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Prevention and Management of COVID-19

Dear Wikipedians, I would like to create the topic of "Prevention and Management of COVID-19" based on the contents below. Would you please let me know about your thought? I could update much more information based on reliable sources. Before drafting the information, I would like to get some feedbacks.

Existing contents of Prevention and Management of COVID-19 - it is one of the parts of 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic so it's quite broad information: most of people may be interested in Prevention and Management of COVID-19, [[1]], However, if there is a separate topic, it would be easy to access and read.

It would be also fairly crucial topic regarding covid-19 pandemic and main concerns of numerous people in the world for preventing infection from COVID-19 including Management of COVID-19 in case if we caught with it. Please kindly add my ID on reply " Goodtiming8871 " when you can provide me with your feedback. - I would get notification if you add my signature. Thank you for reading my inquiry. Kind regards. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 10:49, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Goodtiming8871: Sounds like crossing the line into WP:NOMEDICALADVICE and WP:NOTHOWTO. I understand that there may be other stuff already in articles that have crossed this line, as well as WP:NOTNEWS and others. People should get their public health information from reliable sources, like public health officials and medical professionals. In any case, the best place to discuss it is probably at one of the article talk pages in this navbox: {{COVID-19}}. There may (or should) be other non-article-talk discussions going on, too (like in the Wikipedia: namespace) about what our coverage should consist of. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 12:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response. However- I would like to know the availability of coverage under current boundary of Wikipedia.

example can we add the topics below on this subject as it's really beneficial?Goodtiming8871 (talk) 12:42, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vaccines won't work': US virologist breaks down COVID-19, https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=286431
Blood type A and COVID-19 Infection rate: https://www.newsweek.com/blood-type-coronavirus-covid-19-1492890

In my opinion, a news media article like that - an opinion expressed by one scientist - should not be given weight. Better to refer to authoritative government sources. Not to say that the CDC website is best, but it continually improves and updates. David notMD (talk) 12:50, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response. Yes

CDC website would be beneficial in general. can we also add one or a few lines of summary of the references on this Wikipedia as it's also from famous experts on this field? From my understanding, CDC website is tend to reluctant provide us with the latest research although it's published by reliable sources and CDC website has a bit limited information that we have already knew it pretty well. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 13:01, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Goodtiming8871, please discuss content issues relating to an article at the talk page of the article. If the issue pertains a number of related articles, you can create a discussion on the talk page of the main article on the topic and notify at the talk pages of rest of the articles. You can also start a discussion at the talk page of one of the most relevant WikiProjects. In this particular case, the best place is either WT:WikiProject COVID-19 or WT:WikiProject Medicine. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 21:06, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I totally agree that there should be a special page on management and control of Corona virus. RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 15:53, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Astrology pages

These articles seem... pretty terrible. Using astrologyclub.org as a reference is unacceptable, and they read like pseudoscience how-to guides. I understand that Wikipedia has articles on pseudoscientific topics, but they are usually covering the history of the topic, not providing a guide. I don't know if these types of articles are WP:AFD candidates or not. What is standard practice with these sorts of things? -drt1245 (talk) 02:17, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Although under-referenced, each has been around for more than ten years and hundred of edits, including recent. If you are knowledgeable on the topic, I suggest improving the articles rather than nominating for AfD. David notMD (talk) 09:28, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Drt1245, sometimes, an AFD does find consensus to WP:TNT. Most of the time, WP:notcleanup trumps. In this case, I find the latter more likely. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 21:45, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"has been around for more than ten years and hundred of edits, including recent." Could someone show to me the article or page that makes this a valid argument ? Poioumena (talk) 20:35, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Poioumena, one statement of fact does not an argument make. Obviously, you are assuming a different conclusion than was implied. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 21:37, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is it the topic you take umbrage with or the quality? I agree the articles are short on referencing. How about adding the tag that is on the Astrology article? With apologies for not being able to figure out the disambiguation) David notMD (talk) 00:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You hit the nail : the tags would give a context the articles lack. Thank you. Poioumena (talk) 07:23, 23 March 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poioumena (talk • contribs) 07:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I want to write the prefix Quecca

I wanna write the prefix Quecca, as a draft, as "queccabit queccabyte queccameter", and some else. Also, one admin needs to translate it into russian Wikipedia because I have been blocked until October, or something else. Can anyone help???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.245.110.199 (talk) 16:31, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Does it pass WP:NEO? I don't think so. Perhaps try to get it included in Power of 10 first, if it has been recognised that is. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 21:57, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it will be a while. "The next opportunity would be the meeting in 2022 but De Brown thinks 2026 is more realistic." (Hudson, Alex (21 June 2019). "Are we running out of numbers?". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2020.) —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 01:32, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the proposal is mentioned appropriately at Metric prefix#R and Q (it was added in March 2019 here). —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 03:38, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quecto too I need it. 190.245.110.199 (talk) 15:48, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notability

Please advise on the notability of Balaji Guttula? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AishaQ21 (talk • contribs) 10:37, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AishaQ21, I got hits for one FIDE master. FMs are not automatically notable. He needs to meet WP:GNG; I don't think he does. You could present your three best sources on the subject, and ask whether they are enough (see WP:THREE). Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Hello, AishaQ21, and welcome to the Teahouse. Wikipedia is created by thousands of volunteers, who work on what they choose. What you are really asking is "Please will somebody go looking for independent reliable published sources about Guttula", since that is the only way of establishing their notability. If you present us some sources that you think will do the job, then it's likely that somebody will be able to look at them and give you an opinion on whether they establish notability or not; but I am not motivated to go and look for sources about a person I have never heard of, and I suspect that will be true for most of the people answering questions here as well.

If you find some sources that you think are good, please post links here to three or four of them - not more. Three or four good sources are enough to establish notability, but will not take up too much time for people to check. If there are no sources in English, sources in other languages are acceptable; but there are likely to be far fewer people reading this who are able to evaluate them and give you an answer. --ColinFine (talk) 10:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note that at least two other users have tried to create an article for the subject in the last two years. First user was eponymous and probably a test only; the second user managed to create an article which was draftified, then deleted. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Persistent removal of speedy deletion notice

The article VRT36 was speedily deleted about a week ago for clearly being a self-promotional article for a 14-year-old boy who has made a couple of remixes in his bedroom. The article was recreated almost immediately, and being an identical copy, non-notable and completely unsourced, should be valid for another speedy deletion. However, a couple of IPs (very likely the article creator) keep removing the deletion tag before an admin has time to act upon it. Where should I report this behaviour - is it an ANI incident, or something else? Richard3120 (talk) 12:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Restored the SD. Let's see if it is removed a third time. David notMD (talk) 12:16, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@David notMD: many thanks... this time the article has been deleted before the tag was removed. I'll keep an eye on it to see if it is recreated for a fourth time in a week. Richard3120 (talk) 12:52, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

At VRT36 there is a note: "This page is protected from creation, so only administrators can create it." David notMD (talk) 13:44, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Add an article in Wikipedia About "National Aquaculture Group" in English and Arabic

Hi Teahouse,

We need your support to add an article to Wikipedia about "National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA)" in two languages "English and Arabic".

Can you please support us in this regard?

Waiting for your reply...

Regards, Yawar Nawaz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ynawaz (talk • contribs) 12:08, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) was declined because it did not demonstrate that the subject satisfies Wikipedia's criteria of notability. If you believe that you can demonstrate notability, you can update the draft and resubmit it. This Teahouse relates to the English Wikipedia; the Arabic Wikipedia operates separately. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:16, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David Biddulph, Can you please support us to write in English and Arabic for National Aquaculture Group or if you refer to someone who can do that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ynawaz (talk • contribs) 12:44, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No. If you have evidence of notability you can update the draft and resubmit. If the subject is not notable, nobody can help you. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:48, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello from Pune India.

Hey Talented editors,

I am really lucky to join you people here, so I have very basic questions.

I am really loving to adding valid and reliable source and information to our Wikipedia world. What are the best practices here? What are your experience previously when you joined here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.201.54.191 (talk) 16:15, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Increase and Cotton Mather, john Cotton view of Africans in slaved in the New World?

I do not have specific verbiage for a change in the inputs for Increase and Cotton Mather and John Cotton, but I would ask that some mention be made on the influence they had on there view of slavery and indentured servitude and how it contradicted with there puritan religion, as well as their view of Africans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.94.33.153 (talk) 16:38, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy hello, and welcome to the Teahouse. The best place to suggest those changes would be on the talk page of the relevant article, which I assume would be Talk:Cotton Mather or Talk:John Cotton (minister). Make sure you also provide a reliable source when suggesting the change, as we can't add it otherwise. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 16:52, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory information on different articles, what do I do?

