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April 27
editReview of and feedback regarding artist promotional activity
editIn noting that both the recently created articles Shaun_Leonardo and Elissa_Blount_Moorhead, both for artists, were written in an almost resume, promotional format, I noted both were created by User:JVadera whose page notes "Hello! I am an artist, cultural producer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. I am co-organizing the Art+Community edit-a-thon @ Pratt Institute with User:UzmaZRizvi." While this may be very much intended in good faith it seems in effect a concerted promotional effort for artists including in the focus of the articles on artist's statements and commentary about their own work. I feel out of my depth about how best to raise/address this as a concern exactly so I thought I'd bring it here to the attention of anyone more experienced and familiar with Wikipedia's policies and processes to review and provide the involved users and community any appropriate feedback. Phil (talk) 05:46, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- Edit-a-thons generally add good content to Wikipedia but often need quite a bit of cleanup afterwards. Many of the editors at such events are "by definition" inexperienced and need a lot of help and guidance. I find that organizers of edit-a-thons sometimes underestimate the extent to which their participants need help, which results in sub-standard articles being produced. I believe we need a far more structured approach to edit-a-thons so that the experiences of the newbie participants can be enhanced and the quality of the product of these events could be improved. Currently many such edit-a-thons are planned off-wiki, and WikiProjects that are involved in the topic area are often kept in the dark, whether intentionally or due to the ignorance of the event organizers, this results in "mainstream" Wikipedians being surprised by the sudden appearance of a bunch of new articles on a particular topic - most of which require substantial cleanup. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:54, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for your response. Even if there isn't a clear path to follow about it, I feel better knowing someone more experienced is aware of it and sees it a similar way. That was what was most important to me about it. I've done a bit of editing here but only recently tried out patrolling a little so I'm still getting familiar with a lot of the process of how Wikipedia works/should work in that regard. Phil (talk) 21:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
character case
editmind u care the need of new client as ur eyelid do....dont give hardness character in CATCH AS AN EXAMS....So far there is auditing system why worry about security.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.78.64.2 (talk) 07:52, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- What is your question about editing Wikipedia? --ColinFine (talk) 08:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Princess Aisha bint Hussein
editMy legal name is Edward Banayoti, Ashraf Banayoti is just a given name, so on line for my wife Princess Aisha bint Hussein, my name should be stated as either Edward Banayoti, or Edward Ashraf Banayoti, it was stated wrong on the Royal Court Announcement. I can send you my passport, along with our wedding pictures, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edward Asharaf Banayoti (talk • contribs) 10:16, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Edward Asharaf Banayoti: Do you have a publicly accessible source that tells us this? Our verifiability policy requires that anyone using the encyclopaedia can verify the information they find on it (which means your passport would be unsuitable), and I can't find any mention of "Edward Ashraf Banayoti" on a Google search. — crh 23 (Talk) 10:58, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- Note that Princess Aisha bint Hussein has attracted some odd IP activity over the past week (and has been protected as a result), including the unsourced claim that she married "Ed A. Banayotti" and they separated a month later. An article about Ed Banayoti is currently up for AfD. --McGeddon (talk) 11:13, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
My name is listed wrong on my wife's page on Wikipedia, while we are separated now, we are still legally married, and I am trying to correct more thane, but someone keeps deleting my corrections, i have my passport picture, and the wedding pictures to prove my corrections are right, please advise, thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edward Asharaf Banayoti (talk • contribs) 12:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- You had erroneously placed this comment in the section #Rina Charaniya, so I have moved it to the correct section. You obviously haven't read the response to your earlier question; please do so now. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:33, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
HRH Princess Aisha Bint Al Hussein and Edward Banayoti were divorced, according to the Royal Hashemite Court. Edward Banayoti took the Muslim name Ashraf Banayoti when he converted to Islam. http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/princess-aisha-edward-banayoti-divorced
Rina Charaniya
