Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 741

Article has multiple high quality references
Hi -

I've been working on my first article Draft:Reveal and properly declared my relationship to the organization. I've been steadily adding more references to the point where it seems to me this draft contains many more than I see on an average short wikipedia article. There are many other similar podcasts which do have wikipedia page, so I am confused why this one should be less notable. I would appreciate any advice on other ways to strengthen the article. Ideally, I would like to create a page similar to this one: 99% Invisible.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dritsher (talk • contribs) 19:43, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Those should be wikilinks instead of references. I've fixed them for you.  — jmcgnh (talk)  (contribs) 19:59, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * There's a lot to check there, so you'll need to be patient. Some of your language verges on promotional. If awards are notable, there may be a WP article you can wlink to. If there's no article, it's harder to argue that the awards are themselves notable and that they help confer notability on the subject. Checking these things out is the job that AfC reviewers have taken on and I'm not going to short circuit that process here in the Teahouse.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 20:04, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Four Declines since November suggest an underlying problem that revising won't fix. David notMD (talk) 21:49, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Can you please help me understand the underlying problem? I have tried to follow the example of a similar page as I pointed out above. I don't understand the difference in notability. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dritsher (talk • contribs) 19:43, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Perhaps Golden rule may help. The draft has been declined four times for notability reasons. That suggests that the sources, no matter how plentiful, don't qualify as significant coverage, reliable, and independent of the subject. The article needs multiple sources having all three of those attributes. I see citations in the draft that reference the company's own pages, and trivial mentions in other sources. Those don't work and should be removed. Too many useless sources gives the appearance of disguising the subject as notable without actually being notable, so we want to avoid that when publishing an article in main space. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:06, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! I have removed the self-referential citations. I am still confused by the concept of "trivial mentions." Can you explain how these mentions are more trivial than the ones on the 99% Invisible page, which incidently has several self-referential citations. Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dritsher (talk • contribs) 19:43, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * When looking at a source, is the source specifically about the organization, or does the source only mention the organization in passing? Also, don't use other articles as the standard, the standard is in-depth coverage from independent reliable sources.  Ian.thomson (talk) 23:19, 19 March 2018 (UTC)


 * My usual advice for writing articles is:
 * 1) Gather as many professionally-published mainstream academic or journalistic sources about the subject that you can find. Don't bother with directories or databases, as they are indiscriminate sources of information.  You want stuff like newspaper articles or books published by university presses.
 * 2) Focus on the sources that are not dependent upon or affiliated with the subject, and that provide in-depth coverage (i.e. the subject should be the primary topic of the source). So, don't use the company's website or whatever, don't use a newspaper article that's about something else and only mentions the subject in passing.  You need at least three of these.  If you can't find three, the subject is probably not notable.
 * 3) Summarize the sources you're focusing on, putting citations at the end of each of them. You're gonna want to do this in a program like Microsoft Notepad or some other word processor that doesn't have much formatting.
 * 4) Combine overlapping elements of the summaries where possible (without coming up with new statements that no individual source supports), repeating citations where necessary.
 * 5) Paraphrase this draft to ensure that you don't have any copyright violations or plagiarism.
 * 6) Post that draft.
 * 7) Wait until it gets approved, then expand the article using sources that you put aside in step 2. Just be sure that they don't make up more than half of the sources in the article (and affiliated or dependent sources shouldn't be more than half of that).
 * Ian.thomson (talk) 23:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

How to publish draft now in my sandbox
What is the cleanest procedure for publishing an article I drafted in my sandbox? I gather it is the “Move” function. However, in my sandbox for the article in consideration, there are several paragraphs of comments – talk between an admin adopter and me. My thinking is that I would move the draft in the sandbox to article space and delete the comments from the article. That would preserve them in the sandbox draft. Is this correct? BrucePL (talk) 16:53, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi - I'm active again after a break of a few days - In essence yes -I see no reason for our waffle to be deleted from the article history, should anyone want to see how you and I have interacted over there  - I'll pop over and help you with this if you get stuck making the move. (just off for dinner now) Nick Moyes (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello,, . In future I would strongly suggest that these sorts of comments be put on the talk page, not in the draft. Every draft and sandbox has a talk page, which is the place to discuss how to improve the draft/text.
 * I would also suggest that this particular draft needs a lead section to give it better context, explaining in more general terms what the subject is and how it fits into the wider subject. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 18:13, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * That was my fault - I'd not originally intended to have discussions on the sandbox page that were to be retained. It sort of evolved that way, and won't happen again. A lead has now been added back in. Many thanks, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:15, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Help with notability
Hi -

I recently submitted an article on Jaimie Monahan that was turned down on the basis of notability. Jaimie is an active swimmer but I did not see any notability guidelines for swimming. I do see that some of her contemporaries like Ram Barkai and Lynne Cox are both listed (truth be told, Ms. Cox is head and shoulders above them all).

There are not a lot of leagues or organizations for open water swimming to establish notability. Jaimie is being inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and has been named the "Woman of the Year" from the World Open Water Swimming Association for both 2016 & 2017.

I would love any guidance on what would either help establish enough notability or more info on why this article does not fit the bill. I really appreciate all advice and have pasted the text for the article below for reference.

