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How to create a company article

I am trying to create a company page on Wikipedia. This contains general information about the company and not any promotional content. Still I am receiving the "speedy deletion" message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wipro.enterprise (talk • contribs)

Hello Wipro.enterprise, welcome to our Teahouse. Oh dear; I'm afraid you've made quite a number of really fundamental errors - details of which are on your talk page at: User talk:Wipro.enterprise. Let me try to summarise:

• Your Userpage is only there for you to say a few words about you as an editor, not to write an article about your company. So has been flagged for immediate deletion. It contravenes our policies, explained at WP:USERPAGE.
• Your Username contravenes our policy on implying shared use and must be abandoned and changed immediately. (Wipro.Nick or Wipro.Jamshed would be acceptable forms) See WP:NOSHARING
• Writing about one's own organisation is seen as a 'Conflict of Interest', and an employee paid to do that is obligated to declare it on their individual userpage. See WP:COI and WP:PAID for details on our requirements from you in that regard.
• Your article on your userpage is hugely promotional. It would never be accepted as a Wikipedia page in that form. We only care about companies deemed to meet Wikipedia's 'Notability' criteria, and must have been written about in-depth and in independent, reliable sources. Please read this page on Notability for organisations to learn more.
• There is already a page entitled Wipro - this could be the place for brief, factual statements about the company or subsidiaries to be made and fully referenced.

I'm sorry I can't be more encouraging here, but I hope this brief explanation helps. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 08:24, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Follow-up to articel genrated wrong place?

Dear Team. I generated an article about corn sauce. It was rejected. I would like to know the comment about the rejection to learn more. Where can I find it?--WuHaiJie (talk) 05:42, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, WuHaiJie. You have the information you need (supplied by Cullen328) on your talk page at User_talk:WuHaiJie#Article_Corn_Sauce. He indicated that you had wrongly created a draft article directly on your User Page. We never place drafts there - so it was moved to Draft:Corn Sauce. To me, it looks overly detailed, very under-referenced and rather essay-like. A good start would be to remove anything that can't be supported by sources (no pun intended, sorry!), and to place inline citations (including page numbers to book) after each statement of fact. Get rid of the gallery with huge charts, and put the images as 'thumbs' per WP:MOSIMAGES. That should do for a start, and ensure that the page doesn't duplicate any other page. I hope this helps? Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 07:47, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Help:Contents has links on how to write and reference for Wikipedia. Looking at Soy sauce should provide ideas for sections. David notMD (talk) 08:13, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Dear both. Thanks for the guidance. --WuHaiJie (talk) 08:23, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

I've done some work to make Draft:Corn sauce comply with Wikipedia's standards for an article. But the referencing needs a lot of improvement. Reading Help:Referencing for beginners would be a good start. Maproom (talk) 08:31, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Academic titles in film plot

We have an unresolved discussion on the talk page about whether it is sexist to call the female academics in the plot by first name, while calling their male partners by last name. Related, my recent edit "adding academic title to female characters in the cast (male characters are already listed with academic titles" was reverted as being tied to that discussion. Please add your opinion to the talk page, where the discussion is not moving on: Talk:Interstellar_(film) : "Calling adult female scientists by first name and all male counterparts by last name is sexist" thanks --Vigilius (talk) 12:14, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Neoteric Evolutionary Theory

This Wikipedia page was deleted apparently because there was 'no activity'. The content was intended - as in a dictionary - to be seen as a reference available for scrutinity. If a strong objection to its content arose, surely as 'flag' of some kind would alert the author of the submission to 'trouble a'foot'? If not, why delete it? Is every submission treated this way? What is the heirarchy or ordering process that determines the submission has a fleeting 'shelf life' or some measure of permanence if suitably argued? How to publish and 'have it stick?' Sorry if I fail to comprehend the subtle mechanisms behind Wikipedia's modus operandi; byzantine or machiavellian? DeQuinceyMalden (talk) 12:56, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey DeQuinceyMalden. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a dictionary. For an open source free dictionary, see our sister project Wiktionary. Furthermore, for a subject to meet Wikipedia's standards for notability and be suitable for its own article, it needs to have received sustained in depth coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, usually things like books, magazines, newspapers, and academic publications. If the subject has not yet received this type of coverage, then it is probably too soon for it to have its own article. GMG^talk 13:01, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Articles are not deleted from the encyclopedia because of "no activity". The article Neoteric evolutionary theory was deleted in July because editors reviewing it "[couldn't] find mention of this in the literature and the term is not used in the references cited. It currently seems to be wp:original research." We require scientific theories and other concepts to be documented in reliable sources, and for that documentation to reflect significant support from experts in the appropriate disciplines, in order to retain them here. See Original research and Fringe theories. General Ization ^Talk 13:06, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Also: the creator of the article would have been notified that a nomination for proposed deletion of the article had been submitted and invited to respond. General Ization ^Talk 13:09, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Yes, the OP saw the notification at User talk:DeQuinceyMalden#Proposed deletion of Neoteric_evolutionary_theory. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:30, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

The article has now been undeleted per the OP's request and I have opened an AfD to consider the matter further. Further discussion of this matter should occur at the AfD. General Ization ^Talk 13:44, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Merged Pages

Is it possible to see all the pages which have been merged into a specific article?

