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Willma Gendb (iamwillow) wikipedia or bio

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.

I wrote an artice about myself (willma Gendb) and i can see it and it shows up on my read and main page . I think i did such a nice job in my writing piece and it really gives informative details about who i am . Please help me figure whats going on with it and why i cant view my bio online .

Thank you for your understanding and help in advance.

dearest regards, Willma Gendb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamwillow (talk • contribs) 05:24, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Iamwillow. Hey there. Your article is currently at Draft:Willma Gendb. The next step is to visit that article, and in the box at the top of the page that starts with "Draft article not currently submitted for review", click the blue button that says "Submit the draft for review". This will put it in the queue for one of our reviewers to take a look at. When it is published or declined due to a problem, you will receive a message on your user talk page at User talk:Iamwillow. Hope that helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 07:40, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Fawcett Publication vs Fawcett Published Titles

I'm working on a bibliography that cites the magazines of a number of short stories. Among the are several 'Fawcett' publications (i.e., Triple-X Magazine (later renamed "Tiple-X", "Fawcett's Battle Stories", and "Battle Stories" (assumes just rebranding of the title from 'Fawcett's Battle Stories'). Though the Wikipedia link for "Fawcett Publications" does not list these publications, specifically, it seems practical to make a link from these titles to "Fawcett Publications" but I'm not sure this is within Wikipedia standards. Can anyone advise on how I should proceed? Thank you. - 09:19, April 21, 2021 user:Tchula65

If you have a reliable source that supports putting those publications on the Fawcett Publications page then you can add them there. Even without that change you can put a link in your new {?) article to Fawcett Publications and, if another editor objects, you can ask them for guidance. (Regarding what I'm guessing is a new article, please see Wikipedia:NOTCATALOG). Butwhatdoiknow (talk) 21:04, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

"Fawcett's Battle Stories" is not a title in and of itself. What it is is shorthand for "the Fawcett Publications title Battle Stories". See https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=328371 --Khajidha (talk) 13:52, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Edit to Winona MS page = Notable People

Hello,

I have tried several times to add Calvin C. Hobbs to the Winona, MS = Notable People page/content. He was a original Tuskegee Airman and on 03/22/18 the state recognized him/his accomplishments with a House/Senate bill = HC78. I have been denied each time. How can I get this added to the page?

Thank you for your help, Michael C. Hobbs

--2601:1C2:600:3710:8161:C114:605D:E953 (talk) 18:51, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

I've looked at the edit history page for Winona, Mississippi and don't see where you made an edit or had it reverted. Butwhatdoiknow (talk) 20:50, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

This is what I get:

Your action has triggered an edit filter An automated filter has identified a problem with this edit, so it has been disallowed. Please do not add yourself, your friends, or your relatives to lists of notable people. Do not add anyone else, unless your edit can be supported by multiple reliable sources. Social media sites are not reliable sources.

If you were not adding a name to a list, please report this error and another editor will provide assistance.

If you were adding a name to a list, please go the same page, but be sure to provide reliable sources backing up your claim. Unsourced requests, or requests sourced to social media, will be ignored or removed.

I do not understand what I am doing wrong. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikipemch (talk • contribs) 15:28, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Wikipemch, thanks for the details. Does he have a Wikipedia article? Normally people should only be added to notable people lists if they have an article. Due to some TikTok vandalism, we have that edit filter in place. If he has a Wikipedia article, post your proposed edit here, and if it looks good, I can make the edit for you. Hope that helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 15:35, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. No, he does not have a Wikipedia article. He was recognized by the Mississippi House and Senate with a bill - HC78 on 03/22/18. https://legiscan.com/MS/text/HC78/2018 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C2:600:3710:9187:D195:D1D1:9127 (talk) 15:47, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Submitted Article for Review but got this Warning: "Warning: This page should probably be located at Draft:Sewell Peaslee Wright (move)."

Do I move it now? If the answer is 'yes' will I be prompted to 'submit' article again? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tchula65 (talk • contribs) 15:54, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Tchula65, can you provide a link to the draft and/or the message? Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 16:13, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

→here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tchula65/Sewell_Peaslee_Wright. The message is in the yellow box at the bottom. Thank you.

