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Screenshots

How are screenshots of works licenced? Oixyplanet (talk) 04:36, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Fair use. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 06:52, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

@Jéské Couriano: Depends on the software. If it is freely licensed software, then it may be shared according to the license conditions. Otherwise, as you said, it must meet the non-free content criteria. Not all screenshots of non-free software are fair use, though. I can't take a 4K screenshot of a non-free app, and share it on 1,000 pages. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 21:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

The Two William Olivers

They are Engish Victorian painters who are often confused, sometimes as father and son (particularly on art sales index type web sites eg Junior/Senior, Younger/Older, I/II). The younger artist whose professional name is William Oliver (William Oliver (artist)) is actually William Oliver Williams (1823-1901). I am writing an article on the older artist with the draft title 'William Oliver, Artist (1804-1853)'. Hopefully this could help to reduce further confusion, particularly if the birth and death years were added to the Wikipedia title of the younger artist. Would this be possible? BFP1 (talk) 10:36, 18 March 2022 (UTC) BFP1 (talk) 10:40, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Apologies for typos BFP1 (talk) 11:02, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi BFP1. What you're asking about is called disambiguation on Wikipedia and there are various ways it can be done. If you look at William Oliver, you see there are quite a number of articles about individuals with that name and they are all diambiguated in various ways. What you might do in this case is start a discussion at Talk:William Oliver (artist) and explain what you're hoping to do and why. You can then add Template:Please see to the talk pages of the four WikiProjects listed at the top of the article's talk page to let others know about the discussion. You, then, basically wait and see what kinds of responses you get. Since only the article about the younger currently exists, perhaps the consensus will be not to WP:MOVE the page (at least not just yet) but rather wait until the article about the elder William Oliver has been created. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:24, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

@BFP1 Yes, we have various ways to distinguish between similarly-named pages. We have Disambiguation pages and we also have WP:HATNOTES which can go at the very of both pages to point to one another and to distinguish them. See examples of both at Dark side of the moon. Right now, don't worry about the title. Create your draft and submit it for review as normal, and maybe add a note at the top with a suggested title for the reviewer to resolve. But even if it's not done well at first, it can always be resolved later by moving the page to a different title (with or without a WP:REDIRECT. The key thing is to get the page content written. I hope this helps? Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 11:34, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: and @Nick Moyes:That's very helpful BFP1 (talk) 12:05, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

@BFP1: A commonly used disambiguation style in situations like this would be to title the articles "William Oliver (artist, born 1804)" and "William Oliver (artist, born 1823)". But, as you have been advised above, there's no need to worry about the exact title of your article yet. Deor (talk) 13:48, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

@Deor:. More thanks BFP1 (talk) 18:45, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

I have now submitted the draft BFP1 (talk) 19:09, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

The article has now been created with the new title 'William Oliver (1804-1853)', while the other article has been retitled to 'William Oliver 1823-1901)'. However, I think I prefer Deor's suggestion above indicating that both were artists. Can the Deor option be Implemented?@Deor:@Marchjuly:@Nick Moyes:

I have moved them to William Oliver (artist, born 1804) and William Oliver (artist, born 1823) per #The Two William Olivers Disambiguation. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:17, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

I Made a Mistake...

In my talk page and sandbox, I accidentally pressed the "edit visually" button when I want to edit the source itself. What should I do? Magik 3099 (talk) 16:57, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Magik 3099, just click out of it back onto the 'read' tab. You can then select 'edit source' from there. Given that you have posted this comment, you have probably already figured it out. Sungodtemple (talk) 17:16, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Actually, Sungodtemple, this problem is only happening on my User page and sandbox. No where else is it happening. Magik 3099 (talk) 17:22, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Magik 3099, this might be an issue with your editor preferences. If you're still having issues probably consult mediawiki. Sungodtemple (talk) 21:20, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Visual editor isn't available on talk pages, so you won't have it there. Try the pencil icon top-right to switch between visual and source mode, Magik 3099. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 03:36, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Fixed it. Thanks, Pelagic and Sungodtemple! Magik 3099 (talk) 06:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Research Question

I've been working on an article - Draft:Deborah Gail Stone - that needs more sources. I've come across some legit news sources that are cited in it from CityNews (2004), but unfortunately the only copy of this media report I could find was scanned and posted to somebody's blog, so even though the CityNews magazine is a reliable news source, the blog is not. It's kind of a strange situation. I was also wondering if anybody knows where to find reliable legal reports on this case. Despite the family's settlement with Disney Corporation being private, the initial lawsuit was public and in the California Compensation Cases. Before I resubmit my draft, I want to have stronger sources. Debbie Stone is a notable figure and a woman who achieved a lot in education and athletics before her death, so I want the article to be approved instead of declined, but I need better sources first. PetSematary182 (talk) 19:10, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Refs do not have to be accessable on line, so cite CityNews, not the blog. David notMD (talk) 04:01, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Courtesy ping: PetSematary182 —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:15, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@PetSematary182 I looked at Wikipedia:Notability (people) and went down to section 6, People notable for only one event. That section begins with “When an individual is significant for their role in a single event, it may be unclear whether an article should be written about the individual,” which leaves unclear whether Deborah Gail Stone is notable enough for a Wikipedia article. It comes down to good references, and as it is written in Your first article "In general, sources with no editorial control are not reliable." Unfortunately, most YouTube videos, Find a Grave, and question & answer websites such as quora.com are listed on Reliable sources as generally being user-generated, and considered unreliable.

