wingfeather Saga books were republished, and the articles don't state that. What should I do about that? Note: i'm currently writing an article on The Monster in the Hollows (note: it is currently incomplete, I only started writing it today. Cheers, Shadowblade08 (talk) 22:18, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Shadowblade08. I suggest you don't spend any more time adding to that article or articles on the books in the series until you (or somebody) has found enough solid independent reliable sources to establish notability. At present not one of the sources, in my view, contributes in any way to establishing notability (which is why I have tagged the article). You are trying to build extensions on a house with no foundations: if the house falls down, all your work will be wasted. --ColinFine (talk) 22:50, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Help!

On my info page, the "Badges for TWA" title is all off to the side. What am I missing/doing wrong? Cheers, Shadowblade08 (talk) 22:27, 11 November 2020 (UTC) 

Hi Shadowblade08, welcome back. I've done a temporary fix for you but obviously something else is happening on the page. Hopefully someone else can have a look, I'm nearly fast asleep here lol. Zindor (talk) 22:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

@Shadowblade08: I think Zindor fixed it OK. All you've got to do now is get the rest of the full set of 15 badges! Nick Moyes (talk) 22:59, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Semiconductor detector

On the semiconductor detector page, did you mean 100 nanometers or 100 micrometers? 64.126.80.75 (talk) 23:36, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome to the Teahouse, IP editor. Thanks for your question. I'm pretty sure the units of micrometers is correct, as one of the few citations in that article uses units in the same ball-park. But I have flagged the article as needing more sources, and thank you for your interest. In future, you can always query uncited content of an article, either by posting on the article's 'talk page (i.e. Talk:Semiconductor detector), or if you felt brave enough, you could add a template at the end of the statement you might want to challenge. The actual text you would type would lok like htis: {{cn}}. For many editors, making that one single edit to an article can be the start of appreciating they they can make a real contribution to this encyclopaedia. Some of us get stuck here for years doing it!! Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Micrometers - article tagged for needing citations. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:05, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Titus Davis

Can you edit the 27 club for Titus Davis  Yes sir them bros (talk) 00:18, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Yes sir them bros. It is unclear to me what exactly you're asking, but the place to make a suggestion for a page improvement is on the talk page of the relevant page, namely: Talk:Titus Davis. It would help if you are very clear in specifying what change you would like to see, and to support it with a link to any relevant reliable source which can be used as a citation. See guidance at WP:EDITREQUEST for how to draw editor attention to your concerns. Many thanks, Nick Moyes (talk) 01:04, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

No. The 27 Club is a list consisting mostly of popular musicians, artists, or actors who died at age 27. A violent or drug-related or suicide cause not a requirement, but most are, rather than a disease death. David notMD (talk) 02:06, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

A particular Wiki page called Parler

Who makes this stuff up and why is there no research done to validate? The reason why I say there has been no research done because the total definition of the social media group Parler is wrong. It is true, Parler does tend to lean right but the hate speech is so wrong. Someone with a deep hate for the right must have written it because there are several points on the page that was clearly an opinion and not the truth. I would like to see this page corrected. 2600:6C67:857F:7E6C:1C61:AF3E:D750:7139 (talk) 00:21, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Care to take a mulligan on the topic area you've chosen to jump headfirst into? —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Takes a strong man to deny...} 00:28, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

IP editor: There are 66 separate citations supporting the article's content. This is hardly made up stuff! To get a (currently) fully-protected page like this 'corrected', as you call it, you would need to go to the talk page of the article, make an WP:EDITREQUEST, clearly stating exactly the wording of the change you would like made, and including links to Reliable Independent Sources to support that change. Or, if there are unsubstantittaed statements present, you can identify the relevant sentence(s) and ask for it/them either to be removed, reworded, or for a tag to be added. An expereinced editor will then consider and either address your request, or turn it down, as inappropriate. So you will neeed to take your time to do your own research and to carefully consider how best to phrase the exact wording of any change you would like to recommend. Hope that helps. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 01:44, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Citing the same source more than once

