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October 20

Article nominated for deletion, and then ignored by nominator

Hello,

I recently created a page Amplitude (company) which was nominated for deletion. I added a number of sources (Reuters, CNBC, The Economist, Bloomberg, etc) which I think very clearly meet the notability guidelines, but the editor who nominated the page for deletion won't respond to those sources. (They only responded to a few other sources I mentioned to answer a specific question of theirs, and have subsequently ignored me for days.) I honestly don't think I'm getting a fair review and I don't understand what I should do in this situation. It's already coming up on the 7 day period, and I'm worried my work will just be gone soon. Do I just wait until the end of the 7 days and then someone else will take a look? Am I supposed to vote somehow to get someone to take a look? I'm a quick learner, but when someone just ignores my core sources I'm not learning anything. Thanks in advance for any guidance. -- Jjersin (talk) 00:51, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi Jjersin, thanks for coming to the help desk. I totally understand your concern since the AfD has not had any participation besides you and the nominator. In this case, the AfD will typically be kept open past the initial seven days until further consensus develops. This will allow more editors to comment.

Since nobody has seems to have reviewed this yet, I'll be happy to take a look and weigh in. ––FormalDude talk 00:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for taking a look, FormalDude! --Jjersin (talk) 00:59, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jjersin: Hi there! When you would like to get an editor's attention, you can use the {{ping}} template when you are posting (as I've done here) so they receive a notification. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 02:54, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Good to know! Thanks for the tip, GoingBatty! -- Jjersin (talk) 17:40, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

zellers zellers canada info on wikipedia

how can we correct the information for zellers , zellers canada and zellers restaurant that is owned by Azriel family trust and Maria Almerinda Moniz Sousa portuguese immigrant from Azores Portugal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.255.248 (talk) 05:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! If you want to correct information about the Zellers article, you may edit the article directly (unless you have a conflict of interest), or post your suggestions on the article's talk page: Talk:Zellers. Be sure to provide reliable sources with your information. If you haven't already done so, you may wish to review Help:Introduction and Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure to learn how to edit. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 16:15, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Why are not showing my name on Google - Ajay Raz

Ajay Raz is an Indian actor & model who works in Hindi films. While pursuing an engineering degree in math, he dabbled in modeling and made attempts to start a career in film. After struggling for two years, he made his acting debut in 2019 , a fashion show about t romantic tribulations faced by three young men, which was invited by Ally Aqib khan on Lucknow Uttar Pradesh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajay Raz (talk • contribs) 06:02, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

This has already been answered at the Teahouse. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 07:11, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Furthermore, we can't help with questions about Google here, Ajay Raz. The help desk is for asking questions about Wikipedia, and Wikipedia has no control over what appears on Google. Cordless Larry (talk) 09:46, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Template issue

Hi, I have been trying to add template:socialism in the UK to Socialist Workers Party (UK) page, however a user keeps undoing this edit as they outline it "add[s] a massive space to the top of the page". However, when I add this/ publish the page I do not get this issue - the text runs around the info sidebar pretty well. I just wanted to see if there was a way for someone to test this as a third party to see what happens. Could it be a device issue? Jamzze (talk) 08:05, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jamzze: The template had an extra line at the top that was causing the gap on the article. I've removed the extra line and the gap no longer appears. So I think your problem is solved! ––FormalDude talk 08:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Oh thank you so much!! Jamzze (talk) 08:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Happy to help ––FormalDude talk 08:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Rahul Gandhi Qualification

Hello, I have a query, how can someone finish his BA in 1994 & M.Phil in 1995?? I am laughing at the ignorance with which you have posted this qualification.

what is wrong with Wikipedia?

Please correct it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rko191 (talk • contribs) 09:22, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Firstly, you can do a one-year Master's Degree in some countries. I cannot check the 1995 source, as it's behind a paywall. But, Wikipedia is a tertiary source, so we follow what reliable sources say. If you think those sources are wrong, bring it up at Talk:Rahul Gandhi rather than being facetious about it here. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Rko191: I took a screenshot of the source [1] before the paywall hid it. It says: "The Cambridge University on Tuesday confirmed that Rahul Gandhi was a student at Trinity College from October 1994 to July 1995 and was awarded an M.Phil in Development Studies in 1995." PrimeHunter (talk) 11:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

On student editors...

