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February 7

Creating articles without request

Hi, I have always been used the Article wizard to create articles. However, a user recently wrote on my talk page: "Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request". How can I do this? Armenshirazd (talk) 01:04, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Armenshirazd you can search the article title you want to edit, and click the red link that says The page [article title] does not exist. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 01:05, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks! Appreciate your prompt reply. Armenshirazd (talk) 01:08, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick message to say, whilst you can directly create articles, doing so well is incredibly hard (especially if you are new). You may find it more suitable to still create and publish a draft instead. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:32, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Armenshirazd Welcome! Creating a new article from scratch is extremely challenging, and new editors are strongly recommended to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by making improvements to some of our existing six million articles before trying it. When you do decide to have a go at a new article, you are highly encouraged to read WP:Your first article. If you haven't already also check out WP:TUTORIAL; it's a lot of fun! Happy editing! ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 07:33, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It looks to me like Armenshirazd has already made quite a few articles! Recon rabbit 16:24, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry but by mistaken i have removed some content from your website of the Project stargate .

I am going to add some more information to the website but due to the lag in my handset it will remove and some other was moreover removed and published . So please help me and reachieve the content that was already written. Thanks you Saksham9451 (talk) 03:39, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Saksham9451: Thanks for letting us know. Another editor has already reverted your edits to Stargate Project. In the future if you want to undo an edit, go to the page history and click the "undo" button. RudolfRed (talk) 03:57, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PAGE SUBMISSION

Hello how do i submit my page for review? Tatisel (talk) 07:46, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: User:Tatisel/sandbox

hi @Tatisel and welcome to Wikipedia! you may submit your draft by pressing the submit button in the draft banner I have placed in your sandbox. happy editing! 💜 melecie talk - 08:18, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In this form the draft has approximately zero chance of being accepted as an article. It is an unsourced or poorly sourced CV, see WP:NOT and WP:YFA.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 08:40, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia

Lock Wikipedia Country and States and Cities....... 122.182.141.136 (talk) 10:26, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your question is unclear, but if you are suggesting that Wikipedia should "lock" certain articles against being edited, the answer is that by policy, we do not protect articles unless they are currently being repeatedly vandalised. See Protection policy. ColinFine (talk) 11:04, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing errors on Habib Bahmani

Reference help requested.

Thanks, Hami2266 (talk) 14:51, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hami2266: Hi there! Could you please specify what referencing help you need with this article? Some suggestions for you:

Add a citation template for reference 15
Add a |title= for reference 16
For each reference not in English, add |trans-title= and |lanaguage= parameters.

Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 15:44, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the last parameter is meant to be |language= Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:35, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When is it appropriate to boldly redirect?

I have found two pages that I'm not sure are notable (Anna Maria of Ostfriesland, Anna of Holstein-Gottorp). These two pages have been marked as unreferenced since 2009. There aren't really any sources about these two women that I can find, and the articles' only content about them are who they married and who their children were. The German articles about them have the same issues. I feel that these pages can be redirected to their house of nobility (House of Hesse), but I don't know if this is the appropriate choice, as perhaps there are German-language sources that talk about them that I cannot read (not knowing German). Jaguarnik (talk) 15:24, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Both articles have fewer than 30 watchers, and no activity on their talk pages. Only one editor has made significant edits to either of them in the last two years (and that editor was subsequently blocked for copyright violations). If you have looked for sources and not found them, I would say, Go ahead and redirect. ColinFine (talk) 16:22, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jaguarnik: It's usually not a good idea to redirect a person's page to an article in which that person is not mentioned (House of Hesse in these cases); that would be unhelpful to anyone searching for information about the person. I would redirect each to her husband's article, where she is mentioned and information about her parentage is given. Deor (talk) 20:56, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you click through to the German version of those articles, you will see that sources are available. If you don't speak German, ask for help at WT:WikiProject Germany. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:56, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Non Wikipedia question (I think)

Any job opening Brandon MS 39047 or Jackson MS 39205 cafeteria or library or schools front office cler 2600:1700:A2D0:7E10:C9D:56E0:2C49:39BB (talk) 16:05, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to be a question about job opportunities somewhere, and not about Wikipedia. This page is for help in editing Wikipedia, nothing else. --ColinFine (talk) 16:25, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Background colour for quoteboxes