Hello! I am editing Lagos University Teaching Hospital and I am unsure how to cite the same source more than once. Please could someone explain how I do this? If you could also have a look at my article and tell me where I can improve I would appreciate that. Thank you Creatorhj244 (talk) 00:49, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Basically, you assign the source a name, and then refer to that name in subsequent cites. See Help:Footnotes#Footnotes: using a source more than once for details. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Takes a strong man to deny...} 01:00, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Creatorhj244. The above advice is good, but may I offer one extra tip for you? You will find it much easier to add what ew call a REFNAME to a citation if you do NOT use the Visual Editor to add references, but to use Source Editor (which you've been using to edit this page). The reason is that there is a very obvious "RefName" box in the reference template for you to allocate an easy-to-remember name to each one. Yesm you can use Visual Editor, but if you do, just look for "Re-use" tab after you've clicked the 'Cite' button. That gives you a list of the references already added. There is basic guidance on adding inline citatoins at WP:REFBEGIN. Good luck. Nick Moyes (talk) 01:15, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi User talk:Nick Moyes, thank you very much. This makes sense. Would it be at all possible if I could ask you to look over my draft for Lagos University Teaching Hospital. I am still adding information to it, but I would like to know where I can improve further. I am completing this as an assignment for a university course, and any advice / reviews and edits would really assist my performance in this course. I appreciate your time with this Creatorhj244 (talk) 04:26, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Student had material removed

Hi, I am a student in an education program and have added a template to that effect on my talk page. I added a lot of material to a stub I had chosen and I don’t understand why so much of it was removed by an editor.

Are you able to help me understand so that I can add the information back and not have it removed? Thanks. --Allenthetalon (talk) 03:56, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Allenthetalon. After looking at your contributions history, it appears the stub you're talk about is I Loves You, Porgy. If you look at that article's page history, you should see that most of the content you added wseems to have been removed by two editors: Michael Bednarek and EddieHugh. Each of them left an edit summary when they made their edits, but feel free to post something on Talk:I Loves You, Porgy if you'd like further clarification regarding their edits.

It can sometimes be a bit of a shock when you add content to an article and then see it removed by others, but that's kind of how Wikipedia works sometimes; when this happens, often the best thing to do is to look for edit summaries in the page's history which might explain why. If you don't find any such edit summaries or do find them but don't understand them, then it's perfectly OK to ask for clarification on the article's talk page.

Sometimes the changes made were ones previously discussed before and a WP:CONSENSUS was established against making them; others times the content added might not be in accordance with some Wikipedia policy or guideline and was reverted or revised accordingly. In some cases, the change might not be considered and improvement in terms of style or flow and doesn't really fit with the other content in the article. Michael Bednarek and EddieHugh are both experienced editors and they'd probably be happy to further clarify the "problems" they found with your additions if you just ask them. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:20, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

@R stasey: Allenthetalon is one of your students. Please help Allenthetalon with this. Fransplace (talk) 22:49, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

San Francisco Bay article

Hello Teahouse hosts. While perusing through Wikipedia for things related to New Albion, Sir Francis Drake, and Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho, I came across the San Francisco Bay Area article. I immediately saw that it had egregious errors which I corrected. In the history, I see that these were not the first such errors. Considering this, I wonder about the reliability of the rest of the article. Furthermore, not all the links to references work. This is rated as a Good Article. I'm not sure it deserves that rating and wonder, other than asking on the talk page, how to address this. It seems an important article as it regularly exceeds 1500 views a day. That is many people who have received erroneous information presented in a highly rated article. Your thoughts? Kind regards.Hu Nhu (talk) 04:09, 12 November 2020 (UTC) Hu Nhu (talk) 04:09, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

It's possible a fair chunk of those links have rotted and should be replaced. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Takes a strong man to deny...} 04:49, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

@Hu Nhu:, @Jéské Couriano:, I visited the San Francisco Bay Area article, and "rescued"/archived 201 out of 292 references. I did notice that some of the refs had already been archived, before I did this. I hope this is helpful. Hu Nhu, if you cannot access the original ref, click on the "archived" link for the ref. For me, it takes longer to load the archived link, but usually the info is there. Best, Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 06:12, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

I appreciate your thoughtful comments and kind attention.Hu Nhu (talk) 15:59, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Adding a blog as an external Link.

