User talk:MB

Dogster Magazine Cover

Hi there, hope all is well!

My name is Teresa and I work in the Art Department at Belvoir Media Group. Our team has discussed updating one of our magazine title's (Dogster) Wikipedia page since it has not been updated much since Dogster turned from a digital community into a magazine back in 2015, or since Dogster changed ownership to us in 2017. With that being said, we are trying to do some much-needed updates, and have some questions. I'm not too familiar with editing on Wikipedia, so if you could be of any help/point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it!

I'm trying to update our page to include a photo of our magazine cover. I do notice that it keeps getting deleted for copyright reasons, however, I see that many other magazines somehow have their covers on their page (including our former title Dog Fancy Dog Fancy). How are other magazines able to post their cover, but we are not? Are there any special steps that should be taken that I missed? Or is there anything you need from us to allow this to be posted on our Wiki page? I tried to find the answer to these questions on the Help and Commons pages, but had a hard time. I uploaded our original cover file to the Upload Wizard in the Wikimedia Commons– is this not correct? Belvoir owns Dogster magazine, and we'd like to grant permission. Do you think you could please walk me through the process?

We'll also be updating our Wiki page for our sister publication Catster (formerly Cat Fancy - it redirects to Cat Fancy) sometime in the near future and would like to include one of our covers there as well. Please let me know if you need some sort of documentation or what not so that we can include our covers on our pages. I apologize in advance if these questions are already answered elsewhere- again I am new to Wikipedia and am just looking to give our pages some updates to bring them into 2019! Thanks so much in advance!!

Teresa B, Production Coordinator, Belvoir Media Group (tbloz3) --Tbloz3 (talk) 21:18, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Tbloz3, the image was deleted at Commons because they only accept free material not under any copyright. The owner of the copyright must release the image for anyone anywhere to use for any purpose (even commercial), and have the authority to do so. Magazine covers are usually uploaded not to Commons, but directly here on WP with limited usage available under the fair use policy. You should read the information there and if you need more help you can ask at the Help Desk. MB 22:18, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Thank you so much for getting back to me, I appreciate it! I shall try that. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tbloz3 (talk • contribs) 22:23, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Why can't i find my translated article by searching on google?

Please I need your help, what should i do?

Arizona Territory capitals

Hi, I promoted your hook to Prep 1. I was wondering if you wanted to credit Allen3 as well, if he had this topic in his sandbox? Yoninah (talk) 19:13, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

Yoninah, I created this article on my own; I don't believe Allen3 had started anything about this particular subject although he did on many others from the Arizona Territorial period. I have another article almost done on which he did do initial research and will list him as co-nominator on that one. MB 20:14, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

OK, thanks! Yoninah (talk) 21:31, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

Orphaned article tagging via AWB

Hi, I understand that you are using AWB to do tagging of articles, including orphaned articles. I just like to inform you that currently an orphan article is defined as an article with zero incoming links, see WP:ORPH. I think your AWB settings is probably set to minimum 3 incoming links as per the older definition. It will be great if you can just update it! Thanks --Xaiver0510 (talk) 02:50, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Xaiver0510, I was unaware of this. I believe I was just using default settings, but found that there is an option that must be set to restrict orphan tagging to articles with only zero links. I wonder why that is not the default. Thanks for telling me about this; I have made the change. MB 03:37, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

MB, Thank you! It might have be the correct default (3) when you started using AWB. Only way to know is to redownload AWB and see what is the current default settings, or is there a default settings configuration that can be downloaded and checked? Nonetheless, thanks! --Xaiver0510 (talk) 03:51, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Arizona Territory capitals

On 16 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arizona Territory capitals, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the capital of the Arizona Territory moved from Prescott to Tucson, back to Prescott, and then to Phoenix in its first 25 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arizona Territory capitals. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arizona Territory capitals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Infobox fixes

Frietjes, do you mind if I contact you directly to fix minor template parameter fixes since you are so responsive and easy to work with? For example, I found Template:Infobox park will display |url=, but reports it as unknown (|website= is the documented parameter). URL should be fully deprecated. I reported this on the talk page there and it didn't get fixed.

Template:Infobox company accepts |caption= but does not display it (|image_caption= is the documented parameter). So caption should be flagged as an error. Thanks. MB 16:24, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

okay, I fixed the display issue, but also flagged it as unknown. Frietjes (talk) 17:22, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi MB - thanks for fixing the Behrouz Boochani infobox template! I see that you removed the caption parameter altogether and I'd just like to understand the reason for this. Is it because it's not necessary? (I was hoping to credit the photographer and add the date - but I see that those appear by hovering the mouse, via the alt parameter, anyway. I don't suppose it matters much.) Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:51, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Laterthanyouthink, The infobox image/caption should be about the subject of the article only. Full information about the photo can be obtained by clicking on the photo. A caption is optional and can be added if it adds information. But the caption was "portrait" which is obvious, and the subject (which is already stated above). If you want to say something like "Subject in 2015", or "Subject at the xyz show in London" then that adds additional information and is useful. See MOS:CAPTION. MB 04:03, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for that MB. I'll have another look in a while and think about whether it's worth adding the date. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 05:05, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Talkback

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Nomination of KBXZ for deletion

