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April 22

NYC Mayor

Hi,

In New York City mayoral election, 2017 #Results there is a weird code sequence I cannot get rid of. Can someone help please?

Thanks.

WhatsUpWorld (talk) 02:08, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@WhatsUpWorld: I undid this unlikely edit, which broke the formatting. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:55, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Move draft to article space

I just finished my draft of a movie, and I’m trying to get it moved/published to the article space, but the instructions I found are not working for me. How do I do this?

Thanks! MissTofATX (talk) 02:58, 22 April 2018 (UTC)MissTofATX[reply]

Hello MissTofATX. I guess you are talking aboout Draft:Teenage Seductress (1975 Film). You could simply move it to article space, but I don't recommend that unless you are pretty sure it meets the standard for an article. A better solution, when it's ready, is to submit it for review by inserting {{subst:submit}} (with the double curly brackets) at the top. In time, a reviewer will look at it, and either accept it and move it to main space, or decline it and give you the reasons.

However, it is not worth submitting it at present, because it hasn't got a single reference. Please remember that Wikipedia has no interest whatever in what a random person on the internet thinks or knows about a subject - whether that random person is you, me, or anybody else. All Wikipedia articles need to be entirely based on what reliable published sources say about the subject, and ideally these sources should be cited: please see referencing for beginners.

Two other points: first, the parenthesised explanation "(1975 Film)" should not be in the title unless it is required to distinguish the article from something else with the same name. Don't worry about that now, though: the accepting reviewer will sort it out when they move it to main space. More seriously, the image is almost certainly not acceptable for copyright reasons. Images can be uploaded to Commons only if they are free for reuse (i.e. have been explicitly released by the copyright owner). This is rarely the case for film posters, and unless you can provide evidence that this has been released, it will shortly be deleted from Commons. However, Wikipedia articles about films and books do sometimes use images of their posters according to the non-free content criteria. Such images must be uploaded to Wikipedia itself, not Commons, and all the criteria must be met. One of the criteria is that the image must be used in at least one article in main-space, so if you go that route, you will need to wait until the article has been moved into main space before uploading the image. Please see WP:Image use policy. --ColinFine (talk) 08:41, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@ColinFine:, Yes that is the movie. the ability to "move" the draft was what I was referring to when I said I had instructions that were not working for me. Where are good places to look for movie posters/images to utilize in such a reference? What I had now was a movie poster image. What qualifies as a proper reference for the movie? I've read lots of film plots on wiki and have not seen something specifically referencing it?

thanks! MissTofATX (talk) 09:05, 22 April 2018 (UTC)MissTofATX[reply]

Hello again MissTofATX. I should give up worrying about the image for the moment. You're unlikely to find a free-for-use image, so it's irrelevant until the article is in mainspace. Images are icing on the cake anyway: the important thing about an article is its references.

It's established that the film itself can be used as the source for the plot summary (see MOS:PLOT). But unless you get some solid reliable references about the film, the article will never be accepted, because you will not have established that the film is notable. Wikipedia is only interested in subjects where several people, unconnected with the subject, have chosen to write in some depth about it, and been published in reliable places. That is what the bulk of every Wikipedia article should be based on: a plot summary is only a little more important than an image. See WP:NOTPLOT--ColinFine (talk) 09:31, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to .30-378 Weatherby Magnum

gdoo1 i dont know how this reference go in here but i didnt refer to it,,,and dont know how to remove it....The reference, if any is needed is me. I was there at the time and am writing the facts from that position — Preceding unsigned comment added by William strickland (talk • contribs) 04:12, 22 April 2018 UTC (UTC)

Edits based on a Wikipedia editor's personal activities are not allowed. Per WP:V edits must be based on reliable, published sources. Jc3s5h (talk) 05:07, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Change in a (hidden) table

Hello, I wanted to modify the table contained in "Plantations of Louisiana"; when I click on "Edit" I don't find the table...It seems it is referenced somewhere else. Where do I have to go to change some faulty entries? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RBETZ (talk • contribs) 10:27, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@RBETZ: I guess you mean List of plantations in Louisiana. The code is there. Click the Edit tab at top of the page or the edit link at the heading of the section you want to edit. Maybe you clicked edit at the following section. If you mean another page then please post a link to it. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:09, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be certain, if you click "Edit" you will get the visual editor which displays the page almost as the page renders to the reader. If you are not familiar with vis-ed, might be be best to click "Edit source" to display the code. Eagleash (talk) 16:13, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Editor seeking suggestions for articles to edit

Re:what kind of article would u reccomend me to start editing?[1] I vaguely recall running across something that will recommend articles to edit, but I'm not finding it with quick searches. Are they still available? Can someone provide other suggestions for WikiPro04? --Ronz (talk) 15:28, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe User:SuggestBot. See also Wikipedia:GettingStarted#Try it out and Wikipedia:Community portal#Help out. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:43, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

My signature.

Hello, I'm trying to make a signature (code is this:In Memoriam A.H.H.^{Hear ye!}), However, Wikipedia says there is an error and won't let me use it as a wiki markup. Your help will be appreciated concerning my signature. Thanks. In Memoriam A.H.H. (I am good at fighting windmills.) 20:38, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Might be better to ask at WP:VPT. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 20:59, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Write lowercase <sup>...</sup>: In Memoriam A.H.H.^{Hear ye!}. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:07, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Warning.

Hello,

I've worked on some pages, for example Lanzarote Airport. When I was editing I accidentally deleted something. Now, I feel bad, because I've got a warning (I think). I was editing some information when someone deleted my changes and said; caution. What do I have to do? Daniël Nefs (talk) 21:28, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Daniel Nefs: Hello, the problem seems to be ethat you added a date in respect of service resumption without providing a reliable source to corroborate your information. It's not a particularly serious situation — some editors would probably have given a milder 'caution as a result of your edit. As it says at your talk page you are quite at liberty to restore the information providing you supply a source. Please see WP:RS for what consitutes a good source and WP:REFB for a guide to adding citations. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 22:41, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I understand, but at the wikipedia page of Groningen Airport Eelde does these dates come from. I can put in a source at the english one. Daniël Nefs (talk) 07:56, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Daniel Nefs: If there is information at a Wikipedia page which is referenced you can use it in another Wiki. page. However, you must provide an independent reliable source. (You can use the same source, it does not have to be in English). You cannot use a Wiki page as a reference (see WP:UGC). If you copy content from one Wiki. page to another, you must attribute it per WP:CWW. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 08:15, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, that's clear. Thank you Daniël Nefs (talk) 12:16, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question by Iain C. Phillips

How do I "escalate" a Talk piece to a Wikipedia contribution? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iain C. Phillips (talk • contribs) 22:15, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Iain C. Phillips: I am assuming you mean this [2]. You can check out this page, WP:YFA, which will guide you on creating a draft for a Wikipedia article. I would recommend checking out WP:Notability and WP:RS first, as all articles must pass Wikipedia's notability criteria and have reliable, third party sources. Please note that if you have a close connection with the subject it must be declared (check out WP:PSCOI). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:21, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Upon further investigation, it looks like all or a majority of that content is copied from (http://www.johanengels.net/about-johan/). Please note that Wikipedia has strict rules about copyright and all text added to Wikipedia must be in your own words (with some minor exceptions). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:30, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]