Thanks for the info. You can go ahead and move it. Submitted drafts should usually be moved to draftspace (they should start with Draft:). If you don't move it, your AFC reviewer may do it for you. Hope that helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 16:31, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Disruptive and frankly rude behaviour

User:Mutt Lunker (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

This user as you can see responded to my very well meant comment containing legitimate concerns over wording in a rather hostile manner. I was just hoping to get your advice on whether this was breaching any rules and if so what could be done about it. Finchley59 (talk) 21:26, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

No, Mutt Lunker did not break any rules or do anything disruptive, they merely pointed out that you broke a rule (=don't change other people's talkpage comments). IMO, they were pretty patient with you, considering that you had not merely changed their talkpage comment, but changed it in a frankly "rather hostile" way.[1] Turning "Betty" into "her majesty The Queen" — in preference to merely "the Queen" — in a comment signed by Mutt Lunker changes the tone of his comment into that of a humble and abject royalist. That was quite inappropriate. Please learn from this incident: do not change other people's comments. Bishonen | tålk 22:14, 22 April 2021 (UTC).

Bad citation in AirTag (tracker) and edit filter

Hi, I can't edit AirTag (tracker) to repair a bad citation formatting. It seems to be displaying an edit filter message for a URL that doesn't even appear in the article. Can anybody help? - Bri.public (talk) 15:54, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Bri.public. Done. I was puzzled as to why this wasn't showing up in the edit filter log for that page. Then I tried to fix it myself and discovered it was the URL blacklist. It didn't like the domain youtu.be, which was used in two places, and which showed up as an external link once the broken comment was fixed, triggering the blacklist. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:45, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Users reverting valid changes to page

Hello, I am making valid edits to this page: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Oppenheimer There are two users reverting my edits EVERY SINGLE TIME - for no reason. They have now reported/blocked me FOR NO REASON! These users are: Edslov Pepi003 How can I report them? Please review my edits, they are absolutely valid, no reason to block me. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BettinareyC (talk • contribs)

BettinareyC. Hello. This is the English Wikipedia, so I don't think we can help. It says you are blocked on the Spanish Wikipedia. Here is the reason in the block log: 14:56, 25 April 2021 Edslov talk contribs blocked BettinareyC talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation disabled, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page) (Cuenta con propósito particular: Ediciones arbitrarias; plagio y eliminación de contenido referenciado.) It roughly translates to "single purpose account: arbitrary additions, plagiarism and removal of sourced content". I suggest you research the Spanish Wikipedia's unblock procedure, then submit an unblock request. They have blocked your talk page access and email access, so keep that in mind. Good luck. –Novem Linguae (talk) 10:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

@Novem Linguae, she's doing the same thing on Andres Oppenheimer here on enwiki, too. —valereee (talk) 15:14, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Warned for edit-warring. —valereee (talk) 15:19, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Harassment, Bullying, Uncivil Commentary: Parsecboy

"Parsecboy" (hereafter "User") has engaged in a pattern of anti-social language and actions following a March 10, 2021 edit I made on USS Mississippi (BB-41) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views).

Course of events: March 10: Original edit by self, adding information on 1919 aircraft launch from USS Mississippi including an annotated photograph containing the time frame, location, and situation: File:NH 43915.jpg (edit | [[Talk:File:NH 43915.jpg|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). March 10: Reversion by User, claiming there was no source. March 11: Reinstitution of original edit with explanation of the fact that the photo was annotated (presumably by the original owner/contributor, although that is uncertain). I told User "If you have an issue with the factuality of the photo caption, please describe the basis for your dispute." March 11: Rather than modifying my edit, responding to my comment, or requesting further information, User again reverted the edit without justification, adding the spurious and combative comment "The photo doesn't have a date or the name of the pilot in it, now does it? And how do we know, just from the photo, that it is in fact Mississippi?" March 12: Due to the non-responsive manner of the comment by User, I re-instituted my original edit. March 12: User posted on my personal page, {{La]User_talk:Brucelucier#On_using_photos_as_sources}} a demeaning and harassing post, snidely informing me that I am not "An actual naval historian." April 22: On seeing User's multiple edits to my page I warned him to refrain from posting anything more on my page. I was not able to post on his user page (it was restricted or blocked), so I had to post to another linked page. April 22: User responded 'I haven’t said anything to you in well over a month, what are you talking about? And if me pointing out you were wrong is “harassment” or “bullying”, I suggest you grow up.'