Sorry, minor query. I quite like quoteboxes, and the ones I used in articles used to have an appealing background hue of light blue. Now they all appear with no background shading, and yet they still have the "bgcolor=#c6dbf7" which I assume is the background colour coding. An example is here. Have I missed some policy change on quoteboxes or have I just messed them up somehow? KJP1 (talk) 17:50, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@KJP1 see discussion here. 57.140.16.1 (talk) 18:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. There appears to have been some kind of site-wide action to take the colours out. I've asked again at the template page. Best regards. KJP1 (talk) 18:27, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usage of Images from my Website on Wikipedia

Hello,

I've noticed that several images of mine are now displaying on WikiPedia with their watermarks removed.

These images are physical items owned by me, photographed by me and a collective work of logos appearing together.

I consider this collective work to be copyrighted.

How do I go about having them removed?

Here is one example.

c:File:Bentsen for President 1976.png

Here is the original that was found on my website.

https://4president.org//image/1976/lloydbentsen.gif

I did see that they linked to the original page.

This is one out many (I have not counted them all, but still finding them).

Thank you,

Mike

Mikedec4 (talk) 19:34, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mikedec4: those logos appear to be below the threshold of originality in the United States. To clarify, those are original logos from the campaigns, right? If you just made them up, then they should probably be deleted as fictional. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Original logos, displayed together and copyrighted as a collective work. The watermarks were removed, so the items were modified. Mikedec4 (talk) 19:43, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mikedec4. That image is in the public domain. Anyone can use it for any purpose and modify it as they wish without asking for permission from anyone. Cullen328 (talk) 19:45, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mikedec4 To clarify the above answers, which are correct, the text in the two boxes below the "Licensing" heading, on the page at c:File:Bentsen for President 1976.png, explains why anyone is free to reuse or modify those images. If you want to copyright a work of your own creation it must include some creative component. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:51, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Civil rights being violated thru google

Civil rights being violated thru google Straightlikethat66 (talk) 19:45, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Straightlikethat66. You will have to discuss this matter with Google. The Help Desk is for Wikipedia matters only. Cullen328 (talk) 19:50, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Problems occurred when publishing articles into my personal draft

Hi, I am a student at the University of Edinburgh and I am now in a training session of Wikipedia.

I just finished my translation of the article Isle of Skye from English to Chinese.

When I clicked "publish", there were 2 problems appeared alternatively: One is "Auto-editing filters have detected problematic content in your translation. Filter triggered: New users adding obviously promotional content", the other is "Auto-editing filters have detected problematic content in your translation. Triggered filter: Prevent the inclusion of common words used by vandals".

I have gone over the whole passage, but I could not find where went wrong. :(

Hoping to hear from you!

Thank you in advance. Eno Jin (talk) 22:29, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Eno Jin: Hi there! If you're translating Isle of Skye from English to Chinese, you should create the draft at the Chinese Wikipedia, not here at the English Wikipedia. My suggestion is to create a draft one section at a time, which should help you narrow down which paragraphs are causing the filters to complain. Then if it's still unclear, you have more information to provide when you ask for help at the Chinese Wikipedia's help desk. Good luck with your draft! GoingBatty (talk) 22:46, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GoingBatty: That appears to be where they were working, and the filters to which they refer are over there. In any case, Eno Jin, as each language's Wikipedia is a separate project with its own set of rules, your query would be better addressed to the admins at Chinese Wikipedia. --Finngall ^talk 23:11, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Monthly donation

The credit card I use to donate to Wikipedia was recently hacked and I have replaced it today. How/Where do I access my account to reflect card changes and continue support, please? 2605:B40:1208:FC00:199D:DB9A:91F:74A7 (talk) 22:44, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! See https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cancel_or_change_recurring_giving for your answer. Thank you for your support. GoingBatty (talk) 22:49, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We editors have nothing to do with the donation process, please visit the website indicated or email donate@wikimedia.org. 331dot (talk) 22:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]