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April 12

Parentheses within parentheses

Could anyone please tell me if it's ever acceptable to use parentheses within a parenthetical? For an example analogous to what inspired this, "(Ambrose Bierce wrote 'An Inhabitant of Carcosa' (1886))".--Thylacine24 (talk) 07:53, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Preferably not, because it's a sign you should rephrase, but yes it's possible. See this thread, but in general this forum is for asking questions about editing Wikipedia, not general questions. Shushugah (talk) 08:35, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Shushugah: Thanks, and sorry to ask it here, but I wasn't sure if Wikipedia had a particular policy about it or not, since the Manual of Style didn't seem to have anything to say about it, other than maybe an example sentence about Hamlet.--Thylacine24 (talk) 09:28, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Thylacine24: Per MOS:BRACKET (where presumably you saw the sentence about Hamlet), square brackets should be used for parentheses within parentheses, so (Ambrose Bierce wrote "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" [1886]) would be preferred. Deor (talk) 16:52, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Deor: Thanks, but I've rephrased the parenthetical that inspired this as a phrase surrounded by commas.--Thylacine24 (talk) 18:59, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How do I make a new Article?

Just wondering cause I can not find it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fun81 (talk • contribs) 14:41, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See Your first article for details. However, it's worth noting creating a brand new page from scratch is one of the hardest things to do on wikipedia, so you should get some experience editing existing pages. You also cannot move pages to mainspace until you are autoconfirmed, but you can create in draftspace and submit to be promoted. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:50, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think, @Lee Vilenski: that our relatively new colleague @Fun81: is already autoconfirmed. However, the record of contributions contains many that were reverted. Jim.henderson (talk) 14:56, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, @Jim.henderson: this is what happens when you try discussing on the talk page, fail because the admins already perfected the article, you start sneaking and changing articles(not vandalizing), get reverted, then decide to edit stubs, still get reverted, and then make your own damn article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Fun81 (talk • contribs)

help needed

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Donallogue (talk • contribs) 17:27, 12 April 2021 (UTC) [reply]

@Donallogue: - How can we help you? Mjroots (talk) 17:45, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If this is about Talk:Donal Logue#Birthdate, it appears to have been sorted. If it's something else, Donal, please let us know and we’ll try to help. Pelagic ( messages ) – (08:29 Wed 14, AEDT) 21:29, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Someone may want to point out to Donallogue that he, being the subject of the article Donal Logue, should not be editing the article directly, and should declare his COI and probably get a new user name.--Quisqualis (talk) 08:23, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Quisqualis They don't need a new username, as their identity has been verified via OTRS according to their talkpage. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:27, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've issued a uw-coi, and explained the situation further. Mjroots (talk) 18:39, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Donal hasn’t touched the article for over a year, and his main motivation for doing so is now resolved via OTRS. There's a good chance he might not log in again, or might not know what to do with all the alerts about pings and talk page messages. As far as I can tell all the i’s are dotted and t’s crossed. I even updated Wikidata. Pelagic ( messages ) – (08:06 Thu 15, AEDT) 21:06, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Can I add a photo to a Wikipedia page.

How Can I add a photo to a Wikipedia page?PatARobinsonPhotos (talk) 18:39, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The answer is that anyone can upload pictures under the correct licencing. I think one's account must be a certain number of days old. However your username may well be against policy. And if you are a professional photographer you are likely to have a potential conflict of interest if you are using photos in any manner to promote your business. Please read WP:PAID and WP:COI Fiddle Faddle 18:52, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You can upload any file that you are able to completely release all rights to right now at Wikimedia Commons, using the same login credentials you use on Wikipedia. Commons is the worldwide image repository for all Wikimedia Foundation projects. However, they absolutely do not accept any works that are subject to copyright, those would still have to be uploaded directly to Wikipedia with an appropriate fair use rationale, which is a fairly involved process, hence why it is restricted to users who are confirmed. The idea is that you take a little time to learn the basics of the project before you start trying to license images for release here. However, there is also the files for upload process that allows you to request that another user assist you with it. All that being said I also have the exact same concerns about your username and possible conflict of interest. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:44, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I assume Beeblebrox meant to link to WP:FFU. Victor Schmidt (talk) 20:05, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

indeed, forgot the WP prefix, fixed. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:15, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PatARobinsonPhotos: Here is a slightly different view. We welcome high-quality professional photographs. Thank you if you are willing to provide them. We rigorously comply with copyright law, which for modern photos means we need the copyright holder (almost always the photographer) to license the copyright to us. In keeping with our philosophy, the license must be CC-BY-SA or some less-restrictive license, all of which let anyone, not just us, use the photo, with attribution, for any purpose. Many professional photographers understandably will not provide such a license for their work. Some professionals choose to provide a lower-resolution image with the appropriate license. If you decide to proceed and you have additional questions, please come back here and we can help. -Arch dude (talk) 22:27, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Act

Date of weac And jamb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.101.214 (talk)

This is not a coherent request for help with anything on Wikipedia.Please rephrase. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:16, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Create articles yourself vs

What is the difference between create articles yourself vs submitting work to Articles for creation? Thanks.Palisades1 (talk) 21:02, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A few things. Articles for Creation entries are in Draft and as such can be worked on until they are ready to be submitted and additionally help can be asked for in both improving the article *and* determining whether or not it should be created at all. (Certain people or things simply aren't notable enough for articles and no amount of improvement will help. A user needs to have a certain number of edits in order to create an article. And a new user creating an article from scratch that won't go through the article for Discussion to be deleted is extremely difficult.Naraht (talk) 21:06, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Palisades, if you create an article directly, you are saying "I am confident that I can make it good enough immediately to stay in main space". If you can, that's fine. If you can't, then there's a few different things that might happen. Another editor might see it, and go "That's not quite there, but it's an interesting topic, so I'll do a bit of work on it and bring up to the minimum standard to be retained". Another is that an editor will say "That looks like a worthwhile topic, but the article really isn't in the right league yet", and move it to Draft, where you (or anybody else) can continue developing it. Other possibilities, less welcome for you, are that an editor says "I don't think that meets our standard of notability" and takes it to articles for deletion: a discussion will ensue, but unless you (or somebody) can find the sources required to establish notability, it will get deleted. Another possibility, even less gratifying, is that an editor will say "I don't know whether the subject is notable, but this article is so promotional that it can't be rescued", and nominate it for speedy deletion. Now, editors may have those reactions to a draft you create, of course; but it will not get summarily deleted unless it is a copyright infringement or totally unsalvageable; and editors and reviewers will be more willing to work with you to get it up to scratch. --ColinFine (talk) 21:46, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Boxers from New York

John Vargas known as Johnny boy Vargas ( Boxrec.com) is a former professional boxer with the record of 18-1 10 KO retired also a 1998 Daily news golden glove champion , Empire State games champion Nyc Metro Champion . Born and raised in the Soundview Section of the Bronx .— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:186:4581:2540:ddb6:143a:3410:ab73 (talk • contribs) 12 April 2021 22:31 (UTC)

Hello, do you have a question about how to use or edit Wikipedia? If so please feel free to ask it here. Eagleash (talk) 22:36, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]