Good Morning,

I am a newbie and need help. Thanks in advance.

I blog travelogues and book reviews at https://suchetagautham.blogspot.com. This is my personal blog.

I would like to add the below as an external reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turuvekere https://suchetagautham.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-sightseeing-trip-to-turuvekere-meets.html

Can I?

Thanks, Sucheta Sucheta Gautham (talk) 08:00, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Well, no. We don't add blog entries to articles. I don't mean this as a criticism of your blog entry: it's not "encyclopedic" writing (and of course isn't intended to be); but in its own way it's a lot better than is the Wikipedia article in its way. If you'd like to improve the current article, and can do so from reliable, independent, published sources -- independent both of commercial interests and of your own interests -- then you'd be very welcome to do so. Indeed, it would be very easy to improve this article: I could make sweeping and beneficial changes in just twenty minutes; however, I'll leave this enjoyable project to you. -- Hoary (talk) 09:53, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Greetings Sucheta Gautham. First off, I must commend you for actually asking first instead of just doing it! This is imo already a tremendous step towards being a good Wikipedia author :)

However, Hoary is right: Blogs are not acceptable sources, excepts in very rare cases. There is a consensus policy about this which you can e.g. read about here. Using blogs is especially forbidden when writing about people, as stated here. Another problem - even with a well-researched blog - is that it is always a personal opinion of someone, which can easily violate an article's neutral point of view. So, better not do it and instead look for other sources: Since you are familiar with the area, you could probably easily find some from e.g. local news. And as Hoary stated, you can already do a lot by just correcting and improving on existing content in the article. Good luck! --LordPeterII (talk) 10:31, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

@Hoary and LordPeterII: Just going by the section heading the OP chose, I think they might be asking whether they could add their blog to the article’s “External links” section and not whether they can cite their blog as a reliable source.

@Sucheta Gautham: If my understanding of your question is correct, then I think you’d like to add a link to your blog to the article as an external link. If that’s the case, then the relevant guideline is Wikipedia:External links, in particular the section titled “Links normally to be avoided”. I don’t think such a thing would be allowed per item 11 of that section, unless your blog is something recognized as an authoritative account of things happening in Turuvekere and would be seen as having encyclopedic value to Wikipedia readers. — Marchjuly (talk) 11:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

User Anonymasmeehaa

User Anonymasmeehaa is visibly vandalizing and I can't question if she isn't check her contributions Wikipidean's Creed (talk) 08:32, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Checked that, but it appears like this is a good-faith-user. The two edits are two days old. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 08:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

source

When to remove a source that is a press release? Thanks. AlphonseOop (talk) 10:11, 12 November 2020 (UTC) AlphonseOop (talk) 10:11, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

AlphonseOop, you mean a press release link that is already dead? You can probably try finding archives of it. If you have another source better than the press release, feel free to change it, but as far as I'm concerned, press releases are fine. GeraldWL 10:38, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Gerald Waldo Luis, that's not really correct. A press release is an affiliated source, which can be an appropriate source for adding noncontroversial detail to an article -- the date a corporation announced whatever the press release was announcing, say -- but it's not sufficient for proving notability, showing noteworthiness, or proving anything that could possibly be considered contentious. If there's an unaffiliated reliable source for the same information, in general it's best to use that and remove the press release altogether. —valereee (talk) 16:35, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Valeree, I'm talking about citing presses in a regular article— that is, an article that has proven its notability via reliable independent sources. If you wanna make an article out of just presses, then yes, presses don't show notability. GeraldWL 01:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Lost Draft Article

