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Climate Change article editing

Hello, Teahouse. I would please request your permission to edit the main "Climate Change" article. I have background in meteorology and graduate level climatology. My focus is on "Droughts in California" which I have begun to edit due to incorrect or inapplicable information about the climate of California and causes of drought. I need to direct this page to the main pages on "Climate of California" and "Climate Change" for background that is not specific to California, possibly to other relevant pages. I will need to delete much of the content of the Climate Change section of the "Droughts in California" page since the content does not relate to California and comes across biased for that reason. I have just edited the disambiguation for global warming to clarify that global warming is one type of climate change (the terms are not interchangeable) and would like to add this detail to the "Climate Change" article; and further specify two types of climate change as natural and anthropogenic (man-made) since climate change occurred before greenhouse gasses were released by human industry. I will provide examples of natural climate change. I have also seen there is a call for climate experts, and I do see by my perusal the need on Wikipedia to improve the content surrounding climate. I am beginning my endeavors with the "Droughts in California" page. I may possibly be able to involve other academics in Wikipedia articles once I have entered material on level for review. FinancialCents (talk) 21:20, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @FinancialCents and welcome to the Teahouse. You do not need anyone's permission to edit. Technical articles are alway in need of expert input, but please read Wikipedia:Expert editors first. This is quite different from writing technical papers. As an encyclopedia, our articles summarize published reliable sources (usually secondary), do not include original research, and do not draw conclusions that are not in the sources. Your examples will need to be provided using already published sources. We are happy to have you here. StarryGrandma (talk) 21:38, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

@FinancialCents: Hi there! The Climate change article is semi-protected. Once your account is at least four days old and you have made at least ten edits to Wikipedia, your account will become autoconfirmed and you will be able to edit the article. Thank you for your work to improve Wikipedia! GoingBatty (talk) 23:02, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes I see now that I am autoconfirmed. The notes and warnings led me to believe otherwise. My edits were not accepted by other editors, so I have moved to the Talk page of the Climate Change article. I am going by university course teachings by PhD researchers and also with core texts Meteorology Today (Ahrens, Hansen) and Climatology (Rohli, Vega). My input is not politicized. FinancialCents (talk) 23:46, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

I doubt that university course teachings can be used as references. David notMD (talk) 00:52, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

David notMD Presumably you mean that unrecorded, oral presentations in teaching courses are iffy, because they are not verifiable. However, recorded presentations, or slides of teaching materials, or textbooks certainly are acceptable, and used in a lot of articles. See for instance the first six references of the article Electric field.

Of course, recent research in reputable scholarly journals trumps such sources, but in the absence of a disagreement between sources, teaching material is fine. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 09:53, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

I sit corrected. I would have replied "I stand corrected," but first, I am sitting, and second, I am puzzled as to why "I stand corrected" is correct, even though I just found out that its origin is a play from the 1600s. David notMD (talk) 12:19, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Surely "stand" (and n. "stance") is here used in a metaphorical sense to refer to one's mental 'position' on a philosophical, ideological or intellectual matter. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.131.160 (talk) 13:51, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

I have seen signs in a sidewalk, in cities, that say "Bus stop - no standing". Apparently "standing" covers a lot of positions. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 05:49, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

The only warning I'd give, FinancialCents, is the same warning I'd give to anyone else wanting to jump headfirst into a topic under discretionary sanctions - Be very conservative with your words, do not blindly revert, and disengage if you feel things are getting out of control. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 18:46, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Problem with the article submission

Hello, I'd like to ask a question regarding my article about Codete IT company. It has already been published and visible on the Internet for a few months, but a few days ago it was deleted by Wikipedia because of the lack of neccessary updates [at least that was the notification]. After sending a request for re-submitting the article, there's now information about "submission refusal" with a long list of requirements that have already been approved by the Wikipedia team before. I'd like to ask for looking back at the latest article vesrion that has already been published on Wikipedia, and to relaunching it. Please, let me know who can I contact to solve this issue. Thanks for your help! IT Copy (talk) 12:12, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @IT Copy, welcome to the Teahouse. Your draft was never approved by a reviewer; you submitted it for review twice and it was declined twice. You made no further edits. Drafts that go unedited for six months are considered abandoned and automatically deleted. Once you have solved the problems the reviewer outlined in their notice, you can resubmit the draft using the "Resubmit" button. 97.113.27.216 (talk) 12:22, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Your draft exists at Draft:Codete. An editor made a minor edit to prevent it from being deleted for six-month inactivity. It was never an article. Draft are not seen by search engines such as Google. David notMD (talk) 13:41, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

@IT Copy The company is involved in "creating technological solutions"? Please see WP:Solutions and reword that. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 08:02, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Positioning table in visual editor

Hello, I am doing a Wikipedia page for a local basketball coach and I am having troubles trying to position a table of context on the right side of the page. I would like it to look like Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959). My work is still a draft named Alen Abaz. Thank you. Hamza131974 (talk) 12:17, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Hamza131974, welcome to the Teahouse. I believe you're actually asking how to create an infobox, not about the Table of Contents - is that correct? 97.113.27.216 (talk) 12:27, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Courtesy: Draft:Alen Abaz. David notMD (talk) 13:55, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi, i want to believe that it is called infobox. So how do one go about placing it to the right side of the page? Maybe you can point me to the right direction on where to look for a such a thing. I appreciate your help. Thank you. Hamza131974 (talk) 15:44, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Looking at Draft:Alen Abaz, it appears that you are using wikitable syntax for your box; infoboxes use specialized templates. You should probably use {{Infobox basketball biography}} on your draft. dudhhr ^talk _contribs (he/they) 15:47, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Hamza131974: pinging, see above message dudhhr ^talk _contribs (he/they) 15:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

When writing an edit summary, is there a way to stop the enter key generating a "Publish"?

On my laptop, the backspace key is just above the enter key. Too often, mid-way through writing an edit summary, I make a typo. Intending to backspace and correct, instead I've just hit the enter key mid-sentence and published an incoherent explanation. Of course it only happens when the topic is controversial. Or so it seems.

I can't see anything in Preferences that would change this default. Have I missed it? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, John Maynard Friedman. I am not aware of a technical fix, but you can always make a dummy edit with the correct edit summary. Cullen328 (talk) 19:37, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I've been doing that but it looks so incompetent that I had hoped for a Cunning Plan. Too bad, I didn't really expect an easy solution. Thanks for looking anyway. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 19:50, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman, when I know a long or complex edit summary is about to be required, my solution a la Baldrick is to type it out elsewhere (e.g. in a text editor) and then copy+paste. Maybe you can try something similar. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 19:56, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman, you could try to ask at WP:VPT (where the people with programming skills hang out) whether this could be addressed by a script or gadget or browser extension. —Kusma (talk) 19:58, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Hm, my default editor behavior is to not publish unless I hit ctrl+enter or cmd+return, depending on what OS I'm using. Not sure how that was set up on my end, I was under the impression this was the default setting for everyone. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 20:01, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi John Maynard Friedman! If you want this behavior, and are willing to try adjusting your common.js, I just tested adding some JS to my common.js (go to Special:Mypage/common.js and create it if it doesn't exist; make sure to heed the warning about copying and paste things in there, since it runs on every page.) and enter (feel free to edit/remove the line with the alert if you want it to be silent):

/* Disallow hitting "enter" in the edit summary box to actually submit. */
(function() {
	var submit_box = document.getElementById('wpSummary');
	if (submit_box) {
		submit_box.onkeypress = function(e) {
			if (e.charCode === 13) {
    			alert('Customized behavior; "enter" to publish turned off. Use "Publish" button to publish.');
    			e.preventDefault();
			}
		};
	}
})();

Skynxnex (talk) 20:19, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

My gratitude for all the generous replies. I will try tomorrow. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 21:49, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

@Skynxnex:, that is just what the doctor ordered. A major barnstar for you. Thank you very much. Applause! --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 09:14, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@Skynxnex: More applause! plus thanks for directions on making it silent.Peter Brown (talk) 21:36, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman awesome, glad it helped! One nice thing about this, I realized I wanted to add, was that you can still stay only on the keyboard by hitting Tab and then Enter to publish (for me at least, since the "minor edit" checkbox is part of the form but not the edit summary so it isn't stopped. If you want to toggle it to be minor, then Tab, Space, Enter will publish that.) Skynxnex (talk) 13:40, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

What you're observing is actually standard behavior for any web form: hitting 'enter' in a text field is the same as submitting the form. Every browser I have ever used over the past 25 years works this way. I am so accustomed to this that I rely on it, and am annoyed when I have to reach over to the mouse to submit the form. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:46, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

@Anachronist:, I don't believe that I ever suggested that it is a bug but only that on cramped laptop keyboards it is an accessibility issue. And btw, ↵ Enter functions as a (carriage) return key or an enter ("commit") key according to context. In body text, it is usually the former. In one of a series of dialogue boxes, it can even function as a tab key (this box complete, go to next box). So the behaviour is a design choice. Yes, most often it is as you say, for a single dialogue box like the Edit summary and that behaviour is so common that most users expect it. But it is not a cast-iron rule, irrespective of circumstances. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 09:07, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman: It may be a design choice here, but IIRC for basic HTML web forms, this behavior (Enter=Submit) is the default, and has been since the earliest days of the World Wide Web when Mosaic and Netscape were the only browsers around. Suppressing this default behavior is the design choice. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:25, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

About the Berklee Page as an Independent Reference/source for Roman Catholic Church Accompanist

Previous discussion : Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 1164#Which References Do you Need for Publishing an Article?

• Berklee page

Hello @User:Cullen328

Actually it was intended for the Roman Catholic Church. (Draft:Roman_Catholic_Church_Accompanist)

As you can see in this external link of Berklee (Church Musician (also called Accompanist/Organist): https://www.berklee.edu/careers/roles/church-musician

you can find the description and image of the cross with Jesus Christ on it (a clear symbol of the Catholic Church with Jesus on the cross). It's intended for describing what a church accompanist/musician is.

I think it can be used as an independent reference for this draft. At other non-catholic churches, you cannot find Jesus on the cross.

Please double check the reference link Church Musician above. Your help would be much appreciated.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Please let me know.

Nativefreelancer (talk) 04:19, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Nativefreelancer, this is unacceptable for several reasons. First of all, images used to illustrate an article on a music college's website are in no way, shape or form reliable sources for any content on Wikipedia. Secondly, when I click that link, I do not see a crucifix. Third, even if I did, our article Crucifix correctly states that crucifixes are also used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, most Oriental Orthodox Churches (except the Armenian & Syriac Church), and the Eastern Catholic Churches, as well as by the Lutheran, Moravian and Anglican Churches, so your assertion that the crucifix is exclusive to the Roman Catholic Church is simply not accurate. Just search for "greek orthodox crucifix" on Google Images and see what you find. Cullen328 (talk) 07:19, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello@Cullen328

I understand your concerns. Yet, it looks like the Berklee College of Music has a Catholic presence for its students.

"We are also the Catholic presence for Berklee College of Music, and we welcome all Students, Faculty and Staff..."

