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Off wiki Evidence

Hello Team,

i want to send off wiki SPI evidence. Please share email address. Thanks in advance. 2409:40F0:8:4D14:E5DA:B7A5:B51A:7BB7 (talk) 04:55, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

You will need to create a Wikipedia account and enable the email function. It's free and easy. User:Arbitration Committee explains how to email that committee. An alternative to ArbCom is to send an email to an individual administrator heavily active at WP:SPI. Cullen328 (talk) 05:12, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Cullen328, I have done, the process mentioned by you. I didn’t got any reply or update from them. 2409:40F0:129:D682:BCD1:15DA:BB30:1E92 (talk) 19:04, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Which process, IP editor? If you registered an account, please edit from that account. If you emailed ArbCom, expect that it will take a while for them to respond. Committees work slowly. If you emailed an administrator, each is a volunteer working only when they choose. Be patient. It has only been 14 hours since my first answer. Cullen328 (talk) 19:55, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

@Cullen328, im an blocked user. So which i can only edit my talk page and mail an user or administrator :) 2409:40F0:129:D682:BCD1:15DA:BB30:1E92 (talk) 20:12, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

IP editor, stop evading your block by editing logged out. You are only making matters worse. Appeal your block on your user talk page and do not edit anywhere else. Cullen328 (talk) 03:49, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@Cullen328 The IP is currently under a range block that prevents account creation and editing Hyderabad cricket team. That's probably what they were referring to when they said "im an blocked user." — DVRTed (Talk) 04:01, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

User name rename

Hi Teahouse,

I would like to change my username to something more comprehensible than this alphanumeric string. Please help. Thank you very much.40S9350144 (talk) 18:25, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Read the instructions at Wikipedia:Changing username. DS (talk) 18:33, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks DS. I see that your username is not actually DS though. Is it possible to abbreviate it when a comment is signed? 40S9350144 (talk) 18:37, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

See WP:CUSTOMSIG. 🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333 (need something?) 18:48, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! 40S9350144 (talk) 18:53, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Just so I understand this correctly, "Simple account rename" would change mean my username only on Wikipedia whereas the "Global user account rename request" changes my username on all of Wikimedia's projects? Thanks! 40S9350144 (talk) 19:06, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

I think so (I've only ever done the simple rename). Also note that the global request requires your email. 🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333 (need something?) 20:58, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Is there any risk in giving out an email address? Thanks! 40S9350144 (talk) 07:18, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@40S9350144 both would change your username on all WP:SUL wikis, this included. – robertsky (talk) 05:24, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! If that is the case how are those two options different from one another? 40S9350144 (talk) 07:08, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Also, is it possible for me to go for a global rename if I had already undergone a simple rename? Tysm. 40S9350144 (talk) 07:17, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, please review my article.

OpenCore Legacy Patcher SatellaN64 (talk) 23:27, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi, your article will get reviewed when a patroller gets to it. Unfortunately, we usually can't help people cut the line by asking at the Teahouse. Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 02:53, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@SatellaN64 Note that your use of boldface type does not conform to our manual of style, since items like MacBook5,1 are not redirects to the article. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:47, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Examples of great pages in encyclopedic style?

Hello friends! I received a rejection for a suggested page (Draft:Nora Freeman Engstrom). The feedback was that this read more like a CV than an encyclopedic article. It is very good feedback, and I can appreciate exactly what the editor was getting at. (I'm new around here.) So I am going to start over and am researching more about encyclopedic style. To that end, I'm wondering if anyone has examples of pages that really embody this style and tone? I work better looking at examples of exemplary content. Thanks so much in advance! A2Jforever (talk) 00:27, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@A2Jforever: The list of Good articles is one place to start. Good articles (and Featured articles, which are the cream of the crop) have met specific criteria and exemplify our policies and guidelines and Manual of style. Reviewers don't expect new articles to be anywhere near Good or Featured quality, but I like to think of a promising draft or new article as one that could eventually be brought up to these standards. The lists of Good and Featured articles are sorted by topic, with biographies included within the relevant topic. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 01:23, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Article Creator?

How to make a new article? Hello wikiusers! (talk) 01:11, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

I suggest reading WP:Your first article and then using the blue button at WP:AFC. Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 02:44, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Replay and New topic

Sometimes, Wikipedia won't let me add a new topic or reply, forcing me to go into editor and type a reply myself. I sometimes can (like right now) and sometimes can't (a couple minutes earlier). It's kind of annoying and I'm worried if it actually pings users. I have tried closing and opening, reloading the page, and purging it. Also

--pro-anti-air (talk) 03:07, 22 June 2025 (UTC)   Also why does my signature look like that?

Not sure what you're referring to with the rest, but your sig looks like that in this case because it's on a new line with a leading space. -- Avocado (talk) 12:21, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Danny Dale Stinson jr

Hello, my draft for my husband's Wikipedia page was turned down. I need help getting it approved. He has worked hard on becoming one of the world's best masters' strongmen and should be recognized. Thank you Kathyslove (talk) 03:27, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Kathyslove. Your draft is unreferenced, which violates Verifiability, a core content policy. You need to formally declare your Conflict of interest. Spend some time reading and studying Your first article, so that you have a better understanding of what is required. Cullen328 (talk) 04:30, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Draft:Danny Dale Stinson Jr

Hello Kathyslove,

Thanks for stopping by the Teahouse. You might want to have a read of WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY (okay strictly speaking writng a biography of your husband is not an autobiography, but it's close enough). Anyway for a topic to be considered appropriate for a Wikipedia article, we're looking for significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the topic - so your first step is to be looking for newspaper or magazine articles that cover Mr Stinson Jr. (not including WP:ROUTINE coverage like this), and then, forgetting everything you know personally about your husband, writing an article using only information stated in those sources.

That is a lot more likely to be approved. -- D'n'B-📞 -- 04:26, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Kathyslove, and welcome to the Teahouse.

