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    November 2

    2018 in television

    Can you move the 2018 in television article from the talk page to the draft page please. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 03:21, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi 68.102.39.189! I have went ahead and moved Talk:2018 in television to Draft:2018 in television. Have an amazing day! Daylen (talk) 04:28, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to change information pertaining to Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

    Harmony Gold (mining)

    Good day,

    The information pertaining to Harmony is 13years outdated. Please find the most up to date information:

    Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a world-class gold mining and exploration company, has operations and assets in South Africa and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Harmony, which has more than 60 years’ experience in the industry, is the third largest gold producer in South Africa. Our assets include one open pit mine and several exploration tenements in PNG, as well as 9 underground mines and 1 open pit operation and several surface sources in South Africa. In addition, we own 50% of the significant Golpu project in a joint venture in PNG.

    The company’s primary stock exchange listing is on the JSE with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The bulk of our shareholders are in South Africa and the United States. Additional information on the company is available on the corporate website, www.harmony.co.za. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.22.32.230 (talk) 06:56, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    • First of all, if you work for that company, please see WP:PAID, describing a mandatory disclosure (per the terms of service) that you seem not to have done.
    If you want a change to happen to an article, you should go on the talk page of the article, in that case Talk:Harmony Gold (mining), post a new section, put your proposed changes with {{edit request}} on top.
    However, the change you just requested is unlikely to happen. It does not verify our neutral point of view policy - we don't say "we", sentences such as a world-class [...] company are WP:PEACOCK - nor our external links policy (no links in the body of the article barring exceptional cases). Compare with the current wording, which (though outdated) cites facts referenced to reliable sources. TigraanClick here to contact me 08:24, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I mostly agree with Tigraan - although I think WP:COI may be more applicable than WP:PAID. However the editor does raise a good point - even if they can't do anything about it - that the information on the page may be out of date (13 years is the claim).
    For example, the Hill 50 Gold Mine currently states that "Harmony expects the study to be completed in the third quarter of 2010" - that's 7 years ago.
    I don't know much about gold mining, but will have a look at the article out of curiosity. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:42, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    use of wayback and/or archive.org for website in infobox

    I recently removed the website from the Jennifer Ringley article on the grounds that

    1. the website listed was an archived wayback site from 2003
    2. she no longer has a current or active website, and I believe the infobox should only include current websites

    My change was reverted - so I did some looking but can't find any recommendations on the use of websites in the infobox. Is it acceptable to use a 15 year old archive in the infobox? Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:32, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Well, the only guidance that we are likely to find about this subject is WP:ELOFFICIAL. While it does not address your issue either way, I would tend to agree with your interpretation that the infobox is only for currently active official links - though the archive could still go in the "external links" section. Maybe you could try asking at Wikipedia:External links/Noticeboard? TigraanClick here to contact me 08:17, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, there are already three different archive links in the External Links section:
    Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:26, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    IMHO an archived link is acceptable because notability is not temporary. Wikipedia is not at all concerned whether a subject is "currently active" or even currently alive/exists, we record history, not news. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:23, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    An archived link is certainly acceptable sourcing, and even encouraged per WP:LINKROT. The question is whether it has its place in the infobox. (And it has little do with notability, since we are discussing a WP:SPS.) TigraanClick here to contact me 12:25, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    This page should not be speedily deleted because

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

    it is a well known private company in India as like others Myntra, Jabong.com, Paytm etc. more than 1000000 people search to know about this origination worldwide I am wondering why the subject is not important enough to be included in an encyclopedia and i want more time to work on it, and for Arthistorian1977 Dear i respect your contribution on Wikipedia but before putting such speedily deleted request please do google or feel free to ask me if you are unable to find :) but don't ruin my "so called" hard-work i have been working on it since 20 oct 2017 and you just.......... and please please please :( have some respect about my Wikipedia contribution


    if still you think you are right the you must request for speedily deleted for these pages too Myntra, Jabong.com, Paytm

