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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)

Maybe because there are only two sets of pronouns and in English and basically every other language, men are reffered to a he or him and women she or her. Thats basic biology and linguistics for you. BritishToff (talk) 23:19, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

BritishToff, I suggest you stop before you get sanctioned. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 23:42, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

I can think of at least four third-person pronouns in English, not to mention second and first-person pronouns. So I don't know where you're getting your "two" number from. casualdejekyll 13:11, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

oh no Cool guy (talk • contribs) • he/they 21:40, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

publish an article in wikipedia

I would like to publish an article io wikipedia. What should do? How should proceed?

Thank you Mifdale (talk) 20:34, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

@Mifdale: Welcome to the Teahouse. Before thinking about creating a new article I strongly recommend you learn how Wikipedia works, as writing a new one is one of the hardest things to do on Wikipedia. For example, try editing some pre-existing articles and try out the interactive tutorial first. Otherwise, I suggest you read Your first article very thoroughly and carefully. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 20:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

thanks Mifdale (talk) 19:52, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

What's the lowest edit count any admin had when they were voted in?

I'm just curious. I currently don't have any intention to become one, as I am far too busy and don't have enough experience. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 18:07, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/lustiger seth, closed as success (151/46/9) with <250 edits (the exact amount I haven't bothered to count, but it is indeed less than 250.) casualdejekyll 18:26, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

That was in 2008. Different standards now. David notMD (talk) 00:48, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Well, obviously. But I answered @QuickQuokka's question as asked, did I not? Plus Seth was a very special case even then. casualdejekyll 13:12, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Can someone edit the Non-fungible token page for me?

I would like to add the following to the Non-fungible token page, under the Copyright heading:

"American law professor and artist Brian Frye describes the phenomenon of valuing NFT ownership despite the lack of transferring copyright control as "pwnership," to which the investor's focus is primarily on the value of clout that the ownership provides, rather than control." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Umjessica (talk • contribs) 20:34, March 22, 2022 (UTC)

Hey, Umjessica! Please follow the instructions at WP:ER rather than requesting this change here. Also, please make sure to sign your messages by adding ~~~~ to the end. Happy editing! Bsoyka (talk) 20:52, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Umjessica, your case for adding this mention of "pwnership" to the article will be stronger if you can cite a source other than the coiner of the term. Maproom (talk) 08:16, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

References

Latin letters in mathematics

Hello, I am Kabiryani, a new editor on Wikipedia! My first goal is to fully reference the Latin letters in mathematics article. I feel that it is essential that an article of such importance to maths is properly referenced! However, it is much too much work to do by myself. How could I best encourage other people to join me on this journey? I also have a second question about the adoption system: How does it work? Best Regards Kabiryani (talk) 21:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

@Kabiryani: Asking is usually the best (and only) way to convince others to help, luckily many people are very much willing to be of service. Holduptheredawg (talk) 21:36, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Courtesy link: Latin letters used in mathematics@Kabiryani: You might try asking for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Writing systems, or even directly pinging some of these editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics/Participants. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 21:43, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice Holduptheredawg and TimTempleton! I will definitely be following your suggestions! Kabiryani (talk) 18:12, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Hey there!

I’m trying to make a page called “Lefty’s Cheesesteaks” but I don’t know how to create the page though. So can you help me? Amogusfortnitemincraft (talk) 22:08, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Are there any in-depth, non-routine, independent sources written by identifiable authors and published in outlets with editorial oversight that fact-checks, corrects, and retracts? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 22:10, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

I recommend going to your sandbox to make a draft of it to submit for review. If done, just go to the search bar, and type, "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/[article name]" to make the article. G-Toasty (talk) 22:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

