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February 21

NBA request to be on CNN news as a reporter overrule Renato Mariotti

My name is Michelle Gilbert I was a volunteer for CNN news reporter with Renato Mariotti we worked as a team he's not letting me be on CNN not sure why but we are trying to take down Trump as a team and he's not letting me be on CNN news with him anymore and he won't respond when I ask him why he is ignoring me no response at all. Please see what you can do so I can be on CNN? I've been answering his questions as a volunteer and I would like to work for CNN as a job I've worked hard as a volunteer. My nickname is puple49 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purple49 (talk • contribs) 00:36, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

This is the help page for the Wikipedia encyclopedia. We can't help with anything else. RudolfRed (talk) 01:59, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

PROFILE PICTURE

Hi, could you please help to advise as to how I can change my profile picture? I've done everything as required per the edit tool, using an image from my own camera - but it will not accept it. I'm bamboozled. Is there anything you could do to help me? Sincerely, JIMMY J VALENTINE (talk) 05:47, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Yelling... ? Erm.. ok. Thanks.JIMMY J VALENTINE (talk) 07:48, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@JIMMY J VALENTINE: Please stop yelling. Thank you, - FlightTime (open channel) 05:54, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@JIMMY J VALENTINE: You do not appear to have a a profile or picture (or anything else) here at Wikipedia. Perhaps you are thinking about a profile on some other web site. If so, you will have to ask at that web site, not here. This is the help desk for Wikipedia. -Arch dude (talk) 07:03, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi, thanks. No, it's simply that I was using a pseudonym as my user name. Anyway, I'll stand down - but thanks for responding. Best regards, JIMMY J VALENTINE (talk) 07:48, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello, JIMMY J VALENTINE. It's a little hard to work out what you mean - I guess that there is an article on Wikipedia about you (which is neither yours, nor a profile, by the way), and you want to replace the picture with one of your own; but you are using a pseudonym to edit (which is fine) and you don't want to tell us the name of the article (which is also fine, but it's hard to help you if you don't). If the new picture is yours (you hold the copyright) then you should be able to upload it to Commons. If it was not taken by you - even on your camera, then you probably don't own the copyright, and you need to get the photographer to release it. Easiest is if they upload it as "own work", and license it on the fly; alternatively, they can follow the procedure in donating copyright materials, and then you can upload it.

One more point: whether you use a pseudonym or your real name, you still have a conflict of interest in editing the article about yourself. Replacing the picture with a better one is probably fine, but in general you should not be editing the article, but should instead be making edit requests on the article's talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 09:29, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks very much, ColinFine. I appreciate the effort taken. I'll take this on board and see what I can do. To be honest, it's not something I'm losing sleep over - I simply thought I'd ask, in case there was something I might be able to do (yes, vanity, pure and simple, I don't like the shot; but no interest in editing the articles) but didn't realise it was going to end up on a forum like this. Again, much appreciated. Sincerely, JIMMY J VALENTINE (talk) 10:39, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Duplicate article

Can I make my own personal copy of 92nd Academy Awards? As I watch each movie, I would put my own check on the list. I guess I am asking if I can move a duplicate article to my own user page. It would only be for my personal use. If so, how can I do it?Eschoryii (talk) 06:48, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@Eschoryii:Sorry, but no. Please read WP:NOT. Wikipedia is not a general-purpose private hosting service. Since Wikipedia's copyright is CC-BY-SA, what you can do copy and paste the page into a file on your own computer or onto a free service such as Google Drive, and use it as a log there. If you chose to then share it further, be sure to attribute it to Wikipedia. -Arch dude (talk) 06:56, 21 February 2020 (UTC) ThanksEschoryii (talk) 15:55, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Moving our company page

Hi there, I'm trouble getting our old company page (LMAX Exchange) redirected to the re-named company page (LMAX Group) - the page titles still says LMAX Exchange but I can't seem to change it whatever I do. Can someone please help? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lemeax2018 (talk • contribs) 10:38, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Lemeax2018 You don't have enough edits to be able to move the page yourself, you may request a move at Requested Moves; first, you should review the information I placed on your user talk page regarding your username and a conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 11:02, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Also note that it is not "your company page", but an article about your company. See WP:OWN for more information. 331dot (talk) 11:03, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you - I don't believe the username violates anything. Have followed your instructions for the page move - thank you very much for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lemeax2018 (talk • contribs) 11:20, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Image Appearing in box and not centered within info box

The image in the article Draft:Karhoo is appearing on the right hand side of the info box. It also has a frame around it.