My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. And that is even without a conflict of interest. ColinFine (talk) 18:02, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Essay on wp:whitewashing?

I believe there was an essay on WP:Whitewashing, but now I cannot find it. I was going to start the equal, but opposite, essay. I wanted that as reference. Does anyone know what I am referring to? Iljhgtn (talk) 08:15, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

The act of removing harmful content from an article was what the essay was overly concerned with, and I thought it was called, "wp:whitewashing", but I cannot find anything like that. Iljhgtn (talk) 08:16, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

For some reason WP:WHITEWASHING used to redirect to WP:SOAPBOX but I cannot fathom why. On the topic of removing "harmful" content from articles, presumably the place to start would be WP:CENSORSHIP. -- D'n'B-📞 -- 09:13, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

It's WP:PROUD. tgeorgescu (talk) 09:40, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

And WP:AUTO, WP:ACTIVIST, WP:ADVOCACY. tgeorgescu (talk) 09:43, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

That is helpful, but those are not essays. I thought there was an essay that essentially summed up wp:whitewashing or that some people would occasionally cite as doing that much, and I was thinking that there could be a helpful essay that did the opposite, but which essentially explained the value of just not including excessively harmful content or trying to "smear" a subject. I had previously asked about this on the tea house and I am just now following up when I have a moment. Iljhgtn (talk) 06:19, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Digging into it further, I think MOS:LABEL may already adequately describe the situation that I am referring to. I am not sure then if a new essay is really necessary. Iljhgtn (talk) 06:23, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Funnily enough, as I was digging, I found that you actually !voted for the deletion of the redirect Wikipedia:Whitewashing several months ago. jlwoodwa (talk) 06:01, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Maybe my memory is warped, but I swore there was an essay too? Maybe it was never an essay and only ever a redirect? WP:SOAPBOX was just a section of a greater policy related to WP:WWIN, and wp:whitewashing then was a redirect to this, which itself had been deleted even earlier back in 2020 from what I can see. Iljhgtn (talk) 06:17, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Help with plot summary

Hello, I am attempting to add the real names of the witches to the following part of the plot summary of ENA: Dream BBQ.

After finding a way to block the vision of the man, ENA crosses the bridge and finds one of the witches, who asks her for help in finding her relatives, who are three other witches that can be found in the middle of Uncanny Streets.

This particular paragraph cites a source, and that source doesn't mention the real names of the witches anywhere, but can I still add them since it's a plot summary, which is supposed to mostly cite the game itself? 1isall (talk/contribs) 14:21, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm really not that familiar with expanding plot summaries, so I could really use some help here. 1isall (talk/contribs) 20:01, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

1isall - Please see Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Style_guidelines/Copy-editing_essentials#Don't_lose_the_plot - Arjayay (talk) 20:12, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Forgot to mention that this is the plot summary for a video game. 1isall (talk/contribs) 20:19, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

this may help-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Video_games aquarium substrate^talk 18:43, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I've read that before. 1isall (talk/contribs) 18:45, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

References

Highways and Byways series of books by MacMillan and Co.

I have purchased a used book from the above series entitled Highways & Byways in Derbyshire by J B Firth and illustrated by Nelly Erichsen. I accessed Wikipedia to see how many books are in this series. The list given by Wikipedia gives 36 titles, but does not include Highways & Byways in Derbyshire which was first printed in 1905, my copy is a reprint from 1920. Is this omission an oversight? 2A00:23C7:ED3D:B701:D9C3:F132:59C4:33B0 (talk) 15:52, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Probably. Please be bold, and add it. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:06, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

"Complete sets" of 31 volumes are advertised on the internet, and our article Highways and Byways (series of regional guides) cites (Ref 2) a site listing 36 (+1 booklet) not including Derbyshire, but this site claims 37, and Google's "AI Overview" actually includes (for me, YMMV) an image of Derbyshire's volume.

Note that not all were necessarily in print at the same time. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.6.41.216 (talk) 22:44, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Reference

I would like to add award nominations to a celebrity's list of accolades, but because it was long ago, the only source I can find are youtube videos of the full award ceremonies posted on official channel of the award-giving body. Can I use them as references? If yes, do I need to specify the timestamps etc? Blurbysky (talk) 19:34, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

It is odd that you would be able to find videos of the award ceremonies but not the actual listing by the organization itself. What exactly is / are the award(s); and for which celebrity? Yes, YouTube clips announcing the nomination from past award ceremonies suffice; but I would timestamp just so that editors do not need to watch the entire clip to find one nomination. Overall, however, you'll want to provide a "better source" rather than just a YouTube clip since these are better served to reference what a celebrity might say during their acceptance speech. Maineartists (talk) 19:49, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

"Заблуждения - ступени Науки."

