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June 9

i am music video editor how can i add my own page on wikipedia

i am music video editor, i am work with punjabi , canadian artist's i trying to add my work or profile on wikipedia can anyone help me ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wahidpuria (talk • contribs) 05:30, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a social media site with profiles; it is an encyclopedia with articles on subjects which meet its definition of notability. Please read the advice against autobiography. --David Biddulph (talk) 05:34, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

AfD topic alerts

Is there a bot, or script, that can be run to leave talk page alerts when articles in certain genres/ topics etc are nominated for AfD? ——Serial ^# 09:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@Serial Number 54129: Maybe User:AAlertBot or Wikipedia:Article alerts? Not sure though. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 04:52, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks very much for that OkayKenji, I've never seen that bot before! Cheers. I wonder if it's only for projects though; Headbomb, can it report to individual talk pages too? ——Serial ^# 08:56, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Not sure I understand the question, but feel free to peruse WP:AALERTS/SUB and see if that answers it. If not, feel free to ask at WT:AALERTS. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 13:25, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

HELP NEEDED!

Can someone please run me to a live session on how to make a Wikipedia page as it is too confusing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pune Gasparts (talk • contribs) 10:19, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Pune Gasparts Wikipedia has articles, not mere "pages". Successfully creating a new article is indeed the absolute hardest task to perform on Wikipedia. I might suggest that you read Your First Article and use the new user tutorial to learn more about how Wikipedia operates and what is expected of article content. You might also try spending time editing existing articles in areas that interest you, to get a feel for the process. 331dot (talk) 10:33, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@331dot: Hoping, of course, that it's nothing to do with [1]  ;) ——Serial ^# 12:41, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Adding a person to Wikipedia

How can i add a name to this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Don320 (talk • contribs) 18:16, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@Don320: You can add a new article about any notable person, by our definition of notable (WP:N). Most people are not notable. We will delete any article whose subject is not notable. Really. Don't waste your time unless you are satisfied the subject is notable.. After you have established that your subject is notable, proceed to WP:YFA to learn how to create the article. Almost all lists of names in our articles only allow names of people who have articles, so do not add the name of a person without an article or it will be deleted. -Arch dude (talk) 18:37, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

How to check on a username change

Hello, thank you for your time. I'm trying to find an answer to my request for a username change. I did find a history of when I asked for the name change, but I'm unclear on the response by a Robot clerk note that there were no problems found, yet my username is still the same.

I'm also unclear if once the username has changed then does my log in immediately change? and does it keep the same password as the old username. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MeaningfulCoaching (talk • contribs) 18:42, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@MeaningfulCoaching: Since your request is still listed at Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple#MeaningfulCoaching → SCRPedits, the request has not been completed yet. GoingBatty (talk) 20:15, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

From Draft to Live process / assistance

I started a wiki page for information about a nonprofit offering services, tools, and assistance to voters. I put up a draft however would like to go live so I can continue to make edits and allow the community to add details as well on the live site. Please point me in the right direction to enable the wiki page to go live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:GoVoteMiami,_Inc Thank you, Jonscottcorp — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonscottcorp (talk • contribs) 18:49, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

It is obviously not yet fit to go live, as it has no references to published reliable sources independent of the subject to prove its notability under Wikipedia's definition. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:00, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Jonscottcorp. The draft is "live" in the sense that anybody in the world can see it if they know to look, and contribute to it if they choose. But drafts are not accepted into the encylclopaedia until they meet our minimum requirements for an encyclopaedia article. If you moved your draft to main space now, it would very quickly get either deleted, or perhaps moved back to draft. Please see WP:NCORP and WP:CITE, and remember that Wikipedia is basically not interested in what the subject of an article says (or wants to say) about themselves: it is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject have chosen to publish about the subject (in reliable places). Also note that Wikipedia may not be used for promotion, no matter how worthy the cause may be. --ColinFine (talk) 20:44, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

I added the updates. Is it compliant to go live?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonscottcorp (talk • contribs) 22:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC) 

Jonscottcorp If you were to submit the draft for review right now, it would be rejected. Your draft just tells about the organization. Wikipedia articles must do more, they must summarize what independent reliable sources say about an organization, indicating how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable organization. Wikipedia is not interested in how the organization describes itself or in what it considers to be its own mission, it is only interested in what others say about the organization. You list some links to what appear to be stories about or related to the organization, but in reading the article text they don't seem to be mentioned and the text reads as a promotional brochure for the organization. You may wish to read Your First Article for more information.

