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Marie Paradis

I've added a reference to the article on Marie Paradis and also some additional content. I only have one reference for this, a physical book. My question is: Paradis's story is so odd, that I'm not sure how to write it in a "Neutral POV". Could some people have a look and comment on the POV? Also, have I over done the "according to Le Blond ....." attribution of the story. Finally, there is no date on my book, and in the book cite I've put the 1902 date from the preface. Have I been too WP:BOLD? Ross-c (talk) 20:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This link gives the year as 1903; are you using the same edition? Also, page numbers are really appreciated, it would be great if you could add it to the reference. Whether "X reports that Paradis made", "according to Y, Paradis made" and such are preferred to just "Paradis made" is ultimately up to the editor to decide. Pick what you believe is best for the article. jonkerz ♠talk 09:31, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My edition is different, and doesn't have the 1903 on the title page. (I have a physical copy). I'll change the date to 1903, and add the page numbers when I get home and can refer to the book again.Ross-c (talk) 09:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've put the page numbers as in my copy. The title page of my copy of the book looks entirely different from the version on archive.org, and the photo on the facing page is entirely different too. But, I can't find any publishing date at all on this version of the book, so will go for 1903. However, looking at the archive version, mine is published by a different company, and doesn't have any photos in the main text at all. Very different, and I presume the page numbers will be different. Yes, the account is on pages 203 and 204 of the archive.org copy, while for my physical book, it's 274-276 Ross-c (talk) 12:52, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 8

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT" STANDARD USED IN CRIMINAL TRIALS

Trial by jury did not appear on the scene until the reign of Henry III. Before that time the jury was essentially a body of witnesses called for their knowledge of the case. Judges often borrowed heavily from their own religious and philosophical upbringings. Our present day law of evidence began to emerge in the 18th century. And it was during this same century that the jury emerged as a safeguard for those charged with a criminal offense. The early common law gave no guidance to judges for use by juries in criminal trials. Judges in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries had very little guidance and faced a very difficult task of explaining to to juries what standards they should use in judging evidence.

The "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard evolved as judges found it necessary to inform juries that they must evaluate the testimony of witnesses. By the time of the drafting of the United States Constitution, the right to a jury trial was universally accepted.

Prior to the 18th century, courts used a standard called the "satisfied conscience.(Note 1)

Note 1: Reasonable Doubt and Probable Cause: Historical Perspectives on the Anglo American Law of Evidence. Barbara J. Shapiro. Uniersity of California Press, 1991. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.210.152.166 (talk) 18:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No sure if you saw the title of this page, New contributors' help page/questions. Do you have a question? GB fan 18:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 11

Setting up a New Page/Article

Hiya,

Is is possible to set up a new page for an artist who appeared on X Factor 2011. The artist does have a small section on the X factor 2011 series 8 page, but I was wondering is it ok to set up an article/page as a stand alone page/articleGortinsheep (talk) 01:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Any feedaback would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance.

Kind Regards,

Michelle

The subject of a Wikipedia biography must be notable by our standards. Judging from the draft on your user page, Janet Devlin is not sufficiently notable. See WP:MUSICBIO. —teb728 t c 03:51, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

wikipedia/vietnamveteransmemorial/washington,dc

There is something about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial/Washington, DC that I have never seen included, whether it be the Wikipedia article about the memorial or the memorial's website and that is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC is the retaining wall of a ha-ha. The dsigner of the memorial, Maya Lin, was taking a course in landscape architecture when she submitted her design to the competion and she must have learned about ha-has in that course. Just check Wikipedia's article on ha-has and you'll see what I mean.

Louis H. Blumengarten

CPTB```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.73.248.121 (talk) 17:32, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any reliable sources pointing this out? If not, it's merely speculative original research, and has no place here. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

article related to Tobacco marketing & African Americans

i want to submit a link i found that might help your "Tobacco marketing & African Americans" i'm not a writer and just wanted to share the article "Targetting of African Americans" by Vernellia R. Randall Professor of Law and Web editor http://academic.udayton.edu/health/01status/smoking/tobacco6.htm . thanks Cfferry2002 (talk) 18:18, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This should be discussed on the talk page of the article in question. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:23, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article about Darlington rail crash

Forgiveness is asked for if this question is in the wrong place.

