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February 16

Article with same title

Hello, I want to create an article about a relevant person but I've realized that there is already an article with the same name for a singer who has nothing to do with the article I'd like to write. Is it possible to create a second article with the same name? What is the procedure? Thanks in advance Mochilla.

Hi, Mochilla! This falls under the heading of Wikipedia:Disambiguation. Say you would like to write an article about the painter Britney Spears, who is less famous than the singer of the same name but still meets wikipedia's notability guidelines. You would first create a new page at Britney Spears (painter). Then, when you were done with that, you would add a "hatnote" at the top of the main Britney Spears noting that there is another person of the same name. If you type {{for|TOPIC 2|ARTICLE (2)}} that produces:

Good luck! Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:13, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! Mochilla

Did the search change

I think the search function change. If I type John Smith in the search bar it no longer brings me directly to the article. Instead it gives me the search page and I have to click on it there. Why? Beerest 2 Talk page 03:42, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean you type [[John Smith]] including the square brackets then I don't know whether it ever went directly to the article. If you only type John Smith then it works for me. What is the url of the search page you land on? What is your browser? Does it work to click the search icon instead of pressing enter? Does it work to log out? Does https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=John+Smith&title=Special%3ASearch work? Below the search box I see "containing..." when I type. If that is activated then it adds &fulltext=1 to the url and goes to a search page https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=John+Smith&title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=1 instead of the article. Is that what happens? PrimeHunter (talk) 04:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Editing a transcluded table

Hello. I'm trying to update a table in the Pokémon (anime) article, but I can't, since it's transcluded and I am unable to find the original. Is there any way to figure out the location of a transcluded table?

It's the Pokémon season summary table under the Media: TV series subheading. AmericanLemming (talk) 08:03, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. If you edit that section it ends with {{Pokémon season summary}}, hence it tells you that the summary table is at Template:Pokémon season summary. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:59, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out to me! I knew it would be something painfully simple like that... :) AmericanLemming (talk) 09:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you edit a whole page or preview a section then the bottom of the window has a list with links to transcluded pages (you have to make a click to expand the list). PrimeHunter (talk) 13:22, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to contribute article?

Hi, I am a new user, can anyone tell me, how to contribute an article to wikipedia, and can I create a page of my current company in wikipedia? what all information is needed to upload information about my company. I understand i cannot promote, but what all information is needed for my company page to be in wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Debaditya Biswas (talk • contribs) 09:00, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Debaditya, and welcome to Wikipedia. It can be difficult to create an article in Wikipedia, so well done for asking here first. I would suggest you actually work on improving some existing articles first, to get familiar with how to edit and how to reference; but that's up to you. In any case, I advise you to read Your first article, which will help get you started. As for writing an article about your company: you are discouraged from doing so, but not forbidden: start by reading about conflict of interest. If you do decide to go ahead I advise you to:

Make sure that the company is notable (in Wikipedia's special sense)
Collect the multiple references from reliable published sources, independent of the company that are required to establish notability
Disclose your conflict of interest on your User page
Use the Articles for creation process.
Look at featured articles about similar companies to get an idea about how best to structure the article.

Good luck! -ColinFine (talk) 12:10, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Raja Raja Chola I

The page Raja Raja Chola I was violated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.75.131.43 (talk) 11:14, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reporting this, the issue was actually at Template:Chola history, which was transcluded to that page, and assumedly others. Samwalton9 (talk) 11:24, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

kulothunga Chola I

the page kulothunga chola I was violated — Preceding unsigned comment added by Master12345slime (talk • contribs) 11:27, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See previous section, same issue. Samwalton9 (talk) 11:29, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Biography (scientist)

Alberto J. Solari (1934). Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, graduated as Doctor in Medical Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires (1960). He was Visting Scientist in the University of California (Berkeley,USA) with Professor Daniel Mazia (1964), in Duke University with Professor M.J.Moses, (1972), in the University of Toronto (1977), with Professor Irving Fritz, in Ohio State University (1988) with Professor N.S. Fechheimer, and in the University of Sydney (Australia) (1991) with Professor C.B. Gillies. Presently he is Professor Emeritus, of the University of Buenos Aires Medical School and Senior Scientist of CONICET (Argentina). He authored over 100 scientific papers on Cytogenetics, Human Genetics of Reproduction, Cell Biology and Biology of Protists, and books on Sex Chromosomes in Vertebrates (CRC Press, 1993) and Genética Humana (Editorial Panamericana, 2011). He is member of several Scientific Societies and winner of the National Prize of Sciences (Argentina).201.231.143.246 (talk) 17:38, 16 February 2014 (UTC) ref></ref> Google Academic.[reply]