Atthor (talk) 21:18, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Arik

Jaimie Monahan (born 11th August 1979)..[1] is an American open water swimmer known for ice, winter, and marathon swimming accomplishments around the world[2]. She is the first person to complete the Ice Sevens challenge[3] under International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) guidelines, the inaugural winner of the International Winter Swimming Association’s (IWSA) World Cup[4], and was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class[5].

Contents 1	Achievements 1.1	Ice Sevens 1.2	Winter Swimming 1.3	Marathon Swimming 1.3.1	Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming 1.3.2	Other notable marathon swims[11] 2	Awards and Honors 3	External links 4	References

Achievements Ice Sevens Monahan is the first person to complete the Ice Sevens Challenge (swimming a mile in water below 5°C on all 7 continents including a polar ice mile and ice zero mile) with ice miles documented by IISA[6]

Europe: April 2, 2016 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Swim time 0:35.00 in 3.70°C water (3°C wind chill + 5.6°C air) 12 km/hr wind speed Asia: (Ice Zero Mile) December 18, 2016 in Tyumen, Russia. Swim time 0:30.20 in -0.03°C water (-31°C air) in an ice pool cut into a frozen lake Africa: February 13, 2017 in Aguelmame Sidi Ali Lake, Morocco. Swim time 0:32.18 in 4.9°C water (-0.5°C wind chill + 3°C air) in a mountain lake with 14 km/hr wind speed Polar: March 4, 2017 in Mikkelvik Brygge, Karlsøy, Norway (70.05°N latitude). Swim time 0:32.09 in 2.37°C water (-3.5°C air) in the sea with 4 km/hr wind speed North America: March 9, 2017 at M Street Beach, Boston, USA. Swim time 0:26.16 in 4.63°C water (6.1°C wind chill + 9°C air) in the sea with 20 km/hr wind speed Oceania: May 15, 2017 in Tasman Lake, Aoraki Mt. Cook, New Zealand. Swim time 0:26.44 in 2.37°C water (14°C air) in a glacier lake South America: July 2, 2017 in Ushuaia, Argentina. Swim time 0:29.05 in 4.76°C water (5.9°C air) in the Beagle Channel As part of this accomplishment, Monahan became the first female Ice Zero Swimmer under IISA guidelines for her swim in Asia.

Winter Swimming Winner of the 2015/2016 International Winter Swimming Association World Cup accumulating the most points while taking part in winter swimming competitions in Latvia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Estonia, and Russia Age-group winner of the inaugural 1000m Ice Swimming World Championships in Murmansk, Russia held on March 20, 2015 in 0.8°C waters[7] Overall winner of the 300m Daming Lake swim at the 2015 Jinan International Winter Swimming Festival in China[8] Solo crossing of the Strait of Magellan – April 6, 2017 completing the 2.5-mile (4 km) course in 1:10[9]

Marathon Swimming Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Monahan became the 65th person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming[10] English Channel Crossing – August 13, 2009, completing the 21-mile (32 km) swim in 15:55 Manhattan Island Circumnavigation, NY – June 12, 2010, completing the 28.5-mile (46 km) swim in 9:09.33 Catalina Channel Crossing, CA – September 10, 2012, completing the 20-mile (32 km) swim in 13:28.21

Other notable marathon swims[11] 1st American Solo crossing of Lake Geneva, Switzerland[12] – August 26 – 27, 2015 completing the 42.8-mile (69 km) swim in 32:52 from Château de Chillon to Geneva. In completing the swim, Monahan joined a handful of swimmers who have completed marathon swims lasting more than 24 hours[13] 1st person to reverse the course and cross Lake Geneva, Switzerland from Geneva to Château de Chillon[14] – August 31 – September 1, 2016 completing the 42.8-mile (69 km) course in 28:36. Double circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, NY – July 28 -29, 2017 completing the 57-mile (92 km) swim in 20:12.06 – a new course record[15] Lake Como crossing, Italy – September 7-8, 2016 completing the 31-mile (50 km) course in 20:29 Lago Maggiore crossing, Italy – August 28-29, 2017 completing the 40 mile, (64 km) course in 24:02 Lake George crossing, NY – August 6-7, 2016 completing the 32-mile (52 km) course in 21:12 Lake Memphremagog crossing, VT – July 11, 2017 completing the 25-mile (40 km) course in 14:18[16] Circumnavigation of Absecon Island / Atlantic City, NJ – July 11, 2016 completing the 22.5-mile (37 km) course in 13:59.36 Circumnavigation of Mercer Island, WA – June 2, 2017 completing the 12-mile (20 km) course in 8:39 Swim around Key West FL – June 06, 2009, completing the 12-mile (20 km) swim in 6:09.36 Monahan is a regular at the annual Rose Pitonof swim in NY. Completing the 17-mile (27 km) swim from midtown Manhattan to Coney Island in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017

Awards and Honors 2018 Honor Swimmer inductee into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame[17] 2017 World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Woman of the Year[18] 2016 World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Woman of the Year[19] 2016 Marathon Swimmers Federation “Barra Award” for best overall year[20] 2015 / 2016 International Winter Swimming Association World Cup overall winner[21] 2015 Jaimie Monahan Award named by the Lake Geneva Swimming Association for the most exceptional swim of the year[22] President of the Lake Geneva Swimming Association[23] Race director for a section of the Vampire Swim Member of Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers (CIBBOWS)

External links Jaimie Monahan’s website:

