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What to do with this IP?

Hello, i've just been on a RC Patrol and have ID'd an IP that has been constantly vandalizing pages, ignoring warnings and is posting insulting messages on talkpages, is there anywhere i can report this user to the admins or should i wait to see if he will stop or ignore and let someone else take care of matters? you can find the IP in my contribution history, wait he has posted a message to my talkpage calling me a loser.

Sincerely OGWFP (talk) 21:58, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

You can report at WP:AIV. Perfect4th (talk) 22:13, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

I reported it here. Obvious vandalism can be reported there and it's usually acted on quickly. Pyrrho the Skipper (talk) 22:14, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, i appreciate it, i will also keep WP:AIV in mind for the future.

Sincerely OGWFP (talk) 19:49, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

@Pyrrho the Skipper, the IP's additions to two articles were certainly not good or useful, but isn't there a chance that the IP thought that they were helping by adding useful (albeit unreferenced) information to the articles? If so, those two edits were not vandalism, right? I'm not talking about the comment to @OGWFP's talk page, which was pretty much the same content, but even more obviously in the wrong place. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 04:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Good question, @73.127.147.187: If you squint hard enough, the edit by itself could be considered a good-faith edit, but it could just as easily be considered WP:PATENTNONSENSE, which can be considered vandalism. If they wouldn't have edit warred over that line, and posted insults to Talk Pages, I would not have reported it and would WP:AGF. But the editor who posted here had a legitimate concern, had the higher ground, and felt personally attacked. Add it all up and you have a disruptive user, arguably vandalizing multiple articles and Talk Pages, whether there was malice or not in their original edit. Nevertheless, I'm glad you brought it up, because I always appreciate reminders where I may not have assumed good faith. Pyrrho the Skipper (talk) 04:55, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

@Pyrrho the Skipper I'm really talking about the posts to the two "relationship" articles in ths user's edit history. They looked a bit amateurish to me, but not patent nonsense... I think we can move on now... Thanks. So, you are no longer a skeptic? 73.127.147.187 (talk) 12:08, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I'll look again. Maybe I was wrong, and if so, hopefully I'll learn from it and be better. I'm glad it was called out for me to look closer, so thanks again. Still a skeptic but I didn't want to be confused with that specific brand of arrogant dogma rude and aggressive type. Pyrrho the Skipper (talk) 16:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

@Pyrrho the Skipper, thanks. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 13:00, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Need to add a middle initial to a profile page title

I need to add a middle initial to the title of the profile of a living person I created. I moved it successfully once but now need to change it back and I can't seem to do it with an admin or page mover. Can anyone help?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey_Dunne Llmeyers (talk) 12:33, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Done. A tip, Llmeyers: don't refer to an article as a "profile", a word that has all the wrong connotations. (Often, they do apply to the crappy article in question; I'm happy to say that the article Carey R. Dunne isn't crappy.) -- Hoary (talk) 13:19, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Wait, wait wait ... You created a LIVING PERSON??? Uporządnicki (talk) 14:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

My parents did that a few times, took about nine months. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:09, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Sorry guys. An article, NOT a profile. Llmeyers (talk) 12:42, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Set preferences or what for vertical quotes and apostrophes

Hi, I’ve just had a discussion at the Talk page of User:Cullen328’s essay on using smartphones for editing. I use an iPhone while Cullen328 uses Android and has no problem.The issue is: when i select the apostrophe or quote characters in editing, what i call slanted or curved versions of those get inserted. Same if i select for insertion the marks at bottom of my editing window. While Wikipedia needs vertical versions, which are what my editing on laptop delivers. Slanted versions are “ and ‘. So, for example if i type apostrophes to make bolding, what i get is ‘’’bolding?’’’ (which will not show as bolded). (I do know that for bolding i can highlight a phrase then select bolding icon. My point is I can’t type the symbols i and Wikipedia writing want.) I wonder: is there some way my user preferences could be changed so that the vertical versions of quote and apostrophe marks come out? Thanks, Doncram (talk) 21:08, 28 April 2022 (UTC) P.S. MOS:STRAIGHT and wp:APOSTROPHE say the straight versions should be used. Doncram (talk) 21:13, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

This is more of an iPhone question than a Wikipedia question. Does this link answer it? [1] CodeTalker (talk) 21:27, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi Doncram. This might be something worth asking about at WP:VPT, but it might turn out that there's nothing anyone can do on Wikipedia's end. I understand the "problem" you're experiencing, but perhaps it's not a major issue as long as it doesn't significantly affect how the text in question is being displayed in the article. These appear to be minor MOS issues that usually are going to eventually cleaned up by some bot or user who likes to look for such things; you can always go back "fix" things yourself (which is what I do) if you want. Some languages use full-width characters and perhaps there's something similar to that being done by Apple with respect to its iPhones because it seems to use smart quotes. If you Google this, you'll might find some information on this feature and whether it can be disabled (like this). Finally, although an excessive number of "full-width" or "smart" characters can sometimes be a indication of content being copied-and-pasted from external websites into Wikipedia articles, you should be OK as long as you're not doing anything like that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:43, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

All fixed now, i think, thanks! Googling "how turn off smart quotes in iphone" gets me to this page which points me to turning off "smart punctuation" under my iPhone settings/keyboard options. Yay, i can bold and "straight-quote" and 'vertical apostrophize(?)'. Not sure what else is covered in "smart punctuation" that I'm losing, except i see there's something about dashes. Yeah, i bet typing two hyphens now (as here -- and here--here) they won't be converted to an em-dash or en-dash, and that's fine by me. Thanks! Doncram (talk) 22:16, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

+1 for the phrase banish the curlies in that Bear doc! I've followed the advice and toggled the setting on my iPad. I prefer curly quotes in other contexts, but I do more WP editing on this device than other writing, so perhaps that trade-off will be worth it. (I tend to use the B I buttons where they are available because ''' is so hard to type. But the mobile source editor ...) My next decision will be what to do about spelling correction. @Doncram, do you have issues positioning the cursor next to a word that iOS (or maybe Safari) thinks is mis-spelled? ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 23:30, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Not sure what you mean by "bear doc", o i c, the link i gave goes to bear.app something. But, yes, if i have something Safari in IOS thinks is misspelled, like when I tested selecting several accented letters like this: áÁãé, then i could get stuck in edit mode where it is absolutely insisting that I replace that. I could not go on with an edit, the only thing I could do would be to exit the edit, losing anything else i had already typed. User:Pelagic, is there any workaround for that which you can see or imagine? --Doncram (talk) 02:36, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Follow-up to my wiki article got deleted after years of being on wiki. im looking for help to get it back up.