Hi community! I was finishing writting an article and I can't find it anymore. Is it possible to retrieve or do I just have to start from start again? Elisadesapinto (talk) 10:34, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Elisadesapinto, you can find your contributions here. Are you referring to this? It doesn't seem to have any content, though. GeraldWL 10:36, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Elisadesapinto Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. In looking at your contribution history I see no edits to any draft article- other than the aformentioned sandbox edit. It's possible you might have edited while logged out in which case it would be a part of your IP address' contribution history. That's all I can say without knowing the title of the draft or article. 331dot (talk) 10:37, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

331dot Thank you for your help! I must have been logged out, yes. The name of is Draft:Bibi Smit, it was almost finalized. How can I retrieve it using my ip address? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elisadesapinto (talk • contribs) 10:39, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Elisadesapinto, I tried searching "Draft:Bibi Smit," "Bibi Smit," and "Bibi Smith" in Wikipedia and Deletionpedia], there's none. Is it on the other language Wikipedia? GeraldWL 10:44, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

In examining Draft:Bibi Smit and Bibi Smit I see no indication that any such draft or article was ever edited(be it deleted or otherwise). Is is possible that you did not click "publish changes" to save the draft? 331dot (talk) 10:44, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I didn't click on "publish changes". Well thanks for the help! I will start again (: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elisadesapinto (talk • contribs) 10:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Elisadesapinto I'm not sure if you are aware, but "publish changes" should be interpreted to mean "save changes". It does not mean "publish this to the encyclopedia". It used to say "save changes" but was changed for legal reasons, to emphasize that anything saved is potentially visible to the public. 331dot (talk) 10:50, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

331dot Thanks for the help!

shortest comments about lemma 3.3 of Harvey's arxiv:2010.05450v1 deleted.

I have written a very short (and very easy) maths proof about some absurd prime factoring algorithms recently proposed in arxiv.org, in order to show how absurd they are in the 'factorization' talk page so i can enlighten the wikipedia editors and wikipedia readers, which was deleted in the same day.

Can I just re-edit it? Or could some editor kindly merge it somewhere. Does it violate any policies if I did? It's a very short and very simple 10 line proof. My only purpose is enlightenment about facts. You have the right to know simple and basic scientific facts. Unfortunately, my naive impression is that the wikipedia community really hates facts from the bottom. Aquahabitant (talk) 10:51, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

You inserted your original research into the Talk page of an article: Talk:Factorization. Original research has no place in articles, nor in Talk pages of articles. Hence, deleted. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a compendium of facts. ArXiv.org is not peer-reviewed, so even if your proof was published there, that would not be considered a reliable source for a draft of a Wikipedia article about the proof. David notMD (talk) 11:41, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Confusion about relevance of topic information

Hey guys, I'm currently editing the stub and i am confused as to whether the title of the stub "Europe, the Middle East and Africa" relates broadly to the continents and their relationship with one another (that is, anything on the continents can be included in the article) or whether it is confined to "EMEA" (industry specific term). Can someone please give me some direction? Mazz2129 (talk) 10:57, 12 November 2020 (UTC) Mazz2129 (talk) 10:57, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

I have removed the stub classification.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:42, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Greetings Mazz2129, yeah, I'm afraid you indeed confused the topic: As far as I see, the article is supposed to be just about the term "EMEA" and anything related to it, and not the continents in general. Just adding information (even though properly researched and cited!) to it does not automatically improve a stub. I would like to hear the opinion of more veteran editors on this, but imo only stuff related to "EMEA" makes sense here, and thus the article would need to be substantially trimmed back again. Sorry! (jyi @Shantavira, I believe this wasn't about stub status, but about article scope) --LordPeterII (talk) 12:47, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