@Amogusfortnitemincraft Creating a new article is one of the hardest things to do on Wikipedia, especially if you don't have a lot of experience editing existing Wikipedia articles. To learn how to edit, you could view Help:Introduction and The Wikipedia Adventure. I suggest spending a significant amount of time editing existing articles to hone your skills. Once you're ready to create an article, you would gather independent reliable sources that have provided significant coverage of the business, and determine whether it meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, called "notability". If so, you could follow the instructions at Help:Your first article, and be prepared for a process that may include months of waiting, rejections, and rewrites, before an article is created. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 14:40, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Between the username and the title I'm too scared to Google on a school computer such as the one I'm using right now, not entirely sure how that article would go. casualdejekyll 13:14, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

How to fix a problem with a reference

I cleaned up the article Zee Live a bit, and added a few citations. One of them was Citation 9. That one seems to have a problem. It shows the website URL that I’m pretty sure is not supposed to be there before the citation. I can’t figure out how to fix it. Can you give me some help? Speatle (talk) 23:22, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Speatle, it was an issue where someone put the author's last name as the website name. I fixed the issue. Sungodtemple (talk) 23:25, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. Speatle (talk) 12:54, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

silly dispute with an experienced editor

• I added a suggestion to the talk page of Broccoli (it's about a symbolic connection to Cannabis) and gave six sources (among them the Museum of Modern Art, and AdWeek). An experienced editor reverted this.
• In writing on my talkpage (older IP) the same editor behaved in what I felt was a very condescending way.
• I asked for help on Wikiproject:Cannabis, and another editor said i "shouldn't be 'punished' for making such a suggestion" but suggested Talk:Cannabis culture as a better place to discuss it.
• I laid it out on Talk:Cannabis culture.
• Reflecting on all this, I realised that Broccoli (to be clear I never edited the article, I only added to its Talk Page) actually isn't the best place for this, but Broccoli (disambiguation) is.
• I added a single sentence to Broccoli (disambiguation), clarifying the meaning of two items on the disambig list (both items use Broccoli as a symbol for Cannabis), which was then reverted by the same editor as previously, and the editor suggested I might have a Conflict of Interest, which I don't have (what would that even be here?).

I don't know what is happening. Can someone please come to Talk:Cannabis_culture#Cannabis_and_Broccoli and read the discussion there? To me this feels ridiculous. It is possible, it feels the same to the experienced editor, but I can not see their POV. 91.64.59.58 (talk) 23:32, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi 91.64.59.58 and welcome to the Teahouse! Discussing on the talk page was the right thing to do. From the edit summary:

Reverted 2 edits by 91.64.59.58 (talk): No WP:RS or consensus to include

Your edit probably got reverted for not having reliable sources to support the statements you added.

When adding information, be sure to find a reliable source so others can confirm it is true. There are templates you can use for this, like {{cite web}} for web pages, {{cite book}} for books, and so on. Happy editing! I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 00:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Can someone please come to Talk:Cannabis_culture#Cannabis_and_Broccoli and read the discussion there? A canned statement explaining the obvious is not helpful. 91.64.36.101 (talk) 12:46, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Coloring wikitable columns

Is there a way of allocating colors to wikitable columns ? Lots of good reasons for doing so, not the least being to improve readability in a long dense table. We achieved the desired effect in the article List of Australian AM radio stations, but by a clumsy workaround. Doug butler (talk) 00:11, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Doug butler There's a lot of information about using colors in tables at HELP:COLOR and some general considerations at MOS:COLOUR. Note that accessibility issues for color-blind readers are important considerations if color use is extensive. Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Mike for the interesting link. Being deficient in the red cone department, I appreciate your concern, but for this purpose, giving the wavelength columns a pale grey background would suffice, and I haven't yet found how to do it. Incidentally, what a hotch-potch of spelling in that article. I'm Australian but happy with the spelling "color". Can't we get over some of these petty shibboleths? Doug butler (talk) 20:58, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Bad product pages

I have some expertise in the area of carcinogens. I do not have a lot of editing experience in Wikipedia even though I have been here for years. I've noticed that individual product pages for carcinogenic products do not mention that they're carcinogenic or even addictive for tobacco and alcohol (both are human carcinogens according to International Agency for Research on Cancer, Category:IARC Group 1 carcinogens). Examples of products are Skoal and Stolichnaya, but it seems to be true for most if not all such products. There's even been pushback on the Skoal talk page against calling it a carcinogen. This seems to be a systematic problem on Wikipedia where little-visited product pages get pumped up by their users/manufacturers, and nothing negative ever gets added for very long.