 Arthur Zilberman (talk) 23:03, 28 April 2022 (UTC) hello my article got deleted from wiki after being there for years and years, can someone help me restore it or create new one? please i compensate if needed

@Arthurlmd: Please read Wikipedia's policy on conflicts of interest. Paying someone to restore your promotional article that was deleted by consensus would likely be inappropriate and might be considered meatpuppetry. TornadoLGS (talk) 23:07, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

i know its illegal to offer money , but im only offering compensation for the time, whoever decides to take on this project. we are real company with 10 employees , multiple locations. mentioned on cbs news, cnn, msnbc...etc.. and all these mentions are free, meaning we didn't pay pr agency, they come to us because we are well know established brand in NYC and New Jersey. Arthur Zilberman (talk) 00:30, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

i dont have time or or knowledge to do it, i can fix your computer, but when it comes to writing or wiki, im lost :( Arthur Zilberman (talk) 00:31, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

my article was deleted that was there for years, i need help writing new one or restoring old one.

i know its illegal to offer money , but im only offering compensation for the time, whoever decides to take on this project. we are real company with 10 employees , multiple locations. mentioned on cbs news, cnn, msnbc...etc.. and all these mentions are free, meaning we didn't pay pr agency, they come to us because we are well know established brand in NYC and New Jersey. Laptopmd.com Arthur Zilberman (talk) 00:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Arthur Zilberman, nobody has expressed any doubt that LaptopMD is a real company. Perhaps some day a person unconnected with LaptopMD will realize that it is notable according to Wikipedia's (arguably strange) criteria, and will want to write an article about it. Any attempt by you (or anyone else connected to LaptopMD) to accelerate this process will almost certainly fail, and may very well backfire. -- Hoary (talk) 00:32, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Deleted most recently in Feb 2022 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LaptopMD and several times before that. The company does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for corporate notability. Also, Teahouse hosts are here to advise on editing, not be authors or co-authors. David notMD (talk) 00:42, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, can i be advised what to edit and how? Arthur Zilberman (talk) 15:03, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

our article was never deleted before, to the best of my knowledge.. this is the first time on feb 2022 . its ben up for 7..8 years or so of not more Arthur Zilberman (talk) 15:32, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

thank you for replying, how do i find such a person? or spark interest in someone who wants to write article about us on wiki? Arthur Zilberman (talk) 13:12, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Arthurlmd My suggestion is that you not attempt to pursue this further. If your company truly meets the Wikipedia definition of a notable company, an independent editor will eventually take note of the appropriate coverage of your company in independent reliable sources and choose on their own to write about it. Trying to force the issue isn't often successful by those in your position. Please also understand that an article about your company is not necessarily a good thing. There are good reasons to not want one. 331dot (talk) 13:15, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Arthur Zilberman. It is not "illegal" to offer money, just unwise, and probably a waste of your money. In trying to find a way to get an article about your company on Wikipedia when several people have investigated and determined that your company does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability, you are making it clear that you entire purpose is promotion - telling the world about your company - and promotion is absolutely forbidden on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. Unless you can find several such independent sources, any further time and effort you spend on this will be totally wasted. ColinFine (talk) 09:51, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much ... how do i find "several independent sources"? who maybe interested to write article about LaptopMD Arthur Zilberman (talk) 13:14, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

We don't know - if we knew where to find independent sources about your company, they would have been added rather than deleting the article. Usually we can find newspaper articles and such, but they need to be about your company, not just articles that quote someone from your company. No one is going to be interested in writing an article that is just going to be deleted again because it doesn't meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. MrOllie (talk) 13:19, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Arthurlmd, the "several independent sources" are not going to be the ones interested in writing about LaptopMD. The people who are interested in writing will be looking at the "several independent sources" to collect information about your company. The "several independent sources" will be reliable, authoritative websites (NOT your own or those of people affiliated with our company), articles in magazines, or news stories or such things. The people interested in writing will not BE those "several independent sources"; they will be USING them. As for how to find the "several independent sources," it will not be possible to find them before there actually are any to find. Uporządnicki (talk) 13:28, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

thank u , we have plenty newspaper / blogs articles on us. laptopmd.com/press Arthur Zilberman (talk) 15:22, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Newspaper articles may be OK as long as they are not press releases, but blogs rarely are. Theroadislong (talk) 15:28, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, they are NOT press releases Arthur Zilberman (talk) 15:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

can u please suggest what to do ? and how to dit it properly??

"Also, Teahouse hosts are here to advise on editing, not be authors or co-authors." Arthur Zilberman (talk) 15:25, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Those are places you were quoted for articles on other topics, they do not provide substantial detail about your company. MrOllie (talk) 15:50, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you . there are multiple articles, news clippings.. in conjunction, it gives a good idea who we are and what we do. Arthur Zilberman (talk) 15:11, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

How to add References

Hi, I'm new to this. I have no idea where to find 'add reference' and what to reference? I have added lots of links and information but what constitutes a reference?

Many thanks,

Augustus. Augustus Diamond (talk) 15:52, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Augustus Diamond, at Draft:Jonathan Starkey you've written a lot of stuff about Starkey, but (assuming you didn't just make it up) you need to explain where you got it from, by citing references. Look at almost any Wikipedia article, and you will see little superscript numbers in square brackets. Those are references. Please read Help:Referencing for beginners to learn how these work. Maproom (talk) 16:14, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

@Augustus Diamond, I'll give a specific example of what Maproom is saying. The sentence "Jonathan Starkey was recognised as an extraordinary pianistic talent and immediately accepted into the Junior School of the RNCM, graduating to the Senior School" -- where did that information come from? What is the published source that confirms this specific assertion (or fact), so that anyone reading the article can verify that fact? You must place the citation that verifies this assertion inline in the article, at the end of the assertion.

The same goes for each major assertion in the article. Statements that do not have references should not be included in the article. (Often, one source can verify several sentences. The link that Maproom provided goes into the reasoning and the mechanics of how to put the references into the article.) Yes, writing a new article is hard. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 05:32, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Article rejected ... because of lack of reliable and verifiable sources: Significant coverage...

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Not sure if it is possible to have a quick call to see exactly how to overcome this.What other sources count?

Are these reliable sources:

-https://www.aasciences.africa/aesa/programmes/climate-impact-research-capacity-and-leadership-enhancement-circle ?
-https://www.utwente.nl/en/events/2016/12/341376/phd-defence-caroline-bosire 

-Bosire, Caroline K.; Mtimet, Nadhem; Enahoro, Dolapo; Ogutu, Joseph O.; Krol, Maarten S.; de Leeuw, Jan; Ndiwa, Nicholas; Hoekstra, Arjen Y. (March 2022). "Livestock water and land productivity in Kenya and their implications for future resource use". Heliyon. 8 (3): e09006. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09006. PMC 8904406. PMID 35284679. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022002948?via%3Dihub https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sK2NHYEAAAAJ&hl=en

I have gone through what are independent sources but it is still not that clear..? Jmukiri (talk) 22:45, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Jmukiri This is about Draft:Caroline Bosire. Independent sources are those that have no direct connection with Bosire, and the sources must devote significant coverage to her. Things published by organizatiins that she is affiliated with are not independent. Her defending her PhD thesis is not independent. Passing mentions are not significant coverage. Cullen328 (talk) 23:03, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