How do I centre it and remove the frame?

I tried removing the file name from the thumb but that did not work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Random User ME (talk • contribs) 11:51, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

 Done. In infoboxes you only need to put the file name, the infobox takes care of everything else. - X201 (talk) 12:00, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Upload

Hi, I am Swedish and work for Stockholm university for now. I see that on the English Stockholm University side the log is old. I want to change it but I can´t because I have been a member for a short time. Can someone please upload this log instead https://www.su.se/img/logo_su_se_big_dark_blue.gif Please help me with this. It is important. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FannyFranzén94 (talk • contribs) 12:38, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@FannyFranzén94: https://www.su.se/img/logo_su_se_big_dark_blue.gif has white text on blue background with no border on some of the sides. It appears intended for display on a blue background at https://www.su.se. At Stockholm University it would be displayed on a white or light gray background. I don't think that would look good. https://www.su.se/mbw/mbw-internal/it-e-mail-letter-templates-and-logos/letter-template-and-logo has a link to [1] which has blue text on white background. This seems better for Wikipedia. Is it acceptable? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:11, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Yes it is better and acceptable. You can also see other logs here: https://www.su.se/medarbetare/kommunikation/grafisk-manual/logotyp-1.361901. But I think this will look great. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FannyFranzén94 (talk • contribs)

@FannyFranzén94: I have uploaded it at File:Stockholm University logo.jpg and added it to Stockholm University. It might have been a little better with transparent background. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:06, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Draft not accepted

Header added by ColinFine (talk) 15:43, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello,

Where and how do i send the prof please, as my submission was not accepted ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boxerboy07 (talk • contribs) 13:31, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Boxerboy07. I suggest you start by reading your first article carefully. You will find out that you don't send "the proof" anywhere. The really quite difficult task of writing a Wikipedia article starts with finding reliably published sources, completely independent of the subject, which talk about the subject in some depth. It is a waste of time starting in any other way (eg starting writing the article before you look for the sources), because if you can't find these, no article will be accepted however it is written. Once you have found these sources, then you can start writing the article - from what these sources say, not from anywhere else. If you are the subject, or are connected to the subject, this makes it even harder, because you basically need to forget everything you know about the subject in order to write the article. Wikipedia is basically not interested in what you (or I, or any random person on the Internet) knows: it is only interested in what has been published in reliable places. --ColinFine (talk) 15:54, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

FWIW, a cursory internet search suggests to me that the subject of the (completely unreferenced) sandbox draft in question is probably notable, should any experienced editor want to take up the task of drafting an article properly – I think it unlikely that the subject himself would be capable of doing so even ignoring the obvious COI which all but forbids this. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.205.58.107 (talk) 10:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Page is not displayed in the browser

Hi!

Please, help me. I moved my page Neonfly from Draft to Article, but this page is not displayed in the browser.

I don't understand how I need to do it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonfly

--Yulia Markhutova (talk) 13:54, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@Yulia Markhutova: - do you mean that the page won't load for you? I'm able to view it without issue. What browser are you in?

If you mean that you can't find it in a google (etc) search, then it needs to be patrolled, and then indexed by google (etc) before it will show up there. There's a patrolling backlog atm, so that might be very quick or it could take a while. The system should notify you when it's been patrolled. Nosebagbear (talk) 14:19, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Nosebagbear! I understood, that all new pages must be moderated and only after that they will be display automatically!? Yulia Markhutova (talk) 14:43, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@Yulia Markhutova: - that's pretty much it. People will already be able to find it if they come to Wikipedia itself and search for it. Nosebagbear (talk) 16:33, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Suddenly this popped up! Why? I edited the page, so what? But I did not edit the draft page!