No discernible question. -- Hoary (talk) 20:38, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Этот оксюморон Прудона явно соответствует Истории теоретической Общей Физики ... Кроме обычных ошибок Человека, исправляемых им самим, если получится, существуют и так называемые ОБЩЕПРИНЯТЫЕ ОШИБКИ, которые всем Человечеством считаются истинами продолжительное время; но время проходит, и находится один Человек или некоторое множество людей, у которых возникает понимание того, что это - ЗАБЛУЖДЕНИЕ, - которое необходимо лишить статуса ОБЩЕПРИНЯТОЙ ОШИБКИ потому, что это - обычная ошибка людей, не отвечающая научной истине ЗАКОНОВ ПРИРОДЫ. История Физики начиналась с множества утверждений - гипотез, на чём Земля держится ... . _ _ _ _ _ _ А в 1905 и 1916 годы Альберт Эйнштейн - и до сих пор - убедил ... главных физиков-теоретиков Земли в том, что ... смотри СТО и ОТО , т.е. Специальную Теорию Относительности и Общую Теорию Относительности. Сомневающихся в правоте этого приговора много ... , но... знакомые мне - не профессионалу - не пожелали говорить со мною на эту тему. Однако, есть ФАКТ, известный с 1851 г. : фундаментальная физическая константа - СКОРОСТЬ СВЕТА в ВАКУУМЕ !. Но Альберт Эйнштейн' ... почему-то забыл про это ,,, и сумел убедить главных физиков-теоретиков Земли в том, что и в вакууме Вселенной' скорость ЭМВ "туда" и "обратно" различны, как и в атмосфере Земли, где эта скорость зависит от абсолютного показателя преломления среды, делающего cкорость ЭМВ меньше, чем фундаментальная константа вакуума. И все профессионалы физики, как и все журналисты, - молчат угрюмо на : Российская Академия Наук не реагирует ... А ... волонтёры с правами выкидывают этот мой текст из Википедии. VIR-1937 (talk) 19:37, 22 June 2025 (UTC) Google translate gives:- =="Delusions-Steps of Science." == This toxic humoron' Proudhon' clearly corresponds to the History of Theoretical General Physics... In addition to the usual mistakes of man, corrected by himself, if possible, there are so-called GENERALLY ACCEPTED errors, which by all Mankindare considered truthsfor a long time; but "time passes", and there is oneMan or some multitude of people, who have the understanding that this is a DELUSION, which must be deprived of the status of a GENERALLY accepted error, because it is a common mistake of people, which does not correspond to the scientific truth of the LAWS of nature. of Physics began with a multitude of assertions-hypotheses, which "the Earth is holding on''....______Av1905 and 1916Albert Einstein-idosikhpor-convinced... main theoretical physicists of the Earthin that... see SRT and 'GR, i.e. 'SpecialTheoryOfRelativity and 'GeneralTheoryOfRelativity. There are many doubts about the correctness of this "verdict"..., but... Acquaintances to me, layman, did not want to talk to the somnaya. However, there is a FACT known since 1851: the fundamental physical constant is the 'SPEED OF LIGHT in a VACUUM!. But "Albert Einstein"... for some reason I forgot this,,,managed to convince the main theoretical physicists of the Earth that "in the vacuum of the Universe"the speed of EMV"there' and "back"are different, like in the atmosphere of the "Earth", where this speed depends onabsolute refractive index of the medium, which makes the speed of EMV less than the "fundamental vacuum constant". And all the professionals of physics, like all the journalists, are silent, gloomy: Russian AcademyScienceDoes not react... Ah... volunteersright throw out this mytextfrom Wikipedia. VIR-1937(talk)19:37,22June2025(UTC) - Arjayay (talk) 19:42, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

VIR-1937 - This is the English Wikipedia, please communicate in English. Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? - 19:44, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Вопрос подразумевался :

"Как быть людям с ФАКТОМ, что Альберт Эйнштейн грубо ошибся, и его "эпохальные" СТО и ОТО - фантастичнее древних гипотез ?

Владею я только русским языком ...

Любой переводчик поможет выявить у меня лживые утверждения,

которые я не сумел обнаружить ...

VIR-1937 (talk) 09:28, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

WP:FRINGE would seem to apply. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:26, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Left a helpful explanation of our policies in English and Russian on their talk page. Hopefully this helps as I think this person was trying to contribute constructively but wasn't aware of our expectations, in particular, that you are allowed to use a translator if your English isn't up to par. Additionally I left a link to Category:User ru in case they need to get in contact with someone who speaks Russian. I get a hunch that if this person spoke good English or used a translator then maybe we'd be having a different discussion and they wouldn't be blocked. » Gommeh (he/him) 14:05, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I don't think "What should people do with the FACT that Albert Einstein was grossly mistaken" is a good—or constructive—opener, whatever the language used to say it. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:16, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hence why I said trying to contribute constructively. They failed (badly), but they still tried. As fringe as their viewpoints may be, if they added them to an article they'd probably just get reverted and someone would probably put a fringe view user warning on their talk page. But then at least, my hope is that the user would have a better understanding of what's expected and tolerated here and what isn't. » Gommeh (he/him) 14:27, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

What's the primary reference for where to add which templates in what situations?

Since coming across the As Of template, I've been confused on whether it's correct to be replacing every literal "as of" & "since" with instances of As Of. Similarly, is there a WP style guide for which templates to use in certain situations? For the most part, my knowledge of templates comes from observing templates I've seen before on Wikipedia and keeping them in mind for when I run into a situation similar to the one in which I saw them. How do I actually know when to use certain templates? Hopelessrailfan (talk) 21:17, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@Hopelessrailfan: The point of the {{as of}} template is it adds the page to the hidden category Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements. The utility is so that those statements are tagged as potentially dated, and can be changed in the future easier because they are tagged with the template. The guideline for using that particular template is here, and basically it should be used when a statement contains information that could change in the future. cyberdog958^Talk 22:19, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

I would add that the {{as of}} template should be used almost exclusively in the article & Draft namespaces. Peaceray (talk) 01:34, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Templates

How to add templates to articles without having to put that with coding? Is not there an easy way to do that? Zryk (talk) 22:06, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

VisualEditor. In the visual editor, there is a dropdown that says "Insert". Within it says "template". There, you can search for a template that your would like to add to the page. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 22:33, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @Zryk Justjourney (talk | contribs) 22:33, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@Zryk: Adding to what Justjourney said, you can also check out Help:VisualEditor#Editing templates; it walks you through the steps with screenshots, which can make it a lot easier to follow. — DVRTed (Talk) 22:48, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

This is true, but I would like to add that not all templates support this in the same way. For some templates, it may be easier to learn how to use the source editor. That said, the visual editor is pretty good for most commonly-used templates. Happy editing! » Gommeh (he/him) 14:14, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Delete a redirect?

Hi! About a week ago, I proposed a merge of Drug Enforcement Unit with Royal Bahamas Police Force, since it is an article about a completely non-notable police unit. I have now closed the merge discussion per WP:MERGECLOSE, merged the two articles and replaced the source article with a redirect. Now that I think about it, I realize that a redirect is not really appropriate since "Drug Enforcement Unit" is such a general term, there are probably thousands of police forces that have a unit with that title. What do you think I should do - nominate the redirect for deletion or direct it somewhere else? Aŭstriano (talk) 22:31, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

You might generate a list of pages that mention the DEUs of specific Police Forces, and then convert the redirect to a Disambiguation page for them, but it would not be a small task.