@Cullen328 thanks for getting back to me.There is a newspaper article that she is mentioned in, would that be independent. (however there is a paywall) https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/adblock?u=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/counties/article/2000227810/city-crowds-take-the-choma-culture-to-the-village. I am not sure how to get those sources for people in Africa? What is not a passing mention?by whom? where? This would be my strategy to highlight important contributions by women scientist in Africa. How would you go about it? ... Just confused about all of this? Jmukiri (talk) 23:44, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello Jmukiri, and welcome to the Teahouse. Presumably, this relates to Draft:Caroline Bosire. There are three separate requirements that a source must meet in order for it to contribute to notability. First, it must be reliable: on the face of it, those two are probably reliable. Secondly, it must be independent of the subject: your second and third links are by, or partly by, Bosire, and so are not independent of her, and do not contribute to establishing notability. Thirdly, they must contain significant coverage of the subject: the aasciences link does not appear to mention Bosire, and so cannot contribute to establishing her notability. ColinFine (talk) 23:04, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for getting back to me. https://www.aasciences.africa/grantees-profile?id=260 I was supposed to put that link. Yes based on my draft, in simple terms.. my links are not "verifiable" so thus cannot be contributed to? Does this not disqualify many people from the global south where that is harder to achieve? in this case very few women are scientist to start out with? honestly would not know how to add more women on wikipedia whose work is important if these are the limitations. Jmukiri (talk) 23:40, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Jmukiri, the African Academy of Sciences source is her writing about herself and her own work, so that is not an independent source, and is of no value in establishing notability and therefore eligibility for a Wikipedia biography. How would our readers know that her work is "important" if reliable, independent sources do not write about her work in detail? Verifiability is a core content policy. Cullen328 (talk) 00:31, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Cullen328 yes I understand this in principle but I am asking in practice. What are independent sources or verified sources women scientist from Africa? Like where would I get these sources from? I am trying to learn here? how would you go about it? how are independent sources retrieved for marginalized people? is there sources or guidelines to help with these? Jmukiri (talk) 00:35, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Jmukiri, the principles, especially the core content policies, govern our practice. Should the standards be different for a woman from Kenya than a man from Kansas? She holds a PhD degree and has had at least one article published in an academic journal, so I do not see her as marginalized. I have a bachelor's degree and did construction work most of my career. Am I marginalized? Reliable sources are published in Africa, including newspapers, magazines and academic journals. We currently have 28 Wikipedia biographies for 21st-century Kenyan women scientists, so the hurdles are not impossible to jump over. Cullen328 (talk) 00:54, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate the time that you have taken to review and answer my question. To clarify I have not said that principles or anything should change here. I have not said the metrics or standards should be different. I was simply asking for advice. I am new here. So one of the sources I put was a newspaper article another was from a journal article ? I personally don't know of magazines in Africa that discuss work scientist have done. Do you? I want to find out how I contribute. Constructive not destructive advice.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/adblock?u=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/counties/article/2000227810/city-crowds-take-the-choma-culture-to-the-village

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sK2NHYEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

I asked how you would go about this if it were you, given the circumstances. It is factual that women in Africa in sciences are marginalized, it is factual that they get little to no recognition for their work. Based on those barriers, what ways can be used to get their work on this platform? Maybe there are none, or they are not known... There were other women who I had wanted to highlight and used the same strategy but the articles would all be rejected and that would be time and effort wasted for both me and the person reviewing.

Maybe I am asking the question wrong or something, this is not the way I would like to be communicated to. Jmukiri (talk) 06:55, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Jmukiri I did a quick Google search, and only see her papers - nothing written about her. The next step, per WP:NSCHOLAR, would be to see if her papers are "highly cited" by others, such as using Google Scholar. I looked her citations up and found this [[2]]. The citation metrics are explained here Wikipedia:Notability (academics)#Citation metrics, but unfortunately it doesn't tell us if 75 (her highest paper citation count) is considered "highly cited" or not. Perhaps another person who is more familiar with NSCHOLAR can help here. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 05:07, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Timtempleton thank you for getting back to me. I have reviewed past entries and I am assuming some of these new guiding rules are new (as previous sources have sources from their place of work as the reference). Something to think about - How does one get recognized for their work in a society that does not recognize their work. A tricky situation, being an editor is way harder than it seems. Jmukiri (talk) 07:22, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Jmukiri: don't feel too bad about it! She is early in her career, having completed her PhD in 2016. Very few academics, in any part of the world, would reach the level of secondary reporting or citation or seniority of position to satisfy notability of academics within such a short time of their PhD. The majority of working academics never will, even though their work may be good. Academic careers are not built on Wikipedia. But her publication record appears to be growing year on year, so it's maybe just WP:TOOSOON and one day she will reach the stage of being notable in Wikipedia terms. Meanwhile, academics are also often better known for what they do than what they are. There are plenty of situations where we have articles about the subject a major academic helped build, but not about the individual themselves. If there are articles about agriculture that would benefit from Bosire's work, particularly when she's written review papers that would be good secondary sources for articles here, you could add information and references to those articles? Elemimele (talk) 10:19, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

CentralAuth account connection when I was offline?

When I was not logged in to Wikipedia, my global account attached to Telegu Wikipedia. Does this mean that my account was compromised? Thanks. Rusty4321 ^{talk contributions log} 23:28, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

CentralAuth says "created on login" - i.e., somebody logged in to Telegu WP with that account IIRC. I would be concerned if I was you. casualdejekyll 23:36, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Rusty4321 It'd likely be a good idea as a precautionary measure to change your password (especially if it's one you may have used on other websites). Your account might not be compromised, but I'd argue it's a good idea in case it is. Are you sure you weren't logged in to Wikipedia? You don't have to log into each language version of Wikipedia in order for accounts to automatically be created on other Wikimedia sites, you just need to accidently click a link to that site and boom, you're registered. I've had that happen to me a few times [3]. A lot of the time the notification wasn't automatic, so maybe that's what happened? Clovermoss (talk) 00:16, 30 April 2022 (UTC); edited to add a sentence

@Casualdejekyll and Clovermoss: Thanks for your suggestions. I was not logged in, it was 10:02 PM where I live. I will change my password later. Rusty4321 ^{talk contributions log} 22:56, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Linking

There is a Wikipedia article about a topic in another language but the English Wikipedia doesn't show/link to it. How to add a link from the English Wikipedia article (Kafir) to the article of the same name in that other language?-BitOfKarate (talk) 05:01, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

hi BitOfKarate and welcome to the teahouse! please see Interlanguage links. clicking on the Edit Links icon in the sidebar's languages tab should direct you to Wikidata, where you can input the needed links to the related language article. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 05:24, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

ping fix: BitaKarate1 💜  melecie  talk - 05:26, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks!-BitOfKarate (talk) 05:36, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Melecie, I was unable to add the link. This is the article in that other language: https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AB%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D - can you add it?-BitOfKarate (talk) 11:49, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

BitOfKarate, like this? -- Hoary (talk) 13:16, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Yay! Looks like BOK did it. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 23:51, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Access to "The Times" archives for 1910

Anyone know a way I could get free access to the London Times archives for 1910? (specifically, 9 December 1910) 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 07:27, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Ficaia, assuming they are published online somewhere, possibly someone at WP:RX can help in specific cases. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:41, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Ficaia, would https://extras.thetimes.co.uk/archive/ meet your needs? (It asks me for a search term in addition to the date.) ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 23:56, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Automatically watching articles I edit for six months

I have it set up to automatiucally watch all articles I edit indefinitely. I want to switch this to six months because I think it will become overwhelming at some point. Is there an option for this or is it either no watching or watch indefinitely?

