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April 23

Article on Yogi Narayana

I had written an article on Yogi Narayana for the benefit of users of Wikipedia. It has been rejected on the grounds of lack of references. However, in the uploaded article, I had included the reference section at the bottom of the page in running matter. I would like the help desk to guide me as to how I can further edit the page and include photographs to authenticate the write-up of the article.

Regards, Dr. HariPrasad. S Chemistry Department, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560001, INDIA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hariprasad sure (talk • contribs) 00:08, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Hariprasad sure: Your best bet is to put references about the poet in the article. This may help Help:Referencing for beginners. Here's one I found but my ad blocker blocks it so I can't read it. [[1]] Please sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~) so we know who you are. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 00:36, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Hariprasad sure. The references in User:Hariprasad sure/sandbox are (apart from the last one, which is useless as a reference, because a reader has no way to find it to check what it says) to works by Narayana. Wikipedia has very little interest in what the subject of an article has said or published: it is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject have chosen to publish about them. Almost all the content of an article should come from such independent sources - and if such sources do not exist, then it is not possible to write an acceptable article on the subject. Please see the link Timtempleton gave you, and also Your first article. --ColinFine (talk) 16:56, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.155.127.66 (talk) 01:05, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In the error message, the words "help page" are in blue, indicating that they are a wikilink, in this case to Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref which explains your problem. --David Biddulph (talk) 04:01, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Curiously, two editors added the same unsourced info in two different places and each partly removed an adjacent ref tag in doing do. Eagleash (talk) 11:36, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP links

Hi, Usually WP links would be shown in blue highlighted texts. However, I noticed today, they have appeared in green highlighted texts instate. Has anything been changed or something happens on my user setting? cheers. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 10:03, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What is your mediawiki skin? (Preferences -> Appearance -> Skin) The default (which I use) is "Vector" and it did not change recently (and has blue links).

Assuming you are on Vector, and since User:CASSIOPEIA/common.css does not contain anything funky, it has something to do with your browser. What is its version? Did you install any add-ons recently? Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 12:46, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CASSIOPEIA, is it only redirects that are green? You have User:BrandonXLF/GreenRedirects in your common.js. Eman 235/talk 12:52, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Tigraan and Eman235: Thank for the reply. My skin is Vector (default). Using the same browser for a few years, nothing added. The only thing I installed was User:BrandonXLF/GreenRedirects todayl. Example - see my talk page This message, (multiple independent; reliable sources ; WP:OTHERSTUFFEXIST and WP:NCORP) links are all in green but "Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything" link is in blue. Any clues? Thanks. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 13:06, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That would be because WP:OTHERSTUFFEXIST and WP:NCORP are redirects while Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything isn't. ‑ Iridescent 13:10, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Iridescent Thank you and now it makes sense. Thank you for all you guys talking the time on answering my question. Cheers. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 13:31, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help with categories?

Hi! I'm trying to find or add a category to Yongfeng chili sauce, which is a Geographical Indication Product in China. I saw that there are many categories for countries in Category:Products_with_protected_designation_of_origin and was going to add a category Chinese products with protected designation of origin there, but the page seems to indicate it's for EU only, although Mexico has been added at some point and none of the parent categories seem to offer a spot for China either. I'm afraid I'm causing someone more work by my fumbling around trying to figure this out on my own, so I thought I'd better instead try to figure out what talk page I should be asking about this on. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks! --valereee (talk) 11:28, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The category:Products with protected designation of origin should not be restricted to the EU. I'm going to remove those criteria, so Mexico and China can breathe a sigh of relief. You can then create Category:Chinese products with protected designation of origin, ungrammatical as that is (or is "Chinese" not quite right because of the Republic of China?). Clarityfiend (talk) 18:47, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Clarityfiend, thank you! --valereee (talk) 19:06, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edite and remove tag in page

Hi, My page had been tagged time ago to be fix issues, but still waiting for a editor. If you can take a look, I'll appreciate. Thanks

--Wiki-marshall (talk) 14:43, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Delmi. I'm guessing you mean Delmi Álvarez. It is a long article (far too long, in my opinion), with most of its references not in English (that is acceptable, but makes it hard for English speakers who don't have Galician, Spanish, or Latvian), so it would require an editor who is willing to spend a lot of time on it to improve it. It also has large chunks of unreferenced text, much of which is not in an encyclopaedic style. Bear in mind that Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of any article says or wishes to say: it is only in interested in what people who have no connection with the subject have chosen to publish about the subject: much of the article reads very much as if this is what you wish to share about yourself and your career, but unless somebody unconnected with you has reported on that, most of it is not acceptable.

We are all volunteers, and we choose what we want to work on, so I'm afraid you might have a hard time finding somebody willing to work on Wikipedia's article about you (which is absolutely not "your page", by the way). You might have more luck asking at WT:WikiProject Galicia (though that appears to be inactive) or WT:WikiProject Journalism. --ColinFine (talk) 17:09, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ColinFine this question also asked/answered at Teahouse. Delmi, please ask for help only in one place so that other editors don't end up duplicating effort on your behalf. --valereee (talk) 17:15, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I want to report a Wikipedia page

Hi, I was researching about something. I came across this on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_India_Pariwar_investor_fraud_case. This page is highly skewed and biased. Although properly cited, this portrays one side as the bad guy and other party, who is a bad guy in this case, as the good buy. I am a student and have exams soon. So, I can't edit the page myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.213.70 (talk) 14:49, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IP user. I'm afraid that Wikipedia does not have the concept of "reporting a page": if there is something wrong with an article, then the talk page of the article is the place to discuss it. What you could do is to add the template {{neutrality disputed}} at the top of the article - if you do so, please also post on Talk:Sahara India Pariwar investor fraud case to explain why you think it is not neutral. --ColinFine (talk) 17:14, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Phantom British English tagging

When I open the 21 Savage article for editing, a banner shows up that says "This article is written in British English, …". I belive that normally, this would be caused by a {{Use British English}} template, but I found no such template in the article. What could be causing that? It is obviously inappropriate, as is discussed on the Talk page at Talk:21 Savage. —BarrelProof (talk) 15:12, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on article talk page - X201 (talk) 15:30, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In search of information pertaining to a Beatles album with title . Suetone Records Beatles Live In Hamburg Germany1961?

Copied to Reference Desk

I have in my possession a album from 1961 with a record label that does not exist? and then even more compelling to the mystery record co is the fact that its a BEATLES LP?. This lost Beatle albm predates any known recording with there name title set.. could and would anybody,anyone please assist in discovery of said album..thank you very much..{P.S good luck..  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:C00:17BF:4C6B:ABDC:A35E:91DB (talk) 16:00, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IP user. I have copied your question to the Entertainment section of the Reference Desk, where it is a better fit. Please look for answers there. --ColinFine (talk) 17:21, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jabrona

User:Jabrona just made a personal attack on me saying that I am an idiot after reverting my edit on A Nightmare on Elm Street. I made my edit per the Talk:A Nightmare on Elm Street discussion. From his talk page, I see that he was blocked for disruptive editing and name calling before. This is what he wrote to me "Hey idiot, he's not called "Freddy" in this movie, so leave my edit alone". I am really hurt by this name calling.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 20:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NeoBatfreak, I will warn the user. If you want someone to be blocked, please go to WP:AIV. MrClog (talk) 20:50, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I just did, after he made more personal attacks on my talk page, calling me "hard-headed ass", "cluts, a retard, a curse, a failed mistake of life, and a whimpering dog tail", and "hopefully die by being deported". I do not feel safe of editing if there is one editor who would resort to rude name callings.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 23:24, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NeoBatfreak, I'm posting on WP:AN/I for you. Hopefully we'll get it resolved. His behavior is unacceptable. Rockstonetalk to me! 23:31, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for resolving this, I hate of being rudely name called. I already having someone like my father who can't control his temper and cursed me to die, last thing I want is more abuses from a stranger.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 06:32, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wenner update needed

Just looked at your JANN WENNER entry, discovered it's outdated. Most significantly, Wenner no longer owns RS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:AAF0:49F0:59C6:C419:26DF:CF4F (talk) 20:26, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Convenience link. †dismas†|^(talk) 22:00, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated the section about Rolling Stone. If there are other substantive issues please edit the article direct or post on its talk page, but please remember that we require information about living people to be supported by references to reliable published sources : Bhunacat10 (talk), 16:17, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]