Greetings all!

I was working on translating parts of the German article on the Red Square in Moscow (Roter Platz) to English. While translating I came across the statement "Among the most spectacular executions at Lobnoye Mesto are the quadripartite execution of the rebellious peasant leader Stenka Rasin in 1671 [...]", but on the page on Stenka Rasin it states he was executed in Bolotnaya Square, not the Red Square. How should I go about confirming the validity of these statements? Should I just leave it out? Is this something I should direct towards a specialist? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and good health to you all,

--A Lambent Eye (talk) 18:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A Lambent Eye, I notice that in the Stenka Razin article, the quite lengthy and detailed paragraph giving this information is not cited to a reference, in contrast to the rest of the article which seems overall well sourced. I suspect this is an oversight, and perusal of the source publications used elsewhere in the article would reveal a source for this paragraph also. If you can't access the likely relevant sources (perhaps through a library – there's no rush, after all), you could perhaps contact some of the article's more prolific contributors.

In balance with this, does the German Wikipedia article on Red Square give a source for its assertion? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.27.39 (talk) 08:09, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That is very true, I shall go about that way. The German article on de:Stenka Rasin doesn't contain any information on his death, and the Roter Platz also doesn't cite any sources. Thank you for the input!

--A Lambent Eye (talk) 12:25, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Someone deleted my changes which were all referenced

Hi

I had added this section Equality Issues at UK Research and Innovation

to this page

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Walport&oldid=946502662

I thought it was well referenced. I just wondered who and why it was taken down? I am a newbie

Kind regards

Alex — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atbk ugotit (talk • contribs) 18:17, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Alex. If you look at the history of Mark Walport, you will see that 81.96.26.143 removed your edit, with the comment "Removing content that is not about the individual". You have reverted their change, which is not the proper way to proceed: according to WP:BRD, you should open a discussion on the article's talk page, and try to reach consensus. (Since the other editor is not logged into an account, it is not possible to ping them, to notify them of the discussion, unfortunately). --ColinFine (talk) 18:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Following up here Atbk ugotit - the material you posted was not supported by the sources, and included an assertion that breeched our BLP policy. I have removed the content from the article, and removed it from the article's history. Please be a lot more careful about making statements that imply someone has not acted in accordance with the law in future. I'll be happy to discuss this further with you on the article talk page (I have opened a thread there where you can comment), but be careful not to repeat those assertions even on the talk page unless you can come up with reliable sources that support the statements you make. Best GirthSummit _(blether) 21:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Article Title

Hi Tea House,

Can you please assist in how one can rename or name their article or page? As it gives me a default title.

Something like this "User:Mandlanotyawa/sandbox" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mandlanotyawa (talk • contribs) 18:19, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mandlanotyawa, and welcome to the Teahouse. You change the name of a page by moving it; however your account is too new to have that power yet: it needs to be four full days old and have at least ten edits anywhere in Wikipedia(you have made 6).

While it will be possible for you to move it to mainspace yourself in three days (assuming you have made four more edits by then) , I advise you not to do so. Writing a new article is one of the hardest tasks in Wikipedia, and while your draft is not bad for a new user, I do not think it has enough independent sources to establish that the subject is notable. Remember that Wikipedia is basically not interested in what the subject of an article says about themselves, or wants to say; but only in what people who have no connection wtih the subject have chosen to say.

I have added a header to your draft with a button to submit it for review. I advise you to check the link above about notability, and also WP:Common sourcing mistakes (notability). When you think your draft is ready, you can submit it for review. If it is accepted, the reviewer will move it to main article space; if not, they will give you feedback about what you need to do. --ColinFine (talk) 18:55, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding MOS:LEAD

I was going through some wikipedia pages randomly removing unreliable sources (if any) & adding citation needed tag wherever necessary. I came across the Sidemen page, apparently its a youtubers group page. I removed few unreliable sources per WP:RSPSOURCES. In that same article, they have mentioned their subscriber count on top 2nd paragraph - "Their eponymous YouTube channel has over 7.5 million subscribers" then again that same info was repeated in 6th paragraph - "The Sidemen channel has over 7.4 million subscribers and has had over 1.2 billion views" under the Youtube Content category on that same page. So I removed the former saying the same info is already mentioned under Youtube Content category where it perfectly fits. By the way, its also already mentioned in infobox as well. But my edit was undone by an editor & his/her edit summary just said "MOS:LEAD, WP:CITELEAD", I checked both of those and I failed to see anything in that which is relevant to my edit so I'm confused.

Mentioning their current subscriber count thrice including twice in the body is still repetitive in my opinion and I still think the "Their eponymous YouTube channel has over 7.5 million subscribers" should be removed because as I said the same thing is already mentioned in 6th paragraph - "The Sidemen channel has over 7.4 million subscribers and has had over 1.2 billion views" under Youtube Content category where it perfectly fits. So what should I include in my edit summary to justify this ? Any help would be appreciated.-Sxkc (talk) 18:22, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sxkc. What to put in the edit summary is not relevant, because you should not simply reapply your edit, however sure you are that it is an improvement: that would be edit warring. Your proper next step is to open a discussion at the article's talk page, preferably ping the editor that reverted you, and try to reach consensus. See BRD. --ColinFine (talk) 18:59, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, ColinFine. Thanks for the response. I will open a discussion on talk page. However, my edit was reverted with the edit summary "MOS:LEAD, WP:CITELEAD", I'm still confused as to how those two are relevant to me removing repeated info. Can you explain that ? I'm confused. Am I missing something ? -Sxkc (talk) 19:18, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sxkc: WP:CITELEAD (which is part of WP:LEAD) notes that "the lead will usually repeat information that is in the body [of the article]", so there is nothing inherently wrong with the lead's duplicating material that is present elsewhere in the article if it is appropriate in summarizing the article's most important points. Deor (talk) 18:15, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Creating wiki page for celebrity or muscian any well known person

I just want to know how to create wiki page for celebrity or musician anyone can help me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mybelline (talk • contribs) 18:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mybelline, welcome to the Teahouse. I suggest reading WP:YFA before starting one of the hardest things you can do here on Wikipedia. I suggest using the article wizard on that page to get a templated draft set up for you.

Then it's up to you to find reliable sources that mention the person primarily, and not just in passing. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 19:23, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Help!

A user whom I frequently help has been blocked, he submitted a unblock request but it wasn’t looked into and he got no reply. There also seems to be no discussion or an objective reason regarding his block. Could anyone please help? Thanks, Rodrigo Valequez (talk) 19:32, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Rodrigo Valequez: - DoshNomad was blocked by admin MER-C for undisclosed paid editing. There's more info here. [[2]] Courtesy pinging @MER-C:. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:14, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any evidence for this claim? Also, he wasn’t warned. I was accused of paid editting first and was warned, he was blocked without a discussion. He submitted an unblock request asking for further information, could I somehow answer it? Thanks, Rodrigo Valequez (talk) 20:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There was plenty of evidence shown in the discussion that's linked in the block notice, and which Timtempleton links to. For really blatant violations, no warning is necessary. In any case, no, you don't need to do anything. Unblock requests have to be handled by administrators, since they are the only people who are able to block and unblock users. It has only been a few days since the unblock request was placed, and an admin will deal with it at some point. (My non-admin guess is that the fact that the user did not acknowledge or address the reason they were blocked, no administrator will lift the block – but again, it is better not to confuse the issue.) I understand that it can be disappointing when a user you have mentored turns out to be a policy violator, but that's how it is sometimes. --bonadea contributions talk 21:03, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

All right then, thanks for the information... Rodrigo Valequez (talk) 22:50, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

incorrect data(?) in article on Kathy Shower

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Shower This article claims that "At the time of her first appearance, she was the oldest woman ever to appear as a Playboy Playmate, at age 33". Whereas this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Donlon shows that Dolores Donlon was 36 years old at the time she became a Playmate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scott Blair H (talk • contribs) 19:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Scott Blair H. What does the source say? (There is a citation for that sentence in Kathy Shower). If the source says it, then that's what we go with - unless you can find another reliable source that says differently. If the source does not make that explicit claim (that she was the oldest) then another source should be found or the statement removed.

Unfortunately, your investigation consistutes WP:original research, and cannot go into the article. (See WP:Verifiability, not truth).

