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greetings -
In revising an article Lufa Farms that was heavily self-promoting, as well as several years old, I am utilizing a research paper to balance things out. If I use the Google link, I have access to the paper BUT to save it as a reference, the BLACKLIST message / template pops up. IF I cut out the Google part of the link, I can publish my revisions (and have). BUT, the accepted link is as good as dead because of other interventions.
What is the way to reference and keep accessible the PDF if I can't cite the G*****-that-shall-not-be-named ref? Though I'm a decent researcher I am stumped. The paper's title is: Growing Pains: The Relationships Between Commercial Urban Agriculture and Peri-Urban Organic Farms in Montreal, Quebec By Monica Allaby, (A Thesis Submitted to McGill University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the B.A. in Geography Honours Degree), Department of Geography McGill University Montréal (Québec) Canada -- April 2018 © 2018 Monica Allaby
Thanks, GeeBee60 (talk) 23:08, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi. I am having trouble finding reliable sources, or any sources at all, to cite for my article. It's probably because my article is about teardrop levers, something that no one really talks about and that I only heard about from my teacher. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions?
Thanks,
MrEagerMcBeaver (talk) 04:07, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I want to publish an article on our historic congregation: First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, Ohio
"First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland located at 3630 Fairmount Blvd. Shaker Heights, Oh 44118...." 12 KB (1,896 words) - 14:22, 22 November 2018
I think it is ready, I got it moved onto the article page, but there's a note "there was an issue displaying this preview." However, there's no clue to what the issue might be or how to correct it. I'm new to all this, so any help would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kfrankburris (talk • contribs) 10:56, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Hey. I previously created a page called "Bandito Tour", which was deleted after proposed deletion. I accepted the decision until new sources came to light allowing major expansion to the page. I therefore re-created the page under "The Bandito Tour" (I changed the name because the tour was marketed thus). It was speedily deleted a day or two later because it "is substantially identical to the deleted version, and any changes do not address the reasons for which the material was deleted". I had however addressed the reasons it was deleted (the first article had mainly been a list of dates and had some content about a different concert): I expanded the page, removed unrelated content, added an entire new section on the concert synopsis and had made a review section including a review from Billboard and Forbes. What should I do now? (in addition, some other user has recreated the page, but it is unencyclopedic and has also been nominated for speedy deletion, which will likely happen.) MikeOwen discuss 10:55, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I am new on Wikapedia and had a desire to translate into English various articles which currently only exist in French. I read the guide regarding this but still am not clear on how I should do. Should I create it as if it were a 100% new article and then somehow link it post creation to the origional article ? Should I create it without electronic links, etc ? How does that work ? Are there more experienced people available who (if I were to produce a nice translation simply) could take care of the technical stuff ? Many Thanks Devon — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrDevonWinters (talk • contribs) 10:19, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
I would like to amend the link References section in the following page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Lattea
The "Italian Ski Resorts Overview" is linking to our old URL
Please can you amend the link to the following
https://www.holidayhomesinitaly.co.uk/ski-regions/
Thank you Mark— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sparky2705 (talk • contribs) 11:14, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi
I have been told to revise an article on the grounds that the 3 sources I have used in my article are "unreliable", even though, these sources are journalistic publications and are independent. I have seen other pages that are published on Wikipedia that only cite 1 source. I have 3. I would like another editor to revise the article, if I may. I don't know how to pursue this, because the subject is a media icon, the sources are media in their nature. The editor has suggested the sources are related to the subject - well they are going to - because the subject is works in the media!
Looking forward to resolving this issue.