    Sumitmpsd (talk) 09:44, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

    Hi, this is not the right place to discuss your article. You have already correctly contested the speedy deletion on the article's talk page and an admin will review your article and your reasoning before making a decision on deleting the page. Thanks. Kosack (talk) 10:06, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, I have removed the speedy deletion tag from the article as I feel that it clearly does not meet the speedy deletion criteria for A7, since it clearly makes a credible claim of importance. Whether or not the subject is notable is a different issue, but I do feel it actually is. Perhaps Arthistorian1977 could clarify their reasoning for nominating the page for speedy deletion. Darylgolden(talk) Ping when replying 12:02, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello Darylgolden, the said discussion can be continued at the talk page of the article. This place might not be the right venue for discussing the same. Thanks. Lourdes 12:16, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to submit a user draft

    I have created a user draft here: User:Betterworld887/sandbox/Eric Ly.

    I cannot figure out how to submit it for review.

    Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Betterworld887 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    A note to all helpers here: This question has also been asked in duplicate form on the Teahouse. It seems sensible that we try to answer it there for this user and save duplicating effort here, I have informed the questioner that this is what we'll do. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:06, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    help removing data from a page about me

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Cohen_(director)

    hi there, my identity was hacked using info from this page. So I'm trying to remove the more personal elements. Where I'm from, certain years from projects. Also the BAFTA newcomer of the year is not accurate so should be removed. And it's not referenced anywhere so would love that gone. Can you help?

    Thanks


    -- Ross Cohen rosscohen.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:90A3:C200:45FD:AA26:E3B0:CFA2 (talk) 23:30, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I've removed all mention of BAFTA from the article (it's a primary source anyway.) I will leave the remainder of the request to editor discretion. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk • contribs) 00:22, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • @2605:E000:90A3:C200:45FD:AA26:E3B0:CFA2. As you know there are a lot of jealous people in LA with an axe to grind. By posting in anonymously we don't know if you really are the subject of this Wikipedia article or some impersonator of him trying to ruin the article in a way that Ross would not be happy about – we are not mind-readers. Your best course of action (if you are Ross) is to create a Wikipedia account, then request and suggest changes on the article's talk page here: Talk:Ross_Cohen_(director). This protocol usually works very well. Also please note as it is important: Should you find it easier to get someone else to add suggestions to the talk page, then make sure, they make it clear, from the very start, that they are adding them on your behalf. Otherwise they may get blocked from editing. Think this enough for you to know in order to resolve this without fuss. I'm now going to exit stage left -and cut ! Bye. Aspro (talk) 16:25, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am usually on the pro-privacy side in such matters, but nothing of what currently is on the page seems to me to warrant removal (even if we were 100% sure this is the subject's request) since it is perfectly sourced and not really private to start with. (It even fails to mention the year of birth in the article body, though it still is present in the categories, which might be a stretch.) TigraanClick here to contact me 17:10, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    November 3

    Incorrect information on Telaga Caste page

    This is incorrect - In 2002, K. Srinivasulu describes Telaga as a "backward peasant caste".[7] Correction - Telaga caste was never categorized under Backward peasant caste after the formation of andhra pradesh state in 1956 though various efforts were made to include them under Backward category. So K. Srinivasulu is incorrect. Also , they are vaishnavites. What is there varna ? Are they kshatriyas/Kings/Warriors in olden times? Do we have any famous personalities ? What is the culture, food habits and occupations ? Do they carry caste title naidu or rao? Why are they compared to Reddy and Kamma naidu castes ? I guess both Telaga naidu and Kamma naidu fall under NAIDUS. Check out this link - http://naidumatrimony.com/ and click on Community drop down to see both Kamma and Telaga under one category — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.134.38.244 (talk) 02:53, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    As previously advised here, please discuss at the article talk page. See also here. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 04:11, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Incorrect infromation