I want to know because I'm looking at the page theme music which in my opinion should be called Theme Song or Theme Tune (both of which have been merged into it) and wondered what other names the music at the start of a radio/TV show/film/video game, or a celebrities entrance (aka Entrance Theme, Entry Theme, Walk-On Music, etc) could be referred as.

Danstarr69 (talk) 14:07, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey Danstarr69. You can use this tool to see all of the current redirects to that page. You will have to check them manually to see if they were created as redirects, or if they were created as articles and then redirected and merged. GMG^talk 14:13, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Teahouse participation

Hello there, I look forward to participating more in the teahouse forum and other noticeboards as well, but I am new and don't have the skill or experience to do so. Can you please advise how can I increase my presence here and what recommendations do you have or any feedback is appreciated. I do contributions to articles on a daily basis, maybe I can start from there? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anon york (talk • contribs) 15:07, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey Anon york. Certainly the first step in helping others is to become thoroughly familiar yourself, which you can do by helping to improve articles, and participating in talk page discussions regarding article content. It can also be helpful to hang around at the Teahouse, and read through answers, even if you don't know them yourself yet, because many questions here are asked and answered over and over again. So the next time someone asks a question, you might know the answer because you've read it before. When in doubt, it may be helpful to make a note of what you think the answer is, and then see if you were right, because a wrong or misleading answer can often just be frustrating and confusing to very new editors. GMG^talk 15:13, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks GreenMeansGo. Can you or anybody else recommend a good website or documents where I can look for government figures, or finantial information about companies, stuff like that? Please let me know, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anon york (talk • contribs) 16:41, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Creating a Wikipedia Biography Page for a Hacker

Hi, I just wanted to know how to properly create a Wikipedia biography page about a few hackers. Is there any template I could follow? I wanted to make a page similar to Snowdens. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Angogaru (talk • contribs) 17:14, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

@Angogaru: Hello and welcome to Teahouse. First, you will have to see that if the subject of your article is notable and if it has received enough coverage from reliable sources. "Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable; if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article. Wikipedia's concept of notability applies this basic standard to avoid indiscriminate inclusion of topics. Article and list topics must be notable, or "worthy of notice"." So after reading WP:GNG and other guidelines, if you think that the hackers are notable you may create an article. Otherwise, Topics that do not meet this criterion are not retained as separate articles. Non-notable topics with closely related notable articles or lists are often merged into those pages, while non-notable topics without such merge targets are generally deleted. As for how to create, the method is same as you would create any other article. You may read WP:YFA for more help regarding article creation. Thanks, Knightrises10 (talk) 17:34, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

How do you start

How do you even start this? I am so lost. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RadiantTiger (talk • contribs) 15:30, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey RadiantTiger. It looks like you've already found our interactive tutorial, The Wikipedia Adventure. I'm sorry you've gotten lost, but maybe if you could be more specific about what you're trying to find or trying to do then we can be more helpful. GMG^talk 18:03, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

About drafts

Are drafts about content which obviously aren't notable able to be proposed for deletion, or do they have to be submitted for review first? CoolSkittle (talk) 17:46, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey CoolSkittle. Any page can be deleted if it meets one of the General speedy deletion criteria, although being non-notable isn't one of them. Alternatively, you can nominate a draft at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion. GMG^talk 18:05, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Am I allowed to contribute to wikipedia if i only contribute articles about CD Projekt Red and The Witcher

Or do i have to edit more things than just CDPR and Witcher--GeraltOfRivia2077 (talk) 19:48, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey GeraltOfRivia2077. Anyone can pretty much contribute in whatever topic interests them. But it does look like you might enjoy participating in WikiProject Video games, which is a whole community on Wikipedia dedicated to improving the quality of our articles on video games and gaming culture. GMG^talk 19:51, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Creating an article

How do I create a Wikipedia article from scratch? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Owensetty (talk • contribs) 21:57, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Your first article. General Ization ^Talk 22:14, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Still don't understand

Why my emails keep changing and still getting tons of spam and fraudulent emails. Scared to open any email. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Merhansen (talk • contribs) 00:40, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Merhansen. The Teahouse is generally a place where people come to ask questions about editing Wikipedia. It's sounds like you're question might be more related to a problem you're having with your email account than a problem you're having with Wikipedia. So, you might be able to find someone who can help you out at Wikipedia:Reference desk. Just pick the category you think applies to your situation and post your question there. Now, if your question about emails does have to do with Wikipedia editing in some way, please clarify how so that it will be easier for a Teahouse host to try and help you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:15, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Proposed Article

I wish to ask if my article below will merit publication under the NASA Page: Thank you.