For this person who doesn't deal with student editors, are edit suggestions like these here supposed to be actioned by themselves or by a third party (such as me)? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Jo-Jo Eumerus I would expect the student to edit the article. The course profile says that "this course focusses entirely on improving existing and writing new articles in Wikipedia". TSventon (talk) 12:13, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: Looks to me that the student editor is asking for help with the article. GoingBatty (talk) 16:18, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: I do not think we should ask editors to make any particular change to our normal methods to accommodate "student editors". If a student adds to an article or a talk page, we should react as we would to any other editor. If the student explicitly states "I'm a student working on an assignment and I need help" or whatever, then react as we would to any new editor and provide the requested help if you want to and the request is reasonable. Any off-Wikipedia rules established by the instructor should be enforced by the instructor, not by us. -Arch dude (talk) 17:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

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WIKEPEADEA WIKIPEDIA CORRECT KATE K K KAYLA DORM INN OKAY DTS DESK BOOK LEASE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.164.135.50 (talk) 20:29, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Please state your question in the form of a question, and don't use all caps. RudolfRed (talk) 20:34, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Billing

My monthly contribution comes out of my checkbook every month. But I keep getting appeals. Pleas send these to those who don’t contribute. Thank you. Gordy6363 (talk) 20:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Gordy6363: There is a setting in your preferences where you can disable the fundraising banners. RudolfRed (talk) 21:14, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Gordy6363: The setting RudolfRed mentioned is on Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-centralnotice-banners. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 02:16, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Donations

I wish there was a mailing address where we could send anonymous cash donations for Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.230.50.99 (talk) 20:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi. It's the Wikimedia Foundation that collects donations, not Wikipedia. https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give doesn't list sending cash as a possibility (sending cash through the post seems a bad idea to me), but there's a contact address there. --ColinFine (talk) 21:38, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Lewis Carroll and CP

CW/ Child sexual abuse, pornography

I was doing some researching about facts and claims if Lewis Carroll aka Charles Dodson, author of famous novels and poems such as Alice in Wonderland/ Alice Through the Looking Glass and Jabberwocky, was a pedo and a child SA (sexual abuser), and found a certain section pertaining his concerning history of photography, with claims that (30?) of them were of children, either clothed or not. There was a photo of proof of one of these photos, with a naked child. Can we talk about his inappropriate tendencies WITHOUT circulating it?!? I don't want someone else to accidentally stumble upon that kind of CP like how intentional pedos infiltrate servers flash their junks to potential minors on the servers. Please save them the humiliation, thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BloodyShard123 (talk • contribs) 21:12, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Discuss this on Talk:Lewis Carroll, not here. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 21:14, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Lupton family

A previous editor made the pic/photo of Hugh Lupton (in the Hugh Lupton section on this page ) too small, can you please restore it to its original size?, as it was 2 days ago? I could not do this. Thanks 49.3.146.151 (talk) 22:45, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@49.3.146.151: FormalDude answered your above request to resize another image on that same page. Other than that, nobody other than you edited that article from Oct. 8 until today. The Hugh Lupton image looks fine to me. Please clarify which image you're concerned about, and if the problem still persists.. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:58, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Please read - Thanks - I am confused as to what "re-size" means - I thought the photos look a little too small. Could the last photo of Alan Lupton be made a little bigger - I know I asked for it to me made smaller yesterday - but if possible - a little bit bigger so that it is the same size as the other pics in the article. Thanks for your patience! 49.3.146.151 (talk) 23:06, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

I encourage you to learn how to resize images yourself. It's a good skill to have if you're going to be spending a lot of time editing this information, and it will save you the trouble of having to specify the correct image. See Help:Pictures#Thumbnail sizes. You can also go to the edit history and see what FormalDude did to the code. In this case, he changed the default size from 220x220px to 184x184px. It sounds like you'd like something closer to 200x200px. Try it and preview it, and if you're happy, save it. You can always revert your change if you change your mind, but preview it first. If you're stuck, you can always come back and ask for help again. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 23:35, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Help please !! I have failed - I did as you suggested and put on 200x200px but the pic has gone (frame still there but empty - no photo...). Please fix and thanks for eth advice - i will get it right next time. 49.3.146.151 (talk) 23:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

It is only necessary to specify the width (e.g 220px, or preferably upright=1.0), the height is adjusted automatically to prevent distortion. I have set this to 1.0, which is the default size. Further adjustments can made by changing this (e.g 0.9 (smaller) or 1.1 (larger)) if there is a good reason. MB 00:10, 21 October 2021 (UTC)