International Ice Swimming Association website

International Winter Swimming Association website

References "Jaimie Monahan - Openwaterpedia". openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. Keh, Andrew (2016-12-15). "For Swimmers With Ice Water in Their Veins, an Event to Match". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "ICE 7s - Records | IISA". www.internationaliceswimming.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "IWSA World Cup Stage Results". iwsa.world. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Honorees by Year – IMSHOF". imshof.org. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "IISA Member Bio | IISA". www.internationaliceswimming.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. Geibatova, Narmina (2015-03-25). "Russia holds first world championship in ice swimming". Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Jaimie Monahan Will Swim in the 2017 U.S. Winter Swimming Championships in New York | OpenWaterSwimmingRaceCalendar.com". www.openwaterswimmingracecalendar.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Tres nadadoras cruzan el Estrecho de Magallanes escoltadas por la Armada". armada.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-12. MSF. "Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming | LongSwims Database". db.marathonswimmers.org. Retrieved 2017-12-12. MSF. "Jaimie Monahan | LongSwims Database". db.marathonswimmers.org. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "List of Legends". Lake Geneva Swimming Association. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "24-hour club - Openwaterpedia". openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "List of Legends". Lake Geneva Swimming Association. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "40 Bridges Swim – New York Open Water". www.nyopenwater.org. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Jaimie Monahan Completes Swim From Vermont To Quebec". Swimming World News. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Jaimie Monahan Honored By The Hall Of Fame". dailynews.openwaterswimming.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Jaimie Monahan Wins 2017 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Award". dailynews.openwaterswimming.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04. "WOWSA Awards - Openwaterpedia". openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. MSF. "2016 Global Marathon Swimming Awards | Marathon Swimmers Federation". marathonswimmers.org. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "IWSA World Cup Stage Results". iwsa.world. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "List of Legends". Lake Geneva Swimming Association. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Meet The Team". Lake Geneva Swimming Association. Retrieved 2017-12-12.


 * Notability criteria for swimming would normally be in Notability (sports), but we don't have an entry on swimming in there. I suggest you propose some criteria on the talk page Wikipedia talk:Notability (sports).
 * In the meantime, guidelines for 'solitary' sports (not team sports or one-on-one competitions) might serve as parallel guidance. I'd wager that that notability criteria for swimming would be similar to those of Athletics/track & field and long-distance running, which has an entry in the guideline. Ice skating and gymnastics might be applicable also. ~Anachronist (talk) 00:15, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Twinkle Problems
I am an auto-confirmed user but I cannot load Twinkle. I tried uploading it manually but it would not work so can someone please tell me how to get Twinkle?LightPirate (talk) 21:06, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi,, welcome to the Teahouse. I'm no expert in this area, but normally one simply activates WP:Twinkle from the Gadgets section of your Preferences page. Do you get that option, and have you already selected it from there? If so, you could try altering and saving Twinkle's own preferences, or reset them back to default. You appear to have followed the manual installation route which is not now recommended, nor do you appear to have loaded it in your skin.js file, as would be required for a manual install. See Twinkle/doc for more details of this and other potential issues. Perhaps you could report back on how you get on, so that a  more experienced user could assist if you're still stuck? (It's a great tool to have, so well worth persevering with). Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:08, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Looking into it a bit further, it seems you reverted all your manual installation steps, which is emminently sensible when things go wrong. So maybe all you now need to do is try to activate it via Preferences>Gadgets, as I linked to above. Nick Moyes (talk) 00:41, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Draft Page Notability
My draft for Menagerie Intimates was rejected due to lacking notability - however, there has already been sufficient press on the company as provided by the many reference links I posted. Could anyone give me advice on making this page more passable? Thank you. DaneLINED (talk) 13:23, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Your draft was rejected because although you provided references, those references do not establish the notability of this brand/company, as Wikipedia defines notability.  All articles must indicate with independent reliable sources how the subject meets notability guidelines, in this case WP:ORG.  Those notability guidelines(specifically WP:ORGDEPTH) specifically state that sources that merely report routine business announcements do not establish notability. Appropriate sources will offer in depth coverage of this business and not merely report what it does or announce its products. Also, primary sources like interviews with company staff or its founder(as one source did) are not acceptable in terms of establishing notability.  331dot (talk) 15:52, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response. I would think that the references do establish notability since they acknowledge that this company is creating a product completely brand new to the fashion industry.  Additionally, the references are valid independent sources.  I understand that interviews with company staff is not acceptable in establishing notability - would an interview with famous models be acceptable?  Thank you.  DaneLINED (talk) 21:58, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The sources you have given simply establish that the company has released a new product line. As the notability guidelines state(at WP:ORGDEPTH, "simple statements that a product line is being sold, changed, or discontinued" are not acceptable for establishing notability. Nor are "quotations from an organization's personnel as story sources"(which would include models working for the company, famous or otherwise), which would render the Huff Post interview with the company founder as insufficient for notability purposes. Removing that leaves very little in the draft. What Wikipedia needs are independent sources that have decided on their own to write about this company and its influence on fashion either generally or in its specific area, with in depth coverage.  The draft currently does not do that, which is why it was declined and I must agree with that decision.  That doesn't mean appropriate sources will not come later, but they aren't there right now. 331dot (talk) 01:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Blocking a user
I have a question. How long does a block last on a single user and what criteria need to be met for someone to be blocked? I just undid multiple disruptive edits from a single user that added no encyclopedic value whatsoever and upon looking at their user page noticed they were blocked by an admin nearly 9 years ago for disruptive edits...What can be done? Do I need to get an admin involved? Snickers2686 (talk) 03:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Snickers2686. Blocks can have any duration. See Blocking policy. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:22, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Questions about new article: Richard G. Gersch
Hello, Wiki Editors,

My father was an industrial and graphic designer in the 1950s and 60s whose work had some significance in several Wiki subcategories. As his son (and a graphic designer myself), I’d like to ask for your guidance on the issue of notability and conflict of interest before trying to publish an entry for him in Wikipedia.