    Hi the information on this story and how it evolved is incorrect. I edited it yesterday but it seems to have been returned to the story prior to that today. Can you please tell me how I can clarify how this story evolved and how it came to national prominence please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cocooranator (talk • contribs) 18:39, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    As noted here; Wikipedia:DAILYMAIL:
    Consensus has determined that the Daily Mail (including its online version, dailymail.co.uk) is generally unreliable, and its use as a reference is to be generally prohibited, especially when other more reliable sources exist.--S Philbrick(Talk) 18:50, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Cocooranator: Ping --S Philbrick(Talk) 18:51, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Can I do that. I am not prmoting anything I just want to make people aware that they can learn spanish from here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bazilinga (talk • contribs) 19:03, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Bazilinga. The answer is, probably not. "Make people aware" is, actually, not one of the intended functions of Wikipedia. Please look at external links, and if you can think that the link you want to add meets one of the (rather restrictive) criteria, then you can add it. --ColinFine (talk) 00:23, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this an Appropriate Article?

    Hi, I am quite into my local history and was interested in creating an article on a song popular with the youth of the mid-20th century in my town. I am not sure if this is appropriate for an article, or even mentioning in a pre-existing article. If not, then is there another website similar to Wikipedia where this would be alright to post? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tart Herb Hug (talk • contribs) 20:13, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Are their any publications (in press, for example) about that song? Ruslik_Zero 20:20, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Wikipedia has specific definitions for Notability (WP:NOTABLE) and Verifiability (WP:V) based on Reliable sources (WP:RS). If your subject is notable and verifiable by our definitions and does not fall into any of the categories in "What Wikipedia is not" (WP:NOT), then it is worthy of an article. Please read those four policies. It's amazing what we think is worthy of an article. Even if it's not worthy of a standalone article, some things that are not notable but that are verifiable are still worth mentioning in related articles. -Arch dude (talk) 22:57, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    expanding Wikipedia article "Mackinac College"

    I have written an expanded Wikipedia article "Mackinac College" with the help of nearly 50 people over the last 3 years. I need your advice/help on how to upload this article so that it replaces the current article.

    Wikipedia's "Mackinac College" article has existed since approx. 2006. On Jan 30, 2014 I contacted Wikipedia administrator Jref and asked whether the article could be divided into 3 articles: Mission Point (Mackinac Island), Mackinac College, and Mackinac Island (Humbard). On Jan 31 I discovered that three new short articles had been created. The following month I uploaded expanded Mission Point (Mackinac Island) and Mackinac College (Humbard) articles.

    I began uploading an expanded Mackinac College article at that time (2014). However, I and others were repeatedly obstructed by someone named REDPENOFDOOM. After some time I decided to work on the new Mackinac College article finding all available references possible, and then to finally upload it.