Comments: 1. User frequently locks his user page, making it impossible to respond directly. Instead, he links to another page. As a result, it is impossible to know how much of a continuing problem his bullying language and behavior is. Due to the confluence of Comments 1 and 2 (below), I suggest User be restricted from this tactic, as it obscures his history from other users. 2. User has engaged with other users in a similarly contentious manner: Talk:USS_Mississippi_(BB-41)#Verification_needed (edit | [[Talk:Talk:USS_Mississippi_(BB-41)#Verification_needed|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) and User_talk:Parsecboy/Sandbox#Rape_during_the_liberation_of_France (edit | [[Talk:User_talk:Parsecboy/Sandbox#Rape_during_the_liberation_of_France|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). In the latter instance, he "informed" another user, Marcher77 that Marcher77 also was not a "real" historian and a liar: "Somehow I don't believe that." Again, due to his frequent habit of locking his user page, the extent of his bullying behavior is hard to determine, but I suspect it may be extensive.

It seems User has a proprietary attitude toward articles he has an interest in. He also lashes out at other users in violation of Wikipedia policy. I suggest he be warned against this tendency. Obviously, his comments undermine Wikipedia's goals and should be discouraged. Thank you for your time.--Brucelucier (talk) 05:16, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Brucelucier, the user in question is an administrator with over 100,000 edits. When a newer user is being told by a very experienced user that their edits are problematic, it may be smartest to just accept the feedback and move on. Can you reply with some diffs of this user's problematic behavior? Examples of what diffs look like: [2][3]. Diffs are very concise and a great way of presenting behavioral evidence. Can you also provide a diff or aticle title to this full protection you mentioned? Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 05:48, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Novem Linguae, is it usual procedure to tell people to "accept the feedback and move on" when a user is being abusive? Perhaps there is a better forum you can suggest, because I do not believe this user's methods are acceptable. Brucelucier (talk) 06:32, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Brucelucier, can you give diff links (as Novem Linguae has described above) to the abuse you allege? Without seeing what Parsecboy has done, in context, it's difficult to judge. Maproom (talk) 07:14, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

@Brucelucier Honestly I do not see any base for your accusations, it would indeed be good to provide us some diffs. The conversations between you and Parsecboy I have seen on the talk pages seem to be nothing extraordinary.

@Novem Linguae Also Admins can misbehave, would not be the first one in history here, no matter how much edits they have. Although in this case I do agree on your assessment. CommanderWaterford (talk) 10:22, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

First off, a couple of things for Bruce: my userpage is locked, that is not where messages go. No one has any reason to edit it apart from myself, and as I have encountered my fair share of vandals over the decade and a half I've been working here, I prefer to keep it locked to avoid nonsense being posted there. Also, it's generally considered bad form to bring up an individual at a board such as this and not notify them.

Second, here's the extent of my interaction with Bruce:

• He adds material without a source
• I revert it with the summary "Please don't add material without a source"
• he restores it with the summary "I expect an actual picture is enough of a source, right?"
• I reverted again, with the summary "The photo doesn't have a date or the name of the pilot in it, now does it? And how do we know, just from the photo, that it is in fact Mississippi? Please add an actual reliable source like a book, article, etc"
• I then posted an explanation about why it's unwise to use a photo as a source at his talk page here
• He ignored that, asked me to provide a source for the fact that the image is wrong, and reverted with no summary
• I reverted again, and warned him to stop edit-warring
• A couple of hours later, after finding a source that directly contradicted the photo, I posted it to his talk page. It's this edit, apparently, that constitutes bullying and harassment, as far as I can tell. Why Bruce finds it insulting that I described Norman Polmar, a noted naval historian, as such, I don't know. Presumably, he assumes I'm insinuating that he's not a historian. Whether he is or is not, surely Bruce can understand why I know literally nothing about him, nor would I have any reason to believe that he is a noted naval historian.
• More than a month later, Bruce posted at my talk page, accusing me of harassing him.
• My response, pointing out that I hadn't said anything to him since the initial discussion. Yes, telling him to "grow up" is a bit snide, but hey, if you show up at my talk page making ridiculous attacks on me, you might just get a snide response.