Have you seen the article America Sings, which has a section entitled "Deborah Gall Stone Incident"? If you are not able to have your article about Deborah Gall Stone accepted you could at least go to America Sings and add a bit more to the section on the tragic accident. Best wishes on finding good references. Karenthewriter (talk) 14:58, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Re:Template reason

Hi, I have to give my rationale in a proposed deletion template but can't make it concise enough, would someone help me word it properly please? -- CalSmith2 (talk) 23:46, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

hi CalSmith2 and welcome to the teahouse! what do you have in mind so far? you can look at WP:AFD to get an idea on how to nominate a page. 💜  melecie  talk - 23:59, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

forwarding from my talk, the reasonings given are Article cites only one government data source, sparsely (failing WP:1R), Unlike the Mayor of Greater Manchester as a whole, insufficient sourcing is available, I can't foresee a scenario were the topic becomes WP:Notable or gains sufficient coverage outside the government data site, WP isn't an indiscriminate collection of information were the reasonings given for this PROD.

for @CalSmith2, I'm thinking that you could write this as Article fails notability, and cites only one government data source, with insufficient sourcing compared to Mayor of Greater Machester. however then again I don't work at PROD or AFD, so this can probably be improved. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 09:32, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Melecie -- CalSmith2 (talk) 16:16, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

How to submit my article

 Courtesy link: User:WinterCup/sandbox
I am new at this and I have created an article on Adelaide Motorsport Festival and all of a sudden the box with Submit my Article for Review has disappeared - so how can I submit for Review to get the page live? WinterCup (talk) 04:26, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

The page should already be live as soon as it was created unless it was removed from the mainspace by an administrator. Could you please post the link to the page? Urban Versis 32 (talk) 05:17, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@WinterCup: I've gone ahead and added a template for you on the page. When you feel it's ready for review, you can click the blue Submit the draft for review! button. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:20, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Oh dear I am having such trouble - I renamed the article Adelaide Motorsport Festival and now it won't let me submit for review even though I put Draft: Adelaide Motorsport Festival as the draft article. WinterCup (talk) 05:49, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

hi WinterCup! you may've moved the page to mainspace Adelaide Motorsport Festival instead of Draft:Adelaide Motorsport Festival. if you think it's already ready, you can keep it there, or move it to draftspace if you prefer to improve it or formally go through WP:Articles for creation. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 09:43, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

How to write on my user page ?

That I likes to watch movies, I likes to eat vegetarian food, likes to travel, likes to read history, story books, newspaper, And all that kind of stuff. Success think (talk) 05:57, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

You can write it as you've written above, you can express it via so-called userboxes, or (best of all) you can forget about your user page and demonstrate your enjoyment of reading various kinds of stuff by applying your reading to the improvement of articles (of course, citing your sources). It's articles, not user pages, that matter. -- Hoary (talk) 06:05, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@Hoary: I want to add these things, user boxes. How can I do it? I want my user page to be good and pleasing to eyes, you know.Success think (talk) 10:16, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@Success think, see Wikipedia:Userboxes. Kpddg ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:01, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Userboxes can be displayed horizontally (See my User page) or in a vertical stack by using userboxtop and userboxbottom, thus terms being put inside double curly brackets {{ }} before and after your list of userboxes. Having a good-looking User page is self-rewarding, but keep in mind Hoary's admonition - we are here to improve the encyclopedia, not self-aggrandize. David notMD (talk) 12:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@David notMD: Hi, your absolutely right. Success think (talk) 15:35, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Infobox - universal parameter

Hi, is it possible to create an new infobox with a universal parameter, that the user could place under any other parameter? If so, what method could be used to create it? Thank you in advance. Your admirer AngryBiceps (talk) 08:46, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello @AngryBiceps, welcome to the Teahouse! You can create a new infobox, but for that you need to have some knowledge of the templates. Also, read Help:Infobox and Help:Designing infoboxes. Hope that helps. Lightbluerain❄ (Talk💬 Contribs✏️) 18:18, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes, i was exactly looking for this. Huge thanks :) AngryBiceps (talk) 18:34, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Message from Apex Lugia

FYI

 – new section created --Maresa63 ^Talk 17:40, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi everyone! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apex Lugia (talk • contribs) 11:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Is this not allowed ?

Hello, I created a infobox in Zaza Korinteli added all stuff, moved birth date behind his name in lead but a user is saying, I was doing a test, experiment but I wasn't, he reverted my edits without writing proper reason in summary. Is any new rule say that, you can't create a infobox in BLP articles.Success think (talk) 11:58, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Note: This appears to be about these edits, reverted by Theroadislong in Special:Diff/1078012519/prev, citing Reverted good faith edits by Success think (talk): I can see nothing to justify these edits. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:05, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

See who made which contribution

Sometimes I come across a fact in wikipedia that is really useful. I would like to thank the author of the sentence if possible. Other times it is interresting how only a certain section of a page changed. Is there a way to look something like this up? TheFibonacciEffect (talk) 12:07, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi TheFibonacciEffect. You can find a record of each edit made to a page in its page history; so, that might be one way of doing such a thing. I also believe some editors use something that is called WikiBlame as well. Thanking editors is a nice thing to do and there is a WP:THANKS feature that allows you to do so, but you can also leave a more personal message on their user talk page if you want. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:12, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

User page

I have been an active editor of Wikipedia for several years (4,600 edits), but I only now noticed that, on the Revision history pages of entries that I've edited, my name appears in red, whereas most of the others do not. I figured out that that is because I never created a User page. Should I? Does it serve a purpose? I've looked at a few other editors' user pages, and they contain random information or no information. If I have nothing I want to say on it, should I create it anyway so that other editors can write to me on it? But that's what my User talk page is for, right? Maurice Magnus (talk) 12:51, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes, if other users wanted to reach you the proper way is the Talk page, not the User page. SunDawntalk 12:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

I put a simple sentence on your User page, so that your name now appears blue. Delete it or replace it as you wish. David notMD (talk) 13:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks David notMD, but I still don't know what to use the User page for.Maurice Magnus (talk) 13:10, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Guidleines are a bit flexible when it comes to userpages; you can simply put some important links there which you need to access regularly, or somes things/tasks you plan to do, or draft notes. It is like a personal organizing space. See WP:UPYES-- Abdul Muhsy talk 13:16, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, - Abdul Muhsy. The first thing that I've used it for is to paste the link you provided — WP:UPYES — so that I'll have ready access to it. The User page will also be helpful to retain technical instructions such as how to link an author to his or her Wikipedia entry when the author's name is listed in the citation template.Maurice Magnus (talk) 13:26, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Perceived bias

How is mentioning John Mearsheimer's contention that the Israeli lobby wields disproportionate influence over US foreign policy in the introductory section of his article not biased? 194.223.185.231 (talk) 13:31, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

The sentence in question reads, "In 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Mearsheimer argues that the Israeli lobby wields disproportionate influence over US foreign policy." That is an assertion of fact. The question is whether it is accurate, not whether it is biased. Whether Mearsheimer's argument is biased is a separate question and is discussed later in the article.Maurice Magnus (talk) 14:03, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

The best place to discuss this matter is Talk: John Mearsheimer. Cullen328 (talk) 17:48, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Corujinha vigilante

de olhos firmes naturêsa seguimos, segurança e transparencia do google é nossa noção. 2804:214:85B5:DD6C:30DD:9FC1:D3AF:C933 (talk) 13:50, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Translation (Portuguese): with firm eyes nature we follow, security and transparency of google is our notion.