not the place for draft content

Latest NASA programs The NASA launched a planet-searching mission to discover alien worlds. It launched the TESS or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite in April 18, 2018 on top of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-spearheaded NASA mission conducted an all-sky exploration survey for passing or transiting (extro) planets. These planets move in front of stars as observed from telescopes. https://tess.mit.edu/ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/when-planets-transit The space telescope analyzes many bright stars in the sun's neighborhood. It looks for minuscule dips in brightness resulting from the passage (or "transit") of revolving planets as small as the planet Earth across the stars. https://www.space.com/41882-nasa-tess-first-exoplanet-evaporating-super-earth.html Scientists utilized the TESS data in discovering another planet around the Pi Mensae star or HD 39091 located roughly about 59 light years from the earth in the Mensa constellation. http://www.solstation.com/stars2/pimensae.htm At the beginning of 2018, NASA maintained two space rovers on the planet Mars. However, the Opportunity ceased communicating with earth because of the huge dust storm that engulfed the planet. This cyclone prevented sunlight from reaching the solar panels. Since June (2018), NASA has not heard from the craft even if the storm has stopped. The Curiosity Rover also experienced a technical issue prompting space engineers to shut down all scientific instruments temporarily while performing troubleshooting functions. NASA tried to rescue Opportunity in August but shelved its plans. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/curiosity-opportunity-nasa-rover-problems/570769/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status_opportunityAll.html https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/mars-rover-curiosity-mission-updates/ Like the TESS telescope, the NASA Parker Solar Probe radiated first light data recently. These referred to images from a set of four instruments meant to analyze the sun’s corona. The data provides NASA the opportunity to inspect all systems. https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-mission-to-touch-the-sun-beams-back-first-images-parker-solar-probe/ The Wide-Field for Solar Probe (WISPR) opened its protective door on September 9, 2018. It allowed Parker to take its first image of outer space. The WISPR includes an inner and external telescope at the back of Parker’s sophisticated heat shield. https://www.sri.com/work/projects/wide-field-imager-solar-probe-wispr The Probe also transmitted data from three instruments aboard the craft. These are ISOIS, FIELDS, and SWEAP. ISOIS refers to Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun. https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/missions-instruments/isois The FIELDS Experiment checks the magnetic and electric fields around the sun. http://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/ SWEAP or Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons take specific measurements of the solar wind. https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sweap/ The Parker Solar Probe flies through space. It will finish the first of seven flybys of Venus on October 3, 2018. This accomplishment will put the Probe in an elliptical course around the sun that will last for around 150 days.

LOBOSKYJOJO (talk) 05:49, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

This isn't the place for draft content so I have collapsed its display. If you want to include content in an article you will need to format references appropriately, see Help:Referencing for beginners. If you want to suggest changes and hope for others to implement them, the place is the article talk page, so if you are suggesting changes to NASA you would need to do so at Talk:NASA. --David Biddulph (talk) 06:08, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Photograph on wikipedia page so disgusting I wanted to vomit - could someone cover it up please?

This was the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_surgical_procedure — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.90.125 (talk) 04:56, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Please be aware of WP:NOTCENSORED. MarnetteD|Talk 05:03, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi 82.69.90.125. If you peruse enough Wikipedia articles, you're probably going to come across an image you don't like. Best advice I can give in such a cases is to simply just make a mental note of the article and avoid it in the future. Wikipedia is a collaborative editing project with people from all over the world contributing to and reading; so, there's not really a practical way to ensure that every article and every image does not offend everyone who ever looks at Wikipedia. As MarnetteD posted above, Wikipedia doesn't censor content except when it's clearly in violation of relevant policies and guidelines. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:17, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

If you create an account, you can then suppress the display of images if you want to avoid potentially seeing an image that offends you. Please read WP:NOSEE for information on how to do that(once you create an account). 331dot (talk) 07:27, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Undid revision 859569058 by Bankster (talk) History has been updated by Telearuba employee previously on Sept 12th 2018

Hello,

We are trying to update a page of Telearuba13 on Wikipedia by adding the correct information as well updating the logo with the right one, but twice the changes has been rolled back by an editor, it is a little frustrating that the correct version cannot be updated because it has been rolled back already two time by an Wikipedia editor. Any advice what should be done or if there might be an editor that can give advice to have it done right that it would not be rolled back ? Thank you, Richinald — Preceding unsigned comment added by Telearuba (talk • contribs) 21:18, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, If you are being paid to edit Wikipedia, Please read WP:PAID Thanks. :) Thegooduser Let's Chat 🍁 21:20, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Telearuba Hello and welcome. You will also need to read about conflict of interest. As you work for the company, you should not edit its article directly, instead making edit requests on the article talk page(Talk:Telearuba 13). You should also see your user talk page for important information about your username. 331dot (talk) 21:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for all the replies, No I am not being paid for, the reason for the update is because this month the station would celebrate it's 55 anniversary and would like to update the history page on Wikipedia of the station from it's start from 1963 up to now — Preceding unsigned comment added by Telearuba (talk • contribs) 21:58, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

I would say that if the editor that is doing the roll-back can't provide a specific policy statement to defend the roll-back (which isn't clear from the OP) than the roll-back counstitutes vandalism, and should be dealt with accordingly. USN007 (talk) 22:09, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

