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July 3[edit]

Question about logo upload[edit]

Hello!

I am a creating a wikipedia page for my client's company. But I am not allowed to upload their logo to the page. The warning advised me to a fill an organization logo upload form.

Could you please tell me where I can find this form or what would be a better way to upload a logo to the page.

Thank you

Xi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xi Jin (talk • contribs) 03:16, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Xi. It's not clear exactly what you're asking. There's already a logo on the only page (except this one) that you've edited, which is Vipshop. Did you want to replace it, for some reason? Your one edit to that page was reverted because it was blatantly promotional in nature. I'd suggest reading the paid editor policy and conflict-of-interest guideline very carefully before making any more edits. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a vehicle for advertising. Rivertorch^FIRE _WATER 03:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ClimaCell (weather forecaster)[edit]

This article seems to be an advertisement for a private weather consulting company. I have put the template "Advert" already but I question the validity of keeping this article at all. What is the procedure I should follow to propose a discussion about keeping it or not?

Pierre cb (talk) 03:41, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Pierre cb: You should take the article to WP:AFD to let other editors decide until a consensus has reached. KGirlTrucker81^{huh? what I've been doing} 04:12, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Pierre cb (talk) 05:33, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

List of Coronation Street characters (2017)[edit]

Can Rich Patel be added to the article with information about his storyline,[1] the man who sells cocaine to Daniel and asks Robert to launder money through his bistro?--Theo Mandela (talk) 08:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Theo Mandela: It seems a rather specialised question for the help desk. Seems a minor character that might possibly be included in the section entitled 'others'. But, really this a question for the article talk page or the appropriate Wiki project. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:00, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

He's part of a storyline and he's a current recurring character so he shouldn't be in the "others" section, can a entry and summary be added for the character please?--Theo Mandela (talk) 09:05, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Again seems a minor character with little (if anything) more to him than those in the 'others' section. Again though, this is really a question for the TP etc. where editors with a more specialised interest may see it and comment. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:26, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

pete davies[edit]

Hi. There's a page about me which, while it's nice that someone's put it there, is slightly imbalanced and inaccurate. For example it describes me as an American historian on the link to it when you put in my name in the search box, when actually I'm an English author. I've long meant to go on it & make minor corrections, & otherwise bring it up to date, but when I've attempted to do so this morning I've had a message from 01II0 (or that may be 01ll0) telling me I'm doing something wrong. I'm sorry but I'm at a loss. Perhaps you can help?

Regards, Pete Davies

Petedavies2006 (talk) 09:41, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It describes you as an American Historian only in so much as that's a category that covers your work, American Road. The heading at the top of Category:Historians of the United States states the following "The following are historians whose writings concern the history of the United States. For historians who are or were United States citizens, see Category:American historians." It's not saying that you're an American. You're in that category because you're NOT an American. - X201 (talk) 09:55, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried recreating the search problem you mention, but can't. - X201 (talk) 09:58, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Some search tools pick up the description from Wikidata. I have edited the description there. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:26, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)@Petedavies2006:Hello and welcome. Unfortunately your edits have gone against several of the basic principles of Wikipedia. If you are who you say you are (obviously we cannot tell) then you have a conflict of interest and should not edit the page yourself but propose changes on the article talk page. Also your edits removed referenced material and added unsourced content. Wiki relies entirely on what has been written about article subjects in independent third party reliable sources and what a subject or anyone close to them has to say is not of very much import (if any). I have left a message with some useful links at your talk page. Eagleash (talk) 10:00, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

More generally, Pete, you might find WP:About you helpful to read, particularly the section "Concerns". --ColinFine (talk) 10:05, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I Can't stay logged in[edit]

Every time I Log in it keeps saying username doesn't exist I can't talk or use the sand box my username is Monty2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.212.35.23 (talk) 17:17, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The edits from that account (the most recent being more than 3 years ago) are listed at Special:Contributions/Monty2011. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:35, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Denial of creative credit[edit]

