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October 25

Ray Charles

I just read your article about Ray Charles and the accomplishments and life associated with him. I wanted to add that one thing overlooked was the Honorable Degree awarded to him by the University of South Florida in April 1990 for his contributions to music and helping the blind. I can attest to this as I was one of the 1990 graduating class at USF, and I still have vivid memories of him receiving his degree that day. He was so excited he danced when they introduced him to the crowd's cheers.

You are most certainly welcome to verify this with USF. However, I thought it might be worth attaching this to his many honors received as such an extraordinary musician.

Yours Sincerely,

Jeff Dial

<email redacted>— Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.35.183.153 (talk • contribs) 25 October 06:38 (UTC)

Hello, please do not post your eMail address here as it is a page visible to the public. You are also very welcome to add the honour to the article yourself, but you must include an independent reliable source such as a major newspaper (etc.) report thereof. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 08:57, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I found a source for that, so I added it to the article: [1]. We'll see if it sticks. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:57, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Hello is there a minimal text only version I have slow connection and trouble loading the page thank you

Hello is there a minimal text only version I have slow connection and trouble loading the page thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gluestickgarry (talk • contribs) 25 October 2018 07:27 (UTC)

• @Gluestickgarry: You can configure your browser to prevent loading of images from all or specific sites. The page I just linked to also has ways to hide images when logged in Wikipedia, but I am not sure it prevents them from loading. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 09:36, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

@Gluestickgarry: Many images become smaller if you reduce "Thumbnail size" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. The mobile version transfers less data. You can click "Mobile view" at the bottom of pages in a desktop browser. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:03, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I haven't got the numbers, but I'll bet that the print-view version is lighter than the full view. Compare today's featured article in full and print view. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:10, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm not so sure. Many interface files are cached in the browser and not reloaded on each page view. And the print version omits printing some things which are still transmitted. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:23, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I accidentally wiped out the Wikipedia code for references in editing the source code

I accidentally wiped out the code for references in the source code of my article. I would like to replave this code.

Thank you.

Bodvar Antonio Gregersen--2600:1702:3D10:2550:B9BC:3E9A:ECEE:F85B (talk) 18:04, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

You don't tell us what you were editing, but if you click on "History" at the top, and then "Undo", you can revert your own edit. Dbfirs 18:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

This is apparently about the Spanish es:Juan Francisco Morales Llerena, discussed at Wikipedia:Teahouse#I accidentally erased a code that looked like the following {{ref}} or something similar in the source code. I want to replace it. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Thita Rangsitpol Manitkul

Thita Manitkul should be moved to Thita Manitkul Rangsitpol

Question re: Community College Research Center entry

Hi there,

The Wikipedia entry for the Community College Research Center is flagged as a press release or news article. I just edited the page in the hopes of eliminating this language and more appropriately adhering to Wikipedia's editorial standards. Is it possible to remove the notice at the top of the page? If not, can you make any suggestions for how I can update the language so that this can be taken care of?

Thanks!

Majocchi's granuloma, etc.

The page for "Majocchi's Disease" is incorrect. There are two similarly named conditions (unfortunatley) that are confused within the page. Majocchi's granuloma is a SEPARATE entitity from Majocchi's Disease. The page in question is named Majocchi's disease but in fact describes majocchi's granuloma. This page should be deleted and two separate pages should be created with the following titles: "Majocchi's granuloma" is the first title and should contain the majority of the content within the existing page. A second page should be created named "Purpura annularis telangiectodes" AKA Majocchi's disease which will contact entirely separate content.

Truck Driver Institute | Why won't my page publish

User:KaraFaris/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I can't get my truck driver institute page to publish live on wikipedia, can you assist?— Preceding unsigned comment added by KaraFaris (talk • contribs) 25 October 2018 21:08 (UTC)

There are numerous issues with the article, but the most critical is that the subject doesn't appear to be notable enough for an article. A Google search turns up no media coverage of the group. Please read Wikipedia:Notability. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:37, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Clara Friedman

