I'm directing this message to Wikipedia. Please re check all the history pages and the sports pages because they are inaccurate academically. It's a free bold tip! Thank you for listening!
Back when I was a first-year anthropology student, I can remember reading an academic work on allegations of cannibalism (sadly, the author escapes me), which noted just how often such claims concerned some disliked 'other', almost invariably unaccompanied by anything resembling evidence. Some things never change...AndyTheGrump (talk)02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
At least this adds to the pool of possible names for Wikipedia's house band. "Published by Canibals" is a bit long to fit nicely on a t-shirt though.TooManyFingers (talk)02:36, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I found the work mentioned I above: William Arens' 1979The Man-Eating Myth : Anthropology and Anthropophagy. Needless to say, Arens' claims regarding the rarity (or non-existence) of culturally-acceptable cannibalism have been disputed since, and by most accounts debunked, though I don't think anyone disagrees with his suggestion that allegations of cannibalism have often been made to simply project negativity. In the interests of good faith, I'm going to assume that the OP's intimation was just that, rather than an actual allegation of cannibalism by Wikipedia contributors. Quite how one might detect this particular gastronomic preference through writing style escapes me...AndyTheGrump (talk)
How many of them cite academic sources? I know that academia tends to throw its nets wide when trawling for subjects (bad metaphor, since trawlers don't throw nets...) but is there actually published peer-reviewed work onHuddersfield Town's single-appearanceJoseph Wigmore? I rather doubt it. Not unless he subsequently ate someone?AndyTheGrump (talk)02:56, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your advice. Feel free not to donate. Or to read Wikipedia at all. Plenty of people do both, though whether the WMF (which actually solicits the donations, rather than Wikipedia) actually needs the humungous pile of dosh it is sitting on is a matter of debate.AndyTheGrump (talk)02:59, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Which part of"Nicholas Joseph Fuentes (born August 18, 1998) is an American political commentator and a far-right white nationalist, activist, and live streamer. He hosts America First, a livestream promoting Christian nationalism, white supremacy, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ views, and antisemitism including Holocaust denial." do you feel is not supported by citations in the body of the article?Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing);Talk to Andy;Andy's edits09:29, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Right! Like, of all right wing commentators, Fuentes is probably the easiest to write an objective article on. He doesn't shut up and leaves no room for ambiguitymgjertson (talk) (contribs)19:14, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I wonder what kind of person it takes to search for Nick Fuentes on Wikipedia, see the donation banner at the top of the page, and get so pissed off at the combination of those two things that they have to come and tell us about it.Athanelar (talk)22:52, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to use QRC's in philatelic exhibits to link additional information about the subject matter of stamps being used in the display. Is there any copyright or other considerations that I need to be aware of? I'm just starting to play with the idea, so also wondering about the best way to do this. Thanks.Fred Danes (talk)23:26, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello,Hesham001. You will have to ask on theArabic Wikipedia, which is its own project, with its own administrators and its own policies and guidelines. English Wikipedia Teahouse hosts have no special knowledge of that project. Good luck, though.Cullen328 (talk)05:08, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I was wondering if there is a page that lists the most edited pages in the last 30 days that is not exclusively articles. This can mean Talk pages, Wikipedia namespace pages and that kind of nature. I know there is a page for total amount of revisions for pages from all namespaces, but I’m looking for one that just does last the last 30 days.Interstellarity (talk)01:50, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I got the impression that the time stamps are used by the software that determines when blocked users become unblocked again. But I have no idea how any of that really works.TooManyFingers (talk)18:51, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, the first article already has an English equivalent,I'jaz. I thinkIslamic attitudes towards science should be the only page to cover such a topic (in relation to Islam) as I don't see a major difference between the contents of this page and the contents of the Arabic page (second one) to warrant a different article. You can add to this article if you wish, just be sure that it is all sourced to areliable source, and doesn't offerundue weight to certain beliefs.jolielover♥talk06:42, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Stackper I do not mean to be insulting: based on your replies here, I am not sure you have the English-language competence to edit the English Wikipedia. A complex and sensitive topic such as this would require a native or fluent level of written English ability, which you are not demonstrating.
I would like to create an article, however upon checking there is something called "notability". Is there a tool or process I can use to check whether a business or individual is considered “notable enough” before I start creating a draft article? I want to make sure I’m following the rules correctly and not creating pages that won’t meet the standards. What’s the best way to evaluate notability ahead of time?
Unfortunately, evaluating notability is one of those things you just have to learn with time, and that's precisely why we don't advise that new editors try to make a new article until they have some experience on Wikipedia.
Hi @~2025-39760-98. A good rule of thumb is to find three strong sources thateach meet the criteria set out inWP:GOLDENRULE. If you can find three sources that each meet that criteria then the topic is potentially notable. If you cannot find three sources, then probably not.
There are no tool, it is all judgement based. However, writing a new article is the hardest thing a new editor can do as you will not have experience assessing sources and understanding notability yet. I would recommend spending a few weeks improving existing articles first, in order to gain experience with our policies and guidelines.qcne(talk)15:26, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How to get rid of "new contribution" on my contributions page
I've recently been editing a lot of categories. And am slightly confused by the guidelines around including topic categories as elements of set categories.
