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December 22

Submitting my article

Hello,

How do I publish my article on Wikipedia? This is the link to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrustedCompany

Best, Muzna

MuznaKhan (talk) 06:28, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

MuznaKhan: TrustedCompany is already an article on Wikipedia. However, it is in danger of being deleted, as the references it cites are to directory entries and to material created by people connected with the subject, and may be judged insufficient to establish its notability. Maproom (talk) 08:09, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Maproom: I have included notable articles from the web. What else can I include to keep it from being deleted?

MuznaKhan: what you need to do is to establish that the subject (not the articles, the subject) is notable. You can do this by citing reliable independent published sources, with significant discussion of the subject. You have cited directory listings which do not discuss the subject at all, and articles based on press releases which are not independent. For such a small company, based on $1,250,000 of seed capital, it is unlikely that satisfactory sources exist. Maproom (talk) 16:50, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

About a username

Is an email address an acceptable username? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:44, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

• No, for technical reasons. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 08:24, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

There is (at least) one longstanding and regular editor who has an eMail as his username and has been allowed to keep it as the account was established long before the rules were changed. See WP:U, eMails are considered under promotional. Eagleash (talk) 10:41, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Twinkle

I have got a new gadget WP:Twinkle. I´m rollbacker on cs and sk wiki, but - Twinkle is a hundred times harder :). What are the options, outside reverting and welcoming? --OJJ (talk) 07:32, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

The options are explained on the documentation page: WP:Twinkle/doc. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:45, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Creating New Company Page

I am creating company page but it's making some difficulties for me, that how to upload any article , how to add contents. I Need full guidelines for creating a company page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajith028 (talk • contribs) 13:06, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

There are many useful links on your user talk page. Start with WP:Your first article, which in turn has many more useful links. Try reading WP:Notability and WP:NCORP to decide whether the company is notable in Wikipedia's terms. You also need to read WP:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:23, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Oops!

I made this by accident. Can you help me quick delete it? Thanks, Leschnei (talk) 13:31, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Hey Leschnei. I tagged the page for deletion and an admin will come along and mop it up in short order. There's actually very little that can be done on Wikipedia that can't be fairly easily fixed. So no worries. TimothyJosephWood 13:42, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks User:Timothyjosephwood. And now I know exactly what to put on the page, so I can take care of it myself next time - thanks for that too! Leschnei (talk) 13:44, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Leschnei: No problemo. If it makes you feel better, an admin once accidentally deleted the main page, and even that was fixable. TimothyJosephWood 13:45, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

new IP address

I'd been 208.95.51.72 for months, but yesterday our wireless network went down and I've had to start using an Ethernet cable. Is that why I'm now on a different IP address? 208.95.49.163 (talk) 14:50, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Probably. IP addresses are rarely permanent, and switch around frequently. That's one of the reasons it's a good idea to register for an account. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:59, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Google directions as references

I'm working on improving Fulham Palace and the section on transport connections has multiple references to Google maps for walking directions. Not surprisingly, these links no longer work. My question is what to do with these sources and/or this section. My personal preference is to get rid of sections like this because it seems more appropriate to a museum website than an encyclopedia, but many (many, many) of our museum articles have them. Alternatively, I could remove the references, mark them as dead, or replace them (with what?). Any advice/opinions would be appreciated. Leschnei (talk) 14:59, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

I'd say remove the section altogether. We're not a travel guide; the coordinates at the top, or at most "Fulham Palace is next to Putney Bridge" is all any reader needs in order to find out how to get there, quite aside from the fact that we shouldn't be giving preferential treatment to the (commercial) Google Maps. ‑ Iridescent 15:02, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Works for me, thanks. Leschnei (talk) 15:15, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Editing 'Manifesto'

Hi, my Wiki friends,

I got a 'Manifesto' on Lyrical Expressionism, an expressionist trend "that shares with the "Expressionism" its personal and intuitive vision that gives priority to the expression of feelings in front of objective descriptions of reality..." (taken from the Manifesto itself) and I would like to publish it with the following licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Since it is not an article, but a 'Manifesto', Is it really necessary to chance this type of licence? In my opinion that I advance, no, because a 'Manifesto' is, as you know very well, a declaration, so nobody can change or modify it, but only the author.