@Mazz2129: I agree. We certainly have plenty of coverage in more specific articles about Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and even more specific articles, like History of Europe, Early Middle Ages, Fall of the Western Roman Empire, etc.. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 02:06, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

customization

How do I add a search box to my home page. Used to have one (associated with my login, of course). Mrreed1939 (talk) 13:00, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Mrreed1939. A search box for what, exactly? Every single page here has a "Search Wikipedia" box at the top of it. Unless I'm missing something blindingly obvious, I think you'll need to be a lot more specific if you want a better answer from us, sorry. That said, there are user scripts you can add to enhance search functions. Maybe that's what you mean? See this page. Nick Moyes (talk) 13:11, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

(Just yfi: There was an off-topic post by me here, which I removed. It seems to have been an error because I used the "new question" button, but it did appear here instead.) --LordPeterII (talk) 13:28, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

"Every single page here has a "Search Wikipedia" box at the top of it." Not true. There is a clickable "Search" icon on my home page (as well as many other pages), but not a text box to enter the search criteria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrreed1939 (talk • contribs) 14:06, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Note: Browser-specific startpages, usally with URL's like about:newtab, about:home, chrome:///start, chrome:///home may or may not have full implementation of Wikipedia's search service. We cannot do anything about that, since they are browser-speecific and on top of that intentionally protected by the respective browsers. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:18, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

@Mrreed1939: I think Victor Schmidt is spot on. The only time I see only the search icon (a magnifying glass) is when I'm in mobile view on old iPhone. But when I tap it, the search box opens OK for me to type in my search strings. Perhaps you would care to tell us a little bit more about your system setup, and whether you are using an app to access Wikipedia, or simply using your browser like most people do? Turning off all browser extensions might also be something you could try (or even changing 'skins' in your Preferences settings. But it sounds like the problem your describe doesn't seem to be one caused directly by Wikipedia, but more by your own individual setup. Without knowing more, I doubt we can help you further. Thanks Nick Moyes (talk) 15:11, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

2 Questions: Need escape character for "upright stroke", and tricky date problem for a BLP

Howdy, so I've two quick questions: First off, I have the character "|" (not capital i, but this upright stroke thingy) in a source's title. For obvious reasons, I can't include it in my reference under "|title=", but I can't find any escape characters to allow it to display anyway. I could certainly also change the title, but I'd prefer to keep it original as otherwise I'd be changing information for no good reason.

Second, I am trying to write my first living person biography atm (about d:Q1594966), and am looking at her birth date: This is tricky, because it is quoted as being "10 May 1975" in Wikidata imported from 3 (!) different sources, although some of them don't seem to be very authoritative. A precise look, however, yields that the most authoritative of these sources only states the year, 1975, and not the month and date (as would be assumed from the wikidata entry). Much worse yet, her OWN website states that she was born "May 1969" - why would she lie about her own age, especially if it makes her 6 years older? The German Wikipedia article for her also states "10 May 1969" - but referencing it from her website, which does NOT state the day, only the month! So... what am I supposed to do here? Don't wanna mess up a WP:BLP here...

So, if I would go by the date that makes most sense to me, "May 1969", I could still not use {{birth date and age}} because I lack the day in infobox person, and omitting the month to be able to use {{birth year and age}} feels like omitting information for no good reason. Is there any way to display only month and year? LordPeterII (talk) 13:26, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi, LordPeterII. For the first question, see Template:pipe (with various alternative names). --ColinFine (talk) 13:32, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

For BLP, it is standard practice to only have month and year, so use | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969|5}} in this case, assuming that's the age you wish to show. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:59, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Indeed, that both works! And was quite simple, so thanks! I'm still slightly confused about Wikidata being wrong, but eh, I'm editing Wikipedia after all. --LordPeterII (talk) 14:54, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Wars and battles

How can I edit pages about war or battle? I don't know how to add a flag or name of country a lot. JoeBidenfan (talk) 15:36, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Category:Latest stable software release templates

Why the most software versions in category are bot updated to the last versions? It is not best solution to centralize all versions on Wikidata? 2001:B07:6442:8903:89D8:D80E:2DF4:1D8 (talk) 15:47, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Is this a template?

