Hi, Cyb3rstarzzz! To create an article, you first need to find a title for the article, which none of the existing articles has. There are two ways to do this:
Find a red link somewhere on Wikipedia, it might look something like this: Green-footed duck. Then click on it.
If you can't find the red link you need, you can come up with an article title that isn't currently used for any articles and type it directly into your browser's address bar like this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<Title of your article>
For example, the address of the current web page is
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse
and let's say you want to create an article "Green-footed duck". Then you erase "Wikipedia:Teahouse" and type "Green-footed duck" instead, resulting in
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-footed duck
Then hit the Enter key.
Then, if an article with that title has not yet been created by other users, a message will appear: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name, and under this message there will be a link: Start the Green-footed duck article. Click on it. During this step, a permission error may occur and the message will appear: This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia. This error sometimes appears due to the use of VPN, or open proxies. Therefore, if you are using them, try disabling them and then repeat all the steps from the beginning. Also, if you are not logged in, logging in can sometimes help resolve the issue. Then, if everything goes well, you will be taken to the "Creating Green-footed duck" page. (Note: if you clicked the red link, you may be taken directly to this page). There will be a large empty text area on this page. Type something in this text area, and then click the blue "Publish page" button. That's it! You have just created a new article that is visible to all Wikipedia users. This article will display the text you typed in the text area, but you can also use wiki markup in addition to plain text, for example to add bold text, italics, sections, images and other files, templates, links to other articles and web pages outside of Wikipedia, references and other things. Happy articles creation! Chermundy (talk) 22:33, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Bobbie R. Allen Talk Page contains rude comments, and I would like to either delete them or archive them and not create an uproar by the writer. Can I get some help on this? Wdallen49 (talk) 13:23, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Those comments seem pretty tame. No comment on the notability of the subject or which sources contribute to establishing that, but the citation style of that article is... I hesitate to use the word incorrect, but I'm off to fix it I guess. Folly Mox (talk) 16:08, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Folly Mox, Would you have time and interest in helping to improve this article further? I see you've made quite a few fixes, and I am happy to support if you're interested. Wdallen49 (talk) 20:22, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A good deal of the information was obtained from Mr. Allen's Civil Service Records. All military photos were generated by the U.S. Navy and were in Mr. Allen's possession when he passed. Wdallen49 (talk) 19:15, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Folly Mox These photos were in my father's possession when he passed away in 1972. I uploaded them to Wikimedia and of the options presented when uploaded, the option of "Own work" seemed to be the most plausible. Wdallen49 (talk) 20:20, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article edited. I'm not sure how much of the Commons material is properly licensed, but most of it appears to be {{pd-usgov}}. I am real bad at copyright so that could probably use a double check.
As foretold, I did fix the raw url citations to files uploaded to Commons and to here. Removed citations to entirely unsuitable sources. Added Template:Primary sources, which along with MOS issues is probably the biggest remaining problem. I didn't verify any claims.
I have been trying to publish this article about artist Nereida Garcia Ferraz and its been declined for lack of reliable sources.
Whenever available online, I have added notes at the end of the sentence. Sometimes 2 or 3.
I had a huge list of exhibitions but because of the year they took place there is not information online so I removed those. I have added references and cites from online sources other that her own website but they seem not to be sufficient. Can you help me understand what else I can do?
Sources do not have to be online, a hyperlink is useful, but not essential. Paper sources (books, magazines, newspapers, etc.) are perfectly admissible provided that the appropriate bibliographical details are given, since nearly all such sources will be held in libraries or archives somewhere. These can often be obtained by inter-library loans, or in extremis can be consulted by visiting the appropriate archive, etc.
Bzbustamante, your first suggested source is not a book review; it's instead the page about the book by its publisher, the University of Florida Press. It is not disinterested, and can only be used for limited purposes. It does include blurbs written by others. Such blurbs are not usable. Yes, it's possible that a blurb is extracted from a book review; if so, cite the book review. Your second suggested source is a reproduction at Google Books of part -- or conceivably even all (I haven't checked) -- of a book. Cite the book; in the reference, you may also provide the link to the reproduction at Google Books. -- Hoary (talk) 22:35, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
During the making of my draft, a text has appeared saying: Preview warning:Page usingTemplate:Infobox national football teamwith unknown parameter "Home stadium" while I was making an infobox. A message like this has appeared several times. I don't understand why this is happening. WikiPhil012 (talk) 18:57, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WikiPhil012, parameter names are case sensitive. According to the template documentation, you'll be wanting to use |Home Stadium= rather than |Home stadium= (although someone should probably just alias them in the template code). Folly Mox (talk) 19:12, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
When I try to add a topic to a talk page or reply to a message in a talk page, it does not work, so I have to instead use "Edit" and it's really annoying. Can anyone help? 24.115.255.37 (talk) 20:48, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi I just wanted to add that England won the 2024 euros after beating Switzerland, Netherlands and then Spain in the final, but it keeps getting reverted, why is this. 68.189.2.14 (talk) 21:58, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You're asking about what's said in one or more articles. Each article has a "talk page", reached by going to the article and there clicking "Talk". Make your question/request/complaint on the relevant talk page. -- Hoary (talk) 22:09, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
England won the Euros beating Spain in a thriller, Albärt[1]told me. That's not speculation that's a first hand source. He's already been telling multiple people that England already won. 68.189.2.14 (talk) 23:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Funny because Wikipedia is filled with fantasies, and inept people like yourself. No wonder you can only contribute to obscure photography articles, that seems fitting for a feeble-minded dunce like yourself. Enjoy your stupidity while it lasts.68.189.2.14 (talk) 08:48, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can someone please adjudicate my edit, followed by a revert, to Isoko people. I don't want to get into an editor war. Also, is there a policy prohibiting or allowing redlinks in lists of notable people? Thank you 76.14.122.5 (talk) 00:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redlinks are typically not appropriate for lists of notable people, since one common and easy way of verifying that soeone is "notable" is by having an article about them. Sometimes they are allowed if there is is a strong enough reference that supports a claim of presumed notability (that is, someone could easily write a viable article to make it a bluelink) and also that they are actually a member of the group. Wikipedia:Write the article first is indeed a good pointer. DMacks (talk) 04:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Tonia Woodson has been hurting her daughter for some time. Trafficking her with her boyfriend Marty. Her daughter is now living with an older man over 21. He is trafficking her due to Marty can you please help us find her 64.127.222.3 (talk) 02:49, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds as if you should explain the matter to a citizens' advice bureau. But you're at the wrong place: this is an encyclopedia. -- Hoary (talk) 04:26, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
why Columbia is considered as female personification
why Columbia is considered as female personification? Does this from the antient Myths and legends?