I am a writer. Occasionally my auctorial credit is not included when my works are cited. Wikipedia doesn't allow self-corrections. What can I do? -- Nat Segaloff — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nataloff (talk • contribs) 17:56, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Can you show any specific example? Ruslik_Zero 18:22, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, as Ruslik said, can you show the specific articles and where it is specifically sourced in a publication. CTF83! 19:21, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Nataloff. Wikipedia works on Verifiability. If there is a reliable published source, unconnected with you, that shows you as author of works referred to, then Wikipedia could include that information. If there is not, then I'm afraid Wikipedia will not accept that. In general, please look at this for how to proceed when you think there is information that relates to you that you think is not correct. --ColinFine (talk) 20:44, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ruslik, Kristin, and ColinFine. My name is on my work (book, video, article, press release, etc.) and if the person who originally posted about them failed to cite me, it's that person's job to fix it, not mine. This confirms Wikipedia's antipathy toward primary sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nataloff (talk • contribs) 22:16, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nataloff, Wikipedia is created by volunteers, who work on what they want to work on. Generally, if you want something changed, you either need to change it, or to invite or persuade somebody else to change it for you. (When the material relates to you, the latter is strongly preferred). You can say it is somebody else's job to fix it, but that is unlikely to be productive. As for primary sources: they can be used for certain purposes. I would say that the appearance of an author's name on the cover of a book is prima facie a good source for the claim that they wrote the book. --ColinFine (talk) 23:11, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nataloff, has the publisher credited your contribution? If so, please point us to the omission in one of our articles? Dbfirs 23:56, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Enormous table[edit]

The very large table at State-owned enterprise#Summary is causing the page to render as unreadably small text, in Chrome on my Android tablet at least. The table is more than twice as wide as the "normal" page width, the browser automagically zooms out to the full width of the table. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:13, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is, which fields do you remove to narrow it? I don't think any can be. CTF83! 19:20, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Does the table need to exist at all? It's incomplete and probably never will be comprehensive anyway. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:10, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have Chrome, but tried Firefox on my desktop and on my Android phone. No problems on the desktop. On my phone, it's just fine if using the mobile version (en.m.wikipedia.org). If I switch to desktop mode on my phone, the table is partially shrunken; the text is smaller, but still large enough to read if put into landscape mode. Of course, one could always zoom in as well. Do any of those options work for you with Chrome? --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 20:12, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Dodger67: I really don't think it's needed. I'd say you could be bold and remove it, or post to the talk page if you want. CTF83! 21:35, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Removed per WP:BOLD. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:40, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

About my first article declined[edit]

The entitled article Nature and pattern is written by me.I got this article declined because of not having relevant references.So from where I get the relevant references.Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SakilAnsari (talk • contribs) 19:15, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Nature and pattern, does not appear to be an encyclopedic article for Wikipedia. Perhaps you could just expand the Nature article. CTF83! 19:19, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

SakilAnsari, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for original research, or for speculation. No Wikipedia article should ever present either an argument or a conclusion, unless it is summarising an argument or conclusion which appears in one single cited reliable source; and it should certainly not present any kind of novel theory unless it is summarising what a reliable published source says about the theory. Please see WP:NOT and WP:42. --ColinFine (talk) 20:50, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Maintenance tag not appearing in article[edit]

Hello,

If I try to edit the article Bourbon & Boots, I can see the {{Orphan|date=April 2016}} template has been inserted; however, the "Orphan" tag does not appear outside of editing mode. What could be causing this? –FlyingAce^✈hello 22:29, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Orphan#Visibility says: "The template message is visible on all pages where the date parameter is set to either the current month or the previous month (currently July 2017 or June 2017)". PrimeHunter (talk) 22:51, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There you go, learn something new every day. :) Thanks PrimeHunter! –FlyingAce^✈hello 15:00, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lenticular printing[edit]

Question moved out of the middle of the previous question, and header added by ColinFine (talk) 23:13, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The page on "Lenticular Printing" as a Notes and Reference section that is filled with Spam. However, when I try to edit that section none of the content appears in the editor. Can you help me understand why I'm not seeing it and how I can edit it? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:8519:3800:4DBD:E1A7:55AB:5A0D (talk) 22:48, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References are normally defined in the text where they are used, and the software gathers them together at the end. The 62 entries in that section of Lenticular printing purport to be sources cited for the article. I think you are right that many of them are simply links to commercial sites and should be removed; but the problem is not the references, but the sections they have been added to, which do not belong in an encyclopaedia article. I believe that quite a lot of the article should bne removed. See WP:referencing for beginners for the direct answer to your question. --ColinFine (talk) 23:16, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]