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DYK for David Hudson (pioneer)

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:19, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Please delete the picture I uploaded RIGHT NOW! thank you DridsOBrien (talk) 21:24, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi @DridsOBrien: Thanks for the coffee, but unfortunately I can't delete pages since I'm not an administrator. You can request speedy deletion of pages that only you've substantially contributed to under speedy deletion G7 criteria. Just add {{db-g7}} to the files you wish to have deleted. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 21:27, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to STiki!

Hello, SuperHamster, and welcome to STiki! Thank you for your recent contributions using our tool. We at STiki hope you like using the tool and decide to continue using it in the future. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Information about STiki, including: Using STiki and its hotkeys Comparison with other tools Information about vandalism on Wikipedia Here are some pages which are a little more fun: The STiki leaderboard - See how you are faring against other STiki users! Userboxes - Do not hesitate to wear the STiki label with pride by choosing from a selection of userboxes! We hope you enjoy maintaining Wikipedia with STiki! If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions don't hesitate to drop a note over at the STiki talk page and we'll be more than happy to help. Again, welcome, and thanks! West.andrew.g (talk) 04:41, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Deleting Wikipedia

I think that the IP who asked that question is a troll. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:20, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: Eh, maybe, maybe not. Probably just asking a fun question, and no harm is done in answering it. Best to assume good faith, and perhaps there are other users who would also be interested in the actual answer. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:07, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Highlights from April 2014

Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for April 2014, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement

• Wikimedia Foundation highlights
  • Wikimedia Labs migrated to the new data center
  • New MediaViewer starts getting released on Wikimedia sites
  • New Executive Director and Chief Communications Officer
• Data and Trends
• Financials
• Other highlights from the Wikimedia movement
  • Annual Wikimedia Conference joins Wikimedia organizations in Berlin
  • Wikimedians remember Adrianne Wadewitz and Cynthia Ashley-Nelson
  • Wiki Education Foundation receives $1.39 million grant

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Help!

Hi I had submitted an afc called National centre For Excellence but for the past 2 consecutive attempts the problem was " Not reliable sources ". I have surfed the net for reliable source for my afc and i have listed all of the ones I got. Help please. link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/National_Centre_For_Excellence Thank you, Sincerely, Rahul — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rahulmdinesh (talk • contribs) 10:46 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Rahul - I notice you also left this message over at User:Timtrent's talk page. He's left you a great response there, one that I don't have much to add to. If you need help with anything more, feel free to ask me or reach out over at the Teahouse. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 11:12, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the compliment,SH. I have done my best and also left an additional reviewer comment on the article. I hope, Rahul, you are able to make use of my thoughts. They are there to guide your path, both towards knowing what to do and also how to get help once you have come to the end of my advice. We truly want articles here, though it seems, sometimes, that we do not. If oyu can show this organisation to be notable we will accept it with pleasure. Fiddle Faddle 11:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Minor request

I'm not sure if you are aware that SIGAPP was changed and promoted to policy, but I would like to let you know that your current signature is in violation of the changes. Specifically, the <font> tags that you are using were deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional, invalid in 4.0 Strict, and are not part of HTML5 at all. As such, I suggest replacing:

<b>~<i><font color="#07517C">[[User:SuperHamster|Super]]</font></i><font color="#6FA23B">[[User:SuperHamster|Hamster]]</font></b> <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small>

with:

'''~''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#07517C">Super</span>]]''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#6FA23B">Hamster</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contribs/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small>

which will result in an appearance of: ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs compared to your existing of: ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs — Either way. Happy editing! — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 11:52, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ohh, I was not aware - that's a welcome change. I've updated my signature for the first time in years. Thanks for the heads up (and for providing me the code). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 11:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

A huge favour?

Hi SuperHamster, I have nominated "Work (Iggy Azalea song)" for C/E at the Guild's request page weeks ago, and the article is currently being reviewed for GA. I've noticed you're great with C/E, punctuation, grammar et al, and was wondering if you could perhaps skip some requests in the queue and do a C/E for "Work" pretty please? I know it's a lot to ask, but the GA reviewer has said the article needs a C/E and I don't want it to fail the nomination. Please let me know, I'd appreciate it so much!—CoolMarc 12:37, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

@Coolmarc: Hey Mark - thanks for the kind words. I'd love to help you out, but just a note that I haven't done any previous work with music-related articles, and I have yet to do any copyediting on the GA-level, so this will be a new experience for me. I'll be happy to take a look and do what I can over the next day, though. I'm sure there are also GOCE-editors that are more experienced with this type of copy-editing if you do want to try and see if you can get another user's help too. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:32, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ah, thank you so much for the trouble! You have no idea how much I appreciate it! —CoolMarc 05:19, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem, good luck! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:20, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

About the admin deleted my page

hi, I am ivan, PR from heilindasia. I created a page about my company as the bellow. However, admin deleted it for many time. Could you please let me know the problem and hot to edit it?

Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ivanlai12 (talk • contribs) 07:05, 29 May 2014‎ (UTC)

[Article content removed; copyright violation] ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:08, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

@Ivanlai12: Hi there. Just from taking a quick look at the article's content, there are two major problems:

• The article is copied and pasted from the official Heilind Asia website. This is considered a copyright violation, and isn't allowed. Text on Wikipedia is released under a free license, and copying and pasting content from other sources violates copyright and isn't encyclopedic.
• The article is also entirely promotional, due in-part to being copied from the official website. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that aims to provide a neutral, non-promotional view on its subjects.

Also, being an editor associated with the company, you are considered to have a conflict of interest with the subject, and are strongly advised against editing or creating articles about the company. Editors who edit on behalf of their companies often do so with a bias, even if unintentional. Since I strongly advise against creating an article on the company, there are two options:

• Create the article (from scratch, not copied and pasted) in your userspace, which will allow you to work on the article freely without it actually being "released" as an article. You could do this at User:Ivanlai12/Sandbox. Note again that the article cannot promote the company you work for. Once you think your article is acceptable to be released on Wikipedia, you can submit the page for review by using Template:AFC submission. Once you request a review of your page, an experience editor will come and either accept the article or decline it with reasoning. Note that this can be a long process, especially for an editor with a conflict of interest. Many articles will be declined multiple times before being successful.
• You can submit the subject over at Wikipedia:Requested articles, to request other editors to create the article instead.

I definitely recommend reading the pages I linked to get more info on this before doing any more work. I also recommend taking a look at some of the other links posted in the welcome message at the top of your talk page, for guides on creating articles, reliable sourcing, Wikipedia's five pillars, and more. Note that article subjects on Wikipedia also need to meet our notability guidelines, or in other words, are "significant" enough to have an article. Might seem like a lot, but at this point it takes research before an article can be created from scratch. If you have any more questions, please ask. Thanks for reaching out about this! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:19, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Infoboxes

Hello I got a question! We have a wiki for our own club in handball! I have been trying to add infoboxes on a blank page to try see if i can get it to work but i dont... How do you add infoboxes? I was going to test make a blank team page where i put the info teamname, players (The amount) Biggest sucess, Trainer, assistant trainer, and a picture of the team! witch we will have on all our teampages in the end but it wont work. I have tried with many different templates but i can't get anytihng to work 213.112.226.165 (talk) 15:44, 30 May 2014 (UTC)Fredrik

Hi Fredrik - I see you've asked and received help over at the help desk, so I'll leave it at that :) In summary of what has been said at the help desk, since the wiki you are discussing is a completely separate wiki from Wikipedia, you will have to construct the infoboxes at that wiki. Infoboxes on Wikipedia were created by regular editors like you and me, and are exclusive to this site. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:54, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

A quick thanks

Hi SuperHamster, just a quick note to say thank you for checking articles during the GOCE's May Drive. It's very much appreciated; thanks for your help. :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 05:28, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, glad to help! I know we didn't manage to check as many articles as we'd like to have, but eh, maybe next drive ;) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:51, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

I hope so; we nearly cleared all the April requests though, so it's been a good effort all around. ;-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:42, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

GOCE May 2014 barnstar

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to SuperHamster for copy editing articles totalling over 12,000 words in the Guild of Copy Editors' May 2014 backlog elimination drive. Thanks for participating! Diannaa (talk) 21:09, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Diannaa! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:07, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Help regarding the copyrighted information.

I submitted our article for reviewed but tagged as "copyrighted information". This is my case, I'm was their web admin/master of this organization and instruct me to create wikipedia page for them. How we can fix the "copyrighted information" since I'm posting behalf of them so logically its not a copyrighted information.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

--Designthatrock (talk) 01:31, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

@Designthatrock: Hey there, and thanks for asking. I've got a few points to mention, but I'll begin with answering your question first, and then stating what I believe the best course of action is.

Wikipedia's text is licensed under a free license, specifically the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. There was no indication that the copied content was released by the company under a license compatible with Wikipedia's license, so we cannot accept it. See Wikipedia:Copy-paste for more information. If you wish to use the company's content on Wikipedia, it will need to be explicitly released under a compatible free license, which can either be made clear on the company's website where the content is sourced from, or permission can be sent from the company to Wikipedia through the OTRS process. You may be writing on the company's behalf, but the company needs to explicitly show that they have agreed to license their content accordingly. However, rarely is a good idea to copy content from other sources (even if the license is compatible), especially from companies, as the content is often promotional and/or not written in an encyclopedic tone. Chances are, the content you wish to include on Wikipedia is written in a promotional tone and would not be appropriate for an encyclopedia. And ultimately, it's generally better to have original content anyway, as there really isn't any good reason to copy-and-paste anything that could be re-written to better fit encyclopedic standards.

Going off of that, editing on behalf of an organization is frowned upon, because it often ends up in promotional content, intentional or not. You took the correct steps by going through the drafting process for review instead of directly making an article. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for more information.

At this point, I'd advise that if you want to re-create the draft, you are free to do so, and do so with original content you write. Keep in mind Wikipedia's policies about being neutral and non-promotional, and also keep in mind our notability criteria for corporations and the proper sourcing that needs to be done. Having a conflict of interest, the article will be scrutinized if it sounds promotional. I know this is a lot to hit you with, but there's a lot to be handled when creating an article. I've left a welcome message on your talk page with some helpful links and advice. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:05, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Will you help me with knowing how to write my article Native Son (American Band)

I don't know how to phrase things, I am an English major and my usage of descriptive words are no different the the articles that I have seen on the Musician Pete Townshend of the Who or the artist (Prince).

I really don't understand why you have rejected the article...I use to work in the music industry for more than 20 years and use to be a radio announcer...

The things I am writing are from descriptions of these peoples work from their peers...

How is it suppose to read...I am simply in the beginning stages of working on this...it is going to take me more time to build each of the members profiles, which I intend to do, inclusive of each of these gentlemans works with EVERY recording artist they have worked with...THAT is why I FIRST put each of their PRIVATE wiki articles as reference links so what I have said...is verifiable if only by that...

Please let me know what I need to do...

poekneegurlPoekneegurl (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Poekneegurl - thanks for reaching out about this. When it comes to writing about the reputation and reception of a band, Wikipedia reports on what prominent sources and the general public have to say about it. From WP:SUBJECTIVE:

Wikipedia articles about art and other creative topics (e.g., musicians, actors, books, etc.) have a tendency to become effusive. This is out of place in an encyclopedia. Aesthetic opinions are diverse and subjective—we might not all agree about who the world's greatest soprano is. However, it is appropriate to note how an artist or a work has been received by prominent experts and the general public

Wikipedia isn't an authority to claim who is or isn't a great musician. Instead, Wikipedia's goal is to cover what notable sources say about it. For example, when you write that the band members "are heavy hitters in their own right, who are not only extraordinary musicians, but are lyricist, composers, producers and arrangers as well", who says that? When you say the band is "bringing pleasure to their many fans, music aficionados and connoisseurs worldwide", that's according to whom? If you simply want to say that the band members are still working, you can write "John Smith is still performing with a wide audience, with his latest work receiving X amount of downloads this year." Phrases like "bringing pleasure" and "music aficionados" are loaded when they are unsourced or not based on anything in particular.

For a nice example, take a look at Halo's critical reception section. All opinions on the piece are sourced to who said it. Note that both negative and positive reception should be included, if the subject has received prominent negative reception.

In addition, article claims should ideally be sourced with inline citations, so readers can immediately tell the source of information. If you have any more questions, please let me know. I know I hit you with a lot to take in, but I hope this all helps. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:29, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Native Son (American Band) article

Thank you so much for your help and very detailed answer...the things that I list are basically from Youtube "talk" vids regarding the individuals by their peers in the industry that have used them in their concerts. So would it suffice if I said the "information came from say...George Duke on such and such a date and then refer the youtube vid? And since it came directly from his own mouth would that be considered "viable" are any of the youtube vids considered viable?? And with some of the others I have researched their backgrounds on the net, where, once again...there are things in print...I took a look at what you suggested, Halo, and I sort of understand what you mean. Thanks for that as well. I am not quite sure how to "attach" the reliable sources... you know, with the numbers after the information and the little "bubble pops up" :).