while I read that "Columbia is usually depicted unaccompanied and as a goddess-like human. ""carrying telegraph lines across the Western frontier to fulfill manifest destiny.", I both think of myself story. There is unhuman creature inside me, it keep on telling lies, and tell me that it will make me to be the goddness-like human, and it persecute me to be lonely,so i read the "unaccompanied""manifest destiny",sensible. 蔡菲 (talk) 03:11, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I find its so many rule in Wikipedia. I publish in "talk", they told me talk is for improvement discuss.and block my account in Chinese wiki. I publish in Teahouse, you tell me its for editing wikipedia.
The List of first ladies of the United States isn't sorted by last name, even though I've seen more lists of people be sorted by last name. I was going to sort the list like that, but then I ran into a problem. Some of the people go by nicknames, which is referenced in article like this: Firstname "Nickname" Lastname. Should I sort by the first name, or by the nickname given? CitationsFreak (talk) 05:06, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alphabetical sorting of people is usually by last name in other contexts (MOS:LISTSORT and WP:DEFAULTSORT). In that case, the only time a first-name or nick-name would be relevant is if the last-name is the same. I do not see any such cases involving nick-named people on that list. DMacks (talk) 05:18, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good find! I'd defer to our WP article itself, which is (presumably) based on various WP guidelines. The page is Lady Bird Johnson, the first sentence is arranged as [first "nick" last], and the defaultsort key is "Johnson, Lady Bird". So in this other context I would write [first "nick" last] an sort by the nick rather than the first. Given that's the only(?) example and it's just two names, worst case is that readers see one pair in an unexpected order but can still easily see them both and find the one they want. DMacks (talk) 06:36, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect that it's likely that there are, at this time, just no other types of pages that have been marked as needing cleanup for the former category. 331dot (talk) 07:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There needs to be some updates on new information at the article Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and another British political positions as well as political figures can someone be kind enough to add some new information on these new articles and expand them and update them as quickly as possible? in Prime Minister of the United Kingdom article you have to expand the authority powers and constraints section of the article and needs to add legislative powers executive powers of government policy and term limits. These are the topics that need some updates and new information. Can somebody do this? Altonydean (talk) 09:18, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ignoring the IP entry, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has thousands of viewers every day, and hundreds of watchers who look at recent changes. Also, since the election results there have been many, many edits - presumably updates. In general, Teahouse Hosts are generalists - here to advise, but not to address requests for article changes. Either attempt to make changes yourself, or ask on the Talk page of the article(s). David notMD (talk) 11:25, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Declined five times and then Rejected as clearly being a non-famous climate activist does not make him Wikipedia-notable. Rejected means do not try again. If you persist, there is a risk that your account will be indefinitely blocked. David notMD (talk) 11:37, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Landslides are a fascinating subject and Wikipedia even has a long list of landslides, but it seems that if there's no English text available, the landslide in question is considered to not have happened, eg. ignored by scientists.
and I added 15 references, but sure enough, in stead of helping me to turn my draft into something worth publishing, somebody is trying to put my work on fire.
Who can please help to get this translation job finished? Help is not we destroy your work, so you can start all over againorBring a lawyer to defend your attempt at helping Wikipedia I give up here 82.173.160.29 (talk) 01:27, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi IP editor! I don't see anyone trying to "put your work on fire" - one editor did remove a stray weblink, but then promptly reverted themselves. All 15 references seem to still be there. Your draft has been declined for not having suitable references - is that what's upsetting you? If that's not it, could you try explaining to us?
Could I also very strongly suggest you not consider bringing lawyers into the process - we take legal threats very seriously, and you may be blocked if you say that you are intending to consult a lawyer over the matter. Using this page will be a much faster and more effective strategy to get your draft published, if you can find good sources! The sources can be online or offline, and can be in any language, but please keep in mind that English Wikipedia has some of the strictest referencing requirements to prove something is notable. If you are unsure about why your references were not considered suitable, I would be happy to go through them with you. Drmies is a very experienced reviewer, so there will be a reason the draft was declined this time. If you implement their feedback, your draft may well be approved next time. StartGrammarTime (talk) 04:48, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, StartGrammarTime! Please allow me to clarify that "Bring a lawyer" was not to be taken literally. This was rather a sarcastic joke, as to express my frustration that several hours of work are just swiped off the table, for reasons I don't understand. Please read my defense below, written after a short night of sleep.
It is not like quick claylandslides are a minor issue in Norway and Sweden. Such landslides have caused disasters in the past, claiming dozens of lives. Stenungsund had a narrow escape here, with no fatal victims. If the landslide would have pushed a little further, it would have taken down houses with sleeping inhabitants in them. The question about what caused the landslide is halfway being answered, but further research may cause the Stenungsund landslide to be in the Swedish newspapers again, maybe a couple of times.
One should also consider that E6 motorway is the main connection between Norway and Sweden. It's like you cut off I95 on the American east coast. The Swedish king would not have showed up at the reopening of a local village road. To claim that the cutting off of such an important road, with a detour that lasted almost 9 months and caused a great disturbance in local villages, would be just quoting your local village newspaper is a thing that I fail to understand.