    My new expanded Mackinac College article is now almost complete (I still need to 'condense' identical references). What process should I use to upload my new article?. Should I simply delete and replace the existing text, or should I take some other approach? I have a list of what is wrong with the current article which I can post in TALK. Also, I can send you my expanded text if you would like (I've verified that it works in Sandbox).Karin D. E. Everett (talk) 23:00, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    It's not usually a good idea to rewrite an article offline, and, if you replace the existing article, then you are throwing away the work of those who have contributed there. I haven't seen your new article, or read the old one, so I can't comment on the best procedure, but discussion on the talk page of the article would be most appropriate. In particular, you might like to check with TheRedPenOfDoom who has edited the old article. Do you have some connection with the subject of the article? Dbfirs 23:34, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I am deeply familiar with Mackinac College, having lived there 5 years, graduated from the college (1970), having hundreds of friends who were staff, faculty, and students from the college. The 50 people who I refer to are among those. Having attended MC Reunions, and at the most recent Reunion having the draft of my expanded article greeted with enthusiastic approval and gratitude. TheRedPenOfDoom only added false information with incorrect references; then deleted correct information; then added false information; then deleted correct information. This WAS discussed in TALK (see the now-old existing TALK).Karin D. E. Everett (talk) 00:59, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I can see that you did try to discuss changes in the past. The problem seems to be that Wikipedia reports what is already published in WP:Reliable sources, not what people "know to be true". (I've had the same problem, so I have some sympathy.) I can't see your new version, so I can't judge whether it does or does not report what reliable independent sources say. We certainly don't want false information in Wikipedia, but if the information has been widely reported then we tend to record the fact that it has been reported, and balance this with references saying otherwise. Dbfirs 08:22, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Some unpleasant accusations here about the editing of TRPOD, who isn't very active at the moment. To suggest that he "only added false information with incorrect reference" is frankly just tosh, and an experienced editor making such comments would be roundly criticised, and deservedly sanctioned. Be warned that such accusations without pretty solid evidence are considered to be unnacceptable here. -Roxy the dog. bark 13:35, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Would seeing our new version of the Mackinac College article be helpful? I am happy to make it available for evaluation. If such an approach is appropriate, how would I do that? I can also provide a factual analysis of referencing problems in the existing content.
    Clearly I am attempting to take a fully honest approach to uploading our new material. Please note Nasa-verve's description of my initial attempt to update the site: "Re-add material from User:Karin D. E. Everett. I looked through her sources User:TheRedPenOfDoom and they are very reliable and I am familiar with many of them."Karin D. E. Everett (talk) 22:21, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    If you believe that the current article needs correcting or updating, you should try to get this done while respecting Wikipedia's guidelines (particularly WP:COI), by discussing the issues on its talk page. I have several times seen someone take the alternative approach "I don't like that article, so I'll create a new and better version, and then get the old one suppressed." I have never seen it succeed. Maproom (talk) 08:22, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    November 4

    Race of Mud

    hey I tried updating some information about my favorite underground band from my Country and I typed in several times the right captcha words but still I got a new one so I cannot save. Is this because I am using an iphone 6S? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binkabi313 (talk • contribs) 01:01, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Binkabi313. I do not know what the problem is with your captcha. But I will say that a new account (that has not yet existed for 4 days and made 10 edits) is not able to create a new page in article space directly; and in any case, before you attempt the really quite difficult task of creating a new article, I strongly suggest you read and study the essay your first article. --ColinFine (talk) 11:06, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi, @Binkabi313:. Make sure that when you've typed in the requested CAPTCHA word you're then scrolling down to the bottom of the edit window and clicking the 'Save Changes' button. Particularly on a restricted screen, it's easy (because I've done it myself) to forget and instead click the 'refresh' link immediately to the right of the CAPTCHA entry box – as you probably know, the purpose of this is to call up a new CAPTCHA image to copy-type when you can't read the one offered, so you can do this (and practice your CAPTCHA-reading skills) all night without actually asking the edit to be saved. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.200.138.27 (talk) 00:32, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford

    Ref number 3 is new but appears to be in red. Please fix and thanks. Signed - 120.150.115.66 (talk) 01:10, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Fixed No it's definitely in red, because November was misspelled. And of course the publisher is not "© 2017 Name Origin Research. All rights reserved". Eagleash (talk) 01:27, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Why are you consistently using access dates of exactly 2 years ago in your citations? Are you really using information that you looked at exactly 2 years ago and have not looked at since. If you are putting in 2015 dates and the information you are using was not at that URL in 2015 but was there in 2017, it will hinder anyone trying to resolve dead URLs in future. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:41, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Image being used is not correct

    To whom it may concern and who can please help correct Wikipedia page for Shane Niemi.

    The image posted with Canadian athlete Shane Niemi is incorrect. The image posted is actually of my son, Shane Niemi a singer songwriter from Los Angeles CA. For reference and confirmation of image being my son who is in his 20s can be found at www.iamnotshane.com - and all shane’s social media links for reference are listed there.

    The reason we’re asking this image to be removed is because it’s causing major confusion with fans and record labels.

    Thank you for your help!