Recently I re-wrote the Darlington rail crash entry, expanded it and such, User:Signalhead very kindly edited some small bits I had missed after this change but today 11 Feb 2012 User:dankeys29 went in and added the Paragraph:

"This is a disaster that could have been avoided but the inexperienced train driver misunderstood the poor signalling and this caused the driver to proceed further than he was meant to."

This addition is in my opinion not needed as it was either and Accident or Incident but not a disaster. And in any case the article did explain what had happened in the conclusion. I accept the expansion of the article could be needed in the "Summary" section but it is clear that he has either not read or has not understood the rest of the article. I would like to undo his change as unnecessary but prior to doing that I would like more experienced editors to look at the article and see if they either agree or disagree with me. Thanks, LongRobin79(talk) 19:19, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Don't take this as a criticism, but the place to discuss article content is on the article talk page, Talk:Darlington rail crash. I see that another user has removed the comment as non-neutral and unsourced. —teb728 t c 02:30, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I want to add my bio, but my name is already taken. What do I do?

Hi, I'm trying to add a short bio of myself to a page that has already been created for someone else with the same name. I'm not trying to piggyback off of him, just trying to get my info out there. I tried editing the page and differentiating among the background info, and then including the bio on the page, but it keeps disappearing. Do I need to create an entirely new page? Any help appreciated. Please notify me on my talk page. 71.50.187.183 (talk) 20:37, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You will have to take a look at Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Autobiography before considering adding your bio. Paolo Napolitano 20:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, look at those policies, and if you still think you should go ahead come back and we'll discuss it with you.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you are "trying to get your info out there", then you are here by definition to promote something - in this case, yourself - which is not allowed in Wikipedia. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 00:40, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You weren't logged in, so we don't know where your talk page is. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:43, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thanks. I'm starting to clue in a bit, now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.50.187.183 (talk) 02:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 12

See How They Run (play) introductory paragraph

How does one correct an introductory paragraph which contains a error: “In 1955 it was adapted as a film starring Roland Culver.” The star was Ronald Shiner, as is correctly stated in the paragraph below headed Film (as well as in the article “See How They Run (1955 film)”. ~ ~ ~ ~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.224.216.184 (talk) 01:12, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Click the "Edit" tab at top of the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:22, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, 96.224, you put a space between the '~' symbols, so they weren't interpreted as making a signature. --ColinFine (talk) 21:15, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Very simple:

Where do I sign my changes? Hmb10 (talk) 21:04, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite sure what you are asking. When you edit an article (or user page) you don't sign anything: the Mediawiki software remembers who made what edits, and records them in the page's history and your contribution log. You should, though, type an edit summary briefly explaining what you have changed and, if appropriate, why.

When you post on a discussion page, such as a Talk page, or this page, you should always sign your contribution with ~~~~ - but you know that, you have done so here.

Does this answer your question? --ColinFine (talk) 21:14, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 13

please help with Turks in Europe article

Hi, I have been editing the Turks in Europe article for the last few days. However, a user keeps on removing my edits even though I have placed numerous academic sources. I am highly knowledgeable about this subject and find it annoying that my edits are being removed. Does the other users constant removal of my edits constitute as vandalism? what can I do to stop my edits being removed? I have tried to discuss the issue on the "talk page" but the users seems to think their view is above the sources.109.154.189.172 (talk) 07:36, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

HELP

I have a problem I got Tag for spamming , I want to create and Article about fallomi.com social networking site and I get tag by spam why?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fallomi (talk • contribs) 11:54, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly the text was blatantly promotional, secondly there were no references to reliable sources to provide the verifiability that Wikipedia needs, thirdly you are not permitted to remove speedy deletion tags from articles which you have created yourself, fourthly your user name suggests that it represents an organisation, not an inidividual, so it conflicts with WP:CORPNAME. Is that enough for starters? - David Biddulph (talk) 12:17, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you have blanked the page, which is taken as a deletion request under criterion Wikipedia:CSD#G7. Wise move! - David Biddulph (talk) 12:25, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notability Guidelines for Mountaineers