Nonetheless, it seems this guidance is not widely followed. I topic categories being included in set categories all the time. For example check outCategory:Counties of Guangxi. It includes several topic categories about the individual counties as subcategories.
I'm not seeing the specific guidance inWP:SUBCAT that you are discussing. Your example sounds like a case ofWP:EPONYMOUS, which explicitly makes it up to each topic-area or other local-consensus how to handle it among several common options.DMacks (talk)00:37, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gabe1213 Your account will becomeautoconfirmed after you have made >10 edits and been registered for >4 days. There is no need to do anything else to expedite access but if you like you can suggest edits on the talk pages of articles in the meantime.Mike Turnbull (talk)18:18, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed KOXO is in "Silent", please edit change from silent to "Weigel Broadcast Group" licensed last November 26, 2025 by FCC for Portland OR - Low Power TV station.Browncat88 (talk)20:27, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please seeWP:Edit requests. If you're trying to request an edit to an article, you need to go there and say exactly which article you're requesting the change on, and what change you're requesting (in a simple "Change X to Y" format)Athanelar (talk)20:41, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a remix,Browncat88. If you're requesting an edit to an article, first go to that article. This will have a link labeled "Talk". Click on "Talk". At the foot of that Talk page, start a new discussion thread (just as you have done here), and say exactly what change you're requesting (in a simple "Change X to Y" format), and specify your reliable, published source for that information. --Hoary (talk)00:25, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you are in the United States, call988 or txt 988. This is the mental health emergency number, and they can help you or tell you how to get help. Do this now. Do not wait. If you are not in the US, try to search "emergency mental health help" in your browser. -Arch dude (talk)22:33, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I ask to delete Dr. Peter Lacker from the filmography in the TV Show on L.A. Law, Episode I'm in Nude for Love. Dominic Chianese is not playing as Dr. Peter Lacker. Robert Ellenstein plays as Dr. Peter Lacker. I find it on IMDb. I got it right.~2025-39997-74 (talk)04:07, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! For a few days, I am trying to test how an image looks like with the quote, but I am unable to format it properly. Please seeUrain Ge and141 Schools for Peace and suggest if someone has a better idea or template.
Before solving the technical problem ofhow, I think it's important to figure out whether it should be done at all. While those do grab reader's attention, I think they are not in keeping with Wikipedia's style-guides, such asMOS:PULLQUOTE andMOS:CAPTION.DMacks (talk)12:54, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've added a template to the top of your draft, there should now be an option to submit it for review by clicking the blue button. Happy editing!Nil🥝11:12, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, @Lockie148. That is a very broad question. Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia of topics that meet our criteria for inclusion: our articles are mostly free for anyone to edit, as long as the edits comply with our policies and guidelines. Check outWikipedia:Everything you need to know, an easy way to understand our most important policies.
Many years ago I created a page for Solatube International. I noticed it is no longer there. Can anyone tell me why? It had plenty of citations. Thanks!Bethmcrae (talk)14:54, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, if you are referring to the page previously deleted atSolatube it wasprocedurally deleted for the reason "the article is promotional, all non-promotional content is duplicated in the light tube article". You can request the article to be restored atWP:Requests for undeletion - I would advise requesting a copy be undeleted as a draft, and working on it through theArticles for Creation project as it is likely it would not survive in its current state.CoconutOctopustalk14:59, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have posted on the talk page for this article, but suspect from my lengthy experience of such matters, that my query will sit there for months/years without a response. I am not sure if a change to the title of a category needs an admin to effect it. Would some kind soul care to take a look. Many thanks. -Derek R Bullamore (talk)15:20, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sure this doesn't apply to all donors, but personally I am like a beautiful woman: the more I am hounded and urged to do something, the less likely I am to comply. I believe I donated once or twice when I had a bank account with money. I can tell you right now that I'm receiving too many emails asking for donations; and yes I understand that the holidays are likely when you guys do most of your fundraising. Thank you for all your hard work and services, but please reconsider email subject headers like "My 4th attempt to reach you, ___" opening to a face shot of Jimmy staring into my soul. Please by all means forward this to Jimmy if you can/want. There is a bridge and a disconnect between the physical and virtual world; if I were to see a person, some sort of volunteer, outside of a grocery store ringing a bell with a Wikipedia collection bucket, you bet I would put in a few dollars. However when it comes to virtual donations, debit, credit, etc.... I intentionally make it so that I am not tempted to purchase media, subscriptions, engage in micro-transactions, or the consumption of any other sorts of "non-tangible" goods. Thank you for hearing me out. -J~2025-40057-63 (talk)16:07, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Us volunteer editors have no control over the Wikimedia Foundation's donation drives. But I can say that a lot of us editors do agree with you. I would recommend feeding back your thoughts to the Foundation directly:donate@wikimedia.orgqcne(talk)16:26, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@SBOINSAR: Your alleged name "Rungis Nation Wide Market" has no Google hits and no chance of being accepted when theOfficial website of the market is linked in the article and shows in the red bar at the bottom that Rungis International Market is the real name. Do not add made up names to Wikipedia. Our content is based on published reliable sources.PrimeHunter (talk)21:46, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@PrimeHunter: In fairness to the OP, it appears (from a 2014 comment on the article Talk page) that the name of the market changed from the one the OP is proposing more than 10 years ago to the one currently reflected here (so the OP's proposal does not appear to be a "made up" name, but is no longer correct).GeneralIzationTalk22:34, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The