Note that the Disambiguation page for DEU now has an entry for the term that links (only) to Royal Bahamas Police Force#Drug Enforcement Unit, which is a bit over-specific for the reason you state above. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.6.41.216 (talk) 22:58, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

The redirect needs to be kept in some way for attribution purposes, I believe. 125.237.67.137 (talk) 05:03, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

how to add citation

I mean how to add sources to my text Blackmightydeath (talk) 04:39, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Blackmightydeath. Please read Referencing for beginners. Cullen328 (talk) 04:48, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

M. Sai Deep

Hi, I’m requesting help submitting an article about M. Sai Deep, a notable Indian motorcycle racer and EV influencer. I have a complete draft with reliable sources. Can a neutral editor help me review and submit this 2600:387:F:6116:0:0:0:8 (talk) 07:21, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

IP user, can you link to the draft? I can't find M. Sai Deep as a draft or article. You should be able to submit the draft using the 'submit' button at the top, or adding the {{subst:submit}} template to the top of the article. Make sure the topic is notable, and all information is encyclopaedic and supported by reliable sources. TheDowningStreetCat (talk) 08:03, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

You may use the Article Wizard to create and submit a draft. If you are connected to this person, that needs to be disclosed, see WP:COI and WP:PAID. 331dot (talk) 08:27, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. To save yourself some trouble, I suggest that you review each of your sources to make sure they meet all the requirements of WP:42: as well as being reliable, they are also completely indepedent of Deep (not written or published by him or his associates, or based on an interview or press release), and contain significant coverage of him, not just a passing mention. Then make sure that your text is a neutral summary of what those indpendent sources say, and very little else. Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost exclusively interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources. ColinFine (talk) 10:46, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk

The sites not working since June 20 and won't work

Do you know what the issue is? 37.228.248.251 (talk) 08:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm afraid that we can only help you with issues related to Wikipedia, sorry. 331dot (talk) 08:25, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Oh ok. But can I add a few things on other articles? I haven't really edited some things on there. I want to create a few tv show articles. 37.228.248.251 (talk) 08:50, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, IP user, and welcome to the Teahouse.

As 331dot says, we can't help with another site.

Certainly you are welcome to edit Wikipedia - I suggest you create an account) but you don't have to if you don't want.

My strong advice is to start small. My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 10:48, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Genome is working for me. We cite it in many articles, and have an article about it: BBC Genome Project. If you need to report a problem with Genome, see https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/contact -- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:14, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Television show reception

How do I source and edit the critical reception section of a television show's page? Both the section at the top and the dedicated section below it. What2Write (talk) 10:28, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @What2Write, and welcome to the Teahouse.

I'm not clear what you're asking. The answer seems to me to be "By finding places where people unconnected with the show have published critiques of it, and summarising what those critiques say", but I guess you already know that. Perhaps you can be clearer what help you are looking for. ColinFine (talk) 10:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm just curious how you decide the top section. If it received critical acclaim, if it simply received positive reviews, etc. What2Write (talk) 14:54, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

It's not clear what you mean by "top section", but please see WP:LEAD if that is what you mean. Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:51, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Merge?

Was there a template to suggest a merge without actually starting a merge discussion?? Govvy (talk) 10:42, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

@Govvy: Yes there is the {{merge to|}} and {{merge from|}} templates that can be placed on the top of the pages. But I suggest that you cluck on the discuss link to explain why the merge should happen. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:48, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

That's the one I know already, for some reason I thought there was another template. Govvy (talk) 11:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Other merge templates can be seen in a navigation section on the bottom of Template:Merge. But the documentation says that if you don't want a discussion, just be bold and do it yourself. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 13:09, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Requesting Neutral Review and Submission of Draft: Kiara Locklear (nee Pralle)

Hi Teahouse editors,

I've drafted a Wikipedia article about Kiara Locklear (nee Pralle), a professional soccer player in the USL Super League and former All-American at Lipscomb University. Due to my close relationship with her (I'm her husband), I'd like to avoid any conflict of interest or self-promotion concerns.

Would any experienced editor be willing to review the draft, and if appropriate, submit it through Articles and Creation?

Thanks so much for your help! Jlocklear51 (talk) 14:01, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

@Jlocklear51 Your draft at User:Jlocklear51/sandbox has already been declined for the reasons given by the reviewer. Although about your wife, not yourself, you need to be aware of our strong advice against WP:Autobiography and also our policy on biographies of living people, specifically the very stringent requirements for inline citations. For example, the "personal life" section is unreferenced. Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:41, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Jlocklear51, and welcome to the Teahouse.

Thank you for being open about your COI.

I have added a Draft header to Draft:Kiara Locklear, which will allow you to submit it for review.

However, while I'm not going to do a pre-review, I note that few if any of the sources meet the triple criteria in WP:42. Without several sources which do meet these criteria, it has little chance of being accepted.

My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 14:42, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi again!

Below is an updated summary of reliable, independent sources supporting the notability of Kiara Locklear (née Pralle) — an American soccer player currently competing in the USL Super League. Thank you again for your consideration!

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=== 📑 Source Summary ===

🏆 2024 ASUN Conference Player of the Year

Named Player of the Year after scoring 16 goals at Lipscomb University; earned First Team All-Conference and All-Academic honors.

🔗 ASUN Conference News

🇺🇸 United Soccer Coaches All-America (Fourth Team)

First All-American in Lipscomb women’s soccer history, finishing senior year with 19 goals and 42 points — both program records.

🔗 Lipscomb Athletics Announcement

⚽ ASUN Tournament Performance

Scored a hattrick in a 7–0 win in the ASUN Tournament semifinal vs. Central Arkansas.