I'm not interested in fighting the tide of bureaucracy to fix this on every page, but there should be a policy for it similar to the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Fringe theories and pseudoscience policy. THSlone (talk) 04:35, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

@THSlone I think it's probably a matter proportionality. The fact that alcohol (ethanol) is carcinogenic should be properly discussed in the page about the substance and other relevant articles such as alcoholism for example. It does not need to be mentioned in every single article about every single product that contains it. We don't note death rates in every article about vehicle models even though it's common cause that car accidents kill many people asthat would be WP:UNDUE. Solving your issue would probably take some discussion at an apropriate venue. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:32, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

And the appropriate venue is? Vehicle models are not really analogous to tobacco products since automobile transportation has benefits and safety features to counter the risks. Tobacco products arguably to do not have significant benefits or safety features. The tobacco product pages ares simply product promotion when they lack mention of hazards as they do. THSlone (talk) 07:11, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

@THSlone, WT:MEDICINE might be a good place to start, as a lot of editors with medical expertise hang out there. The neutral point of view noticeboard might also work if there are questions about what's due or not. (Choose one, not both, to avoid a talk fork.) To make your argument, references will be important—have links to academic literature that backs up your view. Best, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 07:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, that seems like a better suggestion. THSlone (talk) 07:48, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Aren't "review notices" of blocked reviewers "procedurally" supposed to be reverted/deleted?

Hi, when I submitted Draft:Chahat Pandey, the submission was declined all because I was blocked. Today, while editing Draft:Priyanka Choudhary I noticed that the latest review was done by a "blocked reviewer" User:Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pilla, so isn't that review notice "procedurally" supposed to be reverted/deleted?

Also it should be noted that the reviewer User:Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pilla was following WP:COI method of reviewing drafts. You can see it here in this diff:[2] where he had reviewed Thapki Pyaar Ki 2 in October 2021, the same time where he rejected Draft:Priyanka Choudhary for a very "invalid" reason Commonedits (talk) 07:01, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

STATUS: The review decline of Draft:Priyanka Choudhary by Pilla is dated 4 October 2021. Pilla was indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet on 6 October 2021. The draft was previously declined by two other reviewers. After the Pilla decline it has been edited more than 50 times, and resubmitted to AfC on 18 February 2022. It awaits a reviewer. David notMD (talk) 07:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

I looked at Wikipedia:Blocking policy and could not decipher whether it addresses contributions made by an editor prior to that person being indefinitely blocked. The question raised by Commonedits is one example. And if a review/decline by a subsequently blocked editor is proposed here to be deleted, what about articles created by an editor before that person was blocked? Or a draft at AfC when the creator is blocked? David notMD (talk) 07:43, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

David notMD Again it depends on your rules which unfortunately seems to be mostly twisted in favour of many here!!Commonedits (talk) 08:02, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

This is somewhat complicated, I think it comes down to WP:BANBLOCKDIFF. My understanding is for blocks, content created before the block is not applicable, and shouldn't be reverted without a normal reason. But for bans, WP:BMB applies, and it can be deleted. Correct me if I'm wrong please. ––FormalDude talk 08:22, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

FormalDude Ok thank you so much for explaining it so well 😍🥰🙏Commonedits (talk) 09:04, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Looking for help uploading images