Please beware that questions about how long this E6 motorway will last until the next landslide strikes are still open; There seems to be on ongoing minor scandal about missing geological research that should have been performed before even building the E6 motorway. Many sources are in Swedish. It could have been easy to swamp this article with 20 more references, from newspapers that do have serious reputations inside Sweden, but I deliberately chose to quote mostly English language sources, with an exception for Swedish if that source had pictures of video that is very telling for the story.
This landslide may not have been in The Guardian in London, or in The Washington Post, but it was noticed by CNN, also an American news chain with a reputation. If making it into The Guardian in London, or into The Washington Post were to be the criteria for being a notable event, we could delete half of the articles in Wikipedia. I think I have even seen an article in Wikipedia's policy, that we should all work together to avoid that Wikipedia becomes a project with a perspective centered around one single country, as Wikipedia is a worldwide project. This is what I find so valuable about Wikipedia: Here I am, living my life in Europe, but whenever I am curious enough to look something up that is far outside my daily life, Wikipedia is the treasury that has it all, even if many articles seem not very notable to me.
I don't understand what is expected from me. I will definitely not invest more time in an article that gets refused anyway. I still think that I have laid the foundations for an article that needs some editing and has the potential to meet all of Wikipedia's criteria, but I have a life outside of Wikipedia and will not waste any more energy. Wikipedia is said to be a community project, but all that I see happening is people being strongly discouraged to move a finger to contribute, because there will always be some editor, well respected within his or her own small circle, to take down any effort to contribute. If they cannot find valid reasons to do that, they will lure you into an edit war and ban you from Wikipedia, as if that would make me cry. If you feel like it, go ahead and ban my IP for life, in all languages that I have edited in. It would save me tons of time!
Hereby I will put my "baby" in a crib and let the river decide if the baby will float or drown. Anyone feeling tempted to edit my article about the landslide at Stenungsund junction, please go ahead. I don't care if my IP is registered to reflect the time I invested. I would just be delighted if this article would get it's translation from Swedish into English, in any sort of form. You might even argue that an English version could be much shorter than what I had written so far, because some details are not as relevant to the outside world, as they are for people in Sweden. That does not mean that one could convince me that a quick clay landslide that has been a revolving issue in Swedish newspapers over the last 8½ months is not an event notable enough to be mentioned on Wikipedia in some form. There is a red link in the list of landslides on Wikipedia. I hope somebody will make that link turn blue! 82.173.160.29 (talk) 09:32, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have some somewhat good news for you. Immediately upon searching for some sources, I notice that this article could be expanded. There was an investigation into the causes of it, which found that ...the landslide had been triggered by a nearby construction site where too much excavated material had been piled up, putting excessive strain on the ground below.
This lead to criminal charges against three people. This could definitely expand the article, and can lead to further sources later down the line when the case against them concludes.
To actually get back into the swing of things on Wikipedia and push myself to work on cutting down my to-do list, I'll help you to improve the article. CommissarDoggoTalk?12:06, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you/tack så mycke, Commissar Doggo! :-) Your contirbution to my draft article is the sort of help I was hoping for. I was aware about a criminal investigation going on, but my knowledge of Swedish language is rather passive. I do agree that this needs further research. I just wonder whenever this article is ready enough to romove it's draft-status. Am I the only one who can request publishing? I feel that not being logged in triggers a defautl "I don't trust IP users"-like reaction. What should I do next? 82.173.160.29 (talk) 13:51, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You aren't the only one who can request publishing. I could just as easily request it now, however that's not going to happen as it's not quite ready, but with improvements and extended coverage it can definitely turn out alright.
Thanks again for your help, CommissarDoggo! To avoid any edit conflicts, let me take a step back and wait and see what your good work can do to improve my draft article. You are definitely heading into the right direction! I wonder what more you are hiding in your sleeve.
You've asked for a citation. Let me admit that I have been a bit lazy in translating the Swedish article, assuming that they had checked their information. Well, assumption is the mother of all f*ck-ups, so we may need to double check what the Swedish author has written.
Please take a look at this weblink that refers to an article in Göteborgs Posten, titled Skredet på E6 varade i nästan en minut (https://www.gp.se/1.110855805), which I would translate as Landslide on E6 lasted almost 1 minute (without checking any dictionary)
Now closely watch what happens if we go back to that same article: Göteborgs Posten has updated their article and the claim that the landslide lasted one minute can no longer be covered with the reference in the Swedish article. I would assume that this error was made in good faith.
I have just sent an e-mail to the Swedish National Seismic Network at the University of Uppsala, with a request for access to the seismic data of the Tjörn measuring station for the 23rd of September 2023. I just hope that nobody will claim that I did not try to get my facts straight! ;-)
One last question to CommissarDoggo: Can I assume that you don't read Swedish? Do you know if it's possible to create language links between the original article in Swedish called Jordskredet vid Stenungsundsmotet and the draft article that we are now working on? Or is that too soon? 82.173.160.29 (talk) 15:45, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hopefully that request is well received, it'd be good to have a citation. You're correct to assume I don't know a lick of Swedish, and I'm fairly certain that you cannot link two articles until they're both out of the draft stage; if I'm wrong on that, anyone can feel free to correct me. That being said, I have introduced interlanguage links to several pages on the draft.