    Joe Niemi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joeniemi (talk • contribs) 05:08, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Joeniemi: Hello; there is no image in the Wikipedia page for Shane Niemi, and has not been for as far as I went back in the edit history. If you are referring to the results of a Google search, where an image is displayed, Wikipedia has no connection with what appears there, although the way Google shows its results often implies that it is taken from Wiki. There is a feedback link at the bottom of the panel where the image is displayed. On another note a portion of the Wikipedia article about the athlete was recently blanked bu an anonymous user. If it was you, please don't do this without fully explaining your reasons as it could be considered unconstructive at best and lead to the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 07:25, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Changing username and old signatures on talk pages

    Hi all, I am thinking of changing my username (a common first name) to something less obvious. I also have another account (which is my real name) that was renamed to my current username, but somehow along the way I accidentally recreated it and made a few edits with it, so I am also going to rename it to something like "NewUsername2" to protect my privacy.

    Is it acceptable to change my old signatures on talk pages (including on archived talk pages), while linking them to the new user page, for privacy purposes? I am aware that it will still be present in the page history, but at least it won't show up on the page via a Google search.

    --Joshua Talk to me What I've done? 05:15, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I’m pretty sure you can purge stuff from the eyes of many (except admins and Wayback Machine thingies since it’s inevitable) by kindly asking an admin to help (to be honest I don’t know how, via email or talk or Admin’s Noticeboard), but if you only had a few times you had to sign with that alt, you can probably just edit the pages. I don’t know if it’s allowed, but I think it is. Ask the experts here first (or just tell an admin to purge said signature to replace it with the new one). SoaPuffball (talk) 08:52, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hello, Joshua. First of all, you can redirect your user and user talk pages from the old username to the new username (I think but am not sure it happens automatically after a WP:RENAME), which would take care of people trying to find you from the old signature.
    However, if I understand correctly, your problem is to not have your old signature with your username in Google searches. I am not sure this is permissible under the current policy for multiple reasons, though none of those may be a stopping point.
    The biggest problem I see is practical: if someone in a talk page references you by your old username, changing your previously-written sig will make it confusing; and even if you were allowed to change such mentions (which I believe is not a breach of the spirit of WP:TPG, but it is probably a breach of the letter), you cannot really track them down thoroughly (someone might say on page A that "Oldusername on page B (link) said that..." and you do not even know page A existed; mentions can contain typos or abbreviations of your old username, etc.) Maybe you could ask at WT:TPG whether your proposed changes are acceptable.
    Also, per WP:SOCKLEGIT, you would possibly need to link the usernames both ways, which would probably defeat the purpose. I suggest you ask at WT:SOCK about that point (since the present situation is a case where you have a good reason not to link usernames).
    Finally, assuming you made more than a few (say <50) posts, you should consider using a WP:BOT to do it. With or without it, this task would likely require approval at WP:BRFA. (Manual editing, if it is done too quickly, must obey the rules for automated editing, the basic reason being that there is no way to catch unapproved bot users otherwise.) If you get a stamp of approval for the rest, this stage should not be an issue, but it might publicize your username change. TigraanClick here to contact me 11:38, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hey Josh. I'll weigh in with a touch of experience in this area. Once you've used your real name on wiki, the only real way to ensure privacy is a clean start (see Wikipedia:Clean start). But even this is likely to cause some problems and have a transition period, where other users will need to "learn to trust" a brand new account that has fairly extensive knowledge of policy. A simple name change also has a transition period that passes fairly quickly (a few weeks) depending on how active you are.
    I don't think anyone would raise a stink about you changing old signatures for privacy reasons, and it actually makes you easier to reach, since pings won't go through if someone pings your old name. But the problem is that in order to avoid raising eyebrows, you would probably need to leave a clear edit summary that itself would still tie you back to your old user name publicly. GMGtalk 13:04, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Should the lang template be used also for proper names, like names of people?