A little background: My father had ALS and died in 1985. I was his caregiver during my teenage years, after which all his career-related artifacts went into storage. I was too young then to appreciate his work.

Last summer, while cleaning out my mother's attic, I found several of his portfolios which contained original sketches, presentation art, mechanicals, photos, blueprints, letters, etc. It turned out to be a treasure trove for certain communities of designers and collectors, from luxury wristwatches to early computer cabinets.

I contacted Gruen Watch historian Mike Barnett, author of "Gruen Watch Model Identification Guide,” Vol. 1 (2010) and Vol. 2 (2017), who was thrilled by what I showed him and posted it on the collectors website:

"RARE treat! The family of Gruen designer Richard G. Gersch has been SO amazingly generous in their submission of photographs and materials saved by Richard after he left Gruen in 1954. The new home page graphics come from these materials. Watch for more!” http://www.gruenwristwatches.com/

Gruen was my dad’s first employer. Later he worked with Virgil Exner at Chrysler and Sam Irwin at Sycor, maker of early computer systems.

This prompted me to create an illustrated bio for Wikipedia, which I thought would be of interest to others in the field:

Draft:Richard Glenn Gersch

Here are my questions:

(1) As a family member, I immediately set off the COI alarm. But I’m also in the best position to write about him. I did my best to be neutral and objective. How much of a strike against him is this?

(2) Notability is a relative concept, of course. My dad’s work would be of interest only to a limited community. Judging from the response I’ve received, however, he’s considered something of a star. Is this enough to earn him a page in Wikipedia? If I erred on the side of too much content, I'll gladly pare it down.

(3) Finally, because there wasn't much written about him, most of my source material is primary (including a U.S. patent). But I have documentation for every statement in his bio. How does this affect verifiability and references?

Many thanks in advance for whatever advice you can offer.

Greg [gggersch] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gggersch (talk • contribs) 20:08, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I would suggest the Draft article be moved from the sandbox of an IP address to the draft namespace such as Draft:Richard Glenn Gersch. Next every image you have on the article needs to fixed.  Every image description says it is your work.  None of them are your work.  You might now own the copyright of some of them and others you probably don't.  You say that notability is a relative concept, you are right.  On Wikipedia notability is relative to the amount of coverage in independent reliable sources. The coverage that you say is available is not adequate to meet our notability standard.  ~ GB fan 20:31, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi I'm afraid I'm also not convinced of your father's notability (in Wikipedia terms – which in no way equates to significance). I couldn't find any published sources on him.
 * An immediate problem with the draft is the small number of references (only two of which are actually acceptable references) compared to the length of the text. I assume this is because you have drawn from your own recollections and the original documents available to you; unfortunately this is a problem, because Wikipedia does not allow original research. I suspect that, whilst you may be the best person to write about your father, Wikipedia is not the best place to publish his biography at this time.
 * You might have more success taking the research you have done and trying to publish a short article in a design history journal – you mentioned an historian was interested? That would then serve as a fine basis for a Wikipedia article. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 21:36, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Best regards, Greg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gggersch (talk • contribs) 14:12, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for your prompt, honest and constructive feedback! Sorry for the delay, as I was away all weekend. I did move the article from Sandbox to Draft before leaving. I’ll work on connecting with various communities of interest, in hopes that the material could prove article-worthy. Do the Sandbox and Drafts evaporate, or can I use them as reference to keep you apprised of my progress? Also, I’m not sure how to fix the images. I was just trying to upload them easily and didn’t mean to “own” them. Any advice on that? Thanks again.


 * , old drafts can be deleted, see Drafts. Images are a more complex area, but start at Images. Good luck! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Adding Background colour to Wikitable
Hello,

I have created a table and I want to add a background color in one of the cells. How do I do this? For eg: The text in the table says 'Official Selection'. I want to leave the text as it is and add Gray to the background. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nishanth ravindran (talk • contribs) 07:04, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, . Welcome to our Teahouse. Colour should only be used sparingly, and in a way that assists users, not just to make something look pretty. See WP:COLOR. There are a number of pre-set templates which can give standard colours within tables. You can find a list in the documentation section of this and related templates:.


 * Thus, gives a yellow background, whilst  gives a light blue/purplish background, and  or, grey,  as below. (Note that you can use hyperlinks in the displayed text, as in row 2, cell 3, but you should not capitalise the S of selection, or you will not be conforming to our 'Manual of Style' - see WP:MOSCAPS.)