former page name was Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis. The OP called it Rungis Nation Wide Market in the article[3] which was apparently an attempt to translate a former French name of what is called Marché International de Rungis today.PrimeHunter (talk)23:18, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Chorchapu I'm not familiar with the mechanics of peer review but the request has now been moved to the archive (seeCategory:October 2025 peer reviews). I don't know whether you can put it back into the active stream or maybe contact the editors who made suggestions by pinging them to the article's talk page and taking it from there.Mike Turnbull (talk)17:47, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ok but I will wait... I don't think they will do it again ... and reading the talk page ... they are having some problems with WikipediaJena (talk)01:34, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jena Fi: I absolutely will do it again, especially now that its been explained as a common practice by@TSventon:, unless you can professionally and properly explain to me WHY this page should stay, without making any personal attacks on my wikipedia record, JUST focusing on what's allowed and not allowed on Wikipedia. -K-popguardian (talk)01:38, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I tried to tell you before ... you have to discuss it with people before you do it, Lucia is the Blue Wiggle and she is Anthony's Daughter.. that is why she is notableJena (talk)01:41, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not all members of a notable band are inherently notable, nor is being related to a notable person. I don't have an opinion on Field generally, however.CoffeeCrumbs (talk)08:00, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jena Fi: An article has to be more than two pieces of trivia. As I mentioned in the redirect reasoning (which I'm starting to think you didn't even read), not only was her article ridiculously small but there's only TWO non-primary sources on the entire thing. There's a reason why Kelly Hamilton doesn't have a page but someone likePhilip Wilcher does. The coverage of these individuals' careers is what ultimately matters most, and by extension, artices focused on said individual and not the group as a whole. Otherwise the entire article really is just "Lucia Field is the daughter of Anthony and the Blue Wiggle." And AGAIN, saying this for the third time now, I made it a REDIRECT to acknowledge that she might be more notable in the future but seeing as she's the wiggle with the least amount of information on wikipedia, she does not meet the criteria to have a page. And it's really bothering me that all you've done to justify this is tell me "don't do it again", complain about me to the help desk, take aim my wikipedia record, and doing everything but proving her notability. This feels more like something you're doing as a fan and not because you know this article meets criteria. -K-popguardian (talk)01:54, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Passer-by, but as someone active in reviewing new pages/drafts, this doesn't presently passWP:GNG. No in-depth coverage frommultiple independent sources. Do more exist? Not sure, but currently there's not enough to meet independent notability underWP:NBANDMEMBER.// hekatlys [talk]02:14, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a way to improve readability on images with white text and transparent background?
They mean the pattern on the white text itself, not the alpha checkerboard pattern. It's much more visible against a dark background. —Cryptic15:46, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi My little sister wants to make an account on Wikipedia but cant since the Wifi at her Starbucks is blocked due to maybe being vandalized by other people. She is in no way wanting to cause any issues, she wants to just have an account made and do whats right for Wikipedia. If there is anything or anyway you can please help this would be very helpful. I do have her email and name and info present if needed, Thanks for your time. P.S. I am new at trying to find the right area to post questions, please be patient.MacLego45 (talk)04:43, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes she lives in an apartment that produces internet just like her job. Both spots are blocked due to people not behaving im guessing. She is new to Wikipedia as well and just wants to join like I am as in account.MacLego45 (talk)04:50, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Let her start an account on Wikipedia with your internet and device
we live in the same Apartment complex. I tried with my iPhone, but it says no account can be made due to being blocked by something called disrupted editing. I wouldn't even know where to start on editing. I just like reading and all. She likes to write and do history stuff. She lives next door to me. The Apartment is Hud Apartments so it free internet to all who live here or better way to say its added in the rent. Im just trying to get her an account made like I have done years ago. Sorry to be such a bother, it's just been really strange on how and where to fix an issue. thanks.MacLego45 (talk)05:02, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This above my expertise, wait for a more experienced user
The latter not if the local block is set to disable account creation. Last time I checked local blocks with "account creation disabled" not only prevent manually creating new accounts viaSpecial:CreateAccount but also the automatic account creations when you log into a new project for the first time.Victor Schmidt (talk)12:13, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I want to do aen.wikipedia.org andpl.wikipedia.org collaboration
I need to find aen.wikipedian who speaks Polish, to find apl.wikipedian who understands Polish nobility honorifics and culture and history to clarifypl:Maciej Mielżyński (powstaniec śląski), Sybilla Szczeniowska Sorondo (Sybilla Emilia hr. Mielżyńska h. Nowina), Marek Szczeniowski, andAly Khan
@Piñanana If you want to improve Poland-related content on the English Wikipedia, you can ask atWikipedia talk:WikiProject Poland; you will need to be more clear about what you're asking. Any discussions about editing the Polish-language Wikipedia should be held at pl.wikipedia.org, although you should avoid editing or discussing on that project if you don't speak Polish.Helpful Raccoon (talk)05:45, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can immediately grab the attention ofsome of the Polish speakers. If I play some music by Chopin, they'll quickly agree I'm doing it wrong, but disagree among themselves on how best to improve it. (While they discuss that, I'll sneak out the side door.) :)
@TooManyFingers, I mean a tool that you request that I want to archive URLs of standard wikipedia citation templates of an article (by "standard wikipedia citation templates" I mean like the URL you put inTemplate:Cite web. My friend said it exists, but didn't know its address—maybe it existed but now it's gone.