Clara Friedman, a former Israeli women's chess champion, apparently died just over 3 years ago. Her granddaughter Galiah Friedman (גליה פרידמן (talk · contribs)) wants to record this information in her wikipedia article, however apart from her we haven't been able to find any source for this information. She says her grandmother's death was not recorded in Israeli newspapers. I would like to include the information in the article, is there some workaround whereby we can treat information provided by a relative as a WP:RS for wikipedia purposes? Otherwise she'll likely live forever on wikipedia. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 22:32, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Unfortunately not, MaxBrowne2; because a reader next week or next month or next year will have no way of verifying that it is true, and has not been inserted in error or maliciously. --ColinFine (talk) 22:59, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I replaced {{birth date and age}} by {{birth date}} to avoid age claim of 98, and replaced Category:Living people by Category:Possibly living people.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 23:09, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I found this at billiongraves: [3]. The birth year matches and the Hebrew date 1 Cheshvan 5776 converts to 14 October 2015, the date given by her granddaughter. I suggest a photo of a headstone is probably good enough. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 23:35, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

@MaxBrowne2: Good work, but... can you be sure it's the same Clara Fiedman? I made some searching in the net, too, and found several mentions of women with the same name. A pure coincidence isn't very likely, anyway he still have no proof the photographed inscription joins to the subject (except, possibly, the relative's information, if we get any). --CiaPan (talk) 08:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

It seems to be a fairly common first name/surname combination, especially with Jewish women of that generation, so if we we're going to get wiki-anal about it, it might not be good enough. But we've got a site confirming the information proved by her granddaughter. Cut a little slack? MaxBrowne2 (talk) 10:04, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

She was my grandmother, and she was a rewarded chess player, it's not a coincidence. I wanted the correct the information in Wikipedia, so it will reflect the reality. By the way, my name is Galia Peri. You can find me in the web and contact me if you still need any proof.

Jack Brooksbank

Ref number 3 is in red - please help. Sorry - thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 23:03, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

You have written )ctober instead of October in 'access date'. You can easily fix this yourself. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 23:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

October 26

DAY:001

Hello, I have a question. Can I add my own stories? If so, how? Thank you for your help-Elf Queen íŔĬŚĤ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eflqueenknife (talk • contribs) 00:13, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you're asking here, lass. Do you mean using us as a webhost for stories you have written? If so: no. If you mean creating an article about stories you've had published, or worse yet have self-published: again, no and hell no. If you mean creating new articles about topics where you have no conflict of interest: quite possibly. See Your First Article. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:34, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Changing 24 hr. clock to 12 hr.?

Hi,

Is it possible to change the 24 hour clock in the history section of an article (in addition to my watchlist) to a 12 hour format?

Thanks. David O. Johnson (talk) 04:25, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

No I think there is no possible way to do that. Ram nareshji (talk) 06:36, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Yes, David O. Johnson, you can customise it in your Javascript. See WP: Comments in Local Time#Custom settings. --ColinFine (talk) 09:35, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! David O. Johnson (talk) 16:28, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Category:Australian source templates

Hi I wanted to add the APNI template and the florabase template to [[Category:Australian source templates]] and failed miserably. I did however manage to cause a zillion plant names to be added to that page, despite undoing my errors in template:APNI, and template:FloraBase. Hoping that someone will help fix this.... MargaretRDonald (talk) 06:26, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Please mention your problem clearly. Ram nareshji (talk) 06:38, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Hello, MargaretRDonald. I haven't looked closely at what you were trying to do, but I think what you need is to put the category link inside <noinclude> ... </noinclude> tags. See Help:Template#Categorization. --ColinFine (talk) 09:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@MargaretRDonald: Template categories should either be inside <noinclude>...</noinclude> or on a documentation subpage which is transcluded inside <noinclude>...</noinclude> on the template page. You correctly reverted your error [4] but it takes time for the job queue to propagate template edits to all pages using the template. Category:Australian source templates looks fine now. Your edits to the /doc subpages were correct and you didn't have to revert them. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:13, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks very much for this, @PrimeHunter: & @ColinFine:. Exceedingly helpful. (Now all done) MargaretRDonald (talk) 19:05, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@MargaretRDonald: If the categories are on /doc subpages then they should not be in <noinclude>...</noinclude> (but they should be in <includeonly>...</includeonly> to avoid categorizing the doc page itself). Your original /doc edits were correct but not the new ones so I have reverted to the original which categorizes the main template page and not the doc page. When I said "or on a documentation subpage which is transcluded inside <noinclude>...</noinclude> on the template page", I meant that {{APNI}} should transclude the documentation like this (as it already does): <noinclude>{{documentation}}</noinclude>. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:23, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

No one is caring my words at "Internet censorship at India".

