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November 23
Page Creator
Is there a tool like the AfD Stats that instead allows me to see what pages I or another user has created? TipsyElephant (talk) 05:09, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- @TipsyElephant: XTools can do that: https://xtools.wmflabs.org/pages/en.wikipedia.org clpo13(talk) 05:13, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
Question. How do i make post for people to see
How do i make post for people to see?×+×..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emkaybee212 (talk • contribs) 15:06, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Emkaybee212: Please see the links at your talk page. The Wikipedia adventure is a good link to follow to get started. Also, see the guide to article creation and the article wizard will help you get started. For reference, Wikpedia does not contain 'posts' like a form of social media; it has articles on topics which pass the notability guidelines. It is a good idea to get some experience editng existing article before creating a new one which is full of pitfalls for newer editors. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this:
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Page submission on Eddie Gossage
Last week I submitted a page on Eddie Gossage, retired racing promoter and builder of one of the world's largest stadiums, Texas Motor Speedway. I have not heard anything further and the page does not appear on Wikipedia. How do I find out bout the page's status? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by William Gossage (talk • contribs) 16:33, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- William Gossage You created a draft, but did not actually submit it for review. Drafts are not formally part of the encyclopedia. I will shortly add the appropriate information to allow you to submit it- however, it would not be accepted, as it is completely unsourced. An article must summarize what independent reliable sources say about a subject. Please read Your First Article, and conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 16:43, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
Page update - double ratchet algorithm
Hello, we have developed a mobile app that uses double ratchet algorithm which is being used by Cambodian Govenment. When I tried to edit the page to include my app I got a warning sayint its spam. May I know how I can add my app details?
Thanks
Sampath — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wpsampathperera (talk • contribs) 16:34, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- Wpsampathperera The short answer is, you don't. Wikipedia is not a means of promotion. Please review Conflict of interest and paid editing. 331dot (talk) 16:39, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- Wpsampathperera the list in the double ratchet algorithm article is a list of Wikipedia articles about these apps. It is not a list of all such apps in the world. If your app or your company eventually becomes notable enough to have an article (See WP:NCORP), then someone will write the article and add it to this list. It is quite difficult to become notable enough for an article, and since you have a WP:COI you should not attempt to create one. -Arch dude (talk) 18:49, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
List of users who have a specific top icon on their user pages
I want to view a list of users who have a specific top icon on their user pages. For example, 100 users have top icon XYZ on their user pages. Is there any way to find those 100 users? Mann Mann (talk) 16:38, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Mann Mann: Most likely you should be able to click on the icon to bring you to its page (most likely a template). Once you're there, there's a link called "What links here" under the Tools section in the sidebar to the left, which will bring you to a page showing which pages have linked to it, including user pages. You can filter it to display only user pages by changing the namespace to
User:
. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 16:47, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
1RR and cleaning up pages that are a mess?
I put Palestine Solidarity Campaign up for possible deletion because it's such a mess and so heavily WP:PROMO that maybe blowing it up and starting over would be the simplest solution. It seems like it will probably survive. Several months ago, I put up a notice and talk section about the problems[1], which no one responded to.
Now I'm looking at how to fix it. Would it be a violation of 1RR if I were to do a major rewrite of that page, removing large amounts of the page which are unsourced or promo?