No @Shantavira, I don't mean I wanna see an article's history tab.
Hello! I was wondering if I did this| Edit Request correctly. If not, what could I have done differently? It is the most recent request on that Talk page.
Elijah Wilder, the edit request seems clear to me. It points out that inNecrodes, the taxobox states that genus is in family Staphylinidae, whereas the source cited states that it's in Silphidae. Correcting this (maybe after evaluating the source) would require a change in the taxobox template, something I'm not able to confidently do myself.Maproom (talk)16:18, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright. I will undo what I have done so someone else can review it. Based on what I read and saw, I didn't see the part where they asked for X to be changed to Y. Thank you for replying.Elijah Wilder (talk)16:23, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
SPA refers to a single purpose account, but it is both possible and commonplace for a disruptive account to be both a sockpuppet account and a single purpose account.Cullen328 (talk)20:32, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If sockpuppets have a short form, it's "sock".
"Sockpuppet account" is a rare phrase anyway, because Wikipedia's definition of sockpuppetalready includes the fact that it's an account. In that way, "sockpuppet account" is like "hammer tool" or "aphid bug" - the second word is pointless because it's part of the first word's definition.TooManyFingers (talk)04:55, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How can I determine whether an image, such as a company logo, is copyrighted or otherwise restricted? I previously uploaded the AbsoluteDigital Pictures logo to Wikipedia, but it was removed due to a missing license. I believed it might be acceptable to upload because I searched the USPTO Trademark Search (TMSearch.USPTO.gov) and did not find any associated trademarks, or any indication of whether a trademark related to the logo was active or expired. I now understand that trademark status is separate from copyright, and I am unsure how to properly verify this before uploading images.WVWG9652 (talk)00:02, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If it's a more complex logo, likeFile:Superleggera 2024 logo.jpg you have to upload it onEnglish Wikipedia: Go toWP:FUW, pick Upload a non-free file > This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use. > This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc.
*{{cite book |last1=Wecter |first1=Dixon |title=The Hero in America: A Chronicle of Hero-Worship |date=1941 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |oclc=516153 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/heroinamericach00wect }} {{isbn|9780684129938 }}
|isbn=9780684129938
|isbn=0684129930
causes an error
{{cite book |last1=Wecter |first1=Dixon |author1-link=Dixon Wecter |title=Sam Clemens of Hannibal |date=1952 |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin]] |location=[[Boston]] |via=[[archive.org]] |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.235563/ |language=en}} {{open access}}
@Piñanana: I'm not sure what you are trying to do or say. If you mean that those isbn parameters cause the error message "ISBN / Date incompatibility" if they are inserted in the template call then it's because the book with that isbn was apparently published in 1963 and not 1941.Dixon Wecter died in 1950 so maybe he wrote it in 1941 but the isbn number should match the publication year. The only valid values for|url-access= aresubscription,registration,limited. Maybe you sawfree atWP:URLACCESS but that is underaccess indicator for named identifiers. Click the link to see the meaning of named identifiers.PrimeHunter (talk)01:40, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Wikipedia Help Desk Team,My name is Dr. Marcello Maviglia (MD, MPH), and I am writing to request assistance regarding a biographical draft I published earlier today. The draft appeared on my screen after I clicked “Publish,” but I am now unable to locate it in my user space, Draft space, or contributions list. I am concerned that it may have been saved in an unexpected namespace or that a technical issue prevented it from being properly recorded.I want to express this respectfully: I have the perception that I may not be receiving a fair opportunity for my biography to be considered. I fully understand Wikipedia’s notability guidelines, and I believe my academic, clinical, and system-level contributions meet those standards. My intention is not to accuse anyone, but to ensure that my work is evaluated equitably and according to Wikipedia’s established criteria.To assist you in understanding the context, here is a summary of my professional background:
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Professional Credentials and CertificationsBoard-certified in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry (ABPN)Certified in Addiction Medicine (ASAM/ABAM)Certified in Forensic Medicine (ACFE)Certified in Quality Assurance & Managed Care (ABQAURP)Licensed physician with over 35 years of clinical and administrative experience across multiple statesNPI: 1699948489Academic AppointmentsClinical Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New MexicoClinical Professor, UNM College of Population HealthScientific Advisor, UNM Center for Native American Health (CNAH)Former Assistant and Associate Professor roles at UNM and the Medical College of WisconsinLeadership Roles and System-Level ContributionsMedical Director for multiple behavioral health organizations, including:Courageous Transformation MAT-BH ClinicMolina Healthcare Behavioral Health ServicesValueOptions New MexicoDuke City Recovery ToolboxContributor to the development of New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Managed Care SystemDeveloper of culturally grounded Native American peer support curriculaLeader in integrating behavioral health, substance use treatment, and primary careLongstanding involvement in telehealth, opioid treatment protocols, and recovery-oriented systems of careResearch, Publications, and Scholarly ImpactPublished in peer-reviewed journals including International Journal of Psychiatry in MedicineEditor for Psychiatry On-Line (Italy) since 2000Reviewer for numerous journals, including:Academic PsychiatryJournal of Adolescent HealthAmerican Journal of Drug and Alcohol AbuseJournal of American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health ResearchNIH ad hoc grant reviewerInternational lecturer on historical trauma, addiction medicine, Indigenous health, and recovery modelsInternational Recognition and AwardsRecipient of multiple Italian national awards for contributions to medicine, literature, and public health, including:Premio “La Valigia di Cartone” (Career Award)Premio Parco MajellaPremio ZimeiPremio Albero Andronico (Special Prize for international literary work)Recognized by Native American organizations and New Mexico institutions for contributions to behavioral health and recoveryAreas of Ongoing WorkHistorical Trauma researchSocial determinants of healthAddiction psychiatryCross-cultural psychiatryInternational community-based social capital projectsDevelopment of a psychiatric medication withdrawal clinic in Albuquerque