USN007, please read Wikipedia's definition of "vandalism".   Maproom (talk) 18:35, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Maproom I've read the policy- it makes explicit mention of edits which are not "constructive". In my book, one ought to be able to adequately justify a reversion based for alleged reasons of policy, or else the edit becomes quite destructive. i.e. it is important for editors to explain the justification of their actions or else everything becomes quite chaotic, which is destructive to any internet forum, yet alone something like Wikipedia. Notably, arbitrary edits for reasons not firmly grounded in policy are also quite destructive, and where it is not obvious why an edit or reversion was made, it follows that one must necessarily conclude that the edit was made on an arbitrary basis not grounded in the editing guidelines or policies. ==User Page== (talk) 01:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

USN007, the key phrase in the definition of "vandalism" is "intentionally disruptive". The roll-back in question was not intentionally disruptive. Maproom (talk) 07:30, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

I would also suggest that the editor be asked to change their username. The current name (Telearuba) suggests an affiliation with the subject of the article they are editing (Telearuba13), which could mislead other editors (and apparently has misled at least one) into thinking that they have some authority for their edits which they now claim not to have. In this case that misimpression has worked against the editor, but it could work to inflate their influence on this or other articles. If the editor will do so willingly, they should visit WP:RENAME for instructions. If not, I can file a report at WP:UAA. General Ization ^Talk 01:51, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

General Ization, I would tend to disagree with that conclusion, as it is quite presumptuous in the sense that it suggests an affiliation with any particular entity, absent anything more concrete that would suggest such an affiliation, since we must also assume good-faith. USN007 (talk) 01:55, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

You are welcome to disagree with anything you like; our policy concerning usernames is that they should not imply affiliation with the subjects of articles being edited, or have the effect of promoting any company or organization. I did not imply anything other than good faith (I'd like you to explain how I did so); I pointed out that this editor's username clearly and not unreasonably led one editor to assume something that was (apparently) not true, and that is the definition of misleading. See the name of this section if you have any doubts as to the facts. General Ization ^Talk 02:01, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Help For The Creation Of Article in Mainspace

Hey There!

It's My Pleasure To Contribute the knowledge through wikipedia, But Now I want to understand all the process to create a Mainspace Article on wikipedia so please Notify Me For that Procedure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Susung (talk • contribs) 07:19, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

See the section #Creating an article above. Please also note that English does not put a capital letter at the start of random words in a sentence; see MOS:CAPS. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:36, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

How to: a) handle apparent vandalism-only account (4th offense); 2) revert last spam after another's innocent subsequent edit; 3) warn x4 ; 4) notify admins

Hi, I've never personally dealt with handling vandalism and may have just stumbled across a simple case that could help me learn the ropes.

I saw a spam link (to laxmi.edu.in/) on one article (Citizen Schools and corrected it. User contribs showed only four edits to four articles, all adding same non-relevent link. As most were most recent edits, reverting worked fine for first three: 1) View history -> 2) Compare selected revisions -> 3) Rollback Vandal

But vandal's most recent edit was followed by another user's edit that I don't want to clobber.

Also, I need guidance on how to send 4 escalated Talk page warnings as apparent prerequisite to reporting user to Admins for blocking account.

Thanks. -- Paulscrawl (talk) 03:32, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

P.S. - I've looked over WP:VANDAL and am looking for guidance in this specific case. Thanks -- Paulscrawl (talk) 03:42, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Paulscrawl: Hello! I see that you are using Twinkle. It's a great tool. You can easily revert edits by Twinkle; there are three options for that. Rollback Vandal, Rollback, and AGF. For warning users, you can again use the Twinkle options, it gives all four levels of warnings. If you want to warn them manually, you may see these warning templates.

You can also report a user with the help of Twinkle.

If a vandal's edits are followed by another user's constructive edits, you can simply undo the vandal's versions.

As a summary to your subject; a) Report it using Twinkle by checking 'vandalism-only account'. b) You can undo the versions. c) Refer to those templates or use twinkle. d) Twinkle had the option.

Beside this, you may also wish to get trained from one of the trainers listed at WP:CVUA. Thanks,Knightrises10 (talk) 03:59, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Knightrises10: Thanks, I never did delve into why I installed Twinkle, but thanks to your recommendation I'll be going to the Academy! -- Paulscrawl (talk) 04:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Paulscrawl: I'm also getting trained at the moment from Mz7 . There are 3 trainers, you will have to leave a message to any one of them at their talk page. Knightrises10 (talk) 07:42, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Look into

Can someone look into this article Wikipedia:Unusual articles. There is an IP user who has messed it up. I warned him but he has continued on his disruptive path. I am struggling to put revert vandalism on my preferences attached to my account so I am only reverting articles manually 6Packs (talk) 08:06, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Vandalism reverted & IP warned again. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:30, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

How can I upload my profile on Wikipedia. Please help .