-- Bob drobbs (talk) 23:02, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- I'd say no. You're not reverting a particular edit. I mean yes, some editors wrote some text and you'd technically be rewriting/removing it, but that can't be classed as a revert unless we class as reverts any edit other than those which solely add new prose (which would be a nonsensical definition). ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 23:48, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- As long as you making that major rewrite as one big change, or a series of consecutive changes, 1RR does not even come into play. But if someone intervenes in your edits ,I'd wait a day , just to be on the safe side, as there are quite a few editors who would like to play "gotcha" on that sort of thing. Inf-in MD (talk) 00:09, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
John Hay Munro
Why is the Revision History on this article accusing me of "Possible BLP violation / Vandalism"? I was as shocked and dismayed as anyone when I Googled "John Munro", after listening to and enjoying his broadcast recently, and found that several of the first few search results had to do with charges of misconduct. The paragraph I added on the subject seemed quite relevant, if unflattering. So far as I can tell, I followed all the rules on footnoting, balanced tone, etc. Am I doomed to have that blight forever attached to the changes I made, or can an administrator remove the tag? -- 2603:6081:8004:DD5:6451:2AC4:EB73:1BE (talk) 23:56, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- It's an algorithm that's guessing what you did is vandalism because you're editing from your IP, instead of from an autoconfirmed account. It's going to be forever attached to the changes you made, yes, but it's not a human judgement and it doesn't mean your edit was against the rules. It's just there to help editors quickly find vandalism on biographies of living people. If you want to avoid it in the future (and avoid having your earnest edits reverted by people with a heavy revert trigger-finger), make an account, and once you've made 10 edits and have been around for four days you won't twig that filter anymore. -- asilvering (talk) 03:37, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- The evil blight is attached to the IP address, not to you. In the grand scheme of things it is highly unlikely that anyone will attach it to you as a person. If you make an account, you have more control over your reputation. You can engage in discussion on your talk page about your edits and interested folks can see your responses. -Arch dude (talk) 04:26, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
November 24
Proper way to archive my talk page
I have just returned to Wikipedia after a long hiatus, and I would like to archive my talk page for the first time. I read the archiving guide, but there was a specific question I had which I didn't see an answer for anywhere. Am I supposed to create the archive page as a new page and then cut and paste the archived discussions there, or am I supposed to actually move my talk page to User talk:Zander251/Archive 1 so that the full history of these archived discussions ends up being in the history of the archive page? In other words, should the page history remain under my talk page's name or should it be under the archive page's name? --Zander251 (talk) 03:55, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Although I (habitually, unthinkingly) do the former, Zander251, I think it's far better to do the latter, for the reason that you give. -- Hoary (talk) 05:14, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Profile edit
Prpposed article content
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Dr. C.V. ANANDA BOSE IAS. KL77 Rtd.
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ananda Bose (talk • contribs) 03:58, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Ananda Bose: Sorry this is not the place for article content. -Arch dude (talk) 04:08, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Ananda Bose, this is not article content. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a publicity outlet. -- Hoary (talk) 05:12, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Unable to edit the profile of C. V Ananda Bose
Hi team ,
I am unable to edit the profile of C. V Ananda Bose . Please kindly help me with this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ananda Bose (talk • contribs) 05:32, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Ananda Bose: You have been told above that Wikipedia is not a place for promotional content like CVs. Please find another website, possibly social media, to do so. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 06:37, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
translating user scripts/tools/etc.
Hello, if I want to use some user script or tool or template on other language Wikipedia, do I only need to attribute the author? or, I need their permission as well? Lightbluerain❄ (Talk | contribs) 09:22, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
EDIT PAGE FROM TRANSLATION WIKIMONDE
Hi,
I would like to translate this page : https://wikimonde.com/article/Claire_Fierce
to the English wikipedia.
how can I do that ?
thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blumps342898T (talk • contribs) 09:27, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hello, Blumps342898T. That article is a copy of fr:Claire Fierce, which I see you have worked on - it is a legal copy, since it attribues the source. Therefore your question is actually about translating the fr-wikipedia article. See Translation for information. Note that if you translate it, you are responsible for ensuring that the sources are adequate to establish notability, and that its tone meets the requirements of en-wiki. I see the fr-wiki article has been tagged for problems of tone and notability: a translation will not be accepted into en-wiki unless it meets our criteria, which I believe are at least as strict as those of fr-wiki. --ColinFine (talk) 11:33, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Is there a template tag to add to articles or Reference sections to indicate the links are dead?