Given the scope of my academic and professional contributions, I respectfully request assistance with:Locating the draft I published today, which is currently not visible in my user or draft spaceDetermining whether a technical issue occurred during the publishing processEnsuring that my biography receives a fair and unbiased review according to Wikipedia’s notability and sourcing guidelinesThank you for your time and for any guidance you can provide. I am committed to following Wikipedia’s policies and contributing constructively to the platform.Sincerely,
Hello, Dr. Maviglia. Unfortunately the material you placed there had to be deleted because it was advertising your services or your business. Wikipedia does not allow such material, even on users' pages.TooManyFingers (talk)04:03, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I am quite frankly offended by your answer. I am trying to gain legitimate space by publishing my honest work. I did submit my cv adapted to Wikipedia style. It looks like your selection criteria are unclear, and the directions are very vague. I do not think I have been given a fair chance.Marcellomavi (talk)02:17, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If there is a Wikipedia article about you at some time in the future, it will not include the kinds of things you wrote. Instead, it will be a simple restatement of what has been written about you by people who have no connection with you, such as reporters independently writing about you without an interview.TooManyFingers (talk)04:15, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Are you telling me that all your articles in Wikipedia have followed the process you are suggesting? This does not match my info. In fact, I think that can be challenged. You are actually stating that all the articles on people on Wikipedia have been written by other people who had no connections with the individual who is the subject of the narrative? Can you say YES?Marcellomavi (talk)02:30, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am not using a chatbot. Having content reviewed by programs with AI functions does not mean that I am not contributing to the content. Everybody uses AI. I am a serious professional. I do not need lectures. The bottom line is that I have not been treated seriously and with here.Marcellomavi (talk)02:34, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You do need what you've called "lectures", because despite your professional competence, you have not yet approached a minimum standard of competence on Wikipedia. It takes time and experience.TooManyFingers (talk)05:22, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Versions111, I find it hard to decide between "start" and "C", or between "C" and "B", so I don't bother rating articles. If it's an article I've freshly promoted from draft status (as it usually is), some other editor quickly arrives and grades it. I've never got a comment about not grading, let alone a complaint. --Hoary (talk)04:38, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As long as you have a fairly accurate idea of "decent article" and "no-good article" and know which side of that line you're on, you can and should just ignore all the rest of the ratings. I'm no good at ratings either.TooManyFingers (talk)04:59, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
TSventon, I think thatJindřich Marco is a decent stab (if I may say it myself) at an article about somebody who definitely was a photographer of note. I'm pretty sure that the man was also a numismatist of note. But as my numismatic knowledge hardly extends beyond my possession of a couple of cans-full of coins that back in the coin-using era I found in my pockets on my return from travels, I don't even know where I should attempt to read up on a numismatist. (I did try the very obvious, e.g. Google Scholar, but got nowhere.) I am sure that the article is, numismatically, a mere stub. Years ago I might have said that if you believed that, numismatically, it was a "C", then I hada bridge to sell you; but there's no need to reach into the hazy past now that each day's news brings us politicians and their spokespersons shamelessly spouting obvious poppycock (e.g. that the "FIFA Peace Prize" is a prize for peacemaking). --Hoary (talk)23:18, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hoary, thank you, I think we express our scepticism differently. I think that saying an article is C-class often just means that somebody has tagged it as C. I don't think I was involved in doing assessing articles project by project.And I hadn't clicked on your links.TSventon (talk)00:43, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Google the term "chinese independent high school" (and the chinese language name) and see if you can find any sources with useful information evidencing notability, then add and cite the info from those sources. If you can't find anything, then it might be time to considerWP:Deletion.Athanelar (talk)12:21, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"chinese independent high school" is too generic a term (a search returns results about high schools in China that are independent). A search for"chinese independent high school" Malaysia (with quotes as shown) may be more successful.Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing);Talk to Andy;Andy's edits17:36, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Other language versions of Wikipedia may also choose to have topic bans, but there is no such thing as a single cross project topic ban.Cullen328 (talk)08:08, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I want to make a new page for a public figure who doesn't have one yet. I tried putting two brackets around their name in an article in which they are mentioned but this did not create a red link I could use to create the new page. Do I currently have the username credentials to create a new page?Davestewart85 (talk)15:34, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
presumably you are talking about setting up an article atSophie Haydock?