🔗 Match Recap

📄 Professional Signing – Fort Lauderdale United FC

Signed with Fort Lauderdale United FC in December 2024 for the inaugural USL Super League season.

🔗 Signing Article

🎯 Early Pro Career Highlights

• Scored a brace in a 2–0 league win vs. Carolina Ascent FC 🔗 USL Recap – OurSports Central
• Scored both goals in a 2–1 semifinal victory, sending FTL to the USL Super League Final 🔗 FTL UTD News

📊 Season Statistics (FotMob)

According to FotMob: In the 2024–25 USL Super League season, Locklear made 18 match appearances (16 starts), scored 7 goals, provided 5 assists, and logged 1,423 minutes played.

🔗 FotMob Player Stats – Kiara Locklear Jlocklear51 (talk) 14:54, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not accept blatantly AI-written work. Please rewrite this in your own words. PhoenixCaelestis (Talk · Contributions) 15:12, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello again, @Jlocklear51. I can't see most of those, but it is obvious that several of them are published by her university, and so are not independent. The others, judging by their titles, are unlikely to contain in-depth information about her.

Please do as I suggested, and look critically at every one of your sources against the criteria in WP:42.

Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost exclusively interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources. ColinFine (talk) 18:30, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Pubkey Article page

Hello I'm trying to setup a page for one that is missing given the historical significance of Pubkey I want to have it featured and it's not letting me post despite having sources listed and referenced. Is there something that needs to be done to get this added? Epim10 (talk) 15:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Draft:PubKey was declined several times for several reasons including the following:

• It showed signs of being written by an LLM like ChatGPT
• It is written like an essay
• It closely paraphrased sources
• It had a promotional tone.

All of which are not allowed for articles on Wikipedia. I would recommend you get familiar with editing existing articles before you create one yourself.

You can see the reasons why your draft submissions were denied in more detail on your talk page. » Gommeh (he/him) 15:19, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I've rewritten these bits several times, sorry my writing reads like AI that is my writing style. Can you assist in any way? Epim10 (talk) 15:26, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

You may need to ask the Guild of Copyeditors as well as the people at WikiProject Cryptocurrency (although it's described as inactive) for help on that. I doubt the article is worthy of inclusion here so I've submitted it for deletion. You're welcome to userfy it but it won't be allowed into article space for the reasons I stated at XFD. » Gommeh (he/him) 16:17, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

All of your reviewers thus far have said the article appears to be AI written or assisted. You'll need to rewrite the article in your own words if you wish to to be accepted. In addition, the article appears to be largely promotional of the subject. That will need fixing as well. PhoenixCaelestis (Talk · Contributions) 15:30, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I wanted to mostly feature the Trump visit, any features and references will end up looking like promo pieces when I'm trying to feature the Trump visit. Epim10 (talk) 16:31, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

If you mostly want to feature the Trump visit then I doubt the article is notable enough for inclusion. If anything you can mention it (perhaps as a subsection) in another article, but it shouldn't have its own. Otherwise, every visit to a company by a US president would be its own article. » Gommeh (he/him) 16:37, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Jayhawk Collegiate League and Hap Dumont

Jayhawk Collegiate League and Hap Dumont

These two articles are not written to Wikipedia's standards and I'd like to respectfully ask that their creator familiarize themself with WP:MOS, but am not sure what to say to them. Can someone else please take a look at the articles and let me know what they think? » Gommeh (he/him) 15:13, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Well the first was created by an unregistered editor in 2005, so good luck tracking them down. -- D'n'B-📞 -- 17:48, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Gommeh, and welcome to the Teahouse.

While discussing an article's shortcomings with the editor(s) who created it is certainly possible, and considerate, it isn't necessary - and as DnB says, they may not be around Wikipedia any more.

I see you've tagged their problems. If you want to do more, I would suggest simply editing the article to improve them. If you wanted, you could put a note on the Talk page saying what you are doing, and ping the editor who created Hap Dumont. ColinFine (talk) 18:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, I was thinking about doing that but wasn't sure what to say to them or what points to bring up if I was to successfully make contact. I have tagged the articles with the appropriate tags for interested editors to clean up and done some work on Hap Dumont myself. » Gommeh (he/him) 19:10, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

New Wiki Page

Hello after years of thinking about it and reading my name referenced in other articles i decided to create my own wikipedia page.  I did this yesterday and noticed that when I did a search within WIKI my new page did not show up.  Did I do something wrong?  The content is accuarate and rather innocuous.  Help me understand WIKI proces

[12:21:28 PM] <BrownNarwhal81> my Wiki page is currently Re: Kai Eric

[12:21:47 PM] <BrownNarwhal81> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:_Kai_Eric Kai Eric (talk) 16:23, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

There are a few issues with the page. First off, your user page is not an article so it wouldn't have shown up as Kai Eric. Second of all, you are not allowed to create articles about yourself (WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY). You don't own a page that is written about you as well. Finally, it appears that your userpage (User:Kai Eric) is being used to promote your career as an actor, which would violate WP:G11, so I've had to submit it for deletion. See WP:PROMO for more information. If you have any more questions please feel free to let me know. » Gommeh (he/him) 16:33, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I understand your position but I am 70 years old and not trying to attract acting jobs. I am more of a musician at this point. I just saw my nam referenced an thought that, if anyone was curious or searched online for a brief history, that WIKI would be the approprate site. So how does one go about getting inserted into the record? Does one need a third party to submit? Do I create the page in "sandbox" and submit for review or has it already been reviewed and rejected. Kai Eric (talk) 17:36, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

You can't create an article about yourself no matter what. If you had been notable someone would have already made an article for you. » Gommeh (he/him) 17:44, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Gommeh, please refrain from WP:BITEing - there's no need for it.