I thought it was the linkrot template, but that seems to be for bare urls. --Fishermansworf (talk) 16:36, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Fishermansworf Template:Dead link sounds like what you want. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:41, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, thank you! --Fishermansworf (talk) 18:35, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Wisconsin Parade Murders
this is not a help request. This matter is under discussion on the article talk page. Beeblebrox (talk) 06:52, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
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If you want to call this slaughter a car or parade incident, you can. However, instead of making donations to Wikipedia (which I have done for years), I will laugh when asked and give you nothing. If this incident is watered down due to political correctness, then you are no longer a place for honest information, but rather you are just a joke. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.134.148.84 (talk) 21:12, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
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Theatre
For theatre Section should i use the year that the actors acted it or the date that the play was written? And what can i do if i don't know the year of the play? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mac O'Donnell (talk • contribs) 21:38, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Mac O'Donnell It might help if you told us which article you are discussing. 331dot (talk) 21:40, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
You asked me for the name of the article it's Draft:Penny O'Brien the theatre section isn't finished but there's a play i don't know when did it happen but know when it was written. Feel free to check or edit :D Mac O'Donnell (talk) 21:43, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Mac O'Donnell I've moved your reply here, to keep the discussion in one location. 331dot (talk) 21:46, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- If the play was written by Shakespeare, the date she acted in it would be relevant, the date he wrote it wouldn't be. If it was written by someone else, I think all that is still true. Maproom (talk) 22:14, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- Note: There was a discussion a year ago at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Penny O'Brien where there was consensus to delete after multiple declines and moving to main despite advice. Wikipedia would like to see increased coverage of her in the intervening period for a 'new' article to be warranted. Eagleash (talk) 07:42, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
November 25
How to delete wikipedia page or article about myself
How to delete wikipedia page or article about myself if I don't want any information published about me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.132.27.243 (talk) 07:27, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Contact the Volunteer Responce Team at info-en-o(at)wikimedia.org. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Jéské Couriano 07:29, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- IP, do you mean you don't want to tell us which article it is publicly (see response above) or that you don't want any information about you in any of Wikipedia's articles (but would be able to state publicly which article you mean)? In the latter case, if you are notable enough (widely written about and well-known), you can't get it deleted, but if it's a borderline case, there's a chance. See WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE. Usedtobecool ☎️ 07:35, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Even if they are the subject of the article, VRT is far better positioned to verify the request than we are. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Jéské Couriano 07:38, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Editing a wiki page with Arbitration Committee alert
I have been trying to edit a page on Wikipedia with the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy , as I quite disagree with the present content. But every time I attempt it, the page comes with a warning as highlighted below:
You are subject to discretionary sanctions if you edit this article. The use of discretionary sanctions has been authorized by the Arbitration Committee for pages related to pseudoscience and fringe science, including this page. Please consult the awareness criteria and edit carefully.
Does that mean my edits on this page will not be accepted? If not, then what does it really imply? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DocHK (talk • contribs) 13:41, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Replies at Wikipedia:Teahouse#Editing_a_wiki_page_with_Arbitration_Committee_alert. Please stick to one "helpdesk" at a time. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:55, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- DocHK (ec) You asked this at the Teahouse, please only use one method of seeking assistance at a time to avoid duplication. To link to other Wikipedia pages, the URL is unnecessary, simply place the title of the target page in double brackets like this [[Homeopathy]] which appears as Homeopathy. 331dot (talk) 13:57, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly, if you edit Homeopathy to remove the word "pseudoscience" (as you did), you will find that your edit is reverted (as it was), because the vast majority of reliable medical sources do indeed confirm that there is nothing scientific about the practice. If you wish to discuss the issue, the place to do so is Talk:Homeopathy. Black Kite (talk) 14:08, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Col William Bradford - saving the colonies from extinction, personal property ownership
Why did Wikipedia erase and now ignore the facts regarding how Col Bradford governed the colonies?
