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June 2

draft submission for review

I created a draft article named "Dodici Alternative Music Notation" in "userspace draft" and I clicked "submit your draft for review". There was no information indicating whether this submission was successful or not. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nova9944 (talk • contribs) 03:36, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No your submission was not successful. After hitting the "submit your draft for review" button you need to save the change using the button that used to be called "Save changes" but which may have confused you by now being named "Publish changes". --David Biddulph (talk) 04:45, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Nova9944: Your proposed article is User:Nova9944/sandbox/Dodici Alternative Music Notation. It is not in draft space. However, as worthy as it may otherwise be, it can never be a Wikipedia article because it is "original research" (see WP:NOTESSAY and WP:OR) and is therefore not suitable for an encyclopedia. You should try to find a more appropriate venue for this research. You can start at WP:OUT). Good luck!. -Arch dude (talk) 04:48, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) One point which you ought to address is that Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference, see WP:CIRCULAR. You probably ought to make appropriate wikilinks instead of those references. I notice that you have included no wikilinks at all in your draft, so a reviewer may suggest that you wikify it. You also need to read the Manual of Style; you have used curly quotes, inappropriate formatting of section headings, extra blank lines, ... I see, however, that another editor has nominated your draft for speedy deletion as a copyright violation, so the formatting problems may by now be academic. --David Biddulph (talk) 04:56, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) For some reason the submission failed, but that's not the biggest problem as I am convinced that the submission will get declined.

Wikipedia doesn't consider itself a reliable source
Large sections of the draft are unsourced and therefore fail Wikipedias Verifiability policy.
The text is full of puffery words which must not be used on Wikipedia
After reviewing I detected that the submission was copy-pasted from a website. DO NOT copy stuff from elsewhere into Wikipedia. If that external website belongs to you, you can go over to WP:DNC and read about donating text to Wikipedia. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 04:57, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Victor Schmidt mobil: That was a bit scary. I think you meant WP:DCM. Brianjd (talk) 08:25, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Linda Gray is mentioned as Barry Gibbs wife. You've got the WRONG Linda Gray pictured.

You've got the wrong Linda Gibbs pictured as Barry Gibbs wife. The Linda Gibbs you've pictured is an actress and star of "Dallas," not the wife of Barry Gibbs. Please correct this gross error. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.79.20.162 (talk) 06:12, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot see a picture at Barry Gibb. Please provide a link to pages you require help with. If you are seeing something as a result of a Google search, Wikipedia has no control over what their knowledge graph shows, though they often imply that it comes from Wikipedia. There is a contact link at the foot of the panel. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 06:24, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect not working in link

Hello, I'm working on a draft article that references Digital Setting Circles. When I wikilink the phrase, it comes up red even though there is a redirect to Setting Circles, where Digital Setting Circles is a section. But when I search Wikipedia directly, the redirect works. Any ideas? Thanks! Pekoebrew (talk) 06:46, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pekoebrew, the reason is that you have linked to digital setting circles, while the redirect was the incorrectly capitalised Digital Setting Circles. I have moved Digital Setting Circles to Digital setting circles and hopefully solved the problem. TSventon (talk) 07:37, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Pekoebrew: To clarify, the first letter of an article’s title is always a capital letter. So linking to digital setting circles will work fine, even though the article is actually Digital setting circles. But every other letter needs to be capitalised correctly. Brianjd (talk) 08:27, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys, looks like that worked. Now I have a new problem... I logged out, and have forgotten my password. Repeated requests to reset have gotten no e-mail in return :( any suggestions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by (Redacted)

You asked the same question in a separate thread; it's answered there. -- Hoary (talk) 22:48, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Links as part of Infobox

I recently noticed that in the infobox of the article Duchy of Bar, the link below the coat of arm is wrong and would like to remove it. However, when I tried to edit the source, I could not find the original link anywhere. StellarHalo (talk) 09:31, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, StellarHalo. I believe I've fixed it. The template {{infobox country}} apparently generates a number of links automatically if the corresponding item is there; so if there is a coat of arms, it automatically generates a link to Coat of arms of Bar, which as you realised, is the wrong Bar. But there is a(n undocumented) parameter called linking_name which overrides the PAGENAME in these links. Since there isn't an article Coat of arms of Duchy of Bar, the infobox appears not to generate a link at all, but just text. --ColinFine (talk) 10:49, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Old page that needs to be updated

Hello, I am the new marketing manager of Upstream (mobile marketing) company. I need to edit the relevant page which hasn't been updated since 2011.

I did a lot of changes yesterday and today but they were all deleted. I need your help in order to update the page. How can this be done? I cannot start updating all content again, and then see it been deleted.

Please propose another way. It's very frustrating that you do not let me update content that has been there for so many years.

Even the key people, everything was turned the way it was before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ArchKapa (talk • contribs) 13:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You must read about conflict of interest, and you are not permitted to edit further without making the mandatory declaration of paid editing. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:19, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I put some information about conflicts of interest on your talk page. If there are factual errors, you can report them at Talk:Upstream (mobile marketing) - an unaffiliated user can then make those edits, assuming they are sourced and not promotional. If you use Wikipedia to promote this or any other entity, you may be blocked. Thank you ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong Wikipedia Pages

Hi,

I have noticed several pages that are wrong on Wikipedia... mainly political commentator pages are being hijacked by their opposition and using it as a way to slander and demonize them.

How can I report this?