Actually I create a profile on Wikipedia. And login. But there is no option for upload the details. How can I do that. Because I wanna do it now. Please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by KLK VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED (talk • contribs) 10:32, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

User blocked. Promotional username, promotional edits. GMG^talk 10:55, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Remove Wiki Loves Monuments banner

Is there any way to set my user preferences to remove the Wiki Loves Monuments banner (and all banners) from appearing? I've accidentally clicked it many times when its loaded a second after the rest of the page. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 10:51, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey LukeSurl. If you exit out of the banner via the little x in the corner, it should stay gone on that account for that device. I believe there was a way to disable banners across the board, but I can't seem to find it now that I'm looking for it. GMG^talk 10:58, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

In Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets, under the section "Browsing", one can disable central notices (which'll disable wiki loves etc) and fundraising banners. Galobtter (pingó mió) 11:04, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Galobtter, Perfect, thank you. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 11:11, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Question on Reverting Vandalism Efficiently

Hello, I want to ask in kind how I can be able to revert vandalism with efficiency without trouble. Is there anything I can do because its admittedly hard to so manually since I tried. Also can this article Felix Brych get protected for a while. It's been vandalised repeatedly since today's incident. I hope to get a response 6Packs (talk) 21:32, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello 6Packs, welcome to Wikipedia and to the Teahouse. I can understand your frustration when you see articles being vandalised but it's actually very easy and quick to deal with vandalism, revert the changes, get vandals blocked, or get pages protected by one of our Admins.

In case what follows below seems a bit complicated, do have a read of this page about dealing with vandalism.

If you do see a page being vandalised, go to the View History tab for that page where you will see every past edit. There, you can compare the differences between recent edits to see if it was made in good faith. If damaging, you can hit the 'undo' button to restore to the earlier, undamaged version, leaving an edit summary like "undo vandalism" in the edit summary box. The process of reverting and warning vandals can be speeded up using a tool called "Twinkle" which you enable by clicking the 'Preferences' link at the very top of every page, near the logout link. Go to the 'gadgets' tab and scroll down and tick the box to 'enable Twinkle'. Having saved your changed preferences, you'll now find you have the extra option when you view history of 'rolling back' vandalism via a bright red link. Having rolled back/reverted a damaging edit, you are then taken to the user's talk page where you can leave them either a personal message, or use the Twinkle tool to automate the warning process by leaving an escalating series of warning notices. (you find the tool by looking for the letters 'TW' just to the left of the Search Box when in desktop view. The various Twinkle drop-down options let you 'Warn' editors or report them (ARV) for administrator attentionor, or even request page protection (RPP) when on an active and heavily-vandalised page. Its important the first time you see vandalism by an editor that you treat it carefully, assuming a degree of good-faith and leave the lowest level warning message. But this can be increased if they repeat their damaging actions. The same tool allows you to report vandals to administrators for their attention. Once that editor or IP user has been warned 4 times and you report them via the Twinkle tool, an admin will review the complaint and decide whether to block the user.

Now, all this might sound a little complicated, but it's easy doing so in practice, though it may take some practice for those completely new to Wikipedia. I'm sure you'll get other advice and further tips for helping to deal with an important problem here. Kind regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 22:23, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Nick Moyes thank you 6Packs (talk) 11:53, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

help

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammed Nayeemuddin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamheentity (talk • contribs) 13:51, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Iamheentity Please note that Wikipedia policy of WP:CANVAS prohibits editors from trying to canvas others to join a deletion discussion to influence the outcome. If you need any other help you should state that clearly. Simply saying Help and asking others to figure out what help you need is not very effective. regards. --DBigXrayᗙ 14:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Changing username

How do I change my username? I want to change it to "IFlameI". 🔥flame🔥^talk 14:13, 20 September 2018 (UTC) Page semi-protected

Hey LFlamel. See instructions at Wikipedia:Changing username. GMG^talk 14:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

subcategory

how do i make a subcategory for articles?? i have some articles i want to list. thanks! Huff slush7264 19:24, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Huff slush7264: Sub-categories are merely categories that have been categorized themselves, see Wikipedia:Categorization#Subcategorization. The same guideline also explains how to create new categories and what to pay attention to when doing so (see also Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts). If you are unsure whether a certain category makes sense, you should consider asking for more input at the talk page of a related WikiProject. Regards SoWhy 19:36, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Photos

I want to know if (and how if possible) if it is possible to upload new photos on iOS iPhone (SE is the model) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimbobtron2007 (talk • contribs) 16:09, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

The type of phone shouldn't matter. Just load Wikipedia in your phone's browser and change to desktop view (bottom of page option). Then click on upload file on the left and go through the wizard. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:53, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Jimbobtron2007: I've uploaded images (like this one) from my iPhone5S which is older that yours, but bear in mind that you'll need to ensure the image from your phone is a .JPG file, not one of the new HEIC formats that I believe Apple introduced with iOS11. I believe there's an option in the software to select the format you need, but I can find nothing on this Wikimedia page to suggest that that format is actually supported. So stick to jpeg or another compatible format. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 21:37, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

What is the best practice to cite an old reference document only available in hard copy and/or scanned version?

There happens to be an old certified (duly signed) hard copy of an official document which is now successfully recovered & scanned as PDF document. This particular reference happens to be an official press release duly signed by an authority (then director). Unfortunately since it's old, there are no available web reference stating the facts mentioned in this official document.

How can I go about adding/uploading this particular reference (PDF file) to wikipedia and cite it as a reference in an article of my choice?