I have a theory how this situation might have arisen: the article Dolores Donlon says that she "trimmed a few years off her age by claiming 1926 as the year of her birth.^{[citation needed]}" If that's true, then in 1957 she was regarded as being 30-31. But that's not actually relevant to your issue. --ColinFine (talk) 20:23, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately the original source is a book that I don't have access to. I think your theory is correct. Maybe we could amend the statement in the Kathy Shower article to say something to the effect that Dolores Donlon may now have a better claim to that distinction (oldest Playmate). As it is, the statement is misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scott Blair H (talk • contribs) 20:47, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Profile Picture

How do you change or create a profile picture on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Queen1019 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Queen1019, and welcome to the Teahouse. The unhelpful answer is that there aren't any "profile pictures" on Wikipedia, because there aren't any "profiles": not one. What we have is encyclopaedia articles, discussing their subjects in a neutral way, based on reliable published sources.

But to answer more helpfully: dealing with images is not too difficult technically, but copyright questions are a huge headache. All images must be uploaded - preferably to Wikimedia Commons, (so that they can be used on all different-language Wikipedias, and on other Wikimedia projects); but only pictures which are licensed so that they may be freely reused are accepted on Commons. If you want to upload a picture to which you own the copyright (which usually means that you took it yourself), then you are free to upload it , and license it appropriately when you do so. If you do not, then we require that the copyright owner explicitly license it - see donating copyright materials. Images you find on the Internet are very rarely free-to-use.

If you have the copyright, or the owner has licensed it (either publicly or in a communication to Wikmedia) then you can upload it, and once it is uploaded you can use it in a Wikipedia article. See Help:Upload. --ColinFine (talk) 20:32, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Ian how to remove a template

Upon adding new references to Scott Ian Page, I noticed there were a large number of references and the box that said it needs reference has been up since 2010. I clicked on how to remove this notice and it was suggested I remove the notice myself making a "bold edit" but when I clicked to do this, I could not see the tag in the source code. Could I get some help to learn how this is done? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ty78ejui (talk • contribs) 20:19, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done (tag was at top) David notMD (talk) 20:29, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Series overview

Hello – on the series overview table for Our Girl, the viewing figures for the pilot episode aren't displaying, and rather show a 'TBA' template. Would someone be able to fix it? I've tried tweaking with it, but cannot figure out what is wrong! – DarkGlow (talk) 21:20, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DarkGlow, I tweaked a bit of code to get it to work. Are you editing using the VisualEditor or just source editing? Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 21:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tenryuu: The problem is with the "info0SA" part. The viewing figures for the pilot are 6.31, but the table isn't displaying that. I use source edit mode btw! – DarkGlow (talk) 21:56, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@DarkGlow: Did a bit more tweaking and the problem seems to have been addressed. I've edited it so that it's considered season "0", as denoting it as S appears to have caused the template to misinterpret it as data placement. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 22:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tenryuu: Thank you! – DarkGlow (talk) 22:08, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Can i ask you something?

I write my first article and be scared I did something wrong? Did I do it more or less right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Michel_v._Tell Thank you!

Timi!Tim!11 (talk) 21:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Timi!Tim!11, I've added the submission template to your draft. If you feel like it's ready, click the "Submit your draft for review!" button and a reviewer will check it and offer you feedback. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 22:05, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Timi!Tim!11. I think you've made an excellent effort which, after further work, will likely be accepted when reviewed. I have taken the liberty of giving your draft a copy-edit, mostly to correct errors and amend infelicities of English grammar, spelling and usage. (I used to do this sort of thing for a living.)

There are a few issues I think you could usefully address. You'll see I've redlinked your mention of the "Swiss NLB", which as a professional sports league ought to have an article on this Wikipedia: however, the only link I could find was a disambiguation redirect to Swiss Challenge League, which is a soccer rather than a baseball league!

The mention of viewing figures needs to be explicitly dated in the text (I've inserted "??/??/????" as a placeholder), since these will presumably rise subsequently.

You blue-linked some of the country names mentioned but not others: for consistency I have linked all of them, but I'm not sure that the links are actually called for. I do think that the four countries involved in the record ride should be specifically named in the text.

A few of your word choices seem a little unencyclopaedic: terms like "great names" and "huge global media attention" need to be made a little more restrained – possible improvements might be "prominent" and "extensive".

Note that I have not checked any of your references to confirm that they really support the text cited to them – I've only worked with your text as presented.

I hope this was helpful, and of course you are not obliged to accept anything I've done.

[Edited to add] You may already know this, but you can compare the "before" and "after" versions arising from any edit, with all the changes highlighted, via the page's "View history" tab. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.27.39 (talk) 09:03, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Host

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

I think she must have deleted my account because there is the place in you profile. The account name was MJ1019— Preceding unsigned comment added by Queen1019 (talk • contribs) 21:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queen1019 Accounts cannot be deleted, so whatever your daughter did, she didn't delete your account. 331dot (talk) 21:45, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queen1019, what's your other account? Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 21:47, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, so if accounts can't be deleted why did after my daughter did something I couldn't log in? --[User:Queen1019|Queen1019]] (talk) 22:11, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you forget your password, Queen1019? Also, please don't create a new section when replying; just edit this one. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 22:14, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Queen1019 forgot their password. Maybe their daughter changed the password. Maybe she did something with the account that caused it to be blocked. While Queen1019 doesn't tell us the name of the account, this is all idle speculation. Maproom (talk) 22:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I did not forget my password. She didn't change it either. So I don't know? I want to beccoe a host but i can't because of my daughter I have been on here for 5 years and have over 1000 edits on my other account why can't I on this account it sucks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Queen1019 (talk • contribs) 22:31, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queen1019 We can't tell you any more than that unless you share the name of your prior account. 331dot (talk) 22:51, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I did I changed the question on top it was MJ1019.

@Queen1019: Please don't take this the wrong way, because every one of us here knew nothing about editing when they first started - me included. I'm sure I made some pretty poor mistakes when I first started, as did we all. Whatever story you care to tell us about some other account is quite irrelevant. What I see from the edits made thus far from this account (including your failure to sign posts and to respond in the correct format, or even to post in the right forum, plus your failure to leave edit summaries, and your inability to appreciate the things you would need to easily tell us so that we could relatively simply identify the name of your 'other account') is that you plainly do not yet exhibit anything like enough skill in editing Wikipedia to be able to help other people here at this time. Maybe later, after you've demonstrated you've gained more editing experience. I am trying to AGF here, but your insistence on wanting to be a host, when your editing behaviour is quite opposite to that of a Teahouse host, might suggest to other editors, such as CUs, that maybe you are trying just a little too hard. Oh, and User:MJ1019 has never existed, so maybe you mis-remembered something? Please just edit normally from now on - put this down to experience - and feel free to ask other questions about editing that we can help you with. Nick Moyes (talk) 23:14, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that that was my daughter she gets on things. She did though delete my account. I created this last night did she get on it last and edit something? The account name was Queen 19. I am offering to be a host. I said that last night so maybe she did it for e I don't know. Again, I am truly sorry. --Queen1019 (talk) 23:27, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queen1019, the account, Queen 19, has never existed. Just take your time and stick to learning how to edit articles for now (WP:TWA is a good starting point). Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 23:36, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, that was Wikihow. I used to have an account to Wikihow. Sometimes, I get confused. I hope you accept my appology. --Queen1019 (talk) 23:48, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queen1019, in the meantime, just follow Nick Moyes' advice. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 23:58, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

How can I code a template?

I am pretty new to wikipedia and I want to create a template to show the document tree of my talk/user page. Instead of going to each subpage and editing each section, I want to just create a template that would automate that (that's what templates are for right?). So I want to know if I can create a template, or do I need to become like a template editor or something? Thanks! ~~ Faboof ^{(talk)(contribs)} —Preceding undated comment added 22:26, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings @Faboof:, I don’t know much abot templates but I’d reccomend you to see Help:A quick guide to templates. I hope that helps! Rodrigo Valequez (talk) 22:57, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Faboof, welcome to the Teahouse. I'm not sure what kind of document tree you want but you may be interested in some existing features. Special:PrefixIndex/User:Faboof/ links subpages of your user page. {{Special:PrefixIndex/User:Faboof/}} displays them within a page:

User:PrimeHunter/My subpages.js adds a "Subpages" link to Special:PrefixIndex/User:Faboof/ at the top of all pages. The bottom of Special:Contributions/Faboof already has the link for all users. Special:PrefixIndex/User talk:Faboof/ and {{Special:PrefixIndex/User talk:Faboof/}} works the same for subpages of your talk page. Omit the final slash to include your main user page or talk page. This may also find other pages starting with the same string but there aren't currently any for you. We do have a User:Faboofour with edits in 2008 but they have no userspace pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:20, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks! ~~ Faboof ^{(talk)(contribs)} - (March 24 2020 14:39) 14:39, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quote in real English or according to a person's accent

In the article Rose Fortune, I added a quote that I like to the career section: "You come right along, jedge. No time to be sleeping now. Yo'all got to hold co'at in Digby, and yo'know right well you got to ketch that boat."