Please, tell me, how to do.

Maybe I will need some help for editing.

Thank you very much.José Freijanez (talk) 15:19, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi José Freijanez I think you may have a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a place for posting manifestos, instead it is for people to write neutral tone articles about notable things on the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In answer to your copyright question, that copyright licence is incompatible with Wikipedia, as all Wikipedia content needs to be licence using a licence which permits commercial and non-commercial uses. See here for compatible licences. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:32, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Joseph2302 , for your immediate response. I was confused by the fact that I read here a lot ON Manifesto, but now I realize that they were not direct publications of the Manifesto, but articles about Manifesto, and links to the Manifiesto itself. I am sorry. I beg your pardon.

I take note of the link to compatible licences. Thank you very much.

My questions now are: Can I edit an article on Lyrical expressionism? And can I receive some help?

Best José Freijanez (talk) 16:44, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Can I edit an article on Lyrical expressionism that is an expressionist trend which has its own Manifesto? And can I receive some help for editing if necessary?

Thank you very much in advance.José Freijanez (talk) 17:19, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

José Freijanez Please do not add new sections for each of your responses, merely edit this one by clicking on the editing link next to the heading. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 18:49, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Big misconception about yoga-meditation

Sat Guru Gorakh !

Greetings from the land of Mt. Everest & Buddha...

To the editor, Wikipedia

We appreciate your utmost perseverance for providing authentic information all the time. However, there has a lot of misconception in your site. It would be great if you amend the below texts (or publish the attached file) for the good reason. - Yogi Panchavedi !

BIG MISCONCEPTION ABOUT YOGA....

It is pity that people do not know- Nepal is the origin place of yoga- meditation. I will provide plenty of evidence. Please !

Watch Himalaya View from Tushita- Nepal

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLXLa-nna4k

(a)   It is a big misconception among yoga practitioners that they say Guru or Baba to any humans with long beard and ashes in forehead. He can be your spiritual guide, master, teacher only. Guru is the Sanskrit word meaning ‘The Divine Light’ that erases darkness/ignorance. Guru and Baba are the holy word to be uttered while expressing love to Almighty Guru Gorakshanath, (Go=Universe and Rakh= care taker) the creator of the universe and nature.

(b) Do you say doctorni to female doctor or engineerni to female engineer? No - ! So, why to say Yogini to female yogi. It is a human post / status received automatically when someone is well-cultured, disciplined, connected with the divine source and who lives in now and for others happiness.

(c) People have wrong concept as if stretching body is yoga. Moreover, using mats do not let us to recharge our body energy with the mother earth. Scientists have discovered' the energy called Ions" that we can enhance health condition if we walk barefoot daily. This knowledge was already described in Vedas Verses as our body is full of electromagnetic currents and walking barefoot helps us in discharging and recharging earth' geo-magnetic currents in our body.

(d) A yogi must follow the 5 code of moral ethics. No cheating, no telling lie, no gambling, no killings, no illicit love/sex, no wine-alcohol, tobacco, meat products are allowed for yogis who really wish to move in the peace path.