Welcome to the Teahouse. Did you have a question about editing or using Wikipedia? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:43, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

semi-protected

hello! I want to edit a picture on a semi protected page and I wondered if you can tell me how to.

thanks! 0riyaxxxzenocars (talk) 16:00, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello 0riyaxxxzenocars. You can make an edit request to suggest edits to a protected page. Kpddg ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:07, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Archiving Bot

I think I saw someone mention a bot that would archive all the sources in an article at various archiving websites. Could someone direct me to that bot? TipsyElephant (talk) 17:00, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@TipsyElephant

InternetArchiveBot, you can access it by clicking "Fix Dead Links" at any articles "view history" page Rlink2 (talk) 17:34, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Invisible Ink

A week ago, maybe two, I had a discussion with a User, name forgotten but may have been admin, on their Userpage, regarding a deletion that User had made to an article whose name I can't recall. Helpful? Sorry.

As there was a difference of opinion, that User's advice re revertal (haha-new word) was to make a note on that article's talk page, which I did. I thought the time was ripe to check on its progress but, using the tools at my disposal and the few grey cells left by Father Time and noxious chemicals, I could find no trace. Can someone please help, it's keeping me awake. (local time now 04:30) Doug butler (talk) 17:32, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@Doug butler: Hi! Here are your contributions to user talk pages—the discussion should be somewhere in there, which may help. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 17:49, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt reply. Alas not there. None of those, at least the recent ones, was about reverting a deletion. And I've searched User Contributions for edits on article talk pages to no avail. Doug butler (talk) 17:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

It's possible you forgot to log on, in which case you were editing as an IP-address instead of as Doug butler. You could try logging off, and then clicking on 'contributions' at the top right of the screen (if you're on the web version of Wikipedia). This might find your logged-off contributions, but since IP addresses are often reallocated by internet service providers, unfortunately it might find someone else's! Good luck, anyway! Elemimele (talk) 18:28, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Nice piece of lateral thinking, but as there was some argy-bargy during which I (in the nicest possible terms) accused the User of shifting the goalposts, I would Shirley have noticed, don't you think? PS I like the new [reply] button. Doug butler (talk) 18:43, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@Doug butler: I usually don't visit here, but I searched anyway and found this discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:G._K._Saunders that was 3 weeks ago. Maybe its it?--Modocc (talk) 18:18, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for that link. My time might be better spent on that microproblem than chasing a will o' the wisp. Doug butler (talk) 20:41, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi everyone

How are you all doing? Apex Lugia (talk) 17:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Apex Lugia. Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Cullen328 (talk) 17:58, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

No, not right now. Just wanted to say hello Apex Lugia (talk) 18:00, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Apex Lugia, hello to you too and welcome to the Teahouse we are glad to have you, please whenever you have a question to ask about editing, please feel free to stop by . Celestina007 (talk) 20:49, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Redirects for URLs

Is it standard practice to create redirects for URLs to the article about that company or group? I don't see anything at WP:REDIRECT about URLs. However, nytimes.com redirects to The New York Times. Is it standard practice to create redirects for URLs to the article about that company or group? I don't see anything at WP:REDIRECT about URLs. However, nytimes.com redirects to The New York Times. It seems like there is a standard format as I haven't seen any containing "www.", but are these standards outlined by a guideline somewhere? Are there websites that shouldn't get a redirect? TipsyElephant (talk) 18:58, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi TipsyElephant, and welcome to the Teahouse! Yes, it is common to redirect domain names to the corresponding article. In fact, there is an entire redirect category dedicated to domain name redirects, {{R from domain name}}. Domain name redirects help our readers quickly identify the organization associated with a website. This is especially handy when there are multiple organizations with similar names (e.g. The Telegraph and The Times) and when the website is in a language other than English. Personally, I create these redirects when I see the opportunity to do so, and I encourage everyone else to do the same. — Newslinger talk 19:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Denoting a single that has been re-titled within a discography

On Svdden Death's article, there is a single missing from the Discography section which has had two titles: it was originally released in April 2021 with the title "SLB 2021", but appears on the newly released album VOYD Vol. II as "Shallow Land Burial". Should it be listed in the table of "Other singles" under the former title, with a note saying that it appears on VOYD Vol. II as "Shallow Land Burial"; or under the new title, with a note saying that it was originally titled "SLB 2021"? Sporeball (talk) 21:24, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Why not both? It could be done as a combined footnote, with only a linked superscript character in the table entries themselves. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.213.229.59 (talk) 03:13, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Can somebody do this, please?