Also how do I get scripts active like that new one that was spammed on every wiki project? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 07:37, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

hi Immanuelle and welcome to the teahouse! when watching an article, a pop-up should appear to the top right where you can change the watch time between permanent, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. also regarding the script, which one (which message) are you referring to? happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 08:13, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Immanuelle and Melecie: I think they might be talking about the option in your preferences to automatically watch every page you edit [4]? Clovermoss (talk) 14:08, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Clovermoss@Melecie that's correct, currently it automatically indefinitely watches all pages I edit Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 19:50, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

You're right, Immanuelle and Clovermoss. It would be great if that preference setting allowed you to choose a different duration. I filed a feature request at Phab:T307283. If you have a Phabricator login, feel free to chime in on that ticket. Don't hold your breath, Phab:T251691 has been in the backlog for two years. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 00:19, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

What is Phabricator? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 00:30, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Immanuelle Phabricator is Wikimedia's bug tracker – follow those two Phab:... links to see the bug reports. ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 04:06, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Immanuelle: There's this page that kind of explains things a bit more thoroughly about what Phabricator is. It's a good question, honestly, because it's not exactly intuitive. Even I find it kind of confusing! It's unfortunate that there isn't a way to automatically watchlist the pages you edit for a certain period of time. :( It looks like you either have to watch pages permanently like it currently is or to manually watchlist each page by clicking the star symbol on the top right and selecting how long you want to watch it for. At least a feature request is already submitted. Hopefully they'll get to it eventually. Clovermoss (talk) 12:26, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Immanuelle to your original question – I use the auto-watchlist-expiry user script which may do exactly what you want. User scripts explains how to find and install user scripts like this one and Headbomb's unreliable source detector script. ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 13:40, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

how do i make a wikipedia page

how do i make a wikipedia page 71.166.35.247 (talk) 11:49, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello and thank you for wanting to improve Wikipedia. Please start by carefully reading Wikipedia:Your First Article. Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:11, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello there, unfortunately Wikipedia doesn’t create pages, rather we publish notable articles written by volunteer editors. It is humble opinion that you reserve article creation for much later until such a time you get acquainted with the inner workings of the collaborative project, and are familiar with our policies and guidelines. Celestina007 (talk) 13:16, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

How do I know if an article I want to write about is Notable?

The name of the article I want to write or request wikipedians to write is titled "Future Explorers Youth Society". Tshepiso Mogotsi (talk) 12:08, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello and thank you for wanting to improve Wikipedia. Please start by carefully reading Wikipedia:Notability Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:13, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

hi Tshepiso Mogotsi! Your first article and Referencing for beginners are also important reads in making an article. Notability guides you in what can and cannot have an article, Referencing for beginners guides you in what can be used as a source in Wikipedia (which is required), and Your first article takes you through actually creating an article. I know it's more reading material, but it's going to help you through article creation. happy writing! 💜  melecie  talk - 13:06, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

• Tshepiso Mogotsi, hello and welcome to the Teahouse, this is a good question, simply put, an article is considered notable if multiple reliable sources, (please do ensure to see WP:RS in your spare time) extensively discusses the subject you intend to write about. Hey are you familiar or in any way acquainted with the organization you intend to write about? Celestina007 (talk) 13:11, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
• Hi, {{u|Tshepiso ! On a quick search, all I found is a FB page and a single blog post from 2017. Looks like a noble undertaking, but unfortunately not enough coverage to base an international encyclopaedia article on, nor even to support a mention at Maun, Botswana. If you're interested in writing about them, are there local newspapers that would accept a freelance article? ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 00:45, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

  @Tshepiso Mogotsi, sorry, I messed up the ping. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 00:48, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

how to post article

I don't know how to post my article , properly. Please provide me with assistance. Syarafina Nur Sabrina (talk) 14:02, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Syarafina Nur Sabrina Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. If you are referring to Draft:World Crossover: Chapter 1, it has unfortunately been rejected and will not be considered further. Wikipedia is not a place to post the plot of a story, especially if it is of your creation; it is a place to summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage say about a topic, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of notability. If independent sources with a reputation of fact checking and editorial contro like the news or book reviewers write about your story, that is something that can be in an article, but not just the plot. If you just want to tell people about your story, you should use social media. I might suggest that you read about the Five Pillars of Wikipedia and use the new user tutorial to learn more about Wikipedia so that you can understand what it is we are looking for. 331dot (talk) 14:10, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

hi Syarafina Nur Sabrina! please check out Other outlets. if all you need is a place to store your writings to write and revise, then Google Docs probably would work. otherwise, you can go to Fanfiction.net, Archive of Our Own, or similar sites to publish your story for the public to read (although note that I don't know what it's like there, I've never registered there myself). happy writing! 💜  melecie  talk - 14:53, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Quick way to archive a web reference?

I know some people like to make sure a web page is saved on archive.org before using it as a reference on Wikipedia, to make sure if the page changes or disappears it can still be seen by people wanting to verify a claim on Wikipedia. Is there a handy plugin or something that makes this as easy as pasting in a URL and the system archiving it and spitting out a reference that I can paste straight into Wikipedia? A bit like how Twinkle makes adding maintenance tags and AFDs really easy? Ascendingrisingharmonising (talk) 14:52, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Ascendingrisingharmonising: Welcome to the Teahouse! Internet Archive actually automatically archives any link used as a reference on Wikipedia, so no additional action is needed. If/when the website goes down or something else happens to the content being referenced, then you or another editor can grab an archived copy from web.archive.org. Bsoyka (talk) 15:08, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Woah I didn't know that! That is pretty cool, thank you! Ascendingrisingharmonising (talk) 15:10, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Past tense

Why are so many articles referring to the past tense at the date of publish?, they are factually incorrect as soon as they are posted but still left up? - Wikipedia is becoming a joke. 84.71.195.86 (talk) 17:26, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

IP editor, can you please give us a few specific examples? Cullen328 (talk) 18:05, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Verb_tense. Sometimes present tense is appropriate and sometimes past tense is. RudolfRed (talk) 18:17, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Greetings IP editor. Of the approximately 126,000 Wikipedia volunteers who edit in a given month most choose to help with projects that are of special interest to them. If you would like to start correcting the articles you feel have the wrong tense used in them it will be a fine way to improve Wikipedia. There are about 6.5 million English Wikipedia articles, and we can always use more volunteers to make useful edits. When I start reading an article on a subject that interests me, and realize the article needs a lot of work, I start researching and rewriting, for I've just found my latest volunteer project. I obtain satisfaction in knowing I'm helping to improve this fine online encyclopedia. Karenthewriter (talk) 02:09, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Reverting

Hello, I need help by reverting an older version of "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups". I was trying to remake the "Redirect-distinguish" template because it looked so complicated, and I accidentally made it worse. If there's a way to revert it besides the 3RR, that would be greatly appreciated. Mod creator (talk) 20:51, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Reverting oneself generally does not count against any sort of revert restriction; this includes 3RR. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 21:01, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Maintenance Messages are hidden

I am currently working on the article Mammootty to make a GA. But when after each edit I will go for a preview. Then a notification is coming like "One or More cite web and cite news templates have maintenance messages and the messages are hidden. Could anyone please help.Paavamjinn (talk) 21:41, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Paavamjinn! The first step is to change your settings to make the errors messages display. Go to User:Paavamjinn/common.css and edit it to paste this code:

.mw-parser-output span.cs1-maint {display: inline;} /* display Citation Style 1 maintenance messages */
.mw-parser-output span.cs1-hidden-error {display: inline;} /* display hidden Citation Style 1 error messages */

Then go back to the article, and you'll see some of the error messages displaying next to references. Go ahead and click on the help message next to those to learn what you need to do to resolve them. I should note that generally these things aren't significant enough to need resolving at the GA level; they're more applicable at the FA level. Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:51, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

sdkb Thank you for the information Paavamjinn (talk) 21:55, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

News publishing vs. update date

On most news articles online, the article is updated multiple times, up to weeks after it was first published. Most of the time, the original date of publication is not shown. For example, this Associated Press article — which was published on August 1, 2021 — is dated "July 8, 2021". When using {{Cite news}} and {{Cite website}}, should the date when the news article was initially published be used in the "source date" parameter, or should the date when the article was most recently updated be used? Cyrobyte (talk) 03:59, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Cyrobyte Welcome to the Teahouse! I suggest you use the date when the most recently updated at the time you read the article and decided it was worthy to be used as a reference to support a sentence in the article. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 05:37, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

How does the review process on Wikipedia work?

I just finished adding more content to a previously declined article (Draft:Aniebiet Inyang Ntui), And I was just wondering how the review process works, who will review the article, is it the person who declined it or a new reviewer and how I can also become a reviewer.

