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September 21

About the Page I Created

Hello,

I created the page "Fu Qiumeng Fine Art" and I like to know how's the process going ?Thank you so much.

Qmfineart (talk) 00:40, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Qmfineart, I'm sorry, but it doesn't look like you have created any pages. Your XTools page shows no pages created. Could you please clarify?

Also, if you typed content in the edit box but did not click publish, then that is gone and cannot be retrieved. Sorry if that happened, but 'publish' doesn't actually publish it to Wikipedia mainspace; rather it is more like a 'save' button. Weeklyd3 (talk) 03:01, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Link: Draft:Fu Qiumeng Fine Art (I assume this is the draft meant). 97.113.27.216 (talk) 12:32, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OP blocked for user name issues. 97.113.27.216 (talk) 12:34, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reinstate a page name change

Hi there. I represent my client called Trustpower. They discovered their Wikipedia page war renamed to a company they own. It needs to be re instated. How do I do this on their behalf? Here's the page in question - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manawa_Energy 103.227.15.2 (talk) 04:09, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I will add a general information template to your user talk page that explains something about Wikipedia pertinent to your stiuation. Please take the time to read through it and please refrain from directly editing the article Manawa Energy to try and make any changes. There are process in place to help you resolve this type of thing, but you need to follow them for them to work as intended. Finally, if by chance you subsequently created a WP:ACCOUNT so that you can edit the article, then please use that account from hereon. Jumping back and forth between accounts will only make it harder to help you and may cause others to mistake your efforts for disruption. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:31, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also be aware that you must declare your paid editing relationship per the Terms of Use, see WP:PAID. That's easier to do with an account. 331dot (talk) 06:41, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Manawa Energy Ltd. is a power generation company, which was formerly known as Trustpower until they sold their retail business and the Trustpower brand to Mercury Energy. I'm not sure which company the IP is a client of, but both of the relevant articles seem to correctly explain this (slightly confusing) fact.

The only potential issue is the Trustpower redirect itself. It currently points at Manawa, the company formerly known as Trustpower, but it arguably should point at Mercury, the company currently doing business as Trustpower. I think RfD should take a stab at this, and add some hatnotes or maybe a disambiguation page. –RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (💬 • 📝) 07:14, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support a disambiguation page. Maproom (talk) 07:30, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Need an additional name to be added to the wikipedia page on 'List of people from Himachal Pradesh'

In this page under the sub topic no. 9- Science and Education, please add the profile of my Late grandfather Dr. Lakshmi Sigh (L.S.) Negi. He was :-

The first PhD holder from Himachal in plant genetics from Minnesota, USA in the shortest period of 2 years 3 months (1953) · Director of Agriculture, HP (1957-1963) · President of All India Association of Vice Chancellors (1978) · Vice Chancellor Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, MP (1968-1972) · Vice Chancellor Assam Agriculture university, Jorhat, Assam (1972-1977) · UPSC expert member for Horticulture Interview Panel · Led multiple delegations from India to countries like Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Holland on Horticulture apart from scholarships he received and worked on from USA, Japan, Hong Kong and Philippines. (from 1953-1964) · Multiple research papers & books written on horticulture · Posthumously has an auditorium made in his name in Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP (30 years after his death) HimachaliTuni (talk) 08:06, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article List of people from Himachal Pradesh lists people who already have a Wikipedia article. To be added to the list, a new Draft article should be written and submitted for review and, if accepted, the name can then be added. However. it is clear that you, personally, have a conflict of interest as the grandson of the person you wish to add and you would need to declare that on your user page before starting work. In general it is rarely advisable to write an article about yourself or a close family member. It is much better to wait until another, uninvolved, editor decides that the individual is notable enough to warrant writing an article. In all cases, they content of any article must be supported by independent and reliable sources and not based on family recollections. Velella ^{Velella Talk} 08:18, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Family of Catherine, Princess of Wales

This ref - number 46 - is no good. Please take out the quote, it is not necessary. Here is the citation: ^[1]. Thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 08:30, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think what the OP is actually trying to say is. There's a reference error, the same reference has been defined with different content. It needs fixing, not removing. - X201 (talk) 09:48, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've renamed the one of the refs. OP can remove it now if they want. - X201 (talk) 09:52, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "The Headrow, Permanent House and Headrow Buildings". Leodis – A Photographic Archive of Leeds. City of Leeds UK. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

User Name

hi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impetus_Technologies this is the Wikipedia page which is deleted. We need to use the username "Impetus Technologies" or "Impetus" but unable to use it. Kindly help us 103.158.140.252 (talk) 11:34, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We do not permit usernames that appear to represent companies: see Wikipedia:Username policy. And nor do we permit shared accounts, as your 'we' implies. AndyTheGrump (talk) 11:39, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We are also not here for promotional purposes - the reason that Impetus Technologies was deleted for twice - we only write articles about companies that are notable and covered by unconnected, unbiased sources. - X201 (talk) 11:45, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that usernames are not tied to article titles - anybody can edit pretty much any article here, regardless of its title, and users with usernames matching an article title do not have any more control on the article than anybody else. Any next attempt at creating an article, regardless of its title, must comply with Wikipedia's Content policies, and if done by a company staff member also the rules on paid editing. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:26, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I have corrected the URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&diff=prev&oldid=1111526988 --CiaPan (talk) 12:44, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@CiaPan That URL points to the edit that created this question here at the Help Desk. I am confused. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 12:33, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. And in that linked diff one can see what URL I have changed and how. --CiaPan (talk) 18:51, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@CiaPan Ah, I see. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 06:11, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interactive guide to getting started with Wikipedia

Hello fellow Help Deskers. I started to take my WP:TRIAGE onboarding steps and turned them into a simple interactive guide, User:Timtempleton/TRIAGE1. I'd welcome feedback on the talk page. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:15, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism help request from 2601:204:D601:1AF0:85AD:1B4E:2914:6550

I have noticed some vandalism at America's Next Top Model (season 7). Namely, someone keeps changing the contestants table and/or the call-out order table so it's full of fake contestants who are in the wrong order. I've already fixed the most recent issue by using the August 31st, 2022 page revision as a reference. However, from looking at the revision history for the page and the number of incorrect edits this month, I suspect this page might get vandalized again. Just wanted to point it out! Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:D601:1AF0:85AD:1B4E:2914:6550 (talk) 19:00, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Places within places in infoboxes

At the State of Scott article I have tried to show Tennessee as being part of the United States in the infobox, like so:

Preceded/Succeeded by

United States

Tennessee

Can someone explain to me how to do this? I can't find out through trial and error. Leontrooper (talk) 21:05, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The documentation at Template:Infobox former subdivision does not mention this possibility. It possible that the template does support it and the documentation is incomplete, but I doubt it. ColinFine (talk) 21:59, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have seen it done on other pages in the past. Problem is, I can't find any now. Leontrooper (talk) 09:29, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "The Headrow, Permanent House and Headrow Buildings". Leodis – A Photographic Archive of Leeds. City of Leeds UK. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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