I will add the submission information so you can submit it at a later time after you have worked on it some more- but again you shouldn't submit it yet. 331dot (talk) 22:22, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

If you are associated with this nonprofit, you must review and comply with conflict of interest and paid editing. 331dot (talk) 22:23, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

I will add, Jonscottcorp that your urgency, and some of the things you say about your article, suggest to me that you are here not to build an encyclopaedia, but to use Wikipedia to publicise your cause. Please see NOTSOAPBOX. --ColinFine (talk) 09:27, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Colin- I am not interested in writing a whole detailed portfolio of information regarding the cause. I am passionate about non-profits, the constitution, and the importance of voting. I would like to create a simple page for a bipartisan non-profit I am not directly connected to however I support their cause. I believe they deserve to have a spot on wiki for the community to contribute. I hope more information is contributed from the community and public than from myself. I wanted to just get it up however to be compliant and to be approved to publish, I was required to add more details and references. I am bipartison as well and I believe it is important to be helpful and to provide information without bias which is what intrigues me about this organization. Please advise if I need to make any more adjustments for it to go live. Once its live, I will leave it up to the public to edit, maintain, and contribute. Sincerely, Jonscottcorp

Hello again, Jonscottcorp. I am replying here rather than replying to your email: generally discussions about Wikipedia are public, and are carried out on talk and project pages (like this one). If you ping me (as I have you here), and sign your posts (with four tildes ~~~~), I will be notified with a link to the posting, whereas in this case I had to go looking for the posting.

I still think you are not understanding what Wikipedia is. Nobody and nothing "deserves a spot" on Wikipedia, because nobody and nothing "has" an article on Wikipedia. Rather, Wikipedia has articles about notable subjects. They do not belong to their subjects, they are not for the benefit (or the detriment) of their subjects, and their content generally does not come from the subject, but from independent commentators. While anybody may contribute to Wikipedia, contributions from people who do not understand how Wikipedia works (and its need for information to be sourced reliably) often get rapidly removed, leading to disappointment or worse. Whle creating an article "for the community to contribute" could potentially get more people editing Wikipedia, my concern is that we would effectively have a whole crowd editing with a conflict of interest, and probably nobody would get satisfaction.

The organisation sounds like something that I would support if I were in the area; but with my Wikipedia hat on, I am only interested in whether or not it is notable, and whether the article is appropriately written, viz, a neutral summary of what independent reliable sources say about the organisation. --ColinFine (talk) 21:54, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Jonscottcorp (talk) 07:05, 12 June 2020 (UTC) Hi ColinFine Thank you for your continued assistance. I apologize for the incorrect verbiage utilizing the word "deserve". I have now updated the article on the notable subject of voting in america and the non-profit making a huge impact in the community regarding voting, awareness, tools, and helping more people eligible to vote access the needed resources to meet deadlines and be voter ready. I reviewed other wiki pages such as Nonprofit_VOTE and Project_Vote which are live and I am trying my best to follow your direction. I am hoping with the new adjustments, this article can be approved to go live. It now has more details and references than other wiki pages and the article is about a non-profit making a difference in the community with big accomplishments for just being created in 2018. They are working with the government and are increasing voter turnout. I also only provided details and facts without my opinion in the article. I appreciate your insight and assistance.

Jonscottcorp You say you are not "directly" connected to this nonprofit. Are you indirectly connected? I ask this because the draft still reads as a promotional piece for the organization. Increasing and helping voting is certainly a noble cause, but Wikipedia is not for telling the world about noble causes. That's what social media is for. Much like the Project Vote article you mention, your draft should only summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage state about the organization. Please review the definition of a notable organization for more information. 331dot (talk) 08:01, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Article on company or it's products?

Alright, so there's this company I want to write an article on, the thing is, reliable sources only ever talk about the company's products and not the company itself. WP:PRODUCT says that it's recommended that any information on a company's products should be in the article of the company rather than then having "multiple stubs about each individual product", but I don't want to create an article on a company just to have it be primarily about the company's products as per WP:OFFTOPIC. Likewise, I'd rather not create a "List of products manufactured by <insert company name here>" as per WP:NOTDIRECTORY. So what's my course of action?Americanfreedom (talk) 19:33, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@Americanfreedom: For the Acme company, if Acme's products are notable, then "Acme products" would be an acceptable article. It's not a list. However, I'm skeptical that the products will be notable. You would need to meet WP:N, finding multiple independent substantial references in reliable sources that are independent of the source. As a separate issue, if you are associated with the company please read and adhere to WP:COI. If you are being compensated by the company in any way, you must comply with WP:PAID. If your username is the name of a company, you must change it (WP:USERNAME). -Arch dude (talk) 20:34, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

• If the products would all amount to nothing more than stubs, then perhaps start the article as "list of X products", fleshing out the descriptions, pictures, etc as you go. At some point it may make sense to fork them off, or alternately if it is comprehensive and well sourced, you may have a FL on your hands. Crow^Caw 22:19, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

It seems to me that a company is normally only notable for what it does. In the case of a manufacturing company it can only be notable for its products or possibly for the way it treats its its workers or because it is the only source of employment in a particular place. Such a company that has just been set up and is not yet in production would not yet be notable. The exceptions to this would be perhaps be if it intended to produce a totally new product that doesnt yet exist or was involved in some sort of scandal or was an "engine for fraud." I think a company that was owned by or led by a well known figure such as President Trump or Ringo Star would not in itself be notable.Spinney Hill (talk) 09:05, 10 June 2020 (UTC)Spinney Hill (talk) 09:03, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

When Can I Post Pages?

What are the basic protocols for being able to post a new page?

I've met 10 edits so far - ranging from small tweaks to a couple sentences. Is there a certain ranking you must achieve before having this ability? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jthorp72 (talk • contribs) 21:40, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@Jthorp72: Hi, you can usually start creating articles when your account is 4 days old and has made 10 edits. See Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Autoconfirmed_and_confirmed_users for different user access levels. If your account is not confirmed or autoconfirmed yet then you can still create an article at Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation and your article will be reviewed Pi (Talk to me!) 21:46, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Jthorp72 Even if you are technically able to create articles (not just "page") yourself, it is strongly advised that you use Articles for Creation to create and submit a draft for review by another editor, so you find any problems before the article is formally a part of the encyclopedia, instead of afterwards when it will be treated more critically. Many don't realize that successfully creating a new Wikipedia article is the absolute hardest thing to do on Wikipedia. It's good to have some other eyes on your work for the first attempt. 331dot (talk) 22:26, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Need help with this article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Athar_Siddiqui — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shayarwazir (talk • contribs) 23:53, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@Shayarwazir: You have 8 references that do not have footnotes within the draft. I suggest you summarize the content of those web pages in your draft, and move the references accordingly. GoingBatty (talk) 02:49, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

I was rudely spoken to by one of your main editors:

My son's father Adam Stanger, all of his information is basically wrong... and there is no mention of too much truthfulness... Adam doesn't use the computer and so I was fixing things and adding missing information including the fact that he has never been African American, he is Panamanian and American. Also there is a lot of wrong information regarding about his touring with Jerry Cantrell. He was hired with his band, "Comes With The Fall" to do double duty and was thrown off of the tour two different times, because they were feeding him drugs... on top of that... His son, CoryAdam Rogers/Stanger deserves to be recognized as a part of his life. I don't appreciate some person that didn't even see or live what went on to try and write fiction and I'm so glad I only gave money to you guys once, because as far as I can see, you have a rude bunch of morons running this site. I will not take this lightly and I don't care if I'm banned. You all want to write a fake write up on a musician rather than the truth. He's done more than you're giving him credit for and I am going to just tell people that your page is the worst place to look for information. As I came across another one of my exes and I'm not even mentioned and was with him for over 4 years. So, good luck with your fictional information. I don't want to be famous, but Adam's son does deserve to be mentioned as he is his only living child and was introduced at the Hard Rock Cafe' by Jerry Cantrell, himself, as part of the line-up that night ( our son )... So, why don't you all work on your rude factor before you hand out your badges to idiots with no knowledge of the truth.

Jeniffer Rogers — Preceding unsigned comment added by MsAndruGibb (talk • contribs) 23:57, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

• Courtesy link to page in question, Adam Stanger. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 05:25, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Basically, a WP-article on any topic is meant to be a summary of what WP:Reliable sources (as defined by WP) has written about it. And with articles about living people (WP:BLP), we are meant to be very picky that anything in the article is well reffed. If you can get onboard with that, you may be able to have some influence on the contents of the article. However, you should also look at WP:COI. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:23, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@MsAndruGibb: Giving money to the Wikimedia Foundation helps it pay for servers, facilities, and staff. None of that has anything to do with us volunteer "morons", who are here to build a free encyclopedia, just as you're supposed to be. It's hard to feel any desire to help you when you come here calling us morons (also see WP:NPA). —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 17:31, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

June 10

Need help with RM

Hello a day or so ago I tried creating a requested move for the Just like Fire Would article as can be seen on its talk page. However it isn't listed at Requested moves, and the bot doesn't seem to notice it either. Could someone help fix this? Sakura Cartelet^Talk 00:19, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

It appears to be listed now. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 04:59, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Looking at the Diff {{requested move/dated|Just Like Fire Would}} and your signature was not added as it normally will do when there is a contested technical request. Not sure why exactly that occurred. WP:RM#TR says:

"If you object to a proposal listed in the uncontroversial technical requests section, please move the request to the Contested technical requests section, append a note on the request elaborating on why, and sign with ~~~~.

If your technical request is contested, or if a contested request is left untouched without reply, create a requested move on the article talk and remove the request from the section here. The fastest and easiest way is to click the "discuss" button at the request, save the talk page, and remove the entry on this page."

I clicked "discuss" on the page mentioned above, and {{requested move/dated|Just Like Fire Would}} was in the edit I made. Perhaps its a bug? But it is listed now. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 05:18, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Weird edits I've never made?

Uhh... hi there. I'm not a logged in user but I suddenly got random messages about new edits on pages that I haven't even visited (Guantanamo Bay and Jack something-or-other). What's all this about? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.7.219.118 (talk) 08:35, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

If you have no knowledge of such edits, then other persons made them under the same IP address that you are using. 331dot (talk) 08:43, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

You may have noticed that the warning about Guantanamo Bay was dated 2010, and about the other article was dated last year. The contributions from your IP address can be seen at Special:Contributions/202.7.219.118, accessible through the "Contributions" link at the top right of every Wikipedia page. At the foot of your use talk page it says: "If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so you can avoid further irrelevant notices." --David Biddulph (talk) 08:47, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

If you are not a registered user, then all Wikipedia knows about these edits is what IP they were made from. It has no knowledge about whether they were made by the same physical person. So it is probable that your IP address is shared among other people and these edits were made when the IP address was used by some other person. JIP | Talk 09:36, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Adding tabular column, topics ad images

How do I add tabular column, images and headings in the page which I created? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krithika Raj (talk • contribs) 13:27, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@Krithika Raj: You might want to review the information at Help:Introduction. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 22:54, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

rotary valve - Use in production engines section

This section is now out of date:

RCV Engines no longer develops or produces the scooter engine. Current engines are smaller capacity single/twin and four cylinder multi-fuel engines used in a variety of platforms including: forest and garden machinery, unmanned systems, hybrid range extenders, fixed and rotary wing UAV, marine applications and more.

Key attributes to the RCV design is its ability to run on a variety of fuels due to its unique combustion. Many engines struggle to run using heavy fuels (jet fuels) however RCV are able to switch between with no measurable power loss. This also allows for the ability to remote start. See https://www.rcvengines.com/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rcv engines (talk • contribs) 13:50, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

The place to suggest changes is on the article's talk page: Talk:Rotary valve. I will put a note on your user talk page about your user name. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:02, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Editing Information about me

Sir this is absurd that some people who have not been authorised by me hVe uploaded and created a Wikipedia false biography of me.

I tried to edit and add the proper true information but I am not allowed to make changes.

I am Deepa Jayakumar neice of former Tamilnadu chief Minister J Jayalalitha.

If the information on me is erroneous or untrue I should be allowed to edit it.

More over I would like to add more details about myself.

Either delete my profile permanently or allow me to make changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepsands74 (talk • contribs) 14:13, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello Deepsands74 and welcome to Wikipedia. Try to start with WP:BIOSELF. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:51, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Houston Ebony Opera Guild

Dear Wikipedia leadership and volunteers,

Houston Ebony Opera Guild appreciates having a Wikipedia listing. However, our street address has changed.

CORRECT ADDRESS IN JUNE 2020:

Houston Ebony Opera Guild 1600 Main Street Suite # 15 Houston, Texas, 77002

VERIFICATION: Houston Ebony Opera Guild is located in the office building owned by MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:E030:4EF0:FD31:F37B:D2AF:DA47 (talk) 14:15, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

The incorrect address appears to be on Google, Wikipedia doesn't have an article about Houston Ebony Opera Guild so far as I can see. You would need to contact Google directly to get it changed. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:56, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

You are mentioned in our article Culture of Houston, but without an address. --ColinFine (talk) 16:14, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Biography

Can I post my picture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucky yvy (talk • contribs) 16:01, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Lucky yvy, Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors (take the time to read that) advice against it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:22, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Manually created new article instead of moving draft by accident

I created in 3 edits the Draft:Police_and_Unions and manually copied the content into Police_and_Unions, not realizing I needed to change the namespace. Could someone delete the Draft, or delete the article, and then move the Draft to Wikipedia namespace? All edits are mine, so shouldn't be controversial either way. Shushugah (talk) 16:34, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

This was fixed, thank you User:Calliopejen1 Shushugah (talk) 16:48, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

i couldnt make a new article

I have created an account and also im in mediawiki community but when it comes to start a new wikipedia page i couldnt log in when i log in a notice comes like ive been blocked due to some ip address please help me with this issue. thanking you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sri amsni (talk • contribs) 16:47, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi Sri amsni - You cannot create articles as your account is not yet WP:Autoconfirmed - this post was your first edit. You need to have made 10 edits and been here for at least 4 days before you can create articles. However, as creating new articles is one of the most difficult things to do, we suggest you follow the procedure in WP:Your first article - Best wishes Arjayay (talk) 17:48, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

About my first article in Wikipedia.

Dear Wikipedia help desk members,

My name is Konstantinos Patrinos and I am a physics researcher in the field of experimental high energy physics. I am writing an article using my recent Wikipedia account on the inconsistency of some experimental results with the theory of relativity. This discrepancy is substantiated in scientific publications, some of which are considered historical. I have personally identified these problems by developing a physics hypothesis based on the existence of an absolute reference system.

Although my own scientific work is already published, I will start with this first article in wikipedia, because I find that the references in articles on the agreement of theory of relativity to various experiments in social web sites are much more than references to articles relating to inconsistency of experimental results with the theory of relativity.

More specifically, regarding to the specific experiments to which I refer in the article I am now writing, using my Wikipedia account, little or not at all reference is made in social web sites regarding to the problems of inconsistency of these experimental results with the theory of relativity.

My question is:

Since I have no experience in writing articles in wikipedia, what is your opinion, according to what I mentioned before, about whether something should be taken into account or improved in this article.

Sincerely, Dr. Konstantinos Patrinos <contact information redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by KPatrinos (talk • contribs) 19:49, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

I am sorry, Konstantinos, but Wikipedia by intention and design is not a venue for original research or synthesis of any kind. We neither seek nor host any kind of original scholarship, because that is not our purpose. Our goal is to aggregate information already published by reliable sources. Your goal is not compatible with that model. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:59, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Follow-up to about my first article in Wikipedia

I may not have formulated the question correctly. The article I am writing aims to aggregate information already published by scientific journals.

Konstantinos Patrinos — Preceding unsigned comment added by KPatrinos (talk • contribs) 20:20, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

If by "aggregate" you mean form a synthesis and/or draw a conclusion, that still counts as original research. JIP | Talk 20:22, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@KPatrinos: What is the name of your proposed article? The subject of a Wikipedia article must already be notable by our definition (WP:N) before the article is added. If you do a web search for the subject and cannot find multiple independent reliable sources, then the subject is not (yet) notable and any article will be deleted.-Arch dude (talk) 22:25, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Another question. Could I post a paper I have already published, using my wikipedia account, and what is the way to do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KPatrinos (talk • contribs) 23:03, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@KPatrinos: No. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a platform for people to publish original research (even if it's already been published elsewhere, and that would present a copyright issue to be resolved as well). Please have a look at the links in the new message on your talk page to get an idea of what we're about. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 23:14, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@KPatrinos: N.b., please try to use a descriptive, concise, and unique section title when posting here. Pages should not have duplicate section titles. Thanks. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 23:17, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Given that your work is already published, it might be possible to cite it as a reference on an already established Wikipedia article entirely unconnected to you, provided that your research actually adds value to the article and you're not just trying to promote your research. However, as has already been said, posting your research itself on Wikipedia is strictly forbidden. JIP | Talk 00:41, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

FYI

 – Combined sections by the same user about the same topic. GoingBatty (talk) 01:53, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

About the title and content of the article.

I would like your help in the following:

1) Does the title "Relativistic and non-relativistic interpretation of experimental results" that I intend to use meet the conditions?

2) In the article I am writing I use references to 10 already published scientific articles, in order to aggregate information from these articles, and I simply quote these information without any additional comment or conclusion. Any comments or conclusions contained in the article will be exactly what are mentioned in the already published articles and will be written in italics.