Cheers ElontheWikiEditor (talk) 04:58, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@ElontheWikiEditor Welcome to the Teahouse! See Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 05:33, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

ElontheWikiEditor, in most cases, the original reviewer will decline to review a resubmission, and will defer to another reviewer. If the same reviewer declines a draft several times, they may be unfairly accused of bias, and that isn't worth the trouble. So, make your second submission really excellent so that such allegations do not arise. Cullen328 (talk) 05:45, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

ElontheWikiEditor, I can tell you that a draft that contains non-neutral unreferenced evaluative language like Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui has made tremendous contribution to the field of Library and Information Science through her publications has no chance of being accepted. Wikipedia articles must be written from the Neutral point of view, which forbids that type of language. Strip every trace of that type of non-neutral language out of the draft. Cullen328 (talk) 05:51, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

ElontheWikiEditor Firstly, you should be addressing this at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk. Secondly, since the article was declined, you haven't added any new sourcing to show that the subject is notable. Please read the advice you were given with the first decline. I read every source in the draft, and I can summarize it like this - Ntui was hired as a librarian. While that is a nice thing, it is not enough to meet Wikipedia's notability standards. Please see WP:GNG. Also please see WP:YOURFIRSTARTICLE and WP:COI, due to the problematic WP:SPA editing history here. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 07:04, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

In answer to your last question, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions. Minimally, 90 days and 500 article edits. David notMD (talk) 09:53, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you @David notMD,@Cullen328,@GoingBatty for all the tips and advice, I did some digging and found more things to add to make the Draft: Aniebiet Inyang Ntui notable, I hope it is okay. ElontheWikiEditor (talk) 07:19, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

How do you reuse a citation using source editing

How do you reuse a citation using source editing? It's so confusing, I use source scripting and can't figure out how to reuse a reference, If i just copy and paste it makes a new citation, it goes up by one and adds a new reference to the reference list? Leahnn Rey (talk) 05:57, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Leahnn Rey - in the first reference, start the tag and later when you reuse it just use <ref name=FOOBAR /> EvergreenFir (talk) 06:32, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

This helped, but sometimes i do use visual editing, Let's say i'm using visual editing and i want to make an infobox language,

I want to change the speakers to some number, i add the date and the reference, Once i copy paste the reference, it will just make a new citation, let's say i want to reuse a citation from a paragraph in the page that i made using visual editing, It doesn't work, it makes a new reference, (Sorry if my english is bad, I'm a filipino) Leahnn Rey (talk) 06:41, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Leahnn Rey: if you want to reuse a citation in visual editor, make sure that your cursor is at the spot where the citation should end up at, Click "Cite" in the toolbar, and then select the "Re-use" tab. This will present you with a list of citations already in the article. Just select the one you want to reuse and VE will take care of the rest for you (including generating a name for the citation if it lacks one so far). Victor Schmidt (talk) 09:13, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

I think you don't get the point here, i know that, i use it all the time when i make an article, However, If i make a citation using Visual editing and i want to reuse the citation using source editing (Not switching to source editing) For example: i want to reuse the citation on a template, like an infobox language template, Let's say this reference was made using visual editor: , And i reuse it in an infobox language (imagine it as a literal infobox language):

{{infobox language

| name = languagename

| speakers = 500

| date = 2007 census

| reference =

}}

See how it makes a new citation, I made the infobox using source editing by the way, This is the same because if you make an infobox language using visual editing and add a reference to the date, you are actually editing in source editing. Leahnn Rey (talk) 10:31, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

References

If i make a citation using Visual editing and i want to reuse the citation using source editing (Not switching to source editing): You've lost me here, Leahnn Rey. Anyway, I quite often reuse references made by other people. I presume that a smallish but non-trivial percentage of these references were made with the visual editor, but I neither know nor care about this. I always use the source editor. I don't know how either the source editor or I might be confused by preexisting references just because these were made with the visual editor. -- Hoary (talk) 11:42, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, i'll try to figure it out. Leahnn Rey (talk) 13:29, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Leahnn Rey: I think that your issue is that to re-use someone else's citation (no matter how they entered it) you often have to create a name for it where it was originally used. So in the examples here, if I want to re-use your reference #2, I would (in the source editor) have to change <ref>Some reference</ref> into <ref name=Createdname>Some reference</ref>, and at the point where I wanted to re-use that reference I'd put <ref name=Createdname/> Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:38, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Watchlist slowdown?

Has anybody else noticed a distinct slowdown in watchlist loading time, a few annoying seconds slower? I have noticed this for the last few days on two devices and browsers, Firefox (PC) and Safari (ipad). The number of times per day I click on it has meant that I am losing a significant chunk of time staring blankly into space. I'm beginning to drool onto my keyboard. - Roxy the grumpy dog. wooF 13:43, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

I've noticed it, too, along with a slowdown in saving edits. I don't know whether this is related, but there's been a fairly big, and relatively contemporaneous, explosion of pages at Category:ParserFunction errors and Category:Pages with parser function time errors, seemingly due to "The time allocated for running scripts has expired" errors (mostly on user pages). My guess is that someone messed up a script or template or something. Might be a matter for WP:VPT. Deor (talk) 14:08, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

And I see that both problems have been brought up at WP:VPT#Time-expired problem at Template:Centralized discussion and WP:VPT#Loading Watchlist very slow, with no solutions offered as yet. Deor (talk) 14:14, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Roxy the dog: Forgot to ping, drat it. Deor (talk) 14:17, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping, but I already noticed your posts on my incredibly slow watchlist. I shall watch those other discussions too! - Roxy the grumpy dog. wooF 15:13, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Can't complete draft

I want to make an article about Gelly Break but there's not enough info I can use. :-( 5LMGVGOTY (talk) 14:18, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, 5LMGVGOTY. I'm afraid that if "there's not enough info I can use", then necessarily the subject will not meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability, because that depends almost entirely on published reliable sources. If the subject does not meet the criteria for notability, then no article about it is possible. ColinFine (talk) 14:34, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Biography

I think this is a separate question from the previous one, so I've added a header. --ColinFine (talk) 16:50, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Please i need clarification on what to do i am trying to post a biography of someone and this is the message am getting after submitting for review which i didn't understand

(This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.) Aamarafa15 (talk) 15:32, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

That message indicates that there is not sufficient reference material in the article to indicate that the subject is notable. Specifically, there need to be multiple sources about the subject which are reliable, independent of the subject, and cover the subject in reasonable depth (not just a mention, quote, blurb, or name-drop). If better reference material about the subject is available, use that within the article. If not, it is likely that the subject is not a suitable one for an article at this time. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 16:06, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

COURTESY: Draft:AMINA YUSUF GARBA,MON, mni "MON" is a government award. No idea what "mni" is. David notMD (talk) 18:43, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Someone is marking my photos for deletion for copyright issues.