Here's a page FYI:

https://www.newmanministry.com/colleges/berklee-college-of-music Nativefreelancer (talk) 08:54, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Nope, that is the website of a Catholic student organisation which happens to have a presence at Berklee. The "We" in the snippet of text you quote is the Newman Ministry, not Berklee College. Berklee has no specific religious affiliation, but like many other educational institutions, they have various student groups for students who belong to different religions and denominations. And the stock photo of a choir used on the info page about Berklee's church musician programme is completely unrelated to that. --bonadea contributions talk 10:09, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, @Cullen 328

Do you think a book found on Amazon may help? It can be an independent reference for this draft.

This book also contains a very practical approach with inside tips on what to expect when playing a wedding, funeral, Catholic Mass, traditional or contemporary church service.

Here's the page FYI:

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Church-Pianist-Keyboard-Improvisation/dp/1468124811

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks. Nativefreelancer (talk) 09:04, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

The Amazon link cannot be used in an article. What specific information would you use the book as a reference for? --bonadea contributions talk 10:09, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello@Bonadea

I think the accompanist will be a perfect reference for the universal church accompanist.

Accompanists from the universal church do similar things due to Universal church.

Thank you for helping me to improve the draft. Nativefreelancer (talk) 11:39, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello @Cullen 328,

I found a great book written by the Catholic Organist/Pianist accompanist:

Some description can be found in the ABOUT THIS BOOK section FYI:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087N994ZG/ref=dbs_p_ebk_kindle_upsell

It's very details. It should work. What do you think? It can be an independent reference for the draft.

I will rewrite the draft for more specific details soon. Nativefreelancer (talk) 10:10, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

About how to improve this draft/article

Hello @Duck

Thank you for helping me improving this draft: (Draft:Roman_Catholic_Church_Accompanist)

Do you think it makes sense now? I've added some description in the External Links: Church Musician and See Also sections for the Berklee page: Accompanist ("Accompanist". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved September 17, 2022) as an independent reference for this draft.

Please let me know how to improve this draft if any.

Thank you.

Nativefreelancer (talk) 05:19, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

• @Nativefreelancer: I do not think the issues raised above about sourcing have been solved. For instance, you namedrop Mozart as one of the most notable Accompanists of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the history of church music, but that assertion is referenced to a Spotify playlist of Mozart works. First of all, a composer need not be a performer, even if we accept for the sake of the argument that a Spotify playlist was a source for the fact that Mozart composed sacred music. Second, while it is well attested that Mozart did play the piano very well, I am not aware that he played the piano in the context of accompanying sacred music performances. Third, even if you had a source showing that he performed in such a context, that would not be enough for the assertion he is noted as an accompanist of RC church music - such an assertion would probably need sourcing from prominent music historians.

In addition to those problems, your draft seems to put in WP:WIKIVOICE things that are Catholic doctrine. The most egregious example is "reference" #10 (actually, a footnote rather than a reference), which states the mission of laity in Wikivoice rather than as a quote. The extensive quotes in the lead are probably not needed either.

Finally, the scope of the article is questionable. The role of piano or organ accompanist exists across quite a few Christian churches with little variation, so there is no real reason the article should be specifically about Catholic ones. Other articles on Christian topics (for instance, Eucharist) usually cover the whole Christian perspective before diving into differences. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 09:09, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, @Tigraan

Yes, Mozart was employed as the musician to the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg.

You can click on the link to the Wikipedia page:

Or check the latest reference from an independent reference for the Universal church on the draft here: Draft:Roman Catholic Church Accompanist now. Nativefreelancer (talk) 11:23, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nativefreelancer: You added a reference to that page. First of all, that page should not be used as reference for anything per WP:CIRCULAR, because large parts of it are copied from the Wikipedia article Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Furthermore, even if it was a reliable source, it does not support the assertion that [Mozart is] one of the most notable Accompanists of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the history of church music, which is what your draft says. (If it does, please point to the exact sentence that says this. Being employed as an organist is not the same as being one of the most notable accompanists throughout history.)

As that is not the only instance of mismatch between the source and the assertion, I encourage you to read carefully WP:V, a core Wikipedia guideline. The basic standard is that a dumb but persistent reader should be able to verify themselves everything that is written in an article. That fictional reader is extremely patient and has access to many libraries, but they do not make any sort of intelligent reasoning, so everything has to be spelled out for them. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 13:04, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

• @Nativefreelancer: Looks like User:User-duck just fixed some issues with the reference templates. I have added a longish comment on the draft page. Regarding the Berklee college link, all it verifies is that a church musician can also be called "accompanist" – that's simply a dictionary definition, and the RC church is not mentioned. --bonadea contributions talk 09:57, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

  Hello, @Bonadea

  Yes, you're right. I think it can be an independent reference.

  When they write church musician=accompanist, they refer to the universal church. The universal church can be the Roman Catholic Church.

  Here's a wikipedia page FYI: Universal church

  Universal church or Universal Church may refer to:

  • One of the Four Marks of the Church
  • The Catholic Church (the word catholic means "universal")

  They are all the same. The church musician/accompanist do similar things in a universal church. Nativefreelancer (talk) 10:20, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

• My feeling, looking at this article, is that it's too narrow, which will make it very difficult to prove notability, because it will be difficult to find sources that refer in depth to the role of a Roman Catholic Accompanist. I cannot think off-hand of any Christian denomination that does not use music, and has no one who could qualify as the dictionary definition of accompanist. And I can think of many Roman Catholic churches who have musicians, a director of music, an organist, or someone otherwise not referred to as an accompanist but doing the job of accompanying church music. There are many sources about church music, of course, and whole books on how to be a good church accompanist, or a good church organist, or a combination of both, but unless there are a lot of sources that define this in especially Roman Catholic terms, and draw a distinction between Roman Catholic church musicians and every other church musician, then we don't need a specific article for Roman Catholic examples of the species. We have an article on Church music but I can't see any general article on Church musicians, which might be easier to source, and more generally relevant. Elemimele (talk) 12:31, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

  Hello @Elemimele

  Do you think it would be a good idea to create a new draft: universal church accompanist or church accompanist?

  As we all know that the universal church can be any churches.

  • One of the Four Marks of the Church
  • The Catholic Church (the word catholic means "universal")

  What do you think? Would it be a better idea to change the title of the draft? Nativefreelancer (talk) 12:45, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

  As we all know that the universal church can be any churches. As our article universal church (a disambiguation page) shows, that term has many meanings. Even so, I didn’t know the meaning of "any Christian church", despite having grown in a Catholic environment.

Keep in mind that Wikipedia is written with a worldwide perspective. Most Indians probably don’t know that meaning of "universal church" either (I would guess less than half of the world population can explain the difference between "Catholic" and "Christian").

Alternatively: do you know who Tripitaka and Sun Wukong are? Probably not. I would estimate that at least one billion humans know the rough outline of the story they appear in. Do you know who Abu Bakr was? Probably not. He is a central figure in the most significant schism of Islam. etc.

Many things that you don’t know are considered absolutely basic stuff in other cultures. If you don’t want to explain basic stuff, Wikipedia is probably not the place for you. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 13:29, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

• Hello@Elemimele

  What about this one? Please check the About The Book section:

  "Organ music for the Catholic Mass has a much different function than music played in Protestant churches. In Protestant services, the organ is often played as a solo instrument during the service. People sit, listen, and enjoy hearing the organ as a part of worship. In the Catholic church, the organist (=accompanist) plays during processions and the music must be suitable – essentially, the music must not be the center of attention. The organ must sustain the mood for the various processions supporting their place and function within the Mass."

  https://sacredmusiclibrary.com/product/a-catholic-organists-book-of-postludes/ Nativefreelancer (talk) 13:06, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

  It's a self published book, which means it most likely should not be used on Wikipedia. It also isn't particularly accurate - in addition to the orthodox churches already mentioned here, plenty of protestant denominations (the Lutherans, for example), employ the organ in a similar manner. I don't believe that sufficient sourcing really exists for you to write a policy-compliant Wikipedia article on this. Your time may be better spent elsewhere. MrOllie (talk) 13:18, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

  I am certain that many Church of England sources would say much the same thing too. I was going to make the point that the existence of a book entitled Botany for Ladies doesn't justify an article on Botany for Ladies separate to Botany because the book in question is merely about botany, and the information in it is not different for gentlemen. To support an article Botany for Ladies you need a secondary author writing about the role of Botany in a woman's education and life (where the secondary author might in turn cite Mrs Loudon, the author of the wonderful "Botany for Ladies"). But there's something more helpful here: have you had a look at Liturgical_music? This has a large section on Catholic music, and a very short section on Anglican because someone has written a separate article on Anglican church music. Rather than writing a new article on Catholic accompanists, it might be better to add any relevant information to the Liturgical music article, and if the section on Catholic liturgical music gets out of hand, separate it out into an article Catholic church music analogous to the Anglican version. Elemimele (talk) 16:25, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

  Hello@Elemimele

  I've checked the WorldCat and found a secondary independent source of publishing book from a catholic church accompanist.

  I found a secondary independent source on WorldCat here: https://www.worldcat.org/title/59856687

  I've added it to the first footnote on the draft: Draft:Roman Catholic Church Accompanist

  You can also view the reliable source in archive FYI:

  https://archive.org/details/unashamedaccompa0000moor/page/n1/mode/2up Nativefreelancer (talk) 08:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

  Hello@Elemimele

  Here's a PDF file for downloads FYI:

  https://www.scribd.com/document/371780152/Moore-The-unashamed-accompanist-pdf

  The accompanist Gerald Moore, was engaged as organist at the universal church. Nativefreelancer (talk) 08:16, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Does this article warrant the amount of time we are spending on it here? Just asking. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 05:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello

I'm sure it's a notable source

Here's a PDF file for downloads FYI:

https://www.scribd.com/document/371780152/Moore-The-unashamed-accompanist-pdf

We have the accompanist, notable collaborative pianist Gerald Moore, who was engaged as organist at the universal church, wrote his first book about the accompanist, and was attracted to the Anglo-Catholicism at his early age. There's no rush to write a draft/article. Nativefreelancer (talk) 08:24, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nativefreelancer (and @Elemimele), this conversation would probably be better off continuing at the talk page of the draft, rather than at the Teahouse. 97.113.27.216 (talk) 12:27, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

GIFs in articles?

Are GIFs allowed in place of images? Someone edited the image on a page and I'm not sure if it's in the rules to do so, or how to quote that it is or isn't.