So, I've been working with the article "Matthew Kulke" which has quite a few problems, one of the biggest ones being there are zero references. I know there has to be a under referenced or no reference template but I'm not sure where to find it. SnazzyInfinity (talk) Special:Contributions/SnazzyInfinity 15:50, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

SnazzyInfinity I've added it from Twinkle tag option Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:17, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks SnazzyInfinity (talk) Special:Contributions/SnazzyInfinity 16:19, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Does this count as an orphan?

So I was clicking through "random article" and stumbled upon Lida Fleitmann Bloodgood, which I believe may be an orphan. Apart from the redirects and my sandbox, the only page that links to it is Piping Rock Club which uses it in one of the references, does this count? SnazzyInfinity (talk) Special:Contributions/SnazzyInfinity 16:02, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the stumble. I've proposed the article for deletion as it does not appear to be a notable topic. It should be gone in a week. Mathglot (talk) 02:01, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Copy Edit

What is a copy edit? And how do you create a data box on the right of an article (the gray box that has facts)? Wikiboss4065 (talk) 16:07, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikiboss4065 A copy edit is when someone goes through an article fixing spelling, grammar, punctuation and style issues. The easiest way to do an infobox is to find an existing article with the relevant infobox and change the data Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:20, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Jimfbleak Thanks! Wikiboss4065 - talk to me? 16:27, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Need help making an edit to a page

Hello wikipedia world! I am trying to edit Nikema Williams' page and change her photo for her. I know I have to make 10 edits and wait 4 days before I become authorized, but it has proven difficult. What is the easiest way to get a new image uploaded for her page? Thanks! Ivyreynoldss (talk) 16:12, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

convenience link: Nikema Williams —valereee (talk) 16:20, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Ms. Reynolds, it looks like you have an association with Ms. Williams? It's best if you don't edit the article directly, as Wikipedia considers that a conflict of interest. What you can do is upload a free-use file at Wikimedia Commons, then at the Nikima Williams talk page, make an edit request. —valereee (talk) 16:23, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Forgot to ping Ivyreynoldss —valereee (talk) 16:26, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict)@Ivyreynoldss: Sure. First, declare your paid status on your user page. See WP:PAID. (See WP:COI if you are an unpaid volunteer). Then, take a picture of the subject. The photographer (you) are the copyright owner of a picture and can therefore licence the picture under CC-BY-SA. Then, go to Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard and follow the instructions to upload your picture to Commons. finally, go to Talk:Nikema Williams to ask that someone add the picture to the article. Use {{request edit}} to attract the attention of an editor to do this. -Arch dude (talk) 18:30, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Source reliability

I am attending to the history section of the San Francisco Bay Area article and wonder if this [5] HERE is a reliable source. I've read through wp:reliable and lack confidence that this source should be considered reliable. I look forward to hearing from you.Hu Nhu (talk) 16:24, 12 November 2020 (UTC) Hu Nhu (talk) 16:24, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

@Hu Nhu: I agree with you. The "Moraga Explores the Valley", although likely an accurate precise of the Gabriel Moraga Expedition of 1806, is not Wikipedia reliable.

The book "The Gabriel Moraga Expedition Of 1806: The Diary Of Fray Pedro Munoz" would be more appropriate for a reference.

There is a journal article that might be more accessible: "The Gabriel Moraga Expedition of 1806: The Diary of Fray Pedro Muñoz". It is a journal article in the Hunting Library Quarterly. It uses as its primary source, Fray Pedro Munoz's actual written account. It can found at"

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3816007?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents.

Here is the cite for the journal article:

Muñoz, Fray Pedro, et al. “The Gabriel Moraga Expedition of 1806: The Diary of Fray Pedro Muñoz.” Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, 1946, pp. 223–248. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3816007. Accessed 12 Nov. 2020.

You can read it free by creating an account with Jstor (it doesn't cost anything to create the Jstor account).

It seems that this discussion should be on the talk page for the San Francisco Bay Area article. I will copy this section there for the record.