Regards, Maureen Sikabukiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maureensikabukiki (talk • contribs) 11:48, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
The Isse Musse or CIISE MUUSE Arabic: عيسى موسى also spelled as Ciisaa Muusaa : is a Somali clan. It's one of the major Somali clans, with a vast traditional territory spanning 3 major regions of Somaliland Togdheer , Sahil and Marodi Jeh. Its members form a part of the Isaaq clan family, and primarily inhabit the Somaliland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Issa Musse Clans (talk • contribs) 15:37, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I want to proactively declare that I am a COI. I work for Mitchell Goldhar's company, SmartCentres. I understand that an employee of the company made edits to Mitchell Goldhar's article before declaring a COI. We recognize this was wrong. Can you please help me understand the process to have the flags removed from the article. I believe the employee's edits have all been reversed. Thank you in advance for your help. Mandymail (talk) 01:20, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Was just wondering... Is that Mr. Lee Majors in the newest 2018 HONDADays commercials? Sure sounds like him!!! Could you confirm this for me, please? Thank you. Happy Holydays!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.120.95.153 (talk) 02:49, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Which templates do I use to add userboxes? Give me at least three examples.KJ2574 04:04, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
((<!--Userbox name goes here-->))
. For example, ((User wikipedia/rollback))
produces This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) |
Two more examples?KJ2574 04:09, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Give me an example of making signatures colored using wiki code. I have to be able to see the wiki code. KJ2574 04:07, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
<span style="color:red">Abelmoschus Esculentus</span>
produces Abelmoschus Esculentus ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 04:12, 17 November 2018 (UTC)On my sandbox alvanholmes/sandbox I've created an article for John Farrar.
Here is my point of frustration In the section Indications of Variation in name
I have two web citations and all of them is showing correctly
I have spend five hours typing and retyping trying ever variation that I can think of and nothing
More frustating it that this variation of web cite actually worked (ref 2) \Version 1.<ref name="The Ferrar Papers">((cite web| http://www.virtualjamestown.org/exist/cocoon/jamestown/virgco/b002245362|title=The Ferrar Papers of the Virginia Company))</ref>
But when I tried to replicate it for the two problems, they didn't work (disregard title and url)
I have also tried this variation as well Version 2.<A ref name=”William Ferror of Halifax”>"Will of Henry Ferror of Halifax, 1548".</ref>((rp | 40]] and it doesn't work either.
Here is version2 written in the style of version 1 <A ref name=”William Ferror of Halifax”>"Will of Henry Ferror of Halifax, 1548". ((cite web))
: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1=
(help); Missing or empty |url=
(help) Text "https://archive.org/details/halifaxwillsbein02york/page/40" ignored</ref>((rp | 40]]
Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong. An example perhaps. Is there a | or a " or an = that I am missing?
Why doesn't version 1 work when I use the url's (i.e https; etc., in version 2?
What have I done incorrectly with Version 2.? or have I. Is it the bot that is causing me a headache Alvanhholmes (talk) 21:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you Prime Hunter. I reviewed the syntax and my eyes just can't see the difference between mine and yours. Could you please show me the difference so I can get beyond this and not go over it again. As regards Titles for those references. I tried to insert a title in ref 6, but it isn't taking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alvanhholmes (talk • contribs) 22:42, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
(...)
, or [[...]]
, or ((...))
, or <...>
, but never a combination like ((...))
or ((...]]
which start with curly brackets but ends with something else. Citation templates have named parameters, meaning a parameter name like url=
must be written before the value. References usually start with <ref
and never with <a ref
. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:23, 16 November 2018 (UTC)Thank you Prime Hunter and I understand that. But the problem of inserting a title persists.
In the Alvanhholmes/sandbox2, Line 31 or so, ref 6 in Visual Editor I keep trying to insert a title. All I can see is (6) for the refence. Here is what I typed, and it shows up in source edit, but not in visual edit. Is there something wrong with the syntax? [1]: 40
The Title is there but it doesn't show up either atline 31 or reflist only the ref number. I checked the history and noticed that you removed the Title, but the Title is necessary for the reference. I can always type it in at line 31, but it won't show up in the reflist.
So my question remains. How do I include the Title of the reference in my syntax.? Thank you Alvanhholmes (talk) 02:11, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Alvanhholmes (talk) 02:11, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
|last=Corssley|first=E W
after the ))
which ends the citation template so those parameters were not used by the template. You broke the reference in [3] by changing the ending curly brackets ))
to round brackets ))
so I reverted you. Your edit also made an unnecessary repetition of the title. In the source editor you make a title in a citation template by writing |title=
followed by the wanted title. Do not change the ending curly double brackets ))
to anything else when you do this or make any other edit to a citation. Do not write Title with upper case T. In VisualEditor you make a title for an existing working reference by clicking the blue number where the reference is used, click "Edit" in the box that pops up, write the name of the title in the "Title" field, and click "Apply changes". PrimeHunter (talk) 02:39, 17 November 2018 (UTC)Many thanks PrimeHunter. The problem is most certainly me. I have memory retention problems (age and removal of a cerebral tumor) so I have to use templates I store in wordpad for copy and paste, and often my shakey hands will cause a mistype. I try though. I solved my problem with citations on lines 31 and 32, by (duh) simply typing in the words "Will of...., etc.," don't know why I didn't think of it before (fibbing there) I will try in the future to concentrate more. And I will use your references for citations in the future.. they are going on my wordpad. I tried to use the cite link at the top and some how it didn't work out for me.