"(Redirected from Draft:Neonfly)

This article is actively undergoing a major edit for a short while. To help avoid edit conflicts, please do not edit this page while this message is displayed. This page was last edited at 18:12, 21 February 2020 (UTC) (0 seconds ago). Please remove this template if this page hasn't been edited in several hours. If you are the editor who added this template, please be sure to remove it or replace it with {{Under construction}} between editing sessions."

And what to do with it?

Sorry, but this page is my brainchild and I'm waiting when it will be published! And I'm very worried!

Оhhhh! Everything has already disappeared!

--Yulia Markhutova (talk) 18:29, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@Yulia Markhutova: The article has been visible at Neonfly since you moved it. It sounds like you are seeing old versions of the page. Bypass your cache to see the current version. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:17, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

West One Music - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_One_Music_Group

Hello!

I tried updating the WOMG logo on our Wikipedia page but received an error page saying that i'm in breach of copyright — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.52.179.34 (talk) 15:27, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello. Are you Aepickett92 on Wikipedia, or Westonemusic on Commons, or both?

It appears that on January 6, Jax 0677 thought that your (Westonemusic's) black logo was copyrighted, and so not eligible to be in Commons, and questioned it; and also reverted Aepickett92's edit to West One Music to use it. But on 13 February, the deletion discussion at Commons decided that the image could stay, because the logo is simply enough that it is public domain anyway. Given that, I can't see any objection to using the black logo in the article.

BUT, the fact that you (Aepickett92) seem to be working together with Westonemusic makes me ask, are you connected with the company? If so, you need to read about conflict of interest, and are strongly advised to stop editing the article directly (which is not "your Wikipedia page" - see WP:OWN), and make edit requests instead. Furthermore, if you are in any way paid by the company, then you must comply with the provisions of paid editing. --ColinFine (talk) 16:35, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

please correct meaning of Zartaj Gul (Urdu: زرتاج گل رنڈی وزیر‎) to remove this word رنڈی

Respected Wikipedia management

Dear

Please remove urdu meaning of Zartaj Gul which is very embracing word ( رنڈی ) if this meaning is translated in English it means widow. but matter of fact is that she is a very respectful women and represent Pakistan as a State Minister for Climate Change. Please remove this word ( رنڈی ). form Wikipedia. Thanks

Please remove this word ( رنڈی )

Zartaj Gul (Urdu: زرتاج گل رنڈی وزیر‎) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Climate Change, in office since 5 October 2018. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.

please

Zartaj Gul (Urdu: زرتاج گل وزیر‎) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Climate Change, in office since 5 October 2018. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeeshan ibrahim786 (talk • contribs) 15:36, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy link Zartaj Gul but looks like it was already done. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:10, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@Zeeshan ibrahim786: I corrected it further, I hope, here (we don't use titles like "minister" and the ل in گل was missing, etc.). Please have a look. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 19:13, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

I would like to write a biography on my father. Please help me.

I would like to write a biography about my father. Please help me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geo4star (talk • contribs) 17:51, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Not recommended. See the advice about conflict of interest. Also read the advice at WP:Your first article, and particularly Wikipedia's definition of notabilty. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:54, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

@Geo4star: if he’s notable, someone might write an article about him, or you could request one. But before you go to the trouble, if you post his name I can look him up and tell you if it looks like he is notable enough to qualify for an article. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 18:08, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Copyright

