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June 9

2018–19 NHL season

What Date Does The 2018–19 NHL Regular Season Begin I Hope it's on October 3. So When does the 2018-19 NHL Regular Season Come Out I Hope It's In 2 weeks I Hope The Date Is June 21 Because That's the date The NHL Schedule should come out. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 02:41, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi 68.102.39.189, Welcome to Wikpedia help desk. This help desk is a place to answer questions on matters relating to Wikipedia. For 2018-2019 NHL info, you might want to check NHL web site. Thank you. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 03:03, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Does Botswana have any copyright laws?

Can someone make the template for PD-BW-exempt?--Jeromi Mikhael (talk) 06:25, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello @Jeromi Mikhael:, as the file is hosted at our sister project Commons (a separate media repository for freely licensed and PD media), it would be better to ask this question at Commons:Commons:Village Pump/Copyright. A collection of country-specific copyright rules including Botswana can be found at Commons:Commons:Copyright rules by territory. (Disclaimer: While this collection is quite useful, it is compiled and maintained by volunteer laypeople. So it may not always be completely actual or accurate for all countries.) GermanJoe (talk) 12:14, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

VISAS ON ARRIVAL

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK . WHY IS NOT WORKING FOR EDITING ,, THE THINGS I ADDED TO THIS PAGE IS ALWAYS COMING BACK , AND THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND TRUE , WELL IF YOU ANY LEGIT ANSWER PLS LET ME KNOW — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:E68:5448:2B9E:F809:16AC:ED8C:1A8E (talk) 06:35, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Nothing we can do to help you since we have no idea what you are talking about. This was the first edit ever made by your IP. What page were you editing, and what IP or account were you using? You can find out by by viewing he history of the page in question. Meters (talk) 06:41, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

IP went on to edit Visa requirements for Somali citizens so I assume that's the article. The previous edit by a very close IP was undone as not being confirmed by the cited sources. Meters (talk) 06:43, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Pinging user:Twofortnights who has been making the undoes. Meters (talk) 06:46, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi. Indeed I undid the edit as no source was provided to back up the claim that Somali citizens are eligible for eVisa and visa on arrival to Turkey. As with most African countries Somalian citizens are only eligible for a conditional eVisa - if holding a valid Schengen or US visa. However this is nothing new and in all other articles under such regime this is listed as "visa required" as indeed such nationals need either a Turkish sticker visa from an embassy or an electronic visa and another sticker visa combined. As for visa on arrival facility it does not exist for Somalian citizens at all. Hope this clears it up.--Twofortnights (talk) 11:36, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

my first Wikipedia article ever "Stef "Wolf" Wolput

Hi, I just wrote my first article ever. It was not accepted because I need to make footnotes in stead of references ... Problem is I am not sure how to do this correctly in the editing system. I would be very happy if someone could help me in a simple way (I am a bit lost in all the new pages with guidelines). Feel free to edit yourself (I think that is possible in the community). Thanks ever so much, Katrien (same as Katherine, but Flemish, from Belgium :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.177.225.208 (talk) 12:20, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello Katrien, your post is your only edit from the IP address used. Please provide a link to the page in question so volunteers here can help you. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:23, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Meanwhile, you might like to read WP:Referencing for beginners. I assume you mean in-line references when you mention footnotes. Dbfirs 14:25, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

@Eagleash: it appears to be User:Katrien_de_Pillecyn/sandbox/Stef_"Wolf"_Wolput, which needs inline citations (it has a bibliography).

We have strict referencing requirements for biographies of living persons. In short, any material that someone might challenge must be referenced inline by reliable sources so that it isverifiable. A good place to start would be WP:Referencing for beginners, which Dbfirs linked. LittlePuppers (talk) 15:38, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia deleted a page I created or edited but I don't remember that page. How can I find out more and see what the page was?

Wikipedia deleted a page I created or edited but I don't remember that page. How can I find out more and see what the page was? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlrisdon (talk • contribs) 17:20, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

The page was User:Jlrisdon/James_Risdon. It was deleted as result of the deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Jlrisdon/James_Risdon. Ruslik_Zero 17:43, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Assistant from Al Rahman Islamic group

Asalam Alaekun Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu.

We are Alrahman islamic society of Nigeria.our aims and objectives are to develop islam in rural areas in Nigeria, Such as building and renovation of mosque,Arabic schools.ETC

we are hereby seeking an internaational help (zakaat) to Extend the work of Allah.Pls email us for further discussion/enquiries <email redacted> ..thankss

hope to hear back from you.

      MAASALAM  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.29.190 (talk) 22:27, 9 June 2018 (UTC) 

Hello, Al Rahman assistant. I'm afraid you have come to the wrong place for this. This page is for help in editing Wikipedia, the encyclopaedia that anybody may edit: nothing else. Any kind of advocacy (however worthy the cause) is specifically forbidden in Wikipedia. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 22:34, 9 June 2018 (UTC)