Thanks a million. I can only imagine the troubles I will have posting my next article. I hope it is easier and better. I will concentrate more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alvanhholmes (talk • contribs) 04:35, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
References
How do I display on my userbox that I can speak in english , support Manchester City F.C. , F.C. Barcelona and Juventus . 223.176.84.4 (talk) 10:32, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Uploading was not successful. https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:Fórum_Ústí_nad_Labem.jpg
+
i can't proove that my mail is real there is any div error ...
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards, George. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skajaw (talk • contribs) 11:39, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
~~~~
. Commons uploads are sometimes cut off at 5 MB when they are started with an edit toolbar at another wiki. Try the upload link in the left pane at the wiki or at commons:. You can also wait until your Commons account is four days old. Then commons:File:Fórum Ústí nad Labem.jpg should get a link "Upload a new version of this file". PrimeHunter (talk) 12:05, 17 November 2018 (UTC)My sandbox has a redirect to a recently published article, and I can't use it for another article. Can I get rid of it, I had deleted it and somone put it back in.
As a consequence I have a sandbox2, but can't access it from the sandbox link, when I click on it only the redirect sandbox shows up.
The only way for me to access sandbox2 is to bookmark it in my browser, and that is unhandy.
So how do I get access to sandbox2 from my user page, or wiki? Can I get rid of the redirect? How do I make a new sandbox3?
Most of these are redundant questions that I just asked, but I didn't make a subject/headline. Apologies Alvanhholmes (talk) 05:15, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for removing the redirect. But how can I access my sandbox2 and sandbox3 without bookmarking themAlvanhholmes (talk) 07:11, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
I wanted to change my user name but don't know how?
--MeKLT (talk) 11:26, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Given that you are a very new editor, a simple solution would be to create a new account with a new user name (and password) and never, ever, ever log in again as MeKLT. Doing that would consign MeKLT to the dustbin of obscurity, where it would join the tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of non-active accounts. David notMD (talk) 13:20, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi there, My name is Zamzam I am a student at the University of Stirling in Scotland, working on a project to my module Living in a connected world.
I am trying to figure out how to cite, I have been going through several trials trying to discover the processes unfortunately, I failed :s
To be honest I tried to do so many things, I even tried to copy and past other's work but again.. I failed ;S
can you please guide me to any protocol I can follow, so I can upgrade my skills on Wikibooks project?
Thanks Zizi.husain (talk) 16:20, 17 November 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zizi.husain (talk • contribs) 15:24, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Thanks though!Zizi.husain (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:23, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
ACIG.org is used many times as a source for claimed air to air combat statistics on many of the combat aircraft pages on wikipedia... The problem is tjat site has been taken down... the resulting loss of their claimed data means that many pages on Wikipedia need to be edited and those sources removed... Is there any way to do a global change to efit it out on all pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CAG0001 (talk • contribs) 04:24, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
1. How does one create extra sandboxes? I have sandbox2 and sandbox3 but did not create them, they were created for me, and I want to know how? 2. How do I access sandbox2 and sandbox3, other than bookmarking them in my browser. When I click on sandbox at the top, it only takes me to my original sandbox, but there is no shortcut to sandbox2 or sandbox3
Thank youAlvanhholmes (talk) 15:47, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you. I choose option 2 (link on userpage). Very much appreciated Alvanhholmes (talk) 18:17, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Not so much a question as a feedback comment. (but where does it go?.. forward this if you would, I'm lost and tired of trying)
I'm really just a casual reader. I have screwed up every attempt made at an edit/talk or any contact attempt on this site. I'm more of a tech dinosaur than an idiot. And that begins my point.
