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Untitled
What has happened to this article? It has been replaced by something irrelevant to the topic. I suggest reverting it back to the latest version by Lp fan925. Green caterpillar 21:17, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Help with Wikipedia
I am testing this new page. Can anyone Guide me with how to work with WikiPedia.com? This site has so much information.. i have got stuck.
- Ndvaishnavavavavava
What is this page?
Is it a policy, guideline, essay, or something else? --67.169.212.172 08:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello
== I'm 90% sure that Medina, Texas is located in Bandera County, not Zapata County. == hmm maybe
Zapata is near the border near McAllen, whereas Bandera County is closer to San Antonio, and Medina is located there. I don't know if there are two Medinas in Texas, but I'm guessing not. ;)
Skwarepeg 19:39, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Citation Needed
I'm not sure if this is the right section to ask this, but there are some places where people put the fact template (Citation Needed) where there is not only any way to give a citation but the citation can only be proven by the subject of the article.
As an example, I'll use something I know quite a bit about: Freddy Krueger. It would be one thing to say that Freddy has killed so and so many people, because that is something that needs to be verified. I would say that would need a citation, because I myself would check to verify that. On the other hand, to say that Freddy Krueger wears a red and green sweater and then require a citation for such is preposterous! Same thing with other things, such as requiring a citation for saying there is a chainsaw in the game Doom, or requiring one for an article stating that Harry Potter wears glasses.
Can we improve the defination of citation requirements then? Because I see a whole lot of "citation requirements" that are obviously put there by people who don't know any better and don't know anything about the subject and shouldn't be editing the article if they don't know. --The Skunk 11:46, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
damping factor
my question is i m a student of mechatronics engineering...and i m working on the control system of servomotor....the response of my motor is highly oscillatory...in order to reduce oscillations i need to find its damping factor(zeta)...but i don't know how to find the damping factor(zeta) of my motor...so kindly help me out in a simple way...that by which parameters i can find damping factor???????#
well if you times pi by the square root of 876 you will find that the atmoic mass is relative to the weight of cheese. But this has nothing to do with your question really
Maximum Symmetrical Swing
When symmetrical sinusoidal signals are applied to the input of an amplifier, symmetrical sinusoidal signals are generated at the output, as long as the amplifier operation remains linear. We can use the ac load line to determine the maximum output symmetric swing . If the output exceeds this limit, a portion of the output signal will be clipped and signal distortion will occur.
The clipping of the signal will be according to the way the transistor is biased, if it is driven into saturation, a different part of the signal is clipped than when the transistor in driven into cutoff.
sources: Electric Circuit Analysis and Design 2nd edition Donald A.Neamen
Teeflow 20:49, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
wikipedia:collaboration of the week obsolete
Why is there an incentive to join the wikipedia:collaboration of the week, when that page is inactive? Mortsggah 07:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
British currency
I tried to add some info that I considered missing . This is my first attempt at doing anything active on the Net. I tried to add some facts about the "crown" and the "guinea". Was I of any help???Alex marcus 14:49, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Chocolate Milk Gone
I removed the phrase and replaced it with the prior wording. Thanks for pointing it out! Kabethme 20:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Jonathan Vilma
I am currently reading up on him, and in his sophomore season at Miami it says he "compiled 20 forced fumbles", now I don't know the exact number, but I extremely doubt he caused quite that many fumbles, and then followed in his Junior with less than 3 forced fumbles.. if someone knows could they fix that up? 70.77.126.32 19:25, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Watch out for vandalism
Just removed some advertising. See [1] for old version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spandrawn (talk • contribs) 10:21, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Apologies
--dan1024 11:16, 12 November 2007 (UTC) I too am new to editing Wikipedia, and now I realize that instead of editing out the vandalism I spotted I should have simply reverted the page to a clean version. All apologies. Kabethme 17:52, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Contractions
Just fixed a few contractions (don't, isn't, you've, etc.). Did not mean to make so many versions. In the future I will edit the entire page at once instead of each part. If anyone disagrees with the slight changes I made, I apologize. Just trying to follow the Manual of style while reading up on things. Maximus23623 (talk) 14:36, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
- Moved from Wikipedia talk:Tutorial (Keep in mind):
- Given the conversational tone in which this article is written, I should think this unnecessary, and a rather superfluous edit. Contractions are standard English, and have been for years (yes, I've read WP:Manual_of_Style#Punctuation, but this article is not written in a formal style).