Hello I was wondering if you guys could assist me recently I have trying to upload certain logos I know that these items are trademarked or copyrighted(for example: UFC or Rizin) but other articles that are equivalent companies or groups are allowed to have their logo displayed regardless of copyright or trademark but whenever I try to do it it never comes out the proper way and ends up getting deleted. Now I have uploaded some most of which have now been deleted and there are new ones that I would like to add the most important is the PFC Logo(MMA promotion), UFC refers to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, LFA is also a promotion.(what I'm trying to say is the logos for these are displayed on the site even though the images are copyrighted/trademarked, if I can figure out how to upload these images with the proper format then I should be able to upload this PFC image just like the LFA or another MMA promotion: https://www.google.com/search?q=Prospect+fighting+Championships+logo&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj9h4vh6KP2AhXqqXIEHTN2BZ4Q2-cCegQIABAC&oq=Prospect+fighting+Championships+logo&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzoECAAQAzoHCAAQsQMQQzoFCAAQgAQ6BAgAEEM6BggAEAcQHjoECAAQDToECB4QClCyClj_jQFgnpoBaAZwAHgAgAGFAogB4SqSAQYzLjMwLjOYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=in4dYv2aNurTytMPs-yV8Ak&bih=747&biw=412&client=ms-android-rogers-ca-revc&prmd=insv#imgrc=flfeYYupLn0E4M ) for instance the PFC emblem fits the exact same criteria as this promotions logo so I should be able to add it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RizinFF_logo.png#mw-jump-to-license , I also added photos for the Motorcycle Clubs Original Red Devils Motorcycle Club, Kings Crew Motorcycle Club, Iron Order Motorcycle Club and Gate Keepers Motorcycle Club(personal picture but was deleted anyway). Theses are all emblems of influential Motorcycle Clubs, other large clubs like the Hells Angels, Outlaws Motorcycle Club and Bandidos Motorcycle Club, Loners Motorcycle Club. Several of the club's photos I posted are now defunct but examples identical to mine can be found on other articles for other defunct Canadian Motorcycle Clubs like the Rebels Motorcycle Club (Canada) and Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club (Canada). I could post links to photos of these emblems but they are all exactly similar to the examples on the pages(hells angels, Outlaws est.) that I linked above just slightly different in design and letters. W Either way I was hoping to figure out so I can upload the photos for the club's that were removed and add new ones for Bacchus Motorcycle Club(recently tried to upload using all the information that I had to the best of my abilities but was deleted because it was not properly formatted apparently) and the Vendettas Motorcycle Club. For instance all of the photos I have adhere to these rule sets I should be able to add the photos I have listed if this one is on the site for these reasons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loners_MC_logo.png#mw-jump-to-license these exact rules apply to the items that I am trying to upload but for some reason I cannot get the pictures to State the same information in the same format, sorry for the paragraph there is no rush also sorry if this all seems a bit congumbled I had to take the information from previous discussions I was having a guy was helping me but he became busy with stuff outside of Wikipedia and could not help so recommended I asked the tea House , I really appreciate itCanadianHistorian(MMA & History) (talk) 07:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

also sorry if this all seems a bit congumbled. Congumble is a new word for me but certainly what you've written is congealed and jumbled. Not a bit; a lot. Within your wall of text, I noticed the name "Bacchus Motorcycle Club". File:Emblem of the Bacchus Motorcycle Club.png was deleted from Commons, not because it was "not properly formatted", but instead as a copyright violation. Assume that any image you find on the web is conventionally copyright unless you have very good reason to believe otherwise. (Neither optimism nor "it looks like other stuff I've seen in Wikipedia" is a good reason.) And remember that images that are conventionally copyright may not be uploaded to Commons. Please read and digest Wikipedia:Finding images tutorial. As long as you don't understand copyright matters, do not upload any file to Commons or Wikipedia. -- Hoary (talk) 09:25, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate your reply but the photos that I have listed are valid and once I find someone who is actually willing to help me, you will see as they will be uploaded. And if they cannot be uploaded then I will make sure that other emblems like that of the Hell's Angels and the UFC are removed from the site as they also violate copyright just as these do. I have no problem cracking down in areas once I figure out what's legitimate and what's not. These images are the exact same as the ones allowed on the site and also have similar copyright clauses. If the ones that I have tried to upload are not allowed then neither are the ones that are already on WikipediaCanadianHistorian(MMA & History) (talk) 22:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@CanadianHistorian(MMA & History) The file File:Hells Angels logo.jpg is on the English Wikipedia (not Wikimedia Commons), because it is a non-free logo. You can use the Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard to upload the emblems of other motorcycle clubs as non-free logos to the English Wikipedia. Thanks for your efforts to improve Wikipedia! GoingBatty (talk) 03:05, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you :[[User:^{feed me} 15:27, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