In https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Khachaturian there needs to be a additon to the listing of "other compositions": "Chamber Music - Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1932). Publisher: www.editionsilvertrust.com" Doing this edit is beyond me, please have at it if you know how this editing process works. Thanks. Beach1bum9 (talk) 05:46, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

See if you like what I did. I saw no reason to include the publisher. Maurice Magnus (talk) 13:18, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Help me improve a article

Kindly help me improve this article. Draft:Madhuja Mukherjee Ninjakiller07 (talk) 05:55, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

See comment on draft. The refs that mention the films as her work (9-21) do not describe at any length what her roles as scriptwriter or director were. David notMD (talk) 08:30, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

The links and the data given in the links clearly describes her role as a director. Ninjakiller07 (talk) 09:21, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

That she was the director - yes; about her as a director, at some length and detail - not in my opinion. David notMD (talk) 13:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Seeking advice on personal attack

What should I do if someone harass me, talk hate speech about my country on Wikipedia for no reason? FoxtAl (talk) 05:56, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Reference - Talk:2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes#missed the target but claiming intentionally missed to cover up the failure —--FoxtAl (talk) 05:58, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Note: Please see WP:ANI § Xtreme o7 and Indian hate speech regarding this. Bsoyka (talk) 07:13, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Should the comment by Xtreme be deleted? I almost did. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 09:41, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

The Two William Olivers Disambiguation

This follows on from the previous Teahouse dicussion titled the 'Two William Olivers'. An article on the older artist has now been created, titled 'William Oliver (1804-1853)', while the existing article for the younger artist has been retitled 'William Oliver (1823-1901)'. In the previous dicussion an alternative suggestion for the two titles was 'William Oliver (artist, born 1804)' and 'William Oliver (artist, born 1823)'. I prefer the versions where 'artist' is included in the title. If this is considered reasonable could this be implemented? In the previous discussions helpful suggestions were given on how to do this. Unfortunately my Wikipedia technical knowledge is weak and and I do not know how to carry them out. Therefore I would hope that an expert could do this for me.BFP1 (talk) 07:33, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Valid point, as there are William Olivers who were not artists. David notMD (talk) 08:36, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

And this is what Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)#Disambiguating says: [[Name (qualifier, born YYYY)]]. I have moved them to William Oliver (artist, born 1804) and William Oliver (artist, born 1823). PrimeHunter (talk) 09:06, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you PrimeHunterBFP1 (talk) 09:25, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you DavidBFP1 (talk) 09:24, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Sandbox

What is sandbox? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:548:3E48:AC7:668 (talk) 10:37, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi IP 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:548:3E48:AC7:668. A Wikipedia sandbox is sort of a place where you can practice editing Wikipedia. You can use the sandbox to make test edits, try out new formatting, see how templates work, and make other types of edits that you might want to check before trying to make them anywhere else, especially to Wikipedia articles. There is a main sandbox that all editors can share at WP:SANDBOX and there are individual user sandboxes that each registered account is given. Once you're done practicing, you can simply rake over the sandbox and make it "new" again for the next person or for your next practice session. A sandbox, however, is still not a place where it's OK to publish anything you want, and you still need to make sure that any sandbox edits you make don't violate any major Wikipedia policies like Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, Wikipedia:Copyrights, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:No personal attacks, but for the most part you will be left alone to experiment as long as you're experimenting doesn't get out of hand. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:19, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

How to contact an administrator?

Chahat Pandey's Draft: Draft:Chahat Pandey has the requirements per WP:NACTOR to be shifted into mainspace. But the problem is that the mainspace is salted such that only an administrator can carry out the process. So how can an administrator be contacted for this process? Commonedits (talk) 11:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Commonedits Admin here. You don't need to worry about moving it yourself as you need to resubmit it for a review. If accepted, the reviewer will arrange for it to be moved. 331dot (talk) 11:25, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Commonedits there have been no improvements to Draft:Chahat Pandey since it was declined on 13 March - so it clearly is NOT ready to be moved to Main-space - Please improve the draft until it is acceptable - Arjayay (talk) 11:26, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

331dot Yes I know and I wasn't talking about moving it myself. I was asking for an adminstrator to review Draft:Chahat Pandey. Anyhow thank you ✌👍 Commonedits (talk) 11:28, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Arjayay I'm sorry but the reasons given by that reviewer were completely "invalid" and it was clear from the reviews done here (for some drafts the reviewers simply accept even when it is not well-edited and poorly sourced) that many reviewers follow WP:COI. Thank you Commonedits (talk) 11:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Commonedits. You might have no other option to wait for it to be accepted by an AfC reviewer. Once accepted, the AfC reviewer who does so will know how to get the title unsalted so that the draft can be moved. No administrator is likely going to unsalt a title for a draft that has been declined multiple times until the draft has been accepted via AfC, and they're unlikely going to jump into the AfC process to review such a draft. There are really WP:NODEADLINES when it comes to this type of thing, and you can continue to work on improving the draft so that it's ultimately accepted by an AfC reviewer. You can also ask questions or express your concerns about the review process at WP:AFCHELP. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:38, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Okay, thank you so much for explaining everything Marchjuly😘😘 Commonedits (talk) 11:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Commonedits If other drafts are accepted and should not have been, please discuss that with the reviewers of such drafts. It doesn't mean that more poor drafts should be accepted. 331dot (talk) 12:50, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

331dot I never said more poor drafts should be "accepted". I meant the reviewers here have a very "biased" system of reviewing drafts. Commonedits (talk) 15:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Declined AfCs, revised and resubmitted, are rarely reviewed by the same reviewer who declined in the past, so an accusation of reviewer COI is utter nonsense. David notMD (talk) 14:09, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Even if they are reviewed by different reviewers, it doesn't mean the reviewers don't follow WP:COI because myself a very "common editor" have seen it happening here!!! Commonedits (talk) 15:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Can any one my friend help me by improving this article?

Meena-Mina controversy -- Karsan Chanda (talk) 11:54, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

@Karsan Chanda: I don’t think there’s enough material here for a standalone article. It should be merged to Meena as a section called “Spelling variation”. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 12:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Ostracism

Ostracism I continue to modify the page Kosem Sultan indicating it correctly, with explanations and with source as the mother of Sehzade Mehmed, in line with the most modern and accredited historiographical research. The relationship is correctly indicated on the pages of his father, Ahmed I, on that of Mehmed himself, and on the wikis of other languages. Yet it is routinely deleted by a user who refuses to provide explanations or best sources for his belief that Kosem is not Mehmed's mother, as well as to at least indicate that the matter is controversial. Instead, he requested to block the page changes. Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that grows from everyone's contribution and from the awareness that no one knows everything, but this user acts as if he were the owner of the article and the only one authorized to modify it, without in any way accepting that he may not be the only one with knowledge about it, or not knowing everything. Is it possible to do something? 31.156.255.6 (talk) 13:21, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. You are having a content dispute with Jacob Historian about the article Kösem Sultan. This is perfectly normal, and the way Wikipedia works. It appears that you have both been edit warring, and should stop doing so. You have now done the right thing by opening a discussion today on both the article's talk page and the other user's talk page (though it would have been better to do so in only one place, and if necessary draw the other user's attention to it by pinging them). It is now up to Jacob Historian to enter in a discussion with you - they should not have reverted your edits without at least an edit summary explaining.