It is based upon her accent, versus the way that words should be spelled. I am wondering if it is ok to correct the spelling: "You come right along, judge. No time to be sleeping now. Yo'all got to hold court in Digby, and yo'know right well you got to catch that boat." (emphasis added to indicate which words are spelled differently.)

I would like to keep the quote, but it feels wrong to misspell words based upon someone's accent. Perhaps also change Yo' to you... but that's a southern thing maybe it should stay as is.

I see that spelling errors may be corrected in quotes, but this is an intentional spelling error (that feels wrong to me). Any guidance re: original wording is very much appreciated!!!–CaroleHenson (talk) 22:38, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'd quote it exactly as it appears in the source. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Hello, CaroleHenson. This is called Eye dialect. I would say, if you are quoting a source, you quote the source: you don't translate it into another language, even into standard English. --ColinFine (talk) 23:03, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, quote it exactly as it appears in the source; this is no different to our using 16th-century spelling and grammar when quoting Shakespeare. ‑ Iridescent 23:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CaroleHenson: I don't think this is as simple as Roy, Colin, and Iridescent make it sound. On the one hand, it's generally a good practice to respect sources. On the other hand, eye dialect can be racist (source, source, source, many more available out there....), and reproducing it can be reproducing racism. Particularly here where we are dealing with an article about a black Canadian. So it probably depends on where exactly the quote comes from and your use of editorial discretion. I would feel perfectly comfortable respelling, probably with brackets where you changed spellings. Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:11, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Calliopejen1, ColinFine, RoySmith, and Iridescent:, The quote was published in the book 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces, but I am guessing that it originally came (in some form) from Judge Haliburton. If it was based upon her writing, I would be right there in terms of quoting it exactly as written. But in this case, it was based upon her speech. I like the idea of changing the spelling and putting the words in brackets.–CaroleHenson (talk) 23:26, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I am going to go ahead with that approach. I appreciate everyone's comments, and I prefer to take an approach that is less likely to offend anyone. Much appreciated!–CaroleHenson (talk) 00:06, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CaroleHenson et al.: Sorry for the late reply, but I disagree. Quotes should only be edited to correct minor spelling or typographical issues. If the author wrote it that way, then the only decision should be whether to use the quote or not, based on whether it's useful to the reader's understanding of the subject. We can't paint over history that is offensive (including sources). Sounds to me like it's a bad source, and should not be quoted, since it isn't easily understood. If the speech was important, there should be another source that more accurately discusses it, no? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 10:45, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What the article subject said is what is important, and that isn't in dispute. The only issue is whether to transcribe the article subject's speech using non-standard spelling. An author writing 100 years ago chose to do so (the quote from the book comes from what appears to be a 1924 news article), possibly for racist reasons. We don't need to be racist ourselves if our goal is to accurately portray what the article subject said. We wouldn't use other immaterial racist language in our articles, simply because our sources used it. Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:39, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to remove the quote. I would rather do that than offend anyone (including myself). It's funny that it was written in 1924, because I remember thinking the language was like the way Hollywood scripts were written in its early days. And, blacks had to speak that way or not have roles. Thanks everyone! I have learned a lot, like Eye dialect, totally new to me.–CaroleHenson (talk) 15:06, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) @Calliopejen1: We don't know what the subject said. All we have from this source is a loose phonetic transcription (at best), thus my comment to try to find a better source. Trying to interpret the transcription sounds like OR to me. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 15:14, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CaroleHenson: Sounds right to me. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 15:14, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Harassment

Hello I have a issue with another editor who has been following me, and reverting my edits on nonsensical content. I feel he is hounding me, I've asked him to stop twice. What might be my course of action if any. Thanks in advance FOX 52 (talk) 23:13, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

FOX 52 Issues with editor behavior are addressed at WP:ANI. 331dot (talk) 23:50, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy: Looks to be a three-person edit war at Botswana Defence Force, although the editors may have begun to try to sort this out on the Talk page. David notMD (talk) 00:31, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@David notMD: - FYI this is my harasser, don't know if this would warrant an ANI case or not cheers- FOX 52 (talk) 05:14, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, on further observation, clear that the involvement goes beyond that one article. David notMD (talk) 11:08, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Issues at Dinesh D’Souza

Hello,

An ongoing dispute has caused considerable trouble at the Dinesh D’Souza wiki page, more specifically the talk page. The dispute revolves around whether D’Souza can be labeled as far right in the article. The talk discussion (labeled as “far right viewpoint”) has been highly unproductive. The main opposing user (by name of SPECIFICO) has made the statement that D’Souza was far right because A: the page says so, and B: Dinesh is racist (with no citations provided). These points were responded to to no avail. I come to the Teahouse now because instead of responding further, SPECIFICO has grouped my messages on that talk page together and placed them in an adjacent, inactive talk page (can be seen here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dinesh_D%27Souza#Please_add_to_his_page_..)

This confuses me as a new editor and has me here to ask: what is he doing, and what should I do in this situation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nigel Abe (talk • contribs) 23:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Nigel Abe: Welcome to Wikipedia. You have linked to the mobile version of the site. Your comments are still at the article talk page: Talk:Dinesh_D'Souza#“Far_right_viewpoint”. Looks like the discussion is still ongoing with other editors offering their thoughts as well. If the discussion stalls with no consensus, then follow the guidance at WP:DR. RudolfRed (talk) 00:21, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to present an article for Wikipedia

I have written a history, with references, of the Burgess Battery Company from its founding in 1917 through the asset auction after it closed in 1989. I previously wrote and copyrighted a detailed 80-page history of Duracell which included addendi on notable competitors.* I found information on Burgess very sparse and much of what I did find was contradictory. So I set out to correct this situation with a much less detailed 6 or 7 page story. I have now completed it and would like to submit it to you for publication. I made no attempt to format it your manner. I do not plan to copyright it unless you want that done. What should I do next? William Deibel

"DURO-POWR: The Convergent Origins of DURACELL" Library of Congress Control Number 2019905561, ISBN 978-0-578-51748-3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by William Thomas Deibel (talk • contribs) 23:52, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@William Thomas Deibel: Welcome to the Teahouse. We're not a publishing company. We could potentially use it as a source to write articles, though, if your aim is to contribute to the Burgess Battery Company article. I suggest creating an article draft and submitting it for review once it is done. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 00:03, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mediterranean Diet

Article content

Key Aspects For The Diverticulitis Diet

There are millions of people having to deal with a variety of different stomach ailments, and one of the more harsh ones includes Diverticulitis. This ailment happens when there is inflammation in the intestinal wall, causing pain, and other malady that can lead to serious complications in the digestive tract. To curb the symptoms and problems associated with this ailment, people can turn to a different eating method than they are used to. One thing that many find useful is the Diverticulitis diet, which can help in a variety of ways. Consider the following options when deciding to move forward with this type of diet plan.

Fiber and Diverticulitis Diet diverticulitis diet planThe first thing to remember when dealing with this stomach malady is to not eat too much fiber. Fiber is one of the things that the body can’t break down easily, even though it helps with digestion, it will not help here. Too much fiber will cause complications with the intestine wall and in some cases could cause severe bleeding, and worse, obstructions in the colon. Some might end up needing surgery if the problem persists.

Acid and A Diverticulitis Diet The second thing to remember in regards to a Diverticulitis diet is to not have too much acid. Acidic juices and foods can hinder the progress needed for a person to recover from this ailment. The stomach already has a great deal of acid, so adding more acidic things to the stomach hinders the healing process of the intestinal walls as they have to work harder to heal things.

Some people will have a hard time finding out what to eat, especially since many foods will seem to be restricted. When in doubt, fruits and vegetables that aren’t too heavy on the body can help, as well as water, and some sodium enriched drinks. It’s important to visit a physician if something of this type continues to worsen. Some people find that the recovery process is a bit hard, because eating properly is difficult for just about anyone.

Stick To your Diverticulitis Diet Plan Once you begin this type of diet plan make sure to stick to it. It will be hard at first, and in some cases will be near impossible. However, without following a strict diet, you could end up hurting the body far worse than the healing process. Remember, at the first signs of something wrong, it’s important to visit a physician, just in case it’s nothing worse than Diverticulitis, as there are some things that can really attack the stomach. Keep up the hard work with your diverticulitis diet.

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References

^ https://healthmyonline.com/diet-nutrition/what-is-a-mediterranean-diet

Sewwandhika (talk) 01:00, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Teahouse i need your healp how can i post this articule in wikipedia— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sewwandhika (talk • contribs) (answered below)

(edit conflict) Hi, and thanks for coming to the teahouse. Unfortunately if you want to post it word-by-word onto Wikipedia to any page, it would constitute WP:Copyright violations and is strictly disallowed. Sorry about that. But cheers, TLOM (The Lord of Math) (Message) 01:06, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

~~::@Queen1019: Are you trying to reply to Sewwandhika, or are you about to start a new thread? I cannot understand. But cheers, TLOM (The Lord of Math) (Message) 01:08, 24 March 2020 (UTC)~~ [reply]

~~Okay Queen1019, I get it, thanks. I shall reply below. Cheers, TLOM (The Lord of Math) (Message) 01:09, 24 March 2020 (UTC)~~[reply]

There is already an article at Mediterranean diet. I think you have paraphrased some of the content at least. What is in the block that you've posted here that is not in the exiting Mediterranean diet article?–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:10, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Let's leave that a rhetorical questions as this is not a WP:Sandbox. I am happy to help out if you would like to start working on something in your sandbox.–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Researching

Can you edit without researching? Can you edit a page title? --Queen1019 (talk) 01:03, 24 March 2020 (UTC) ~~::@Queen1019: Are you trying to reply to Sewwandhika, or are you about to start a new thread? I cannot understand. But cheers, TLOM (The Lord of Math) (Message) 01:08, 24 March 2020 (UTC)~~[reply]

Queen1019 You may perform almost any task that improves Wikipedia, even if it is just proofreading articles for spelling and grammatical errors. You don't need to perform research if you don't wish to. 331dot (talk) 01:11, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To edit a page title, you would move a page, however you can't do this yet. Detailed technicalities are given in WP:Moving a page, which states that you need to be one of the WP:Autoconfirmed users, i.e. your account has to be >4 days old. Cheers, TLOM (The Lord of Math) (Message) 01:15, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE: @331dot: With some regret I have placed a temporary (1 week) block on Queen1019's account, as it seems their daughter is still editing with their account, as I have explained here. I have done this to avoid disruption and have asked them to clarify on their talk page when their account is properly secured for only one person to access. If for any reason I'm not around to respond and unblock them, please feel free to act to extend or remove the block, as you see fit. Nick Moyes (talk) 02:37, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Red links

I want to know if it is ok to leave red links in articles or if I should remove them (by "red links" I mean links that you click on that lead to pages that don't exist). BlooWhale39 (talk) 04:02, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

BlooWhale39, you should add redlinks when you are sure the article should exist, you should remove when you are sure the topic doesn't deserve an article, you should leave redlinks alone when they exist but you can't be sure that it doesn't deserve to become blue. More at WP:REDLINK. Cheers! Usedtobecool ☎️ 04:23, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! BlooWhale39 (talk) 04:35, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question

How do I edit an article so that it doesnt get deleted immediately? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samuel.vidgren (talk • contribs) 06:44, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Samuel.vidgren, welcome to Wikipedia! A welcome message was left on your user talk page yesterday. It has some links that provide guidance on how to get started. Have you had the opportunity to go through any of them yet?

Every page has a history tab at the top. If you click the history of the article you are editing, you can see who undid your edits and the reason they gave. You seem to have violated the copyright laws/policies in your first edits. Please go through WP:C so that doesn't happen again. Your edits also give the impression that you have a conflict of interest with regard to the subject of your contributions; however you have not declared the nature of your conflict. Please go through WP:COI and especially WP:PAID and make necessary disclosures, then use WP:Edit requests to propose edits to the article instead of trying to edit it directly. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 07:29, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Blog

How do I make a Blog in Wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jerell Nojor (talk • contribs) 11:56, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jerell Nojor: You don't. Ian.thomson (talk) 12:04, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) @Jerell Nojor: you don't. Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia, and the content difference between blogs and Encyclopedic Articles is quite big. If you mean how to create an article here, please read WP:YFA. I also recommend having an overview of Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and WP:POV. If you have specific questions, please ask here again. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:05, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Need Help to Creating Vishal Yoman Biography Page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Vishal_Yoman I have Given Enough Source links but still no approving Please solve the issue — Preceding unsigned comment added by Honeysingh786 (talk • contribs) 15:08, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Honeysingh786, you haven't clicked on the blue "Submit your draft for review!" button in the grey box. Before you do so however, I strongly suggest you take a look at the multiple issues the article has before you submit it. IMDb is a handy site to check an actor's filmography, but by no means is it considered reliable here on Wikipedia. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 15:31, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling and grammar

Hello, I am Kayla Mitchell. I was wondering if you can change spelling and grammar. FYI all your articles don't have correct grammar. I am open to helping correct spelling and grammar. Can you change the spelling and grammar? --Solangelo19 (talk) 15:27, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Solangelo19 It would be lovely to have you correct spelling and grammar. It's helpful to double-check the sources so that you are not changing the meaning of the content. But, please, yes, it would be lovely... if you would make corrections!–CaroleHenson (talk) 15:36, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) @Solangelo19: Unfortunately, the changes you have made so far have added some grammar errors and also "corrected" spelling from one version of English to another version. Please see the information on your user talk page. If you are not sre why the changes you made were reverted, feel free to ask. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 15:38, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Solangelo19, I agree with Bonadea, I should have looked at your contributions first. You must stay true to the national forms of English (British, U.S., Canadian...). And, with the date format that is being used in the article (sometimes stated at the top of the page when you open the article for editing.–CaroleHenson (talk) 15:52, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Help with my wiki article

Hi,

Please can someone help me with my article, it has been rejected. I am writing an article for a company that i work for. I have added references and wiki links to it but it was rejected.

Can you please help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Linahben (talk • contribs) 15:45, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Linahben: Welcome to the Teahouse. First off, the four references you provided are not particularly reliable (IMDb), but a more important issue is that you writing about the company that you work for, a clear conflict of interest on your part. You must declare that you have a conflict of interest (as per WP:COI) on articles; if you are being paid to do so, the restrictions are more stringent (WP:PAID and in both cases you would be strongly discouraged to edit the article yourself; rather, {{Edit request}} templates can be used to make minor factual corrections or additions, provided with a reliable source. You may also want to put a {{Paid}} template on your user page. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 16:18, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging Linahben correctly this time. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 16:19, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tenryuu: Your commment on 'being paid to do' is too specific. The WP:PAID arises not only when writing or maintaining Wikipedia article(s) is specified as a part of someone's job. Publishing one's company is widely considered a means of promotion today (despite it being effective or not). And promotion is a means of leveraging the business, which eventually leads to increasing its income. And that results (or at least: it should) in growing salaries. So every employee of any company implicitly is in a paid-coi when writing here about their employer. --CiaPan (talk) 17:57, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging also Linahben.

@CiaPan: I erred on the side of specificity as the guideline first states in the lead that [i]t does not matter whether you are paid directly by the client, or paid indirectly by an employer on behalf of the client, which doesn't mention implicit pay in the situation you posed above. Further down it says that unpaid workers such as volunteers are also subject to WP:PAID if they are directed or expected to do so, which may validate your point. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 19:52, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Linahben. It is often difficult for new editors to understand what Wikipedia is. Basically, Wikipedia is not very interested in what your company (or any other subject) says about itself, and completely uninterested in what your company wants said about itself. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with your company have chosen to write about it, and been published in reliable sources. This means that you need to base your draft almost entirely on sources completely unconnected with the company (which excludes anything based on an interview or press release). You might find WP:CSMN useful. --ColinFine (talk) 17:17, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May I upload this PDB file?

Protein Data Bank published a "colouring book" (Line drawing) for coronavirus 2019 (Sars cov2). (link: [3]https://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/coloring-books/coloring-coronavirus). May I recolour and upload this file (through Wikimedia commons)? Would it flouth copyright policies? Does it flout copyright if I upload any PDB protein structure image?

RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 15:48, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at the PDB-101 "How to Cite" page. It says, "Illustrations in the Global Health Pages are available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.", and CC-BY-4.0 is one of the licenses Commons accepts. I'm not 100% sure what they mean by "Global Health Pages", though. It's unclear if that means the entire web site. I'm guessing the answer is "yes", but if you want to be sure, there's a "Contact Us" tab on every page. My suggestion is to click that, and ask them to confirm that the exact image (identified by URL) is indeed covered under CC-BY-4.0 so there's no doubt. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:28, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a drastic reduction of Wikipedia activity?

Last time I visited wikipedia it was more actiely monitored, edited, formatted, replied, corrected, discussed etc. But today I am shocked to see a drastic reduction of user activity. Sometimes new pages are being created; but routine discussions corrections etc are scarce. Is there something wrong to our beloved Wikipedia? I feel worried.

RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 16:33, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RIT RAJARSHI, volunteers spend time in the areas that interest them. I'm seeing a lot of activity, for example, over on articles related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Most times things don't need discussion and are BOLDly done. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 16:41, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by RIT RAJARSHI (talk • contribs) 16:45, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Sources in Lists

For an article that is a list of notable events, if one of the entries is linked to its own page, and that page is sourced properly, is it necessary to add sources to the list as well?

Thanks, Dorito Toes (talk) 17:23, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dorito Toes, if I understand this correctly, you're asking if the sources for listed articles need to be included in the list itself? My answer is no. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 17:41, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tenryuu, I more meant adding a source in general rather than the sources from the stand alone article. Like, if I added an event with no sources or references, that wouldn't be okay. But if the event had it's own article, would just linking the article be okay? Dorito Toes (talk) 18:00, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dorito Toes, linking the article is fine, though events without reliable sources/references shouldn't be on the list (let alone on Wikipedia), unless someone was planning on creating an article about an event that is properly sourced.

Is there a particular list that you're looking at? Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 18:06, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tenryuu Here: List of human stampedes and crushes. Dorito Toes (talk) 18:22, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dorito Toes, I see what you mean now. If references are added to the row with an article link, it's fine (above due diligence). I'll abstain from commenting on the unnamed events and pass that to someone more knowledgeable in that area. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 18:27, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the input! Dorito Toes (talk) 18:57, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't mean to suggest that I was adding stuff without sourcing it. Dorito Toes (talk) 18:26, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DJ Telly Tellz

I recently have been working on a page for a Music Artist. Please take a look at the article and give me your honest opinion or feedback on the article.

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:DJ_Telly_Tellz#cite_note-1 Cr.attz (talk) 18:41, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Cr.attz. While your wording might be better, I'm afraid you have done nothing at all towards establishing notability. None of the references you have included do more than mentioning Tells in passing (and Wikipedia is an unreliable source, almost never acceptable in references). You need to find places where people who have no connection with Tells have written (or spoken) at some length about him, and been published in a reliable place. Please see WP:CSMN. --ColinFine (talk) 19:02, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cr.attz, welcome to the Teahouse. I'd resubmit it so that reviewers can take a proper look at it, but I can tell you right now that reference 2 (citing Wikipedia) is not okay. Bring back the References section and the tone can be neutralised; quite a bit of WP:PEACOCKing going on in that draft. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 19:05, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

drafts

Hi. the accounts i've created are going in draft and are not getting approved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cinephile786 (talk • contribs) 19:38, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cinephile786:, add your signature at the end of your text. You may post the links of the drafts on my talk page, I will check out. Cheers - Aaqib Anjum Aafī (^talk) 20:18, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hI.. what's tali page? Here are the drafts... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Danish_Renzu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:The_Illegal — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cinephile786 (talk • contribs) 20:21, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

my err. Talk page. Let me check these. Here is my talk page Sorry for the err. - Aaqib Anjum Aafī (^talk) 20:23, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Illegal (drama film) now an article. Draft:Danish Renzu a three-times declined draft. Reviewers have explained why, including no hyperlinks allowed within the text of the article. David notMD (talk) 21:00, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question re: edit section on user's talk page

@The Sr Guy: and all, I am asking how to fix the User talk:The Sr Guy page. For some reason the sections on hi talk page don't have an "edit section" availabl. To edit a section of his page the user has to edit the entire page from the edit button at the top of the page. BTW - this is a new editor who would be happy to have a mentor if anyone wants to take him under his wing for awhile. Thanks! --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 19:41, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not that this helps but looking at the Information for "User talk:The Sr Guy" under page properties; and under magic words it has the property called "__NOEDITSECTION__" (see Help:Magic words#Behavior switches and mw:Help:Magic words). That seems to be the error, on how to remove that property I'm not sure. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 20:37, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done @The Sr Guy and The Eloquent Peasant:, it should be fixed now. As noted above your talk page had the property __NOEDITSECTION__ (Hides the section edit links beside headings). Even though that was not on the talk page itself; the talk page did transclude the page Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts, with these -> {{ }} like you do for a template. Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts does have __NOEDITSECTION__, hence why there were no edit buttons on the headings (as transcluding the page also transcludeds "__NOEDITSECTION__" to the talk page - causing that page's heading edit buttons to be removed in this case). Hope this helps (and makes sense - I'm not great at explaining). OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 20:58, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(last thing) I've reverted an edit to the page Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts - that caused this issue, transcludeding that page no longer should cause the edit button to disappear. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 21:33, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @OkayKenji:. You're awesome. --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 21:50, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Data in Pia Reyes wiki page are incorrect

The measurements for Pia Reyes on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Reyes are incorrect. The Link clearly states them as 35.5-24-35 as properly listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Playboy_Playmates_of_1988 (see November, Pia Reyes) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scott Blair H (talk • contribs) 19:50, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Scott Blair H:

Done. If it's an issue that is article specific please post on the relevant article(s)' talk page(s) instead of here at the Teahouse or be WP:BOLD and edit it yourself, if possible. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 19:57, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Help, again!

I previously asked if there was anything I could do about the block of User:DoshNomad and was answered. I recently realized that he was blocked because he was thought to be a sockpuppet. The only evidence supporting this claim is that he re-created an article which was originally created by the user, here is the discussion. Also, there‘s some information on his talk page. Could anyone check it out? Thanks, Rodrigo Valequez (talk) 20:36, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Rodrigo Valequez: There is a pending unblock request for that user. Probably best to just let that process work. Do you have some connection to that user, that you are trying to advocate for? RudolfRed (talk) 00:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RudolfRed, from what I understand Rodrigo Valequez had offered to adopt DoshNomad. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 05:06, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve been helping him for some time now and I was going to adopt him. His unblock request is only asking for further information on why he was blocked. Also, he was blocked he re-created an article which was deleted because it was originally written by a paid user. A user thought he was a sockpuppet of the blocked user and reported him, he was blocked for advertising or promotion with no sockpuppet investigation. He was basically blocked because of a users claim. Rodrigo Valequez (talk) 07:38, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a new page on 'Near numbers'

Hi, I'd like to make a page on 'Near numbers' (it's a math - specifically calculus - topic). The only mention of these numbers are in one sided limits not as near numbers themselves. The problem is that there aren't much info on it and the pages that talk about it are videos (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjSJnJ_DLOnPbCfWXHwxNEw) and one website https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0412157.pdf so there are considerably less citations than most Wikipedia pages. So am I allowed to add videos in citations and are there any other sources that I can see.

Furthermore, if Wikipedia doesn't include this topic is it because it is a widely unused or not important topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RHaq22 (talk • contribs) 20:58, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RHaq22:, specially calculus topic and no mention anywhere except a YouTube video. Wow. You may try a number of mathematics books for referencing. YouTube videos ain't reliable. Aaqib Anjum Aafī (^talk) 21:42, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RHaq22: Speaking in general terms, topics must be notable - of interest to the world at large and over a period of time - to be included in Wikipedia. We consider significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources as evidence of this interest. Lack of such coverage means that the topic is not suitably notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 21:47, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Should these articles be renamed?

I noticed that John Trent (actor) is a much longer article than is John Trent (which is about a doctor who is an author). On their talk pages, the former is rated C-class, while the latter is rated stub-class. Should the pages be renamed, making the actor's page "John Trent" and the other page "John Trent (author)"? Eddie Blick (talk) 21:17, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Teblick, neither seems noticeably more prominent than the other, based on their achievements as well as pageviews. John Trent has 200+ pageviews; John Trent (actor) has 60+. What you propose is therefore unjustified, IMO. If nobody cares too deeply, the easy and essential minimum to do would be to link each from the other via hatnotes and leave them as is. If someone cares deeply about who gets the "John Trent" title, my opinion is that neither has a strong claim, and therefore, "John Trent" should be moved to John Trent (author), and the title "John Trent" should be turned into a disambiguation page. Article quality is mostly irrelevant as we want to direct readers to articles they are looking for, not the ones that showcases our quality work. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Teblick, what probably happened is that Author!John Trent was created first (created in 2006) while Actor!John Trent was created much more recently in 2019. I will say that I would probably nominate the author one to be deleted as I don't think it meets our guidelines for an article anymore. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 05:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note also that Dr. John Trent is a Ph.D., not an M.D., so the title up at the top would be confusing to someone in search of an authoritative sounding source. So--how does the deletion process work? Does the author of the page get a chance to upgrade?Sicklemoon (talk) 13:53, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sicklemoon, I mean, it wouldn't be wrong to refer to him as a doctor as he did complete his doctorate, but that's playing at semantics. If an article is nominated to be deleted, editors that worked on it are usually notified. The deletion policy is here, but deleting should be a last resort. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 15:26, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sicklemoon, anyone including the author can improve the article to save it from deletion. Anyone unwilling to put in the work only need provide sources that prove that the subject of the article meets the notability criteria (see WP:N). The discussion lasts seven days, and if the article is substantially improved in that time, earlier arguments for deletion may no longer apply and the discussion could be closed in favour of keeping the article even if there are many delete votes from early on, or the discussion could be extended another week so a definitive consensus emerges. Basically, all a deletion debates wants to figure out is whether the subject meets the notability criteria, there is no vote counting. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 16:43, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tenryuu--am learning the code of conduct here, really I don't want to waste my time with work that won't be used, so am just dropping in to follow a few conversations. Mostly am warily trying to figure out how the term sockpuppet is employed. I'm trying to contribute in areas that I actually know something about. At what point does that shades into self-interest? Obviously, there are black and white cases, but then there's that middle ground where gate-keepers can become unfair arbitrators (I'm not making accusations, this is just a sub-issue of trying to deal with current events that are fading into history). In Teblick's initial question, the tug-of-war is about titling, and who gets the first entry of a name, not the deletion question at all, of course. I would personally have referred to writer Trent as Dr. John Trent, Ph.D. reserving a Doctor without a medical license for the M.D. doctor class. I'm meditating out loud, here, Tenryuu. No need to answer unless you think my interpretation is incorrect. Thank you for the feedback.Sicklemoon (talk) 16:24, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a paragraph to an existing page

I would like to contribute to the page "Canadian Hard Core Punk" by adding a paragraph entitled Calgary. I've inserted it but now I don't know how to submit it, can you tell me what the next step would be? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scarletgerl (talk • contribs) 2020-03-24T22:23:57 (UTC)

Hello, Scarletgerl, and welcome to the Teahouse. This is the only edit your account has made, and nothing has been added to the article Canadian hardcore punk, so I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say you have inserted it. Perhaps you are still in an edit session: you always need to complete an edit session by picking "Publish changes". Normally all edits you make are immediately visible - there is no question of "submitting".

When new editors make edits, what often happens is that somebody else reverts the edit, because they think that the edit does not meet Wikipedia's standards (most often because it is not cited to a reliably published source), and the new editor thinks their edit hasn't "taken". But that hasn't happened here - you don't seem to have succeeded in editing at all. I've put some helpful links on your user talk page: I suggest you have a look through them before you try again, because it's easy to get disheartened if you plunge in without knowing what you are doing. --ColinFine (talk) 22:56, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What's the rule for disambiguation pages having external links for things that don't have articles yet?

Is there guidance for a situation where you have an abbreviation for something that is ambiguous, in the sense that it could stand for more than one thing, but it's currently just a redirect to one thing, ignoring the other choices. BUT there's no article (yet) about the other choices.

In my specific case I'm working on improving content around organizations, events, and institutions in the social impact space, and noticed that the the main event for the field, SOCAP, redirected to something unrelated to the well-known conference. So I added a disambiguation page so people wouldn't get confused. There is not a SOCAP article yet. I was thinking of writing one, it's definitely notable, but I haven't had the time to sit down and create something high quality yet.

Did I do things out of order? I was thinking it would be better if people didn't get confused when searching for that term, but I'm not sure if that's the right approach. Is it against policy to link to something outside of Wikipedia on a disambiguation page?

It's probably kind of an academic question but in reading the article on disambiguation pages I couldn't find much on this exact topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WilsonP NYC (talk • contribs) 2020-03-24T22:28:12 (UTC)c

Hello, WilsonP NYC, and welcome to the Teahouse. The answer is, no, you shouldn't create it until there are articles to disambiguate. WP:DAB#Disambiguation pages says "A disambiguation page is a non-article page that lists and links to encyclopedia articles covering topics that could have had the same title. The purpose of disambiguation pages is allowing navigation to the article on the topic being sought. The information on a disambiguation page should be focused on getting the reader to their desired article." (emphasis added).

Further down, at "External links", it says "Do not include external links, either as entries or in descriptions. Disambiguation pages disambiguate Wikipedia articles, not the World Wide Web. To note URLs that might be helpful in the future, include them on the talk page." --ColinFine (talk) 23:07, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

- Thanks so much for the super clear answer ColinFine it's super appreciated! --WilsonP NYC

retrieve date and other data are not visible on lang:ast wiki

i have modified with following changes: https://ast.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:MobileDiff/2849701

however the references are not similar to english version.

can you please elaborate differences. thank you. Leela52452 (talk) 04:37, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Leela52452, welcome to the Teahouse. The English Wikipedia and the Asturian Wikipedia are two separate projects. It's not like domains such as Gamepedia that use a translation module to translate an article (let's call it "article prime") into other languages based on it, and whenever article prime has changes made to it, it can be marked (or re-marked) for translation.

Please be aware that policies differ across the different language Wikipedias, so some changes can be observed between articles on both Wikipedias. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 05:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Leela52452: Different wikis have different templates. Our Template:Cite web is different from ast:Template:Cite web. Maybe they copied our version years ago and then adapted and developed it on their own without copying our changes since then. It appears you can use fechaaccesu or accessdate instead of access-date. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:04, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

editing help

Hello when I google my father's name (Preston Love), the wikipedia page shows for children only Laura Love. This is not a true representation. I can not find how or where to change this in the editing mode. please advise. thank You, R.Love — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richie Love Saxworld (talk • contribs) 04:53, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Richie Love Saxworld, that is probably Google's algorithm doing something weird. I can see your name mentioned with your siblings down at the bottom of Preston Love#Biography. Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 05:19, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Richie Love Saxworld, Wikipedia does not control what google does with it's knowledge panel, but there is a feedback button on each of them where you can click to point out inaccuracies and provide suggestions, not that they are obliged to act on them.

If we are to take everything on Preston Love at face value, it seems your father had eight children including you. The apparent favoritism is probably to do with the fact that Laura Love seems to have a public career of her own. Google has listed her in your father's entry because people are likely to be interested in searching for her as well and google has a knowledge panel for her as well. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:29, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've reverted your additions to Preston Love. You have a conflict of interest and should not be editing the article. Please read WP:COI for a fuller explanation. My revert also re-instated the references that you removed. - X201 (talk) 10:22, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request for assistance

Looking for assistance of any host to help out with an edit at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Abdullah — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fazel Rahman Bahrami (talk • contribs) 06:21, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There have been many recent edits to Abdullah Abdullah, some of them contentious. As a result the article has been semi-protected, meaning that new users are unable to edit it. If you have an edit you want to propose, you should do so at Talk:Abdullah Abdullah, specifying exactly what you want changed, giving your reasons, and preferably giving a supporting reference. Maproom (talk) 07:44, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question regarding copyright of pictures

Hello! I've been thinking of adding a picture of a living person (singer) but haven't directly been able to find one that is free work. Is it okay then to take a screenshot of a video showing the singer perform the song? I don't know if that defines as free work or if it's acceptable to upload the picture to Wikipedia. I have myself made the picture smaller and adjusted it in other ways, so it would be nice if I could use the picture on the page. I don't think the performance itself is copyright claimed by the owner, SVT (see the video I'm referring to here), but I wanted some sort of clarification before I'm uploading/using the picture. Thanks! Zandor (talk) 10:14, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Every picture, video and other work that someone publishes is copyrighted, unless they explicitely publish it under a free license. Screenshots of videos, even when cropped, etc., are still subject to the original creator's copyriht and can thus not be uploaded to Wikipedia. --MrClog (talk) 11:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see, thank you. It's just so hard to find free work images if you haven't seen/met the person in question. But thank you for clarifying. Just one more question, if I give credit to the owner, SVT in this case, in the file description, can it be used then? Or if I give credit to the owner in some other way while uploading it? I have read the Swedish intellectual property law but I do not know that much about the international one. Zandor (talk) 12:58, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mobile use