I'd advise that we move any further communication to the draft talk page. Oh, and feel free to add any improvements you want, I'm going to be putting this down for the time being and will likely return to it either later tonight or tomorrow. CommissarDoggoTalk?15:51, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi!! While working on a draft I realized that the sources available weren't enough to qualify for the making of it or not notable, therefore, I decided to rename that draft and write about something else on it since not much work has been done. Does anyone know how can I do that? Thanks, xx feni (tellmehi) 13:00, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. The specific title of a draft isn't particularly important. If you submit it for review and it is accepted, the reviewer will place it at the proper title within the encyclopedia. 331dot (talk) 13:16, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you want to retitle it nevertheless, you use the "move" function which can be found in the Tools drop down menu(if you are using the default skin it's in the top right corner) 331dot (talk) 13:18, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Quick question, if I may: how does Wikipedia stand on including book jacket images in articles about books, please? Is it acceptable to use the ones on sites like Amazon, which are in the public domain? ArthurTheGardener (talk) 14:28, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FunFactsFanatic welcome to Wikipedia :) It seems that the author of the page used Ancestry.com (which, as you say, is generally considered unreliable as it contains user-generated content) to access reliable sources such as the 1880 US census, or the Colorado City Directory. In this case, I would advise against removing those sources or tagging them as unreliable, unless you have a clear reason to do so. The "Find a Grave" source is redundant, as all the information is already in the official burial register index, I therefore removed it. Broc (talk) 15:16, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Broc Thanks. Are these primary or secondary sources? 1880 US census, Colorado City Directory, Michigan Marriage Records. I was thinking those were primary sources and secondary sources are preferred. Is that correct? FunFactsFanatic (talk) 15:25, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FunFactsFanatic you're correct, it seems those are mostly primary sources. Secondary sources are preferred, but primary sources can be used in some circumstances, which are detailed at WP:PRIMARY. If you have better sources at hand, feel free to add them to the page! Broc (talk) 15:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I submitted this page Wikipedia:Wallace Matthews for review over a month ago and have not heard anything. I do understand that there is short staffing of volunteers but am wondering if I did anything wrong.
It doesn't look like you ever submitted it for review. To do that, you would need to use Template:AfC submission.
However, you are auto-confirmed now, which means you can create new articles directly or move pages to mainspace yourself. It's your choice whether you do that, or submit them for review.
When you move a page to mainspace, it should just be "Wallace Matthews", not "Wikipedia:Wallace Matthews". Currently, it is in "project space", which is different from "mainspace".
@Gilatter I moved your article to the draft namespace, and I suggest you submit it for AfC (using the {{AfC submission}} template, which a bot should add automatically) before moving it to the mainspace — which is the "article" mainspace, not the "Wikipedia" namespace — due to the limited number of sources your page has. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 21:10, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! In the visual editor, you can paste in a URL and it will make a citation for you. Is it possible to do this in source editing mode? Wafflewombat (talk) 18:15, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes by clicking on "Cite" then "Templates". However, regardless if you input the information in either editor mode (visual or source), make sure that all necessary information are there of what was entered and/or automatically generated. Soafy234 (talk) 18:20, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I want to propose a merger between two articles — the Emirate of Cordoba and the Caliphate of Cordoba — into a new article. I have everything ready, but I'm still unclear on where I'm supposed to post the discussion and the page Wikipedia: Merging didn't clarify that for me. Is it supposed to go under one of the articles talk pages or into a specific page for talking about merging? I don't quite understand. As well, how would I link to the discussion in the merge templetes that go at the top of the respective articles?
Just to be clear then, the template goes on the discussion post too? Is that what you're saying? As well, I post the discussion on both talk pages? Solitaire Wanderer (talk) 22:03, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just saw this and I believe there's some confusion. WP:MERGEPROP specifies: "If two pages are proposed to be merged at a destination page that does not yet exist (destination does not have a talk page), use (...) on each source page, choosing one of the source talk pages as the discussion location and ensuring the discuss parameter directs to this talk page on both source pages."
It's not clear to new editors, but in other words: for this situation, just pick one talk page to post your proposal, then tag the two articles (not the talk pages) with the template mentioned, and link the single discussion you created in both templates. That way, all the discussion is in one place, whereas splitting the discussion in two locations would be confusing and potentially make it difficult to determine consensus.
Since I have experience with merges, I've just gone ahead and picked one of the talk pages (the one with the most visitors/watchers) and redirected the duplicate discussion there ([2]). I think that should all work out. R Prazeres (talk) 08:04, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In keeping with a previous question regarding creating the article on Saddle tramp and redirecting the current page saddle tramp (disambiguation) to a header link on that page; I am wondering how to go about this correctly. Making the newly creating article the main page and making the formerly disambiguation page a link from the header. I hope I'm explaining it correctly. Thanks in advance. Maineartists (talk) 20:32, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Broc. I am confident that it meets notability [3] and is not WP:ND. That being said, just how does one request a move when the page is still in Sandbox format and not a published article? Should I publish under a different title and then request? Thanks. Maineartists (talk) 21:37, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm wondering if someone can weigh in on a syntax question. I and a couple others are editing the Plot section of the Spider-Man (2002 film) page, and have been struggling with one segment. In brief: Peter Parker wins a wrestling event, but is cheated out of the prize money by the man running the event. A thief bursts in and robs the event, then flees. Instead of stopping him, Peter allows him to escape out of spite. Peter then finds that his Uncle Ben has been fatally shot by the thief, who also stole Ben's car.
Here is the current segment in question, which I find to have awkward syntax in the bolded portion: "Hoping to buy a car to impress Mary Jane, Peter wins an underground wrestling event, but is cheated out of his earnings. Soon after, Peter's Uncle Ben is killed by a carjacker that Peter let escape after robbing the event."
I feel that a version I proposed is less awkward: "Hoping to buy a car to impress Mary Jane, Peter wins an underground wrestling event, but is cheated out of his earnings. Soon after, Peter's Uncle Ben is killed by a man who robbed the wrestling event, and who Peter allowed to escape."
The first one doesn't sound awkward to me. Its problem is that the reader may guess wrongly at the identity of the robber. The second sounds slightly more awkward to me but it's unambiguous and thus preferable. (Incidentally, you can, if you wish, use whom; but of course who is perfectly good here.) -- Hoary (talk) 21:45, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think using "whom" in the first clause is not seem correct, according to Who_(pronoun)#Difference between "who" and "whom". It's the subject of that clause (replaceable as "he robbed" not "him robbed"). The second use could be "whom", as it's the object ("allowed him to escape" not "allowed he to escape"). DMacks (talk) 22:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here are two alternate versions:
1. "Soon after, Peter's Uncle Ben is killed by a carjacker who Peter let escape after he robbed the event." The problem with this, and the previous version of it, is that it could be construed that Peter robbed the event (As Hoary pointed out).
