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References 3 and 4 have the publishers in the wrong place. Please fix - I only have an inadequate device now. Thanks so much - I try to get it all perfect. Please leave in quotes 175.33.45.21 (talk) 01:59, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Ref number 4 is definitely not correctly done. I have tried a couple of times but failed. There is no need for the bit about "line feed character in - quote..." at the end of the actual quote from the citation. Please leave in real quote. Thanks 175.33.45.21 (talk) 07:36, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
I have created two articles in the past which were accepted for use on Wikipedia, but it has been a while, and I am rusty. I have written a third article, but I am not exactly sure how to submit it. Please advise. EDGRC — Preceding unsigned comment added by EDGRC (talk • contribs) 06:26, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Create Father's Blessing and Mother's Blessing wiki page please — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:130A:C670:8D2E:ADB3:CF8:317E (talk) 07:45, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
This page is the suburb in Leeds. Ref number 15 has the page numbers done incorrectly. Please fix up if you have time - my device is hopeless, . Thanks175.33.45.21 (talk) 08:04, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Had a message reply stating there is no published article concerning the above person. In fact there is she also comes under the name Roberta king. The above name is her family and professional name. The info are legal documents not ordinary letters and acting proof of history of this famous family. So how are we suppose to add people into wiki when people havent researched deeply. This family have been mentioned on many autobiography s and biography s. Cynhalliard (talk) 09:25, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
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Is there a way to view new contribs from all users on my watchlist in one place? I am following up on a bunch of users who are vandalizing or have a COI. Tracking them in one place would be really helpful Daiyusha (talk) 12:41, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi! I've only recently started editing, and I'm looking to improve various articles around Scotland and Edinburgh. I've seen various articles such as Turcan Connell where some of the tone seems overly promotional, and the article hasn't seen much attention in the last few months. In cases like this, would it be better to try and be bold and attempt to rewrite the article to be less promotional, or simply list the article for deletion? Sorry if this is an obvious question! Thanks --IrnBruFan7 (talk) 12:51, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for taking time to read this.
I have 2 questions:
1. We do not live our lives in refereed journals. There may be all kinds of evidence for a person's life in addition to media reports and journal articles. For example - government records, court records, medical records, educational records, and video or photographic evidence. I'm finding that facts for which there is ample evidence, such as weight changes (relevant if mistreatment is an issue) are having 'It is alleged' added, or being erased altogether because the data is in medical records or court transcripts or books. I'd like to discuss this issue, as it must be quite common.
2. A biography of someone with a disability who died 8 years ago, which was on Wikipedia prior to her death, is now regularly having negative comments added, referenced by articles which have no relation to her. They are being posted by people involved in a current controversy who presumably see this as a way of bringing their views to wider attention. I have heard that this is also started happening to people with other disabilities who are still living as well. Removing the negative material doesn't help, as it is just replaced a day or two later.
Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amdc538 (talk • contribs) 16:49, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply, but it doesn't address the substantive issue I raised - I understand that Wikipedia relies on 'published' sources, but where does leave printed items that would usually be accepted as evidence such as court transcripts and medical records that haven't been published? How can one cite this evidence? In regard to adding references to published articles to a biography, your point would be valid if the articles added referred to the subject of the biography. When they don't, it is hard to see how the additions can make the article agree with Wikipedia's policies. 01:48, 18 January 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amdc538 (talk • contribs)
Hi, The page for David Simchi-Levi was deleted by an inactive editor. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Simchi-Levi&action=edit&redlink=1
There is no conflict with having a wikipedia page for an MIT professor - look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Sheffi
Can you help? thanks, Edith — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edithsl (talk • contribs) 17:19, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
the article bird of prey has a problem — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.155.93.18 (talk) 17:35, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi there,
I'm needing to get content displayed on my political parties wiki. I hit the edit and I keep checking the edit bit, it's saved but not displaying.
Please can you suggest what may be the issue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scribe31 (talk • contribs) 17:39, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
gay_wing
does not exist in that template. When you preview your edits in the article Democratic Alliance (South Africa) you will see a warning to that effect, and if you save the edit the parameter won't be displayed. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:48, 16 January 2019 (UTC)Greetings,
is there a place where I can ask for more input on a little frequented merger discussion? Specifically Talk:African humid period#Merger discussion with Neolithic subpluvial. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:42, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
<unsourced promotional content redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marlonsi (talk • contribs) 20:30, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Currently, on the talk page of my user page, I have 24 messages. This is a big number and I would like to archive them. Is there anywhere I can go on Wikipedia to find a quick and easy guide as to how I can archive talk pages? I think the answer is yes but I am not sure where it is now. Vorbee (talk) 21:54, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Thank you User: Eagleash - that seems to be what I am looking for. Vorbee (talk) 08:51, 17 January 2019 (UTC) Thank you for this. I have tried to follow the instructions to archive my talk page, but to no avail. I wonder whether any one would be kind enough to help me do this by leaving messages on my user page? I accidentally consigned lots of messages on my talk page to history on my talk page, so now I just have one message on my user page (this was one I created as a test message). Please forgive me - I am a bit slow at learning new things. Many thanks in advance for your co-operation in this matter. Vorbee (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
I am creating a bio page for the late wildlife artist: Bob Kuhn. There is already a page created under the same name. The article already created under Bob Kuhn is not the man I wish to write about. He is a former mayor, not the wildlife artist I wish to document on wiki. Unfortanly, Bob Kuhn the wildlife artist has no middle name and Bob is his birth name. There is no way of distinguishing him from the Bob Kuhn(former mayor). This site will not let me create a page because of this problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arizona Key (talk • contribs) 22:35, 16 January 2019 (UTC)