Please read BRD, and AGF. Somebody reverting your edits, even repeatedly, is not ostracism, and is not usually even personal. ColinFine (talk) 13:37, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

First of all, thanks for the reply. I apologize if the title is not appropriate: I do not think it is personal, however that there is a thread of arrogance in canceling any modification, even justified, and without explanation, yes.

But I don't think I am doing edit warring: it is true that I have made the change twice, but only because I thought that the first one had been canceled because it was badly formatted. The second was perfect, with links and sources, as well as an explanation of why, but was deleted in minutes and again without explanation. I will certainly not rewrite it, as it takes more time to create it correctly than it is for him to delete it. I don't claim to be right, but if I'm wrong, you should at least provide me with an incontrovertible source. If, on the other hand, it is his personal conviction or simply a different historiographical interpretation, I think my modification should be left, perhaps indicating the alternative in a note. But the attitude of arbitrary cancellation without explanation annoys me. I will be waiting for Jacob Historian's response, even if I'm not very good at online fights and if he cancels the change, I can't do much about it no matter what and how he will respond. For this I wanted to try with a third evaluation that judged whether the change is valid or not and how to point it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.156.255.6 (talk) 14:04, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

I have already said that, in my opinion, Jacob Historian should have explain their reversion in an edit message or on a talk page. You don't need to rewrite anything: your previous edits are there in the history of the article, and if the consensus is to incorporate some or all of what you wrote, you can retrieve it. ColinFine (talk) 14:36, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Could any sysop take a look of this page? User talk:Wikinger

The edit history of User talk:Wikinger is full of nonsense links and spams, could any sysop take a look of it? Many thanks. Pavlov2 (talk) 13:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Wikinger (and socks and IPs) was banned from all Wikimedia sites. What are you looking at? David notMD (talk) 14:15, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

The edit summary of that page. User talk page of this banned user. Maybe delete and recreate will be better. Pavlov2 (talk) 14:22, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

For example, this [[1]] and several stuff like that. Pavlov2 (talk) 14:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

From the long-term abuse page: "Persistent spreading of misinformation about Greek alphabet topics across multiple language Wikipedias. Persistent sockpuppetry, including good-hand/bad-hand schemes, edit-warring against his own socks; verbal abuse, fake death threats and outing attacks against administrators, joe jobs and impersonation of other vandals, use of open proxies. Wikinger's account was globally locked on 24 March 2015 due to cross-wiki abuse. He is banned by the Wikimedia Foundation and may not edit any Wikimedia project. All accounts/IPs should be globally locked/blocked on sight." This is a long-dead horse. Why want to pick at it? David notMD (talk) 14:37, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

If there were problem revisions that needed to be suppressed or otherwise revdeleted, most likely that would have been done already (particularly in a case like this). If you think that perhaps something was missed, then try asking the administrator who protected the page or try contacting WP:OVERSIGHT. Whatever you do, don't repost anything you think is inappropriate on any Wikipedia page because that just creates more things to cleanup if you're right and there's really a problem. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:45, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Ok. I will go to revdelete for help. Thanks. Pavlov2 (talk) 15:07, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Revdeleted enforced, problem solved, Thank@Marchjuly for your help. Pavlov2 (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Pronouns in Personal Information

This is a small question/suggestion, but is there a reason why pronouns aren't included in the "Personal Information" section for people? It sometimes presents as something I want to verify when talking about someone, but it isn't often listed. It can be tricky, too, when someone identifies outside of the gender binary, but there's no quick place to check it. BenRJ915 (talk) 14:11, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, BenRJ915. This was most recently discussed at Template talk:infobox person#Perfered Pronouns. Please read the thread that that points to, and if you think there is value in reopening the discussion you can do so. ColinFine (talk) 14:39, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

There are plenty of articles in which a personal information section includes pronouns, but gender identity would normally appear in the lead paragraph of the article. However, the use of their name instead of a pronoun avoids any possibility of ambiguity, so it may be the preferred option for the formal tone of an encyclopedia. Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Getting involved in WikiProjects - how and why?

I have been slowly trying to improve the Turner Prize page as it has/had lots of bits with no citations, out of date info, and/or vague things like "There are conflicting reports as to how much personal sway he has over the proceedings" without explaining who is making those reports, what they are saying, or any citations.

I saw on the Talk page for the article that it is part of several projects aimed at improving relevant pages. I clicked on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Awards one but can't really find much discussion/coordination. There is a list of users. What is the benefit of adding yourself to the list? Is there some more discussion somewhere where I should say "hey I am trying to improve this article" and people put their suggestions or whatever? Or shall I just crack on on my own? Ascendingrisingharmonising (talk) 15:24, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Ascendingrisingharmonising. This is my personal opinion based on nearly 13 years of experience editing Wikipedia. In the early days of the project when there were major gaps everywhere, many WikiProjects were established to enable people to work together to build the encyclopedia. As time went on, the large majority of these projects became inactive, although a small number are thriving, like Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history and Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine. So, it is up to you to expore that particular WikiProject to see if there is anything of value for you there. Cullen328 (talk) 17:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

@Ascendingrisingharmonising, I concur with Cullen. If you'd to get more feedback on that article, you could ask for a peer review, or if you think it meets the criteria, nominate it for a good article nomination. Both might take a few months to go through the queue, though, and a peer review isn't guaranteed.