    In the article Association of Academies of the Spanish Language I added lang templates, and some of them were for Spanish names of people because I thought that the screen reader then would pronounce the names properly, but another editor deleted the templates from the names of people. I disagree with him because as mentioned above I thought the screen reader would pronounce them properly with the template but I'm kind of new using those templates so I don't know if I was mistaken in the use I gave to the template or the other editor was mistaken in deleting them. Can you guys provide some guidance? Thinker78 (talk) 17:18, 4 November 2017 (UTC) edited 02:58, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I need someone to give me the 50 DYK?s medal

    Basically, I need someone to please give me the 50 DYK?s medal. Indeed, I don't want to give it to myself and I already have enough DYK? nominations to get this medal: User:Futurist110/DYK (also, see here: User_talk:Futurist110). Futurist110 (talk) 17:41, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Basically, you shouldn't have needed to ask; I, or any other editor, would have anyway given this to you any of these days. Your contributions are without doubt exemplary. Thank you for making the project significantly better with your article contributions. Hope you keep this up. Your medal is already there on your talk page. Warmly, Lourdes 04:31, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined post

    Hello, My post on IGR-IAE School has been declined for the reason being verifiable references are missing.

    But I attached several links as reference : - from the School : http://www.igr.univ-rennes1.fr/en - from the Public University it belongs to : https://international.univ-rennes1.fr/ - from well-known national French newspapers and websites: https://www.capital.fr/votre-carriere/finance-tresorerie-igr-iae-de-rennes-480286 http://www.letudiant.fr/etudes/annuaire-enseignement-superieur/etablissement/etablissement-ecole-universitaire-de-management-9320.html http://meilleurs-masters.com/master-ingenierie-financiere-et-finance-d-entreprise/igr-iae-rennes-master-ii-analyse-et-strategie-financiere.html http://www.ecoles2commerce.com/ecoles/iae-rennes https://fr-fr.facebook.com/IGR-IAE-de-Rennes-236544684005/ https://www.challenges.fr/emploi/formation/universites-15-masters-de-gestion-management-et-finance-reputes_29118

    Also please note the School is in many Wikipedia articles in French/English : - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_d%27administration_des_entreprises_de_Rennes_%E2%80%94_Institut_de_gestion_de_Rennes - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_d'administration_des_entreprises - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facult%C3%A9_de_sciences_%C3%A9conomiques_de_Rennes_1 - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Score_IAE_Message - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_d%27Administration_des_Entreprises

    Can you please explain me what I missed ?

    Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by JAN75 (talk • contribs) 18:25, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The draft at Draft:IGR-IAE includes none of those, just a link to the school's website itself. Did you put the references somewhere else by mistake? Nanonic (talk) 18:32, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Using Wikidata in convert-module

    How can wikidata be used in the convert-module?

    before: width = 1.79 m (70 in)

    after: width = <<-- did not work — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elefantikus (talk • contribs) 20:27, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    {{convert|{{#property:P2049|from=Q41918566}}|mm|in|abbr =on}} → [convert: invalid number]
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:09, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to change a page title

    I need to change the page title for the present "Fair Deal Cafe" wikipedia page to "Charlie Hall's Original Fair Deal Cafe". My client owns the Fair Deal Cafe in Omaha, Nebraska. Facebook has created a community page called "Fair Deal Cafe" pulling from the public wikipedia site which is what brought it to my attention. FAcebook is telling me that because the public page is up/open that they have the right to do so; even though they are using copyrighted material from my client's business (logo, pictures, address, web AND shows up in first position when people are in my client's actual restaurant to "check in" that they are actually checking in and liking the community page. This has been a nightmare to try and get the "historical" content showing correctly and the present day business separated. Because Facebook is drawing from the public wikipedia page; I need to start here with editing it. I"ve edited the body writing, but don't see how to edit the page title. I also have historical pictures which can be uploaded to the historical wikipedia page; but I don't know how to do that either. Sorry, my first experience with wikipedia. Learning though! thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingtutter (talk • contribs) 22:04, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kingtutter: The page has been moved and your talkpage has information about images. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 22:13, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • (edit conflict) The cafe's official and common name seem to just be Fair Deal Cafe. All the sources on the page support that, and a search for the long name turns up nothing. If you're trying to separate the historic cafe from the new one, there are better ways to go about that, and if you're doing this so the Facebook page is corrected, again this is not the way to do that. CrowCaw 22:17, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    It was reverted by Maproom. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 22:23, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict)I note that you have a WP:Conflict of interest in this article, and that you have not yet declared your WP:Paid status as required by our terms. I'd advise that the best policy, in view of your connections with the subject, would be to suggest changes on the talk page of the article. Neither Wikipedia nor Facebook has any right to use copyright material, and if you find any in our article, just remove it, explaining why in your edit summary. Wikipedia has no control over Facebook, and little interest in what subjects of an article would prefer, but we do care about copyright and accuracy. Dbfirs 22:20, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have moved it back again. Wikipedia's policy for article names is to use the name by which published sources usually refer to the subject, e.g. Newt Gingrich not Newton Leroy Gingrich. I find that none of the sources cited in Fair Deal Cafe call it "Charlie Hall's Original Fair Deal Cafe", while some of them call it "Fair Deal Cafe". As for your discussion with Facebook – if you believe that there is material in the Wikipedia article which is in breach of your copyright, please let us know, and we will remove it. Maproom (talk) 22:24, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    November 5