2. "Soon after, Peter's Uncle Ben is killed by a man who robbed the wrestling event, and whom Peter allowed to escape." Could also be "...and whom Peter let escape."
DMacks, the fact that "a man" is the subject of "robbed" in the second of the four versions doesn't mean that it's also the subject of "allowed". (It's understood as the object.) Wafflewombat, the second of your two new versions sounds good to me. Within it, whom is fine. And who would be fine as well, unless perhaps it strikes the reader as old-fashioned. (Rule of thumb: Any time you wonder whether whom would be correct, who is also or perhaps only correct. We are, after all, producing 21st-century English, not a slightly fictionalized 19th-century English.) -- Hoary (talk) 23:57, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello sir/ma’am, I want to know the basics of editing in Wikipedia. If you want to tell me the basics, just create a new post on my talk. Thank you sir/ma’am. hi, my name is Pickleishere. i like Programming, and will be mad if that is taken from me. thanks, check my talk page here -> talk00:03, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Pickleishere, we read that you like programming, etc, the first time around. (Incidentally, I don't know what it would mean for programming to be taken away from you.) -- Hoary (talk) 01:52, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi all--I need someone to help me with archiving a version of a web site. Please see this edit: I really need this website to be archived, and added to the reference, because I think they are changed regularly. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 00:15, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For example, if I wanted to suggest a change to merging / moving page policies, where would I post my suggestion / proposal for this? Soafy234 (talk) 00:35, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Village pump (policy). But only after very careful thought. If you've just had what you think is a great new idea, sleep on it. Then write it up on your computer. Then sleep on that. The next day, rewrite it, and post it. -- Hoary (talk) 01:15, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The area between "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" and the beginning of the lead on articles such as medium Earth orbit include a large space that does not appear on most other articles. Why is this? Indochina2 (talk) 07:00, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, You have written on your user page, which is not article space, but a place for the named person to tell about themselves as a Wikipedia editor or user. New accounts cannot directly create articles, and need to submit a draft for review via the Article Wizard. Your text is "published" in that it is visible on your user page, but it is not formally part of the encyclopedia(note that it has "User:" in the title).
I must say that your text is wholly inappropriate for Wikipedia. It is completely unsourced, and is written in the form of an essay giving the thoughts of the author(you) on the topic. A Wikipedia article summarizes what independent reliable sources say about the topic. Please use the new user tutorial] to learn more about Wikipedia before attempting the difficult task of writing a new article. 331dot (talk) 07:27, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Your User page content has been Speedy deleted. If your intent is to create and then submit a draft for review ("This page talks about Cuddapah Sri Sachidananda Yogeeshwarar, who is a Great Sadguru and has all the notable links which is required by Wikipedia"), then as advised above, use Article Wizard. General advice, often proffered here at Teahouse, is to gain experience improving existing articles before attempting to create an article, but that is not a requirement. And either change your User name or abandon your account and start a new one, as a User name should not match the name of the person you wish to write about. David notMD (talk) 11:14, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Request of feedback about edits and opinion of a talk page topic
Hello there! I'm rather a newbie on Wikipedia, and thus wanted to get some feedback on the first few 'larger' edits I have made on here! Those would be my edits on the Page List of national border changes (1914–present). Something I'd like to get feedback on is my usage of sources here and here, since sourcing is rather difficult to figure out and propperly do.
Another thing I wanted to ask is for opinions about my two talk topics of the same page. I'd like to clear them (or at least hear an opinion on them) before continuing to edit the page.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and I wish you all a nice day!
Hi @ShadowOfThePit and welcome to Wikipedia! I am no expert in the topic, all I can say is that you are using in-line citations correctly. If you want to learn more about sources, which ones to use and which ones to avoid, have a look at Wikipedia:Reliable sources.
As for the content questions you posted on the talk page, as the topic is probably not very frequented, you will likely not get answers soon. I would suggest you to be bold and implement the changes. If other editors disagree with your changes, they will comment in the talk page and start a discussion. I hope this helps! Broc (talk) 13:46, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is aggregating a medal table over decades of sports events original research
Is aggregating a medal table over decades of sports events WP:OR? Would such a table be ok although there is no fast way to check the data? (I have read WP:CALC.) IPPON01 (talk) 09:28, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
IPPON01 extending the idea of WP:SOURCEACCESS, sources shouldn't necessarily be easy to verify. So probably okay. Are you sure there isn't a sports website that has already aggregated such a medal table? In that case you can copy their medal table and cite them, avoiding this question in the first place. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 13:33, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I tried to make a short description for the Easter truce. Is this a satisfactory one or should I include "Failed proposed ceasefire in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine", or change the wording or choice of words (e.g. failed)? RFNirmala (talk) 11:09, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, RFNIrmala, and welcome to the Teahouse. I don't think you need the word "Failed": "Proposed" is enough, in my opinion. ColinFine (talk) 13:03, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you wish to suggest improvements to a specific article, then the talk page of that article is the correct space, but Wikipedia is not social media and not the place for a general discussion. Shantavira|feed me11:38, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Qwerty 9706 welcome to Wikipedia! You can read Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia to find out how you can contribute. Many users contribute to topics they are interested in, some by adding content, some by improving the existing material.