- In fact, in such an article, contractions can be more forceful than their constituents. For example, I have heard that "don't" is one of the strongest words in the English language, much more than "do not". (specifically, this comes from Negativland's Freedom's Waiting.) superlusertc 2007 December 07, 16:34 (UTC)
Civility messages
Dear WIKIPEDIA people:
It is now the SECOND TIME i get civility messages warning me of this and that when i did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! First time, someone accused me of uploading unprotected images, DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO THAT, the person eventually apologized. The second, i was accused of ADDING DEFAMATORY INFO to an article, and WAS THREATENED WITH PERMANENT BLOCKING!!! What i did was correct an article that was conceived in very poor english, if the vandalism was there it was previous to my inputs. WHAT IS THIS??!!!
ALL i acknowledge of doing was INSULTING people that deserve to be insulted, MORE, they deserve to be BANNED from here, because they are VANDALS!!! I tend to contribut in the areas of SPORTS and MUSIC, and the former subject is one of the favorites to vandalize, you all know how the story goes in the world of sports. THOSE PEOPLE REALLY TICK ME OFF!!!
If any of you wants to block me permanently, okeydokey, just consider that it is a measure of the UTMOST UNFAIRNESS, i only want to help!!!
SINCERELY, FROM PORTUGAL VASCO AMARAL (user nº217.129.67.28)
- I took have experienced accusations of vandalism when I've made valid changes because some other person didn't agree with it, and they've been here longer. Now I just add notes to the talk pages because otherwise people say you're a rotten vandal. (Last time it was because I capitalised DMD, which I was advised it wasn't a proper noun, even though that's how it's referred to by many sources / institutions.) Isn't there a page round here 'be nice to the newbies'. Then another 'don't advise the regs' or something, because if they same something it's not vandalism, it's just incorrect. But if it's a newbie, it's vandalism. (144.32.155.5 (talk) 23:19, 18 January 2008 (UTC))
Multi-monitor
It is recommended that Wikipedians use a multi-monitor setup, as this greatly increases the efficiency of copying and pasting urls, references, quotes, etc. Captain Zyrain 19:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
(removed some spam) And good idea, Zyrain! thanks. --dan1024 11:16, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
- given that about 97% of students, in recent surveys, use a laptop computer, I dont think this is necessarily a very important or realistic first step. I might as well advise everyone to start off by getting a 24 inch monitor. DGG (talk) 02:21, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
"merge pages"
somehow, I don't think merging pages (as distinguished from making links) is quite the ideal thing to suggest that people start out with. Though certainly often very much needed, doing it appropriately takes at the least a considerable knowledge of the general layout and nature of WP pages, and the organization of the pages relating to a general topic. And, personally, there's a little mergist bias that not everyone shares--I might just as well suggest people start off by splitting pages where they think something deserves an article of its own, also something often needed, but not the first thing to do when someone comes here. Anyone thinking about doing either really ought to first find an appropriate WikiProject. I intend to do the first thing that occurs to me, and be BOLD and delete that paragraph, MERGing the suggestion for linking somewhere else on that page. DGG (talk) 02:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
Neils Mortenson
Neils Mortenson is incorrect founder if Pinedale. His name is Niels Petersen he was married to Mary Mortenson.
He and the Mortenson family founded Pinedale AZ. He named the town after his wifes maiden name.
- Did you see the notice at the top of this page? It says: "This is ... not a place to write articles, or experiment." --Teratornis (talk) 17:41, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Pages needing attention
Start with what you know invites people to visit Wikipedia:Pages needing attention but that page says it is now just an historical archive. Is there a better place to send people? --Northernhenge (talk) 09:52, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
- {{Resources for collaboration}} shows a whole bunch of places for people to go, but unfortunately that template is not a beginner-friendly starting point. --Teratornis (talk) 17:41, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
We need to update this page
I'm in a lazy mood today, so I'll just write down what I think needs be changed about this page and do them later.