Kai Eric - you may create an article about yourself but it is very strong discouraged. You would have to the AfC process described at WP:YFA as users mayreally should not edit live articles that they have a conflict of interest with directly. It is not correct to say that every notable subject has had an article already created about them however, you may wish to explore Alternative outlets for what you're trying to achieve instead. -- D'n'B-📞 -- 17:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

This is true with the stipulation that, as per WP:COIEDIT, "you are strongly discouraged from editing affected articles directly", not prohibited entirely. Anyway, I don't think I worded my last comment very well. Effectively you can, just make sure you write in a neutral POV and are notable enough for inclusion. The issue is most people struggle with that sort of thing when writing about themselves as they have a subconscious natural bias in their own favor, so it's very difficult and almost impossible to view yourself neutrally. You can use AFC if you need to. I have not checked your history on wiki, but you should make sure you have experience editing and that you know the Manual of Style too.
I'd also like to add that IMO for an article whose subject is actively involved in its creation (using COI edit requests or not) I'd hope to see at least some contribution from other interested users to check for NPOV issues et al. Obviously that won't be a deciding factor in terms of accepting the AFC submission, but I'd take that into account. There are tons of places on Wikipedia that you can go and ask for help on this sort of thing, for example WikiProject Music and WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers.» Gommeh (he/him) 18:04, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

"users may not edit live articles that they have a conflic of interest with directly" Not what [{WP:COI]] says. Please read it. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:04, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for explaining this to me. My intention was to create a small bio overview that I seen many times in my visits to wikipedia. My intention was not to advertise to but fill in the gaps and provide a link should someone encounter my name in another wiki page. I noted my sources but perhaps the format was wrong? In any case the page I created has been deleted by the WP. Should I try to create anew page using the sandbox and ask for WP review as I go? Is there a template for bio-pages? 2603:7000:8B00:4F0A:6530:34C6:7506:6211 (talk) 22:50, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I've commented in User talk:Kai Eric on the deleted draft. -- Hoary (talk) 22:30, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

My first article, please check and review

I just wrote my first article Lukumanu Iddrisu, will I get someone here to help me review it and add comments ? 154.161.11.117 (talk) 16:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Are you Finwikihub and have accidentally logged out? -- D'n'B-📞 -- 17:11, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

@Finwikihub (I assume) - Generally, you can't "skip the line" at New Pages Patrol just for asking at the Teahouse. That would be unfair to everyone else (and the Teahouse would be flooded asking for reviews). Just be patient, someone will get to it eventually :). Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 04:02, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Margaret Price Finlay

Margaret Price Finlay

Has the title of this article been misspelled for over a decade? Mike Rohsopht (talk) 17:51, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Wow, it looks like it was. I've moved the page, feel free to be bold and do it yourself next time. GoldRomean (talk) 17:59, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I think they were just asking for a second opinion. People's names can be spelled differently on purpose. But I could be wrong. » Gommeh (he/him) 18:09, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Fair. If anyone has the sources, feel free to revert the move. But the article (and only source) did say "Findlay". Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 18:20, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Wondering why I need 500 edits to translate pages?

hello, i’ve been on wikipedia for a while now and one of the main reasons i created this account was to be able to freely translate pages from spanish to english and vice versa, yet i don’t understand why i need at minimum 500 edits to complete this? i have asked this question before to my spanish mentor and he wasn’t sure how to respond as this is only on english wiki. why is this so strict, and why is there no way of being able to simply become a translator without having to go through 500 edits? i understand that it is in order to prohibit vandalism and ensure that the user has understood how to write accordingly and in wikipedia’s style, but i think 500 is too much.. is there a way to be able to get around this and not have to complete 500? or have i misinterpreted this? i am not as active as other users so i might have misunderstood the requirements.

thank you for reading and my apologies if this has been answered before. Gish1991 (talk) 19:51, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

You do not actually need 500 edits to translate, just to use the Content Translation Tool. Just follow the instructions at WP:TRANSLATE. (FYI, it used to be 5,000! See WP:AN/CXT#Lower/Change the 5000-Edit Bar?) GoldRomean (talk) 20:47, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Actually, you can still use the translation tool with fewer than 500 edits. You just have to save the output to your userspace, instead of directly creating a mainspace article that is a translation. Since WP:CXT tends to produce errors that will get WP:NPP reviewers after you if you leave them in mainspace, you should probably be creating drafts from CXT to your userspace anyway. Sorry @Gish1991, the 500 edits thing is pretty much just a lie. -- asilvering (talk) 22:57, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Ooo, I didn't know that, thank you! I tried messing with the translation thing and didn't do very well, so that tidbit might be helpful in the future :). GoldRomean (talk) 23:12, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I think it was done because too many "newbies" were using uncorrected machine translation.

Maybe you can rack up 500 edits by translating parts of articles, by selecting your preferred language(s) from Category:Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:53, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

That makes sense, but if that's the sole reason, perhaps it needs to change, since (I believe) machine translation is no longer avaliable anyway. GoldRomean (talk) 20:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

You're correct that machine translation isn't available anymore; see Wikipedia:Content translation tool#Why machine translation is disabled in content translation. » Gommeh (he/him) 21:09, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

People were cutting'n'pasting from machine translators. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:27, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

That's a problem. But using a machine translator in itself isn't necessarily bad, provided you're checking yourself (in other words, proofreading). For instance, when working on improving Eichmann trial I had to translate several paragraphs of text from Hebrew, a language of which I only know a few basic words. Instead of copying and pasting directly from Google, I read through the entire English translation just to be safe, ran it through MS Word to catch any remaining grammar or style issues. I think that's an acceptable use of a machine translator. Thoughts? » Gommeh (he/him) 13:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

One problem of that approach is that the article in Hebrew may not accurately reflect its sources, so even if translated accurately it could be misleading. Or did you mean that you drilled down into the sources cited in that article and translated them, subsequently paraphrasing their content into the English article? That seems more appropriate. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:51, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I did both, I translated both the Hebrew article content and then the sources to make sure everything lined up, then deleted the parts that didn't align with enwiki standards (e.g. sourcing errors, unreliable sources, etc). » Gommeh (he/him) 14:09, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