Being highly educated isn't a requirement for knowing a mistake when you see one, or even suspect one. In my opinion, Wikipedia would be enhanced by a more readily apparent way of contacting someone, anyone, in these instances, and likely others. E.g. I just stumbled across the teahouse by chance after being frustrated by a failed talk attempt.(Did it post? Did I fail?; or my device? I saw no change. Does "save" post? I.e., I left the page wondering what just happened? And to me, that indicates a design problem.
I'm a former graphics/commecial art major IBM/Lantastic/Apple; I went on an ability based scholarship vs grades, and was top of my class each year because of a knack for highly intiative page design.
The fact I don't find this site "intuative" enough to do something, hopefully contructive, is disheartening to say the least.
I don't find this organizational format intuative enough to follow well either.
For comparison, E.g., MS software I find very intuative, Apple & Android baffle me even with former Apple experience, after 4 years of exclusive daily use I feel just as lost as day one.. Wikipedia comes across the same way. Overwhelming and unintuitive is a loosing combo.
Wikipedia lately carrys an increasingly educational elitist tone normally reserved for a professor in their classroom. I don't see this as beneficial here as this isn't a course structured around goals pertaining to a particular subject with a pass/fail final outcome. Not for the "everyday" casual "bluecollar" type user anyhow.
So, who am I to critique? What's the solution? Nobody really & I can't say. But I do think Bill Gates made a few changes to W-beta after a half day with my playing with it. So just maybe it's food for thought I offer.
Along those lines, same timeframe and classroom, someone else said something I'll never forget especially as Bill dropped his head in frustration and agreement; I think it's Plato. Forgive the loosness please: "To teach well, the teacher should assume the student knows nothing.".
I think Wikipedia would do well to strive to follow that statement. It does to some extent, but as I stated, it has been creeping towards the elitist professors outlook. That's too much "attitude" for casual learning to happen IMO. And bring into question at what point do folks stop bothering with Wikipedia as a source? Can Wikipedia afford to find out?
I also understand that "too easy" might draw the true idiot/troll to a new sandbox for play, but at least make the talk/comment to authors more accessable with some real simplicity. Sit a third grader down at a screen. If they can't manage it, it's not gonna cut it. (by third grade I outread e ey adult in the school system for speed with 92% retention...but the aprox. grade seems about right I think.). Thanks for your time.
Ok, I thought I was done. But again..."Publish changes" isn't intuative. "Finish" "Post" "Done" "Send" or even "Publish" alone without "changes" is more intuative by being more along the lines of everyday speech; I only "changed" the "blankness" of the screen. It would have gotten me a B at best in design class for using unnecessary text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.216.159.166 (talk) 06:04, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello Everyone.
PLEASE could you help me. I AM the subject and my email address not to be published is (Redacted).
Over a number of years two people Moist Toilet and Phillip Cross now banned from Editing have truly destroyed my entry and anyone in International Relations looking me up sees very little most negative.
Recently serious vandalism occurred I believe by two Students. A recent change in the Personal section ought to be removed. It was put in by a non-editor and it has an odd address - not an ISP. Please would someone look at this and look carefully at the History section to see who has done what. A police officer - I have close protection officers - made a change which is genuine. Someone says I am frequently asked to appear on Russian TV. This is intended to further destroy my reputation and puts my life at risk. It appears I made a serious attempt to take my life in the early hours of Tuesday morning and Police visited my home to check on my welfare.
I ask you to reverse the changes made by people who are not proper editors. The block on my own ISP is unfair. I have tried to revert things - they even suggested these students I was a paedophile. It has been hell.
Your sincerely, Matthew Gordon-Banks (Redacted)62.128.207.104 (talk) 01:01, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
how can I be a verified publisher in Wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seniru pahasara kamkanamge (talk • contribs) 03:26, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to use figure 2 in this article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2923515/# It says: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. When I try to upload the image in wiki commons and choose the type of license, I see all versions of Creative Commons, older and newer that version 2, but not 2 itself. What is the solution for this? Also I would like some feedback from expert editors before submitting the wiki page that I am creating, where can I get help for that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sam orbital (talk • contribs) 07:12, 18 November 2018 (UTC) Thanks so much and appreciate the help in advance! --Sam orbital (talk) 07:08, 18 November 2018 (UTC)Sam Orbital
Keeping in mind the constitutional crisis of Sri Lanka and the rising uncertainty of who is prime minister due to which there have been constant edit warring, I want suggest that Extended confirmed protection be provided to the following articles:Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe, List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka. Adithya Pergade (talk) 13:09, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
hi..i am trying to create a new page for my neighbor who is a top tennis coach here in the US. i pulled down some bio information from his website and used that to start. my page was flagged because i didn't cite the source. the denial also said that my posting looked like advertising.