*Truth* (talk) 11:40, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey *Truth*. When was the document made and by whom? It may be in the public domain, and so we could upload a copy to Wikimedia Commons. GMG^talk 11:45, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

If it was published you merely need to cite the details so that an interested reader can (in principle at least) find the document, and it may well be a copyright violation to try to upload a copy. If it has not been published, then it is not acceptable as a reliable source. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:05, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi David. The document (press release) was published by the President's Secretariat in 2002 regarding a certain individual duly signed by an official from the office of the President. Since it's a press release, it is a public document - then available to mainstream media however since it's almost 2 decades old, there aren't any web source confirming the same facts as stated in the said document. To my understanding, it's a reliable source and I'll go ahead and upload the same to Wikimedia Commons.

Dear David could you please help me understand how do I cite a reference on an article using the same document when uploaded on Wikimedia Commons? *Truth* (talk) 13:33, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Wait. I'm confused. Our guidance on copyright in India seems to indicate both that works of the Indian national government are public domain after 60 years, but also indicates that works of the Indian national government may be uploaded under c:Template:GODL-India. I'm not really sure whether this would be public domain or not. GMG^talk 13:18, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Uhm. You're right, however c:Template:GODL-India states the following exemptions: The license does not cover the following kinds of data: a. personal information; b. data that is non-shareable and/or sensitive; c. names, crests, logos and other official symbols of the data provider(s); d. data subject to other intellectual property rights, including patents, trade-marks and official marks; e. military insignia; f. identity documents; and g. any data that should not have been publicly disclosed for the grounds provided under section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005

Since the said document is a press release (neither non-shareable and/or sensitive nor marked not to be publicly disclosed) , irrespective of it being the work of the Indian national government it should still be applicable to be uploaded under public domain. Please correct me if I'm wrong David. *Truth* (talk) 13:33, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi JK-RULZ. If the document is a press release, then it's value as a reliable source regardless of its copyright status may be suspect. Press releases often are written in a promotional tone or self-published, so the WP:RSCONTEXT needs to be considered. In addition, press releases are often considered to be WP:PRIMARY sources and such sources need to used with care. This is especially the case when dealing with article content about any living person as explained in WP:BLPPRIMARY and WP:BLPSPS. You might want to ask about the reliability of the source at WP:RSN.

As for how to cite such a source, sources don't need to be online; they only need to be WP:PUBLISHED and accessible to others. Something found in some government or library archive which can be accessed by the general public is probably OK; something in a private collection or with limited access by only certain persons, on the other hand, is probably not. There has to be a reasonable way for the source to be verified, and being available online does tend to make verification easier though it's not required. See WP:SAYWHERE and WP:CITEHOW for more details on how to cite sources which aren't available online. — Marchjuly (talk) 22:58, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

RS book

Hi How can I find out if a articular publication on a publisher list is considered RS If it isnt how can it be added as? The book I am asking about is Light on Life by Hart de fouw & Robert E Svoboda SBN: 9780940985698 published bu Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com ThanksKahouna Dreaming (talk) 22:47, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Kahouna Dreaming, and welcome to the Teahouse. Having just looked at the Lotus Press website, it appears they specialise in what I personally regard as the weird and wacky end of publishing, so I am not really qualified to answer your question. The book appears to be about Astrology, which is nothing but a fanciful pseudoscience, so do be extremely careful how you use its content, and in what context you apply it. However we do have Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard where you can ask for more specialised advice. I would advise you to tell us (or them) precisely what statement it is that you want to use this reference to support. That should elicit a far better answer for you. Hope this helps. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 23:05, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

thanks for your reply. Can you pass my enquiry on to someone in Wp who does not think that the subject of eastern philosophy including yoga as weird and wacky' If such a person exists! Kahouna Dreaming (talk) 15:09, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Kahouna Dreaming. There really isn't a concept of "pass my enquiry on": all communication in Wikipedia is done through Talk and discussion pages, so it is up to you to find people you want to work with. That said, you might find WP:WikiProject Astrology helpful. As Nick implied, but didn't say explicitly, whether a source is regarded as reliable or not depends partly on what information it is being used as a source for, so it would be helpful to know what the information is in question. But the WP:RSN is the best place to ask, as Nick said. --ColinFine (talk) 17:07, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer. I was hoping to use part of a chart analysis of Adolph Hitler which times events in his rise and fall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kahouna Dreaming (talk • contribs) 23:45, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

move wikipedia pages

I am unable to move any Wikipedia pages. Can you please fix that setting to allow me to do so.Newyorkelection (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

In what way are you unable to move pages? Your account is Autoconfirmed, so you should be able to. How are you trying, and what happens when you try? --ColinFine (talk) 23:52, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, forgot to ping Newyorkelection. --ColinFine (talk) 23:53, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Newyorkelection. It appears from this edit that you are confusing WP:REDIRECT with WP:MOVE. Also, since you're fairly new to editing, it might be better for you to submit Draft:New York State Senate 34th District Democratic primary, 2018 to WP:AFC for review. An AfC reviewer will look over the draft and offer suggestions on how it can be further improved if it's not quite up to Wikipedia's standards; on the other hand, if the draft is accepted, the AfC reviewer will move the page to the article namespace for you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:58, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Removing a new article from my sandbox to the encyclopedia

I wrote a new article about the singer "Oshri" it is in my sandbox: User:מיקרוז/sandbox, can anyone here guide me how to remove the article from my sandbox to the encyclopedia? (whenever I try to open a new headline it refer me back to the sandbox) thank you מיקרוז (talk) 03:09, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi מיקרוז. The first comment I have is about your signature. While some people do use non-English characters for their username, try and remember that this is English Wikipedia and most likely not many of the users are going to be able to read Hebrew (I'm assuming that's what language is being used); so, they might not know how to refer to you in posts. So, it might be best to tweak your username as explained in WP:NONLATIN.