I contribute Wikipedia articles through talk feature. I contributed some important information here Till now users of that page didn't respond to my words. I can edit it but I cant take the risk of it. Ram nareshji (talk) 06:32, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Ram nareshji. I see that you are concerned that something should be said about this, and are nervous about editing it yourself. But simply saying "Something should be added about this" on the talk page doesn't usually get much response, because this is a volunteer project, and people work on what interests them.

I have two suggestions for how to proceed. One is for you to do the work yourself: put on the talk page exactly what change you suggest to the article (something like "Add the following text to the end of paragraph ... " or "Replace section ... with the following text") and cite your sources just as you would in the article. If you do this, it is much easier for another editor to see what you suggest, and either agree, or disagree, or suggest changes. And if nobody replies in a week or so, you can just go ahead and make the change to the article. (Somebody might still disagree, and revert your change, but you would have opened the discussion: see BOLD.)

If you don't feel confident even to do that, then I suggest you try to find a collaborator at a WikiProject, perhaps WP:WikiProject India or WP:WikiProject Censorship. --ColinFine (talk) 09:23, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Abinash Kumar pandit

Know for an art director in India film industry (Bollywood) since 2002. Film hidi medium, overtime, jhhoota hi Sahi, Boygiri (web series) and many more movie , TV series, tvc is done by abinash Kumar pandit as an art director . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:204:2000:ffc8:8526:6eeb:eba9:906f (talk • contribs) 2018-10-26T08:12:00 (UTC)

What is your question about editing Wikipedia? --ColinFine (talk) 09:25, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

How many categories are there?

How many categories are there? Special:Statistics tells us that there are 46,190,854 total pages in Wikipedia as of 24 October 2018, however it doesn't break that number down by the various namespaces (except for articles). Note: I erroneously asked this at Wikipedia talk:FAQ/Categorization [5] so I hope I am now in the right place. --Jameboy (talk) 13:46, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Jameboy: At least 195,000 - unfortunately my database scanner crashed at that point! -- John of Reading (talk) 14:26, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Jameboy,​ the magic word {{PAGESINNAMESPACE:14}} would have given you the number of pages in the Category space. Unfortunately, it is disabled due to expensive resource usage. While you can surf through Special:Categories to view all current categories, you can always use the Special:Search's Advanced>Category option to reach the listed number of all categories, which, when I calculate, is shown at 1,748,799. Thanks, Lourdes 15:29, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Lourdes: Great, that's good info, thanks. --Jameboy (talk) 15:57, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text

I need assitance with the reference section of Stenocarpella maydis wikipedia page. I have built it, and it indicates errors that I want to fix, but I dont know how to! Please help.

When I try to edit them, I can only see References Reflist

Instead of the actual list... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrodrigomendoza (talk • contribs) 14:33, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

The references are defined in the article text where they are used, see Help:Referencing for beginners. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:38, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Picture rejected

I tried to upload a picture which I had taken myself and I declared it as such. However, I got the error message that it could not be determined whether the picture was suitable. It was not described why this would be the case. The lack of explanation does not seem good practice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kjmjds (talk • contribs) 15:12, October 26, 2018 (UTC)

@Kjmjds: Where in the process did you get this error message? I can't see where you've ever uploaded any pictures either here, to Wikipedia, or to Commons. I also don't see any notification on your talk pages here or on Commons about pictures being deleted. I also checked your deleted contributions here, and nothing. Did the message come during the upload process? What steps did you take to produce it and what exactly did it say? ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:02, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@ONUnicorn: As I wrote, the error occurred during the upload. Indeed this was the first picture I ever tried to upload. It is not encouraging that things immediately go wrong for unspecified reasons. At the end of upload process, after specifying the file and all information about the file, and finally clicking Save, the following vague error message appeared: "Something went wrong We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons." Well I took the photo myself and I clearly ticked this off. Kjmjds (talk) 19:03, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Kjmjds: I'm not sure what happened. If you were trying to upload it to Commons, perhaps try asking the Commons:Help desk. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:52, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, that sounds like it might be a technical glitch? GMG^talk 19:54, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Hey, Kjmjds. It appears that you tripped a filter called "Cross-wiki upload filter" on Commons ([6]), which is set to warn you with that message you got and disallow you from uploading at the same time. Make sure that it's the raw file you're uploading (directly taken from the camera) and not just some downscaled/cropped file from it. But as other users said, try asking at Commons:Help desk, or maybe try it again using the c:Special:UploadWizard directly; it might be a false positive. theinstantmatrix (talk) 20:08, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Kjmjds: Definitely try c:Special:UploadWizard. The filter is designed to disallow a large part of cross-wiki uploads by users with new Commons accounts. Your Wikipedia account is from 2006 but it was registered at Commons today. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:39, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Weird references rendering (II)

After early filing, I would like to once again call your attention to this unresolved matter. Could that be something worth reporting to the programmers in charge? Thanks in advance for any support! Best wishes--Neufund (talk) 15:28, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi, Neufund. If it only occurs in certain browsers, with certain column widths, it is possibly a bug in those browsers; but it is more likely an inconsistency built into the somewhat ramshackle specification of CSS. Either way, the way to raise a bug in the software is to use the phabricator; but if you don't feel confident going straight there (I don't!), WP:VPT is the place to bring it up. --ColinFine (talk) 20:16, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Neufund Given the decentralized way that Wikipedia works, most of the programmers are volunteers as well, but the programmers who actually program the underpinnings of Wikipedia including CSS scripting are either on WP:VPT (stands for Village Pump Technical) or will read the bug reports generated by the experienced programmers who are there. Make sure to include every scrap of information you can there, Article name, browser, browser version, pixel width, etc. To be honest, even most experienced Wikipedia editors would have more clue on how to build a rocket than fix an issue like this.Naraht (talk) 20:23, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Naraht: Thank you for posting! However, in this case, unfortunately, I have to capitulate for the time being ...--Neufund (talk) 20:44, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Neufund It isn't that the people here on the help desk don't *want* to help you, it is just that they don't know how. The people that know, hang out at WP:VPT...Naraht (talk) 21:48, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Naraht: Thanks once again. Apparently, the issue seems to have been taken care of both here as well as here by now ... Best wishes--Neufund (talk) 16:07, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Fort Worth Missing Trio article page

First, I am needing to make sure the article I just drafted titled "Fort Worth Missing Trio" is pending review. This is an active missing persons case so we need the exposure that wikipedia can provide.

Also, I need to know how to add the picture and basic info table (that appears on the right-hand side of most wikipedia pages). I've read up on as much as I can for new users but I can't find that info.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjo1976 (talk • contribs)

@Tjo1976: Yes, your draft is pending review. As there are thousands of drafts waiting for volunteers to review them, it may take some time until someone reviews it. Please be patient. Please understand that the primary purpose of Wikipedia is to be an encyclopedia, and it is not intended to promote or advocate for any cause, or increase its exposure, no matter how good or necessary it might be. Social media exists for that purpose, as does other websites. 331dot (talk) 22:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@Tjo1976: Please read What Wikipedia is not. Yes, your cause is worthy, but it's not encyclopedic. We are not, in general, set up to do quick-response stuff. That's why 331dot suggested that you look for other outlets to get the word out. We actually have a sister project called Wikinews: take a look over there. Important headlines from Wikinews show up on the Wikipedia main page, and this is a much quicker process than putting and article up here -Arch dude (talk) 00:44, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@Tjo1976: Oops, both 331dot and I mis-read your "active" to mean "urgent". Your article may (or may not) be about a subject that meets our notability requirements (see WP:N) but time is quite clearly not of the essence. Those folks went missing in 1974. If it's notable enough, waiting a few weeks will not affect its notability. -Arch dude (talk) 00:54, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@Arch dude: Yes I am fully aware and no it's not time sensitive. This is a case that is just as informative as any other case like it on wikipedia and we are hoping to just have the information out there. Thank you for your reply. Tjo1976 (talk) 03:44, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia science reference desk

Currently, an abovesaid page is for extended users only so does this mean I can't ask a question about mathematics on Wikipedia science reference desk if not then how would i be able to ask a question?

You will need to create an account, and then post an edit request on the Reference Desk's talk page, using {{edit extended-protected}} RudolfRed (talk) 22:35, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Your account will also need to become autoconfirmed (4 days old and 10 edits). These restrictions are in place due to the high level of disruptive posts recently. RudolfRed (talk) 23:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

October 27

How to provide proof of copyright holder's permission to display copyrighted images here?

I have some basic experience in talking to people professionally via email but I wonder how to provide proof of copyright holder's permission? I see plenty of pages where images are missing but the only possible source of them is from those who have copyright over images that may be relevant to the article. CommanderOzEvolved (talk) (contribs) 02:36, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@CommanderOzEvolved: Please see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. Note that the copyright holder must license under a license that lets anyone use the material, not just us, and this is likely to be a show-stopper. If the copyright holder wishes to do this, it is often technically easier for them to simply add such a license to the material on a web page they control rather than going through the process of sending permission to us. -Arch dude (talk) 03:04, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Shirley Aley Campbell, artist, recent death date

Greetings,

Might someone be so kind as to edit the Wikipedia page for the American artist Shirley Aley Campbell to record her recent death date of August 13, 2018? Thank you!

You are free to make this change yourself, but be sure to include a reference to reliable source, such as an obituary in a newspaper. If you are uncomfortable directly editing the article, just slap the information, with the source, in a new section on the article's talk page. -Arch dude (talk) 03:15, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Warning regarding falsification of statement made by source

Hi. Could someone tell me whether there's a single-issue user warning/notice template for handling the above issue? In this case, it's for a user who has regularly, over a period of years, misrepresented what sources say – so the idea of AGF has become somewhat redundant. I searched for previous discussions and came across thread 1.1 here. One of the replies suggests a relevance to Wikipedia:Vandalism with regard to that policy's statement on "any addition, removal, or change of content", yet from what I can see (writing seven years later), the policy focuses on removal and other, clearly disruptive behaviour. I suppose what I'm seeking to address is a concerted effort by an editor to undermine the encyclopaedia's integrity but done much more subtly, and amid genuinely productive contributions. Thank you, JG66 (talk) 03:45, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

JG66 Greetings. Pls provide at least 3 "diff" for examples, so we could understand the issue further. Thank you. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 05:18, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi CASSIOPEIA. Look, I'd rather not provide diffs here – obviously, they'll only "out" the editor in question. I'm more than confident my suspicions are right, at the expense of AGF, but all I'm looking for is the correct way to go about addressing the behaviour. To my way of thinking, it falls under WP:TENDENTIOUS: falsification of what a source clearly says, either completely or in part; synthesising authors' opinions; and, in general, perpetrating an insidious POV creep across music-related articles through a careful selection of sources. I appreciate that's vague. JG66 (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

JG66

1. If an edit made without source provided, one can tag "unsourced" warning tag; if the edit made with source but not info is added not what the source claim, you still would use "unsourced" template tag but add in additional description to made clear "info claimed not found as per source",
2. If an edit made with source but skew from the source, you would tag "NPOV" warning tag.
3. if the editor continues to make such edit, a "disruptive" warning message could be used, and if the edit is particular malicious especially on living biography page, you would tag "vandalism" warning tag (however, pls see Wikipedia:Vandalism to see the definition of what constitutes vandalism. Additional messages/communication would be help to specify the issues with the editors might serve well sometimes.
4. You could report the editor to WP:AIV if the same editor continues to made such edit after more than 4 times escalating warning (level 1, 2, 3, 4) had posted in their talk page on the same month.

Hope this helps. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 08:57, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks CASSIOPEIA, that is helpful. JG66 (talk) 12:24, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Creating an archive for my Talk Page

I noticed that many users archive the messages on their talk pages in order to "clean" it up. How to do that? How to archive my messages? I don`t want to erase them, just to archive it and make my talk page more navigable.--SirEdimon (talk) 06:25, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@SirEdimon: See H:ARC ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 06:39, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @SirEdimon: You can manually archive your user talk page by creating new subpages and pasting the unwanted content there. Alternately, you can tell lowercase sigmabot III or Cluebot III to run the process automatically. Step-by-step instructions are available at the link Abelmoschus Esculentus kindly provided. TeraTIX 06:44, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the help.--SirEdimon (talk) 06:46, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

QUESTION

How to Make typo corrections without bot revision interference? Serpantssponge (talk) 07:57, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Serpantssponge, Greetings. You could just simple click "edit source" on the menu bar and make the typo correction Please place "typo correction" on edit summary before save the edit. Cheers. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 08:59, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

If a bot is reverting a legitimate edit of any kind, the creators/operators of the bot should be informed. There should be a means to report such an error on the bot's user pages. 331dot (talk) 09:03, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Purple Turtle Article

Hello We wanted to get published an article regarding our IP "Purple Turtle on Wikipedia. Kindly let us know how can we do it.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Pradeeepbatham (talk • contribs) 2018-10-27T10:27:02 (UTC)

Hello, Pradeepbatham. I'm afraid the answer is, you probably can't. Wikipedia may not be used for promotion of any kind. If several people who have no connection with you or your IP have chosen to write about it in some depth, and been published in reliable places (such as major newspapers, or books from reputable publishers) then there can be an article about it (the Wikipedia jargon for this is that it will then be "notable"). Such an article should be based almost entirely on what those independent people have said, not on what you say or want to say; and you will have no control whatever over the contents of the article. But a search for "Purple Turtle" does not give me any hits that seem to be you (I'm not sure even what you mean by your "IP" - "Internet provider", perhaps?) so I doubt very much that it meets the criteria for notability currently, and so no article on it would be accepted however written. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 10:02, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi Colin. My guess would be Intellectual Property, but it's impossible to guess from a web search which of various "Purple Turtle"-branded entities the OP means.

In passing, I'm sure there's been a recent upsurge in naming businesses, etc. "Purple [Whatever]". {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.196} 2.218.14.42 (talk) 23:02, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Locking an article

I just happened to notice while I was doing a paper that the White Nationalism page is locked for editing but the Black Nationalism page is not. I was wondering how pages get locked because users have clearly been writing inaccurate information on the latter.68.134.58.247 (talk) 14:20, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Each individual page is locked for one reason or the other; but they're not locked just because similar or related page is locked. If you believe there's enough disruption for a page to be locked you can request so at WP:RPP. –Ammarpad (talk) 14:49, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Locking an article is normally used to stop edit warring or halt vandalism. Inaccurate information isn't a sufficient reason unless it's become a battleground. I see no recent edit warring or vandalism, and it seems to have attracted little admin interest. If you wish to improve the article, you are welcome to do so, using independent third-party sources Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:58, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Wheelchair Epidemic/Article Deletion Squadron

Hi, can someone please close this mfd as ive withdrawn the nomination and there are no delete votes, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 18:33, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Done. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 23:42, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Notable Actor

Dear Wiki team,

I'm Actor that is notable and know celebrity. Have have and imbd page, facebook page, twitter, and youtube. The the films that I've acting in have knowledge Pannel's crediting the production company I work for as a cast member. I have resources I can give you guys to show that I'm notable. Please let me know if you need the media sources that's affiliated with the production company.

Therealnicolaasmigliore (talk) 19:59, 27 October 2018 (UTC)Signed:Nicolaas MiglioreTherealnicolaasmigliore (talk) 19:59, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Hey Therealnicolaasmigliore; unfortunately, IMDb, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube don't typically count towards notability. IMDb is not a reliable source, and the others are primary/non-independent. Almost all people require significant coverage in multiple high-quality independent secondary sources, in order to be considered notable, with a few very occasional exceptions, such as some academics. Autobiographies are rarely notable, and even if they were, it's very difficult to write from a neutral point of view. I'd suggest that you read and follow WP:YOURSELF. If you'd like more people to know about you, social media platforms or your own website would be a good place for that, but because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, it's really not the best place. Let me know if you have any questions and good luck with Wikipedia-editing!--SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 20:11, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Changes reversed

I receny made changes to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Melnyk to give a better discription on who he is I wanted to bring to light him being a entrepreneur and philanthropist" "Eugene Melnyk is the owner of the Ottawa Senators hocky team and Noted entrepreneur and philanthropist"

Hello, Vpnny. First off, I've removed the superfluous spaces at the start of your text above, which were making it render incorrectly. The way to indent is to start with one or more colons (i.e. ":") as I've done with this answer. There's no need to indent the first post in a thread, and the convention is to indent one colon's worth more than the post you're replying to (so if you reply to me next you would start with "::"): this makes it easier to see who is replying to whom.

Secondly, please sign all your posts on talk and help pages with four tildes (i.e. "~~~~" so that the system will automatically add your account name and the time & date. This also helps everyone to know who's saying what – I had to deduce from the article in question's View history page who you actually are.

Now, as to the substance of your query: @Materialscientist: rightly reverted your edits for several reasons.

• One was that the information merely repeated what was already said in other places in the article, one of them only a couple of lines later.
• Another was that you did not cite a Reference to a reliable source for what you added: who says that he is "noted"? Words like "noted" are what we call "Peacock" terms and must not be said as if they are Wikipedia's judgement, they could only be included as part of a direct quote by some relevant authority on the subject. Wikipedia itself must always display a neutral point of view. What we do instead is to say what philanthropical things he's done – and the article has a whole section on this – and allow readers to decide for themselves if these make him a "noted" philanthropist, etc.
• A third reason is that you needlessly changed the article's first paragraph into larger type, contrary to Wikipedia's accepted style. Perhaps you nead to read Wikipedia:Manual of Style before you try to make any more edits to articles.

I hope that these observations will help you to learn how to edit acceptably. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.218.14.42 (talk) 23:38, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

2019 NCAA Division I baseball article

What No Article 68.103.78.155 (talk) 23:12, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

You mean NCAA Division I Baseball Championship? We do not appear to give each season its own article. You are welcome to add a 2019 section to that article provided that you can cite everything you say to a published reliable sources, but it may be too early for sufficient to have been published as yet. I imagine @Baseball Bugs: would know more about that. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.218.14.42 (talk) 23:47, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Category:NCAA Division I Baseball Championship shows an article for each season. The article for next year just hasn't been created yet. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:02, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

October 28

Gameplay source

In a video game's 'Gameplay' section, is it possible to cite the in-game tutorial? If so, how? —107.15.157.44 (talk) 00:07, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

You can use {{cite video game}} to cite the videogame itself, but it's also possible to cite reviews of the game as sources for gameplay. See Super Mario Galaxy for an example. TeraTIX 00:20, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Okay, thanks! Will check out your links. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 00:38, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Tango Café

How is a small, neighborhood coffee shop like Tango Café, which wasn't even in business that long, notable? The article only has a handful of edits; most of them by the person who created it in 2013. If someone knows how to suggest an article for deletion, I think this would be a good candidate. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:A85E:80D4:F289:EB3F (talk) 04:58, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

It's been nominated for deletion by Orange Mike: discuss here. TeraTIX 05:20, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:A85E:80D4:F289:EB3F (talk) 05:37, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Edit summary

Since 25 October my semi automated edits appear as no summary in xtools. Till that date my edits with no summary was 4 but now it is 154. During that period all my edits were with summary. I think the problem is with my semi automated edits. Please help me.--RHcosm (talk) 08:29, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Karl Stetter and Karl Otto Stetter

here are two articles about the same person, KO Stetter is new. I am not experienced enough in the English WP to proceed. --Cholo Aleman (talk) 08:46, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Cholo Aleman I've redirected Karl Otto Stetter to Karl Stetter, so people searching for his fullname will find the correct, original article. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:20, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

The Message That I Received Today

Greetings:

I noticed that Wikipedia sent a message to me today. When I clicked the hyperlink it indicated that it was supposedly from August 2018.

I visit Wikipedia almost daily and today was the first time I noticed the message. The message indicated that edits I made to "Henry Salt (Egyptologist)" were removed. I have no idea as to why I received this mesage because I have never visited that page, let alone made any changes to it.

Please inform. Thank you.

I love Wikipedia and its usefulness is the reason that I financially support it when Wikipedia has its annual donation drive. Thank you for creating/maintaining an awesome WWW site!

All The Best, Robert Ternes