My earnest advice to new editors is to not eventhink about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such asverifiability,neutral point of view,reliable, independent sources, andnotability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (theBold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to readyour first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia.
One of the specific problems for new users is that the criteria fornotability are complicated and rather unexpected when you first meet them; but if your chosen topic does not in fact meet them, then an article is impossible, and every second that you spend working on it (other than looking for suitable sources) is time wasted.ColinFine (talk)22:16, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HiNikMJ, I have re-added the AFC template, which you deleted on 9 December. This includes the big "Submit the draft for review" button, which you need to press when you think your draft is ready for review. Good luck. -Arjayay (talk)17:46, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
One question - Do you work for, or have any business links whatsoever toBōde? If so, youmust declare that Conflict of Interest (Please seeWP:COIEDIT), and, if you work for them, or receive any remuneration for creating the article, Wikipedia considers you a paid editor. Please seeWP:PAID for the additional declaration youmust make in such circumstances. -Arjayay (talk)18:03, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My earnest advice to new editors is to not eventhink about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such asverifiability,neutral point of view,reliable, independent sources, andnotability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (theBold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to readyour first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia.ColinFine (talk)22:17, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Historical sources generally indicate thatXerxes I was born around 519 BCE rather than 518 BCE. Since 519 BCE is more commonly accepted among historians, his birth year should be revised accordingly.~2025-40531-69 (talk)17:55, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was just reading a page about someone being fined $500 in 1844. Do we have a template that will convert that to 2025 (or some other modern year) dollars in such a way that the page will always have a fairly recent equivalent dollar amount? Is there such a template for pounds, euros, etc? --Guy Macon (talk)18:59, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You don't unless you are actually trying to creates some sort of entirely pointless security risk. There is no reason whatsoever why anyone on Wikipedia could possibly have a legitimate reason to access such information. If you want todonate, note that it is theWikimedia Foundation, rather than Wikipedia that collects funds: see [here].AndyTheGrump (talk)22:20, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you are talking about making donations, they go to the Wikimedia Foundation, and there is (quite deliberately) no connection whatever between a donation or a donor, and a Wikipedia account. If you wish to say on your user page that you are a donor, that's fine, because it's your choice.
I notice that when I play the clip, it replaces the symbols there with new ones (replay, and sound), and your browser is presumably not displaying those symbols. That sounds as if you haven't got a font which shows them.ColinFine (talk)20:41, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That was my first thought but I looked up the hex values displayed instead of characters: F103/F101/F11B and F107. They also display as those hex values for me here in Firefox: . They are all in aPrivate Use Area so they are not supposed to display something on their own. I don't know how the audio player works but maybe it's supposed to load symbols to display for those values. That's why I asked for aCtrl+F5 reload which should reload everything used to render the page.PrimeHunter (talk)22:45, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Erikgobrrr, I realize your problem was solved, but if you wish to change the font for Wikipedia, you may copy and paste the following intothis page:
body{font-family:'YOUR FONT OF CHOICE','Segoe UI','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol','Lato','Liberation Sans','Noto Sans','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif;color:#000;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5}
Changing "YOUR FONT OF CHOICE" with the name of a font on your computer. The other ones are backups. You can change the rest of the parameters too if you want.win8x (talk)04:12, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good evening. I'm asking about an ident of the irish channel TV3 (Now Virgin Media One). The one mentioned on Kojii's page. There was also an infamous horror version. I think it's a good idea to add about it either on her or the network's page, because it's really unique due to the sheer amout of blood as well as it pretty much being a creepypasta that really exists. What about you people? What do you think?~2025-40048-69 (talk)20:28, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, @~2025-40048-69. Having gone looking for something or somebody called Kojii, I have foundKojii Helnwein, so I know have at least a vague idea of what on earth you are talking about.