These photos have no copyright issues. They are either taken by me, or by my friend Ghada, when we were there. Those 'violations' pointed to on Google maps were also taken by me or her...

the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hasan_Mosque

If I say they're mine... and someone doesn't believe me.. how do I prove they're mine? Teacher Samara (talk) 16:33, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Teacher Samara. The photos, and the proposed deletion, are all on Wikimedia Commons, not on Wikipedia, and you'll need to take it up there. I think the problem is that you also loaded the photos to Google, and so they appear on the web. I see that you have replied to the messages on your Commons user talk page c:User talk:Teacher Samara: the box to which you are replying says If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that. ColinFine (talk) 16:57, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm so busy tonight. I panicked when I saw that big red box... Thanks! Teacher Samara (talk) 16:59, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Teacher Samara, please be aware that you cannot upload photos that your friend Ghada took. Ghada holds those copyrights. You can only upload photos that you took. Cullen328 (talk) 23:31, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Recommendations for article topics

Hi..I want to ask some topics that I can create pages on and will be good value to the community. I think of topics but most of the times either there is an article on the topic already or the topic will not have good coverage to make one article. Can someone help? Laptopinmyhands (talk) 17:21, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Laptopinmyhands, and welcome to the Teahouse, and to Wikipedia. This is a reply I made to another question here last week, that I think is germane:

I remember when I was a new editor, long ago, and how I desperately wanted to "make my mark" by creating a new article. But I couldn't find a suitable topic, and never did. (In 20 000 edits in 17 years, I've only ever created a handful of articles). Creating new articles is not the only way to contribute to Wikipedia. For an inexperienced editor, it is an extremely difficult way, and likely to involve you in frustration and disappointment. You can add hundreds or thousands of times as much value to Wikipedia by making small improvements to some of our millions of existing articles, many of which are seriously in need of attention. Every single time you can clarify an unclear paragraph, find and cite a reliable source for some unsourced information, or remove some cruft or non-neutral wording from an article, you will be contributing more to Wikipedia than you ever could by creating a draft about a subject which does not currently meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability. I suggest you have a look at the "Help out" section of the Community portal. ColinFine (talk) 17:48, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello!

Happy to see you want to write articles, I completely relate to your situation, I was there once! For me, what really helped was WP:Requested Articles. I would really recommend checking it out, and browse the suggestions. Some people have already included references for you! If that doesn’t work out for you, maybe try researching into your local area and find topics which you could write articles about, which is what I did for Wally the Walrus and Piper’s Hole. Another thing that I found is that you don’t always have to know about a topic already in order to write an article about it, when I started John Henry Bell, I had no idea who he was, but I still had a lot of fun researching and writing the article. Any which way, I hope you enjoy Wikipedia and writing articles. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:56, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Improving existing articles is a mitzvah. David notMD (talk) 22:36, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello! I am always seeing the page Sonchus and seeing how many Sonchus species have not been covered. I am always trying to create those articles and I think it would be great if you helped with that. If you don't want to do that like HenryTemplo said is to look at the WP:Requested Articles or I might join a WikiProject. Have fun! 𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 22:58, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

WikiFauna

I just designed a new WikiFauna that I am hoping to submit. How do I submit a draft to that page? The draft is currently in my sandbox. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 20:37, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

There should be a button near the top that says “Submit your draft for review”. Speatle (talk to me) please ping me when replying to something I said. 21:45, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

hi CollectiveSolidarity and welcome to the teahouse! as this is a wikipedia-related essay, I believe this isn't AfC's area and you can move it directly to Wikipedia:WikiMime. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 00:46, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Only Talk page showing up on Google search

I recently created an article ("Carey R. Dunne") and now, when I search for it on Google using its title, the link that surfaces is the TALK page only. Same thing when I search using Wikipedia's search function. Can someone help me so that the Article, not the Talk page, is prioritized and shows up first? Thank you! Llmeyers (talk) 21:45, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Llmeyers: Welcome to the Teahouse. New pages aren't indexed by search engines like Google until a new pages patroller reviews it or 90 days have passed, whichever comes first. I didn't have any issues with getting to the article via Wikipedia's search bar. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:53, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Got it, thank you! For some reason I thought it had been reviewed by a patroller... Llmeyers (talk) 22:02, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Llmeyers: Not sure why that is happening to you, but when I search I get this Carey_R._Dunne RudolfRed (talk) 21:55, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Interesting, thanks RudolfRed. It seems like others aren't seeing what I'm seeing. Will circle back... Llmeyers (talk) 22:03, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

In case anyone else has intel on this problem, please lmk! Llmeyers (talk) 22:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Phabricator insists on e-mail

I tried to report a bug, but Phabricator INSISTED !! on accessing my user's data including e-mail, otherwise it would not allow me to report a bug.

I consider such behavior very user-fiendly - just like almost all the many commercial sites insist on cookies and/or registration including all personal details.

I don't have e-mail.

Why does Phabricator has to check all my user data just to allow me to report a bug!? I want an answer !!

Why does Phabricator has to insist on an e-mail. It already insists on the reporter to be registered (with a user name) and being logged in. Why is this not enough? I want an answer !!

Does Wikipedia has become commercial or what !? Steue (talk) 21:56, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Steue: I've never used it, but according to [5] the email address is required for verification. You can try asking at [6] to see if there is any alternative. RudolfRed (talk) 22:07, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, I will look and ask. Steue (talk) 23:38, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

You can set up a single-purpose email account if you don't want to use your personal email account. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:24, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Unclear inputmode and other problems in the input window for a new topic to the Teahouse.

My computer: Windows 8.1 and FireFox (latest version)

After I clicked on [Ask a question] and the window opened:

1. When this window opens then, to me, it is not visible in which input mode (I mean: "Visual Editor!" or "Source") this window is.

I would appreciate, if even before/above the title field there were these two buttons [Visual] and [Source], and it would be visible, at first glance, in which input mode the follwing input fields are.

2. Between the "Title" field and what I call the main field (in which there is the Word "Description") there are two kind of buttons ( [Visual] and [Source] ). I write "kind" because, by first sight, they are not recognizable as buttons. Above and below each is a horizontal line, but that's all; they don't look like buttons. Only by moving my mousepointer across them, it became visible, by the type of icon my mouspointer became or remained, that they must be buttons, and that one is currently disabled, probably because of the current input mode. So there is a lot of trying and guessing necessary.

3. The Word "Description"
In what I call the main field (in which there is the Word "Description") there is this word "Description". I tried to delete it, but it was not possible. I also tried to copy it (with [Ctrl]+[C]) to delete it as a whole, but this was not possible either. Only after I had inserted something into this field this word disappeared. For those who are used to this window, this behavior may be comfortable. But for someone who is there first, it is not obvious that this behavior will take place.

4. The name "Add topic" of the button
I was missing a button which "says" [Send]. To me, who is not grown up in English, it was not obvious that [Add topic] ment [Send].

Steue (talk) 23:00, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Steue: If you have suggestions to make about the Discussion and Reply tools, please go to Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:23, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Steue: For the "new discussion" feature, post your feedback and questions at [7] RudolfRed (talk) 00:12, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Changed name and now messages are going to my redirect talk page

I changed my name and got a message on my old talk page here [[8]] is there a way to keep this from happening so I can continue getting my messages for activities before the name change? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 02:11, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

hi Immanuelle and welcome to the teahouse! I've moved the discussion to your current talk page. it may be because the script Locomotive207 is using didn't detect that your username had changed and sent it to the old username's talk page. I believe it shouldn't happen anymore in the future unless you have multiple drafts under review. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 02:35, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

I do have multiple drafts under review so this will be a problem Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 02:44, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@Melecie I edited all my pending drafts such as this one Draft:Himetataraisuzu-hime to inclue my new username in the template. Do you think that will be enough? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 20:49, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Policy for fictional characters?