If providing a source that he asked for and then responding to his accusation on my own talk page constitute harassment and hounding, then hey, lock me up. But maybe one of us is just a wee bit overly defensive about being wrong about something. Parsecboy (talk) 10:36, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Abdullah bin Laden, son of Osama, is said to be in Maryland, USA, when he could only be 14 years old, with a younger brother in some terrorist related action. I question the accuracy of this post.

Abdullah could only have been about 14 at this time and based on the impression you get from Lawrence Wright's, the Looming Tower , I don't think this is true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:88:301:2290:B1CA:DD0B:E38D:BEB0 (talk) 21:31, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Hey there. What article is this in regards to? Usually this kind of feedback is posted at the article's talk page. You click on the article, then you click on the "Talk" tab and make a section there. That way people who specialize in the article can take a look. Hope that helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:04, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

John Smith VC .

John Smith's VC medal was in the Brian Lane Collection of Indian Mutiny militaria, and was sold by Sotherby's on 1 Dec., 2017.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.111.130 (talk)

Wikipedia has over 200 articles on people named John Smith. Admittedly only a few of them could have served in the Indian Mutiny; but it would still help if you could give a link to the relevant article. Also, can you provide bibliographical details of the auction catalogue and lot number, or a web link to the lot page for the medal? Maproom (talk) 18:56, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

National Fascist Party

Hi, I fear that I need your help in solving this (senseless) dispute about this logo's size.

1. A few months ago, Beyond My Ken and I had a brief confrontation regarding the size of the National Fascist Party's logo and we agreed to use a 120px size. He proposed it first and I supported his choice, even if the previous version of the logo was quite larger (160px, as you can see from this previous version of December 2018);

2. A few weeks ago, he unilaterally decided to reduce the size, using 75px, without any consensus and, when I reverted his edits, he accused me of advertising a fascist party;

3. After an edit war, of which I regret, I was inconclusively reported by BMK to the Administrators' noticeboard, and we started a discussion on the apposite talk page. Other three users partecipated in the discussion, two of them supported 120px, one of them supported 100px;

4. Yesterday (and today too), he decided to switch the size to 100px, asserting that there's a consesus. I think there isn't a consesus, but I'd like to have your opinion about it.

Thank you. -- Nick.mon (talk) 09:20, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

The image display, like a thumbnail in the text body, is usually a default, viewable but not overwhelming other parts of the article. This ought to avoid disputes about what appears to look best to editors and provide a reader with information that can be clicked to enlarge if they wish. The last point is crucial. These disputes are not unknown, but it is recommended to be careful where one advances theories of page design (maybe not articles about fascists). ~ cygnis insignis 17:07, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

cygnis insignis, thank you! But if there's no consensus regarding this edit, how can we keep the previous version, preventing further edit wars? I'm not new to Wikipedia, but I must admit that I'm not a great expert in these stuffs. We're waiting until other users will express (or clarify) their preferences, but anyway, I'd like to listen to your opinion about the dispute's results. It could help. -- Nick.mon (talk) 20:19, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Why New Zealand is not a federal state for no reason like Australia?

Please Explain and get your answer, please! I hope you may understand what's going on with my question. Cyberllamamusic (talk) 15:29, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

New Zealand I think this a federal country, not a unitary country, unlike Australia. I hope New Zealand will be a federal status country by the near future amen...

This was also posted to Wikipedia:Teahouse#Why New Zealand is not a federal state for no reason like Australia? Please only post in one place. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:04, 4 May 2021 (UTC) Hello (talk) I already removed my post on teahouse that's your argument solved up.

Hello, I want to talk again about why new Zealand is a unitary state not a federal state like Australia? please explain the underlying cause! Cyberllamamusic (talk) 09:12, 5 May 2021 (UTC)