                                                          TUSHITA-NEPAL YOGA RETREATS

                                                                      www.nepalyogaretreats.co  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nepalyogaretreats (talk • contribs) 15:34, 22 December 2016 (UTC) 

Hello Nepalyogaretreats (talk · contribs) and welcome to Wikipedia. If you think there is something inaccurate about one of our articles (you don't say which), then the best place to discuss changes is on the talk page of the article. Your username appears to be registered for a company rather than for an individual. This is against Wikipedia policy, so it has been blocked. If you intend to contribute constructively to Wikipedia then it would be wise to register an individual account, but please note that Wikipedia may not be used to advertise your company. Dbfirs 22:12, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Made Extensive Edits, but then they disappeared

Hello,

I had a question about editing a wiki article. I had just watched Season 5 of the sopranos and on the show's main page, I made extensive edits to the season 5 summary section. I added more detail and information. The edits were on the page for a few days, and then suddenly, the old summary appeared again.

Did I do something wrong? Did I upset the original author of the summary?

I honestly have forgotten what I wrote as the details are no longer fresh in my head, was just curious why someone would delete my more accurate and detailed edit.

Thanks, Z — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jazzy3113 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Hello, your edit was removed with this change. Obviously it was felt that the expansion was too detailed. If you disagree please discuss it on the article talk-page or that of the other editor. thank you. `Eagleash (talk) 15:43, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Jazzy3113, I agree that if you'd like to discuss the issue with the user who reverted your changes that it should be done on the article's talk page, which can be found at Talk:The Sopranos. That said, articles for the series itself normally don't have too much detail for specific seasons. Just think about what would happen to the size of the article on The Simpsons if we gave a detailed explanation of what happened in each season on the main article. That show has been going on for 20+ years! The main series article is normally kept to the larger plot points. If warranted, there are articles for individual seasons. That is the case here with The Sopranos (season 5). Though even there I don't see a recap of the season. Just episodes. And finally, in the end, you have to remember that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a fan site. So we may not list every detail of what happened. Instead we'll give the reader a general idea of what went on. †dismas†|^(talk) 20:04, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

2017 NCAA Division I FBS Template

I Made a template in the talk category but can you move it to the draft article. 2600:8803:7A00:19:88:C3DD:EC9:CFB7 (talk) 19:52, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Guidelines for posting photos in BLP

Are there specific guidelines (apart from copyright and general use of image) when putting images in to a WP:BLP? Jacquelyntwiki (talk) 20:54, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Yes. See WP:MUG for the guidelines. RudolfRed (talk) 21:03, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

New feature

Can I opt out of that new feature in the search box? (the pink stuff). It affects the Shift key on my keyboard when I'm using a computer with Explorer. WQUlrich (talk) 23:14, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

To be specific, when I hit Shift, it sends the cursor to the bottom of the page...and I can't access the special characters on the top row at all. That doesn't happen with Firefox or Google Chrome, but I don't always have a computer available with those browsers. WQUlrich (talk) 00:10, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure what new feature you're talking about? Is this specific to Wikipedia or just Internet Explorer more generally? I'm not aware of any 'pink stuff' when searching on Wikipedia from Internet Explorer. Tiggerjay (talk) 00:42, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

When you do a search in the box at the top of the page, on Wikipedia, the words you type in are highlighted in pink boxes! This only happens after I log in. I know it's not my computer, as I use several different ones. It just started doing that two days ago. WQUlrich (talk) 01:02, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

It's caused by a change [1] to GoogleTrans at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets. You can disable it or see User:Endo999/GoogleTrans#New Version of GoogleTrans Now In Production: 22/12/2016. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:44, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Sherman Oaks Galleria

Sherman Oaks Galleria (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Hello,

I was reading your article regarding the Sherman oaks galleria, and there is a glaring error in it.

It states that the sole remaining area of the old Galleria is the arclight/pacific theater. That is incorrect. There are several areas of the old galleria that still remain, however, the entire building that the theater resides in was demolished during re-development in 1999-2002 and constructed a new. I know this because I was one of the engineers on site from 1997 to the present and was intimately involved in the demolition/construction project that your article refers to.

thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.183.66.90 (talk) 23:50, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for this userful information. Would you happen to have a link to a website or page with additional information regarding this. Thanks! Tiggerjay (talk) 00:43, 23 December 2016 (UTC)