User talk:Zppix/2017/August

Please comment on Talk:White House Press Secretary
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Request for help on Wikipedia page creation
Hi, thanks for reviewing the Bytedance Wikipedia Page submission. I've noted your feedback and will make the recommended changes. However, the page has been rejected a few times due to notability issues, which you've also pointed out. I've made several revisions and submissions but it still isn't being accepted. I'd really appreciate any specific feedback you could provide as to how the draft can be improved so that it meets Wiki's community guidelines.

Thanks in advance!

Jt1234 (talk) 02:13, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * , ST should be able to give you a few more pointers and make it easier to understand, rather than myself. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 20:45, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello; looking in, I can say the sources are still not significant yet and it would help by starting only the best ones in major independent news coverage, and not anything primarily based in announcements or notices, even if published by a major entity, since we wouldn't count that in. SwisterTwister   talk  20:47, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Tech News: 2017-32
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent changes
 * You can now see which Wikipedia language versions are read in a specific country. This tool is called Wikipedia Views Visualized.
 * Octicons-tools.svg The Architecture Committee is now the Wikimedia Technical Committee. You can read the charter.

Problems
 * You can get an email when a page on your watchlist was edited. You can choose not to get emails for minor edits. There is a bug that means that you then don't get an email when someone does a normal edit after a minor edit. The developers are working on fixing this. Until it has been fixed you can activate "" at the bottom of "" in your preferences if you want to.
 * The thanks button sometimes didn't work for mobile users. This was because of a new bug and has now been fixed.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 8 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 9 August. It will be on all wikis from 10 August (calendar).

Future changes
 * Editors and readers who still use Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP will not be able to use Wikipedia. Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP can't connect securely to the wikis. When we allow them to do so it means that we get less security for everyone else. If you use Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP you can install Firefox 52 ESR instead. Around 0.1% of the traffic to the Wikimedia wikis comes from Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP.
 * Links to sections on Wikipedia don't work well in languages that don't use the Latin script. The URL in the address bar in your browser shows Latin characters like  instead of the section heading in the wiki's language. Links to sections in non-Latin scripts will be in the script of that wiki in the future. This will happen in the next few months.
 * Wiki pages printed by the web browser "Print" function will have an updated style. This new style will be similar to the when you download a page as PDF. It will be better at showing tables, infoboxes and headings.

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Please comment on Template talk:Taxonbar
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2005 in South Korean Music, and List of dead south korean musicians
Can you review my drafts please?


 * 2005 in South Korean Music: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:2005_in_South_Korean_Music
 * List of dead south korean musicians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:List_of_Dead_South_Korean_Musicians

Thank You -76.174.35.70 (talk) 04:49, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

08:28:16, 9 August 2017 review of submission by KofiEdward
Please this Article Dawn ODG has suffered a lot of Attempt to be Created by Other people who couldnt help make it a better one for wikipedia Standards. I decided to help to make it a valuable one because most of the problems i noticed from the past was the article was declined or deleted because it has been restricted to be ony created by Admins. So please if you can help so we can fix this Issue

KofiEdward (talk) 08:28, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

17:33:41, 9 August 2017 review of submission by Cliffbridges
Hello, I have made improvements to the NPOV of this rejected article. If there are more areas you feel are not neutral, can you please point them out before I resubmit? Thank you!

Hi Zppix,

You have marked the Skidmore Group page with reading as an advertisement. Can you please tell me which section display's advertising, so I can make the changes.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessymacdonald (talk • contribs) 15:46, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Tech News: 2017-33
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent changes
 * Bureaucrats can now set users as confirmed. Previously only stewards could do this on most wikis. Nothing will change for wikis that have previously decided to let administrators set users as confirmed.

Problems
 * The symbols in the language list that show that an article is good or featured in that language doesn't work. Links to the Commons category in the sidebar doesn't work either. The developers are working on fixing it.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 15 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 August. It will be on all wikis from 17 August (calendar).

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Please comment on Talk:Lindy West
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11:55:52, 15 August 2017 review of submission by JosidRidolfo
Hi,

I'm writing about an article that I had submitted for review, but that had been rejected due to lack of notability. The article in question is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Vision_Hope_International

I have a few questions:

1. The article in question was rejected due to lack of notability, but it seems like the reviewers didn't/don't speak German, and most of the secondary sources about the subject are in German. How can I find German-speakers who are willing to look at the news items and determine whether they adhere to Wikipedia's rules regarding notability?

2. If a German-speaking reviewer looks at the secondary sources and determine that they are *not* press releases and that they meet Wikipedia's standards for notability, can the article be approved as-is? Or will it still require edits before final acceptance?

3. In trying to learn more about notability, I looked at other NGOs that are similar to the subject of the article in question. However, I quickly became confused about notability because these other articles in Wikipedia seem to run afoul of notability standards. These are:

A. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBM_(charity) << No independent references

B. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindernothilfe << No independent media sources (i.e., no secondary sources)

C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PartnerAid << Only references the NGO's 2011 Annual Report (i.e., no secondary sources, no unbiased sources)

Please note that my argument here is *not* "these other NGOs exist and have Wikipedia pages, and so the subject in question deserves its own." That is, my argument is not trying to use the existence of other articles to justify the validity of this submission. Rather, my argument is this: "these other NGOs seem to fail the notability test in their pages, but they were approved. However, I've tried to ensure that this submission meets notability standards, but it has been rejected for notability. How can I make this page meet the standards, especially given that most secondary sources are in German?"

Thanks so much,

JosidRidolfo (talk) 11:55, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Zppix,

You have tagged my companies wikipedia page as advertising. I personally can't see where that is occurring, could you help me and point that out?

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessymacdonald (talk • contribs) 15:48, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Tech News: 2017-34
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent changes
 * You can now test the new Timeless skin on the test wiki and mediawiki.org. You can turn it on in your preferences. You can report bugs in Phabricator. It will come to more wikis soon.
 * Your watchlist can now have the option to unwatch pages. You have to turn this on in your preferences.
 * If a table has several columns you can often choose which column you want to use to sort the table. This has not worked for some columns for readers who have used Firefox or Safari. This has now been fixed.
 * The RelatedArticles extension has shown related pages on Wikivoyages. You will now see the related pages at the end of the article together with an image. Previously the links were in the sidebar. Wikis that want this extension can request it on Phabricator.

Changes later this week
 * Videos will now be played in the WebM format in all browsers. Previously some browsers used Ogg Theora (.ogv). If you use Safari, Internet Explorer or Edge you may see slower playback speed at high resolutions. Instead we will get better quality and smaller file size. You can still upload video as Ogg files. They are automatically converted to WebM. This doesn't affect Ogg audio files.
 * The default font in the edit window will change for some users this week. Instead of using the browser default, it will be monospace. Users can change this in their preferences. This should only change this for some users on Macs and iOS devices.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 22 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 23 August. It will be on all wikis from 24 August (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 23 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 22 August at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies
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