Taking a quick look at the article, one thing I'd suggest is to try to make the reception section less of a list of individual people who have praised/criticized the award and more of an overview of the themes that come up among praisers/critics with a few examples. Also consider adding {{Infobox award}}. You could also look at the list of featured articles or good articles to see if there are any examples of awards, and if there are, model the page after those. Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 22:17, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Help me edit a draft

I am currently reviving this draft that was deleted because it was abandoned by its creator. I request editors to develop this draft with me since the artcile would be very important due to the current situations with Ukraine and Russia. Thank you! Prodrummer619 (talk) 15:31, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Prodrummer619! This isn't quite the place to recruit editors to assist you in editing a draft. Do you have a specific question we can answer here? Bsoyka (talk) 16:07, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Courtesy: Draft:Russia–United States proxy conflict. David notMD (talk) 22:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Rouge trooper video game

Rouge trooper video game Volcanoflop (talk) 16:01, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hey, Volcanoflop! Do you have a question we can answer for you? Bsoyka (talk) 16:07, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Note: Disregarding this now, user appears to be a vandal and will likely be blocked soon. Bsoyka (talk) 16:13, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Confirming indef blocked. David notMD (talk) 22:09, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

HTML Required?

Hi, everyone! Please pardon my ignorance, but I'd like to do some copyediting. I looked through the MoS and noticed the markups. Do I need to have knowledge of HTML to edit? I don't even know if this question makes any sense, so some direction would be immensely appreciated.

Thank you very much! Gingerbreadgal (talk) 16:56, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

@Gingerbreadgal: Welcome to the Teahouse. While some HTML markup is used, for the most part wiki markup is its own beast (some of the more common ones you'll see can be found on this cheatsheet). If you're primarily here to copyedit, there is the visual editor that you can use instead of just editing in source mode (you can enable it by going to Preferences → Editing → Temporarily disable the visual editor while it is in beta). The visual editor has buttons you can use to do general formatting, so there's less wiki markup to worry about there.
Shameless plug: If you haven't already, check out the Guild of Copy Editors. We're currently in the middle of a backlog drive clearing up articles that have been tagged for copy editing, and an extra pair of hands would be welcomed. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much...you've been very helpful! I'll definitely check out the guild! Gingerbreadgal (talk) 17:51, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Compilation of sources

Hello! I have this source: [2], which contains a compilation of reliable primary sources. However, I'm not really sure how I can ref each source in article Southeast Bybee Boulevard station using the same link? (Hope that makes sense). truflip99 (talk) 18:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Truflip99, I think this explains what you're looking for: Help:Footnotes#Grouping_footnotes. Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 20:10, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Usurping a username from another wiki

I want to usurp the username Immanuelle which was used by a user from id wikipedia. Can I somehow use this name? MaitreyaVaruna (talk) 19:05, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi MaitreyaVaruna, you can request this at meta:Steward_requests/Username_changes#Requests_involving_merges,_usurps_or_other_complications. Stewards on meta can then decide. Hope this helps, Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 20:01, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Help, I forgot my password

I forgot my password on my account, and didn't enter an email. How do I get help about this? WikipediaNekoBroken (talk) 19:16, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

You appear to be logged in as WikipediaNekoBroken; is this the account you're asking about? Bsoyka (talk) 19:24, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

No. The account "WikipediaNeko". WikipediaNekoBroken (talk) 19:27, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello,WikipediaNekoBroken. Unless you can remember the password, you have lost access to that old account, but can use the new one instead. Nothing can be done about it. I suggest that you add an email address to this account. Cullen328 (talk) 19:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

~| WikipediaNekoBroken (talk) 19:33, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

why? WikipediaNekoBroken (talk) 19:36, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

So you can recover your password for your new account if you forget it. 331dot (talk) 19:38, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

I mean why can't I have my old account back? WikipediaNekoBroken (talk) 19:39, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Because you forgot the password. There is no other way to gain access to an account. 331dot (talk) 19:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

It's not that we don't want to give you access to your old account; it's that we physically cannot. If you don't have an email address attached to your account to reset your password with, there is no technical way to gain access to it otherwise. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:45, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

From looking at User:WikipediaNeko you have been registered and editing for a bit longer than one month. I recommend you register for a new account, mention there on your User and Talk pages that you had previously edited under that name, and abandon WikipediaNekoBroken. David notMD (talk) 21:36, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Goat ate all my email addresses, user names, passwords.

Some old silver haired goat ate my info. Looking at starting over. Thought I might ask for recommendations as to email servers, usernames, and what ever positive recommendations the community might have. I get the feeling some of you know a bit about my back story. Thank you. I think.........;! 107.122.97.43 (talk) 23:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Unless your back story is that you were indefinitely blocked, do what you will. David notMD (talk) 23:22, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Indefinitely blocked? From internet servers, or life, live, and heaven or what. So much has happened and so many involved that by my self and with ignorance of internet technology I'm soaking lost and have been smashing toes in the dark. Trying to get to favorable standings but about wore smooth. 107.122.97.43 (talk) 23:40, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Short description

What does the "short description" template do? I've seen it on some pages. Is it supposed to display something in the page? Oixyplanet (talk) 01:20, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

@Oixyplanet: Yes, it displays descriptions that appear in Wikipedia mobile and some desktop searches. See WP:Short description. ––FormalDude talk 01:24, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Requesting help with User:Cmard69

Can someone else please take a look at the recent edits by User:Cmard69? I've tried to provide some advice but it has not been received well so I think it would be best for another experienced editor to step in. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 01:52, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

I'll reply on their talk page shortly. Bsoyka (talk) 01:57, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Note: Cmard69 has been temporarily blocked for 31 hours by C. Fred. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:28, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Requesting help with user: ElKevbo

Moved to User talk:Cmard69 § Personal attacks

 – Since you so insist... Bsoyka (talk) 03:12, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Help With Editing an Existing Source

I'm trying to fix a reference to include an up-to date link because the current one is broken, but I haven't been able to figure out how. The "edit" box that Wikipedia help pages have said will show up when hovering over a citation doesn't show up for me. Ezulwini Consensus I'd like to fix the third source above^ to a current working link. Flubberpuff (talk) 02:15, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Fixed. ––FormalDude talk 03:47, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

ok

hzu 2A02:810D:AB3F:EF14:1443:3039:C979:B802 (talk) 02:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a question we can answer? Bsoyka (talk) 02:41, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