If you have a suggestion for improving that article, please make it onTalk:Kojii Helnwein. But note that unless you can find areliable source talking about the "infamous horror version", nothing about it should go into the article - and even if you can, it is an editorial judgment call whether it belongs in the article or not.ColinFine (talk)20:45, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the reply. Yes, Kojii Helnwein is exactly who i meant. Concerning reliable sources, it's complicated. Also, it seems like you don't know what i'm talking about. I'm talking abouthttps://www.avid.wiki/Draft:Virgin_Media_One. Specifially the 2006-2008 section. The horror one is under a spoiler. Is that a good source? Even if it isn't, it's still noteworthy.~2025-40048-69 (talk)01:21, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You ask ifhttps://www.avid.wiki/Draft:Virgin_Media_One is a good source. This is a page that tells us:This page is currently being drafted. It is a work in progress that anyone can edit. It's what might be called a textbook example of an unusable source. You continue: "Even if it isn't, it's still noteworthy". We're concerned here aboutnotability as defined by and for English-language Wikipedia. If what we hope to say about some event, person, thing, etc can't be verified from a reliable source, then it can't be written up here. --Hoary (talk)06:41, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know the actual places you're talking about removing something. But wouldn't it make more sense tonot remove anything, in case someone wants it, but toalso proclaim loud and clear that they are public domain works?TooManyFingers (talk)02:21, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm unaware of any practice of declaring that works are in the public domain. It is considerate of editors to point out if a book that's on a website requires registration for the website or "subscription" (payment) to it.Template:Cite book provides for this. --Hoary (talk)06:05, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I know, anISBN-13 is interchangeable with its ISBN-10 version, and there is no significance to using the longer form.
In citing a book, the ISBN, where there is one, is an important part of the citation, as it uniquely identifies the (edition of) the book. A link to Google books or Archive.org isnot an essential part of the citation, but merely a convenience for the reader. So, no, do not remove an ISBN from any citation unless it is actually wrong.ColinFine (talk)12:22, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My article was declined, and I’d like to understand which specific notability or sourcing issues I should improve before resubmitting. I want to make sure I fix it correctly.
If It is, Dileepnnit could start by actually citing sources for things they say, rather than making shit up and hoping nobody notices. See my comment on the draft page.AndyTheGrump (talk)06:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I feel like we need some kind of three strikes rule with drafts. If someone's draft gets declined three times in a four day period (including twice on the same day) it seems to me fairly self-evident that they aren't (whether due to lack of sources or lack of ability) able to act on the feedback being given in the decline notices, and they should probably be prevented from resubmitting that draft and politely told to find something else to edit.Athanelar (talk)10:22, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Or, in the case of paid contributors (which is what we are dealing with here, though the declaration[5] doesn't make this immediately obvious) told that if they post dishonest promotional bullshit again, they will be blocked from editing.AndyTheGrump (talk)14:40, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We should issue bans on any paid contributor who has more than 1 of their edits reverted for sourcing issues. If they're being paid to edit, they should be expected to know the rules better than thatmgjertson (talk) (contribs)19:52, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, @~2025-40841-58.WP:Courtesy vanishing does not mention a way of requesting this, and says explicitlyIt is not intended as a temporary measure, and alsovanishing is a last resort, intended only for those who wish to stop editing permanently and minimize their visible past associations.
But it also saysIf the user returns, the vanishing will likely be fully reversed, the old and new accounts will be linked, and any prior sanctions or restrictions reinstated, which suggests that this is possible.
Another, probably better option would be to usemeta:Special:EmailUser/Wikimedia Global-renamers (if you have an account) or to emailrenamerswikimedia.org, with proof you own the account. I am not sure if they will grant the request, though.
I think it's worth pointing out that I don't think Tescomealdeal1 has been going about this properly, as I've already mentioned at their talk page. At one point they sayI appreciate the time that you have spent to appropriately source your edits but I still cannot allow them due to your Conflict of Interest (COI) with the topic., but COI editors are merely strongly discouraged from editing their COI topic, not forbidden from it, and it is improper to revert a well-sourced and productive edit merely on the grounds of a COI existing.Athanelar (talk)14:49, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have been doing extensive research on the Rand Rebellion (Rand Rebellion ) and i have a few issues relating to the page for the Rand Revolt. Firstly, how does one go about editing a page? I would like to contribute much more information to that page if possible.
Secondly, i have an issue with what is stated on the wikipedia page for that topic. Mostly, my main issue is that it lacks nuance, uses politically biased sources, and does not have enough detail. For example, it states that"The young Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) took an active part in the uprising on grounds of class struggle whilst reportedly using racist language in its opposition to racial conflict during the strike". It then goes on to use marxists.org as a source, which i would say is a fairly biased and politically inclined source, and therefore shouldn't be used.
My main issue with this particular paragraph is that, according to an independent judicial report made after the revolt (linked here)https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/WbU-AQAAMAAJ?hl=en , The leaders and many members of the Communist Party of South Africa knew fully well that the revolt was instigated by fears of the colour bar being removed, and yet still supported it and the racist aspects of the revolt, since that was the entire revolt.
The bias of a source has to be considered in the context of the information it's communicating to you. For instance, the statement "The Communist Party took part on the grounds of class struggle" is fairly uncontroversially sourceable to a communist source, I'd say. The mere fact that a given source has a particular political inclination does not necessarily mean we can't trust any information from it, it just means we have to be careful what information we use it for. The extra context is something you could add and source to that other report.Athanelar (talk)14:38, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
without getting into the details here, I went to create an account for my company and saw that a username was already created, yet there is no page for it. How do I get help for this?~2025-40980-08 (talk)14:22, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, @~2025-40980-08. Your question suggests that, like many people, you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Wikipedia is.
Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, which contains neutral and well-sourced articles aboutnotable subjects (according to Wikipedia's special definition of "notable").