Where are the notability guidelines for mountaineering? I can find a general page for sports which can be accessed via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NFOOTBALL#Association_football, but it doesn't cover mountaineering. Ross-c (talk) 12:52, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If there are no specific guidelines, then you have to fall back on the guidelines at WP:BIO. – ukexpat (talk) 14:50, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of James Mitchner's "Bali Hai".

I believe I can confirm how James Mitchner's came up with the mythical island of Bali Hai, which was one of the most loved songs from the musical "South Pacific".

He was interviewed by Sixty Minutes many years ago and they took him back to the Island where he was based during the Solomon Islands campaign. They actually met the woman on whom he had based the character "Bloody Mary". She was now very old and the area had fallen into such a state of disrepair that it brought tears to Mitchner's eyes.

During this interview he described how the native men, after they were told about the navy's plan to build a big base on the island, moved all their women to a small island off shore. He said that during the day it was usually impossible to see the island due to moisture in the air, but at sunset, the atmosphere dried up enough to be able to just see it on the horizon. All the soldiers and sailers knew that that was where the native women were, and it produced a lot of speculation and desire among the men who were of course hugely missing female companionship at so distant a location.

So Bali Hai was a real place, and really had native women there and it did not take much of a leap in Mitchner's fertile imagination to make a story out of the situation.

Charles Scott — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.220.244.219 (talk) 15:32, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article Bali Ha'i says this, doesn't it? Are you wanting to add this information to another article? --ColinFine (talk) 23:18, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

McDonald county Missouri

The state representatives listed are both wrong. How would I change that?16:48, 13 February 2012 (UTC)~~horatio166.147.67.49 (talk) 16:48, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I guess you refer to McDonald County, Missouri#State. Are you saying those people were not elected in 2008, or merely that they don't serve currently? Click the "edit" link to the right of the section heading or the "Edit" tab at top of the page. If you update to a later election then please write in a similar style specifying when they were elected. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:28, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 14

February 15

Adding Infromation withought references to Factual Articles

Hi, I am a new contributor and I recently came across an article that does not have much content. I am speaking of the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swyer-James_syndrome

The reason for editing this article is because I have this disorder and i want to share some of the knowledge i gathered through the process of seeking medical attention and also based on what i have gone through.

The problem i have is that i do not have actual references to backup any of my claims and am worried that it would get deleted or i would get banned.

What should i do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lankanmon (talk • contribs) 02:14, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Material in Wikipedia articles does have to be backed up by references to reliable sources - books, journals, respected web sites, and such like. This allows readers to check the article for themselves, at least in theory - see Wikipedia:Verifiability. So, thank you for asking, but your personal experiences and research should not be added to the article unless they are first published elsewhere. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:41, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

map coordinates

how do I put a link to a point on Google/bing/yahoo/what ever maps? I have the coordinates I just don't know how to make the proper link — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.50.11.76 (talk) 02:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates and Template:Coord. Some infoboxes have a parameter intended for it. Which article is it? PrimeHunter (talk) 02:25, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting Biographical Articles on People Who Request Them To Be Deleted?

I was just wondering, if you wrote a biographical article about some celebrity, and the person in question explicitly requested for its deletion, should you delete it? In other words, is the biography of a person that person's property? Or is it in the public domain? Is it the right of a person to refuse to let his history & achievements be shared with the public? If, for example, Ron Paul personally requests Wikipedia to remove the article about him, will Wikipedia be obligated to remove it? Intermediate-Hacker (talk) 05:34, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There are several inter-related questions here.

The celebrity does not own the page; it is Wikipedia's page that happens to be about the celebrity. And if the content of the page is backed up by references to reliable sources, as it should, then the "history and achievements" are already "shared with the public" by being published in newspapers and such like.