"provided you're checking yourself"—Whcih is why I said "uncorrected machine translation" in my first comment. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:00, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

The big problem with inexperienced editors translating articles from other Wikipedias is not the quality of the translation (whether machine or human), but in many cases the quality of the articles. If the source article is inadequately sourced (which is often the case) then translating it is more or less a waste of time, since in order to create an article acceptable to English Wikipedia, you would have to start from scratch, finding and then summarising acceptable source. ColinFine (talk) 22:54, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century and WP:TOP100

I believe our article The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century is a major copyright violation per WP:TOP100 point 4 but I'd like a second opinion about what to do. Therapyisgood (talk) 02:31, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@Therapyisgood, thanks for pointing this out. I've tagged it for speedy deletion as a copyright violation. That may not work since some material in the article is not a copyright violation, but the first versions were as just copies from the list. Instead the article may just need to have the list removed an all earlier versions removed from the history. StarryGrandma (talk) 03:23, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

can i write an article on topic " ongoing Indian biomedical projects"

i am wanting to write an article on above specified topic is it qualified if not pls tell me an article in which i can make it a sub heading Blackmightydeath (talk) 02:38, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

It seems an unsuitable topic for an encyclopedia article, as its subject matter would change from year to year. Maproom (talk) 07:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

To get an encyclopedic topic you could limit the time, or cover all time; there are articles like 2023 in India but we don't have 2023 in medicine let alone Indian biomedical projects or biomedical research in India which may be possible topics. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:12, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Medical articles need to comply with WP:MEDGUIDE. You can ask for specialist help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:17, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

To what extent do articles on plants want photographs of parts of the plant?

I found Oriental bittersweet in my neighbor's garden, and after asking an expert, I learned that the plant has a distictive white root, which I assume means distinct from the American bittersweet. The sample my neighbor gave me also had two kinds of leaves: one narrows to a point, and the other is round and oblique. Shushimnotrealstooge (talk) 02:43, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@Shushimnotrealstooge: These images of plants would be educational and should be uploaded to commons. Make sure they are good quality, in focus and well lit. On articles a gallery (Wikipedia:Gallery) could be added if the article is too cluttered with images. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:22, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

We very much do want such images. Even if they are not used in an article here, they may be used in another project, or linked to from the foot of an article using a template like {{Commons category}}. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:15, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

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  An example of Oriental bittersweet photographed on a book scanner.
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  Black-and-White variant of OrientalBittersweetFullPlant.
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  From left to right: a leaf that grows on the Or. Bittersweet; a second, rounded, oblique leaf; and a distinctive white root.
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  Black-and-White variant of OrientalBittersweetLeavesAndRoot.

@Graeme Bartlett @Andy Mabbett. Thank you. This isn't fit for the National Geographic, but as promised, here are the pictures. Shushimnotrealstooge (talk) 13:15, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Nice work, thank you. As you can see, I have made a gallery to display them. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:27, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Where can I request an image?

I want to put a render drawn in Flash of myself, I saw that there is a version of asking for pages but I lost it, if anyone knows, please give me the link. PixelWhite (talk) 03:42, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@PixelWhite: If you have already drawn the image, see Wikipedia:Uploading images. If not see Wikipedia:Requested pictures. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:18, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I also want to ask if it is valid a drawn image of a user PixelWhite (talk) 13:36, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@Graeme Bartlett: I uploaded LinnMao.png. PixelWhite (talk) 15:00, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Question on article submission

Is there a limit on how many times you can submit an article for review? Avocadopiu (talk) 04:42, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I don't think so. There will be a point where the draft will be accepted or finally rejected. But as long as you heed the advice of the reviewers and improve the draft between submissions, there shouldn't be a limit. Maresa63 ^Talk 06:23, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

After about 4 times, reviewers will get annoyed. So make sure there are plenty of improvements that address any concerns before resubmitting. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:14, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

How should I talk?

With the variety of different mediums to communicate on Wikipedia (talk pages, teahouse etc). I dont really know the language and formalities I should be using. Especially on talk pages, I fear my language may have been unfitting. Not bad or foul language just of the wrong kind. Any directions or help would be appreciated. FranticSpud (talk) 08:59, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @FranticSpud, and welcome to the Teahouse. The place to look is WP:TALK. If that doesn't answer your questions, you could put specific question here (or to the talk page of that page). ColinFine (talk) 10:04, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

All sorts of people use and edit Wikipedia, and communicate in a variety of styles. So long as you are not egregiously offensive or dishonest, or needlessly verbose or off-topic (and please don't use LLMs), you should be fine. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:13, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Please move User:Joshua Hart Author/sandbox to Draft:Joshua Hart

• User:Joshua Hart Author/sandbox
• Draft:Joshua Hart

Hi! I’m new to editing. I created a draft at User:Joshua Hart Author/sandbox and submitted it for review, but I got a message saying the page should be in the Draft namespace. Since I don’t have move permissions yet, could someone please move it to Draft:Joshua Hart for me?

Thank you very much! Joshua Hart Author (talk) 09:39, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I have done so. Please know it is extremely unwise to attempt to write about yourself, though it is not absolutely forbidden. Please read the autobiography policy. I would encourage you to read this page with your parent, guardian, or custodian as well. 331dot (talk) 09:45, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Please do not submit your draft for review until you have added independent, reliable sources that demonstrate notability, per WP:GOLDENRULE. See also WP:Alternative outlets. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:10, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Guidelines related to edits

New here, is there a page about editing guidelines? Show me the links. BorderPlayness3 (talk) 09:46, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I have left some useful links on your talk page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:06, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

World Book Encyclopedia as reliable source

Could the World Book Encyclopedia be cited as the most reliable source, aside from other print material? Is Britannia a good source as well? 2600:387:F:5719:0:0:0:3 (talk) 09:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Encyclopedias are usually a good source. They may be out of date though. Read Wikipedia:Reliable sources for more. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

