User talk:PerfectSoundWhatever/Archives/2024/July

Apologies for publishing an incomplete edit of "The Curse of the Ninth", but...

I could not determine what I had done wrong despite looking at several instructions and models. If you think that it is worth keeping, can you fix it? Ferrarama (talk) 08:54, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

@Ferrarama: The person who reverted you explained it pretty reasonably, I think.

Almost everything on Wikipedia must have citations / references. This is understandable, as we need to make sure false information isn't added. However, anyone can add information to sites like IMDB. We call this user-generated content. Due to this, we don't consider it reliable to use in articles. If we allowed IMDB, then anyone could add false information to IMDB, then use it to make a claim on wiki. There are some more reasons why this edit is improper, but that's the core idea. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:03, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for explaining it. CBS seems not to maintain a website on this series anymore. Does the Amazon page selling the DVDs of this season and listing "The Curse of the Ninth" as episode 9's title count as a reliable source? Ferrarama (talk) 06:42, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

@Ferrarama: Amazon usually isn't reliable. I would be hesitant to use Amazon because it doesn't demonstrate the notability of the statement. For example, there are likely tons of episodes that mention the curse of the ninth. But, it's better to only mention episodes that have independent sources mentioning the curse being on the episode, so we don't include EVERY mention of the curse that exists. I wrote an essay WP:EDWS which has similar pionts. Do any newspapers or articles discuss the episode? Also see WP:RSPAMAZON or WP:AMAZON. Thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 01:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind and frank reply and also for the thoughtful and helpful article on what constitutes useful citations. Good 2024 to you. Ferrarama (talk) 19:55, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

@Ferrarama: I'm glad I could help! Let me know if you have any other questions, and have a great year as well — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 20:27, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page. Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

Question from ILeftMyHeartInHyperborea on User:ILeftMyHeartInHyperborea (20:22, 12 July 2024)

How can I add pictures to this --ILeftMyHeartInHyperborea (talk) 20:22, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

You can learn about uploading images at Wikipedia:Uploading images and steps to do it at Wikipedia:How to upload a photo. Waonderer (talk) 20:26, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

@ILeftMyHeartInHyperborea: Indeed. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 22:14, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jahanzaibjatoi (08:03, 15 July 2024)

My name is Jahanzaib My surname is Jatoi I am student My birthday is 5 February 2008 I live Shikarpur --Jahanzaibjatoi (talk) 08:03, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

@Jahanzaibjatoi: Hey, nice to meet you. Let me know if you have any questions about editing Wikipedia. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 04:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from عاصم فيصل قاسم حسن أحمد المحجري on YouGov (05:40, 16 July 2024)

كيف اكوم بإنشاء --عاصم فيصل قاسم حسن أحمد المحجري (talk) 05:40, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

@عاصم فيصل قاسم حسن أحمد المحجري: I noticed that you have posted comments in a language other than English. At the English-language Wikipedia, we try to use English for all comments. Posting all comments in English makes it easier for other editors to join the conversation and help you. If you cannot avoid using another language, then please provide a translation into English, if you can. If you cannot provide a translation, please go to the list of Wikipedias, look in the list for a Wikipedia that is in your language, and edit there instead of here. For more details, see Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Thank you. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 15:26, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

"No reason"

re: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microphones_in_2020&oldid=prev&diff=1234965211 I did give a reason: MOS:DTAB. Did you read it? ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 11:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@Koavf: I did read it. What on that page says that the first column of a table must have row headers? Maybe I'm missing something — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 16:41, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

You are correct: rows should be semantically marked as such and you removed those semantics. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 17:21, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand. You said that I'm correct then implied that I did something incorrect. Is there a difference between it being a row header, and "semantically marked"? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 04:20, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Sorry if I'm being obscure. Please reinsert !scope="row". ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 07:36, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Pistacialentiscus (12:13, 19 July 2024)

Hallo PerfectSounWhatever! I am creating a wikipedia-page for a person, "Ulrich Arnswald". It is in my sandbox. The page was blocked because I took some content from his personal web page. After this I asked him (=the author) for permission to use his content for publication on wikipedia, and sent it to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. He gave me the permission. I did not get an answer from permission@wikimedia.org. How can I proceed now to publish the page? Best wishes, Pistacialentiscus --Pistacialentiscus (talk) 12:13, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi there. How long ago did you send the permission emails? The volunteers may have simply not responded yet. Regardless, it is a terrible idea to copy someone's content from their webpage to use in a Wikipedia article. Their personal CV is biased towards them, and is likely not written in an encyclopedic manner. To get this article potentially published, you will have a much easier time if you do not use someone's personal web page.

If you have an association with Arnswald, (which is strongly discouraged), you need to declare this conflict of interest, instructions for doing so are here. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 04:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

@Pistacialentiscus: — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 04:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Stayreadywatson on Judge Mathis (14:40, 23 July 2024)

Good day. I am trying to see if I can have two separate cases held in the Judge Mathis court. I’ve tried calling 1-888-verdict but it seems to be the wrong number please help. --Stayreadywatson (talk) 14:40, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

@Stayreadywatson: Hey there, I'm here to help with editing Wikipedia. I don't know how to help with this. Maybe try an internet forum? — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 15:58, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Question from Miss Hiza (18:46, 24 July 2024)

Hello, I'm a beginner and I need to learn how to edit. --Miss Hiza (talk) 18:46, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

@Miss Hiza: Hey there, I'm glad you want to learn how to edit! Please let me know if you have any questions in the process. Try out Wikipedia's tutorial for new editors for a good guide on getting started!

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