How to write auto biography

I have tried to write an auto biography but failed. I'm fulfilling all the basic requirements for writing and publishing an article but still didn't make it. FaizannAmjad (talk) 02:58, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Hey, FaizannAmjad! To put it quite simply, please don't. You can read more information at WP:AUTO, and specifically WP:YOURSELF, but the message Liz added on your talk page sums up the details well. Bsoyka (talk) 03:01, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Can you please help me to create an article here ? FaizannAmjad (talk) 03:06, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

FaizannAmjad, you have provided no evidence that you are a notable person by Wikipedia standards. If you persist in this campaign to promote yourself on Wikipedia, you will be blocked. Why not devote yourself to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram, where self-promotion is allowed?. Wikipedia forbids self-promotion. Cullen328 (talk) 03:29, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Possible Film Wiki Page Article

I would like to make a wiki article "List of International Film Joint Productions" for movies produced by more than one country. The list would be some sort of table with data entries like Amélie [2001] (France, Germany), Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City [2021] (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany).

However I am unsure about the title and notability. 104.159.49.165 (talk) 03:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, IP editor. I am not an expert on film financing, but I think that international co-productions are very commonplace in the film industry. Take a look at the history of Horizon Pictures, for example, which goes back 75 years. You would need to establish that the topic of International Film Joint Productions is notable, as opposed to an everyday and commonplace way of producing films. Cullen328 (talk) 03:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused as to what counts as "coproduction", actually that's kinda why I want an article like this. The Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City wiki page says it's a coproduction of United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany. The film credits itself says "Co-production Canada-Germany". The intellectual property rights belongs to a video game company in Japan. Films are also often shot outside the country or hire foreign actors but that itself isn't necessary indicative of coproduction. Look at the wiki page for the film "Stockholm (2018 film)" which lists "Countries" as "Canada, United States" but is referred to as a "2018 Swedish-Canadian film" in the "Stockholm_(disambiguation)" page. The film seems to have Swedish financing so it should count as Swedish but the criteria for "coproduction" still seems kinda vague. "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)" has

"United States, United Kingdom, Japan" under "Countries" probably because those are the locations of the productions companies but it is under the categories of "English-language Canadian films" and "Japanese romantic comedy films". 104.159.49.165 (talk) 04:21, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Putting aside the title for a moment, you talk of "movies produced by more than one country". I suppose you mean "movies produced in more than one country", but "produced" can, I think, mean almost anything. According to some non-fringey understandings of "produced", a very large percentage of movies may be said to have been produced in more than one, so large as to make your proposed list unhelpful. -- Hoary (talk) 03:44, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

{{Infobox film}} is used in 144,000 articles. Too many have more than one production country, and it too often depends on the definition or interpretation. It wouldn't be worth the effort to try to make lists (one list wouldn't be enough). Country/Countries comes after running time in the infobox so the search hastemplate:"infobox film" "minutes countries" with 9415 hits is a first estimate of the number. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:13, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Submitting Articles About My Company

Hi,

I DO work with The Violin Channel but I also honestly believe both it, as an influential international classical music news source, and its founder, Geoffrey John Davies, both deserve to be listed in Wikipedia articles.

Both The Violin Channel and Geoffrey John Davies have significant, credible external media and notability in the classical music field.

I have listed just some press below — including a recent front cover and 7-page feature in International Arts Manager Magazine, plus press endorsements by acclaimed journalists from The New York Times, New York Magazine and Graydon Carter’s Cultural Air Mail. Geoffrey has also had interview profiles in The Washington Blade, as a leader in the LGBT community, and on The Classical Post.

As a recognized classical music industry leader, Geoffrey also currently serves on a board of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and was recently invited by the United Nations to join a broadcast paneled discussion on the future of classical music.

I know a former colleague tried to upload these two pages sometime back, without a full understanding of the Wikipedia process, and they were removed and blocked. I would appreciate if feedback could be provided to ensure it's done this time with the absolute correct protocol and integrity.

I am happy to write them both, in total compliance with Wikipedia’s standards and formats, and submit them for full approval and certification of neutrality and non-promotional content or hand over the following information as a newly suggested article or stub.

Thank you very much for taking the time to consider this. I do genuinely hope the following media list should highlight the international notability of both Geoffrey John Davies and The Violin Channel, and their qualifications for inclusion in Wikipedia.

Many thanks. In the meantime, I will continue to edit other non-related musicians’ articles.