Deletion is discussed at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Deletion; notice that there it talks about deletion of pages where the material is poorly sourced or of questionable notability. If the article is well sourced and the person is clearly notable then the article is very unlikely to be deleted.

Wikipedia articles can be re-used provided that Wikipedia is credited - see Re-using Wikipedia content. That's not quite the same as being in the public domain, but it is closely related. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:36, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the subject is borderline notable then a request of deletion from the subject may be the deciding factor when deletion is considered. Clearly notable people lie Ron Paul cannot get their biographies deleted. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:33, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Side Note

I have a hunch that a question of this nature doesn't really belong on this page as it only deals with questions about 'using and editing'. If that's so, please guide me to the right place. Thanks. Intermediate-Hacker (talk) 05:36, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This page will do. Deletion is one kind of editing, after all. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:36, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Error in Oneida County political history

Your statement about the legislature consisting of 29 persons in Oneida County NY at the time that the County Executive form of government was instituted is not true. The current Board is 29, but originally there were 37 legislators under the CE form. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.58.179.101 (talk) 09:19, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1. You need to provide a reliable source for this assertion.

2. You need to discuss this at Talk:Oneida County, New York. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:38, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Photo Copyrights

I want to upload a photo, that appears on flickr with a Attribution Creative Commons copyright license.

How do I acknowledge that license on wikipedia?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunstalltelehealthcare/6850731499/in/set-72157629255539593 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naivepanda (talk • contribs) 09:23, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It would appear that {{Cc-by-2.0}} is appropriate for this image. – ukexpat (talk) 14:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help, how do I add the source? (talk —Preceding undated comment added 18:13, 15 February 2012 (UTC).[reply]

ww2censor did it for you with this edit. —teb728 t c 08:13, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Adding pictures to an article or a gallery

Dear sir/madam, Cab you tell me how I can upload pictures? F.i.: I wanted to add, on the page 'Falkenstein Castle' in Pfronten, pictures of the various designs made for the castle. The present gallery only shows pictures of the present ruins, while the article discusses the plans Ludwig II of Bavaria had for the site. Is seems appropriate to include pictures of these designs. However, they are not my own pictures; I found these on the Internet. Copy + paste don't seem to work - so how do I go about it? Ludwig2002nl (talk) 12:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Help:Images, but before you do that, please note that images found on the internet are almost certainly covered by copyright and unless you can provide clear evidence that any such images are licensed or released in a way that is acceptable to Wikipedia, please do not upload them. – ukexpat (talk) 14:39, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I change the search terms on a page?

I recently created this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Fiedler

The only way the page shows up when searching is if the name is spelled François Fiedler, with the "ç" and both names capitalized. I would like to have it show up with all variations of the name, such as Francois Fiedler, françois fiedler, etc. How can I do this? I did a fair amount of searching and didn't find any answers. SuperCalifornian (talk) 20:50, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It will happen automatically. The article has not yet been indexed by our search engine at its current title. See Help:Searching#Delay in updating the search index. I have created a redirect at Francois Fiedler. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:29, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 16

Deletion of my article Avaz(Assistive Device)

On Feb15th I've made an article on the above mentioned title.All I want to know is why you people deleted my article.Is it not helpful or Is it not deserves to be an article itself.I've read about A7 in your message that was sent to me.I understood how the article should be and I made how it has to be made.Even then what is the point of your deletion?Did you find any false news in my article?Kindly reply.Venkatavinash (talk) 02:50, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The subject of a Wikipedia article must be notable in the sense that it has been the subject of significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Avaz(Assistive Device) was deleted because the article as written did not indicate why its subject is important or significant. That is a different reason from any of the reasons you suggest ("not helpful," "deserves to be an article," "false news"). —teb728 t c 07:53, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

you need an option to be made to be seen in the article of "Islam" in wikipedia

hello, i have been using this website not for a very long time but since i am using this; i feel good getting knowledge about terms i never knew about. The article "Islam" on this website needs more information to make on it. i am not an anti Muslim or anti non Muslim or any thing like that. The Description given for the article of "Jewish" religion is more help full as the website provides more terms to be known about the religion as even about the "Jewish" believed "Sins" and it did help me out knowing things better.