If you are not sure what to do, you can check out the Task Center and find a task that is interesting for you. Feel free to ask if you have any specific questions, and happy editing! Broc (talk) 13:29, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So recently I noticed how weird it was that it was spelled "Parliament" and not "parliment" so went ahead a decided to do a search and fix pages that ussed the misspelling. The last result however (Luke Akehurst) doesn't have any uses of the misspelling, and the text around the mispelling that appears in the search also doesn't exist. I checked in the references, the source text (as I am using visual editor), but still nothing. I even checked to see if it was edited recently and the search results just a lagging behind a bit. I still found nothing. Sorry if that's a little confusing, I don't have a great idea of how to explain this. Heres a link to the search: LinkGaismagorm (talk) 13:50, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Gaismagorm. If you look at that list of search results, you'll see that the entry for Luke Ashurst has a timestamp of "2024-05-29T21:49:30". There's something odd going on, because the earliest version in the article's history was later than that, but the edit summary on that version is "JamesVilla44 moved page Luke Akehurst to Draft:Luke Akehurst: Move to draftspace (WP:DRAFTIFY): Not notable enough and page not ready enough to be in main space yet", so a version already existed, though I can't find its history.
So I'm guessing that that text was in a version from earlier on 29th May, and the search database (or that part of it) has not been updated. ColinFine (talk) 17:28, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I seem to recall that there was a link or wizard that did not require an account, does that exist? Or can I just ask them informally, as long as that is in writing? FortunateSons (talk) 13:54, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, but it's useful too, thanks. I want to attempt to ask someone through social media to release an image into CC, so this is probably fine? FortunateSons (talk) 14:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FortunateSons: An informal request by email is OK (some suggested wordings can be found at WP:Example requests for permission), but the copyright holder doesn't have to "release [the] picture into the public domain", just to release it with a WP-acceptable license. I think it's important to include a link to this release generator so that if they agree to release the image, they do so in an acceptable form. Deor (talk) 14:50, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
hello, there is no fee! In order to edit protected articles, you need to be in certain groups of users. Auto-confirmed protected articles (ones with a grey padlock) require your account to be 4 days old with at least 10 edits. Extended confirmed protected articles (ones with a blue padlock) require your account to be 30 days old and you need to have at least 500 edits. Gaismagorm (talk) 14:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I recently raised a WP:OWN concern on a page I had been edited lately the Antioch International Movement of Churches. I noticed 50% of the authorship edits on that page have been edited by a single editor since March. This editor uses speedy deletions/reverts, supposed BRD style edits, which I experienced and discouraged me. The editor is also very particular about approving edits. I am concerned this editor is exhibiting behaviors that appear to be possessive of this page. I assume good faith on this editor's part and don't really have any current disputes other than this. When I raised the OWN issue with the editor on the article's talk page, the editor did not reply. The editor eventually left a message on my user talk page telling me, it's not for the article's talk page, to WP:FOC, and talk to administrators about it on the appropriate boards. I reiterated WP:OWN says "An editor who appears to assume ownership of an article should be approached on the article's talk page with a descriptive header informing readers about the topic." and the concerns of overdoing possessive behaviors. Still, the editor did not respond further to the issue on the article's talk page nor elsewhere. What is the proper way to address this and what is the appropriate board to bring this concern to? Pride2bme (talk) 14:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I left a message on the editor's talk page, the editor denies a WP:OWN issue. I think I'd still like another opinion on that, can you provide one, is the incident board still appropriate, or what else should I do? Pride2bme (talk) 08:11, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What do I do to stop my former political opponent from constantly changing my Wiki page? He beat me by 31 votes in a state senate race. Yet he has edited my page more than anyone else and it is silly but also annoying and even though I was/am a public figure, the cites should be fair and they are not.
However, I don't have time (and I don't know how) to go back and see all the changes he keeps making.Is there a way to have this stopped permanently? Thank you for any help you can give. Here is the link to my page. Opponent (victor's) name is Matt Leber he goes by This is the way and a few other monikers. Many thanks!
Sandy SennFreeatlast21! (talk) 15:26, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Freeatlast21!, it has been several weeks since there has been disruptive editing to Sandy Senn. That coincides with the primary election date. Presumably, the politically motivated editors have lost interest now that the election is over. Cullen328 (talk) 18:06, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello to editors of the Teahouse,
I have an open edit request that has been awaiting review since late May:
Talk:Sam_Yagan#Request_to_update_Excelerate_Labs_and_IAC_information. I have tried to post to pertinent Wikiprojects however I have not received a reply. Is there something else I should be doing or places I can go to in order to start a discussion? Thank
you for helping me understand this process. CBCorazon (talk) 21:01, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, while I was reading news I noticed that the article for Abraham_Hamadeh redirects to 2022_Arizona_Attorney_General_election#Republican_primary which I found odd, considering this person is a public figure and getting a substantial amount of attention. It seems like they may be the only one of the candidates in the current congressional race who doesn't have an article despite their media coverage which seems odd given they have had a public office prior and a lot of attention now. When I saw that, I thought about creating a start to the article and ran across the redirect.
I'm looking for guidance on how to proceed. I don't know what may have existed on the previous article (archive.org doesn't show anything) and would love to start editing from a previous version rather than creating from scratch.
Sometimes, when a revision is deleted or suppressed, the revision can still be viewed via the edit filter log. Can you please fix it? 24.115.255.37 (talk) 03:32, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Founded in 1996, Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) specializes in oil, air, cabin, fuel, and transmission filters in the aftermarket automotive filtration industry. PGI has expanded its offerings to include heavy-duty, power sports, and specialty automotive applications, delivering a comprehensive service solution.
Established in New York City, Premium Guard Inc.’s focus from the start has been on providing a turnkey solution with wide application coverage and private label programs for all segments of the North American automotive aftermarket.
PGI was initially established as International Distributors USA Inc., but in 2017, the company officially changed its name to Premium Guard Inc. (PGI). The new company name was derived from the company’s Premium Guard brand of automotive filters and supplies.
In 2021, Premium Guard Inc. launched its first direct-to-consumer brand, PUREFLOW®, which focuses solely on breathable air at home and in your car. PUREFLOW's line of filtration products, such as automotive cabin air filters and home air filters, are engineered to capture airborne contaminants and allergens. In 2022, PUREFLOW® launched a patented air freshener for cars designed to fit onto a cabin air filter.
In 2020, PGI acquired Tenneco's filters business, including its manufacturing facility in Tultitlan, Mexico, and the Interfil and Engine Clean brands. In 2022, PGI also acquired IPC Global Solutions (IPC), a supplier to the aftermarket's fast lube segment and the creator of the ECOGARD® brand of filtration products.
That being said, if you believe your article fulfills notability criteria and is not written in a promotional tone, go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation, and click "Click here to start a new article". Once you are finished, you can submit it for review and an experienced editor will provide feedback. Broc (talk) 09:12, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Phrases such as turnkey solution with wide application coverage and private label programs for all segments are meaningless fluff and need to be expunged.Shantavira|feed me09:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Teahouse hosts are volunteers. All questions get answered in time. Demanding a fast answer is rude. As to your question, there are companies that offer to create an article for pay - almost all of those are scams. meaning you would lose your money and not get an article. David notMD (talk) 10:26, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Paolo Maldini exists as a Wikipedia article. It already states that he is considered the greatest defender of all time. Do not attempt to create an article about him. I am about to tag your draft for Speedy deletion. Also, your User name should not contain the name of a person for which an article exists, or a person you are trying to create an article about. Abandon this account. Start a new account- with a short User name. David notMD (talk) 10:38, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For info: the "inappropriate message" was an entirely appropriate and polite warning by an experienced editor, and the above account has now been blocked as a sockpuppet. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.226.178 (talk) 12:04, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Robby.is.on the source they added seems reliable, but I do see the spamming issue. The user needs to disclose their COI, and stop adding references where they are not needed (e.g.: in the lead section, per MOS:CITELEAD). They should contribute to improving the encyclopedia, for instance by helping remove some {{citation needed}} tags, rather than by adding references just to increase their search engine results.
I wanted to know how can I merge two sports pages into 1? Would I need to delete the second page after moving the information to 1 page? Mcwamcwa (talk) 12:13, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Mcwamcwa, see step-by-step instructions at WP:PROMERGE. Generally, you would copy material from one page into the other, then replace the original page with a redirect. Make sure to provide proper attribution in the edit summary and to signal the merge in both talk pages. Broc (talk) 12:24, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure of the best path forward here, but @SuperMightyBoy is copying text from draft articles into new articles, and then blanking the drafts or setting up a redirect to the new article. This has the result of losing the article history, which is a shame. This does not seem the right path, but I am unsure of the best way to handle this. Any thoughts or guidance is appreciated. DaffodilOcean (talk) 12:24, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to know whether it is appropriate according to Wikipedia's policy to re-add information/text which is validly cited, which has been removed from an article coz it was previously inserted by a blocked user...Thanks in advance Janlevinson (talk) 13:35, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I recently got flagged for copyright on a photo. I checked the source but the images I gave weren’t subject to copyright since they are either in a public space or made accessible to the public. Can anyone explain how pictures posted to the internet are copyrighted even tho the publisher doesn’t speak about it being copyrighted?? ChillyWilly824 (talk) 14:07, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ChillyWilly824 Looking at your edit history, I assume you are talking about US copyright law? Before 1989, United States law required the use of a copyright notice, but it then signed the Berne Convention Implementation Act. As a result, the use of copyright notices has become optional to claim copyright, because the Berne Convention makes copyright automatic. You are, therefore, not looking for an image without a copyright notice (as that proves nothing, since a notice is not required), but an image with a relevant copyright release notice. - Arjayay (talk) 14:15, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes so what can you tell me about the 2 images I wanted to upload given one is from a public article taken at an NFL stadium, and the other is taken at the NBA draft. ChillyWilly824 (talk) 14:48, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ChillyWilly824 Not knowing what or where the images are makes that an impossible question. Generally, where the images are, and where they were taken, is irrelevant, they are copyright unless they have a relevant copyright release notice. To make life more complicated, Wikipedia does not accept all copyright release notices, as some are too restrictive. However, the odds of an image you find on the Web not being copyright is fairly minimal - unless the image is from a federal government agency, whose images are public domain, and certain websites like Flikr, where many images are suitably licensed. You need to include details of the licence of an image when uploading it to Wikipedia, or Wikimedia Commons, and this will be checked. - Arjayay (talk) 15:04, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You really need to ask that question at Commons, not here. But the answer that Arjayay has given you is: Unless you can find an explicit statement that the image in question has been explicitly released either into the public domain or under a compatible licence, then you must assume that the image is copyright and cannot be uploaded to Commons. ColinFine (talk) 15:08, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We don't do "adjudication" - rather, we encourage editors to discuss any disagreements, and try to reach consensus. Please read WP:Bold, Revert, Discuss for how this works. If somebody reverts your edit, the proper thing to do (if you wish to pursue it) is to open a discussion on the article's talk page, and ping the other editor. You could start by asking why they reverted, and perhaps explain why you think your edit was an improvement.
It would certainly have been helpful if Admer9 had explained in the edit summary why they were reverting your edit, but they are not obliged to do so. ColinFine (talk) 15:18, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cut to the chase, why is Inside Out 2 not featured in the list of highest grossing films of the 2020s (2020s in film) when it has grossed over a billion dollars? I literally just noticed this, so pardon me if I missed some other talk page discussion about it if that happened. Hoping there's somehow a reasonable answer. TrevortniDesserpedx (talk) 16:20, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A retrospective in the Bronxville Press, August 1932: "[H]is presence was always felt by topnotchers [and regulars]. ... Paul Martin was a synonym for all that was clean and wholesome in the game.”
The above summary-type sentences are at the end of the "Life" heading in “Paul Martin (illustrator)." Is the spot for the period and ellipse mark correct? The quote from the original source is below. I thought it read, in part, somewhat awkward and wordy.
"… events and his presence was always felt by topnotchers as well as by those who could only play an average game. Paul Martin was a synonym for all that was clean and wholesome in the game.”
JimPercy I think the ellipsis is unnecessary, since the brackets [and regulars] already 'cover' the missing words, though from an article level standpoint you may want to find a way to avoid quoting in the first place.
