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August 7[edit]

Wikidata alerts[edit]

I don't have them marked for me to be notified but I have been receiving them constantly for the last few days. All of which appear to be category pages I created. Such as 'Category 1878 in the Netherlands was connected to Wikidata item Q......." I don't want these messages....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 00:35, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Try to enable "Connection with Wikidata" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo, save preferences, and then disable it again and save. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:05, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That worked it seems and thank you for the help. Why were my preferences suddenly changed? I hadn't touched them....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 09:52, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Add more relevant information to page[edit]

AE I would like to add more relevant information that reflects my background. At the moment it only refers to one director I have worked with and there are more. Please advise. Tania M Nehme (talk) 03:21, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Tania M Nehme: Since you have an unavoidable conflict of interest (see WP:COI) is is unreasonable for us to expect that you can maintain a neutral point of view, but we have way to deal with this. Instead of editing the article, please make suggested edits on the article's talk page. Be sure to supply references to reliable sources (WP:RS). This is essential, as it is the only way we can be sure the information is valid. Be sure to declare your COI. Add the magic incantation {{edit request}} (with the curly braces) and another editor will come along and update the article for you. -Arch dude (talk) 03:35, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Irrelevant Sections from a Page[edit]

A page was set up about me and my work by another person. I would like to remove sections that hold unnecessary information that I do not want public on Wikipedia. Whenever I try to remove them, Cluebot immediately puts them back up. How can I stop Cluebot from doing this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ruthsacks77 (talk • contribs) 05:30, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You shouldn't be editing pages where you have a conflict of interest. Instead, make suggestions on the article's talk page and let independent editors decide if the material should go. The fact that you don't want the information public is irrelevant; this isn't FaceBook and your personal wishes are irrelevant, neutral editors will decide if the content is appropriate. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:36, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

For info, editor above is Ruthsacks77 and article is Ruth Sacks, also appears to be trying to remove content as an ip. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:42, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've temporarily semi-protected to stop ip disruption at least. Note that human editors are reverting the disruptive changes as well as Cluebot Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:48, 7 August 2018 (UTC) Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:48, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

While you don't have the right to shape the article about you in the way you like best, you're welcome to express your opinions. See Wikipedia:Contact us - Subjects. And while the article is "semi-protected", its talk page is not. -- Hoary (talk) 05:51, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to urge Ruthsacks77 to use the Talk page of the article for discussion of improvements. I've removed (some) stuff that was copied from her website and looks like WP:COPYVIO. -Roxy, the dog. barcus 08:35, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've cleaned it up a bit too, mainly mos and formatting Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:07, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to create a company business page ?[edit]

I wanted to know how to create a company page in wikipedia. Please send me the step by step process.

Don't. Wikipedia has articles about companies; it does not have "company pages". Please do not write about your company on Wikipedia. Yunshui ^雲 _水 08:04, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to put together an article about a non-profit not already on Wikipedia[edit]

I noticed there are some non-profit organizations with Wikipedia articles. What is the right layout/format for that kind of subject? Thanks in advance. Shaggylawn65 (talk) 09:31, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Shaggylawn65 Before you get that far, this nonprofit must have in depth coverage in independent reliable sources (WP:RS to learn more) that indicates how it meets the notability guidelines written at WP:ORG. If it does not meet the notability guidelines, it would not merit an article on Wikipedia at this time. If you are associated with this organization, you will need to read WP:COI as well. 331dot (talk) 09:54, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmy Brown ex Footballer[edit]

Why is ex Aston villa Footballer Jimmy Brown not mentioned on the Notable People Section, as he is from Musselburgh. Regards Jimmy Brown

I presume you're referring to the list at Musselburgh#Notable people, and to Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1953)?

Presuming the latter is the correct individual, I notice that the article on him makes no mention of Musselburgh (in East Lothian), and gives his birthplace as Bothwell in South Lanarkshire (with no source given), as does the article's one External link which goes to here. However, Reference 1 in his article is to this source, which indeed gives his birthplace as Musselburgh.

We need to resolve this conflict with a Reliable source for his birthplace (and place of upbringing? – given that he played for Midlothian Boys as a youth according to his article's Reference 2, Musselburgh is very plausible). If Musselburgh can be confirmed, then it would be entirely proper to add him to the list.

Oh, and presuming that you, the OP, are the Jimmy Brown, then of course you know all the correct facts, but because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia we can only include facts from published Reliable Sources that readers could consult independently if they wanted to. Sometimes, of course, even Reliable Sources sometimes get things wrong, which creates problems like this! Also, we prefer secondary sources (such as newspapers and books from reputable publishers) which can be found in libraries, etc., rather than primary ones (such as Birth certificates), copies of which can be faked up. {The poster formerly known as 87.91.230.95} 90.200.136.119 (talk) 15:44, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to all of the above, we have guidelines about adding information about yourself. Please read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Basically, don't do it directly, except for correction of completely uncontroversial facts referenced to reliable sources (as, we hope is the case here). For anything else, make edit suggestions on the article's talk page per the guideline. -Arch dude (talk) 16:13, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Removed[edit]

Thank You for removing the disgusting visual coprolilia image topping today's 8/07/2018 Mistle Thrush featured article. However it will best serve your principle community especially children to use strong preventive measures with up front technical support either from within your service group or by hiring an outside source, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.35.150 (talk)

Thank you for your comment, but Wikipedia is not censored in terms of general content. 331dot (talk) 19:17, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism such as this is usually quickly removed by volunteers. That's how Wikipedia works. The article is now semi-protected to prevent a repeat of the vandalism. Dbfirs 21:01, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

New User - New Edits[edit]

Hola Wikipedians

Im a new user, wondering how the editing works, does it require an approval since Im a new user?

TY --Alexvillaloboscaravaca (talk) 23:08, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexvillaloboscaravaca: We have a tutorial, WP:The Wikipedia Adventure that may help you.

By default, edits to existing articles do not need approval. New articles generally require either an autoconfirmed account or approval through WP:AFC.

Some articles may be protected, which might require autoconfirmed status or even extended autoconfirmed status. Basically, you should be very careful when editing topics mentioned at Template:Ds/alert, and should probably avoid any edits relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict (any page connected to that article, not just that article) until you've been made at least 500 edits and have been around for at least a month. Some articles may also be put on pending changes protection, which means that someone with a reviewer right will have to approve the edit. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:35, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Given your name, and since you open with ¡Hola!, I would also urge you to explore editing the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which is in more urgent need of new articles than the English-language one. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:09, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]