Hi, what is the policy used for fictional characters? Like in films, comics or web series? Laptopinmyhands (talk) 02:49, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

If you're asking about notability standards, the same for anything else. They must have significant in depth coverage outside of the fictional universe the character is in. Wikipedia:Notability (fiction) specifically addresses this. PRAXIDICAE💕 02:53, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@Laptopinmyhands, some guidance at WP:FICTION. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:46, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Twinkle

What is twinkle? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:700A:D79B:BA6C:5E70 (talk) 03:09, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

WP:TWINKLE —Mythdon (talk • contribs) 03:09, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:700A:D79B:BA6C:5E70. Twinkle is an anti-vandalism tool. More on that here. Basically, it can be used to revert edits, warn/welcome users, nominate pages for deletion, and a few more things. I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 03:10, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Unfortunately, only autoconfirmed users can use it, so because IPs don't have the autoconfirmed group, they can't use it. I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 03:11, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Edit Warring on Wikipedia

First off, my apologies if this is the wrong forum in which to bring up this question. If not, please point me to the right place to do so. I am just looking for some advice here. Two days ago, I made a few edits to some closely related pages on Wikipedia. However, they were very quickly reverted by a user who has made most of the past edits to each of those pages. They did not offer much in the way of an explanation as to why, only stating in the edit summary that they were reverting the page to its "last good version" (which seems to be the defense that they use to roll back pretty much all changes made to these articles). As such, I reinstated my changes, making sure to spell out even more carefully the reasoning behind my edits, and clearly state why I believed they were both relevant and necessary once again. Within minutes, the same user reversed those changes once again. At this point, I headed to the article's talk page, where I found that the only topic of discussion in the past centered around this very issue. A different editor faced the same situation, brought up the problem in the section I visited, and the user mentioned above responded with a short but negative message. I responded in this section, asking for people to share their opinions. Soon thereafter, another person offered their view and suggested a compromise solution which incorporated elements of my change as well as the original page, which was what the earlier user had been insisting on all along. They promptly went on to implement this compromise, which after some thought I agreed to as well. However, the editor I have been mentioning quickly reverted this edit as well. I also protested the undoing of some edits I had made at one of these pages which were irrelevant to the discussion at hand, and which nobody had ever vocally taken issue with. However, seemingly out of spite, the same member once again rolled back my other changes, this time with no explanation at all. It was at this point that this person left me a message on my talk page, accusing me of "edit warring" and threatening an immediate ban from editing. I sent back a notice to that user's talk page right away, explaining once more why I made the changes, and demanding their attention. When I did not receive a response for over 24 hours despite their speed in previously undoing my edits, I reinstated only the edits over which there was no controversy, keeping the rest of the page as they had left it, hoping for a swift resolution through dialogue on that article's talk page. Within minutes, those changes were undone as well, with the threat coming in the edit summary this time, but still with no reasoning given as to why it was done. I have refrained from completely reversing those reversions so far, as they are a far more experienced user than I am. However, I feel as though I have no other choice, and if they have an objection to the edits made by myself and others, they should be made to explain themselves and then discuss the issue later on through the talk page, rather than simply stonewalling the issue. Am I wrong to feel that my edits should be kept in place instead, at least until someone is able to raise a point as to what detriment they have caused, however flawed the logic in their reasoning? This is especially true because it is also the case that, insofar as a consensus exists, it is almost completely in favor of the changes that I have attempted to implement along with numerous other people, given that this person is the only one who did not support doing so. A Red Cherry (talk) 23:03, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

A Red Cherry, is this about Template:16TeamBracket-NHL Divisional? I see no relevant discussion on the talk page there. If not, what is it about? Maproom (talk) 07:31, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Discussion appears to be taking place at User talk:Deadman137. David notMD (talk) 09:26, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Why I can't create article on Izin Hash.

Hello, let me whether I can create Draft:Izin Hash page or not? Sarath Shibu (talk) 07:58, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

hi Sarath Shibu and welcome to the teahouse! there is a guideline determining whether an actor can have a Wikipedia article, perhaps take a look? it states that one may be included if they:

• [have] had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions; or
• [have] made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment.

if they meet this criteria, then they may have an article as long as you back this information up with a reliable source. happy editing! 💜  melecie  talk - 08:59, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Also, take the time to read WP:BLP and WP:YFA. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:02, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@Sarath Shibu With sources like [9][10][11] you probably can. However, you have to do it right or the article will not be accepted. It is essential that you learn how to add references correctly, see WP:TUTORIAL. If you don't, you are wasting your time.

And apart from WP:BLP, also take the time to read WP:MINORS. Don't rush it, take your time to get it right. Also very important, don't WP:COPYPASTE from sources, use your own words. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:17, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

You have created Draft:Izin Hash. Given that it contains very little content and no references, in its current state it has no potential to be accepted as an article if you submit it for review. His career to date is that he is a child model in advertisements for products. Personally, I doubt that meets Wikipedia's definition of notable. David notMD (talk) 09:30, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Note: OP has been blocked for sockpuppetry. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:28, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Question about strange sources in an approved article

Good evening. Please tell me why the sources in this article were approved by Wikipedia? In this rather voluminous article, there are only 2 sources, each of which is not reliable (or am I mistaken?). Explain, please.

Article: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Robo_Blast_2 0Renovate0 (talk) 11:28, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

0Renovate0 Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. It is difficult for us to speak to something on the Spanish Wikipedia, as each language version of Wikipedia is a separate project, with their own editors and policies. You should ask your question on that version of Wikipedia to get the best answer. There should be a Help Desk area(though I do not know what it is called in Spanish). I can say that Wikipedia does not "approve" or "disapprove" sources(except in rare cases like the Daily Mail which has been banned as a source), but editors arrive at a consensus as to whether or not a source is appropriate to use. 331dot (talk) 11:31, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Your link is to the Spanish Wikipedia, so for details you will have to ask there (each Wikipedia language version is a separate project with different standards for sourcing). I would call that article WP:FANCRUFT. On English Wikipedia we have Sonic Robo Blast 2 as a re-direct to a list of unofficial Sonic media, with only a small comment. Incidentally, there is no "approval" mechanism in general for sourcing as anyone can be WP:BOLD and add content to Wikipedia articles. However, we do maintain a list of reliable sources and editors do often remove material that is not reliably sourced, as part of our WP:BRD process. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

New editor w/ photo to add

Hi. I have never tried to edit an article. I wanted to add a mug shot to an article on an entry about a serial killer recently convicted. It was previously in the system. However a bot deleted it claiming copyright issues. However it was a mug shot. So I’m not sure whether it belonged in the commons or not (The reason the bot reportedly deleted the mug shot was that it was supposed to come from local, a difference I don’t understand). However it is not covered by a copyright because it is a mug shot.

In any event I don’t have enough edits to be able to put the picture back into the system nor do I know how. Can someone help me? VoxFugit (talk) 11:30, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello VoxFugit and welcome to Wikipedia. There have been previous debates about the use of mugshots and we have a policy on that stated at WP:MUGSHOT. I don't know which article you are referring to, as your account has no other edit except this one at the Teahouse. Assuming the person has indeed been convicted, a mugshot may be a valid addition but you would have to show that it was not covered by copyright (or had an appropriate license for use on Wikipedia) in the jurisdiction where it was taken. What makes you think that this is the case? (In the USA, mugshots taken by government officials are public domain but that may not be the case elsewhere) Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:50, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

I think that is only federal mugshots, states may be different. 331dot (talk) 13:23, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Not enough reliable sources for my article. What I can do?