The page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Call_Saul ButterCashier (talk) 10:50, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@ButterCashier .gifs are OK. See Commons:File types for the full set we use. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:58, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

However, the .gif in the infobox of the article you linked is not appropriate, in my opinion. It makes me feel nauseous and isn't doing its job of letting the reader know they have reached the correct article. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:00, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@ButterCashier, @Mike Turnbull I agree, that gif was a poor choice. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 08:24, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. The page you linked to had little on it, I think you were trying to link to this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:File_types ButterCashier (talk) 11:01, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@ButterCashier Ooops! Yes you are correct. I've reverted the other image as the logo is a much better imaage for the infobox, as you had already realised. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:06, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Biased for Humans

Wikipedia seems biased to humans in favour of other organisms, I think. Someone has probably mentioned that before. I suppose because humans are the ones using it, that implies the information is meant for them in particular, or only, but for instance the Sexual intercourse page has only a small section on other animals at the end, compared to humans. Hence, Wikipedia is destined to always favour humans over other species? It seems logical but not technically neutral in a sense. ButterCashier (talk) 15:10, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes, this is, in a sense, destined. As humans, we tend to produce a lot more studies on humans and human-related things than on other organisms, and that will inevitably end up in such things getting more space here. This isn't a matter of neutrality as Wikipedia defines it (WP:NPOV), more a sort of systemic bias. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:16, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@ButterCashier: See also the essay User:Guy Macon/Yes. We are biased. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:44, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

• To elaborate on 199.208.172.35’s point that Wikipedia only reproduces (hehe) the bias present in the sources, see Wikipedia:Systemic_bias#Representation_in_sources_may_cause_bias.

There is an in-Wikipedia tradition of making fake deletion nominations during April’s Fool’s Day. Earth, Human, etc. are common targets with the rationale that "all sources are from the subject, hence non-independent". (See for instance Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Human). Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 12:00, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Reporting Article Vandalism

Hi, I was wondering how to report article vandalism? Thank you. Ashen Knight (talk) 16:19, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

You can simply undo the vandalism yourself. If you think it productive, you can add a warning on the vandal's talk-page asking them not to do the same again. If they are doing it repeatedly and have been warned, you can also request at WP:AIV that an admin take action. But if it's all on one article, you can request page protection at WP:RFPP; this latter is particularly useful for IP editors doing silly things, because they rarely bother looking at talk-pages, if they're on a version 6 IP address they won't see their talk page messages anyway, and usually if the article is semi-protected for a few days, they get bored and we can all go back to normal. Elemimele (talk) 16:32, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

I should add: vandalism in Wikipedia has a very specific meaning, of edits that are clearly intended to cause harm to the encyclopaedia and couldn't be construed by any human as being in any way helpful. If someone has merely introduced material that they believed to be correct, but you know to be wrong, or deleted something with a vaguely rational explanation, then it's not vandalism, and should be discussed on the article's talk page. Elemimele (talk) 16:49, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

At @Ashen Knight Why did YOU vandalize the page Intellivision Amico at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intellivision_Amico&diff=prev&oldid=1108834587 71.228.112.175 (talk) 08:31, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Looking at their edit history, uh, yeah, they seem like they're the one vandalizing pages. Good catch, random IP user. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contribs)} 08:33, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@LilianaUwU Well, I'm not quite random, but you're welcome. I'll sign up for an account soon... I think I have one or two hundred article edits under a couple of IP addresses (which doesn't change very often). 71.228.112.175 (talk) 05:44, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Making a Wikipedia entry easier to read

I use List of 500 companies at Wikipedia to find stocks. I The entries are all there and legible, but would be easier to read if (1) the trading symbol(such as MSFT)were printed in black instead of light blue, and (2) your symbol that looks like a capital L with an arrow thru it were spaced farther from the trading symbol itself. This concerns ease of reading, not content itself. ... Willard Felsen, who is also a financial contributor to Wikipedia and regular user for all sorts of things 108.160.36.125 (talk) 17:36, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

I believe they're light blue because they're links. And the "L with an arrow thru it" is because they're external links (i.e., lead to pages outside of Wikipedia). Uporządnicki (talk) 17:40, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

IP editor: Welcome to the Teahouse. As AzseicsoK says, this is because they are external links. This is essentially hard-coded into the software, so there's not much chance that this will change unless someone decides to remove the links. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:43, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

IP editor, I assume that you are referring to List of S&P 500 companies. You can propose changes to that list article at Talk:List of S&P 500 companies. Cullen328 (talk) 17:47, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

IP editor, if you create an account, you can suppress the display of that arrow icon by editing your common.css file and including this line:

.mw-parser-output a.external { background-image: none; }

That suppresses the icon everywhere on Wikipedia. If you want to suppress them on just that page, the line would be:

.page_List_of_S_P_500_companies .mw-parser-output a.external { background-image: none; }

But you cannot do this as an anonymous IP address. You need an account. ~Anachronist (talk) 18:01, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

There are other, and arguably better, places on the 'net to find the components of the S&P 500. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 05:46, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

I think I'm being WP:HOUNDed

But I am concerned about opening a frivolous ANI. Is there some way I can get a second opinion or something? SmolBrane (talk) 20:29, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello SmolBrane and welcome to the Teahouse. Just a brief look at your talk page and your contributions I don't personally see an WP:HOUNDing but if you could provide specific diffs where you feel you have been perhaps we could determine that more definitively here. --ARoseWolf 20:36, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

I am concerned about the editing at COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland involving an editor that was previously involved in an ANI with me [1]. Please let it be clear that I am not trying to canvas or anything like that. SmolBrane (talk) 20:46, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

The editor in question has never edited that article before, and is now reverting my additions, and only my additions. Removing lasting material from an article requires consensus as well(am I mistaken here?), and rather than re-revert(since I don't know reversion rules well) I decided to come here. Thank you by the way. SmolBrane (talk) 20:50, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

This appears to be a content issue rather than anything behavioral so I would definitely caution against AN/I (someone else may have a different opinion). The first thing I look at is the article talk page and I don't see either of you attempting to discuss this there which would be the primary first step in dispute resolution. --ARoseWolf 20:54, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

You linked the Iceland article on the talk page of Great Barrington Declaration, where this user has been active for some time. Perhaps they just followed your link? MrOllie (talk) 20:58, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

If you are talking about @Bon courage, they have edited the article before and based on their contributions they are a frequent on medical and medical science articles so I don't think that constitutes hounding. Again, article talk page is the first step. I know that's not a flashy answer and probably not what is wanted to be heard but that's my opinion in this matter. --ARoseWolf 21:02, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

They have never edited COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland prior to their removal of my content three days ago. SmolBrane (talk) 21:09, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Edited began with their first revert so I struck through as that was an error in my review of contribs. The second portion stands to reason why they might be looking at the article or followed a link there. They share the same interest. --ARoseWolf 21:12, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

You are edit-warring and should re-read WP:ONUS and take it to the talk page for discussion.Slywriter (talk) 20:25, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Close gaps in article

Hi all- I placed an image collage for the years "2012" and "2013", but I notice that the spacing between the header "Deaths" and "January" becomes huge. Is there a way to close this gap without deleting the photo collage I worked on? Is it just a matter of rearranging things in the article? I also did the photo collage for "2015" but this article seemed to not have this problem. Thanks. The ganymedian (talk) 22:21, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

This is for the desktop browser. The phone version still looks fine. The ganymedian (talk) 22:36, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@The ganymedian: Welcome to the Teahouse. I'm not seeing any irregular spacing in 2012 or 2013 in the areas you mentioned via desktop. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:41, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

I can confirm the experience of @The ganymedian. This can be true even without the addition of the photo collage. For a sufficiently wide window (or sufficiently small typeface), the gap gets large. In extreme cases, the "Deaths" heading ends before the beginning of the "2013 in various calendars" infobox; the "January" heading begins after the end of that infobox. Sorry, but I don't know if there's a solution. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 00:16, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

The gap is caused by {{Clear}} at the end of {{Births and deaths TOC}} which forces the browser to skip until after all floating boxes. It is also because {{C21 year in topic}} is an extremely long infobox (actually several). Removing the clear template should help, but might cause other problems. Collapsing some portions of the topic infoboxes to reduce it's length might also help. MKFI (talk) 10:22, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

How do I add this to Leif Erickson on Wikipedia? How to correctly add References listed in ( ).

Leif Erikson's Descendant Captain Gunnar Marel Eggertsson Commemorates him

proposed text

Genealogy connects Leifur Eiricksson (note 1 Modern Icelandic spelling) and Iceland’s modern day Captain Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, the ‘Iceland Knarr’ project’s visionary. Gunnar showed me his handcrafted model of a Viking Knarr ship, 29 May 2015 at ‘Vikingaheimer’ in Iceland. Gunnar believed Leifur sailed a Knarr ship, in search of land due west. Gunnar Marel stated his mother’s direct 33rd generation ancestor was Þjóðhildur Jörundardóttir, Eric the Red’s wife, mother of ‘Leifur Eiriksson,’ the fact discovered by an Icelandic Genealogist. (72 Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, 73 Scandinavian Review, Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, Modern Day Viking, Jennifer Marin, American Scandinavian Foundation Winter 2001) Gunnar Marel and Leifur Eiriksson were schooled in Icelandic Sagas. “The Grœnlendinga” saga states, when blown off course fisherman Bjarni Herjulfsson’s sighted land due west.(74 Vikings, The North American Saga, Edited by William W. Fitzhugh and Elisabeth I Ward, 2000 Smithsonian Institute,Gisli Sigurdsson, pgs 219 - 220 ) Leif Erickson adventurous set sail discovering land due west circa 1,000, now identified as L’Anse Aux Meadows, New Foundland North American. (75 The Vikings, Lord of the Seas, Yves Cohat, 1992 Abrahms Discoveries pg 158-159) Norwegian Archeologists Helge Ingstad and his wife explored L’Anse Aux meadows in the 1960’s. They discovered, then excavated Viking Longhouses during the 1960’s and 70’s. They found archeological objects believed from Leifur Eiriksson and his Viking ship crewmen. (76 Vikings, The North American Saga, Edited by William W. Fitzhugh and Elisabeth I Ward, 2000 Smithsonian Institute,Birgitta Linderoth Wallace, pgs 219 - 220) (L'Anse Aux Meadows is a National Heritage Site and UNESCO) Growing up in Iceland surrounded by open sea, Gunnar became an adventurous Sea Captain like his ancestor Leif Eiriksson. Gunnar shared he was raised by a few generations of Shipwrights from his father's lineage. He used his extensive knowledge of Viking Ship history and their construction in 1996, hand-building a replica of the 9th century Gokstad, a preserved Viking Ship discovered in Gokstad near Sandefjord, Norway, now housed in a Norwegian Museum. (77 https://www.khm.uio.no › english › visit-us › viking-ship-museum › exhibitions › gokstad) Gunnar Marel used traditional Norse methods building his replica of the Gokstad Viking ship, naming it, Íslendingur (The Icelander). Probably the same historical Norse methods used building Leifur Eiriksson’s Viking ship. Approved seaworthy, Captain Gunnar Marel Eggertson sailed Íslendingur year 2,000 along the understood route, ventured by his ancestor Leifur Eiriksson, departing Iceland past Greenland to L’Anse Aux Meadows in New Foundland. Gunnar further sailed down the North America Coast, stopping at various ports, ending in NYC harbor sailing past the Twin Towers. Gunnar’s journey sailing his Viking ship Íslendingur, commemorated ‘Leifur Eiriksson's’ 1,000th anniversary of his historical journey discovering North America. (78 https://www.iamreykjavik.com › islendingur-viking-ship ) Íslendingur is permanently exhibited in Vikingaheimer (Viking World) Museum in Iceland. Íslendingur’s bow looks out the windowed wall, toward a statue of Leifur Eirikison set upon a jetty. [79 https://www.vikingworld.is/ https://www.vikingworld.is]. Iceland Officials bestowed Captain Gunnar Marel Eggertson with the "Order of Falcon," for his many accomplishments as Captain, adventurer, and builder of Viking ships; “the highest, most revered Honor, Iceland confers.” (80 https://www.forseti.is/en/the-order-of-the-falcon/history-of-the-order/ ) A strong connection to Leifur Eirickson’s sailed exploration to North American is the Norse merchant Knarr ship. Historically, Knarr ships were the largest cargo merchant Viking ships, believed used in Leifur’s finding and colonizing of L’Anse Aux Meadows, New Foundland. (81 https://about-history.com › knar-the-oldest-norse-merchant-ship) Knarr's were exceptionally sea-worthy, capable of traveling 75 miles (121 km) per day. Iceland's history reveals Leifur Eiriksson would have sailed a Viking merchant Knarr Ship to North America, as Knarr merchant ships are deeper and wider than other Viking ships. Knarr's were able to carry a crew of 10-30 people, livestock, food, water and personal goods. Iceland's history notes Norse Knarr ships transported about 15,000 Norse settlers to Iceland during 874-930, the 'Icelandic Age of Settlement. (82 The Vikings, Lord of the Seas, Yves Cohat, 1992 Abrahms Discoveries pg 83(, (84 History of the Vikings, Gwyn Jones, pgs 269-282) ‘Iceland Knarr’, is Captain Gunnar Marel Eggertsson’s current Viking ship project, honoring his adventurous ancestor Leifur Eiriksson. Gunnar will build a full-scale replica of the 'Hedeby 3 Knarr' Viking merchant ship. It is the largest intact Knarr discovered in Hedeby Harbor(Haithabu), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,1980. Gunnar’s 'Iceland Knarr' shall be hand built with the same Norse type materials, using the Scandinavian clinker tradition (lapstrake). Lapstake is the same ancient Norse manner the 'Hedeby 3 Knarr' Viking merchant ship was constructed, as would a Knarr ship Leifur Eiriksson sailed. True to Viking ships seaworthiness, Gunnar will build the ‘Iceland Knarr’ without any modern navigation instruments, as he built, then sailed Íslendingur. Hedeby (83 https://www.historyhit.com › locations › hedeby-viking-museum) was an historic Norse settlement and trading area on the southern Jutland peninsula, were Knarr ships were hand built. Norse Hedeby had access via Schiel to the Baltic and North Sea. Hedeby, now Schleswig-Holstein area of Germany is where Gunnar Marel plans to build “Iceland Knarr’. When Captain Gunnar's 'Iceland Knarr’ ship is completed, he will sail the historic journey from Hedeby to Iceland, as many Norse settlers sailed during ‘Iceland’s historic Settlement’ period. The Norse trading area Hedeby was ruled by both Danish, then Swedish Kings during this period. Gunnar will prove the Viking Knarr's ship excellent sailing capabilities in difficult seas. Gunnar’s planned modern re-enactment of Knarr’s seaworthiness, will enforce how a Knarr ship allowed his ancestor Leifur Eiriksson’s exploratory sail from Iceland, past Greenland to Newfoundland. Leifur Eiriksson and his modern day decendant Gunnar Marel Eggertsson are both commendable. Both Leifur and Gunnar influenced by their historical Icelandic Sagas, became adventurers, explorers, and courageous Captains of the high seas. https://www.icelandknarr.com

Nordicscripts (talk) 22:42, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nordicscripts: I would propose that on the article's talk page rather than here. See WP:CITE for instructions on how to cite sources.

My own view is: The text above is not written in a neutral tone, and the wording gives me the impression that some textis copied verbatim or a very close paraphrasing, rather than being written in your own words. We take copyright violations seriously here. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:16, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nordicscripts If your intent is to add something like the above text to Leif Erikson, you need to consider WP:PROPORTION, this is way, way to much for that article. Also, you can not write personal stories like "Gunnar showed me his handcrafted model of a Viking Knarr ship" in article text, see WP:ISAWIT. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:11, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nordicscripts "Gunnar will prove..." See wp:Crystal which says "Wikipedia does not predict the future". 71.228.112.175 (talk) 08:39, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

That too. If the sources are good, some of this could fit at Knarr, but that article is not about Gunnar either. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:59, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Upload of non-free media file to en-Wikipedia

Hello everyone,

I have been working on the article Yuzuru Hanyu Olympic seasons, which is currently undergoing a review for FAC. For that page, I photographed two monuments and a handprint memorial, which were installed in Hanyu's hometown of Sendai, Japan, in memory of his Olympic victories. However, I did not consider that the "Freedom of Panorama" (FoP) doesn't apply to 2D artworks by Japanese copyright law. So the files probably need to get removed from Commons (see discussion on respective deletion request page).

I was informed by user HyperGaruda that under special conditions it is possible to upload the files here to en-Wikipedia, following the rules of non-free use rationale, but I am not familiar with this procedure at all and would be very grateful for some guidance by an experienced user. Thank you very much in advance. Henni147 (talk) 07:59, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Henni147, and welcome to the Teahouse. I'll give you my opinion. The process isn't that difficult, press "Upload a non-free file" at Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard and take it from there. The problem is that WP:NFCCP is very stingy. Afaict, these monuments are mentioned in the article, but is that enough for "8. Contextual significance. Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the article topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding."? You can argue that these monuments are important marks of his olympic victories, and therefore meets the criteria. Could work. Might not. Hope this helps some. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:53, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Thank you very much for the quick feedback. Do you know whom to ask best whether the image is essential enough/meets the requirements regarding fair use? I don't want to cause another unnecessary deletion procedure. Thanks in advance. Henni147 (talk) 09:29, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nihonjoe, care to comment? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:36, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Henni147: you might want to ask that question at WP:MCQ instead. (Given that contextual significance is a rather fuzzy line, there is no guarantee that you will get a definitive answer there either, but that’s the place to ask.) Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 11:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I will move the question to WP:MCQ then. Henni147 (talk) 11:59, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Not sure why my draft article sounds like an advertisement- help please!

Could someone please help improve my article to remove any of these issues and provide feedback and steps to implement the feedback

Thank you!

Draft:HomeCo Daily Needs REIT HoHo3143 (talk) 08:00, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

HoHo3143 Since creating your account this month, you have created two articles about shopping centers, a list of locations of HomeCo stores, six (SIX!) articles about individual HomeCo Stores, and Draft:HomeCo Daily Needs REIT. All of the individual stores articles and the list have been nominated for deletion. The REIT draft has been declined twice, but does have potential to be an article. David notMD (talk) 08:42, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I have realised my mistakes in creating those articles, and are happy for the HomeCo ones to be deleted. Malvern Central and Caulfield Plaza not so much HoHo3143 (talk) 08:54, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@HoHo3143 There may be more issues, but Wikipedia is generally not interested in funding rounds or capitalization; these are "routine business dealings" which don't help the average reader understand what the company actually does, and don't contribute to notability. That's most of the first two sections. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 08:44, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

It appears that all of the images were copied from copyright protected websites and must be removed. David notMD (talk) 08:49, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

• @HoHo3143: At Draft:HomeCo Daily Needs REIT, you were told three days ago on the draft page:

Please see the WP:CORPDEPTH guidance for reliable source coverage of companies and organisations. The only useful reference helping notability is Shopping Centre News. It is not enough by itself. Coverage of funding, mergers, acquisitions, etc. is considered routine and non-substantial for notability purposes. Please do not resubmit until additional better sources are added.

That advice was valid then, it is still valid now. You would do well to heed it. Have you read WP:CORPDEPTH? No amount of work on the draft will help if sources are deficient. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 09:11, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I have gone back and read it, and thought I made improvements. That's why I came here and asked for extra help. The most recent rejection was because it sounded like an advertisement. That's what I was getting help for. How would I improve corporate depth? HoHo3143 (talk) 09:15, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I am mildly displeased that you decided to resubmit the draft even as the current discussion is ongoing.

To answer the question anyway: you link to sources that satisfy all three prongs of WP:GNG, with the understanding that "in-depth coverage" excludes routine announcements of mergers, opening a new building etc. If those sources do not exist, you immediately stop working on the draft, because it will only be a waste of work: for you, for the reviewers, etc. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 09:30, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@HoHo3143: The draft still has one citation] meeting the CORPDEPTH standard. Additional coverage of routine business matters, even from the same source, does not improve the depth of coverage problem. Before you resubmit the draft, at the very minimum you need to find another reliable source, independent of both the company and Shopping Centre News, the describes the company in objective detail (history, operations, business model, etc.). I also suggest you further trim coverage of financial performance, which is more appropriate to a prospectus than an objective description. • Gene93k (talk) 16:52, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

What is your connection to HomeCo? Your attempts to create articles about every HomeCo store, a list of those stores, a draft about HomeCo in general, all strongly suggest this is undeclared paid editing. David notMD (talk) 09:37, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

No connection to Homeco

I wanted to do some research about HomeCo and learn more about the company and noticed there wasn't a Wikipedia page. I decided to create a pages for each location, and upon feedback found out that they weren't relevant. If deletion occurs for these pages then that's ok- I made a mistake and am only learning. I am however making a page for HomeCo Daily Needs REIT as a company

I have absolutely no connection to homeco and definitely never received payment for the work I've done HoHo3143 (talk) 09:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

David notMD, the thought of paid editing crossed my mind, but HoHo3143 has made extensive edits to unrelated articles that are very unlikely to be paid for (Warrnambool railway station, Reactions to the death of Elizabeth II). Notice that those edits are rather large, so it is not a case of gaming autoconfirmed / ECP status either. I am pretty sure the problem is overenthusiasm rather than paid editing. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 11:43, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. It appears that the copyright status of the images is under review at Commons, which addresses my other concern. David notMD (talk) 12:57, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Biographical information

 Courtesy link: User:JohnFHeckman/sandbox

I noticed that biographical information is usually in a text box at the upper right of the article. I couldn't figure out how to do that. Thanks. John Heckman JohnFHeckman (talk) 13:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@JohnFHeckman: This is a feature of Wikipedia's Infobox templates, which automatically format information into a box that appears on the right-hand side of an article when viewed on desktop. There's a variety of Infobox templates for various different subjects, such as {{Infobox food}} and {{Infobox drink}}, which contain different parameters relevant to the subject matter. Reading through the Manual of Style guide to Infoboxes will tell you more.—Ineffablebookkeeper (talk) ({{ping}} me!) 14:07, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) hi @JohnFHeckman and welcome to the teahouse! these boxes are called Infoboxes, which are templates you can use that display information about something. there are lots of infoboxes for people, and which one you use depends on what kind of person they are and what are they best known for (are they a writer, athlete, musician, politician, scientist, a military person, or something else?) however they generally follow the same format. take a look at this code snippet pulled from M. C. Escher as an example:

{{Infobox artist
| name          = M. C. Escher
| image         = Maurits Cornelis Escher.jpg
| caption       = Escher in 1971
| alt           = Black-and-white photograph of Escher in November 1971
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1898|6|17|df=y}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|1972|3|27|1898|6|17}}
| known_for     = {{hlist|Drawing|[[printmaking]]}}
| awards        = Knight (1955) and Officer (1967) of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
| spouse        = {{marriage|Jetta Umiker|1924}}
| children      = 3
| father        = [[George Arnold Escher]]
| website       = {{URL|http://www.mcescher.com/}}
}}

most infoboxes have that kind of structure to them, with a pair of values representing the data type and its value: for example father = [[George Arnold Escher]] displays something like "Father George Arnold Escher" in a row in the infobox itself. for more, I'd advise you to check out similar pages. if you'd like to refine your code if it doesn't work, feel free to drop by here again or ask in my talk page. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 14:18, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Linked Pages

Hello. I'd like to know if there is any feature or function that allows you to see a list of pages that link to a specific page. For example if you were on the United States page is there a way to see a list of pages which have a link which leads to the United States page? Georgewashingtonshorse (talk) 13:49, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Georgewashingtonshorse: Either on the sidebar (on desktop) or as part of the top bar of options (next to the edit button on mobile), there's an option called "What links here". That'll show you which articles and pages on Wikipedia link to the article you're looking at.—Ineffablebookkeeper (talk) ({{ping}} me!) 14:03, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you and god bless your heart. Georgewashingtonshorse (talk) 14:16, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

How do you get around a square bracket before a wikilink?

Is the only way to format a square bracket before a wikilink by using a nowiki tag (as in ⟨nowiki⟩[⟨/nowiki⟩ before the wikilink beans)? I could've sworn there was a better way to do this, but I've forgotten, and I can't find mention of it on any MOS. Thanks!—Ineffablebookkeeper (talk) ({{ping}} me!) 13:55, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

hi @Ineffablebookkeeper and welcome to the teahouse! are you trying to display a link as the code itself [[Beans]] instead of the link Beans? you can use the tag itself, or {{subst:nowiki}} to expand something to that if you'd prefer that. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 14:24, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Melecie: it's more that I'm trying to write a portion of text in square brackets, when that text starts with a wikilink. I know you can leave a space between the first bracket and the wikilink, but I'd prefer not to – sorry if I didn't explain it very clearly!—Ineffablebookkeeper (talk) ({{ping}} me!) 15:13, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Ineffablebookkeeper As in [Link ? - just nowiki the first bracket as <nowiki>[</nowiki> - Arjayay (talk) 15:22, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Arjayay: It is also possible to use <nowiki /> formatting. [<nowiki />[[Link]] displays as [Link, and trailing brackets do not format the text as an external link. dudhhr ^talk _contribs (he/they) 16:10, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Mass replacement of "Communist Party of China" TO "Chinese Communist Party"

Hi everyone, I noticed that Amigao has largely replaced the Communist Party of China (CPC) with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the English wikipedia and wikidata pages.

I have checked his talk page and found that a lot of people have put forward different opinions on his long-term mass replacement behavior, but he doesn't seem to agree with or care about these views, and continues to carry out this mass replacement behavior.

He thinks WP:COMMONNAME is the core policy, but shouldn't WP:OFFICIAL be more applicable to the Community Party of China, which has long announced and used its official name? What is your opinion on this?

Now I hope these pages can be restored, do you have any better way, thank you!—— Zzhtju (talk) 15:30, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

The names most commonly used in Reliable sources are usually preferred to official names; see this quote from WP:COMMONNAME:

Although official, scientific, birth, original, or trademarked names are often used for article titles, the term or name most typically used in reliable sources is generally preferred. Other encyclopedias are among the sources that may be helpful in deciding what titles are in an encyclopedic register, as well as what names are most frequently used.

dudhhr ^talk _contribs (he/they) 15:44, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

So as an encyclopedia, we have to let these systematic misuses or the "most commonly used" you say ignore their long-term claims and use of the official name, is it possible that the "most commonly used" itself is intentional and wrong? I think It's a systemic prejudice and discrimination that you don't have the right to decide what you are called, what we westerners call you is supremely correct, we have always called you that way and will always call you that way, you can't change it even after you've claimed it many times.

I can only think that such an encyclopedia is obedient to Western centrism and chauvinism, embodies long-standing arrogance, and completely loses its meaning as an encyclopedia.—— Zzhtju (talk) 16:19, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Also, is there any problem with this batch replacement behavior, is it in line with wiki policy?—— Zzhtju (talk) 16:26, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Zzhtju, this does not seem to be against any policies. If you want to change or discuss policy, you can start by posting at the Village pump. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:41, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

It seems to me that WP:COMMONNAME and WP:OFFICIAL are in agreement: the common name should be preferred. Maproom (talk) 15:46, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

(Pinging Amigao.) Maproom (talk) 15:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Company Page Creation Questions

Hey everyone,

I was working with a company to create a wikipedia page for my company, but found out recently that their services are essentially a scam. However, they had said that they have a "draft of our page" hosted on their end. We still want to have the wikipedia page created, but would their "draft" cause an issue with the creation of the page? We just don't want to run into a situation where we make the page and have it immediately removed for some reason. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks! Jakemadcooltho (talk) 16:27, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Jakemadcooltho, welcome to the Teahouse. First you should make the proper disclosures per WP:PAID. After that: there's no rule which says you can't use something which you've paid someone else to prepare (presuming they haven't already published it elsewhere). The likelihood of that draft being in any way acceptable is low, and if it's blatantly promotional it may end up getting quickly deleted, but you can still try creating it here. Asking for feedback before going to WP:AfC would probably be a good idea, and reading Help:Your first article would also be a good idea. But please do disclose before doing anything else. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:38, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Jakemadcooltho, understand, too, that there is no such thing in Wikipedia as a "page for [a] company," as there might be in Facebook or LinkedIn. There are many encyclopedia articles ABOUT many companies. They are ideally written by people with no connection to the company, based on reliable sources that themselves are independent of the company. Once such a page exists, virtually anybody can edit it, and if what they edit is reliably supported by independent sources, then even if you don't happen to like it, there is really nothing you can do about it. Uporządnicki (talk) 16:47, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Jakemadcooltho, In other words, Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia of notable subjects that are given significant coverage in published sources (independent secondary sources to verify notability) and written by (mostly) volunteer editors. I would recommend you utilize the Requested article function or use the AfC process as suggested above. See WP:COI in addition to the WP:PAID link offered by the very helpful IP above. Please disclose your paid editing as prescribed. Thank you. --ARoseWolf 17:02, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Does their draft appear within Wikipedia, i.e., if you search within Wikipedia on Draft:name of company does that go to the draft? If so, I believe that your attempt to create a draft be that name would result in a reply that a draft exists. If you try to create an article directly (a very bad idea), then the article and draft would both exist. Per User 199.208.172.35. start by declaring your paid connection on your User page. The company you contracted with does not own the draft, so if it exists, you can delete content, add content, etc., and then submit to Articles for Creation for a review. David notMD (talk) 17:31, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

AfD

AfD seems like an advanced wikipedian manoeuver. I have been reading WP:AFD, WP:GD, WP:DP, WP:CSD, WP:N, WP:PERMA, etc.

Is this an example of an AfD edge case? This dude's almost absolutely a no-one in history with a permastub. He was once an elected politician. I've seen AfDs get approved with more sources, and more RSPs.

What is a good example of an edgecase AfD? Modern Methuselah (talk) 17:55, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I think you may have gotten WP:AFD confused with WP:AFC. WP:AFD is the "Articles for Deletion" page while WP:AFC is the "Articles for Creation" page. Polar opposites and yet they work hand in hand. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 17:58, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I am very confused as to how you thought I was talking about AfC?

What lead you to believe I was talking about afc? Modern Methuselah (talk) 18:01, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

You said that you've seen AFDs get approved with more sources and more RSPs which doesn't really make sense considering AFD is for deleting articles. Did you mean that they're closed as keep? ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 18:06, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

No, I meant approved as in, they got deleted.

What is a better way I can refer to the AfD process so that I don't confuse anyone else? Modern Methuselah (talk) 18:14, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused. Could you possibly give me an example where an article was deleted after there were more sources and RSPs presented? ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 18:16, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I will look for an example and send it to you. Thank you. Modern Methuselah (talk) 18:23, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Modern Methuselah. Let's talk about Fenton M. Slaughter. According to WP:STUB, A stub is an article deemed too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject. That article is not a stub and so I upgraded it to start grade. The article has nine sentences of prose describing this man's life. He was an elected member of the California State Assembly, and there is strong consensus that state and provincial legislators are presumed to be notable. In addition, a property he owned is on the National Register of Historic Places, and I know from experience that the paperwork associated with such a listing will almost certainly have extensive biographical information that can be used to expand the article, which is available for download as a PDF from the NRHP website. Calling him "absolutely a no-one in history" is not a good attitude for an encyclopedia editor. If nominated for AfD, I am certain that the article would be kept, and this is not an edge case. Cullen328 (talk) 18:19, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Modern Methuselah, here is a link to a public domain biographical sketch of Slaughter published in 1890 that contains lots of additional information about his life. It only took me a few minutes to find it. Before concluding that a person is a no-one. you need to have the skills and the willingless to do a competent search for sources. Cullen328 (talk) 18:41, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

The substance of your citation is almost exactly the same as one of the working citations I read that are a part of Fenton's current page. So yes I did see that. I didn't say he was a no-one to everyone, or that there aren't maybe people alive today who really appreaciate that he was around and did things propbably decendants.

Also one of the citations on Fenton's page is dead. How does one fix dead links like that? Modern Methuselah (talk) 19:20, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Modern Methuselah, the best way to fix dead links is to check the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive to see if there's an archived version. If there is, it can be added to the citation. If not, you can flag it as a {{Dead link}} and maybe someone else will be able to find an archive. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi Cullen328

Thank you for your comment.

I called the article a stub because at the bottom of the page it had:

This article about a member of the California State Assembly is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

I misread WP:NPOL and did not think state (American state) level politicans were notable, especially ones who are part of multi-person legislative bodies and/or ones with short term limits. Would members of the Lok Sabha all qualify for presumed significance? That's national and huge. Would members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives all qualify for presumed significance? That's at the American state level.

Thank you for the information about the National Register of Historic Places as it relates to subjects and notability.