- Discussions are also a very important part of Wikipedia editing. We should have a section in this page all about what kinds of discussions there are, how they work, the importance of civility, etc etc.
- We should probably expand and be more clear about each area of Wikipedia. Such as explaining how each area works and some of the most important rules that govern them.
- It's beyond me why this page hasn't included a link to WP:BOLD yet. Be bold in your editing! Don't be afraid! Learn from mistakes and move on!
- According to Article Feedback, readers want pictures, specific instructions on how to create articles, how to copy-edit, and how to edit Wikipedia in general.
- A big thing they want is a large and clear link to the Article Wizard.
These are just issues I came up with at a glance. Maybe when I'm in a more productive mood I can actually carry out these tasks or write more things down to do. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 21:45, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
Done - Added info on HOW TO EDIT...WHERE TO START..WHERE TO GET HELP...etc..etc... -- Moxy (talk) 21:24, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
"All human knowledge"
I think that this article shouldn't begin "Wikipedia's goal is to compile the sum of all human knowledge" when we then expend a great deal of effort at WP:NOT disabusing people of this notion. —Largo Plazo (talk) 04:57, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Done I've changed it. I think the phrase was originally intended a nod to Jimmy Wales' quote in 2004: "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing." --Mz7 (talk) 03:47, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Balsokra
Balsokra Update!! It's a saying - India lives in its villages. Each Village has a unique identity, On that Balsokra is one village, it is famous for Muslim Population, Best literacy rate, Environment of DEEN, MARKAJ, Living Standard, Education Hub etc Climate: Temperature ranges from maximum 42 to 20 °C during summer, and from 25 to 0 °C during winter. December and January are the coolest months with temperature getting to freezing point. The annual rainfall is about 1430 mm (56.34 inches).
Language: Hindi and Urdu, and Own Regional Language Coordinates: +23° 32' 0.46", +84° 55' 24.43" Map Link: http://goo.gl/maps/Ip63t Elevation / Altitude: Approx. 675 meters. Above Sea level State: Jharkhand District: Ranchi Block: Chanho Chanho Block has total 150 villages and 18 panchayats .In that Balsokra is one panchayat Balsokra is a Village in Chanho Block Ranchi District in Jharkhand State. It is located 45 km (NH 75) distance from its District Main City Ranchi and 3.7 k.m from Chanho Block Pandri is its neighbor Village so BalsokraPandri is famous. The total area covered by the Balsokra area is 7 square kilometres Balsokra Pin Code is 835213 Balsokra People are mainly depend on Agriculture, ,Government Service, Business Material Supply And Bazar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.44.105.232 (talk) 13:10, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Reader feedback: This page is apparently supp...
101.82.96.106 posted this comment on 4 June 2013 (view all feedback).
This page is apparently supposed to explain the basics of how one might contribute an article. But it provides no answers itself and merely directs the potential contributor to other pages. Most importantly, it remains entirely unclear after reading the page exactly how a potential contributor can simply define or pick his own new topic and submit an article on the newly proposed topic instead of editing an existing article or picking a topic from a list at another site page. In fact, it appears that I will have to continuing researching the site in order to learn if it is even possible to identify a new topic and simply submit the proposed article. This site page actually seems to intentionally omit this option and appears to encourage a contributor to edit existing articles or produce a new article from existing lists. It would be good if at least the basic steps concerning the full range of contribution options were plainly spelled-out directly and fully under the category "how to contribute."
Any thoughts?
