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November 1

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Ref number 24 is in red and I cannot change it here. please fix - sorry and thanks 124.182.160.90 (talk) 00:45, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've reverted your edit as requested. Next time, type more carefully and check it with "Show preview" before you save the edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 00:52, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have tried again but cannot place the page number - vii - in the ref. Please fix if you can and thanks 2001:8003:D864:E102:4988:768A:7D27:AB54 (talk) 00:58, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The syntax is at Template:Cite book. --David Biddulph (talk) 01:10, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Need help with a person edit warring and vandalizing this article

Need help with this page and a person who is obviously edit warring and vandalizing it with false information. Check the revision history, this is a competitor and false information. How do we get it resolved?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Pauza

Please help! They are abusing this system! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JAnacortes (talk • contribs) 07:49, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I see no vandalism there. Please see Wikipedia's definition of vandalism: it does not mean "expressing an opinion that I disagree with". From the revision history, I see that you, JAnacortes, have repeatedly removed referenced content, and have not discussed your reasons on the talk page. Maproom (talk) 14:49, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CJ Hopkins

Hi, CJ Hopkins, subject of one of your pages here ... writing to request that someone objective review my page, "CJ Hopkins". It appears that one of your editors (Grayfell) had an argument with one of my readers who was trying to insert a quote from one of my pieces on the "Identity Politics" page, which led Grayfell to passive aggressively edit "CJ Hopkins". This is petty and childish. I appreciate having a Wikipedia page, but I would hope that Wikipedia is not a platform for its editors to pursue their personal grievances at other's expense. At the moment, "CJ hopkins" bears a notice suggesting that it was created or extensively edited by me. It was not. I have made minor revisions over the years, but I did not create the page, nor have I extensively edited it. Please review the page and correct this misrepresentation. Thank you in advance, CJ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.91.246.197 (talk) 08:04, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I currently have no opinion on the contents of the article, but anything you or your reader wants to accomplish with this article must fit within the policy Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Anything that falls outside that (and other policies) will be changed or removed in the long run. If you have suggestions for content (with WP:RS), start with suggesting them at Talk:CJ Hopkins. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:38, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What is a redirect page?

I have been waiting a few months for review of a new page that i wish to publish. Status says that it can take 8 weeks or more and it has been almost 4 months now it is also saying it is a redirect page - what does this mean? Please help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lidia.obseva (talk • contribs) 10:12, 1 November 2019 (UTC) I have been waiting 4 months. Is this normal? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lidia.obseva (talk • contribs) 10:13, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lidia.obseva As noted in the yellow notice at the bottom of your draft, there are over 3300 drafts awaiting review by volunteer editors, who do what they can when they can. Drafts are reviewed in no particular order, so you will need to be patient. You can spend the meantime continuing to improve the draft.

I see based on your username that you are affiliated with the company you are writing about. You will need to review and formally comply with the conflict of interest and paid editing policies; the latter is a Wikipedia Terms of Use requirement of paid editors/employees of article subjects and mandatory. 331dot (talk) 10:17, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The 'redirect' exists because the page was moved from your sandbox to Draft:ObsEva SA as this is the preferred location for AfC pages (new submissions). Page moves will typically leave a redirect and moves (renames) have to be done per WP:MOVE to avoid breaking links and to preserve the edit history. Eagleash (talk) 11:34, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Posting an article about a person

If I post an article about myself, will it stand, or will it be deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.185.151.192 (talk) 11:50, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It will probably be deleted. See WP:PEOPLE, Help:Your first article and WP:Conflict of interest. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:25, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Links within within Wikipedia articles

1. Can I link to another section in the same Wikipedia article? That is, if I have a section titled "Washington Nationals baseball team" can I have a hyperlink earlier in the same article that says "Washington Nationals" that links to the section I mentioned that exists in the same article? I have read your page on linking but it seems to generally apply to linking between Wikipedia articles not so much having links that direct you to content within the same article.

2. My second question is whether the table of contents sections within a Wikipedia article that allows people to navigate to specific sections within the same article are created by Wikipedia or by people who are editing the page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.85.157.17 (talk) 15:30, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I can partially answer this question. The Table Of Contents is automatically generated by the software, but can be repositioned using a magic word MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 15:31, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As for adding a link to a particular article section, simply add a link formatted as such: [[Article Title#Section Name]] Jeb³ _{Talk at me here}^{What I've Done} 15:34, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The part that you missed when you read the page on linking is MOS:SECTIONLINKS. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:57, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CJ Hopkins

Hi, CJ Hopkins again ... apparently, requesting that someone objective review the CJ Hopkins page was a mistake on my part.

Your editors seem to be going to town on the page, with a vengeance. They have now revised the lead paragraph to make it suggest that my plays, or "I" have somehow "appeared" in various online publications (where my political satire and commentary, not my plays, has appeared), which makes no sense. ("CJ Hopkins is an American playwright, novelist, and political satirist. He has appeared in ColdType, The Unz Review, OffGuardian, CounterPunch and other publications.")

In fact, my plays have been produced and have toured (yes, there is a difference), internationally, not "globally," as is clearly referenced in the press articles cited on the page, and as was clear on the page until your editors starting aggressively deleting copy. Perhaps an editor with basic knowledge of the theater, and without an axe to grind, could have a look the CJ Hopkins page.