Regarding the page move, it's technically quite a simple thing to do as explained in WP:MOVE, but you might be better off submitting the draft for review first via WP:AFC. When you directly add something to the article namespace, it's there for all to edit (for better or worse). This means it's also there to be deleted if the community feels it's not up to Wikipedia's standards. Having the first article you ever create being quickly tagged or nominated for deletion can often be quite a shock for a new editor, Currently, your draft appears to be a good start, but it's not really clear how this person meets WP:BIO or WP:MUSICBIO since the current sources cited don't appear to be sufficient for establishing Wikipedia notability. There are also some formatting fixes as well that can be made, but the main issue appears to be questionable Wikipedia notability. If you submit the draft for review to AfC, a reviewer will look it over and assess it. Even if the draft is declined, the review will leave suggestions on what things need to be improved to bring it up to Wikipedia's standards. There's no guarantee that your draft will untimately be improved, but it will at least give the chance to get some feedback. There's also no guarantee that anything you submit via AfC will never be deleted, but drafts approved via AfC generally seem to survive more often than those directly added to the article namespace by their creators. AfC is option and whether you choose that route is up to you, but writing a proper Wikipedia article is quite hard and many first time editors unfortunately really come to understand this only after their first attempt at an article has been deleted.

If you decide you want to submit your draft for review to AfC, the first thing you will need to do is move content in your user sandbox to the draft namespace. You can create a draft by following the instructions in WP:DRAFTS#Creating and editing drafts. You will need to select a name for the draft according to WP:COMMONNAME, but "Oshri Elmorich" is probably OK. Once you've created the draft, just copy-and-paste the content from your sandbox into the draft and leave an edit summary explaining what you did. Just follow the instruction on the draft creation page since it seems fairly sel-explanatory. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:00, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you Marchjuly for your answer, as you suggested I removed the article from my sand box to Draft:Oshri it is now on a waiting list for review, it mentions that it might take some two month to be approved, I can add more refernces but I think The Article is in right standarts. is there any way here to speed it? מיקרוז (talk) 20:17, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi again מיקרוז. There's no real way to speed things up. AFC reviewers are WP:VOLUNTEERs like the rest of us and occasionally get WP:BUSY. Moreover, there aren't really any firm WP:DEADLINEs when it comes to draft approval; so, all you can really do is wait for it to be reviewed. While you're waiting, you can continue to improve the draft or work on improving other articles; you can even work on sorting out the issues with your username. Try taking the WP:ADVENTURE to learn more about editing and then maybe join a WikiProject to find articles that of interest to you which need improvement. — Marchjuly (talk) 22:37, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you Marchjuly for your detailed answer , but since my English is "not the best", I better concentrate in what I can contribute better to the Wikipedia project: writing and editing articles in the Hebrew Wikipedia (There I usually write aboute more sirius subjects). It was a nice experience though, just waiting eagerly for the approval of my first new article in English Wikipedia. If one here wish to improve the article Draft:Oshri especially in Wikipediation it - you most welcome! מיקרוז (talk) 02:04, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Question About Adding a College Name to a Biography

Hi!

I am thinking of editing a Wikipedia article about a writer so that it includes the college he graduated from, Pomona College, and a link to that college's Wikipedia article. Do I need to add a reference to the writer's Wikipedia article so it can be verified that he graduated from Pomona College? I've noticed that many Wikipedia biographical articles do not provide a reference for the college graduated from.

Also, I noticed that alumni of Pomona College also appear in two places - in the Pomona College article in a section titled "Alumni and Faculty"; and in a separate article, "List of Pomona College people". Would I need to add this writer's name to both articles? Or would I need to request that an editor add his name to the articles?

Thanks very much! Linda — Preceding unsigned comment added by LindaPenn04 (talk • contribs) 04:01, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi LindaPenn04. All article content is typically expected to be supported to a citation to a reliable source so that it can be verified as needed. Sometimes information is mentioned multuple times within in an article, so it might not be necessary to cite it each and everytime. This is the ideal, but the reality is that there are lots of articles containing content which is not properly supported by a reliable source. The fact that you've noticed this in other articles doesn't make OK to do in this particular article, or mean that it's not a problem; it might just mean that perhaps nobody has gotten around to trying to fix things yet.