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someone take care of the article i made, im 2 lazy to learn this, thanks! 666Sally666 (talk) 16:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

666Sally666 Surely not that hopeless. Draft:Magic Still Exists, about an album by Agnes, was declined in December, significantly revised by you, resubmitted and awaiting review. The previous albums by Agnes are each existing Wikipedia articles, listed at Agnes Carlsson discography, so not impossible that this one will succeed. Persevere! David notMD (talk) 17:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

666Sally666, I share in David's enthusiasm and encouragement of you to keep persevering. Editing here is hard, especially in the beginning. There is a lot to learn but the beauty of it is that you have all the time in the world if you are willing to read. There is no pressure to edit nor is there a time limit on your membership in the community. And when you are ready to edit there or dozens of ways to edit and millions of articles that can be edited or cleaned up, not to mention the countless articles needing to be created in the first place. Take your time. Slow down. It's going to be okay. If you need to take a break then do it and come back refreshed and renewed. We're here to support you 100%. --ARoseWolf 17:07, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

The draft was approved and moved to main space. Congrats, 666Sally666|^{feed me} 15:27, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

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someone take care of the article i made, im 2 lazy to learn this, thanks! 666Sally666 (talk) 16:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

666Sally666 Surely not that hopeless. Draft:Magic Still Exists, about an album by Agnes, was declined in December, significantly revised by you, resubmitted and awaiting review. The previous albums by Agnes are each existing Wikipedia articles, listed at Agnes Carlsson discography, so not impossible that this one will succeed. Persevere! David notMD (talk) 17:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

666Sally666, I share in David's enthusiasm and encouragement of you to keep persevering. Editing here is hard, especially in the beginning. There is a lot to learn but the beauty of it is that you have all the time in the world if you are willing to read. There is no pressure to edit nor is there a time limit on your membership in the community. And when you are ready to edit there or dozens of ways to edit and millions of articles that can be edited or cleaned up, not to mention the countless articles needing to be created in the first place. Take your time. Slow down. It's going to be okay. If you need to take a break then do it and come back refreshed and renewed. We're here to support you 100%. --ARoseWolf 17:07, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

The draft was approved and moved to main space. Congrats, 666Sally666]]! Pinging David notMD. --ARoseWolf 20:22, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Not Around Template On Around User

If I noticed a 'Not Around' template on a user who has since edited very recently, do I just remove it, or ask on their talkpage, or what? --Isro! ^chatter 17:27, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Axisroi: Welcome to the Teahouse. I don't see the point in removing it for them. You could ask about it on their talk page, but it's a template that shouldn't be taken as gospel, and reading the documentation, shouldn't be used by the user to announce their inactivity. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:36, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Axisroi: Feel free to just remove the template, as its purpose is to inform other editors that the user is absent. If they have edited recently, the template obviously does not apply now, and can be removed. --The Tips of Apmh 17:39, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! --Isro! ^chatter 17:40, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Additions/corrections to an article

Hello,

I just made some additions and corrections to an article which are verifiable in the sense that it has been in print and also confirmed by someone who was part of the subject (Sparks). Someone removed my additions claiming it's not verifiable but I would like to get in touch with this person since his information is incorrect. How do I do that? The article concerned is about the band Sparks and the person who removed my corrections is Binksternet.