Osomite ^hablemos 22:13, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Outstanding and excellent. I do have a JSTOR account and will look at it. Thank you for your kind attention.Hu Nhu (talk) 22:20, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

How many Wikipedias are there

How many — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.169.10.33 (talk) 17:58, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

If you're asking how many "wikipedias" there are, there is only one, and you're on it. If you're asking how many pages there are, as of September 2020, there are 6 160 988 articles. Nolanisntfunny (talk) 18:02, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

There are currently 314 language editions of Wikipedia. Please see List of Wikipedias.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:05, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Soundtracks to video games

Hi. I just wrote and made the whole soundtrack for the page on Skate 3. My question is, should I do it for more video games? It does take quite a while to do, and I don't just want to spend an hour or so doing it and then, 15 minutes later, get it removed for "being an excessive dump of information". Thanks! Nolanisntfunny (talk) 18:00, 12 November 2020 (UTC) Nolanisntfunny (talk) 18:00, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Nolanisntfunny. No, in my opinion that isn't appropriate unless there has been indepdendent discussion of the soundtractk: see WP:INDISCRIMINATE. --ColinFine (talk) 22:35, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Just a quick editing question, Nolanisntfunny. Shouldn't it say: "consists of" and not "consisted of"? Nothing is past tense when it still is in existence. Actually, does the sentence even need to be included? It's pretty self-evident that these are the titles that consist of the soundtrack. Even albums do not have this preface. Maineartists (talk) 22:45, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

First up, thanks Maineartists , I have fixed that. Second up, ColinFine , could you explain that to me a little clearer? WP:INDISCRIMINATE seems vague to me. I also don't see why there needs to be independant articles on it's soundtrack... there are millions of independant articles on Skate 3 and the soundtrack of Skate 3 is a direct part of Skate 3. Besides, it's got TONS of notable groups in it, such as Pixies, Joy Division, Johnny Thunders, etc. I'll keep it for now unless I get a few more opinions on it... that was a pain in the ass to do, and I don't want to doink it quite yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nolanisntfunny (talk • contribs) 01:17, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

@Nolanisntfunny: Not commenting on whether it should be in the article or not, but please please see RWBY#Volume 1 Soundtrack and Assassin's Creed (video game)#Music for examples of how other game articles format soundtrack listings using {{Track listing}}. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 02:54, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Please help me in solving this problem about updating this article (Sasha Banks)

I sent many times edit requests (as the page is semi protected) to add this missing parts to the article (In the first part of the page that mentions the summary & the highlights of her career , it ends with In February 2019, she won the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with her former tag team partner, Bayley (then known as The Boss 'n' Hug Connection), at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view , an update is needed & that's to add after her inaugral Tag Team Championship win in 2019 that she won the Smackdown Women's Championship at Hell in a Cell 2020 & that made her a triple crown & grand slam champion & also it doesn't mention her total number of Women's Championship reigns (in both singles (7) & tag (2)), also this part of the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Banks#External_links includes the following part Links to related articles that includes many lists (WWE personnel , WWE Raw Women's Champions , WWE Women's Tag Team Champions , NXT Women's Champions , Grand Slam and Triple Crown champions) but missing this list (WWE SmackDown Women's Champions) that is added in all of the former champions pages & not added to the aforementioned lists in this part of her page despite her being the current champion & here is the link of this missed list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_SmackDown_Women%27s_Champions#External_links) instead of adding this missing parts they answer me with the same reply each time it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate , as you see that what I mentioned above is so obvious & it doesn't always have to be to correct something wrong in the article (x) to(y), in some cases what is needed is to add important missing information to the appropriate parts of the article for the article to be complete & I provided them with a reliable source but they ignore it https://www.wwe.com/superstars/sasha-banks 197.46.25.114 (talk) 19:38, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

This same question is posted to the help desk. Please don't post questions in more than one place. RudolfRed (talk) 20:02, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Article ready for revision

Rookie question: I just finished writing the article Draft:Bibi Smit and want to submit it for revision. How do I submit it? Any help would be great. Thanks in advance! Elisadesapinto (talk) 20:46, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Elisadesapinto. Simply post this: {{subst:submit}} to the top of the page and save (click the Publish changes button). Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:10, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Adding a date

I'm trying to use the Cite book template. The original date was in the 9th century (AD). I've looked at all the guidance on dates I can find, but can't see how to insert Ninth century/9th century without incurring an error. Grateful for any guidance. Thanks Maryanne Cunningham (talk) 22:47, 12 November 2020 (UTC) Maryanne Cunningham (talk) 22:47, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Maryanne Cunningham. As far as I can tell, the date= parameter in cite book will work with a simple year, e.g., 895, or if the year is approximate "c. 895", the same appears true of the year= parameter. AD is assumed, as default. For "years before 100 AD, including BCE/BC dates. Try using parameter |orig-date=" instead." For further information (where that quote is from), please see Help:CS1 errors#bad date. If that doesn't help, can you advise exactly which date-insertion parameter(s) you have tried in the cite book template, and what exact text you want to insert? Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:47, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

This citation: <ref>{{cite book |title=Ye Ancient Book |author=Very Old Author |date=c. 895}}</ref> generates this reference, as seen below. Mathglot (talk) 01:36, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

References

Indians in Bhutan

Hello Everybody My Name is Adarsh Anshuman and I created a article regarding Indians in Bhutan, I have a reference with regard to all the claims I have made, I have accessed the UN Official Data for Immigrants in Bhutan, but unfortunately I could not add It, because I am not that good in adding reference links. So could somebody please add a reference. UN Migrant Stock by Origin and Destination. Could somebody also please edit my page and add 7.0% as the total population of Indian Immigrants in Bhutan. I will be glad If somebody can add these references and the 7.0% total population figure, so that my page can have a decent reference and my page can be approved. With Regards Adarsh Anshuman. Adarsh3695 (talk) 00:10, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

@Adarsh Anshuman: You appear to be speaking about Draft:Indians in Bhutan. Please read Help:Footnotes, and try to come up with three sources for your Draft. I'll also add a note to the Talk page. Good luck, Mathglot (talk) 00:21, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Question

What pages do you mostly edit? Bedant Dahal (talk) 02:08, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Teahouse questions are answered by a bunch of volunteers ("Hosts") who also edit articles. What they choose to edit is up to them David notMD (talk) 03:16, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Reliable source

Hi wikipedians! Is macrotrends.net a reliable source? Just asking, thanks ~ Azpineapple (talk) 05:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Apparently not. See this discussion. -- Hoary (talk) 05:46, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Republic TV

Please visit [6]. I wished to know how the process would work. Will it be an admin who evaluates the result and add it to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources, or should I do something on the topic, rather than just join the discussion.--Atlantis77177 (talk) 06:14, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

It's not a matter that requires one or more administrators. An experienced and respected non-administrator is just as able to conclude the discussion (or attempt to) as an administrator. But RSN discussions typically don't have clear conclusions. (Yes, there can be clear conclusions; but it doesn't seem that the discussion is close to that yet.) I'd urge you not to attempt to close the discussion. (Also, avoid boldface: it comes off like shouting, and makes people less likely to take seriously the text or writer that uses it.) -- Hoary (talk) 06:59, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Justin Picard

Would any reviewers be willing to take a look at the draft above? I'm aware that there is currently a heavy backlog of submissions, but the draft has been pending review now for over 3 months. The subject pertains to WP:ACAD, WP:CH, WP:CA and WP:BIZ. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 07:10, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

What is Life Style ?

What does it mean Life Style ? I have made an edit as per my knowledge and experience, i want to learn more and make good contributions, thanks.

My understanding is Life style Is a personal choice forming the tendency to adapt a collective of habits and trends which form different pattern of living. Mish2022 (talk) 07:32, 13 November 2020 (UTC)