 * Hope this helps. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 08:27, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note that you should not use color to indicate any meaning you have not also described with text. Not everyone can see color, so you can use it to 'enhance' an overview, but not as the sole method of indicating who won and who lost for instance. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 09:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

http://www.citwf.com/
Would this source be acceptable on WP?2605:E000:9143:7000:25BC:4CE5:6FF9:4929 (talk) 09:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * This is one person project. I am not sure how reliable this database is? Ruslik_ Zero 10:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello IP user and welcome to the Teahouse. I doubt that the source you mention would be considered a reliable source, as it is just someone who has collected this information and posted it(much like what we do here, and Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source).  If it is just one person, it would seem to lack editorial control and review.  It would be better to use as sources the places where that person got the information for their website- although skimming through the site, I'm not clear on where they are getting their information. 331dot (talk) 10:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Photos keep getting deleted
Hello,

I tried uploading 4 photos to the Wikipedia page "Ricky Kej" but they've been deleted because of copyright violations. I work for Ricky Kej and although the photographs are taken by different photographers (I've given them credit), Ricky owns these photos. Please let me know how to proceed with this. One of the photos was taken on a cellphone by his wife and that got deleted as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nishanth ravindran (talk • contribs) 10:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Before you edit further, you need to review both the conflict of interest policy at WP:COI and the paid editing policy at WP:PAID; complying with the latter is required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use of paid editors.  Both those policies ask you to clearly declare your COI and paid editing relationship.
 * I think I know the answer to your question, but I would prefer others weigh in to make sure. 331dot (talk) 10:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hey Nishanth ravindran. The short and sweet of it is that without some legal agreement stating that ownership of the image is transferred to Kej, the copyright is automatically retained by the person who pushed the button to take the photo, i.e., the person who "created the work". If there is such a legal agreement, then the owner can release the image under a license suitable for Wikipedia by following the directions at WP:CONSENT. The default license for most Wikipedia content is the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, which allows, for the most part, unrestricted public use of the content, which would include not just Wikipedia, but anyone who wanted to reuse or remix the content for any reason including commercial. It's also important to note that this license is non-revocable, and while they may choose in the future to re-license the image in a way that is more permissive to public use, they may not re-license the image in a way that is less permissive. Hopefully this helps. Copyright can be extremely complicated, but unfortunately there's not very much we can do about that on our end other than to comply with the applicable laws.  G M G  talk   10:53, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Once you have addressed COI and PAID, you could consider you taking a photo of Ricky Kej and following this procedure https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard David notMD (talk) 11:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest query and Shared Account Issue
Sir, This is in reply to my earlier submission Draft:Pradeep Rai (talk) Teahouse/Questions/Archive_731 which is under scrutiny by your respectable team. In reply to the Conflict of Interest query, my submission is that I am Designated Senior Advocate which is a very respectable honour for any advocate practicing in India. I don’t have any law firm and I do chamber practice and appear in different courts of India including the Supreme Court. In doing so, I have a team of junior advocates who are getting training under my guidance. It doesn’t have any organizational structure and the team is like students to me who initiated my profile updation on your respectable online portal. The use of word “we” was inadvertent and I regret for the same. This has come to my notice now that the account has to be managed by only the owner of that account and I undertake that from now onwards only I will be using my account and I will be accountable for this page. Accordingly, your query is replied Robert McClenon (talk).

Adding to the submissions to the last query, It is again reiterated that I don’t have any group as such. The only difficulty with my earlier account was that I misplaced it’s username and due to that I had to create a new account which is now being managed by me only. This is the only account which will be managed solely by me and no one else. At cost of repetition, I reiterate that I undertake that from now onwards only this account will be used for my profile updation and I will be accountable for this page. Wiki pkrai (talk) 11:29, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for explaining this, . That sounds as if it deals satisfactorily with the question of use of accounts (though I am a little puzzled by your use of the word "manage": the restriction is on use of an account. Only you should ever log in to your account, and only you should ever use it for any purpose, whether editing, setting the account preferences (which I guess is what you mean by "manage").
 * But the other issue is about editing an article (or a draft) about you. Please understand that Wikipedia does not contain profiles, of anybody. What it contains are articles about notable subjects. If at any point it has an article about you, it will not be your profile, it will not be your article, you will not have any control whatever over its contents, and you and your associates (including your students) will be strongly discouraged from editing it directly. Please read COI and autobiography for more information about this. --ColinFine (talk) 13:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Next step in submission process...
Hi, I don't know what steps to take to get my article approved. Can you help? You sent a message about the article 'World Health Ambassador.' Any help would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rpiering (talk • contribs) 14:27, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello,, and welcome to the Teahouse. You seem to have confused sources with wikilinks. When you write "World Health Ambassador (WHA), a registered 501 (c)(3) nonprofit", you need to cite a reliable source (website, book, newspaper, magazine article etc.) that says that this is the case. Include that in the footnote that currently has "501(c) organization". Wikipedia. 2018-01-02. All information in the article needs to be found in reliable sources. If there are enough sources about World Health Ambassador, then the article may get accepted. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Format
Can you please format my userpage into this?

