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September 6

How to add links to templates in articles?

is there any tool or userscript for adding a link to itself to all template on the page?(not editing, only visible to the user) most template except navi lacks V,T,E linksPanintelize (talk) 06:23, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Hey Panintelize, while your question is quite unclear, if your query is about how to inform the user of a particular page about WP:V, WP:T and WP:E, without actually writing it inside the said article, you could see WP:Page notice for something similar to what you might be asking. If this is not what you're looking for, then do explain your query better. Thanks. Lourdes 06:39, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for the unclear description. What I'm trying to find is a plug-in, when activated, displays a link to the template, for all templates on the page. for example: {{abcd}} -> {{abcd}},[[Template:abcd]]. preferably in the same style as navigation templates:{{abcd}} ([[template:abcd|V]],[[template_talk:abcd|T]]) -Panintelize (talk) 07:57, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi again. I've pinged PrimeHunter who is much better at answering such queries. You could check out Wikipedia:User scripts till then. Thanks. Lourdes 10:18, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

@Panintelize: If you click the Edit tab (for source editing) then the bottom of the window has an alphabetic list of all used templates and other transcluded pages at "Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page". You may have to click a triangle to expand the list. If you cannot edit the page then click the "View source" tab instead. "Show preview" gives a similar list for templates used in the preview. "Page information" under "Tools" in the left pane also gives a list of used templates, but it shows at most 50. I don't know a tool that will display a link on a rendered page in the place a template is used, and I think such a tool would be nearly impossible. When editing with the wikEd editor, template names are displayed in purple and you can Ctrl-click them to open the template page in a new tab. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:39, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

thanks!Panintelize (talk) 11:01, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

The entry about me is constantly being edited to contain slanderous material

Good Afternoon My name is C. Christine Fair. My bio is constantly being edited by pro-Pakistani persons who insert slanderous and inaccurate information about me. I'm rather appalled that Wikipedia allows persons to simply write anything they want about a person. What, if any recourse, is there to end the perpetual misinformation that these information operators place about me?

It's extremely annoying and Wikipedia should have some responsibility in preventing this nonsense from happening.

The webpage is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Christine_Fair. As of 3:33 am, EST the content is accurate.

Warmest C. C. Fair — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.225.18 (talk) 07:34, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia does care about the accuracy of its articles. It therefore requires contentious statements to be supported by references to reliable independent published sources, and strongly discourages people from editing articles in which they have a conflict of interest. I have therefore reverted the edit in which you removed several referenced statements from an article about yourself. Maproom (talk) 07:46, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

My profile

hi how can I upload my profile and edit information about my self. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lindokuhle Madlala (talk • contribs) 09:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

@Lindokuhle Madlala: I would strongly urge you to read WP:UPNOT and WP:WEBHOST, based on your question and the content currently on your userpage. That said, for help with images see WP:PIC. RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 09:58, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Helen McEntee

Reference help requested. Hello, please can someone help me with this (message below). I hate getting these things because I'm never sure exactly what I've done wrong. I know someone will tell me to check the diffs, but even that doesn't make it particularly clear. Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 10:04, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Hello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows:

• On the Helen McEntee page, your edit caused an unnamed parameter error (help). (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:23, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

The error message on the relevant ref in the article says "Text "firstJuno " ignored (help)". Rather than "firstJuno" you probably intended "first=Juno". --David Biddulph (talk) 10:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes, I did mean to add that. Thanks for checking it out. This is Paul (talk) 10:19, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Grammy elected, Blues Hall of Fame

Dear editors: I came across this draft article: Draft:Michael Charles, which states that the musician is "Grammy elected". I haven't heard that term before; usually a musician is either nominated or wins a Grammy. Also, another editor has said that the "Blues Hall of Fame" into which he has been inducted is not the official one. There doesn't appear to be a WikiProject for blues music, and the roots music project isn't very active. Can someone here either enlighten me about whether these are notable awards and honours, or direct me to a talk page where someone might know?—Anne Delong (talk) 11:17, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Linking an already uploaded image to an article

Hello,

I did 2 things : - I added another example of glacial striation into the existing Wikipedia article "Glacial striation" and - I uploaded 2 images to illustrate the added text.

But I dont know how to create the links between the article and the images, so that the images can be seen in the article. The 2 images are here :

• 
  Glacial striations on an eroded rock alongside the Moiry Glacier, Switzerland, visible in the lower right quarter of the image.
• 
  Glacial striations on an eroded rock alongside the Moiry Glacier, Switzerland.

Please note : in the names of the files that I uploaded, there are no spaces, only underscores but they do not show above, I don't know why ! There should not be spaces in file names !