Why is this story missing?
https://www.hoover.org/research/how-private-property-saved-pilgrims [1]
75.137.211.63 (talk) 14:58, 25 November 2021 (UTC)John
- 1) Please specify what article you are talking about.
- 2) Please discuss improvements you are suggesting to those articles, on the talk pages of those articles. The Help Page is not the place for those discussions.
- 3) Please find a more reliable source, as opposed to the ultra-conservative Hoover Institute, whose theory is that privatization is the solution to all public problems. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:31, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Not to address at all the subject of the inquiry, or your advice to the inquirer...
It rather sounds like you're suggesting that 1) being ultra-conservative, and 2) holding a social theory that you clearlydisapprove ofdisagree with is somehow incompatible with being reliable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AzseicsoK (talk • contribs)- The Institute is unlikely to do a very good job of evaluating a claim that privatization made things better. A more scholarly source would be more credible. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:20, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
- Not to address at all the subject of the inquiry, or your advice to the inquirer...
PROTECTED BIOGRAPHY PAGE FOR AUTHORS
How can I create a protected Biography page for a new Author? LYRIC HAWKINS (talk) 18:00, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- By using Facebook. We don't have articles on new anything, and we will not use protection to enforce content. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Jéské Couriano 18:34, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Why?
Why you don't let most of the subjects to have a Wikipedia page? Do you want money? Is Wikipedia an encyclopedia or a charity for donors? Do they pay your salaries by this kind of money? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.162.192.214 (talk) 19:45, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- We don't have articles on non-notable subjects.
- We don't accept money to write articles.
- The Wikimedia Foundation is a charity that supports various Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia.
- Wikipedia editors are unpaid volunteers. Meters (talk) 19:54, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Who can write a biography
I’m a new agent looking to add a clients bio to Wikipedia. Donnie Bentley is my client he is a new upcoming celebrity he is all over Google and IMDB. Who can do this for me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1004:B099:51AF:4C14:3D2C:17D5:B0B6 (talk) 19:51, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Nobody. Neither 'Google' or IMDB can be used to establish notability. Not that Bentley's IMDB bio would do that if we could use it as a source. And read Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. Editing as an IP while acting on behalf of a client isn't permitted: that requires an account, and full disclosure. AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:56, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- You can find him on google though:[2] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:09, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- CAREFUL!!!!! This could be an entirely different person. It's a big problem for some people; they have a not-uncommon name, and anybody who goes to Google them finds a pedophile serial-killer who happens to have the same name and be about the same age--and they go to the next resume in the pile. Uporządnicki (talk) 21:44, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- You can find him on google though:[2] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:09, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- A dozen, mostly uncredited, roles aren't going to satisfy WP:NACTOR, so look elsewhere. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:32, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
November 26
updating Thanksgiving information
To whom it may concern:
This year I have been made aware of how biased our understanding is of "the first Thanksgiving." Is there anyone out there who has time/energy to look into this and write a more well-rounded description--showing all sides of things? I am appalled that the description comes across very one-sided--from the viewpoint of the European pilgrims. This year I am realizing that the story as most of us know it is really trauma that is relived every year for some members of Native American tribes. Americans need to hear the complete story surrounding this topic and I believe 1/2 of it should incorporate perspectives from the native American viewpoint. Please consider, thank-you,
this article would make a great start: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/6-thanksgiving-myths-share-them-with-someone-you-know — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:242:C003:D950:AD4B:B752:87CC:E843 (talk) 02:34, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
Dark mode?
Hey, I've been inactive for months and am not that interested in editing here anymore, and I have no clue if this is the right place to ask, but does Wikipedia still not have a dark mode? It would be nice if I could go to this site without burning my eyes when I use dark mode basically everywhere else. Again, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to ask here because I've forgotten where I should, so it's fine if you redirect me to another page. Thanks. SemiHypercube 02:28, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
- @SemiHypercube: It's not turned on by default, but WP:Dark mode has instructions for the optional dark mode gadget and various other methods. ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 06:10, 26 November 2021 (UTC)