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November 29

Registered User Article Review?

can a registered user review newly submitted articles to wikipedia ?

If so, where do I find information about how to do it correctly ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Publico2020 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 29 November 2014‎ (UTC)

@Publico2020: Hi Publico2020. Yes you can but to attempt to do it correctly requires a fair bit of study. Start at Wikipedia:New pages patrol and explore the links provided as you read. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:04, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Post Captain (novel)

Reference help requested. I added a reference with a URL whose format is not accepted by Wikipedia, though the URL brings you to the page with the cover artist's name on it. Is there a way to make the link in the reference on the cover artist's name (in the info box novel) work? I tried adding http in front of the address, but that does not work to get to the page. This is a new problem for me, I did not know there were URL in unacceptable format. Thanks, --Prairieplant (talk) 01:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi! You should look at this box and see if it helps. If it doesn't, feel free to reply here and we'll help you further.--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 01:33, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Another editor found a second URL in acceptable format to reach the web page, so the problem is solved, Wikipedia accepts the URL. --Prairieplant (talk) 01:53, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Awesome!--A Wild Abigail Appears! _{Capture me. Moves.} 01:59, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Table sorting broken?

I don't know where to report this, so I'm posting it here. It looks like table sorting is broken when the table contains rowspan elements. See List_of_nearest_stars_and_brown_dwarfs#List and try to sort on Apparent or Absolute Magnitudes. The table sorts, but it looks like it's sorting on the next column over when earlier columns in the table are merged with a rowspan designation. (e.g. it's counting the rowspan element as only a single element, rather than multiple columns.) -- 162.238.240.55 (talk) 02:38, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Table sorting is not compatible with rowspan elements. Ruslik_Zero 02:58, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

@Ruslik0: There must be more to it than that, as there is a working rowspan example at Help:Sorting#Tables with complex datarows. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:59, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

The link that you pointed to is just a word salad which is impossible to understand. It explains nothing. Using rowspans in a sortable table is always a recipe for disaster—you never know what result it will produce. Ruslik_Zero 11:35, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Help:Sorting#Tables with complex datarows says: "In a sortable table, |rowspan=n and colspan=m can not be combined in the body of a table." Your example at List_of_nearest_stars_and_brown_dwarfs#List combines rowspan and colspan. I haven't tried sortable tables with rowspan in a long time and don't know which problems you may encounter if you only have rowspan and no colspan. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:31, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Harrison Ford

I noticed that Harrison Ford left off Working Girl from his movie productions-- and BIO for 1988---any reason why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.253.153 (talk) 05:20, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

It's listed here and here. Mlpearc (open channel) 05:28, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Create a page

Hello,

We want to create a page for our company "Sneh World" which is skill development company. and want to create profile page for Dr.Sneh Desai and Mr.Sandip Gajjar they are motivational speaker of india. we need support your encyclopedia. our mission is spread motivation to world. please kindly help us.

Thanks & Regards, Sneh World Team — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vipul world (talk • contribs) 12:05, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Please don't. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a social medium. Wikipedia does not have "profiles", but articles that rely on notability defined in terms of independent reporting by reliable sources, and has conflict of interest guidelines that discourage interested parties from editing articles. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:18, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

How to post an article on Wikipedia

I am looking to post an article of myself on my page. Is that possible? How can I achieve this? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roseclare0000 (talk • contribs) 13:44, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Please don't. Wikipedia has conflict of interest guidelines that discourage interested parties from editing articles. See also the autobiography guideline. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:20, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Pilot training

list of university's for pilot training and fee details — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.204.177.166 (talk) 13:46, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 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. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:15, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Getting artist's paintings' images back on Wikipedia

Friends I posted a number of images of the paintings of living artist Samizu Matsuki as part of her wikipedia page beginning in 2007. Since then, they've vanished and I can't understand what is needed to restore them (nor does she). Can you help? Ron Huber (talk) 17:47, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

The article in question is Samizu Matsuki. I see that in the past some files may have been deleted for unknown copyright status. We cannot display the images of the paintings unless the artist has provided the proper copyright release. I also see that the article is inadequately sourced and has a promotional tone. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:27, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! I will look through the article for its promotionally-toned elements - Ms Matsuki is not selling any works at all. What items are most in need of sourcing? Ron Huber (talk) 19:02, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

I see you have uploaded images to both the English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I don't know which of the images you have in mind but in either case it's best to upload them to Commons: so they can be used in both the English Wikipedia and other wikis. See commons:Commons:Permission and note point 3 at commons:Commons:Permission#Where OTRS confirmation is necessary. It is not enough that you state you have permission on the file page. Sorry for the inconvenience but we take copyright seriously and there are unfortunately many uploads with false claims about the copyright status. Do you still have copies of the original files? If not then you could ask for the files to be undeleted. This can be done by administrators, but not by others for copyright reasons. Confirmation of permission will still be necessary. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:31, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

The entire article appears to be based on the personal reflections of the artist or her family, and not on reliable sources. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:30, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

... and the only reference in the article links to what may well be be a copyright violation. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:52, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

The article has my user name in the title how do I Change the Article Title?

This is my first Wikipedia Article that I am writing and I went to edit the article. For some reason it added my user name to the title. How can I edit the title so my user name is not in the title? its for the page Blaze Kelly Coyle. I have a page but its just being weird for some reason. can anyone help me. also when I do a search it still has my user name in the title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tisha145851 (talk • contribs) 23:13, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

The page is live, it's at Blaze Kelly Coyle. Maybe you're seeing a cached thing or something. Google (etc) take time to catch up.

I do, however, suggest you read WP:AUTO and WP:FIRST, or it might not be there for long. 88.104.16.237 (talk) 00:11, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Note that Blaze Kelly Coyle has been speedily deleted for being too promotional in tone.--ukexpat (talk) 17:19, 1 December 2014 (UTC)