I'm a bit confused by the process and need some advice. What can one put on a page? Can I just create the page and let other contributors edit it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mfsamba (talk • contribs) 15:21, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, just want to consult with you about whether Sierra Leone was crowned yesterday or if the country has withdrawn from the Miss Universe competition. They dropped out last year, so I wouldn't be surprised. Let me know how long you think we should wait before we edit the country from the list. Thanks. --Rahu22 (talk) 16:28, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi all,
The article From (SQL) mentions that " From clauses are very common" and that "FROM is an SQL reserved word in the SQL standard". Could you please help me to understand how to implement a query without the From clause? As far as I know this can be done, I just don't know under which conditions (kind of databases, general form, limitations, ...). Many thanks for the help. Best regards --Hundsrose (talk) 16:56, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Hii Guys! Can anyone help me how do I get the copy rights for the Images that i created manually? Thanks in advance and hope to here from you soon.Vijaykumarreddyvoddi0322 (talk) 19:44, 18 November 2018 (UTC)Vijay
In an article I'm reworking, there's a section with 6 bulleted statements. Each bullet is supported by the same reference. Should I (1) put the reference on the section heading? Or (2) put the reference after each bullet? Or (3) put the reference after the final bullet? You can see the section here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Schazjmd/sandbox#Successor_units Schaz (talk) 19:41, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
For how long must a user edit Wikipedia in order to be permitted to index their userpage? PUZZLED🥕|🗣️ 03:00, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
The guidelines on WP:COI/N say to try Talk page discussion first - so not sure how to handle this...so will ask here first. This article is an obvious WP:SOAPBOX and is not at all neutral...the primary editor, Vijay Mahajan PBX (talk · contribs) has a clear WP:COI and is writing a WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. WikiDan61 warned them about this and yet they persist.
I thought of opening an AfD, but the subject appears notable at first glance given how many sources are cited in the lead. I hope a more experienced editor can deal with this, as I'm all tapped out in the ideas department. Psiĥedelisto (talk) 11:17, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
What is the procedure to go from sandbox to public visibility? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielkernohan (talk • contribs) 22:23, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi there,
I wanted to create an article on the brand called - BBazaar Malaysia, it is a financial comparison site and offers personal finance products. I'm associated with the brand so I cannot create this page and need help with creating this page. This brand has enough citations and satisfies the notability requirements. Any help in creating the article is highly appreciated. Theguyatmalaysia (talk) 05:17, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
I recently wanted to add some information to a page. It was only a sentence and I didn't cite it. Of course the sentence was removed and reverted back. I should have known better. The information was about a street named after someone. So my question is; Does a map image qualify as a legitimate citation? Here is the difference between revisions page.[4] Since it's a real estate developer that usually names a street, finding proof in a document seems impossible. But I could be wrong or missing something obvious. And also if anyone could tell me any other issue with that addition, I'm happy to hear it. I'm new and this is my first visit to the teahouse. Thanks in advance. Wikimikey423 07:16, 19 November 2018 (UT)
Excuse me, know how I can delete a draft? I tried to create a new page about the new Zayn song Fingers but it already exists. Now I have to delete the draft, somebody what I have to put in the top of the page, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronaldo3455 (talk • contribs) 07:33, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Can anyone help me to add archive boxes on talk page and add lower sigma bot for auto archive? TheRedBox (Talk) 08:36, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
" @SoWhy: I set 15 to 1 and yes i dont have any archive page yet.so, bot will automatically create archive page for me or i should create archive myself? TheRedBox (Talk) 13:44, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I wish to know how I can get my photos approved upon uploading them. I understand that all my photos need to be original and I never upload any file I did't create myself. I still get my uploads rejected immediately I make them. How do I walk around this difficulty? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NetSpread30 (talk • contribs)
I tried to upload but it was rejected — Preceding unsigned comment added by NetSpread30 (talk • contribs) 14:12, 19 November 2018 (UTC)