In some cases a bit of editorial discretion might have been used and the content judged to not be contentious, and not something requiring immediate removal; so, maybe a template such as Template:citation needed, Template:More citations needed or Template:Unreferenced was added instead. There tends to be much less wiggle room to work with when it comes to unsourced content in biographies about living persons, but even in such articles an alternative to outright removal might used instead. Basically, unsourced content can be removed at anytime by anyone, and it's the WP:BURDEN of those wanting to re-add the content to provide a citation to a reliable source for verification purposes. So, you can add the content, but you should also not just assume that just because you know it to be true that other editors will simply take you at your word; if the information is challenged and removed, you then will have to sort things out according to Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:23, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

"Kaam" Page

Hi There, I came across a very common hindi (Indian national language) word called "kaam" which has a completely wrong interpretation and definition as currently laid out . Even if the description is correct, the term to be used should be "kama" and not "kaam".

"Kaam" simply means "work" in Hindi, India's national language and below are the citations to support this. , , , , .

I tried making the edit but was overturned by a Wiki user. How do I make this change? The page needs to be corrected as "kaam" is a very popular Indian word and should have the right meaning reflected on Wiki. I am new to Wiki editing - would really appreciate any help anyone can provide.

Best, Nparwani (talk) 12:55, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

References

Welcome to our Teahouse, Nparwani, and thank you for raising your question here. Actually, the best way to proceed would have been to have raised your concerns on the Talk page of the article itself. Explaining why you are concerned, what you propose to do, and the evidence upon which your concern is based - just as you've done here - would have been most sensible. What you actually did was delete all the existing content of the page and insert your own view. Twice. And the way you wrote the replacement text did not conform to the way we construct encyclopaedia pages. So, almost inevitably, your edits were twice reverted. Sadly, this is not an area I know anything about. But there seems to be two questions worth asking:

1. is the current article explaining the meaning of Kaam wholly incorrect and improperly cited? If so, maybe it should be proposed for deletion at WP:AFD, or at least discussed on the Talk Page with maybe a view to renaming the article?, and...
2. If not, is there a second meaning in a second language which can be proven with citations and inserted as an additional section within the article, and the lead paragraph modified to summarise both meanings? In other words, does the article deserve to contain two completely different meanings of the same word to two different cultures? 

Gaining the consensus of other editors is always the best way to proceed. I hope this small observation might be of help. Nick Moyes (talk) 21:58, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

---- Thanks Nick. Rookie mistake to change the contents the way I did. As you suggested, I have posted the same contents on the page's talk page - seems like its been inactive since 2009 so not sure if I will get a response but will wait for a couple of days before opting for the other alternatives you suggested. Thanks again for your help.

Nparwani (talk) 04:38, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Retrieval of a write-up from archive

Sir, Please advise as to how to retrieve a write-up on a dead person to a biography. Jena Amiya Kumar (talk) 06:36, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Jena Amiya Kumar. Is your question related to Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 813#Sikhareswar Jena or Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 831#Follow-up to Sikhareswar Jena? If it is, then perhaps Thnidu can help you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:48, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

a few questions

are we allowed to talk to people and ask stuff? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catmanclaw (talk • contribs) 00:38, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Catmanclaw. It's fine to contact other editors on their Talk Pages to ask about editing, the reason for their edits, or to seek consensus over editing or content, and so forth, but it's not OK to chat generally about a subject, or try to meet/befriend people, talk about last night's TV show etc. See WP:NOTSOCIALMEDIA. If an editor tells you that your contact with them is not appropriate for Wikipedia for some reason, then you should be very wary of continuing, or you could find complaints made against you. But we work by consensus here, so contacting others to discuss how we build this encyclopaedia is fine. If you want to ask general stuff, here is not the place, though we do have a WP:REFDESK which tries to answer certain factual questions for people. Does this help? Nick Moyes (talk) 10:53, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Catmanclaw, as Nick has said you shouldn't generally talk about topics unrelated to Wikipedia on Wikipedia. However, it's of course fine to befriend people on Wikipedia and establish off-wiki forms of communication via the email tool. Darylgolden^(talk) Ping when replying 07:33, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Contribution marked as "draft"

Hi there, I seem to be new to Wikipedia.org, however, I have contributions on the German wikipedia. My most recent contribution is still being marked as a draft, and it seems like I'm not authorized to post the draft yet. Is it because my "credentials" don't transfer over from the German wikipedia and now I have to make 10+ edits? Thx in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by And1handles (talk • contribs) 07:04, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Your draft at Draft:Greg Logins Jr is not yet suitable to be transferred to mainspace. You need to include references as inline citations, see WP:Referencing for beginners. After that you can submit it for AFC review. As you are new to the English Wikipedia you may find it useful to read the guidance at WP:Your first article. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:02, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

How do I add another entry to my sandbox?

I am trying to upload a new page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MadelineRosene (talk • contribs) 02:38, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

You can generate as many user subpages as you like, providing that they are for relevant purposes. You can generate User:MadelineRosene/sandbox2 or User:MadelineRosene/proposed_new_article_title or whatever. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:06, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Edit

Hi I need help with editing my first write up. Can anyone help me please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.137.232.50 (talk) 09:52, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Your starting point is to read the links in the feedback which was left on the draft and on your user talk page. You also ought to read the guidance at WP:Your first article. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:14, 21 September 2018 (UTC)