Extended content

BRIEF BACKGROUND: Geoffrey John Davies Born: 4 April, 1977 Founder, CEO and current Editor-in-Chief of The Violin Channel. Geoffrey founded the well-known classical music platform in 2009 in Australia and it now has over 1 million followers and subscribers internationally. The Violin Channel The New York-based classical music media, streaming, and news platform. It is one of the largest and most widely-read classical music portals in the world. In 2020 The Violin Channel, in partnership with the Alphadyne Foundation and New York's Kaufman Music Center, produced the 10-episode online Vanguard Concert Series during Covid. It was viewed by more than 4.3 million people internationally and received significant international praise and press coverage. PRESS: Musical America Geoffrey was named as one of Musical America’s 30 “Most Influential Professionals in the International Classical Music Industry” https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=35195&categoryid=7&archived=0 Musical American described the 30 chosen as: “the people who make the industry work”, and “the people who are making a difference in our business, either by virtue of their position, their creativity and/or their dedication”. Musical America’s editor Susan Elliott went on to say that “when these 30 speak, we listen!” International Arts Magazine Geoffrey was recently featured on the front cover of International Arts Magazine. The issue also featured a 7-page feature on him and The Violin Channel’s Vanguard Concert Series. (Pages 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d8Mb7ipZUb9GbvfUNE-fQ9oW5pMZZqIB/view . “Our cover star, the flamboyant Geoffrey John Davies is helping to drag the sometimes stuffy world of classical music into the current century.” “In an era when the remuneration for musicians and composers is often pitifully low, this is an example for all to follow,” - Editor Kevin Whitlock The New York Times Geoffrey was included in a The New York Times article in 2021 written by acclaimed journalist Cara Buckley. Cara has been a full-time staff member at The New York Times since 2006 and has previously received a Pulitzer Prize for her work: https://www.nytimes.com/by/cara-buckley https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/arts/music/alphadyne-foundation-storefront-concerts.html Cara’s due diligence confirmed the artists were paid full concert rates for their performances in The Violin Channel’s Vanguard Concert Series and that they now do hold rights to the footage. She also published and confirmed that the series “racked up millions of views”. New York Magazine   New York Magazine also praised the quality of The Violin Channel’s work, describing it as “polished”, “high-tech” and “exciting”. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/54wfiq3y5avui9k/AACDc6oHIyWZiPR7mo8wkNKwa?dl=0&preview=NY+Magazine+-+Bell+Bax+preview+-+Feb+.pdf Air Mail Arts Intel Report Former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter’s cultural ‘Air Mail Arts Intel Report’ also praised The Violin Channel’s Vanguard Concerts project for its “visual interest” but also for keeping the focus firmly on “musicians making music”. The article also confirms the artists were paid for their performances, that the series was broadcast internationally for free, and that at that stage, the series had already received over 2 million views. https://airmail.news/arts-intel/events/jordan-bak-viola-4047 Broadway World Journalist A.A. Cristi (www.aacristi.com) from Broadway World confirmed that the first episode of the Vanguard Concerts received over 600,000 views from more than 50 countries in less than one week. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/The-Violin-Channels-Vanguard-Concerts-Continues-with-Joshua-Bell-and-Alessio-Bax-20210218 Washington Blade Geoffrey was profiled in The Washington Blade, as a high-profile LGBT business leader: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/09/09/violin-channels-digital-concert-series-supports-artists-during-covid/. The article, written by journalist Patrick Folliard, (www.muckrack.com/patrick-folliard) stated that Geoffrey “built the world’s leading classical music news source”. The long-format piece also provides significant published information on Geoffrey and The Violin Channel’s background. “What began as a social media hobby in Australia has grown into the world’s leading classical music news source with 17 employees and a combined reach of more than 1 million across social channels and newsletter subscribers,” - Journalist Patrick Folliard The Classical Post Geoffrey was also profiled for the online classical music site, Classical Post. https://classicalpost.com/read/2021/11/22/how-the-founder-of-the-violin-channel-geoffrey-john-davies-built-a-media-brand-for-classical-music. Editor Jonathan Eifert describes The Violin Channel as: “a leading classical music news site” and as “a go-to media source and streaming service.” The Journal News Journalist Heather Clark from The Journal News in New York covered The Violin Channel’s online round-table forum in 2020 on the experiences of black artists in the classical music community and beyond. https://www.lohud.com/story/life/2020/06/10/violin-channel-host-learning-listen-discussion/5326701002/ Marie’s Crisis Documentary Geoffrey appeared in the 2018 Marie’s Crisis documentary about a live music piano bar in New York City: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10128768/ Vanity Fair Geoffrey was quoted in Vanity Fair in discussion with staff journalist Dan Adler: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/03/new-york-nightlife-coronavirus-hiatus MikeyPod Podcast https://mikeypod.com/2021/09/29/mikeypod-336-the-violin-channels-geoffrey-john-davies/ BOARDS & LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENTS: Lincoln Center As a recognized industry leader and specialized, Geoffrey is an invited member of New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Avery Fisher Artist Recommendation Board:  http://about.lincolncenter.org/programs/program-avery-fisher-artist-program/recommendation-board United Nations Geoffrey was invited, as an international industry specialized, to take part in an online forum hosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research on the topic of “sustainability of classical music” https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/news/unitar-raises-awareness-sustainable-development-classical-music PUBLISHED BOOKS: The Classical Music Industry Both Geoffrey John Davies and The Violin Channel were mentioned as early classical music tech innovators in the 2018 published book: ‘The Classical Music Industry’ by Chris Dromey and Julia Haferkorn: https://books.google.com/books?id=AtFfDwAAQBAJ&dq=Geoffrey+John+Davies+Violin+Channel&source=gbs_navlinks_s https://books.google.com/books?id=AtFfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=Geoffrey+John+Davies+Violin+Channel&source=bl&ots=JdTegtoL_P&sig=ACfU3U0i5aTbvlMZDbKznQtZXVTW-SWtUw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHsoezjsjzAhUfSDABHf9DAdk4KBDoAXoECA8QAw#v=onepage&q=Geoffrey%20John%20Davies%20Violin%20Channel&f=false The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook

There was also references to The Violin Channel in the Rowman & Littlefield published book: “ The Orchestral Conductor's Career Handbook” by Carl Topilow. Violinchanneljohnjohn (talk) 04:11, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Violinchanneljohnjohn, feel free to create Draft:Violin Channel and Draft:Geoffrey Davies (violinist). However, such phrasing above as "acclaimed journalists" and "a recognized classical music industry leader" fail to make me confident that you'll deliver the needed "neutrality and non-promotional content". Perhaps you'd be better off applying your energies to some other website. -- Hoary (talk) 04:26, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Violinchanneljohnjohn. It seems that you misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia, and also the purpose of the Teahouse. First of all, Wikipedia is not for self-promotion of any kind. Editors who engage in any type of self-promotonal activity are blocked here quite routinely. I see that you posted some kind of lengthy article draft here at the Teahouse, which I have collapsed. Please read WP:TLDR. If you are trying to jump over the Articles for Creation process, you are highly unlikely to find a editor who will help you here. Since you claim to be a "recognized industry leader", why don't you spend a few months improving articles about violins, violinists and violin music, in areas where you have no glaring Conflict of interest? On the other hand, if you are here only to promote yourself, we can save a lot of time by blocking you now. Cullen328 (talk) 04:37, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Writing my bio

 Courtesy link: Draft:William

Im wondering why my Bio article submission was declined, can you Help me Billieb71 (talk) 06:24, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Because, Billieb71, your creation Draft:William doesn't even start to resemble an encyclopedia article. Please read and digest William Morris and William Hurt (just as two examples) to give you a rough idea of what's needed. -- Hoary (talk) 06:32, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

See also WP:BASIC. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:25, 21 March 2022 (UTC)