My own wikipedia

Hi, I’m Gopi Gpr, actor in Tamil films. I’ve created a draft at User:Gopi Gpr, and I’d like help moving it to the Draft namespace for review Gopi Gpr (talk) 09:59, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Now at Draft:Gopi Gpr. Please do not submit your draft for review until you have added independent, reliable sources that demonstrate notability, per WP:GOLDENRULE. See also WP:Autobiography. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:05, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

How to add map to article

Hello, I am trying to show this way (https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1319568111) to this article (Institute of Economic Growth). However, I am unable to that, unlike my earlier attempts at miranda house (Miranda House) where I had to only transfer the coordinates from wikipedia to wikidata. KhubsuratInsaan (talk) 11:29, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi KhubsuratInsaan, welcome to the Teahouse. You can add | mapframe = yes. See more at Template:Infobox institute#Mapframe maps. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

TYSM! KhubsuratInsaan (talk) 13:15, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Oh BTW, it is displaying the shape properly in the article, but when I maximize the map the shape disappears leaving just the point. Is this a bug? KhubsuratInsaan (talk) 13:20, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@KhubsuratInsaan: I still see the shape after maximizing on the square at top right of the map. I use Firefox on Windows 10. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I am using Firefox for Android 13. Tried it in the private tab too with the same result. Where can I report this bug? KhubsuratInsaan (talk) 16:15, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Create Wikipedia page about PLAYipp

Hello! I am a content creator at PLAYipp, a digital signage company in Sweden. We noticed that our company does not have a Wikipedia page, and we hope to get some help on how to possibly create one.

What are the steps? What do you need from us?

All the best, Simon 2A02:920:1FBB:5B3A:7DF2:BBBE:F520:4086 (talk) 11:59, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Simon, thank you for asking. WP:42 is a brief description of what's needed for somebody to create an article. That somebody shouldn't be you. (For the somebody to be you isn't actually prohibited, but it's most unwise. See WP:When your boss tells you to edit Wikipedia.) NB a number of companies would love to tell you that they'd create an article for you (for a price); it seems that a very small percentage of these companies are both proficient and honest. -- Hoary (talk) 12:39, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Review Requested

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Hi everyone! I'm a new editor currently working on this article draft and I'd like to ask for feedback on how this can be improved. I've tried to follow the golden rules - significant coverage, reliable, independent - in providing sources. If you can point something specific in the article that needs additional citations, please let me know and I'd be happy to revise it Mangophi (talk) 13:08, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@Mangophi It is not the number of citations that is the issue, it is their quality: specifically how they show that this person is notable as Wikipedia defines that word. Which three sources do you think meet all the requirements of the golden rules you have just mentioned? Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:29, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Article Review Requested

I have submitted all authentic links for the Article 'Aji john'. Aji john is a well-known personality and an award winner known for his films directed and acted. He has been honoured with prestigious UAE Golden visa by Ministry of Culture UAE recently. Please check the article and help me to make it approved. Thanks Grampaging (talk) 13:12, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@Grampaging A brief look at your Draft:Aji John shows that it does not conform to Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people, in that large parts including the "early life" section are without inline citations, as required. So, even if you have passed the hurdle of showing how this person is notable as that word is defined here, your draft is very likely to be declined again. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:22, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Could you please help me to rectify this? Grampaging (talk) 13:26, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

How can I possibly do that? If you can't find already-published references for that information, then I certainly won't be able to do so. Note that a limited amount of information, specified at WP:About self may be used. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:31, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

thanks, i will do that Grampaging (talk) 13:32, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Please check again and help me to make this article live Grampaging (talk) 14:20, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

The feedback you are requesting can be obtained by re-submitting your draft for review; as you have done. Please be patient. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:23, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

thanks, I will do that Grampaging (talk) 14:24, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Also, read WP:Backwards. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.6.41.216 (talk) 15:45, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Add source/note for "citation needed"

Disney just aired a ad saying exactly that on Disney Channel. Source: I'm watching it right now

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+.

-bBr3adGD (talk) 15:01, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @-bBr3adGD, and welcome to the Teahouse.

Saying what? I don't understand. ColinFine (talk) 15:23, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

I think -bBr3adGD means for the July 21 2025 date mentioned in the lead, with a {{cn}} tag. A secondary source would be better. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:48, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Request edit: Draft:Select VoiceCom (SVC)

Draft:Select VoiceCom (SVC)

Hello, I am requesting help regarding the article draft for Select VoiceCom (SVC), which was recently removed. I believe the subject meets Wikipedia’s notability guidelines based on its contributions to the BPO industry in the Philippines, credible sourcing, and industry recognition. I would like to understand what specific areas fell short—whether in sourcing, tone, or structure—so I can revise and resubmit the article properly. I’m open to suggestions and willing to make the necessary improvements to meet Wikipedia's standards. Any guidance or restoration for improvement would be appreciated. Thank You! Johnny Prey (talk) 15:13, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

if you check the notices at the top, they will let you know exactly what the areas of concern are for this draft. in particular i don't see any sources that prove it's notability. aquarium substrate^talk 15:21, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Johnny Prey, and welcome to the Teahouse.

Your words "I believe the subject meets Wikipedia’s notability guidelines based on its contributions to the BPO industry in the Philippines, credible sourcing, and industry recognition" indicate that, like most people new to editing Wikipedia, you haven't understood what Wikipedia means by "notable".

Notability is hardly at all about what the subject is, or does, or has done: it's about what has been independently written about it. The question is, Is there enough reliably published material available to base an article on, remembering that Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost exclusively interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources. ?

My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 17:47, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Feedback request: Draft article on Ruggero Falanga (Italian painter)

1. Hello, I’m working on a new article draft in my sandbox about the Italian painter Ruggero Falanga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rixod/sandbox May I kindly ask for guidance or suggestions for improvement before submitting it to mainspace? Thank you!

Rixod (talk) 17:42, 24 June 2025 (UTC)