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January 16

Creating an article

Pls how do I create an article on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Are you guys okay (talk • contribs) 02:59, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Are you guys okay: The place to start is at WP:YFA, which will show you all the steps and then you can use the wizard there to create a draft for review. Creating a new article is not an easy task for a new user. The usual advice is to start with working to improve existing articles instead, and then when you have more experience work on creating a new article. RudolfRed (talk) 03:34, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Are you guys okay: the very first step is to make sure the subject of the article is notable: See WP:N. If the subject is not notable by our definition, then it cannot have a Wikipedia article, and if such an article sneaks in anyway, it will be deleted. We can and will help you solve any other problems as you create your article, but there is no way we can fix a lack of notability. see WP:AMOUNT. Sadly, we delete more than 200 articles every single day, almost always due to lack of notability.-Arch dude (talk) 16:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Locked edit page

How do I suggest an edit on a page that is locked, due to vandalism? There is a slight mistake on the Clarence Thomas page.

Thank you, Alaina16 (talk) 05:57, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Alaina16. To request an edit to the Clarence Thomas page, you may put {{Edit semi-protected}} into a new section at Talk:Clarence Thomas alongside the requested change to the article. SkyWarrior 06:10, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @ SkyWarrior. I appreciate the help. Alaina16 (talk) 06:15, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Locking certain 'facts' and not locking others is censoring your primary purpose.

You have sold out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.75.98.128 (talk) 06:44, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you have reliable sources that we can use or argue for sources to be considered reliable, we'll take them or listen. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 06:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

We cannot respond to general complaints. If you have specific concerns about a particular article, please direct them to the article talk page. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state, and gives due weight to how information is covered by those sources. If reliable sources are missing, or not being summarized accurately, we want to know about it.

Also note that Wikipedia does not claim to be free of bias, nor does it claim to be a reliable source itself. Wikipedia presents the sources to readers so they can evaluate and judge them for themselves. You need not agree with what they say and Wikipedia does not make claims as to truth, only that the information herein can be verified. 331dot (talk) 12:36, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note also that we do not lock an article based on its content. We lock an article that has been subjected to frequent disruptive editing (i.e., editing that does not follow our rules and guidelines). This often happens when there are two "sides" to an issue. In a typical situation, a newcomer will see something they disagree with and will edit to "fix" it without realizing that Wikipedia requires that the "fix" must cite a reliable source. When the new material is removed, the newcomer assumes censorship instead of learning the proper way to edit. -Arch dude (talk) 16:25, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

work and learn

welcome to my page

how to make pdf file

01.go to ms word your computer 02.then select blanck document 03.after type any somethings 04.then go to save bar 05.then go to save as type bar 06.then select pdf 07.then save — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadew.0den (talk • contribs) 12:28, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Sadew.0den: This is not a general help desk, sorry. We only deal with questions about using or editing Wikipedia. Victor Schmidt (talk) 13:12, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Questioning the Artikel?

Why is there not a standard Link for questioning the articel?

e.g. Surfski = the ultimate fintess machine Questioning: How does rowing is a perfect crosstraining for elite kayaking, like surfski?

This should be used like a creative impulse to enhance the articles probably in the future... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.150.7.185 (talk) 12:57, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you have questions about the content of an article or improving an article, you may use the article talk page. Article talk pages, however, are not for general discussion of the subject or promoting the subject. 331dot (talk) 12:59, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

locked pages

Hi - Just a quick question about whether semi-locked pages expire at all? The Cardiff Council page has been locked for a while but other municipal councils don't have this added protection. What is the best way to query a locked page with other editors? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.242.202.83 (talk) 16:28, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@87.242.202.83: page protections may or may not expire, depending on the anture of the issiues that led to protection. In case of Cardiff Council, the page has been protected since 2014 for persisitent COI socking. You can make an edit request on the article talkpage Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Praxidicae actions are becoming tantamount to chasing 'Africa Composers' page off Wikipedia and stopping any page updates and edits.

It appears as if the African Composers Wikipedia page is being chased off Wikipedia EVEN DURING editing. The page is still being edited and is already being chased out.

The chasing is being done by a Wikipedia user named "Praxidicae" @Praxidicae . — Preceding unsigned comment added by W3d3PD (talk • contribs) 18:00, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

W3d3PD, Wikipedia list articles tend only to list people that Wikipedia hosts articles about, or at least include reliable sources supporting the inclusion of individuals on the list. Looking at the history of African composers, I see that Praxidicae has tried removing the names that were both unsourced, and did not have an article to link to, but you have repeatedly reverted their efforts. I don't think that they are trying to drive you off - it looks like they are trying to ensure that the list complies with our policies and guidelines. If you're still working on the list, you could consider moving it into draft space until you're finished with it? Then you could keep working on it until it's fully sourced. I can do this for you, if you're not sure how to do it yourself. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 18:15, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

PINGing @Praxidicae. Seagull123 Φ 18:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello :Girth Summit.

Thank you for responding to my inquiry. Yes, please move the page to draft for me. Thanks. W3d3PD (talk) 18:53, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

W3d3PD, done. Please take a look at WP:NLIST, which might be helpful. GirthSummit _(blether) 19:07, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello :Girth Summit.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

W3d3PD (talk) 22:21, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake in the content

Hi,

I was checking the below link and i found one sentense as a blunder mistake. Please correct it immediately.

