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March 11

My uploads and pages are being deleted for copyright.

I am trying to upload pictures of Veela and information about her, which she has given to me with the correct copyright in effect. What do I do? XSklzxDark (talk) 00:23, 11 March 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by XSklzxDark (talk • contribs) 00:22, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

XSklzxDark copyrighted images (and text) are not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to images created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that they are public domain. We require that images posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial but there is no indication that the images allows free use. Images are considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted images to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the image, isn't sufficient.

I've moved your draft to the correct title and removed the social media links. You will need to provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that she meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, as defined in the link, or they will be deleted. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to her or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what she claims or interviewing her. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls

If you have a conflict of interest when editing this article, you must declare it. In particular, if you are paid directly or indirectly by her or her organisation, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation.

Trying to make someone italic, didn't work. Oops.

Hello there, I was trying to make the article A Short Vision's name italic; but I couldn't and ended up redirecting with quotations; and it would not let me move it back. So, I would like some help please on making it italic and redirecting it back. Thanks... and sorry. Do the Danse Macabre! (Talk) 00:23, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi In Memoriam A.H.H. you need to use Template:DISPLAYTITLE. I've added it to the article, so once someone with the rights to do so (I unfortunately can't) moves the page back to A Short Vision, then it should display in italics. Joseph2302 (talk) 01:36, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

DISPLAYTITLE works but for this purpose it's more common to add {{italic title}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:25, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Correct info on page

Hello I am Mike Hughes Mad Mike Hughes limo driver and daredevil The home state on my wiki page is wrong mi was born in Oklahoma not California — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1012:B157:4365:F4AF:2FD8:E5B4:E282 (talk) 12:48, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for letting us know. I've changed the place of birth on the assumption that no-one knows better than you, but we really need a reference because we have no way to check that the anonymous IP address you use really is you. Dbfirs 13:18, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I strongly doubt no-one knows better than Mike where Mike was born. I'm even sure there are (or at least: there were) people knowing better – people who told it to him. As far as I know, no person remembers the place where he or she was born, let alone knowing a specific state name or even a notion of a state on the day they come to the world... --CiaPan (talk) 21:44, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose it depends on age and family. In this country (UK) we have birth certificates which state the place of birth. In any case, we should really have a reference if we have the information in a Wikipedia article. Dbfirs 15:23, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(Trolling! OFF–topic! Ignore – or at least do not take seriously!) I don't live in UK, but have birth certificates, too. I have cerificates of both my parents and two of my grandparents, and of my children. But I don't possess one of myself. Of course I may obtain a copy from an office if necessary, and I have even had to get one to get married, but somehow I lost it in abyss of my drawers. However, my family knows where I was born, so I do know, too – but I will never say I know best. :) Anyway, if a child is not born in a hospital, the statement in the official certificate comes from a parents' statement, made at the office. So a certificate is a secondary source of information, after the doctor's or parents' statement. What the subject knows is a tertiary information, copied either from parents of from the official copy. --CiaPan (talk) 08:15, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
EOT. I promise. CiaPan (talk)

Is there a step by step process to see my page. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Terry with my my page with this url

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Terry — Preceding unsigned comment added by DeepaArts (talk • contribs) 16:12, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To see the page you follow the wikilink Helen Terry, or type "Helen Terry" into the search box at the top of any Wikipedia page. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:42, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, DeepaArts, do you mean the User:DeepaKoshaleyArt/sandbox page?

As far as I can see, there are several problems with that page.

First of all, you created it in another user's space (namely, User:DeepaKoshaleyArt, and not in your, User:DeepaArts space).

Secondly, that is invalid space, as the User:DeepaKoshaleyArt is not a registered name of Wikipedia user.

Third, the text is waaay too short to become a Wikipedia article. It is also very subjective in tone, I could even say: promotional. Additionally, it lacks any material details and, last but not least, any sources.

Before you make an attempt to convert it into an article in Wikipedia:

Please see Wikipedia:Your first article for guidelines about writing articles for Wikipedia.
Please see Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not for guidelines about subjects and writing styles not appropriate in Wikipedia.
Please see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view for guidelines about appropriate way of writing to Wikipedia.
Please also see Wikipedia:Notability for guidelines about estabilishing, whether specific subject should be described in a Wikipedia's article.
And obviously please see Wikipedia:Verifiability for guidelines about supporting an article with reliable sources.
Finally, see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons for requirements applying to articles about living people.

Best regards. --CiaPan (talk) 21:26, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Looking at your nick, DeepaArts, and the subject's name, Deepa Koshaley, I suspect you're closely related to the subject. May be you're writing about yourself or about a member of a family; may be you are a fan or an agent of the subject. Whichever may be true, I strongly recommend you to see the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest policy and refrain from writing about that person. --CiaPan (talk) 21:36, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]