I said "almost absolutely a no-one in history" and did not mean it with derision. I think the likelyhood is quite high that you, me, and almost everyone we know are "almost absolutely a no-one in history" or "absolutely a no-one in history." How can I phrase this in a way that is less confusing about my tone? Modern Methuselah (talk) 18:58, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Modern Methuselah, yes, members of the Lok Sabha, past and present, are presumed notable and properly referenced biographies of them will be kept. As can be seen at Category:Members of the Lok Sabha, we already have several thousand such biographies. The same applies to the New Hampshire House of Representatives (even though that is an unusually large body) if the article is properly referenced. Just because an article was tagged as a stub does not mean that it still is a stub. Articles frequently get expanded and the editor forgets to upgrade. I upgrade articles all the time that are incorrectly tagged as stubs. As for your tone, strive for neutrality in your writing. Perhaps you did not intend it, but I perceived your tone as derisive toward the article subject. Cullen328 (talk) 19:20, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your clarification on these things!

What is more neutral for referring to a person with "limited notabitlity"? Modern Methuselah (talk) 19:27, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

"Limited notability" is in the eye of the beholder. Within English Wikipedia, it appears that valid topics are state politicians, species, towns and villages, and (I think) secondary schools but not elementary or middle schools. Wikipedia:Notability touches on criteria, especially at Subject-specific notability guidelines. David notMD (talk) 19:54, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Secondary schools are not presumed notable by default and haven't been for over five years. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 18:42, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Should the article Firehose of falsehood be flagged as non-NPOV?

The issue in question is outlined in Talk:Firehose of falsehood. I am a newer editor and would appreciate some input on this. Thanks. ShabbyHoose (talk) 18:04, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

You have tagged the article three times with non-NPOV and User:Valjean has reverted you three times. Tar is "edit-warring," and can lead to a temporary block from editing any articles. The proper path is to either enter the ongoing discussion on this very question taking place at the Talk page of the article, or start a new discussion there. Teahouse hosts are generalists. What you are seeking is a concensus amongst people with knowledge about firehosing as a strategy. David notMD (talk) 20:02, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

How do I add a vague time reference tag?

On the North Korea - Wikipedia page, in Foreign Relations, one sentence is "The relations were strained in the last few years". How do I add a tag referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:REALTIME&redirect=no? סשסGrimmchild 19:56, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Grimmchild There is a template {{when}} but if you could reword to use a citation as to the exact date that would be much better. Mike Turnbull (talk) 20:37, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks very much. סשסGrimmchild 08:03, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Amhara people page

Hi, a month ago my iP Adress was 2A00:A040:194:C4AF:14AF:E794:171E:E381 (I didn’t had an account) and all the sources that I edit on the page of the Amhara people got deleted. What can i do? Those were well accurate sources and they were deleted by the user Yonas Jh for no reason. Dsudil7379 (talk) 22:17, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Dsudil7379. The editor gave explanations in their edit summaries. You can discuss the matter at Talk:Amhara people or at User talk:YonasJH. Amhara people is an article that has been the subject of a lot of disruptive editing, and the entire Horn of Africa topic area is subject to Discretionary sanctions, so be cautious. I will leave some information about that on your talk page. Cullen328 (talk) 22:50, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

@Dsudil7379 You said the edits were accurate. Did you include references to reliably published sources? 71.228.112.175 (talk) 06:04, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

The OP has been blocked. Cordless Larry (talk) 06:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Personal Biography for Wikipedia

I have developed a format for myself, James H. Mundy IV based on others biography's and would like to get mine on the register. I need to be able to attach my project to email for your review to add to Wikipedia. Can you help for ease. Instructions for either the Articles for Creation or Requested Articles are hard to navigate. Thanks James H. Mundy IV 98.146.161.109 (talk) 23:18, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I suggest you create an anonymous account and stop editing as an IP. That will give you more privacy and many more advantages here. Then save your proposed article on a subpage (format User:Blabla/James_H._Mundy_IV), all properly formatted and with independent secondary references that document your WP:Notability. Then you can get help from other editors so it will more likely survive an WP:AFD when it "goes public" and you lose any rights over it.

Another consideration... Read Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. Seriously, if you have any flaws, blemishes, or skeletons, they will likely end up in the article, and you will have no right to censor or whitewash it. If you try, the article will be kept and you blocked. Your life will be fucked. That sounds bad, but it happens.

Feel free to email me. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 00:06, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

hi ip user and welcome to the teahouse! I'd have to discourage this, since making an autobiography is heavily discouraged here. due to your inherent conflict of interest to yourself which could make your writing non-neutral (neutrality is required in Wikipedia) and creating an article already being one of the more difficult tasks for a newcomer to handle and still not an easy task for more experienced editors with a CoI, it's best to avoid making articles about yourself. there are also reasons why you may not want an article. I'd advise you to check WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY for more regarding why we discourage them.

if you want to create an article (ideally about something/one else), you don't need to send an email to have an article reviewed, you can create a draft, then follow the Articles for Creation process to continue forward. I'd also advise you to read Conflict of interest (which detail the guidelines for people connected to the things they're writing about), Reliable sources (which detail what kinds of sources can be used to back up your claims, which is generally required especially for biographies), Notability for people (which detail the criteria for if someone counts as notable for our standards and can have an article]], and Your first article (which actually get into the article creation process]]. I know that's a lot of reading, but it's important to make sure your article succeeds. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 23:52, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

If not clear from above, Wikipedia has articles, not pages, and articles are not "owned" by the creator, or for that matter, the subject of the article. As noted, WP:YFA is a guide on how to create and submit a draft for review, the reviewer either accepting, declining or rejecting the draft. For a biography of a living person (you), all factual content must be verified by indepedent references. If there are not independent publications about you that can serve as references, you will not succeed. David notMD (talk) 01:00, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Frankly, I did a Google search on your name and saw nothing that would justify a Wikipedia artivle about you. David notMD (talk) 01:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

screwed up citation

The page I am trying to update with 2 new citations is Suffolk University Law School. My first two citations in the references section are showing the {{cite web | language, which I need to get rid of with your kind assistance Suffolkguy (talk) 23:32, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Suffolkguy. When you use Template:Cite web (or any other citation template), you should fill out all relevant fields, especially including the title field. Leaving out titles creates problems including error messages, and references consisting only of bare URLs are not good practice. Cullen328 (talk) 00:02, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

hi Suffolkguy and welcome to the teahouse! I've worked on the citation with this diff. here's what I did:

• the reason why the {{cite web}} is showing up is because it wasn't closed (and the {{Bare URL PDF}} was opened and closed after it, which may seem like the {{cite web}} was closed), so I added two closing braces }} after the template.
• but before I closed the template, I removed the second <ref> almost completely, replacing it by referring to the first reference, which I did by making them have the same name: <ref name=informationReport>{{Cite web | ... }} in the first citation, then <ref name=informationReport /> in where the second citation used to be.
• and finally but most importantly, I filled out the details in {{cite web}}, giving it a title, date, access-date, and author. with that, I can then remove the {{Bare URL PDF}}.

happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 00:14, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Many, many thanks melecie!! Suffolkguy (talk) 01:17, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

New AfC draft marked as wrong class

I wrote a new article and submitted it for review: Draft:Vergence-Accommodation Conflict

I checked the AfC list page and it shows the draft as start-class, but it should be C-class. How can I update the class of the article? Rosedaler (talk) 03:16, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

It's actually "draft class". The AFC list page is automatically updated; you should wait for a refresh. The class is generally controlled by the wikiproject boxes on the draft talk page. ~Anachronist (talk) 03:20, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! Rosedaler (talk) 03:21, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Reading list

How to view my Wikipedia mobile app saved reading list in Wikipedia website Hirenfchotaliya (talk) 06:27, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Hirenfchotaliya, please see the responses you received here. 97.113.27.216 (talk) 12:20, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

About Submission : Indu Prabha Award

Indu Prabha Award is a new award instituted, by a charitable trust registered in Mumbai, it is an independent small effort to promote habit of writing, reading and generating interest in Hindi language. It is a currently at a nano level and no support from any govt or any body. Hence currently there are no independent reference. It is an effort without any paid reviews or media coverage. Its information available on wikipedia should not be based on coverage in other sources. Is it not better to have a pure information to reach out to more people? Healjoy (talk) 06:45, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Healjoy: Is it not better to have a pure information to reach out to more people? No.

Wikipedia is not for promotion. This includes both basic advertisement ("buy product X now! (paid for by company Y)"), but also more noble / disinterested / NGO-type work.

Wikipedia has somewhat objective criteria of WP:GNG for determining which topics have enough useful sourcing to write something about them. If those criteria were relaxed to substitute the judgement of editors about which causes are worthy of promotion, all hell would break loose. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 08:59, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Healjoy, and welcome to the Teahouse. Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. ColinFine (talk) 13:22, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

How do you cite chart listings?

Is there a specific template, or...? — VORTEX³⁴²⁷ (Talk!) 06:52, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Vortex3427, do you mean for music? There are Template:Single chart and Template:Album chart for that. Unless I misunderstand your question. — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 12:43, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Ixtal: Yes, thanks! — VORTEX³⁴²⁷ (Talk!) 13:48, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Glad to be of help Vortex3427 :) — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 14:19, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Resubmission of Article

Hello Wikipedians!

I drafted an article - Draft:Tanya Abraham which has been declined twice. At this point, I've added as many references as I can. I wanted your opinion on whether the article has potential or should I just give up on it?

Full disclosure- I am a volunteer at the NGO she runs and am not paid for this. Rainbownautinspace (talk) 06:56, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Rainbownautinspace, your draft wasn't declined because it needed more references, but because it needed better references, ones which help to establish that the subject is notable by being to reliable independent sources with extensive discussion of her. Which three of the references you've supplied, in your opinion, best do this? Maproom (talk) 08:37, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

For all - Rainbow has declared COI on USer page. David notMD (talk) 13:30, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

To Rainbow - Maproom is asking for you to identify the three 'best' references here, so that Teahouse hosts can give an opinion as to whether those are sufficient to substantiate an article. This should be useful before you revise and resubmit. David notMD (talk) 13:32, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Default to visual editor

How do I change it so editing opens in the visual editor rather than the source editor? סשס Grimmchild 08:19, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

On Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing, under Editing mode, select Always give me the visual editor if possible. Madeline (part of me) 10:00, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, and nice username סשס Grimmchild 10:42, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Much appreciated! Madeline (part of me) 16:43, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

External peer review

Are there any new WP:EPR? I for some reason enjoyed looking through them, though there weren't many and none of them are from the last decade. — VORTEX³⁴²⁷ (Talk!) 11:46, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Not to my knowledge. EPR appears to have not been updated in a long time. Perhaps you could look online for a few EPRs not yet listed? CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 14:01, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Declined on notability grounds

 Courtesy link: Draft: Leon Lynch - 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:12, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

I drafted a potential Wikipedia article based on one that is already permanently published. I followed the structure and writing style plus the content of the permanent one. I used sources like independent newspapers and magazines. Feedback was on notability. Are firsts for African Americans simply discounted even when they are documented? That is what I have heard about Wikipedia. 75.66.168.60 (talk) 12:42, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

If the draft still exists (if not speedy deleted for a valid reason), identify it. David notMD (talk) 13:34, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, IP user, and welcome to the Teahouse.