And maybe someone could add a separate paragraph about my political satire and commentary, and connect the references to those publications to that paragraph.

Many thanks in advance, and all best wishes ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.91.246.197 (talk) 16:08, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Like I said above at Wikipedia:Help_desk#CJ_Hopkins, feel free to suggest improvements at Talk:CJ Hopkins. That is the place to discuss that specific article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:33, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Problem about language selection

Is it possible to write an article in more than 1 languages i.e: some of the contents in Urdu and some of the contents in English... any Clue??? I (Redacted) is very thankful to you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.255.6.98 (talk) 17:01, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No, articles in this English-language Wikipedia are written in English, except perhaps for short quotations, newspaper headlines and such like, which are sometimes given in their original language. You may be looking for the Urdu Wikipedia. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:24, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

About Media

Hi Is it possible to add video media into the article...??? any clue??? I (Redacted) very thankful to you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.255.6.98 (talk) 17:05, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

To upload videos, you must have an account. If you just want to include something already uploaded, type [[File:Nameofvideo.filenameextension]]. Hope this helps! Awesome Aasim 20:12, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But, as with images, there are usually copyright issues. The video must be released under a licence which allows anybody to reuse it for any purpose. If you own the copyright to the video, you can license it appropriately as you upload it; but if not, the copyright owner must either publicly release it (eg by a statement on their own website), or must follow the procedure in donating copyright materials. Most videos you find on the web cannot be used in Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 22:23, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

confused about procedures - HarryDFreedman

I have started writing my user profile in Wikipedia in the 3rd person. I haven't published it yet because I want to be sure I’m doing this correctly and I see some other profiles of people where it seems like they’re not following the rules. I checked out one profile where this note appears.

This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. (March 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The person had almost every link going to another page on wikipedia with a few exceptions.

A lot of the information in my initial draft has statements I can’t fully prove by outside links. For example, I have a full page profile in the NY Times in 1993. The NY Times doesn’t have my name when I search but I have a pdf copy of the actual article on my website. I have opened as a comedian for many people who went on to become famous. I have no way to prove this but it’s the truth. I have written for a number of publications but most are from a long time ago. I have performed for a lot of top companies. I have testimonials letters from some of them and even videos from some of them but can’t find anything on their websites to show I did this. (some are up to 30 years ago) I performed above the NY Stock Exchange. I have a pdf with a photo of this but again, no other proof. So I was wondering what I should do? If I take out everything that I don’t have outside links from the original companies, shows, etc, my bio will be very very short. On the other hand, if I leave them in and link to videos or pdfs that prove what I did in some cases but link back to Wikipedia as I’ve seen other people do, what affect does that have on my profile. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarryDFreedman (talk • contribs) 19:05, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

HarryDFreedman Wikipedia does not have "profiles", it has articles. Please read the autobiography policy for some important considerations when attempting to write about yourself. In order for you to merit a Wikipedia article, you must meet Wikipedia's special definition of a notable person as shown with independent reliable sources, sources unaffiliated with you. Those sources do not need to be online, they only need to be publicly accessible. Sources in your private possession or sources that are affiliated with you are unacceptable for establishing notability. If you truly feel that you meet the criteria for a Wikipedia article, you should let independent editors write about you. 331dot (talk) 19:16, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

HarryDFreedman If instead of an encyclopedia article, you meant by "user profile" that you were composing text to place on your User page (which doesn't yet exist but which you can easily create), please be aware that one's User page is intended only to describe one's current and future intended performance as a Wikipedia editor.

While it is acceptable to mention on one's User page areas of particular interest, expertise or knowledge that might be relevant to one's Wikipedia editing, and a degree of context such as one's age, background and locality (though these are not in any way required), it is expressedly not the place to put any form of resumé, CV or pseudo-article biography: attempts to do so will be interpreted as Promotion, which is specifically contrary to Wikipedia's most basic principles, will (or should be) quickly deleted, and if persisted with might result in an outright ban.

I don't want to sound censurious or unfriendly, because that might not have been your intention, but many new users misunderstand this, and waste hours of their efforts (and others' time in clearing up after them) by attempting to post User page matter that Wikipedia deems completely unacceptable. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.179.237 (talk) 21:12, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bookmark or Reading List or Save for Later?

I would really like to see a feature that allows for bookmarking, or creating a reading list, similar maybe to YouTubes "Watch Later" feature. How do I formally propose this feature, or support a similar extant proposal?

And, more generally, is there a place for GUI or user experience suggestions? All my searches for 'improve Wikipedia', etc, return content from articles -- not about improving the webpage or user interface.

Thank you.--Kalamanci (talk) 20:16, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest that WP:VPT may be a better place for this question. (although one thing you could do is simply create a subpage in your user space with such a list, or watchlist all pages you wish to read later and you can always use the "view raw watchlist" feature to see the complete list)

As for searching, unless you preface your search with "Wikipedia:" you are going to get article-based results. Pages are divided into "namespaces" and all the behind-the-scenes stuff is in the Wikipedia namespace, i.e. this very page. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:08, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you click the magnifying glass at the right in the searchfield (btw I'm on a laptop), you get a searchpage where you can choose which namespaces to search in. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:17, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]