Sungodtemple IOWs, the "[and regulars]" is replacing "as well as by those who only could play an average game." So the ellipse mark could be deleted (esp. since a link to the source is given). That quote does help explain way a tennis tournament was named after him for over 80 years. JimPercy (talk) 23:58, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please help me. I'm an old man and I don't understand a lot.
What should I do? In the article by Max Fishman -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Fishman the following inscriptions appeared:
Personality
"This section contains too many quotes. Please help summarize the quotes.
Consider transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or excerpts to Wikisource. (July 2024)"
I read it and didn’t understand anything. I shortened the links. But transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or excerpts to Wikisource, but I can’t.
Please help me transfer them to Wikiquote or Wikisource
Anatolii Ion Levikoan (talk) 17:04, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Levikoan! Maybe what will help is going through each quote and deciding what the most important part (or perhaps two parts) is for each. So with this one:
"…Thus, not previously mentioned in any source and until recently not included in the orbit of the study of domestic musicology, M. Fishman's Concert Es-dur has not only artistic, but also historical value, as it is able to complement the picture of the origin of the genre in Moldavian music. Moreover, according to Pavel Borisovich Rivilis, who worked in those years as a senior consultant in the Union of Composers of the MSSR, this work is one of the best examples of a piano concerto of the post-war era..."
If I were assessing it, I would say that the important parts are 1) it has been called one of the best examples of a piano concerto of the post-war era, and possibly 2) it complements the picture of the original of the genre in Moldavian music. So perhaps it could be trimmed down:
"Fishman's Concert Es-dur has not only artistic, but also historical value...[it] complement[s] the picture of the origin of the genre in Moldavian music."
And then, with proper attribution to Rivilis, as this is his quote:
"[T]his work is one of the best examples of a piano concerto of the post-war era."
I'm not sure these belong in the Personality section, but they're certainly valuable information from experts in the field. If you'd like, I'd be happy to work on this with you - I'm going to go set up a topic on the Talk page now and ping you over there so any other interested editors can join us and add their views on the important points. StartGrammarTime (talk) 06:34, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear StartGrammarTime. I am very glad that you want to help. How will we do this? I'm old and don't understand much about how Wikipedia works. Levikoan (talk) 06:50, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The stuff at the top is code related to it being in the articles for creation workflow, everything beyond the words Richard Adams Hogan (June 07, 1913 - January 28, 1981) that is the text you submitted. When editing, you see the complete code of all references and internal links will have double square brackets around them, [[like this]]. Just Step Sidewaysfrom this world ..... today20:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was able to edit my article, but now I clicked on the wrong icon and lost my updated work.
I noticed that the Newcomer Tasks would be quite useful for me to be more productive and involved with Wikipedia, but I can't find how to access the modules or anything. Am I missing something, or has it been removed since? LucasR muteacc (talk) 21:37, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, so let's say this user named "Sir Ben" was involved in a heated controversy on Fandom. Being an active Wikipedian, he linked his Wikipedia user page on his Fandom user page, proving that he is the same person. Would he get blocked (or possibly banned) on Wikipedia for his behavior on another website? Thanks, TWOrantulaTM (enter the web) 22:35, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In anything but exceptional cases, we wouldn't block for off-wiki controversy. Also, Sir Ben's link on his Fandom page would not prove that the Wikipedia user is the same person. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 22:55, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Tule-hog I believe that its' really just up to whoever moves the page. Obviously there are exceptions to this, but for the most part (i.e. the addition of "computer" to "programming") is optional. Also, if you're not sure, sometimes it is best to contact the appropriate WikiProject, as some do have specific rules about what goes inside of those parentheses. Hope this helps :) Sir MemeGod ._. (talk - contribs - created articles) 03:44, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, this is a general basic question, but on the language section of articles how do I sticky a specific one so that I don't have to scroll through it? This works on mobile but I don't know how to work it on PC. Libertas 777 (talk) 03:26, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello all. An editor using a bot recently converted some no-wrap templates into normal text. I had implemented the templates so that the names "Obi-Wan" and "Qui-Gon" would not wrap onto a second line. Here is the edit. Could someone please tell me whether removing the templates is appropriate, and what the purpose might be? Wafflewombat (talk) 05:26, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd ask this somewhere on Wikimedia commons, but I don't know if they have discussion spaces, and I imagine they're not super active. Feel free to point me there if this is the wrong place. There are a bunch of files on Wikimedia Commons that are listed as government works that are from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory website, which is a government contractor, and I think does not automatically release its images into the public domain. I found this CC-BY-NC-SA notice, which I think means the photos aren't in the public domain. I tagged those (this and this one). The problem is, this geese image and this lab image got posted on the US DOE flickr account (which apparently exists) as "United states government works", which I infer are free from copyright (the lab image at least must be taken by an LLNL employee since it's in the lab). Does anyone know if I'm just wrong on how government contractor copyright works? Also, does that count as the DOE releasing the images? Mrfoogles (talk) 05:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am reaching out to request an IP block exemption. I am a user from Areekode, Kerala, and I am currently traveling. Unfortunately, my IP address showing blocked for the past 8-10 days, Blocking my ability to access and contribute to Wikipedia.
I kindly request that you consider granting me an IP block exemption, as I am a legitimate user who wishes to continue using Wikipedia without interruption. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Hello! @Cullen328! I just wanted to let you know that I've added a request on my Talk page. I'm hoping someone can review it and help me out. I'd really appreciate it if someone could take a look at my request and see what they can do to help me get back to using Wikipedia without any issues. Thanks so much! 𝒮-𝒜𝓊𝓇𝒶06:47, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Gayatri Sunkad Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Thanks for wanting to help us out here and contribute to this project. Note that writing a new article isn't the only, or even best, way one can contribute here. Many people are excellent contributors without writing a single article from scratch- which is actually a very difficult process that ideally should have some knowledge and experience behind it first. We have almost 7 million articles that could use improvement, perhaps there are some in areas that interest you that you would want to work on.