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December 25

Please mention Mahar regiment brave warrior Sidda Naka in Bhima Koregav war in Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidhnak_Mahar_Inamdar 14.139.155.11 (talk) 03:35, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

If you have a suggestion for the article Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar, then please make the suggestion in Talk:Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar. If you have a suggestion for some other article, then please make the suggestion in that article's talk page. Be sure to cite a reliable source for your suggestion. -- Hoary (talk) 03:54, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Prophet Muhammad PBUH

I made some edits to a page related to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad PBUH. They were not implemented because they did not seem "constructive". Constructive or not, I would like to highlight the very important fact that whenever the Prophet Muhammad PBUH is mentioned, the phrase Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH), must be uttered. This is said as a mark of respect for the Prophet PBUH and it is practically mandatory for all Muslims to add this phrase whenever the Prophet PBUH is mentioned.

I would urge you to reconsider my edits, and would also highly recommend the same edits are made whenever the Prophet is mentioned on Wikipedia. 2001:16A2:CFC3:D000:E42C:6B80:F69E:4571 (talk) 09:08, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

See WP:PBUH. Materialscientist (talk) 09:10, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Also, you missed "PBUH" in your own last mention of him... Chaheel Riens (talk) 13:52, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

This is a secular encyclopedia. We describe religious beliefs neutrally, summarizing what reliable, independent sources say. We do not cater to the idiosyncratic taboos of any religion. Cullen328 (talk) 08:20, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

I often see this phrase "whenever the Prophet Muhammad PBUH is mentioned, the phrase Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH), must be uttered". Many adherents of that faith can't seem to understand that "must be uttered" in that phrase shouldn't apply to the whole world, and it does not apply to all cultures or adherents of all religions. Is that a hard concept? Do they not understand that other cultures and other religious faiths exist? Are they really ordered to change every writing they see, even writings that are not their own? David10244 (talk) 19:53, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

The tendency to try to enforce conformance with one’s culture / beliefs is very human, and not restricted to specific religions or culture. For instance, burning one's country flag is illegal in many jurisdictions; it is protected free speech in the US, but a majority of the US public think it ought not to be. (A large fraction of those would happily support the right to burn flags of other countries.)

The US is by world standards one of the countries with the best education and the most exposure to varied viewpoints; it is not surprising that (say) the median Punjabi farmer is more chauvinistic than the median Texan farmer. There are many Punjabi farmers, a sizeable minority of which both speak English and have access to internet. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 14:19, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

how to publish my article

i had wrote the article and pressed the button" public changes" why i can't search the article on google? Nicoleahua (talk) 13:40, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

@nicoleahua: articles will not be indexed on search engines until it is approved by a new page patroller. lettherebedarklight晚安 13:56, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Nicoleahua. Thank you for declaring your Paid COI. You have not so far edited any article in Wikipedia: what you have edited is a Draft Draft:Johnson Yeh. That will not become part of Wikipedia, and will not be indexed by search engines, until it has been accepted by a reviewer, and then approved by a new page patroller.

I see that you have resubmitted the draft, after adding some references. You can continue to improve the draft while waiting for it to be reviewed. One improvement I strongly suggest is that you learn about how you can use WP:NAMEDREF to avoid repeating the same reference multiple times. This will make your reference shorter, and less repellent to a reviewer. ColinFine (talk) 14:16, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Looking at the draft, I see that the second sentence He is known as "the Godfather of Esports", and he led League of Legends esports to become China's most-viewed sport with over 5 billion hours viewed annually and the largest esports league globally in terms of revenue - which exceeds even NBA and the local basketball and soccer leagues as China’s most-watched sport every year is highly promotional, and sourced only to Ambrus's press release. Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. ColinFine (talk) 14:24, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Nicoleahua "Publish changes" realy means "Save changes", it does not mean "publish this to the main encyclopedia". It was renamed to its current name a few years ago to emphasize that anything on Wikipedia is publicitely viewable, if one knows where to look. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:59, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Imiquimod

Is there a place or a person who can give me more information about imiquimod. I have basal cel cancer in my lower, right eyelid and the two areticles about imiquimod give me hope that I c an avoid eye surgery on Februar 6, 2023. I thank you. 189.163.233.185 (talk) 22:39, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Our article on Imiquimod cites 32 sources on the action of Imiquimod, also sold as Aldara. They are mostly medical research papers, and some are available on the internet by following the links in that article. If you're not a medic yourself, you may find them difficult reading. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that any of us Wikipedia editors is competent to give you good advice. But those research papers might possibly lead you to someone who is. Maproom (talk) 22:55, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia can list references, but no editor here can or should give medical advice, whether they are otherwise competent or not. This encyclopedia does not give medical advice. Also, what Maproom said. I think I can urge you to make your wishes clear to your doctors or other healthcare providers, and keep discussing all options with them. Good luck. David10244 (talk) 20:01, 26 December 2022 (UTC)