Good evening. I wrote an article about a video game and when I checked the list of articles I didn't find any verified sources about this game. But the existence of the videogame is obvious and confirmed in many social networks, as well as in quite convincing and conscientious resources like GameJolt. What can I do in this situation? My article: Draft:Sonic Omens 0Renovate0 (talk) 13:07, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

0Renovate0 Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. If there are no independent reliable sources with significant coverage of this game, it would not merit a Wikipedia article at this time. Mere existence is insufficient for an article. There isn't much you can do about that; no amount of editing can confer notability on a topic. 331dot (talk) 13:15, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the answer is "Don't write the article." This sucks. We all know the feeling when your work goes to waste, and it sucks. casualdejekyll 13:20, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@0Renovate0: Game Jolt appears to be billed as a social community platform, which suggests that a lot of its content is user-generated, which lowers the reliability of the source. TV Tropes also suffers from the same issue, so that will see very little use as a reliable source. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:37, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Game Jolt is a site anyone can upload games to, and its use here constitutes a primary source. casualdejekyll 21:24, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@0Renovate0: I will start by pointing out that this is not in my wheelhouse, so these suggestions may by totally unhelpful. I am wondering whether you have checked for sources that refer to this game only by "Sonic 2020" before switching the name to "Sonic Omens", e.g. https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/24/sonic-hedgehog-vr-sonic-2020-prepare-sage-fan-game-expo-12895521/ ?

The other possibility would be to post your article at one of the numerous other wikis. I know that still sucks, but perhaps it sucks less. Fabrickator (talk) 22:11, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. Yeah, I saw this article, but I'm not sure if the site is reliable. As for publishing on other wikis - I'll think. 0Renovate0 (talk) 22:35, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Can you suggest other wiki sites that might be suitable for Wikipedia? 0Renovate0 (talk) 22:40, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@0Renovate0: You might find the information in Wikipedia:Alternative outlets helpful. Some of it may be a bit outdated, but it should give you a general idea as to what might work for you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:49, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@0Renovate0: Let's clarify here; wikis are virtually never suitable as citations to Wikipedia, as most of them are user-generated. There are other wikis out there that have different policies than Wikipedia, which may allow your content to be posted. Usually FANDOM wikis cover many of these niche subjects. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:47, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

How can I stop a vandal?

At Abraham Lincoln editor fictious librarian repeatedly reverts my edits (and I revert his). His are inaccurate, and at Talk:Abraham Lincoln I have explained why. There is no possible good-faith argument for his edits, which is why I am justified in calling him a vandal. Maurice Magnus (talk) 13:13, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Maurice Magnus Please do not edit war, even if you are correct. That you disagree with an edit does not make it vandalism. If you have attempted talk page discussion, there are avenues of dispute resolution available. You may also report edit warring to WP:ANEW. 331dot (talk) 13:18, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Maurice Magnus and Fictiouslibrarian, you are both engaging in an edit war, and you both need to stop doing so and discuss the matter (as you have started doing). The purpose of discussion is to achieve consensus, and that in turn requires a willingess to listen to others' arguments: if you go into the discussion with an attitude of "I'm right and you're wrong", it will not be productive. If you really cannot reach agreement, then please follow the steps in dispute resolution.

And in answer to your last question, Maurice, no. In editing Wikipedia vandalism means editing in a way which is intended to damage Wikipedia. That does not appear to be the case here: you have a content dispute. ColinFine (talk) 13:24, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Biographical info

I am considering setting up a biographical page supporting a non profit scholarship. How and how much? 50.82.182.222 (talk) 13:26, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello and welcome. Wikipedia does not have "pages", it has articles. Wikipedia does not charge for its use- but it is not a means of promotion or a place to just tell about the existence of a topic. It is a place to summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about a topic, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of notability. Writing a new article is the hardest task to attempt on Wikipedia, and it's good to first gain experience and knowledge by editing existing articles, so you get a feel for how Wikipedia operates and what is expected of article content. If you create an account, you may also use the new user tutorial. If you still want to attempt to create a new article, you should first gather at least three independent reliable sources that have chosen on their own to write about the topic- and not based on materials put out by the topic such as press releases, announcements, or interviews- and then visit Articles for Creation to start the process. If you are associated with this topic, please read about conflict of interest and paid editing. 331dot (talk) 13:40, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello and welcome. As stated in ther above post we here at Wikipedia are nonprofit. We do not ask for any money for the use of this site. I encourage you to follow the above links to the articles they will help you. Happy editing. Mschulz75 (talk) 15:11, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Why do these not exist?

Categories for "Mononymous musicians" (or "Musicians who use mononyms") and "Soccer controversies". --2A01:36D:1201:34D:7D00:1DA5:F1DE:F9D7 (talk) 13:41, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi, IP user, and welcome to the Teahouse! I don't know about the first category, but you might be looking for Category:Association football controversies? Perfect4th (talk) 13:59, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello 2A01 . . . F9D7! A category for Mononymous musicians probably doesn't exist simply because no-one's thought of making it before (or they have, but decided it was too much work). Every editor "working" on Wikipedia is an unpaid volunteer who does whatever they choose to do – none of us get tasks assigned to us.

If you think such a category is a good idea, be Bold, and go ahead and create it: once it exists, others might agree it's a good idea and contribute to applying it. The worse that can happen (and I don't think it would) is that someone disagrees with having it so much that they Revert it, in which case you can Discuss it with them and maybe change their mind: this is the standard procedure of WP:BRD by which a great deal gets done (and sometimes undone) here. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.208.88.97 (talk) 14:30, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

An alternative approach to the BOLD one suggested by 90.208 is to open a discussion at WT:CATP. ColinFine (talk) 14:34, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

We have a very long List of one-word stage names. Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:49, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Question related to book cover artwork.

I posted this question to the Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind talk page and was referred here to see if an experienced editor could weigh in. I have looked over WP:NONFICTION and did not see anything about books with multiple language editions.

Would it be within Wikipedia guidelines for books to update the cover art image of the book found at the top of the page? The current image is for the Hebrew first edition. The cover art for the English edition already exists on Wikimedia Commons but it is not the artwork from the official English first edition from Harper Collins. The artwork from Harper Collins is the image most readers of this page will likely be familiar with and be able to read, and the one used by the author on his personal website. If the current artwork is preferred, would it be appropriate to add the cover art for the English edition elsewhere in the page? LightBulb22 (talk) 15:36, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, LightBulb22. If the copy in Commons is truly freely licensed, then no, a non-free image may not be added, according to WP:NFCC, and the existing non-free image should be removed and replaced by the free image. But I don't believe that File:Sapiens-uma-breve-historia-da-humanidade-livro-yuval-harari-320001-MLB20265211115 032015-O.jpg is validly licensed, and I have nominated it for deletion. If it is deleted, then I can see no argument against replacing a non-free image by a more appropriate non-free image in the article. ColinFine (talk) 19:52, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Are u allowed to put gifs

are u allowed to put gifs? Demonlord189 (talk) 16:55, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@Demonlord189: Hello Demonlord! THe answer is it depends. Depending on the context, a GIF may or may not be allowed. An example of when a GIF would be allowed would be to showcase gameplay in an article relating to a video game where a picture wouldn't do very good at providing enough context (for example, the GIF used on the article Baba Is You). However, a GIF such as a meme GIF isn't allowed. So it would depend on what you want to add a GIF to. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 16:58, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

ok thxs Demonlord189 (talk) 17:01, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@Demonlord189: No problem! If you have any more questions feel free to ask them here at the Teahouse! ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 17:02, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

ok will do Demonlord189 (talk) 17:07, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Help

How do i make a wiki page about my epic youtube channel Grongo King (talk) 23:42, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@Grongo King: Welcome to the Teahouse. For the most part, you don't. Only subjects that pass Wikipedia's notability guidelines stay on the encyclopedia, and most YouTube channels don't meet the criteria. You would also have a conflict of interest, and you would be strongly recommended to disclose your COI. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:50, 2 May 2022 (UTC)