One of the other guys who let me know what I needed to do...also told me I was "emotionally" invested in the article...I kinda am, from what I have heard through the grapevine....one of the guys is having a hard time in his life and kinda unstable right now...so I was really attempting to do this, I guess in a way...to give some hope and let them see what others think, in the industry about them...

Is it also ok to quote some of the fans...like the news interviews folks to create intrest??

Thank you again SuperHamster (I use to have one when I was a kid) lol... appreciate your help..and if you'd be kind enough to school me on how to do those little number references I would be very grateful...

Have a great evening... Jess — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poekneegurl (talk • contribs) 01:54, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi again Poekneegurl - here are a few points in reply to your answer:

• YouTube videos are typically not used for reliable sources; see WP:YOUTUBE. Most videos on YouTube are copyright violations and cannot be used. If the video is officially updated by the copyright owner (i.e. a documentary from National Geographic's official channel), then that can be acceptable. However...
• Reception should follow Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. In basic terms, Wikipedia reports what the media reports, and gives a balanced representation that is representative of the media. In this case, YouTube videos probably aren't the best source. What are these "talk" videos you mention? What you'd want are news article, official reviews, magazine entries, etc. from reputable sources that cover the band. This includes both positive and negative reviews.
• Being emotionally invested in the article, it will be hard to properly edit from a neutral point of view. Going through the articles for creation process is the proper process, though, since other editors will have to review your edits before they go live, so nice job with that. Just remember that we're going for an objective coverage of the subject.
• For in-line citations, Wikipedia:Inline_citation and Help:Footnotes would be good places to start.
• Quoting is fine, just take a look at WP:QUOTE for advice and specifics. Again, however, note what you're quoting - is the quotation from a significant figure, coming from a reliable source?

I recommend reading the linked articles for more details. Feel free to ask more questions, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:47, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Twitter account edit

Hi!

I am trying to do some edits on Wikipedia for a class project. You just commented back on my verified twitter account edit and said it read like an essay (which I am trying to fix! it's finals week so I am used to writing essays). But also you said my sources aren't reliable, should I use sources from online newspapers? And lastly, I am trying to edit the Twitter Wikipedia page, I am not trying to make a Wiki page solely for verified accounts, where should I add that when I am sending in my sandbox edit?

Thanks!! Dprotzeller (talk) 01:06, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hey Dprotzeller! Bleh, finals week...

In regards to sourcing, the priority is independent, reliable sources, which does mean things like newspaper articles, news stories, magazine articles, etc. WikiHow, for example, would not be considered reliable due to it also being a wiki, editable by anyone. The JustGo article also isn't too reliable of a source, seeing that it is freelance work that serves more as a how-to guide than a reputable article on the subject.

In terms of writing, it's not bad - I'd trim back on the list of people, as that's a rather indiscriminate list. I'd also remove the unsourced bit about being able to verify your Twitter account through illicit means; it's unsourced, and doesn't sound too true to me.

Since you are attempting to write an addition to an existing article, there are a lot fewer loops to jump through compared to creating an article. The Articles for Creation process is technically only for new articles, but I have seen editors put through submissions to edit existing articles. I don't recommend it, however, especially for smaller additions.

Instead, I recommend continuing to work in your sandbox, but when you are ready to submit, try one of the following (whichever works best for you):

• Bring up the edit over at Talk:Twitter, and see what other edits have to say.
• You could also go to the Wikipedia Teahouse and ask for a quick review. Sometimes you might not get any luck, but editors there are often willing to help out as much as they can.
• I'm also always willing to provide input, so feel free to come back here!

Let me know if you have any more questions! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:43, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Armagard Rejection

Is it possible to request that a Wikipedia peer writes this article for Armagard, because no matter how much I edit it according to the 'rules' those rules cannot be met, probably because I work for the company. Despite trying to implement the same 'tone' used by Hewlett Packard & Coca Cola, I find the article constantly refused. Because we only receive generic responses, could a more specific answer be given re: the problems. It would help us here greatly.

Thanks for your time & efforts.