Thanks in advance,

Angus Honorama Angus Honorama (talk) 17:49, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Angus Honorama: Welcome to the Teahouse. You can go to Binksternet's talk page at User talk:Binksternet or discuss this on the article's talk page at Talk:Sparks (band). In either case, I've pinged them to this discussion. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:17, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Responding to the ping: Angus Honorama, I would be interested to know where the fact appeared in print. Your assertion that someone associated with Sparks confirmed it must be WP:Verifiable, published in a reliable source, otherwise we cannot use it on Wikipedia. Binksternet (talk) 18:43, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

The facts that I added about the friendship of Ron Mael and Fred Frank was given to my personally by his ex-wife and former band member Ronna Frank. It was also published on this website: https://montesnewblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/sparks-drummer-project-7-ronna-frank.html

The fact that The Urban Renewal Project had two additional band members have been told to me in person by the Mael brothers and was also printed on a paper from that era that has been published on my website: https://www.fanmael.nl/halfnelson-demo-album. It has also been confirmed by other formed band members like drummer Harley Feinstein, who is a good friend of mine and who has written down these details for me and is also talking about them on a published podcast, which I have available, should you be interested.

Furthermore, I also have several photos of The Urban Renewal Project indicating that there are more members than the four you mentioned on the page. Angus Honorama (talk) 21:39, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Angus Honorama, and welcome to the Teahouse. Many people are surprised that their recollections or information from people involved in a subject are not accepted into a Wikipedia article, but verifiability is a core policy. If information has not been published in a reliable source (one with a reputation for editorial control and fact-checking) then it does not belong in any Wikipedia article, period. ColinFine (talk) 22:07, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

editing my first article. ..as a draft article.. entitled Merry Moor Winnett. I am Photocher. Publish changes? yes or no

 Courtesy link: Draft:Merry Moor Winnett

After today's first session of editing my draft article, am I suppose to "publish changes"? Or will the edits I have made today remain in place.  This is Photocher and my draft article is Merry Moor Winnett. Photocher (talk) 18:37, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Photocher: Welcome to the Teahouse. To save changes, yes, click Publish changes. It seems you've already submitted the draft for review and received feedback. I strongly suggest reading the links provided in the decline notice. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:59, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Please note that "Publish changes" should be interpreted as "save changes", it does not mean "publish this to the encyclopedia". The button was renamed that way a while ago to remind everyone that (almost) everything on Wikipedia is visible to everyone, if one knows where to look. Victor Schmidt (talk) 19:32, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Photocher, both Tenryuu and Victor Schmidt have answered your question; I'd just like to add that I'm happy to see you're continuing to work on this draft (my "decline" comment on which came off as rather more cantankerous than I'd intended; I clarified on your talk page). -- Hoary (talk) 02:15, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

I've tried to make the draft better, including wikifying it by adding the sources, etc. I did remove some sources that didn't seem relevant and some career stuff that made the article look like a resume. Note that one of the major sources (source 4) appears to be written by the article creator. She might be a subject matter expert (taught at colleges, won awards, all that stuff), but I'll let other editors decide. wizzito | say hello! 04:24, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Flydex Automobiles

Draft:Flydex Automobiles

Dear Kindly help me to encounter the problem that my work not rejected again. Akash.srivastava108 (talk) 19:26, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Akash.srivastava108: You need more independent sourcing to demonstrate notability. See WP:NCORP. Also, see WP:COI and WP:YOURFIRSTARTICLE. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:09, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

"Declined" is less severe than "Rejected." David notMD (talk) 21:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

My First Spinoff

The article for 100% Wolf has a section devoted to the spinoff TV show. The TV section is long enough to merit its own page w/ corresponding episode table. As this will be my first article, I'm wondering how to go about it. Should I use the article wizard as if I was creating a new article out of whole cloth or is there a preferred way to do a spinoff? Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 20:53, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Use the Article Wizard - or discuss splitting the section off into its own article on Talk:100% Wolf. Really, creating a content fork isn't that dissimilar to creating an entirely new article. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 21:15, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello

I am a fan of the Cyrillic alphabet, and I used to vandalize Wikipedia (as IP), but now I make constructive edits. Cyrillicfan (talk) 21:08, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

...Good? Holduptheredawg (talk) 21:14, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

I am a good user, but how do I delete my account Cyrillicfan (talk) 21:25, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Well, you can't. You can get locked out of it, but it will still exist and so will its entire edit log. Holduptheredawg (talk) 21:27, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Mmmmm. Were you blocked as an IP or just warned? David notMD (talk) 21:37, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

To clarify, for legal reasons, accounts on Wikipedia cannot be deleted as every edit on the wiki must be attributable to someone. Bsoyka (talk) 23:50, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Has page been deleted? Martyn Iles

Hi I was wondering if the page for Martyn Iles has been deleted. He is the CEO of the Australian Christian Lobby. Thanks Akendrick451 (talk) 03:15, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@Akendrick451 Welcome to the Teahouse! Yes, the Martyn Iles article was deleted - see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martyn_Iles&action=edit&redlink=1 for more info, and a link to a draft that you might be interested in improving. GoingBatty (talk) 03:19, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

EDITORS THAT DON'T KNOW THE FACT BASED INFORMATION

WHO DO I SPEAK WITH ABOUT TERRIBLE EDITORS THAT DO NOT DO RESEARCH TO ENSURE INFORMATION ADDED IS CORRECT OR FALSE BEFORE REMOVING THE CONTENT? 38.34.101.69 (talk) 03:28, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Would you be surprised to find out that yelling here, without any context, is not "WHO [you] SPEAK WITH"? ~TNT (talk • she/her) 03:37, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Yelling SHAME ON YOU!! probably isn't a good first step to a productive discussion about Wikipedia content. You may be interested in reading up on the BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. Particularly, I recommend seeing WP:BRDD, as it has some good guidelines for effective discussion. Bsoyka (talk) 04:17, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Talk page archive issue

I need help with my Talk page archive. The Archive is not indexing the archive pages i.e. Archive1, Archive2, etc. Regards- NeverTry4Me - TT Page 04:15, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@NeverTry4Me: your archives appear out of order (i.e., non-sequential) and i think that's missing up the {{archives}} function. It doesn't detect a User talk:NeverTry4Me/Archive 2 so it "stops" at the previous one, User talk:NeverTry4Me/Archive 1. If you were to move User talk:NeverTry4Me/Archive 100, User talk:NeverTry4Me/Archive 27, and the rest to a sequential order 2, 3, ... then it should would provided you set |counter= to the last in the sequence. EvergreenFir (talk) 04:33, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@EvergreenFir please assist me how to use the code for automatic archive indexing. Regards- NeverTry4Me - TT Page 04:37, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

It'll need to wait until tomorrow but I'll help you out. EvergreenFir (talk) 04:44, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@EvergreenFir can you please correct the code in my talk page? Regards- NeverTry4Me - TT Page 04:48, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Lack of soucres

Hello, I am working on an article of a puzzle-platformer, but each time I search it the first thing I get are links to play the game, then links to play the game from some websites, and then also articles that are not related to the platformer. If I do not find that, instead I find an user-generated review from non-reliable sources. A shame, I want to publish the article. ( I am aware that one can make drafts, however it says it takes months to actually publish) Oixyplanet (talk) 05:10, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Oixyplanet. An acceptable Wikipedia article summarizes what reliable, independent sources say about the topic. The coverage must be significant. If you cannot find sources that provide such coverage, then it is simply not possible to write an acceptable article. Cullen328 (talk) 05:34, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Well, that is a shame. Oixyplanet (talk) 06:29, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia Page

How do I get a Wikipedia Page made? Williamjamesbestmi (talk) 06:35, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Williamjamesbestmi, are you perhaps asking about the advertisement for yourself that you've posted on your user page? That doesn't even start to resemble any Wikipedia article, and will not become one. Just forget about Wikipedia. -- Hoary (talk) 08:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC)