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January 31

Letting you know in Australia ( as most of the wold does )

Bold text My name is terrence michae sutton .. I have written poetry and song since 16 years of age .. I'm 75 now .. I have published all on my first site .. ^{link removed} ..... And now on a new site .. ^{link removed} aussiepoet .. I'm read and sent endless feedback however Australia does not know I exist .. I have written bush poetry but how many times times can a gate fall on a cat .. I have traveled endlessly and I write of life .. As I see it as being during ant given moment .. My writings consist of several catogaries .. I would like to ne recognised for my life's work .. And being the soul I am and have been since I wtote my first poem ..

terrence michael sutton ( aussiepoet ....... Registed as such ..

With my utmost respect and sincerity .. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aussiepoet (talk • contribs) 01:17, 31 January 2018 (UTC) [reply]

Sorry, but this is not what Wikipedia is for. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:19, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Notable, WP:Autobio, and WP:COI. LittlePuppers (talk) 02:10, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please remove the wiki page that I mentioned

Hi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonda_Umamaheswara_Rao

Please remove the above page or else give the admin permissions,so that we will create or remove the unfaith data that is mentioned in the page.I want admin permissions for the page which is not be edited by others because some people are posting unfaith views. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abhi1530 (talk • contribs) 05:57, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Abhi1530: You are free to edit the page, but you must supply reliable sources for any changes you wish to see made. If you remove any referenced material you might well have to justify your actions. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 06:28, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help with editing article that blatantly advertises

Hi all,

I would like some help and/or advice on how to edit this article on Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery, as the history section is a direct ripoff of the business website, and does not read like an encyclopedia. I have made a message on the talk page, but never received a response. I believe WP:PROMOTION is violated here, as it was misleading for me when I was looking up wineries in that region.

Thanks in advance! ChunyangD (talk) 06:02, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed some copyvio text. Most of what's left is still unreferenced and promotional. Maproom (talk) 08:43, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help! I think the addition of the tag helps clarify it significantly. ChunyangD (talk) 06:37, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help related to getting a new page I created reviewed

The following page - Jodie Underhill created 16:29, 30 January 2018 needs to be reviewed.

I am not sure if review requests like this are supposed to be made or not if a page hasn't been reviewed within a certain timeframe. I checked in the New Pages Feed - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed - 16:29, 30 January 2018 - just now and it still hasn't been reviewed.

There is no COI here from my side as to why I am requesting for this page to be reviewed. I have created 8 pages and they have all been reviewed very fast so I am not sure why this is taking relatively longer and I have noticed that there are some pages which haven't been reviewed for very long. I have asked this question on other user pages and have finally come here looking for some help. Not trying to cause anyone inconvenience. Thank you.
DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 07:06, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You have been very fortunate if you have had your earlier articles reviewed within a few hours because reviewers are volunteers and there is a backlog. Please be patient, but be assured that well-referenced articles like yours are likely to be reviewed sooner. Dbfirs 08:10, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, I tweaked it a bit, mainly formatting and minor NPOV issues Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:54, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for replying @Dbfirs: Yes I am slowly beginning to understand Wikipedia better and that patience is required. Thank you for the clarification and tweaks also @Jimfbleak:.DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 18:11, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just as an update the page in consideration was reviewed. Cheers @Dbfirs:@Jimfbleak: DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 18:33, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pilots

I'm working on something about Chris Columbus. He was leader of the expedition.... bla bla bla Which caused me to recall the movie Shogun... The ships, "Navigator Pilot," and his guarded "rudders" (not sure of proper spelling) are the true directors of the ships and wizards of the seas. I have been trying to find reference and information on these individuals, their roles and significance in those days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:BC40:D9A0:9442:D8CB:229F:450 (talk) 08:38, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck. If you have a question in that regard, the Wikipedia:Reference desk is a possible place to ask. Sam Sailor 09:02, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- Well, there were three ships which sailed on the discovery: Santa Maria (jointly captained by Christopher Columbus and Juan de la Cosa and piloted by Pedro Alonso Niño), La Pinta (captained by Martín Alonso Pinzón) and La Niña (captained by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón). Rodrigo de Triana was the one on La Pinta to have first seen the American continent. Lourdes 09:09, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The original poster with the question here meant Rutter (nautical). – Athaenara ✉ 04:08, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading fotos

I wonder what pictures may be uploaded to the articles of wikipedia without copyright violation?Lyupant (talk) 11:13, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Images you have made yourself or those that are clearly and explicitly public domain, usually either because copyright has expired or because they are US federal government images or a verifiable owner has released the copyright to us. If you photograph a modern building, sculpture or others work of art there may be additional restriction depending on the country they are taken in. For examples, in the UK you can use your own images of modern buildings, sculptures and paintings in public places including museums, in the US only buildings, in France, none of those are permitted Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:12, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Lyupant. Just to add to the correct advice above, I'd say that image copyright can be really freaking complicated, and even some of our folks who are fairly experienced in it can often run into unclear instances and need a second or third opinion. It may be easier if you gave us an indication of what types of images you are interested in finding, and maybe we can give some more specific advice. GMG ^talk 13:35, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks a lot for your precious help and I'll ask you for advice another time when i would be interested in uploading pictures to the article I edit.

Technically, you can't upload pictures to a Wikipedia article. I don't mean that there's a rule against it, but that it isn't possible. You can upload pictures to Wikimedia Commons, and to English and other Wikipedias, though there are rules about what pictures you are allowed to upload, as Jimfbleak has described. Once a picture has been uploaded to Commons or to a Wikipedia, anyone can use it in articles. Maproom (talk) 20:28, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Republish Teflon Don (Rapper)

He has a song with iHeartmemphis, Dj Khaled, he is now working with multiplatinum producer Carlos Broady of Badboy. He is currently petitioning BMI- Broadcast Music Inc. for prolonging payments with independent artist. He is fighting for all songwriters. He has 3 theme songs for the Memphis Grizzlies. He has a license from the NBA for his music and he receives tv royalties from BMI. He created a theme for The Chris Vernon Show called "730 Fox Sports"

Teflon Don "I Represent" ft. Dj Khaled https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/i-represent-feat-dj-khaled-single/1330927452

Teflon Don "Stop and Go" ft. iLoveMemphis aka iHeartMemphis https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/stop-and-go-feat-ilovememphis-j-renee-single/1190994192 — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelKerr (talk • contribs) 15:46, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MichaelKerr, see Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:59, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cite errors in Counterpart (TV series)

I'm having troubled why I'm getting cite errors in the article for Counterpart (TV series). The error was introduced when I made this edit and I can't figure out to fix it. Thanks.

Drovethrughosts (talk) 17:39, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Drovethrughosts: I think you've run into a long-standing bug in the software, phab:T22707. Although you can use <ref>...</ref> tags inside {{efn}} footnotes, it all falls apart if you try to define the efn footnotes inside the {{notelist}}. Try moving the definitions of the efn footnotes back up into the main text. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:04, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Lourdes 18:07, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Senators

Hello,

On List of United States Senators from West Virginia, the portrait of the first Class 2 Senator is not aligned with the top of the board line. Can someone fix that bug pleasE?

Thanks

WhatsUpWorld (talk) 18:40, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe it is a bug. If you look at the next class 2 senator (who served a lot longer), that portrait and name are centered vertically during the time that he served. I think this is true for the first class 2 senator as well, it is just centered in an area that isn't much larger than the photo/name, so there is a small gap at the top and a small gap at the bottom.Naraht (talk) 19:27, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

psychologydictionary.org

why is psychologydictionary.org blacklisted? example: ^[1] 70.118.65.37 (talk) 20:09, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl_nitrite

Hello anon. It looks like it was added to the global blacklist, which is for egregious unmanageable spam. For the original nomination see here. GMG ^talk 20:16, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading map for use with draft article

Hello. I am writing an article on Cam Ne [Vietnam War]. I submitted the draft. The article is in the review queue. I want to add a map for the Cam Ne article. When I try to upload the map, I get a system message telling me there is no article in Wikipedia by that name. I suppose that is because the article is still under review.

My question: can I upload a map for an article still under review? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Brush (talk • contribs) 20:42, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can upload a map for an article under review, for use in your sandbox, or just on spec in the hope that someone will want to use it one day. Where did you try to upload the map to? When I have uploaded maps (to Commons, and to English and other Wikipedias), I have never been asked for the name of an article. Maproom (talk) 20:53, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I was able to upload it to Commons. Now I need to include it in my article under review. Can you direct me to a guide how to do that? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Brush (talk • contribs) 21:56, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the map you uploaded to Draft:Cam Ne. Please feel free to adjust its size, position, caption, etc. There's some instructions at WP:PIC. Maproom (talk) 22:17, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have the copyright to the image or is it public domain? If so you can upload it. If you are uploading it under fair use rules then it needs to be used in an article (not a draft) for it to be kept. When you were uploading it what were you giving as copyright status? RJFJR (talk) 22:21, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Brush uploaded it as {{PD-USGov}}. Maproom (talk) 22:25, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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