Smtchahal (talk) 15:17, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, this page is very sketchy. We need to seriously revamp it as it's clearly unhelpful to aspiring Wikipedians. As the anonymous user said, we should turn this page into a detailed "how to contribute" guide instead of a "here's a place where you can contribute, go over there and figure out how it works" page. Mz7 (talk) 03:53, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Done - Added info on HOW TO EDIT...WHERE TO START..WHERE TO GET HELP...etc..etc... -- Moxy (talk) 21:24, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
Pls Re Create Prof Mujeeb Zafar Anwaar Hameedi... Thanks
pls Create Prof Mujeeb Zafar Anwaar Hameedi, famous Children Writer from Pakistan. Mujeeb Zafar Anwar Hameedi (Urdu: ???? ??? ????? ????? ?)(born August 24, 1959) is a Pakistani poet and writer of children's literature.[1] He has written several books and has received awards as cash prizes and merit certificates on his three books Khooni Khazana, Garam Garam Rotian, and Lijiey Ice Cream Khaiey from Federal Ministry of Education Government of Pakistan in 2004.[2]
Personal life Hameedi was born on August 24, 1959 in Liaqat Abad (Sheesh Mahal) Karachi, Pakistan to Syed Anwar Hussain and Syeda Fatima Akhtar Naseeri. He received his Matriculation Examination certificate in 1975 from Karachi Grammar School, his F. Sc.[clarification needed] in 1978 from D.J Science College, Karachi and his B.Sc degree in 1981 from Federal Govt Urdu Science College, Karachi. He has Ph.D and D.Litt degrees from the University of Karachi. He was also a Faculty Member of Pakistan Steel Cadet College.[3]
Career Hameedi began his career working at Mohammadi Public School in 1986, he worked for 8 years.Later he tought Urdu at Cadet College Steel Town Karachi [3] and Aga Khan Education Services. In 1998 Hameedi succeeded Sindh Public Service Commission exam and became a Lecturer in Urdu, posted at Government Boys Delhi College (then Sirajud Daulah Degree College). He was also an acting principal at Konkar Degree College. Hameedi is currently a visiting professor of Urdu at Karachi University and a professor in Urdu Literature and Linguistics At Sirajuddaula Government Degree College, Karachi.[4] He is Patron in chief of the Pakistan Children's Writers' Guild.[5]
About Hameedi's efforts for promotion of children stories an author writes;
"The Pakistan Children Writers Guild was formed for promoting literature for children of which Dr. Mujeeb Anwar Hamidi is the patron-in-chief along with Professor Saher Ansari, Jamil-u-Din Aali, Masood Barkati, Alhaj Shamim-u-Din, Naheed Nargis, Fatima Suriya Bajia, Altaf Qadri, Dr. Aslam Saeed and Agha Noor Mohamed Pathan part of the executive committee of the guild. In this regard, a small yet colourful ray of hope was given by Mahnaz Malik who published her first story book for kids title ‘Mo’s Star,’ a story about a penguin trying to reach the stars".[5] Awards Nomination for Sitara-e-Imtiaz 2008 [6] Bibliography Purasrar Sandooq [7][unreliable source?] ??????? ????? Lijiey Ice Cream Khaiey ????? ??? ???? ?????? Aunti Hamari Gend Dey Den[7][unreliable source?] ???? ????? ???? ?? ??? Ghazliya Auto Biography"Mehram E Raaz e Daroon e Mey Khana Bachon Ka adab Titliyaan Poetry for children 1976 Khoon Aalood Khanjar [7][unreliable source?] ??? ???? ???? Soney Ka Cake[7] ???? ?? ??? Chaabi Waali Motor ???? ???? ???? Satwaan Tilissm Garrm Garrrm Rotiyan[7][unreliable source?] ??? ??? ?????? Ghazlen 1n 2005 Mein Hon Mahram e Raaz e Daroon e Mey Khana (Tanqeed) Lijey Ice Cream Khaiey[7][unreliable source?] See also List of Pakistani writers List of Urdu language writers References ^ Khurshid Ahmer (May 28,29,2011). "Children Writers Guild's meeting held". Daily News. Jang Group. http://dailynews.net.pk/may2011/28-05-2011/childern.asp. Retrieved September 10, 2012. ^ "CITY: Prof. Hameedi wins awards on his three books.". ASIA PULSE. Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited. July 3, 2004. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21863225_ITM. Retrieved September 10, 2012. ^ a b "Pakistan Steel Cadet College: Ex-Faculty Members List". http://psccpk.com/?page_id=176. Retrieved September 10, 2012. ^ "KARACHI: Call to promote children’s literature". Dawn.com. http://archives.dawn.com/2006/06/24/local19.htm. Retrieved September 10, 2012. ^ a b Mehreen Kasana (29 March 2011). "A neglected coup de plume". Dawn.com blog. Dawn.com. http://dawn.com/2011/03/29/a-neglected-coup-de-plume-2/. Retrieved September 10, 2012. ^ "???? ?????? ??????? ???? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ????? ??? ???????? ????? ?????". Pak Study.com. http://www.pakstudy.com/index.php?topic=15992.0;wap2. Retrieved 2012-09-25. ^ a b c d e f "???? ??? ????? ????? Mujeeb Zafar Anwar Hameedi". Bio-Bibliography.com. http://bio-bibliography.com/authors/view/8078. Retrieved 2012-12-13. External links