Kind regards, Ben — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.48.9.218 (talk) 13:38, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ben. Remember that a WP-article is supposed to summarize WP:Reliable sources (as defined by WP) about the topic. If the topic is a living person, WP:BLP also applies. Pick one article you are displeased with. Either edit it yourself (see WP:TUTORIAL), or make suggestions at the article's talkpage, and see how that goes. If you remove well-sourced info, or add info without good refs, other editors will probably object. You may also want to WP:REGISTER. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:27, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

article page copyright issue

I have created a article page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Santiniketan_institute_of_Polytechnic but there is an error for copyright, copyright to be https://sip.ac.in, but https://sip.ac.in this is our official web page. please approved this article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swadhin.sip (talk • contribs) 17:21, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Swadhin.sip. Wikipedia doesn't own the copyright for this material. You can't simply copy information from elsewhere to Wikipedia. What's more, as you work for the company, you will need to read and abide by our conflict of interest policy. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:29, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Your user talk page has a link to Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials if the institute wishes to donate the copyright on its web page. As you are connected to the subject, you need to read about conflict of interest. The draft is certainly not fit to be accepted as an article, as it has no references to published reliable sources independent of the subject to demonstrate its notability under Wikipedia's definitions. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:32, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

updating my page

I am trying to update My wikipedia "Drew Correa". I am trying to upload a new photo and Fix the mistakes written.i am Drew Correa. Why does It keep Undoing my edits saying i am breaking the rules? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drewcorrea (talk • contribs) 17:44, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits removed the infobox from the article, and without explanation. You need to read about conflict of interest and use the article's tak page to propose changes. You also need to read about autobiography and about page ownership; hint: it is not "your" page. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Drewcorrea You should confirm your identity with Wikipedia by following the instructions at WP:REALNAME. 331dot (talk) 00:01, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft problem

Hello, why those articles are draft? Draft:Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha and Draft:Battle of Koçhisar — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaradumanMareşal (talk • contribs) 18:09, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KaradumanMareşal: They are drafts which you created, to do so you may have gone via WP:WIZ or WP:AFC or as your account may not yet be WP:AUTOCONFIRMED you may have been prevented from creating articles directly in mainspace. If you condsider they are ready for mainspace you can place {{subst:submit}} at the top of the source. This will submit them for review. This may take a few weeks as there is usually quite a large backlog. Just by way of information draftspace allows you to work on new articles in an environment which is less vulnerable to editing by others. Eagleash (talk) 18:30, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) @KaradumanMareşal: I added a big gray box to the top of each draft, which contains some helpful information for you. When you're ready, you can click the blue "Submit your draft for review!" button. GoingBatty (talk) 18:37, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank for your help. I edited once more and are they read now? Draft:Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha - Draft:Battle of Koçhisar — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaradumanMareşal (talk • contribs) 03:15, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KaradumanMareşal: The pages have been successfully submitted for review. Per the submission notice at both drafts,this may take 5 weeks or more. You are free to continue developing the pages in the meantime. Please note, pages in draftspace should not be added to categories. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 15:39, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Category documentation of criteria

Is there a standard way to find the documentation for a category? Which would include the criteria for that category? The only way I know to do this is by analogy, after checking with other pages in a category. M.boli (talk) 18:34, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@M.boli: The proper place for the documentation for a category is the category's page, such as Category:Stubs. GoingBatty (talk) 18:39, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I have occasionally seen descriptions at the head of the category's page. But generally most categories seem to have no description, which left me thinking there might be some documentation elsewhere that I wasn't cognizant of. M.boli (talk) 19:04, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@M.boli: When you find such an undocumented category, please feel free to simply be bold and add documentation to it. If you are unsure of what the category was intended for, then you can try to discuss it on its talk page or on the talk page of some related project, but your best guess is better than no documentation because it will stimulate discussion. -Arch dude (talk) 19:48, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Password reset/account mixup

Hello, my username is Pekoebrew and I had been logged in for a very long time. I happened to log out this morning, and have forgotten my password. Further, it seems I have lost the email associated with my account, no longer have access to it. Any ideas how to recover? Thanks 2601:643:8580:2ED0:3996:1380:8E00:2CE2 (talk) 19:01, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but if you don't recall the password and don't have e-mail enabled, then there is no way to reset or recover the password. RudolfRed (talk) 19:13, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any way I can associate the username with a different e-mail address? I have had this username for over 12 years, don't want to lose it. 2601:643:8580:2ED0:3996:1380:8E00:2CE2 (talk) 19:29, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, not. All you can do is create a new user account and post a note on the user page that you previously edited under the other account. RudolfRed (talk) 20:23, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How utterly annoying. Thanks anyway Rudolf. 2601:643:8580:2ED0:3996:1380:8E00:2CE2 (talk) 23:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Title of article (Tatjana Patitz) is in talics.

Hello,

Not sure if I am in the correct place, but noticed that the article title for model Tatjana Patitz is italicized. Not sure how to correct this. Thank you! ExRat (talk) 19:19, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ExRat: Is the inclusion of 'infobox artwork' later in the content causing the title to italicise? Not sure it serves much purpose so could be removed. Eagleash (talk) 19:30, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Deleteing the term "infobox artwork" seems to have fixed it. Thank you very much for your help. ExRat (talk) 19:33, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ExRat: You could also say |italic title=no in the infobox per the second box at top of Template:Infobox artwork. But the infobox was rather pointless without an image. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:59, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! ExRat (talk) 14:41, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]