If there is ever an article about your company, the article will not belong to your company, will not be controlled by your company, may contain material your company does not like, and could be edited by almost anybody in the worldexcept you and other people associated with your company.
A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary of what several people wholly unconnected with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications, (seeGolden rule) and not much else. What you know (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be verified from a reliable published source.
Accounts are entirely separate from articles: with certain restrictions (such as theconflict of interest that I alluded to above) anybody, with or without an account, may edit any article.
You and your colleages are welcome to create accounts for yourselves (though you don't have to), but there is no such thing as a "company account".
If any of you intend to edit any article relating to your company, youmust first make a formal declaration of yourpaid editor status (see that link for how).
If there is already an article about your company, you should not make any edits to it, but you are welcome to makeedit requests relating to it: make your requests as specific as possible, and make sure you cite areliable published source for any information you wish adding.
If there is not already an article about your company, then you are permitted to create one using thearticles for creation process. But note that:
Most companies in existence do not meet Wikipedia's criteria fornotability, and so no article about them will be accepted. If you want to create an article, your first priority will be looking for sources which are reliably published, wholly independent of your company, and contain significant coverage of the company (not just of its people or products, and not run-of-the-mill business activities). I suggest also readingWP:BOSS andWP:YESPROMO.
My earnest advice to new editors is to not eventhink about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such asverifiability,neutral point of view,reliable, independent sources, andnotability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (theBold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to readyour first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia.
The following discussion is closed.Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
You were told toask atWP:RFPP. Not here. Though given that the only reason the protection has been applied appears to be your editing, which has been reverted by multiple experienced contributors, you are unlikely to get very far.AndyTheGrump (talk)15:38, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Unless something dramatic changes about your editing,Jabji, you may end up blocked, possibly as an Arbitration Enforcement action(which is much harder to undo). I suggest you find a different topic to edit.331dot (talk)15:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jabji Your User Talk Page is a litany of warnings and two(!) ANI discussions. You are very likely to be indefinitely blocked from editing if you continue to edit in these topic areas.qcne(talk)15:56, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Does there really need to be any more discussion? The page was literally increased in protectionbecause of their editing and they proceed to ask for the protection to be reduced so they can resume; not to mention evidently being unable to follow a simple instruction about where to put their request. They should probably at least be pblocked from their article of interest.Athanelar (talk)16:12, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed.Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
However, asEpicgenius,Narutolovehinata5, andYuniToumei point out inthis thread, the account 1) matches the format of the other Assas usernames, 2) is making edits similar to the others, and 3) was created on frwiki (Assas is in France). Even though the assignment is officially over, to be honest,Assas CHEUNG hasn't shown to be too organised previously and it seems like things may not have been communicated properly. That's why I was asking, as I wanted to make sure that no other edits had been made by Assas users that needed looking at.Chorchapu (talk |edits)23:26, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My skin has changed unexpectedly. Its seems to have changed a field of white with loads of instructional content like for newbies. I've tried changing back but not saving. I'm was on the oldest skin. Is that still valid. Its peeving me off.scope_creepTalk21:14, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The old skin was the oldest, the earliest one. Can't remember the name of it. Its now on Vector Legacy now which has got most of it back but its not the original skin. For some reason it did this about 10 year ago. Just dumped the profile onto the newest one. I would like to get back to the original one. It was donkey's ago. Appreciate the help.scope_creepTalk22:02, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Cologne Blue is excellent,Scope creep. I changed from it only recently and reluctantly. Its incompatibilities are so few that I could for the most part ignore them. And a bonus: It looks very different from the default, so even if I was sleepy or distracted I never thought I was logged in when I wasn't. I'm thinking of changing back. --Hoary (talk)06:04, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Morning@Hoary: I'm really used to it now, the look and feel and found it quite hard to adapt the last time the profile failed about 10 year ago, so wanted to switch back right away this time and get on with it. That new default skin, which I hadn't seen before is absolutely beautiful. If it wasn't for fields of white space and lack of bounderies, I would have stayed. The flow of salient information is much much better. I'm thinking of creating a seperate account, a scope_creep affiliate after Christmas to use it part time to see if I can adapt to it.scope_creepTalk07:22, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've been trying to log into my Wikipedia account on other devices and keep being told that a verification email has been sent, but I recieve nothing. Digging into my account, I found I made a mistake that's preventing me from getting emails from Wikipedia.My email address in Wikipedia is set as gmail.org but obviously, that was a typo on my part and should be .comAs a result, I can't get any of the verification codes to log in or even correct the error I made.Any help correcting this would be appreciated.SheriffJackCarter (talk)22:56, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! Please disregard this question if this is not the appropriate place to ask it. I had requested a good faith courtesy vanishing a couple months back due to privacy concerns. While I had initially intended on not returning to Wikipedia due to said reason, I have found myself wanting to contribute once again. Any clarification as to whether returning after vanishing is possible would be greatly appreciated, and I completely understand if it is not. Thank you! :)~2025-41006-07 (talk)23:30, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
at top of pages. See more atHelp:Searching.PrimeHunter (talk)15:00, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Done THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK. Happy editing CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk06:19, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
wikimedia.org, with proof you own the account. I am not sure if they will grant the request, though.