Thanks for help. Best regards. Login Name mangouste48

Mangouste48 (talk) 11:50, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

The spaces and underscores are interchangeable here – spaces are used in names (titles) of pages and underscores are used in URL-s. See this page – its name is 'Wikipedia:Help desk' but its address is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk. --CiaPan (talk) 12:00, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

@Mangouste48: I've added your pictures — see Special:Diff/738015307. --CiaPan (talk) 12:08, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

New Article

I just wrote an article page, which is like a biography. Wikipedia policy needs a source to be mentioned to support it. I took the information from the below Link;

http://www.cwckuwait.com/speakers/mohammed-ghazi-al-mutairi/

How could I use this as a source to protect my article from Deletion ?

Regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tariqeh (talk • contribs) 11:58, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

@Tariqeh: see WP:CITE for information on how to cite a source. RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 12:31, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

But please note, Tariqeh, that the only thing that source can support in the article Mohammad Ghazi Al-Mutairi is that he spoke at the summit, and maybe uncontroversial factual information such as the date he joined KNPC. None of the evaluative information from it may be included, because it is not an independent source. Wikipedia is not interested in anything said or published by the subject, their friends, relatives, employees, employers, agents, or associates: articles should be based almost 100% on what people who have no connection with the subject have published about them - if such independent reliable sources cannot be found, then the subject is not notable in Wikipedia's special sense, and it is impossible to write an acceptable article about them. Please see reliable sources for more information. Note, however, that it is not required that sources be in English, or on-line, though English sources are preferred if they are available. If there are independent articles in Arabic about Al Mutairi, they would be accecptable, and would contribute to his notability. --ColinFine (talk) 15:09, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Also, Tariqeh, the article is copied from the source; this makes the article a copyright violation. —teb728 t c 07:09, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

jam bands list

How do I include more than one jam band? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timwalstib (talk • contribs) 13:02, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

@Timwalstib: see WP:LIST, but be sure to check for the article already existing. Also read WP:GNG and WP:CRUFT. RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 13:36, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Adding one or more than one of something is usually done in the same way. Please clarify your question including whether it's about List of jam bands, Category:Jam bands or some other page. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:44, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

National Geographic

Hi there I don't know if you can Help me, as I watch a lot of Nat Geo Wild progs, I was wondering as to WHY when you put these progs together you have to make the Music so LOOD, its very hard to concentrate on the prog, so if possible could you please tone the Music down a bit Yours b r Kinsella barry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.27.136.167 (talk) 15:15, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --ColinFine (talk) 15:22, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Huggle tabs

How do I close tabs I no longer need in Huggle 3? Ayub407^talk 15:20, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

I've never used Huggle, but [[1]] says you can use the '-' key to close a tab. RudolfRed (talk) 16:09, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

I tried. It doesn't work. Ayub407^talk 16:52, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Catherine Curtin, actress

Catherine Curtin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Hey there, Thanks for your help....How can I change what you say I am known for???? How you describe me???? You write I play mostly small character roles in film and TV. Can that be changed to leads and supporting roles which is currently true and more appropriate to my current filmography. Kindest regards, Catherine16:57, 6 September 2016 (UTC)16:57, 6 September 2016 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.94.124 (talk)

Hello Catherine. I see that you have already undertaken edits at the page. May I suggest you go through WP:COI before you undertake any further edits to the page? Additionally, I would also recommend that you may freely use the talk page of the article to post queries with respect to the contents of the article. Lourdes 12:15, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Editing a page about a company (TIMWE)

Nadiacgvieira (talk) 17:12, 6 September 2016 (UTC) Hello,

I've been trying to update the information regarding my company (TIMWE) but I keep receiving the following message:

Warning icon Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. 2601:188:1:AEA0:BC62:BFD6:7849:F056 (talk) 17:00, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Copyright problem icon Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. 2601:188:1:AEA0:BC62:BFD6:7849:F056 (talk) 17:00, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

How can I update my company's page?

We made a rebranding and we really need to have all information updated.

Thank you,

Nádia Nadiacgvieira (talk) 17:12, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

• Context: All of the above user's edits have been blatantly promotional and copyright violations of the company's material. I've requested a block at AIV. 2601:188:1:AEA0:BC62:BFD6:7849:F056 (talk) 17:15, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Hello,

How can I add information to a company page? We want the Wikipedia page to be similar to the information on the website.

The information I've added has been deleted.

Thank you, Nádia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nadiacgvieira (talk • contribs) 17:21, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

• Again, see above thread. WP:COI, WP:ADVERT, WP:COPYVIO. 2601:188:1:AEA0:BC62:BFD6:7849:F056 (talk) 17:23, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

• Nadiacgvieira, the warning messages you received seem fairly clear to me. Please refrain from editing the page until you have understood the issues.

1. You need to post factual, sourced content, not promotional material.
2. You cannot simply upload copyrighted material. We are on the internet, and anyone could claim to be you and upload said material illegally. You need to follow the rules if you want to upload a logo etc. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 17:25, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

people edit this randomly... please take a look at the graph in the page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.253.114.185 (talk) 17:58, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Assuming this is about List of wars involving Eritrea, it's been fixed. Maproom (talk) 18:02, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Free use?