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujeeb_Zafar_Anwar_Hameedi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.50.199.73 (talk) 07:15, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2015
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The section on Help Resources and Assistance has a sentence which reads "This search box is duplicated to the right for your convince." I suggest changing that last word to "convenience".Pjr 2005 (talk) 00:24, 14 January 2015 (UTC) Pjr 2005 (talk) 00:24, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
How do you add pictures?
I want to add a better picture on something in Wikipedia. Grifde08 (talk) 19:22, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
- Hello Grifde08, and welcome! I have put a message on your talk page including links about using pictures and other images on Wikipedia. Further help is available as linked there. Good luck: Noyster (talk), 07:08, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Duplicated paragraphs on this page
According to a Siteliner report, this page contains several paragraphs that were copied and pasted into other policies and guidelines. Should these duplicated paragraphs be merged?
For example, this entire paragraph is included in 3 different help pages in Wikipedia:
Before starting a new article please understand Wikipedia's notability requirements. In short, the topic of an article must have already been the subject of publication in reliable sources, such as books published by major publishing houses, newspapers, magazines, peer-reviewed scholarly journals and websites that meet the same requirements as reputable print-based sources. Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable; if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article. Wikipedia's concept of notability applies this basic standard to avoid indiscriminate inclusion of topics.
Jarble (talk) 06:46, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
- I don't understand what you mean by a merger? This is a parent article that leads to main pages on the topics....having the same intro in a few places is fine. Its in a few places because it says what it says well....lots copied from other pages because its consensus wording. Dont think people will want to merger all the tutorials into one page, as they all present the same info in different formats. I written more about this problem at H:?...personally I would love to see just one intro...but if you look at Help:Contents/Directory I have listed how big the problem is. --Moxy (talk) 23:36, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2015
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AmberShank (talk) 20:29, 4 November 2015 (UTC) I had sent in a request for edit and received a nasty email stating I was "soapboxing." It I sent in a company history. Not sure what I did wrong.
- @AmberShank: You put your submission in the wrong place. This is the page for suggesting improvements to the page Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, not for submitting new articles. I took a look at what you wrote here before, and I think you need to read the information at WP:PROMO and WP:PSCOI as what you wrote looks very promotional and you probably have a conflict of interest with regard to the article you're trying to submit. If you feel that you would like to try and write that article and you can back it up with reliable third-party sources, then check out the information at WP:YFA. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly on my talk page, or check out the Teahouse. Thanks, ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 20:45, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Wiki
How do i put my history in so it will show on google web page Trentonjpilkington (talk) 00:09, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
- Trentonjpilkington:
- I'm sorry but if you are thinking of creating an article about yourself, the advice is probably "don't". See this page. The only people to have articles about them on Wikipedia are those who have achieved enough prominence for others to have written about them in a number of reputable publications. The full guideline is here.
- The other thing is that we discourage editors from writing about themselves here, as we regard this as a "conflict of interest".