editHi, Can anybody check and review this article Rina Charaniya. This is article about aspiring actress with no references, no media coverage found on Google, no references given to support the claim made in article. It fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines.PK4JAGGU (talk) 11:36, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- The article has been tagged for proposed deletion of an unsourced BLP. If no references are added within seven days, it will be deleted. If references are added within seven days, the BLPPROD tag will be removed, but the article can then be nominated for deletion. Asking for advice about it here was a reasonable approach. Read the deletion policy for more information on how to deal with non-notable or otherwise non-encyclopedic articles. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:53, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Help with correcting a page
editGood Morning, I work for the Texas Historical Commission, the state agency for historic preservation in Texas. We oversee 21 State Historic sites and I noticed one of our sites has an incorrect title. It should say The Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, NOT George W. Fulton Mansion. How can I change this? I have access and we are the owners. Please help? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Fulton_Mansion — Preceding unsigned comment added by TxHC (talk • contribs) 16:06, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- The title of a Wikipedia article is not decided by what its subject's owner wants it to be called, but by what it is usually called in published works about it, such as those cited in the article. This article only cites one reference, the National Register of Historic Places, which calls it "Fulton, George W., Mansion". So the name should not be changed. However I see that while I was typing this, David_in_DC changed it anyway. Maproom (talk) 17:36, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Possible unfree image
editHi, I'm a long-time editor but have never dealt with a possible unfree image before. I tried to list this at Files for Discussion but botched things quite badly and self-reverted. Here's the issue: About 1 month ago an image was uploaded onto the Commons and then added to the Tempest Storm article. It's [[File:Tempest Storm Backstage.jpg]]. The information the uploader provided seems contradictory. On the face of the image, it says "John E. Read HOLLYWOOD". In the description field, it says "Backstage at the El Ray theatre. (Photo from private collection of Tempest Storm)." In the source field, it says "Own work". In the author field, it says "Mratz". It's not at all clear if the owner is John Reed, Mr. Ratz or maybe even Ms. Storm herself. Help!. Thanks. David in DC (talk) 16:26, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- I've nominated File:Tempest Storm Backstage.jpg for deletion - and it already has been - Nominations are fairly easy at commons - bottom option in left hand column - Arjayay (talk) 16:55, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, both for dealing with the immediate matter and for the instructions. David in DC (talk) 17:34, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Unusual mail, with link to wikipedia.
editDO NOT POST THIS WRITE UP TO WIKIPEDIA:
Received unusual email linked to a wikipedia page: Probably identity thieft, please contact person who is profiled on wikipedia and work out what action to take. Your system has made this attempt to protect Mr. Johah's reputation and requiring stripping addressing which might be helpful to law enforcement.
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SEARCH Sam E. Jonah as per unusual email. Sam E. Jonah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_E._Jonah Sam E. Jonah. Samuel Esson Jonah; Born: Sam Jonah 19 November 1949 (age 66) Nationality: Ghanaian: Education: Adisadel College, Ghana: Alma mater: Camborne … Early life · Career · Honours and recognition · Further reading
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X-SID-PRA: S***ail.com X-AUTH-Result: FAIL X-SID-Result: FAIL X-Message-Status: n:n X-Message-Delivery: Vj0xLjE7dXM9MDtsPTA7YT0wO0Q9MjtHRD0yO1NDTD00 X-Message-Info: FHAmT9bYITVU3Lt5l88JsBXXzN/NzJQBLDJHgI5GAWWc22Dd6++wAfMTCiWl3bv+4lerx3bnjl4ZB6Bb5PGC1tPm+t4fWfTuKrnBMzHy5jWnFqXxJlnb1+iTNb6IupqwB1zOAquQlxNmRIlmIYYXpdkJVRROXd+stkJal9BFTPK7GQSDb/2gJfw6NNCAmU7O0jcgKbuTmll46zZsNPRguRMAj4i/DSvvGcrR/r1bzaXeaGijS9EQsw== Received: from imsantv98.netvigator.com ([247.6]) by SNT004-MC4F55.***ail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(01.23143); Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:19:45 -0700 Received: from User ([55.5]) by imsantv98.netvigator.com with bizsmtp id mgKU1s00406l4xM01gKVGH; Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:19:34 +0800 Reply-To: <my
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Mr. Samuel E. Jonah
Executive Chairman
Jonah Capital and Equity Fund
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Re: Business
It is my pleasure to inform you that I have chosen to introduce you to a business relationship, hoping that you are willing to execute transactions which will generate huge amount of capital/funds.
Please, check my profile on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_E._Jonah
and/or you may Google my full name if you need more information about me. get back to me so we can proceed Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mr. Samuel E. Jonah
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2001:558:6043:45:1027:2D2C:C817:2B87 (talk) 20:41, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
- It's likely just a spammer trying to use Wikipedia as "proof" the he might supposedly be someone trustworthy. As you know, that wouldn't be the case. Not much we can really do here, but good to know such a scam exists. --allthefoxes (Talk) 20:47, 27 April 2016 (UTC)