And what i think is that the article of "Islam" does also need the Definition of the term of "Sins" in it to be shown or known to the people.*

Most of people now a days does not refer to the "Holy scripts" but they do use this web site to know about any particular religion or any other term they need to know about, as maybe this to them sounds much easy or attractive. And so this makes the web site more responsible for posting any thing about any term in detail. thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryan faraz (talk • contribs) 06:01, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The place to discuss article content is on the article talk page, in this case Talk:Islam. That is the place where you will find people who have knowledge and interest about the article. —teb728 t c 08:03, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Poole DCM

Could you please advise how I can add my grandfathers photo to the site ( Daniel Poole ) as there is no photo of him and I have one remaining family photo that I would like to be placed on the site.

Regards.

Richard W. Poole Grandson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.179.67.183 (talk) 12:04, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Files for upload. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:25, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking guidance on avoiding bias and creating a journalist bio page for my colleague.

Dear Wikipedia editors,

I am an intern for a large law firm in Philadelphia. One of our high-powered attorneys has requested that his work and saga be further marketed on the internet through the use Wikipedia. Our attorney, well as our marketing department, are unversed in the extensive writing, editing, and publishing process that goes into creating a Wikipedia page. I am a novice in this subject, myself.

What our department does understand is that these bodies of work are the result of a thorough journalistic process that eliminates bias and, as extensively as possible, provides a well put-together piece of descriptive historical analysis. As you may imagine, this is rather difficult for a marketing department to accomplish as the true journalistic process goes against all the conventions of marketing.

We believe that this person has more than enough real world contributions of modern law to put on paper that no exaggeration is needed, but the advice of the community at large is more than welcome.

Any experience is helpful with creating bios for persons of repute, and all guidance will be heeded.

Thank you,

AchillesShield (talk) 20:19, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Short answer is no. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and advertising, marketing and related activities are strictly prohibited. – ukexpat (talk) 21:11, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"requested that his work and saga be further marketed on the internet through the use Wikipedia" translates to what we call promotional activities; any such effort is considered a form of near-vandalism, and an abuse of what is intended as an impartial reference work, not a venue for marketing. See our rules on neutral point of view; and onconflict of interest, a concept with which any competent attorney should be familiar. You might wish to start a blog or visit an Internet forum if you want to convince people of the merits of your favorite attorney. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:25, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 17

Inserting an image

Can i insert an image? Are there any copyright laws involved? Thefallanddeclineofeurope (talk) 12:26, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The basic requirement for images on Wikipedia is that they be released under a free license (such as GFDL or a Creative Commons license ) or be available in the public domain. This essentially means that the photographer waives their copyright beyond attribution (i.e. anyone can use, modify or redistribute the image - not just on Wikipedia, but anywhere - and even make money from it, and all they need to do is credit the original creator). It is not possible to release material only for use on Wikipedia. Assuming that the copyright holder is happy to release their content in this way (either by posting a CC-BY-SA notice at the image's original source, by e-mailing permissions-en@wikimedia.org or by uploading it to Wikimedia Commons) you're good to go.

First up, you need to make the image available. The easiest way to do this is to add it to Commons; this link will take you to their Upload Wizard, which is really straightforward to use. Alternatively, you can upload to Wikipedia by filling out this form.

Once the file is uploaded, you can use it to your article by adding the following text:

[[File:nameofyourfile.png|thumb|alt=descriptionofimage|caption]]

Replace "nameofyourfile" with the name you saved your file under (and change the .png to .jpg or whatever file extension is appropriate), replace "descriptionofimage" with a brief description of the image (this will only be visible if someone mouse-hovers over the image), and replace "caption" with - you got it - a caption. Helpfully, using the Commons uploader will automatically create the above text string for you, so you can just copy and paste.