- You are very welcome to improve articles about "notable" topics or create new ones. Reading How to edit and Your first article may help you get started: Noyster (talk), 09:18, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2016
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Syed Shukur a common man born in Karnataka Syed shukur (talk) 16:11, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Not done as this page is only to discuss improvements to Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia - Arjayay (talk) 16:15, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2016
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Drjacobthomasips (talk) 13:54, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
- This does not look relevant to this page. — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 19:20, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Photo uploading problem
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- See large notice at top of page. --Elektrik Fanne 15:58, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2016
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I'm pretty sure the Visual Editor is no longer in beta, but under "How to Edit," it states in parentheses that it is in beta. Please consider removing this, unless I am mistaken. LatinAddict (talk) 20:12, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
Done — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 22:29, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
Navigation confusion and direction Tia
I would like to write a page on a living person however do not know where to write it, who to submit it to for proof reading, research and acceptance of said page. Sorry if I come across as a complete newbie! MarianneJL (talk) 22:46, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
- Replied on editor's talk page: Noyster (talk), 23:37, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
Survey
Hey all,
I'm looking into doing some research about the things that users seek out help for. If noone has any objections I'd like to add a brief survey to this page to collect some anonymous data about what people are looking for and how we can help them better. I'd like to add this in the next week or so. Ping me if anyone has any issues with this. Seddon (WMF) (talk) 22:57, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2017
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I wanna add IIIT NAYA RAIPUR in IIIT in India list But when i done my edit work and click the save changes button there is no showing changes. kindly suggest 117.240.209.194 (talk) 06:37, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
Not done Please create another {{edit semi-protected}} request on the page you specifically want to change. It is likely you cannot change it because the page is semi-protected. Please specify the changes on that page the exact additions you wish to make and an WP:Autoconfirmed user will make them for you. — IVORK Discuss 07:12, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
upload a short biography of a singer
How can i do it ? Phusam Ishaque Alo (talk) 05:53, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
- Hello Phusam Ishaque Alo. Just so you are aware, Wikipedia is not a place for you to write about yourself. You may use your userpage to provide some basic details about yourself with the intentions of introducing yourself to other Wikipedia editors, but it is not the website's primary goal. If you're new to Wikipedia, you can see our Introduction page, which will introduce you to what Wikipedia is really about, and you can learn how to edit in a fun, interactive way by playing The Wikipedia Adventure. If you are looking to create a new article, this page will be extremely helpful, but be aware that the topic of any article has to be what we call "notable". And finally, if you have any questions, you may ask at the Teahouse, a friendly place for newcomers where experienced editors can answer your questions. Regards: Noyster (talk), 08:47, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
- If the singer isn't yourself or someone you're associated with, see the Welcome message I left on your talk page for information about contributing and created articles. Largoplazo (talk) 18:30, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
How to create a wikipedia page?
How can I get started on creating a page? I do not see a link to "Create".
Please help!
Thank You!
Angela G. Angelasanctuarie (talk) 19:37, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
- I suggest you read the associated page and follow the links there. There is a learning curve to working in Wikipedia and you are going to have to do a lot of that. If you read and follow the links in the attached you will find what you want. Jytdog (talk) 23:01, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
How to create a Wikipedia article about myself
I am a 17 year old Ghanaian boy who wants to help street children. I want to create a Wikipedia page about myself and gain more exposure and gain some sponsors who might help me in my course. .steezer (talk) 01:46, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
- @.steezer: Wikipedia is not the place to do that. Try making a profile on a social networking website. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:59, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
- @.steezer: Yes, it's an admirable goal, but Wikipedia just isn't meant for gaining exposure or attracting attention. Good luck to you. Largoplazo (talk) 03:11, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Janzat Koh
Janzat-koh is a mountain situated in Gokprosh mountain range in Makran Balochistan. It rises at an altitude of 1335 meters above sea level. It’s the tallest mountain in Kech district. It’s famous for it’s greenery and snowfall in the winters. Asifaligzr (talk) 19:43, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
- Excellent Asifaligzr! If the mountain is that famous there are no doubt published works describing it in detail, and if so you could try making a Wikipedia article about it as explained here: Noyster (talk), 20:51, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
detailed summary on supercopa de catalunya
Hello people ,me Saksham Bassi ( stallone,as i like myself being called ), hereby requests you all to provide your utterly useful thoughts on the above topic . Beware only verified points be noted ,rest not.