Userbox 1

Userbox 2

Text

Thanks, PorkchopGMX2 (talk) 15:07, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I added a couple of empty lines between them, and they should be on separate lines now, . – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

User Id for English and German Wiki
Hello

Just signed up for the English Wikipedia. Since most of my activity will take place in Switzerland, I intend to contribute to the German Wikipedia. Can I use the current (English) ID or do I need to sign up for a German ID as well? If so, can these ID's be linked? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jag9889 (talk • contribs) 17:13, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * - It carries over directly. Just remain logged in and then switch to de.wikipedia.org. Contributions will carry over. Stormy clouds (talk) 17:25, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

speedy deletion
I just created an article and it was flagged for speedy deletion — Preceding unsigned comment added by 9jamusicblog (talk • contribs) 14:36, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * you have copied text from this website to Achievas Entertainment. You can't do that as it's a copyright violation. You must write content in your own words but based on reliable information in sources. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


 * , I suggest you study your first article before you try again. If you even thought of copying the company's own website, I am guessing that you share the very common misapprehension that Wikipedia has anything at all to do with the company's online presence or publicity. It doesn't. If Wikipedia at some time has an article about Achievas Entertainment, it will not belong to Achievas, Achievas and its employees will have no control whatever over its content, and it should be based almost entirely on what people who have no connection with Achievas have chosen to publish about it. If you yourself are in any way connected with Achievas, you will be strongly discouraged from editing the article. --ColinFine (talk) 17:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Editing help
Hello, I'm new to the wikipedia process and posted this entry -

Founded in 1972, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) is an independent nonprofit organization that exists to harness the power of the humanities to strengthen our pluralistic society. NJCH is a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through the work of NJCH, public humanities programming is provided in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey.

When it was rejected, I realized that it did not meet the language/tone/objective requirement. I've rewritten -

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) is a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is an independent nonprofit organization that was founded in 1972. The NJCH office is located in Trenton, New Jersey.

Is there anyone out there that can provide some feedback about this before I attempt to resubmit? Thanks! --New Jersey Council for the Humanities (talk) 17:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC) NJCH


 * Hello,, and welcome to the Teahouse. First, I'm afraid you will need to change your user name (or abandon it and create a new one): names are not allowed which suggest that they are editing on behalf of an organisation. Please see Username policy.
 * Secondly, I suggest that you study your first article. Basically, Wikipedia is not interested in what you (or I, or any random person on the Internet) know, or think, or believe about a subject; and if you have a role in the subject it is (paradoxically) less interested in what you know or think about it. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with a subject have chosen to publish about the subject, and the way to write an acceptable article is to use your knowledge of the subject to locate high-quality independent published sources, and then forget anything you know about the subject, and write the article solely from what those sources say. Writing a Wikipedia article is not easy; writing one when you have a conflict of interest is even harder. Sorry. --ColinFine (talk) 17:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

For users "website" under the information box. is a twitter account OK?
So lets say we're making an article on Bill Joon, someone who is becoming a public figure due to recent activities. You make the page and wonder, can you link their twitter account under the category "website"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Autumnalberend (talk • contribs)


 * Probably not, I'm afraid, . The relevant policy is External links: linking to a subject's official website is encouraged, even if that is on Facebook or other social media; but otherwise links to social media are rarely allowed. Incidentally, if Joon is "becoming a public figure due to recent activities", I wonder if he is currently notable, or whether it might be a case of TOOSOON. A quick search for his name in the news has turned up nothing whatever. --ColinFine (talk) 18:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * You mention information box and the "category website" so I assume it's not about an external links section but about the website parameter of an infobox for a subject who has no real website but has a Twitter account as their main public presence. I would say the Twitter page is OK in that scenario if it's certain to be an official account and it has significant content. Some articles do this, e.g. Samantha Womack where https://twitter.com/sam_womack has a checkmark with blue background showing it's a verified account. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Minor dispute re. images in Ice Dancing article
Hi there, I seem to have become involved in a minor dispute concerning the Ice Dancing article and there's a risk of it turning into an edit war. The article originally included seven images, all of different ice dancers, but on 13 March someone (93.107.27.207) added FIVE new images of Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir. I objected and removed all but one of the new images with, I must admit, a rather sarcastic comment (my bad). Thinking that would be the end of it, I was surprised to find this morning that the same person (93.107.27.207) has added two of the Virtue/Moir images back in again, making that a total of FOUR Virtue/Moir images currently on the page. In my opinion, this is not very representative of the discipline as it just promotes one ice dance duo, especially as the captions don't refer to any specific dance moves for the purposes of illustrating the descriptions given in the text. It just looks like promotional bias probably from a Virtue/Moir fan. I'm prepared to take it up on the related Talk page or the editor's personal Talk page, but I thought I'd ask for your advice first so that I can refer to relevant Wikipedia policies if any exist. I might suggest that if they want to add more images into the article they should perhaps select images of other couples, such as Papadakis/Cizeron, but apart from anything I think the article is becoming too cluttered with images anyway. Do you have any advice on how to resolve this amicably? Rodney Baggins (talk) 10:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, . Starting a discussion on the article Talk page is definitely the most constructive step in a content dispute like this. Images should be varied and not repetitive. You can read about the principle here: MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the advice. I will keep an eye on it and try to initiate a discussion on the Talk page if necessary. However, it looks as if Maproom agrees with me and has reverted today's edit on my behalf - thanks for that(!) - we'll see what happens next. Thanks again. Rodney Baggins (talk) 19:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Disney family Wikipedia page
Good morning!

Can you please add the name of Daniel Harwood Disney to the Disney family site family tree. Daniel is the adopted son of Raymond Arnold Disney and Meredith A. Disney. His brother who is Charles Elias Disney b. 1940 is already shown.