I use extensively the categories page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Current_events for example but i dont have access through the mobile version of wikipedia and it hurts research since it serves as a directory to organize subjects. Conversely, but less important, the related articles you get at the end of the page on the mobile wikipedia also lets you jump to related people, events, issues that aren´t linked or mentioned in the article. It would be great if the devs could make both versions of wikipedia have these tools. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8A0:7AC4:A101:47E:ABB0:76DF:E05B (talk) 11:36, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IP user. This page is about help in editing Wikipedia, and won't necessrily be seen by developers. WP:VPT is the best place to discuss techincal issues about the software and apps. --ColinFine (talk) 12:39, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If you navigate to a category page in any way on mobile then the page is visible. You can switch to the desktop version on "Desktop" at the bottom of any page in the mobile version, and switch the other way on "Mobile view". If you create an account then you can enable "Advanced mode" at mobile settings and see categories on pages. In desktop you can enable the related pages feature with the below in your common JavaScript. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:51, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

mw.loader.using('ext.relatedArticles.readMore.bootstrap')

how to correct a typo

I have found what must be a typo on the page for Boldt Castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boldt_Castle

Most of the rooms on the first floor, and many of the rooms on the second floor of Boldt Castle are furnished as of 2011, but mostly with modern pieces.

I think this must mean "as of 1911".

Can someone fix this?

2011 is correct. "As of 2011" means that was the situation in 2011.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 13:25, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

But I agree that the expression "as of" is confusing, because it suggests "according to the style of" - I don't think a native English speaker would read it that way, but I can understand a non-native speaker not being clear. I have moved the "as of" phrase to the start of the sentence. --ColinFine (talk) 14:04, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You might be interested in WP:ASOF. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:01, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Leon Polk Smith, 20th c geometric painter--needs images, please help with copyright/fair use

I'm trying to do some work on the mid/late 20th c artists, at the moment some who worked in Geometric abstraction and Constructivist forms, including Leon Polk Smith, Robert Engman &c. (I'd also like to beef up or add some of the women artists from the period who participated in many of the same exhibitions, but that's a different question)

I am stuck regarding questions of fair use and where to get images. For example, this work by Leon Polk Smith, Constellation: Twelve Circles: ^[1]

It is one thing to just add a link. But obviously Smith's page would be more informative if it included at least one example of his work.

Thanks, Sicklemoon (talk) 13:43, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Sicklemoon, and welcome to the Teahouse. Have you looked at WP:NFC? Including a non-free image of one of an artist's works might well meet the "contextual significance" criterion. It's (as always) a matter of judgment. --ColinFine (talk) 14:08, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ColinFine--I have looked at it. Actually feeling that I understood it is something else. The example above is up on WikiArt. Is WikiArt related to Wikipedia? WikiArt gave the image the caption © Leon Polk Smith Fair Use (with the Fair Use Symbol).

Is that enough, as far as Wikipedia is concerned? My sense is that... to date there is a lag on visual artis information of the late 20th c because of concerns about these issues. Sicklemoon (talk) 14:31, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, Sicklemoon, WikiArt has no connection whatever with Wikipedia: they are simply two of the thousands and thousands of wikis on the internet. NFC is Wikipedia's implementation of the concept of Fair use, and is generally more restrictive than Fair Use. If your use meets all the requirements of the NFCC, then you may upload the image and use it irrespective of any copyright claims. There is a general shortage of visual content on Wikipedia, not just for artists: I believe the the NFC policy was created to try to alleviate this shortage. BTW, I have added the {{reflist-talk}} template to this section so that your reference will stay with this section when people add new sections to the Teahouse. If you reply further, add your comments before that template. --ColinFine (talk) 15:21, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, and thank you ColinFine for your patience in answering questions that are no doubt addressed in a FAQ somewhere and you've had to go through numerous times. I will now piece my way more carefully/confidently through the NFCC and make an experimental edit via my takeway from there. Again, thank you.Sicklemoon (talk) 16:04, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://g.co/kgs/2ndFm2

Request for help and guidence

Dear sir i followed guideline how to write article, i am new on wikipedia, its my first second article both of not published even i followed APA refrences. in the the guideline there was guide first search, my older Theelance ltd. was not published so i choosed new, theelance ltd is uk company band Theelance is a Pakistan based company. I want to ask please guide me how can i write article for this Theelance page.

regards,

Mehrab Ali — Preceding unsigned comment added by Makbussy (talk • contribs) 14:16, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Help to publish article

Hi, my recent article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Kerrine_Bryan just got rejected. As part of my college assignment I have to successfully publish an article. Any help on how to get this article published would be greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aimeegoodwin (talk • contribs) 14:40, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the Teahouse, Aimeegoodwin. You asked this on my talk page too, but I will reply here as well. Your draft Draft:Kerrine Bryan was declined not rejected, you can get help here Help:Your first article, you have not used wiki links correctly, Engineer instead of Engineer the tone is not neutral like an encyclopedia should be, eg. "award winning", "a passion for educating youngsters", "landed into engineering by accident", "has won multiple awards". The awards do not appear to be notable, ie. no Wikipedia articles about them. Sources need to be independent and in-depth Butterfly books for example is a primary source so cannot be used to establish notability. Lastly your college tutor should read this Wikipedia:Student assignments carefully. Student assignments can help improve Wikipedia, but they can also cause the encyclopedia more harm than good when not directed properly. Theroadislong (talk) 15:37, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User Talk Page Vandalism

Last night, a (now banned) user left multiple messages on my talk page containing hate. another user kindly reverted it (thanks!). I know this sounds unorthodox, but I would like to keep them there as battle scars, along side my replys. would this violate any guidelines? Thanks! Scaledish (Chances are I am wrong, sorry :blush:) (talk) 15:04, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Scaledish, per WP:RBI, best practice would be to leave them reverted as they currently are - they're still available in the page history if you want to view them again. It's your talk page though, I'm not going to tell you what to do on it. GirthSummit _(blether) 15:08, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notability requirements

Courtesy link: Mark Macias Hi,

I wanted advice on how to remove the deletion section on the Mark Macias page. It says there are issues with notability requirements and the sources are self-refs and they aren't significant enough. Can I get more explanation and help with this? Jondavis349 (talk) 15:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jondavis349: Please join the discussion noted in the delete template here. --Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 15:51, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to add your entity to the search list

Our entity, unfortunately, has an acronym that is similiar with a few others. How do we get ours to pop up in the search box, or our entity altogether,etc.? We are the state housing finance authority for Nebraska, you can see our information at https://nifa.org. Please let me know how we can at least be recognized on the site.

thank you for your assistance!!

Jody Cook — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.55.178.130 (talk) 16:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. There is not currently an article about your agency, which would be a prerequisite for adding its name to the NIFA disambiguation page. Many state government agencies do merit articles, but they generally must have significant coverage in independent reliable sources. As you have a conflict of interest, it is strongly advised that you not attempt to write about your agency yourself, but allow independent editors to take note of your agency and write about it.

You should also- if you intend to represent your agency here- review and formally comply with the paid editing policy, a Terms of Use requirement. It might also be a good idea for you to create an account if you intend to do that- though it is not required. 331dot (talk) 16:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What do you do when you are not autoconfirmed and want to make a redirect page?

I want to be autoconfirmed because non-autoconfirmed users cannot make a article on their own. I want to make an article that redirects to an already-existing one. If I send that through the Article Wizard,

I think the experienced people will reject my article because it is just a redirect page. The existing one is Lynx Red Line and I want "I-77 Bus Rapid Transit" (which is an nonexistent article) to redirect to it. How do I make a article that redirects to an existing one without getting autoconfirmed? Or is it possible?

3125A^{Talk!_{Contributions!}}

16:59, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

3125A You only have to wait three more days to be autoconfirmed. 331dot (talk) 17:01, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

331dot Can I make a redirect page without being autoconfirmed? Or no? That is my question.

3125A^{Talk!_{Contributions!}}

17:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

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