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June 1

GA

Hello. I am currently working on the 2022 GA nominations backlog drive, and I just finished an article, that passed. Will someone else end up looking at it or will it just be passed? The article is Noah Syndergaard. Cherrell410 (talk) 02:15, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Cherrell410 It's the first article I've noticed that has both Category:Short description matches Wikidata AND Category:Short description is different from Wikidata. I don't understand how both of these can be correct. GoingBatty (talk) 02:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what that means Cherrell410 (talk) 02:50, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Does the infobox in that article transclude a SD? Even then I would think the :d check wouldn't check the overridden sd. Happy Editing--IAm Chaos 05:22, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@IAmChaos You're absolutely correct! Therefore I started a discussion at Template talk:Infobox baseball biography#Short description issue. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 00:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple images template

Hello! I attempted to add two images to the Sauk City page using the 'Multiple Images' template, but I'm getting markup text above the images and I don't know why. I would greatly appreciate any help! To be clear, I am attempting to insert two images side-by-side with a shared footer. Thanks!

EDIT: The images I have inserted are the pictures of the original Culver's location, in the economy section toward the bottom of the page. --Stephanos100 (talk) 05:59, 1 June 2022 (UTC) Stephanos100[reply]

@Stephanos100: According to {{Multiple image}} you should give only the file name and not use the [[File: ]] tags. RudolfRed (talk) 06:32, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You know, I read that, and I swear I tried it too. This time it worked so I guess I misinterpreted what I was supposed to write instead. Thank you! Stephanos100 (talk) 06:46, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User Archive Talk Page Deletion

How do I request deletion for an empty archive Talk subpage that's ruining my archivebox? Nythar (talk) 09:41, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You can tag it with {{Db-userreq}}. David Biddulph (talk) 12:23, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Extension:TemplateWizard - how to install ?

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateWizard#Installation

has incomplete instructions

.... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 15:09, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Those instructions are for installing the extension in the Wiki server: it's already installed in English Wikipedia, and you don't have access to install it if it weren't. See mw:Help:Extension:TemplateWizard for how to actually use it. ColinFine (talk) 16:32, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Adding the original references to a translated article

Hi! I am translating to english an article about a portuguese painter. You can see it on my usuary page if you want it is public. I have almost finished the tranlsation but I can´t add the references they had on the original portuguese page. How can I add them? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me, Remuslupin1513 (talk) 17:18, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Remuslupin1513: the English Wikipedia does not require that references are in English, so you can just use the Portuguese references. You will need to "translate" from the templates used on the Portuguese Wikipedia to our templates. You do not even need to use templates if it's too hard (although it's preferable): you can just put the proper information in "by hand". As a separate issue, please by sure to attribute the Portuguese article from which you translated your article: see WP:TFOLWP. -Arch dude (talk) 17:45, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Subject as source

My boss has requested I update his Wikipedia page which currently contains outdated information. How do I update his page when he is the source of information? Does all information on a living person's page need to have been previously published? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IsabellaZingray (talk • contribs) 22:20, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IsabellaZingray First, it is not your boss' "Wikipedia page", but a Wikipedia article about your boss. A Wikipedia article summarizes what independent reliable sources say about a person, not what they say about themselves. Primary sources are only acceptable in certain circumstances. You must make a formal paid editing declaration as you are editing for your boss. 331dot (talk) 22:27, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

... and we do need a published source for everything you add. Maproom (talk) 22:33, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi IsabellaZingray. You and your boss should probably take a close look at this and this before trying to proceed any further. As pointed out above, Wikipedia articles may be written about subjects, but they aren't owned by subjects; this means that any edits made to them are going to need to be done in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. The best thing for you and your boss to do in a case like this would be for you to make sure you declare your conflict of interest and then follow the guidance given here by seeking the assistance of others via the article's talk page regardng any changes you or your boss think need to be made. If you try to do this on your own, you're likely going to run into lots of problems. It's truly unfortunate if your boss is placing you in a difficult posistion by asking you edit on his behalf, but changes are going to need to be made in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines and not your boss's wishes. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:37, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How can I submit information?

How can I submit information about the former gay ballroom (all Latino) House Of Mystique and the Freestyle Dance Music radio show: The Freestyle Universe Radio Show? I have lots of information about both and I want it added to Wikipedia. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swinsfontenelle (talk • contribs) 22:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Swinsfontenelle! You might try adding it, where suitable, to the article Freestyle music, but remember that all information in Wikipedia has to be cited to one or more reliable sources that are already published.

Any information that is merely "what you know", or is recorded in documents, etc. that have not been published in such sources, is not suitable for Wikipedia: see also No original research.

If you have enough material published by Reliable sources to satisfy the requirements of Notability (in the special Wikipedia sense detailed in that linked Project page), you could start new Articles on those two subjects, using the instructions at Your First Article, remembering that you need to have at least two (preferably more) sources independent of the subjects (e.g. not written by anyone connected with the venue or the show) and of each other, that are as described previously and that treat the subjects at some length (say, several paragraphs), not just listing or mentioning them in passing. Good luck! {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.209.235.54 (talk) 00:00, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]