Hope that helps; more thorough instructions can be found at the style guidelines for pictures and the picture tutorial. Yunshui 雲‍水 12:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Another image question

Jlyster (talk) 15:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC) I have a small post script question please: I have a very small 23KB thumbnail of an image I wish to put onto a wiki page. The source has indicated to me that I am allowed to upload this to wikipedia so long as I acknowledge the source. So am I able to upload this file to the Commons without any copyright license forms please? The upload page appears to want some sort of license completed.........what is necessary for just a small thumbnail image pls? JL[reply]

Permission to use only on Wikipedia is not sufficient for an image uploaded to Commons - permission must be for all purposes. That aside, any image uploaded to Commons (and any uploaded to Wikipedia) must have a tag explaining its copyright status, hence the reason that the upload form prompts for one. – ukexpat (talk) 15:34, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

CongBio

How can I make a CongBio reference play nice in a reflist? Can someone fix Charles_Clement_Johnston as I seem to have messed that page up a bit.Ross-c (talk) 19:26, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, inline=1 Thanks.Ross-c (talk) 20:01, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

submission of an article

I am a frequent user of Wikipedia, feel qualified and able to create a new article on a valid encylopedia subject using your format requirements and have studied the Help pages about editing but somehow have missed finding how, once an article is written, it is to be submitted (in a submission form I haven't seen, an attachment to an emailed cover note, ???, or what) or where it should be sent. Thanks.

Jackclinton (talk) 21:13, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See the article wizard. – ukexpat (talk) 21:43, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

February 18

Experienced Editor Help?

Hi, I'm a new editor. I just completed my first article. It was rejected as an advert. Is there any way a more experienced editor could improve the article? Thanks, David1217 (talk) 01:03, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm rather perplexed that your submission was declined, since it is in-line referenced to reliable sources, neutral (contrary to the review), and overall very well done. I'll make some quick fixes and accept it into mainspace. Goodvac (talk) 01:19, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, Goodvac. Just for the future, is there any way to have an experienced editor review and/or improve an article? David1217 (talk) 02:59, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do i reply to query?

PeRshGo has requested me to info on Freemasonry at my place. How do I reply? Faruque1946 (talk) 04:22, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If I were you I would reply on your user talk page, User talk:Faruque1946 directly below his post, indenting your post with a colon like I did here with mine. User:PeRshGo has been around for a while; so presumably he knows to watch your page for a reply. If you think he would not be watching your page, you could leave him a {{talkback}} message on his user talk page, as I am about to do with you. —teb728 t c 04:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a photo to existing page

How can I add a photo to an existing page? It is a bio page "Dick Rockwell" and I have a photo of him. RachelRockwell (talk) 15:32, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, first you have to upload it. I advise using WP:FFU since you are new to the process.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:44, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Need some help with my first page . . .

Hi, I've submitted my first page twice. The first time I clearly didn't know what I was doing but the second time I had some good help with it and as far as I can tell complied with all the guidelines and rules. But it was rejected as needing additional references. Here are some questions I have that I hope you can shed some light on:

- Tahiti Drink is a "sister" product of Hinano beer as they are both owned by the French parent company Brasserie de Tahiti (in French Wikipedia) which is pretty substantial and employees some 700 people (for visual reference for the relationship see: http://www.brasseriedetahiti.com/en/_activites_marques.swf). Hinano has both English and French pages with only one notable reference (as far as I can tell, the other references link to T-shirts, its own site, and a broken link), and the French page has no references at all. Why would my page be rejected while Hinano's are okay?

- A another page Tahitian Treat shows a beverage whose only reference is a broken link to its parent company. But it's owned by Coca-Cola. I thought the notability was not to transfer from parent to product nor the other way around. But maybe I should make more of the parent in this case. Would this help?

- I can certainly provide additional references from travel publications (Fodor's, Frommer's, etc) and maybe a link from something like mycitycuisine (http://www.mycitycuisine.org/wiki/Tahiti_Drink) but I was trying to reference something a bit more interesting and significant while keeping my stub page short. Should I add some of these?

Any help that you can provide I would really appreciate. Thx Gary Garysmith10 (talk) 19:05, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]