It's hard to reply effectively when you haven't told us which draft, but I'll do so as far as I can.

Writing a Wikipedia article is much more difficult than it looks; but this is not because of the visible part, the format and so on, which can be copied from elsewhere. It is because of the research that lies underneath it. Wikipedia demands that the subject of an article meets its criteria for notability, which does not depend directly on what the subject is, or has said or done, but on what has been written about the subject. You say that you used sources like independent newspapers and magazines. Unfortunately, that doesn't tell us enough to evaluate them. To establish notability, each source individually must satisfy all three of the following criteria: first, it must be reliable - most (but not all) major newspapers meet this, but smaller papers often do not. See WP:RSNP. Secondly, it must be independent. An article can be published in a top newspaper, but if all it is telling is is the subject's own words (in an interview, or a press release), then Wikipedia isn't interested. Thirdly, it must contain significant coverage of the subject. A mere mention, a routine business announcement, a line-up at an event, don't do it. ColinFine (talk) 13:36, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

This seems to be about Draft: Leon Lynch. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:11, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

• In addition to the above, the OP asked Are firsts for African Americans simply discounted even when they are documented?, which I will try to answer.

Notability is a somewhat objective standard of "there are high-quality sources about that stuff". If someone was the first African American to do something, that can generate enough sourcing to justify an article. However, the mere fact that someone was the first African American to do something does not justify an article; only the sourcing does.

Now, while the standard is kind-of objective, it is well-known that the choice of coverage by newspapers and the like leads to systemic bias. If the first white man to do X got headlines around the world, and the first black woman to do Y got nothing, which is more common than the reverse, then we will cover the first one and not the second one. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 14:03, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

I believe that Leon Lynch is probably notable, but the draft as currently structured does not show it. The major structural problem is that the references and external links should be at the very end of the draft, after the body, and that the references should be reformatted as inline references. Please read Referencing for beginners. As a subscriber, I was able to read the New York Times reference. That article is a profile of defeated steelworker's union president David J. McDonald, and says only that he thought the appointment of Lynch as union vice president was a bad idea. That is what is called a "passing mention" and does not contribute to notability. Judging only by their titles, it seems likely that several other newspapers devote significant coverage to Lynch. Are any of those articles available online? That would be helpful. The lead section is inadequate. It should mention that he was vice president of the United Steelworkers for 30 years, that he was president of the Workers' Defense League, that he was an elected member of the AFL-CIO executive council, and a member of the Democratic National Committee. These are strong claims of notability that should be included in the lead section. I recommend that you register a Wikipedia account to facilitate communication with other editors, and I will assist you in further developing the draft. Cullen328 (talk) 18:01, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm going to ping STTLynch, since they created the draft and might appreciate the offer of help above. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Drafting an Article

Hello people.

I would like to begin writing an article about the book God is my Co-Pilot by GEN Robert L Scott, Jr.. Would the book count as a reputable source in itself, or would I need additional sources, such as reviews from when the book was published (1943)?

Thanks, A1139530 (talk) 14:06, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@A1139530: Hello A11! The book would not count as its own reputable source as it would be considered a primary source. You would need to find additional source in order to actually prove the book's notability. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 14:08, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

So if the original source material is considered a primary source, what would be? I ask because the book was written in 1943 and was a bestseller, which inspired the film of the same name, but as its 1943 original material and reviews and other sources may be harder to find. Thanks- A1139530 (talk) 14:15, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@A1139530, you're correct that they may be hard to find, but those reviews are what you'll probably need to prove notability. See WP:NBOOK. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:23, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@A1139530: You might find it helpful to read Wikipedia:Notability (books) and Help:Your first article. Note that the sources you use (such as reviews) do not have to be online. GoingBatty (talk) 14:23, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

(ec) @A1139530: According to WP:BOOKCRIT, a book is presumed to be notable if it "has been considered by reliable sources to have made a significant contribution to a notable or significant motion picture ...", so the book is probably notable; but that doesn't obviate the need for secondary sources. Reviews from the time may be rather difficult to find, but finding them shouldn't be impossible. If you track down published reviews or other sources about the book but don't have access to them, the folks at WP:REX may be able to help you. Deor (talk) 14:31, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@A1139530 This source [2] may be useful. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:57, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, A1139530. The New York Times reviewed the book on July 25, 1943. The title is "A Fighting Georgian; GOD IS MY CO-PILOT. By Col. Robert L. Scott Jr. Illustrated by photographs. 277 pp. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. $2.50." The author was Frank S. Adams. Cullen328 (talk) 18:12, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

A1139530 I did a search at Google Books, and was able to look at numerous page of a book that may be useful to you. Go to: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Double_Ace/yYt_CwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22God+is+my+Co-pilot%22&printsec=frontcover And click on "Next" at the top of the page to see sections of Double Ace: The Life of Robert Lee Scott, Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller ofTall Tales, Saint Martin’s Publishing Group, 2016 (Use the page numbers that are useful to you for giving information on the book.) I hope this helps. Karenthewriter (talk) 21:52, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi

I’m new here any tips on editing

Many thanks, David DavidTDC3377 (talk) 17:30, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I suggest you take a look at WP:TIPS ‡ Night Watch ω (talk) 17:36, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much DavidTDC3377 (talk) 17:37, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Account creation

Hello, am i able to create an account if my brother's account is blocked as a sockpuppet? I'm following him since a year. After reading wiki norms I came to know more about sockpuppet. I'm i eligible for account creation? 117.230.42.222 (talk) 18:25, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi IP user, welcome to the Teahouse. You are allowed to do it, but you may run into some problems, especially if you try using an IP which your brother has used and which has been blocked. You can request an account using the process linked to these words if you're currently blocked from creating one; once you do have one, it might be wise to place {{User shared IP address}} on your user page, and to be on your best behavior. Also take a look at WP:IPBE, which you may need. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:36, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Formatting troubles

On this page I am trying to add the names of songs that appear in each episode under the aux3 column (labelled as "Song(s)"), but I just cannot get the formatting right. I'm essentially trying to make it look like it did in this edit with some corrections.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. - Toast for Teddy (talk) 22:42, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi Toast for Teddy. Perhaps it would be best for you to self revert all of your edits and then work on them in your user sandbox. Once you get the formatting sorted out, you can then try and re-add them back to the article. Trying to fix a formatting issue like this often means going back to the last stable version of the article per WP:STATUSQUO and then working from there. A template like {{Episode table}} may only work a certain way and often it's best to work on any changes first in your user sandbox to work out all of the kinks. Moreover, the edit summary you left here isn't really "common practice" per relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. While it's true that Wikipedia encourages use to be WP:BOLD, others can revert the changes we make if they feel they're not an improvement. At that point, the WP:ONUS generally falls on the person wanting to make a change to establish a talk page consensus in favor of doing so. Episode tables in articles about TV might have an established format that all of them are expected to follow as much as possible per MOS:TV, and deviating from that format might be something that should be proposed on the article's talk page first. The members of WT:TV are a pretty active group and most like one of them should be able to help you with this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:01, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Toast for Teddy: I changed aux3 to Aux3.[3] {{Episode table}} allows both but {{Episode list}} requires Aux3. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:21, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Thank you. - Toast for Teddy (talk) 00:56, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

​@Toast for Teddy: As I touched on in my reply above, there is sometimes a WikiProject consensus regarding how such things like Template:Episode table should be used in articles, and it appears that might be the case here per WT:TV#Discussion at WP:THQ § Formatting troubles. I still think it would be best for you to self-revert and initiate a discussion about this on the article's talk page to see if there's a consensus to make it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:25, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Update: Since my last post, another editor did revert the changes you (=Toast for Teddy) made, which means you now should be discussing them on the article's talk page and see if you can establish a consensus for them. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:45, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

An honest question about the internet

I'm here from a coursera lesson about the internet...

For some reason the term "vector" is used and i'm just confused...is there a wiki on how tf the internet (Specifically routing and "distance-vectoring") and the movement of MASS by a certain number of NEWTONS have to do in common...

is the internet pushing information with a unit of FORCE??

my dude...i need the answers. DuhFuqGoinOn420 (talk) 23:29, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi DuhFuqGoinOn420, welcome to the Teahouse. English words often have many related or unrelated meanings. Distance-vector routing protocol and Force vector are unrelated apart from some etymology in the word "vector". See Vector and wiktionary:vector for many other meanings. The Teahouse is a place where you can ask questions to get help with using and editing Wikipedia. You can ask general knowledge questions at Wikipedia:Reference desk. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

What if there was a list of everything

like, every article that'd be cool 97.70.254.63 (talk) 01:57, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

and every single thing that exists or every other wiki also i don't know how to use htmls so how would you make an artivcle 97.70.254.63 (talk) 01:58, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

See WP:NOTDATABASE.Sungodtemple (talk) 02:27, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

If you are looking for a list of all Wikipedia articles, see Special:AllPages. You can also use the Wikipedia API to get a list of all articles. Sungodtemple (talk) 02:32, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

i am trying to make an article about veri peri but i am having issues

i am trying to make an article about veri peri the colour but i have 2 problems 1. i cant make an correct infobox with a colour box and 2.i am kind of having trouble finding ompletely reputable sources (other than pantone) and integrating them Abdullah raji (talk) 05:28, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Very Peri
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#6667AB
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(102, 103, 171)
HSV (h, s, v)	(239°, 40%, 67%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(46, 56, 265°)
Source	Pantone
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

 Courtesy link: Draft:VERI PERI | Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

hi @Abdullah raji and welcome to the teahouse! funny, I just added the very peri theme into my microsoft edge a few whiles ago! it's a good color anyway, perhaps check out the news articles by clicking in Find sources above to get sources? I'm just gonna note however, that as far as I know, apart from the more common colors and ones more known as minerals (Cerulean, Turquoise, Emerald, and Rose Quartz), no CotY has gotten a separate article yet, but that doesn't mean it's impossible, it'll just be hard. for the infobox, the code would be the following:

{{Infobox color
| title = Very Peri
| hex = 6667AB
| source = [[Pantone]]}}

...which would produce the infobox to the right. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 05:44, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

thenk you veri much *veri peri joke inserted Abdullah raji (talk) 05:54, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

ive done those steps but how do i add the color on the top Abdullah raji (talk) 06:24, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@Abdullah raji: your template had the hash in the web code, which didn't allow the color to be added, which I've fixed. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 00:36, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Writing a lot of text

Hi there. I'm working on doing a peer review here: Wikipedia:Peer review/Logic/archive2

As part of the review I did a gentle re-write of the lead section; I want to share this with the requesting editor, but without altering the article yet. I'm going to block quote it, but it's a lot of text - does this belong in the review itself, or in the article's talk page, or does it not matter? Thank you! GuineaPig_C77 (𒅗𒌤) ☕ 05:48, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

I went ahead and put it into the review, guessing it can be moved if that's wrong. GuineaPig_C77 (𒅗𒌤) ☕ 10:53, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@GuineaPigC77 You could ask @Phlsph7 directly but it is usually best to keep everything in one place, so in this case presumably on the Peer review page. You could always use the template {{collapse}} to place large blocks of text in with the option not to have them always on view. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:53, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Cool, glad to know, and thank you for the template! GuineaPig_C77 (𒅗𒌤) ☕ 10:57, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Page move to Article space

I would like to move my article Draft:Nier: Automata (TV series) but the name was taken as a redirect. How can i overwrite the empty redirect? WillsEdtior777 (talk) 09:58, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, WillsEdtior, and welcome to the Teahouse. Some people advocate a copy and paste (see copying within Wikipedia for how to handle the attribution). I think it is prefereble to ask an admin to move the draft: see WP:RM. ColinFine (talk) 10:58, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Isn't it possible to remove the redirect? As i renamed the redirect and it caused this issue in the first place. WillsEdtior777 (talk) 11:46, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@WillsEdtior777: Please don't move it to mainspace at this point. The draft doesn't show that the TV series is notable, and at least three of the four sources are non-independent and primary. Have a look at the general notability guideline to see what is required. Moving a draft that doesn't meet that guideline will very likely result in its being nominated for deletion. --bonadea contributions talk 12:16, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Xtools page for each editor

I've just discovered this page and been amazed at all the data Wikipedia collects on us editors. One thing I don't understand, however: are we being graded on our contributions? Some of the pages I've edited are marked "Starting," others have the letter B, and still others have the letter C.