Does everything I tell you here meet the requirements for writing an article?

Konstantinos Patrinos

Articles should summarize what the sources say, not just quote them. See WP:YFA for additional guidance. RudolfRed (talk) 00:11, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

No, this still constitutes what we call "synthesis", which we consider to be original research. See WP:SYNTH. Unless you can find multiple articles in reliable sources that actually treat this subject as an independent topic, we should not have an article on the subject. But for this topic, you might be able to find an actual book as a reference. Your "synthesis" in this case is a bunch of statements or paragraphs from different sources, placed in juxtaposition, to infer a conclusion that is not stated in any source, namely, that this is a standalone topic. If you find a book source first, to demonstrate notability of the topic itself, then then you could add the other sources as examples. What you really need to do is to find a different venue to publish you paper, such as arXiv. -Arch dude (talk) 00:26, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Google search wiki in Japanese not english

Hello I use google on safari browser/iPhone with AT&T. Often my searches result in wiki and I can see link in English but after I click link, wiki is in Japanese. Example result below:

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:D4A0:3540:81C1:52D6:D1DA:EF0B (talk) 20:17, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

There is no page by that name. The Japanese text says so. Which search did you make? What did Google say before you clikced the link? "ja." in the url means the Japanese Wikipedia so the page language is correct. The English WIkipedia has urls with "en." PrimeHunter (talk) 22:21, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Template Creation & Category Suppression

I know that the parameter |nocat=true can be used to suppress the categorisation due to a template, but I’ve been unable to make it work on templates stored in other namespaces such as this one: {{User:Idell/Userbox ES}}. Are there ways to suppress such categorisation without tweaking the original code of the template?

I also want to ask whether Wikipedians can create templates in the Template namespace as they desire. If yes, what could lead to their deletion? Idell (talk) 20:26, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

As to the question about stripping categories from templates, see {{strip categories}}

As to the general question about creating templates, then yes, that is one of the fundamental principles of Wikipedia: anyone can create a template, but anyone can nominate one for deletion too. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:44, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Editing title of Wikipedia Page

I'm trying to edit the IgniteXML Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IgniteXML. I'm not for sure who put this up but I work for the company and that's not what we're called.

I can see where to edit the copy of the page, but there doesn't seem like a place where you can edit the Title. Also, I'm not logged into an account or the one that made this, so would that make it hard for me to edit this page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:630:5470:64CB:D4F7:8578:F518 (talk) 21:32, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

• Renaming a page is a different process. If you work for the company, per our Conflict of Interest guidelines, please discuss this at the Talk page of the article, with reliable sources to support the assertion. Thanks, Crow^Caw 22:09, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

IP user: The "talk page" for IgniteXML is at Talk:IgniteXML. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 23:05, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

You are a paid editor. Read and adhere to WP:PAID. This is not a problem, just a fact. There is no advantage in using the old username ("account"), and in fact it's a no-no since a Wikipedia username must not be used by more than one person. It's simpler, especially for a paid editor, to have an account, so please create one. You might want to look at WP:USERNAME. It cannot be the company's name. -Arch dude (talk) 16:11, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Can't download more than one thing from Wikipedia

The other day when using Wikipedia a box popped up at the top of the screen saying something about downloading more than one file at a time. I thought I just clicked to close the box but now I can't download more than one thing without closing the window and re-opening it. What did I do and how do I correct it? I don't even know what to look for or under. I don't have Internet at home so when I use Internet in a public place like here at the library I download stuff I want to read about and do it at home later. Please help!!!! I am not computer literate and have no idea how to do much.204.101.136.236 (talk) 22:06, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

First of all, you need to tell us how you are accessing Wikipedia (wifi?) and what operating system you are using.--Quisqualis (talk) 02:21, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Can not find <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates

At George Floyd protests in Kentucky, it says "Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page)". However, I can not find either text on the page when I go to edit it. Please {{ping}} me when you respond. --Jax 0677 (talk) 23:37, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@Jax 0677: The {{efn}} template requires a {{notelist}} template at the bottom. I just added it. See Template:Notelist TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:39, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The {{efn}} template is after the words "institutional failure" in George Floyd protests in Kentucky#Louisville. --David Biddulph (talk) 00:42, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