Full name: Daniel Harwood Disney was adopted and was born in 1956.

I do not know how to add his name and will appreciate your updating this information at this time! MANY THANKS!

Charles Elias Disney

Charles Elias Disney (talk) 18:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, if you can provide a reliable source that confirms this (we can't rely on your assertions as anyone could pretend to be a family member here), then we can assist you in improving the Disney family article. Iffy★Chat -- 20:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Why are my articles taking a long time to review, when previously they didn't?
Hello Teahouse, I've recently submitted two articles for review, and it says they may take up to two months to review due to the backlog of articles. However, I'm hearing reports offsite that it only takes a few hours to review and approve an article. A previous editor of one of the articles also submitted it for review and it was reviewed and rejected quickly afterwards for valid reasons which have since been rectified and corrected. So how long does it take to review an article, and are there any ways for an article to be reviewed more quickly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DAL123 (talk • contribs) 18:24, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * According to WP:AFC there are more than 2200 articles waiting for review. The reviews are done by volunteers, and are not done in any particular order, so it can take some time to get an article reviewed.  You just need to be patient.  RudolfRed (talk) 18:55, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for declaring your conflict of interest in creating the drafts. Personally, I still think that the Sterling Media draft reads a bit too much like an advert for the company, but I'm not a reviewer.  Are you employed by that company?   Dbfirs  19:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with, and combined with the fact that it was most recently declined by User:Theroadislong—one of our most experienced reviewers, whom we could not afford to do without—this is, not, hopefully, the creator's best work as an editor here.  —SerialNumber  Paranoia/ cheap shit room 20:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

George Tragos/LouThesz Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame
I Created A Page(article) and need help citing Sources to get page approved I've edited it but Not sure if I have done enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skeletor3xw (talk • contribs) 20:57, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * convenience link: Draft:George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
 * , at the moment, you have provided only one cited source and that merely mentions that a particular person was honored by the Hall of Fame. To establish the notability of this organization, we would need multiple independent published reliable sources that discuss the hall itself in some detail -- at least several paragraphs each. Thia would not include sources that primarily describe the careers of wrestlers and merely mention that they had been honored by the Hall. There must be sources that actually write about the Hall itself. See our guideline on the notability of organizations, our guideline on notability in general, and Wikipedia's Golden Rule for more detail. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 22:20, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Variation of WP policy across the various language editions
Where is policy covering the degree/extent to which the different language editions should follow common policies (e.g., re RS) ? I see WP:ABOUT says "All of these are maintained, updated, and managed by separate communities …", but was looking for further guidance re commonality/divergence of policies. Thx, Humanengr (talk) 00:17, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi there and welcome to the Teahouse! Each language wiki tends to develop its own policies and runs more or less independently ("more or less" as the Wikimedia Foundation does have some control in matters of copyright, is the server host, etc.), so they can vary (somewhat) widely. For instance, the English Wiki seems to have one of the higher notability standards, when compared to other language Wikis. I hope this helps to answer your question and apologize that I am unable to give more of a straight forward one off hand. If anyone else has anything to add, I would welcome them to chime in. -- The SandDoctor  Talk 01:46, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * (As a memory prompt:) Perhaps there were some 'founding' documents declaring intent to host WP's in various languages? Humanengr (talk) 02:18, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I believe that for every Wiki they are given the liberty to change and write their own policies as they see fit. You have been around here for a while. Do you know of any "founding" documents or base-policies that all the Wikipedia language sites must follow? I do know that they all tend to share similar policies, but imagine the wordings are different. -- The SandDoctor  Talk 03:36, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I am not  aware. I didn't  join  Wikipedia until  12 years ago, but  it was still  very  small  then with only  projects  in  the major world languages. Best  to  ask  the WMF. Generally, the en.Wiki has the highest  standards for  notability  which  is why  we often do  not  even accept  translations from  other Wikis, the en.Wiki  is the most  widely  fread and therefore also has to  cope with the copyright  laws of  many  different  countries. Main policy  differences are the ways they  elect thier admins and other functionaries, also  often with much  lower standards. Tha major Wikis, e.g. German, French, Italian, and Spanish  are probably  the most  closely  aligned, but  do  still  have important  differences. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:47, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * , sorry we couldn't give you a better answer. I have opened a thread on the founder (Jimmy Wales') talk page (perma link, link until archived), so hopefully we all hear something there. You definitely asked an interesting question that I am now interested in the answer to myself. -- The SandDoctor Talk 04:19, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for your responses and fwd'g. Humanengr (talk) 07:13, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

@, The meta NPOV page indicates "This policy exists on all languages of projects that have adopted it, but the details of the policy vary significantly between projects and between different languages in those projects.” Would it be appropriate to pursue discussion of issues re variation of RS policies across languages there? (Perhaps I missed it, but I didn’t see another meta page focused specifically on RS.) Humanengr (talk) 05:38, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I just took a quick look on meta and didn't see it there either. I think it would be safe to assume/bet that the policies typically have the potential to vary significantly across policies, but don't see a harm in asking elsewhere (so long as it is in the appropriate language if a non-English project). If you learn anything, please do let me know. You have me curious. -- The SandDoctor Talk 05:48, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