(Notifying you because you put coordinates on this article. Even though it was unsourced, maybe you know something about this station.)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article KBXZ is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KBXZ until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Closeapple (talk) 01:52, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Closeapple, I know nothing about this station. I was going through the category of places with missing coords in Arizona back in 2016. The coord I added is a specific building, but I can't remember what led me to that building. It must have been something I found at the time. I won't be commenting at the AFD, I certainly wouldn't object to removing the coords due to lack of sourcing if the article survives, which is probably unlikely. Thanks for the notification. MB 02:12, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

source please

Hi, what is your source that E. W. Cummings is an engineer, in this diff, and that he/she is significantly associated with the Fremont Powerhouse as its engineer? I don't see that supported in the one main source in the article, and I don't believe it is supported by NRIS. I ask because I have seen a number of unexplained, unsourced edits by you, apparently (by their edit summaries) for purpose of removing a maintenance error category on articles. I raised it on another case or two already. I think this is a problem. Would you please provide your source here and elsewhere? --Doncram (talk) 04:58, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Doncram, It's plainly stated in the nomination: "Designed by engineer E. W. Cummings of Seattle, Washington, the Fremont Powerhouse exhibits the influence of the Richardsonian Romanesque style." Not sure why you had trouble finding this. MB 16:10, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi, there is no nomination source in the article. At the article there is just NRIS and this source which I checked. --Doncram (talk) 17:52, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

I think on another one or a few other articles you've done, I believe you have probably yourself had access to some source(s) not in article. On at least one other I tried hard to get to the NRHP nomination document myself, thinking you probably had, but I could not get to it. Here, I didn't try. It is not cited in the article. If you do use the NRHP document as a source, please do add it. Thanks. --Doncram (talk) 17:55, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Doncram, I just clicked on the NRIS refnum link in the infobox where it brought up an image with the "download PDF" option. I think that is a valid referencing technique (remember, refs don't even have to be online). I really don't know how to create a separate reference to the PDF (which is actually on my computer), and frankly many of the ones created by other people don't work anymore. It seems there is a bigger issue without a good solution. I get lots of "not found" errors or "unsecure connection" errors when trying to use them. It would certainly be good to have working online refs in every article... MB 18:09, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, I agree about what would be good, and we all have a long way to go. I think it really does add a whole lot of value for readers to get good working NRHP document references into articles all the way. This is about Fremont Powerhouse and Lumpkin County Jail and perhaps others.

If the refnum link works, though, then the draft reference available in the Elkman NRHP infobox generator will work too. So even tho we already have an infobox, the quickest way to get a reference IMO is to fire up the generator (which I often/usually already have open), and look up "Fremont Powerhouse", and then the citation is there ready to copy-paste: <ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83002151}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fremont Powerhouse |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author= |date= |accessdate=February 24, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=83002151|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref>

You need to verify that both text and photos really are available. And per a thread at wt:NRHP, I think the title needs to be corrected if the doc is a state doc rather than an NRHP doc. And it's further good to customize with author and date and photo info. I click on the link from the generator to get to the documents, and in this case revise it to:<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83002151}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fremont Powerhouse |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=E. Gail Throop |date=November 1981 |accessdate=February 24, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=83002151|photos=y|title=accompanying 16 photos from 1978 and 5 historic photos}}</ref>

It is more of a pain if the article is for a new listing not covered in the NRHP infobox generator yet. Hope this helps though. --Doncram (talk) 18:51, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

By the way, thank you for showing me at Tripp County Veteran's Memorial, about using a gallery to display 2 pics, instead of my usual stacking up of thumbs. Maybe because you used "mode=packed", it looks pretty good. And I copied that in starting Manthey Barn. --Doncram (talk) 18:51, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

How in the world do I get updated information on the Hutto ISD page

I keep updating the information for Hutto Independent School District and taking down irrelevant information that is very biased (like scandals). Nothing I am adding is incorrect and the page keeps being reverted back to old information. Half of the staff listed are no longer at Hutto ISD and I was trying to make it similar to other school district pages. Please explain what is wrong with my edits. Bald Eras01 (talk) 16:11, 25 February 2019 (UTC) [1]

Bald Eras01 The fact that you have only edited this article and have removed sourced information that you say is biased suggests that you may have a WP:COI and should not be editing this article. You should read and follow the COI policy. MB 16:36, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

MB Then will you please, as a "Veteran Editor," get this page updated. Bald Eras01 (talk) 16:49, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Bald Eras01, I removed the controversy section, not because the school district wants it out, but because it violates two very important policies - WP:NOT and WP:BLP. John from Idegon (talk) 18:00, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

John from Idegon, Thanks for taking care of this. I suspected that section was over the top but hadn't looked at it closely and really have no desire to edit this article. MB 18:52, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

No problem. That was some of the most ridiculous localcruft I've ever seen. Somehow it was germane that the school nurse who had a gun pulled on her was the superintendent's wife, and for some reason it was implied she should have been arrested for having a gun pulled on her. Hmmm. John from Idegon (talk) 21:41, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Bald Eras01, if you want any other info corrected, follow the procedure outlined at WP:COI for making edit requests at the article talk page. John from Idegon (talk) 18:02, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of George J.Roskruge

Hello! Your submission of George J. Roskruge at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:20, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

An edit required

Hi MB. Please make an edit on "Hanif Sanket" page. Below his (Hanif Sanket) image a tab required, "Birth Name". Unfortunately it has been deleted. -Rhythm Nishat Mahmud Rhythm (talk) 14:50, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Nishat Mahmud Rhythm, the birth name has not been deleted. It is displayed in the infobox following the words "Born", just above the date of birth. MB 14:53, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for the CleanUp at HolyCross School Salem

Dear MB, Thank you for the clean up done at HolyCross School, Salem. Now the page looks great Thiagupillai (talk) 01:47, 7 March 2019 (UTC)