URL: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Indra_(2002_film)

Cast Chiranjeevi as Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana Teja Sajja as Young Indrasena Reddy Aarthi Agarwal as Best Sonali Bendre as Lanja — Preceding unsigned comment added by Balaji.Iska (talk • contribs) 18:08, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Balaji.Iska. Theres are no restrictions on that article preventing you from making the change yourself (with reference to a reliable source, obviously). --Paul ❬talk❭ 18:47, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestion regarding Indra (2002 film). When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Seagull123 Φ 18:50, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merging proposition

Maybe Javier Ordóñez protests could be merged into 2019–2020 Colombian protests, of which it is a part of? It would cleanup the infobox too. Aquatic Ambiance (talk) 19:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Aquatic Ambiance, you may want to discuss the possibility of a merge at Talk:Javier Ordóñez protests first. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 19:19, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tenryuu, I did, but no one responds. Aquatic Ambiance (talk) 19:11, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Aquatic Ambiance, if no one responded, you can take the silence to mean implicit consensus and be bold with the move. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 19:16, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tenryuu, done. Hope I didn't make any mistakes. Thanks for your help. Aquatic Ambiance (talk) 20:48, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Influence of Sea Power upon History - Showing its Wikisource info more clearly

Hi, I became interested in this book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History and found out there was a copy of it on Wikisource. However, on the wiki article about it, the link showing there is a copy of it is right at the bottom - a bit obscure. I wanted to know, if within the rules of Wikipedia, if bringing this link to a more prominent location would be possible at all - say underneath the infobox on the page? I just think it could be missed and it's a great source to have that might be overlooked because of the location!

Also, does this link show up on other platforms like the mobile version?

Jamzze (talk) 19:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Jamzze. WP:MOSSIS (which is a current style guideline) says that "Most box-type templates such as {{Commons}} shown at right should be put at the beginning of the last section of the article (which is usually, but not necessarily, the "External links" section) so that boxes will appear next to, rather than below, the list items". However, in a footnote, it says "There are exceptions to this general rule. For example, ... a {{wikisource}} template might appear to the right of a TOC if an article is about a treaty to which Wikisource has the original text.". So there is precedent for putting the Wikisource link near the top in some cases. I suggest you either 1) open a discussion about this on the article's talk page, and if nobody has objected in a week or so, move it; or 2) just go ahead and move it yourself. If you do move it, I suggest that you explain in your edit summary, referencing "[[WP:MOSSIS]] footnote a". If somebody undoes your edit because "that's not where it goes", then you would open a discussion with them on the talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 20:13, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! That was extremely helpful Jamzze (talk) 10:43, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Visual Editor Not Working

Hello, I am new to Wikipedia and am trying to edit pages with the visual editor. I have followed the instructions to use the visual editor but it does not seem to work. I have also read the trouble shooting information on the visual editor page. My browser is safari and up to date. My os is MacOSX and it is also up to date. All of my settings seem to be in order for the visual editor to work but it does not show up. Thank You for your help. Robertconnorluce (talk) 19:27, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Robertconnorluce, what do you mean by "not seem to work"? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 19:42, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tenryuu: When I go to a page and click the edit button only the markup editor shows up and I do not see a way to turn on the visual editor. Robertconnorluce (talk) 20:10, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Robertconnorluce, that sounds like you didn't enable the visual editor in your Preferences. Under the Editing tab, double-check that "Disable visual editor while it is still in beta" is unchecked. You might want to change "Editing mode" to "Show me both editor tabs" just to be on the safe side. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 20:26, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Robertconnorluce: What happens when you click here? PrimeHunter (talk) 21:26, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Tenryuu and PrimeHunter:, I looked at the preferences and the box was not checked. I then I click reset to default preferences and now I can use the Visual Editor. I am not sure what the issue was because all of my settings were default anyway but it is working now. Thank you for you help. Robertconnorluce (talk) 23:08, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Psychology

What is the generally accepted definition of passive-aggressive behavior? Please also provide at least one example of this. 162.17.243.194 (talk) 19:46, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Have you read the Wikipedia article Passive-aggressive behavior? If that does not answer your question, then the best place to post it again is at the Science section of the Reference Desk. (This page is for questions about using and editing Wikipedia, not general knowledge). --ColinFine (talk) 20:16, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Remove My Profile Please

To Whom It May Concern,

I would be most apprecitive if you would kindly remove my profile.

Thanking you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Dr. Carolyn Farb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.138.116.21 (talk) 23:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello 70.138.116.21 IP Editor! As we cannot determine if you are indeed Carolyn Farb, it is going to be very difficult to accept prima facie that you have any particular interest in the purported article. Even if you are Carolyn Farb however, there are certain policies that would have to be followed for any article to be deleted. You must demonstrate that the article covers a person that is not notable, as described in wp:basic, and gain consensus for such a delete, as described in wp:BIODEL. I hope this has been helpful, BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}})} 00:01, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia whose goal is to have an article on every notable subject. Our Carolyn Farb article is about a notable person. We will not delete it. The desires of the subject have (almost) nothing to do with a deletion decision. We can however correct any error if we have a reliable published source for the correction. The subject of an article has no more control of an article's content than does any other Wikipedia editor. -Arch dude (talk) 03:28, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]