How do i submit an biography of Founder/ Ceo of a business?
How do i submit an biography of Founder/ Ceo of a business? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darlene Reena (talk • contribs) 08:23, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Please don’t. Wikipedia is not a vanity press. If the person is truly notable somebody unaffiliated will write the biography without being prompted. Jehochman Talk 08:26, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Please understand that Wikipedia is not social media like LinkedIn or Facebook to merely post biographies.  This is an encyclopedia, where article subjects must be shown with independent reliable sources to be notable(as Wikipedia defines notability).  Wikipedia is not interested in what someone wishes to say about themselves, but only in what third parties state about a person. Not every person merits an article here, even within the same field. If you are associated with this person, you have what we call a conflict of interest, please read about this at WP:COI.  If you work for this person, you are a paid editor and required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use to comply with the paid editing policy. As Jehochman states, a good indication that a person merits an article on Wikipedia is that someone not associated with them took notice of them enough to write about them here. 331dot (talk) 08:32, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

New name for a location
Hi,

I'm trying to update a page for a stadium. The name of the stadium has changed due to a new sponsorship and I can't find how to update the page title and URL. Can you help?

Thanks J — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcoleman10 (talk • contribs) 08:57, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Please tell us which article you are talking about.  Changing the title of a page involves a page move.  If you can show a source for the name change, we can help you move the page to a new title.  331dot (talk) 09:00, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, it's this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnybrook_Stadium - it will be known as Energia Park now due to a new sponsorship deal that owns naming rights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.71.88.198 (talk) 09:23, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Remember to log in before posting, so your edits are properly attributed to you. I see that the article has been edited to reflect the name change, but I don't see a source provided.  If you can provide a source for the name change, the page can be moved. 331dot (talk) 09:26, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, this page will show the new connection. https://www.energia.ie/energiaparkJcoleman10 (talk) 09:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I Okay, I had moved the page, but I moved it back. I was not aware that you had already started a formal name change request discussion.  That discussion needs to proceed before a page move can take place. Apparently the standard practice for stadiums in the British Isles is to not use sponsored names; if you wish to change that, you will need to make a case in the discussion you started. 331dot (talk) 09:53, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ok thanks. Sorry about the effort to change. this is a new process for me. How can I see where the discussion is started? I thought this was it? Just as a point other stadiums have this done https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bet365_Stadium and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Stadium so I didn't see it as an issue. Can you let me know how to proceed now? Is there a link you can share?Jcoleman10 (talk) 10:17, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The discussion you started is at Talk:Donnybrook Stadium. Feel free to bring up any other relevant situations there. 331dot (talk) 10:26, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Can't publish my article from the Sandbox
It has been more than 15 days since I've created my article in the Sandbox and still no "More" button and any possibility to publish my article. I'm confused and need help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Genesis_Vision_Project/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Genesis Vision Project (talk • contribs) 10:14, 21 March 2018 (UTC)


 * As an unconfirmed account you don't have the ability to move a page, which is just as well as it certainly isn't fit to be an article at present. When you have improved the draft you can submit it for review through the Article for creation process, but firstly you need to read the advice at WP:Your first article, and Help:Referencing for beginners.  Looking at your user name, you also need to read about conflict of interest, paid editing, and about corporate usernames. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:44, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Non-english references
Is it allowed to use material not written in english as a reference in an article? Not a very active user (talk) 11:40, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, . The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is yes, but English-language sources are preferred if they exist and will do the job of verifying the material concerned. See WP:NONENG for more information. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:02, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Uploading the professional profile of my friend
Dear Wiki Family,

Hi, I am new to Wiki-Edit community and seek your help in publishing a professional profile of my friend. I do have all related info, that I wish to upload and make it searchable. Can you please help me achieve this.

Kind Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amsri 1175 (talk • contribs) 11:45, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello  and welcome to the Teahouse. You seem to have a common misconception about what Wikipedia is. It is not social media like Facebook for posting "profiles". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia where article subjects must be shown to be notable with independent reliable sources.(WP:RS) If this friend is not written about in independent reliable sources, they will not merit an article on Wikipedia. 331dot (talk) 12:51, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Image Upload
Hello there lovely editors, I would like assistance in uploading images to articles. I have uploaded a couple but all have been deleted which has raised a flag on my account. I would like to know what I am not doing right and how I can go about it as per the rules governing image uploads. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlikotoSam (talk • contribs) 13:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)


 * If you own the copyright to the image (rather than just owning a copy), read WP:Donating copyright material. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:30, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Help updating a page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_James_(chemist)

Because of potential conflict of interest – I will not edit the page.

However, I would like the page to have information about a “Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award” Link to indicate award: https://royalsociety.org/people/tony-james-7292/

Suggested text update:

From: Tony D. James FRSC (born 7 October 1964) is a chemist who is currently Professor of Chemistry at the University of Bath. To: Tony D. James FRSC (born 7 October 1964) is a chemist who is currently Professor of Chemistry at the University of Bath and recipient of the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award.

If someone other than me could update the page that would be great

Chemosensors (talk) 11:21, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Welcome to the Teahouse I've done that for you. In future you can ask on the article's talk page. Theroadislong (talk) 11:35, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Just to add to Theroadislong's response,, if you follow the instructions at Simple COI request, then any talk page request that you make will likely be dealt with much quicker. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:04, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks for the changes and the advice for future changes Chemosensors (talk) 13:37, 21 March 2018 (UTC)