    2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season

    Can You Move The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season from the talk page to the draft page please. I Would Accept it. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 00:41, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    this? There is no substance currently. CTF83! 04:24, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to use Template:Proposed deletion/dated?

    I've just proposed Ohbabynames for deletion, using {{proposed deletion}},with "subst" as described in its documentation. I did not use {{proposed deletion/dated}}, in part because I did not know of it before using the parent template, and in part because there's no documentation of how it's connected to its parent. Why use one instead of the other? What's the difference in effect?

    THE NEXT SECTION HEADING IS AN UNAVOIDABLE RESULT OF THE TEMPLATE I AM DEMONSTRATING. PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT.


    with "notify":
    {{subst:proposed deletion notify|Ohbabynames|concern=The subject is not [[WP:N|notable]] as far as the article shows: all the references are either to its own domain, or to sites that list domains or domain information. The article itself is both [[WP:PROMO|promotional]] and an [[WP:O|orphan]].}}
    produces

    >>>>>

    Proposed deletion of Ohbabynames

    THE SECTION HEADING JUST ABOVE IS AN UNAVOIDABLE RESULT OF THE TEMPLATE I AM DEMONSTRATING. PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT.

    The article Ohbabynames has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

    The subject is not notable as far as the article shows: all the references are either to its own domain, or to sites that list domains or domain information. The article itself is both promotional and an orphan.

    While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

    You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

    Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion.

    <<<<<


    with "/dated":
    {{proposed deletion/dated|Ohbabynames|concern=The subject is not [[WP:N|notable]] as far as the article shows: all the references are either to its own domain, or to sites that list domains or domain information. The article itself is both [[WP:PROMO|promotional]] and an [[WP:O|orphan]].}}
    produces

    >>>>>

    <<<<<


    The text and layout are different, but they both suggest notifying the creator of the page and neither one is dated. What's the point of having them both?

    Please {{Ping}} me to discuss. --Thnidu (talk) 05:12, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thnidu: there are three ways to try to get an article deleted. They are Speedy Deletion, Proposed Deletion, and Article for Deletion. The documentation could certainly be more helpful in guiding editors on which one to apply. Maproom (talk) 08:10, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thnidu Your use of the {{proposed deletion/dated}} template here looks correct, but won't actually work because the timestamp parameter is missing; without it, there's nothing to track the seven day waiting period, and no administrator will actually get round to looking at the article and deleting it. The {{proposed deletion}} template is designed to be much easier to use, as it arranges for the user name and timestamp to be filled in correctly. The formatting of {{proposed deletion}} and {{proposed deletion notify}} is different because one is intended to be placed at the top of the article, and the other is intended to be placed as a notification on an editor's talk page. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:26, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have tried to clarify the documentation for {{Proposed deletion/dated}} without adding too many details.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 11:03, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Better yet: Merge these two templates, just like {{orfurrev}} and {{Orphaned non-free revisions}} were merged, {{repeat|p|3}}ery (talk) 13:19, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    editing a celebrity page