So its the wind up and the pitch for all the football lovers to provide the essential information required to fullfil the article .
Hoping for positive reviews Saksham Bassi (talk) 06:58, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for your interest Saksham Bassi. If you have specific suggestions to improve the article on Copa Catalunya, please make them on that article's talk page: Noyster (talk), 09:36, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
Adding a persons information in the town lists
How to add Kevin Dittler to city of Bisbee AZ information Ojbrewer (talk) 03:02, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
What should we do when our contributions got removed?
Hi, as my account name seems, I'm a fanpage for Anya Taylor-Joy, and I just wanted to edit her "Really" little article and some information in it. So I just used citations, enough refrences and I think a clean text. But unfortunately, with no reason, someone just removed whole of the changes I've made, about 4.3KBs. If something was wrong, I would like to know it, also, if it was incorrectly written, a correcting edit could fix it. Actually I don't know whether Wikipedia did it or not. It was an anonymous user. I would be so much thankful to hear an answer. Thanks AnyatjoyDFP (talk) 21:13, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia User:AnyatjoyDFP...best to bring this up on the articles discussion page at Talk:Anya Taylor-Joy....that said best read over WP: identifying reliable sources.--Moxy (talk) 21:34, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
creating artical
Sir my name is Neeraj Sir I created a artical in English wikipedia Before 4 month ago but my created artical not publish so please publish my article My article link is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ritesh_Pandey(Singer) Neeraj1997kd (talk) 03:34, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
- Neeraj1997kd I think before submitting your draft for publication you need to write some more. Summarise (in good English) the important facts contained in your four references. In the references themselves, state the English name of the publication and the date of publication. Then press the blue "Submit for Review!" button that I have inserted on the page. See our "first article" page for fuller advice: Bhunacat10 (talk), 09:53, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
Request For Updating The Talk page Video
Hello Wikipideans It Would Be Great if the talk page video Would Be updated to a 16:9 aspect ratio, it would be a nice minor updateMinty tech (talk) 14:59, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
It’s my page Yash Pandit I want to edit few things but I’m not able to cos of ristrictions
Need help I’m the person in this page Yash Pandit Yashodhan Pandit (talk) 20:53, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
SEE YOUR TALK PAGE.Moxy- 21:33, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2021
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This needs more work Cnguye59 (talk) 23:03, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:51, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 22 August 2021
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Executive Producer Omar L. Peraza 2601:196:181:CF00:9C41:F222:3BB1:7CCF (talk) 21:08, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:24, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Add pages to wikipedia
How can I go about making pages about artists I feel should be known such as up and coming underground rappers or talented athletes that are on the rise Kevcaptain (talk) 07:17, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hello! Unfortunately, the description you give of the sort of people you're interest in is contrary to what's required for inclusion in Wikipedia. The topics of articles must meet Wikipedia's guidelines on what's known here as notability. Roughly speaking, articles may not be written for the purpose of making their topics better known—they need to be about topics that are already known. This is typically demonstrated by significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, or by other evidence such as recognitions received (awards, positions attained, and so forth).
- Also, note that articles should include references to such materials as I just described for purposes of verification, and that articles about living people must include these.
- See the information we have on the general notability guidelines as well as guidelines specifically available to establish the notability of artists, musicians, athletes, and people in general.
- If any of the people you have in mind does meet suitable criteria for inclusion, see Help:Your first article for a guide to contributing to Wikipedia. Largoplazo (talk) 11:58, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
How to add source from RTI Reply to a content
I want to add content in wikipedia page. The source of the content is an RTI reply or a reply given by ministries to public grievance. Currently such type of source category is not reflecting in wikipedia page. Sachinn77 (talk) 07:19, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
How is Time unpass gaming
How is Time unpass gamer Time unpass gamer is good youtuber Utkarshkingkhare (talk) 15:47, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
How is Time unpass gamer
How is Time unpass gamer Time unpass gamer is good youtuber Utkarshkingkhare (talk) 15:48, 28 November 2021 (UTC)