CitiOpera

Ref number 1 is all wrong - please help and thanks 2001:8003:D857:6601:61F1:F688:CE4E:D2FF (talk) 23:53, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Since there's really no easy way for the volunteer editors here to figure out what information you are asking to change, your best bet is to ask on the article's talk page and be more specific. Or you can make the change yourself if its noncontroversial. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:31, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

I added the missing |title= and |date= parms and changed |publisher= to |newspaper=. When using the citation tool, it does not always pick up all the correct info from the article source, so it is important to review and fill in manually the fields that are wrong or missing. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 00:55, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

June 11

Edward Makuka Nkoloso

in the profile it says MAKUKA and one line down there it says MUKUKA, so... wich one is the real name... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.252.200.197 (talk) 02:10, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy link Edward Makuka Nkoloso RudolfRed (talk) 02:17, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice, IP user. (Somebody previously brought it up on the article's talk page, but it wasn't answered there). If you look at the sources cited, you can find both names, so I have added text to explain that. --ColinFine (talk) 09:25, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Change in source editing view

File:Source editing June 2020.png

I am having a change in source editing mode where wikitext looks strange and distracting (see right). How do I turn the coloring and highlighting off? (I cannot find it anywhere in preferences). Thanks in advance, buidhe 10:03, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

@Buidhe: looks like you activated this in your edit window. The pen/ pencil symbol in the toolbar turns it on and off (to the left of the "Advanced" drop-down). ——Serial ^# 10:14, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Fixed now. buidhe 10:16, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

It's very pretty isn't it :) not sure what the point of it is though! ——Serial ^# 10:22, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Removal of Page

Hi, how do I remove a page that is about me that I did not consent to?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:3219:C700:71D1:598A:9660:4068 (talk) 10:19, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Well,  first of all,  you have to tell us what page you mean :) but advance warning,  pages are removed from Wikipedia at the subject's own request extremely rarely.  ——Serial ^# 10:22, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Please see WP:AUTOPROB for how to proceed in this case. --ColinFine (talk) 10:33, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Newbie asking newbie questions.

Hello, members of Wikipedia. I'm pretty new to Wikipedia (don't be fooled by my join date), and I need general knowledge about how to use Wikipedia. How to make tables? How to cite? How to change the size of your font etc etc, all the useful info that a person needs to be active on Wikipedia. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, ChinggisKhaan (aka Luna) --Khan of Trees 11:57, 11 June 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChinggisKhaan (talk • contribs)

For tables, try Help:Table. To cite, try Help:Cite. In general you shouldn't be changing the size of font, see WP:Manual of Style and particularly MOS:FONTSIZE. I'll put some useful links in a welcome message on your user talk page. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:09, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Change logo?

Hi, I'd like to ask for some help. I would like to change a logo on Wikipedia (English version). Could you please explain the procedure? I have all the permissions and data of the new logo.

Thank you very much! Andreana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreanabo23 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

@Andreanabo23: please take a look at Wikipedia:Logos. We do not want or need permission. The logo can either be non-copyrightable due to lack of creative features, or we can use it under the fair-use doctrine. If neither applies, we cannot use the logo regardless of any permissions. If you are being compensated in any way for your Wikipedia work (e.g. you are an employee of the company whose logo this is) you must adere to the WP:PAID policy (not a big deal or problem, just a policy). After reading that stuff, if you have further questions please come back here. -Arch dude (talk) 16:02, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Edit Rejection without any explanation

dear sir,

i try to edit this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abd_al-Rahman_al-Jabarti&oldid=prev&diff=962021231

but eveytime i do so, the auther changes is back to the old wrong data, i am open for discussion but i see he is dictating his point of view and that is against wikipedia policies — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saleh.awal (talk • contribs) 17:28, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

@Saleh.awal: Wikipedia doesn't consider itself a reliable source, and neither is youtube because its user-generated. And btw, the editor gave an explanation in his edit summary. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:38, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

yes i did replay to him but he didnt answer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saleh.awal (talk • contribs) 17:41, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Saleh.awal, Edit summaries are not the best way to communicate generally. If you need a more in-depth conversation, leave a note on the user in question's talk page. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:15, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Cannot Login with old account, or create a new account

I have been attempting to login with my former account, and have gotten the following message:

"There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been cancelled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please resubmit the form. You may receive this message if you are blocking cookies.

I am not blocking cookies. I have resubmitted the form and gotten the same reply. I have tried creating a new account and gotten the same reply. Help please! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6c51:7d7f:ebad:bd78:8dd0:a75e:4052 (talk) 18:01, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

There are currently server issues that are being fixed. Praxidicae (talk) 19:04, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

See WP:VPT#Wiki-wide authentication problems and the associated phabricator log. --81.153.132.95 (talk) 19:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C51:7D7F:EBAD:BD78:8DD0:A75E:4052 (talk) 19:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Editing Related - Questions

Hello, I have recently joined wikipedia.com and have some questions that are editing related.

If you want to add a image, how you supposed to do it?

I am bad editing articles and want improvemet. What can help me do so?

(Related to the first question,) How do I add videos (media) (if it is possibe)?

If there a cheatsheet for editing or something like that.

What does the function: "blockquote" do?

That is all my questions please reply and ping me!

Always and thank you, Hamuyi (talk) 22:50, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

@Hamuyi: Welcome to Wikipedia! I suggest you read Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard, Help:Introduction, and Template:Blockquote. If you see an article that needs improvement but don't know how to do so, you can post a request on the article talk page, so another editor can try to help you. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 23:03, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

@GoingBatty: Thank you and will do that,

Always,

Hamuyi (talk) 23:07, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Lupton family

I have failed when adding his file https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kate_Lupton,_Baroness_von_Schunck.png

It is in the Kate Lupton (Baroness von Schunck) section. Please place it on the right hand side of the page with the caption - Kate Lupton, Baroness von Schunck

Sorry and thanks 23:50, 11 June 2020 (UTC)175.32.219.132 (talk) 23:51, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Done -- kind of. Because there are so many images in the article already, the photo is pushed down the page by images above it. The number of images in the article may need to be reduced so that the text can line up with the images as appropriate. Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:32, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

June 12

My Article?

Hi

I created an article in my Sandbox. It is my first one. However, it appears that it hasn't been looked at. I think I saved and submitted too?! Am I going wrong somewhere? Please help. It has been several weeks!

Thanks a lot for the help!

Aritra — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aritra81 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Aritra81. You had not yet submitted your draft for review, so I did it for you. You can continue improving the draft which is located at User:Aritra81/sandbox. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:25, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Αbout deleting my Wikipedia account

How can I delete my Wikipedia account? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KPatrinos (talk • contribs) 03:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

We don't delete accounts. If you don't wish to edit Wikipedia just abandon the account. Meters (talk) 03:25, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Why is text disappearing in Talk:Killing of George Floyd?

I added a new section to Talk:Killing of George Floyd and the preview looked good. However, after I saved the article, the text at the end of Talk:Killing of George Floyd#Deletion of RS and dragging of Floyd's body. and at the beginning of the new section did not display, and the remaining text of the two sections was run together. I assume that there is something wrong with my markup, the other section's markup, or both, but I don't see it. Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 04:18, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

@Chatul: Looks like Talk:Killing of George Floyd#How is citing the MPD Policy & Procedure Manual WP:OR is now displaying properly. GoingBatty (talk) 05:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict)@Chatul: Fixed, I think. when you use a named ref where you are not defining it, you must put a slash immediately before the terminating greater-than sign. so: <ref name="foo"/>. When you leave out that slash (like this:<ref name="foo">), the code treats the following text as the definition of the ref until it sees a </ref>. Since you had three of them in a row, it thought it was dealing with refs inside refs and it grew very confused. -Arch dude (talk) 05:39, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Fundraising

ref number 4 is in red and I do not know why. please fix - I have tried and tried. Thanks 175.32.219.132 (talk) 05:22, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Lupton editor! You made the mess yourself. When I make a mess and don't know how to fix it, I revert my edit(s). Wouldn't you consider doing likewise? But actually it's blazingly obvious. "ISBN" is for one (1) ISBN. You have two. Delete one of them. DIY! -- Hoary (talk) 05:28, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

thanks, I'll try. 175.32.219.132 (talk) 05:44, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Contribution is Still a Draft

Hi, does anyone have a clue why a draft of me just won't get processed ? I am now waiting for several months and nothing happens. In the german Wikipedia the exact same article was accepted within a few days and even improved since then. Are english speaking persons not interested in accepting drafts or is there something that does not get shown or that I oversaw?

Thanks in advance for any advice! Mr.532nm (talk) 08:42 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Mr.532nm, I guess this is about Draft:X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy. If you want to submit it for review, you should add {{subst:submit}} at the top of it. But en:Wikipedia already has an article section X-ray spectroscopy#X-ray emission spectroscopy.   Maproom (talk) 07:11, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Editing articles.

How do I find articles to edit?How also do I post my own articles?