    I want to add a picture to his wikipedia page because it doesn't have any and also want to add his instagram account. How can i do it. Since I am new to this, I need help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nayabzamm (talk • contribs) 06:52, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, see Wikipedia:Uploading images for a guide to the image upload process and establishing the correct copyright status of the image you wish to add. To add an Instagram account as an external link, you can use Template:Instagram to easily add it. Hope this helps. Kosack (talk) 08:02, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    Nayabzamm, as a piece of general advice, when you ask a question here or elsewhere on Wikipedia, you'll get much better results by giving as much information as you can; in this case, the name of the article, preferably linked. In fact it wasn't necessary here, but it generally helps. --Thnidu (talk) 18:30, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to create business page in wikipedia?

    Hi,

    I want to create a business page in Wikipedia, is there any page that can help me on step by step?

    Please help me with rules also.

    Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.5.133.9 (talk) 17:57, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Business pages are not encyclopedic. Create one instead on on Facebook, Inlinketc., but not on Wikipedia . Aspro (talk) 18:15, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed. There is no such thing as a "business page" on Wikipedia, any more than there are "profiles". What we do have is articles, about notable businesses and many other subjects. These are (or should be) neutrally-written summaries of what sources completely unconnected with the subject have published about them. --ColinFine (talk) 18:45, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Adding a link to a foreign-language article

    I have been trying to add a link to the Italian-language version of the article Istituto Italiano di Antropologia to the article Journal of Anthropological Sciences, and I was hoping to get it to display "it" and then take you to the Italian Wikipedia page when you click on this. I've seen this on many pages before but I can't figure out how to do it. I thought there should be some sort of template to use but I can't find it. Can someone help me do this? Everymorning (talk) 20:42, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I see "Add links" under "Languages" in the left pane of Journal of Anthropological Sciences. Do you see that? See more at Help:Interlanguage links. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:58, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    "Add links" under "Languages" is for articles on the same subject, but in this case I think the OP is probably looking for {{ill}}. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:01, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, David Biddulph, this is in fact just what I was looking for. Everymorning (talk) 21:31, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Comet Ping Pong

    Greenwood served as the chef of both restaurants;[7] she left her position as executive chef and co-owner in 2006 citing urgent family matters and other personal interests.[8][9]

    The footnotes state that Greenwood left in June of 2009. The date of 2006 should be changed to 2009. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.4.49.243 (talk) 21:04, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I have corrected it, but Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit" so you could have done so yourself. Thanks for pointing out the error. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:12, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Date format in reftoolbar

    I edit with the source editor, and always use MM/DD/YYYY format. I use citation templates from the reftoolbar, which fills out the access date automatically with one click and does so in DD/MM/YYYY format. Usually, someone eventually changes the format in the citations to match the rest of the article with a script or something. Is there a way to specify the format up front to eliminate this extra work and clutter to the revision history, etc. MB 21:14, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello,

    I need to change the logo/file that appears on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Portugal_Rugby.svg because that's not the right logo from Portuguese rugby union anymore. So I would like to change it but I can't figure out how. Can you Help me ? Thanks PortugalRugby (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:23, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Images

    Hello,

    Please see the last revert made on the article Canada and come to discuss it on Talk:Canada.

    Thanks

    WhatsUpWorld (talk) 23:38, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Request - Change of Wikipedia Display Title

    Hello. Our organisation has recently changed its name from "Lowy Institute for International Policy" to a shortened "Lowy Institute." As it seems I am unable to change the display title, is this something Wikipedia can change for us? If not, would we need to create a whole new Wikipedia page with the updated title? Our Wikipedia page link is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowy_Institute_for_International_Policy and our website is: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/.

    Many thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lowy2017 (talk • contribs) 00:02, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Article titles are changed by moving the page but your account is too new for that. I have moved it to Lowy Institute. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:15, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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