Hi, I have a question regarding the copyright release of a picture. On the article of a celebrity, I found a display picture that on its description claims to be a screen capture of a Youtube video with a CC license, however when accessing the video I noticed it does not have any type of license. Would this be a reason for the picture to be taken down? and if so, what should be the process to request the removal? Thanks for all your help — Preceding unsigned comment added by DFulham (talk • contribs) 18:23, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Yes (and thank you for being concerned about this sort of thing). If we cannot document that the video is licensed in a way that Wikipedia can work with, then a derivative work such as a screen shot would be presumed violative of the original videomaker's copyright in their work. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:41, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Converting Page to a Different Language

Hi there! I was interested in creating another wiki page for the same person, saying the same thing, but in english. Is there a simple way of doing this rather than entering all of the information in again and starting from scratch? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Madibuck (talk • contribs) 19:06, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

For advice on translation, try reading WP:Translation. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:14, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

For a slightly different link, we have WP:CXT (which is mentioned I think on the above article.) It's a place to do some in place translation, with the luxury of it changing templates/links and arbitrates for you. See how you get on. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:27, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Madibuck, remember though, that if you are using the translation tool, unless you have 500 edits, it won't let you translate articles straight to mainspace. However, you can translate to a draft (i.e. a page titled draft:page name), which we recommend you submit to articles for creation, although you can move it yourself. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 20:55, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Makeref

Where do I find this useful tool for making references, made by Magnus Manske? I've lost the link. Lou Sander (talk) 19:40, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Tools/Editing tools gives this link, but it leads to a 500 error. – Teratix ₵ 06:30, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

It looks like Makeref has been taken down. There's a stripped-down replacement for it built into the WP editing system. I wasn't aware of it, but it looks to be good for most purposes. Lou Sander (talk) 17:51, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Not sure if it's exactly what you want, but I use User:V111P/js/WebRef. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:53, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

create a page

hello. I want to create a site for a very well-known person in the business field and his ongoing contribution to helping people in need. Can you tell me how I can create such a page? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Altin Leka (talk • contribs) 20:46, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Altin Leka, we generally don't recommend new users start new articles without some experience of how the site works. However, if you must, I would advise you first read Wikipedia:A primer for newcomers#Picking a topic, then follow User:Ian.thomson/Howto, which gives steps for new users to create articles that aren't deleted. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 20:50, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

also, please be aware of Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause. For a person to have an article about themselves here, they have to have received significant coverage elsewhere. Without this, there is no article, no matter how great the person is. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 20:52, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Taaffee ancestry

I read about Richard Taaffee (1898-1967) and it stated that his line was extinct. I have been tracing my ancestry and found that we are the descendants of the Taaffees. Our name today has been shortened from Taff to Taft. I am Raymond Louis Taft Jr. son of Raymond Louis Taft. My father is deceased but his brother Joe Taft is still alive in Colorado. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raytaftjr (talk • contribs) 21:11, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Raytaftjr, the article states that the titles Taaffee held are extinct. Schazjmd (talk) 21:15, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Short title descriptions, Wikidata?

1 ) I keep getting messages that an article I worked on has been connected to a Wikidata item. I believe this happens when someone edits one of those mini-descriptions?

2) I do not see these mini-descriptions when I read the wiki on my desktop browser. I do see them when I use the wiki on iOS mobile, which also makes it easy to edit them. Is there some way to see and edit these in the browser? Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:56, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Short description. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:13, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

1) Means "Connection with Wikidata" is enabled at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo. The message is not caused by editing the Wikidata description but by adding a link to the English page. See Help:Interlanguage links#Adding a new link. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:04, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Jack London

Jack London was also played by actor Michael Aron in the Star Trek The Next Generation Episodes Time Arrow Part 1 and Part 2. He is working as a Bellhop in the hotel Data takes refuge in and receives Advice from Mark Twain that if he wishes to write, he should write what he knows. Jack proclaims his desire to travel to Alasaka — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShrapnelX2 (talk • contribs) 22:20, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

ShrapnelX2 If you are saying that you want this added to the Jack London article, you should address your comment as a request on the article talk page, Talk:Jack London. 331dot (talk) 22:57, 21 February 2020 (UTC)