I wish there'd been an explanation of what this means, perhaps just as a link taking us somewhere for a fuller explanation.

Augnablik (talk) 13:26, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Augnablik, and welcome to the Teahouse! I think you are referring to the article quality grading, which can be found at WP:Content assessment. Jolly1253 (talk) 13:37, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Yesllo, Augnablik. No, we are not "graded" on our contributions. As Jolly says, articles are generally graded, but the majority of articles have been worked on by multiple editors, so it would make no sense to ascribe the grading of an article to its editors. ColinFine (talk) 19:42, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Also, even when you are the only contributor, it has no bearing on your standing in the community. Tons of editors only create start- or C-class articles, and they're as important to our content-creation ecosystem as the ones who create good or featured articles. Often, the first group gets the ball rolling for the second group. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 20:06, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Copypaste Issues

Hi,

I tagged Tweed Valley Hospital for copypaste but found the other copyright instructions confusing. Other than adding the tag with the link is there anything else I was supposed to do?

Carver1889 (talk) 13:37, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

I think {{db-copyvio}} should do the trick. Sungodtemple (talk) 13:49, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Just marked as WP:G11. Sungodtemple (talk) 13:49, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Trouble with Cluebot III

I added Cluebot III to my talk page to archive discussions, but I did something wrong and it's archived discussions into a "January 2022" subpage (which includes May 2021 to Jan 2022 messages) and a "1" subpage. It's been like this for a while now and I haven't got round to asking about it. Is anyone able to tell me what I've done wrong, and if I can retrospectively fix (re-name) sub-pages? Or am I doomed to forever have a slightly annoyingly-incoherent archive list? Many thanks! Unexpectedlydian^♯4talk^‽ 14:38, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi Unexpectedlydian, welcome to the Teahouse. If you want numbered archives then you fixed the archive instructions in [4]. You are free to move your archives around. If you use cut-and-paste then note the attribution requirement at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:54, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

User Name

I was a professional musician back in the 1970's and 80's - My stage name was Catfish Roy Mann. I performed at Gerdes Folk City in NYC. I was trying to add my name to the list of performers at Gerdes. I added my name but when I tried to create a profile page here on Wikipedia, they suggested not using my real name. So instead I created a profile page as "Catfish Roy". But when I click on my name on Gerdes List no page is referenced. How can I fix this? Catfish Roy (talk) 15:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Catfish Roy. I'm afraid you missed the fact Wikipedia is not means of promotion in general, and specifically it's not a place for self-promotion. --CiaPan (talk) 15:10, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hmmm....look at Gerdes Folk City page - there is a list of about 100 musicians listed who played there. Catfish Roy (talk) 19:58, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Usernames are not tied to article names in the sence that having a username which matches an article name doesn't grant oneself any sort of extra previleges or control of that article. Also, creating a user account here does not automatically create an article with the same name. Having a username that is the same as one's real name is discouraged as that means everybody can view what you are doing. This reasoning is also futher expanded in WP:REALWORLD. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:57, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@Catfish Roy: If you believe you meet any of the inclusion criteria described in WP:MUSICBIO, you can try your hand at writing an article, provided you write it as a draft and submit it for review. See Wikipedia:Articles for creation for guidance. The list to which you tried to add your name is not an indiscriminate list; it is a list of links to other Wikipedia articles (and not links to user account pages). ~Anachronist (talk) 18:48, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Catfish Roy (talk) 20:14, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Should this relationship be mentioned?

Hi, could I have some help assessing if mentioning a relationship is notable enough to include? I've edited the page of louise verneuil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Verneuil , including adding sources that reference her relationship with Alex turner. This section has been deleted by an IP editor. Looking back on the pages edit history I can see that editors have gone back and forth quite a lot on mentioning the relationship. I'd appreciate if a more experienced editor could chip in. Thanks Dontgiveupthedayjob (talk) 15:40, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Dontgiveupthedayjob - I'm sure the regular volunteers here will advise on edit-warring and taking it to the article Talk page, but I wanted to shew how you got it wrong in the last edit, using your own interpretation of the article: "She has been in a relationship with the musician Alex Turner since 2018.". The article 'says' nothing of the sort, only that when written in December 2018 they'd had dates. It's very important in any Wikipedia article, but particularly a biography of a living person, to only write what's supported by the published source.--Rocknrollmancer (talk)

Hi Rocknrollmancer Thanks for your reply and help. I hadn't written that part of the article, but had added those two sources as it was previously unsourced. I can see how those sources don't properly support what was written though now. Would it be appropriate to write anything about the relationship if most available sources are discussing them dating rather than explicitly discussing a relationship? Thank you! Dontgiveupthedayjob (talk) 17:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Dontgiveupthedayjob - my bad for not trawling though the changes. I had guessed that aspect was why the Scandinavian IP removed it. If it's been reported upon then that should be adequate, providing it's termed sympathetically. Wikipedia is not censored.--Rocknrollmancer (talk)

Translation contributions for Wikimedia Foundation

I just came across a banner for the Wikimedia Foundation which read "We usually invite the world to create the sum of all human knowledge. Now we're inviting the world to create the sound of all human knowledge" while I was reading a Wikipedia article on Zager and Evans, and it provided a link for translation contributions. I guess this is for the recent "Sound of All Human Knowledge" contest. I am fluent in Dutch and am willing to contribute (I have already translated the above quote into Dutch) but was not sure how to contribute. When I clicked on the 'help to translate' link, the page it took me to wouldn't actually allow me to submit my translation.

I'll go ahead and provide my translation here:

Normaal gesproken nodigen we de hele wereld uit om de som van alle kennis die de mensheid bezit te creëren. Nu is de hele wereld uitgenodigd om het geluid dat komt uit alle kennis die de mensheid bezit te creëren. 173.80.41.189 (talk) 16:33, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@173: You can submit a translation here. You'll need an account, although I'm pretty sure the wording you describe only shows up on the banner for logged-in users, so I assume you have one already. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 20:17, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Replace a redirect with an article

I'd like to at some point replace current redirect Specialty Coffee Association with Draft:Specialty Coffee Association - how do I go about doing that? JackDunnCodes (talk) 16:51, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello JackDunnCodes and welcome to the Teahouse.

The move on top of the redirect will be performed by the reviewer when your draft is accepted.

It looks like your draft has not done enough work to establish notability for the organization. Please read through the notability criteria that apply to organizations to see what you need to do. Once you think you've done all you can, it will be time to submit your draft for review. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:27, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipage

There is a WIKIPEDIA page about me, and there is some inaccurate information, I want to change it. Specially where my picture is. I did not create it.How do I change the information Krislichri (talk) 18:03, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

This appears to be about Kristina Lilley. On the one hand, you should not edit the article directly. On the other hand, children should not be named, so that was valid. The article can mention the name of your ex-husband as long as that information is referenced. David notMD (talk) 18:06, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

@Krislichri: I have partially reverted your edit, because you blanked out information that was cited to a source and left information that is cited to no sources at all, in violation of the the policy Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Wikipedia only reports information found published in public sources. If the information reported in the cited source is incorrect, you need to contact the source to get them to correct it.

Because you have a conflict of interest about yoruself, you must refrain from making any substantive changes to the article except to correct spelling and grammar, remove obvious vandalism, and add citations to additional sources that are independent of you. Anything more substantive you should propose on Talk:Kristina Lilley.

The picture of you is being shown because that is what we have available. We cannot publish copyrighted images unless the copyright holder has released it to the Wikimedia Foundation under an acceptable free license. If you have a picture you want to upload, the photograppher (who owns the copyright) may upload it to https://commons.wikimedia.org/ while at the same time following the directions at WP:CONSENT. ~Anachronist (talk) 18:38, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Complete Wiki profile

Hi team,

Pease help me to complete a profile of wiki.

Thanks & Regards, Susheel Sharma 2405:201:401A:9098:801:3F99:F32B:1F3E (talk) 18:40, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not have "profiles". It has encyclopedia articles about notable topics. Please read and study Your first article. Cullen328 (talk) 18:47, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Procedural note, Cullen328 probbably meant to link to WP:GNG. Victor Schmidt (talk) 19:01, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Corrected. Cullen328 (talk) 19:35, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Dachau Liberation reprisals

hiya, there are a few depictions of when U.S. soldiers shot concentration camp guards after liberating Dachau in various forms of media, for example in the film Shutter Island. i noticed there was no section for this on the events page, which i assumed was missing due to the subject matter itself or that no one had made a list yet. would it be appropriate for me to add this? Omsk346 (talk) 20:23, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Omsk346. IN my opinion, it would not be appropriate to add such instances unless they had been discussed in secondary sources. ColinFine (talk) 21:30, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Omsk346, we already have an article on this topic. See Dachau liberation reprisals. Cullen328 (talk) 21:39, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Category

Hi Teahouse,

Please how do I create a category? Thank you so much. Afternoon Daydream (talk) 21:37, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Afternoon Daydream. Please read Wikipedia: Categorization#Creating category pages. Cullen328 (talk) 21:43, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Afternoon Daydream (talk) 21:46, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

whimsical wikis

TO whoever this might concern, I am a Nonwikipedian and I heard the Wikipedians created pages on a whim that exist only for their own sake. These pages interest me, is there a category specifically for them? Thank you. Sincerely, a curious netizen.  71.233.148.84 (talk) 00:06, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

hi ip user and welcome to the teahouse! the closest we have to joke pages are stuff archived in Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense, the April Fools deletion discussions, and other stuff at Category:Wikipedia humor, although none of these are formal articles. there is also Unusual articles, a list of weird formal articles although ones that do exist (not just made on a whim). happy reading! 💜  melecie  talk - 00:34, 25 September 2022 (UTC)