Hello. I am working on the article Aquaspirillum serpens. I would like to extensively cover the topic through the many research papers online. One of them (Here) has a very nice electron picture of the species. The pdf itself is part of the Journal of Bacteriology, which I believe is public domain. However, better safe than sorry. My question is whether the picture itself is public domain, and if not, may I put it up under free use anyways? Thanks as always for the help, and if anyone has constructive criticism for the article, I'm very open to it. Fritzmann2002 18:32, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi Fritzmann2002 The website doesn't specify that it has a copyright licence compatible with Wikipedia, as it says "Copyright © 2016 by the American Society for Microbiology", which means they're keeping all copyright on it. As for free use, I'm not sure- is there no free equivalent image? If there is a free equivalent, then per Wikipedia's fair use policy, you cannot use a non-free one. Joseph2302 18:41, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

It's an existing species, anyone can create a free equivalent at any time, so no image will ever meet fair use perWP:NFCC#1. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:44, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Also, the Journal of Bacteriology itself seems to have copyright registrations throughout most of its more recent publication history (see [2] for 1981). GermanJoe (talk) 19:08, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the info. I will try to find another image elsewhere. Glad I came here before I did anything. Fritzmann2002 19:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Template issue

I do not know where to ask for this particular issue. If I am in the wrong place, please redirect me to the right page. I cannot seem to find the issue why on List of Chicago Med episodes, in the season 1 subsection, the summary for the first episode shows while the rest doesn't. The main article seems fine to me. I've tried comparing to other season articles, but it isn't resolving the issue. Thank you, Callmemirela 🍁 {Talk} ♑ 20:36, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

I've done a WP:PURGE of the page and this seems to have removed the summary. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 21:30, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! Callmemirela 🍁 {Talk} ♑ 02:09, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Is asking "stupid questions" and/or ignorance of a tiny Wikipedia policy considered trolling?

I've been overloaded with information since joining, and I have so many questions, this is my first. Johntrump52 (talk) 23:49, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

No Johntrump52! We're eager to help you. Ask away. Lourdes 04:56, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Page creation

How do I create my own wikipedia page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sudendra Bharath S (talk • contribs) 23:54, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

@Sudendra Bharath S: Please see Your first article. If you'd like help going through the steps below, try the Article Wizard.

1. Ensure that you have an account and you are logged in. If you don't have an account, create one
2. Learn the basics of editing with the Wikipedia:Tutorial
3. Make sure the subject is notable enough to warrant a stand-alone article
4. Gather reliable sources to cite in the article
5. Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box and clicking 'Search'
6. Type the page name in the search box and click 'Go'
7. Click 'Create this page'
8. Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the Manual of Style and our article layout guidelines
9. Be aware that Wikipedia deletes thousands of new articles for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones.

Also, please sign your post by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this: . Do not sign in articles Pppery 00:14, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Hello, Sudendra Bharath S. Most of the advice Pppery has given you is good, but I disagree with a few points. First, they omitted what I think is an important step early on: spend a few weeks (or months) improving existing Wikipedia articles and learning how Wikipedia works before you embark on the difficult task of writing a new article. Secondly, I would not advise anybody to follow steps 6 and 7 unless they are very confident that they can write an article that is accepted first time. Ignore those steps and use the Article wizard to create a draft.

But one more important thing that Pppery did not say: if by "my own Wikipedia page" you mean "an article about you", then the answer is, you don't. While autobiography is not outright forbidden, it is very strongly discouraged. Wikipedia is not a place for you tell the world about anything, least of all yourself: it is a place where readers can find collected together information about subjects that has already been published by independent sources. --ColinFine (talk) 12:03, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

By the way, ColinFine, most of my message was the canned template {{subst:HD/new}}, which you could modify to include your recommendations if you think they belongs there. Pppery 18:55, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Pppery: It looked like a template, but I didn't think of subst. I have put a suggestion on its talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 20:54, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

how do i get a question answered fast

plz tell me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johntrump52 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

plz answer iyt v Johntrump52 (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Well first you need to ask the question. There is no way to tell how long it will take for it to get answered. Everyone here is a volunteer and editing happens at all hours of the day and night. I am sure that someone will get to it as quickly as they can once you've asked the question. MarnetteD|Talk 01:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

As to day and night, somewhere it's always midday, and somewhere it's always the middle of the night. The sun never set on the former British Empire, and the sun never sets on where English is written. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:09, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

MarnetteD hi. The user Johntrump52 asked a question above, which has been answered as of right now. Lourdes 04:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Lourdes. If I had seen it I would have merged it with these two. Hopefully they will ask their question one day :-) MarnetteD|Talk 11:04, 7 September 2016 (UTC)