This isn't the place to start an article; did you have a question on how to edit Wikipedia? If you want to start an article, please read WP:Your first article, and then (if you have enough reliable sources to demonstrate that the subject is notable in Wikipedia terms) go on to WP:AFC. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:52, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

When my write-up be fixed?

Dear Wiki, I know I am getting impatient but I invested energy in drafting my submitted bio/write-up [Malik Muhammad Jahangir]. I tried to give max meet the requirement and followed each and every instruction. Now why getting late? Please don't disappoint me. Looking forward to hear from you and that my write-up go online.--Whitepearl1 (talk) 19:23, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

After earlier submissions were declined, you submitted the latest attempt of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Malik Muhammad Jahangir only yesterday. As it says in the box on the page:

"This may take more than 3 weeks. The Articles for creation process is very highly backlogged. Please be patient. There are 1982 submissions waiting for review."

--David Biddulph (talk) 19:31, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) I assume you are referring to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Malik Muhammad Jahangir?
I note that "Malik Muhammad Jahangir is Executive Director of White Pearl Group of Companies" so it would appear that your user-name is in contravention of our user name policy
There are comments like "He has proved his skills is not the best text for the lead" which you seem to have ignored. I would also add that "receiving award and Gold Medal upon his marvelous and exceptional achievements" is unlikely to go down well. You should also remove the flags from the infobox.
As for when it will be reviewed, it appears that your AFC submission was made yesterday at 18.50 - the box clearly says "This may take more than 3 weeks" but you have waited about 24.5 hours before expressing annoyance at the delay. Arjayay (talk) 19:47, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Whitepearl1: soon after the article was last rejected, you inserted the phrase "proved his skills", making it more promotional and less encyclopedic. Here's some advice: if your article is rejected, and you then make it less acceptable, it's very likely to be rejected again. Maproom (talk) 20:39, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all David Biddulph Arjayay Maproom. I didnt know how to resubmit. I fixed all comments two-three weeks back but found the tab of re-submission yesterday. The write-up reviewed by couple of people already. So far name is concerned I told in past that I losted my ID [means hacked] so I found word whitepearl easy to remember. Please understand.I am not annoyed at all but actually since December I am working on it thats why getting impatient. As soon as it is fixed then want to go for another write-up.Hope you guys getting why I am impatient...... when ones' write so wanna have fruit or reward in form on publication...sigh--kindly suggest how to change username if there is possibility. I losted past account as told you.Whitepearl1 (talk) 20:56, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You can improve your draft while you wait for it to be reviewed, and thus increase the chance of it being accepted. If you want to change your username, the process is at WP:Changing username. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:01, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to include new secondary sources in article

I have now researched and found many secondary sources, however, I don't quite understand how to include them in the article. For example, newspaper articles where Larry Bourne is quoted as an expert; scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles; inclusion in Canadian Geography: A Scholarly Bibliography By Thomas A. Rumney; and many more. - shall I simply created a new section in which to list these other sources?

Thanks for your advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vivre101 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Notice that the "References" section already has references. You should follow the same style for adding further references. See the introduction to referencing for a quick tutorial, or referencing for beginners for more detailed information.

The article should include an explanation of why he is notable, with references. At present it reads like a CV/resumé, with no evidence of why he is notable enough to warrant an article. A long list of publications is not enough. Maproom (talk) 23:55, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Saying "He wrote THIS"<ref>ref-of-what-he-wrote<ref> does not help.

Saying "He wrote THIS<ref>ref-of-newspaper/book-writing-a-review</ref> does help.

And I hope this helps too. 88.104.19.233 (talk) 01:57, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request Edit

Victpr Aiyewa age on his profile is incorrect. The NFL has made changes to his profile and please do the same on your site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.213.188.237 (talk) 22:01, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Already done. See Talk:Victor Aiyewa#Request Edit. --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 22:36, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]