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Request on 02:41:26, 27 November 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Theopticist
- Theopticist (talk · contribs)
My post was rejected because I used copyrighted material. I got the copyrighted material from the movie's press kit (here: https://www.webelieveindinosaurs.net/contact) with the permission of the producer. What do you propose I do? Thanks! Opticist
Theopticist (talk) 02:41, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Theopticist: if you have permission from he copyright holder, you can follow these instructions: Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. However, the material you copied would not be suitable for a Wikipedia article, even if you cleared it. Articles must be written from a neutral point of view. You would need to re-write the synopsis and other text so that it didn't read like an advert. If you did that, it would no longer be a copyright violation. I would also advise you to read WP:COI, since it appears you are closely related to the subject you are writing about. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 02:52, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
Many thanks for the explanation! I am only loosely connected to the producer, though I sometimes communicate with two of the subjects of the film. I do not think there is a conflict of interest. I will write my own copy and resubmit the post, taking pains to not make it look like an ad. I hope I did this reply right.
Theopticist (talk) 18:54, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
Filmography
Re:Araf Naveez, the contents of the filmography, as in many articles, is referenced within the references of the main body of the text so please do not remove filmographys blindly because they are not doubly referenced, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 20:07, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Atlantic306: fair point. Thanks, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 22:12, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
Request on 21:54:36, 28 November 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Theopticist
- Theopticist (talk · contribs)
I tried to send you a message by editing my sandbox entry, but I think it did not work; I am not used to the procedure here. At any rate:
Many thanks for the explanation! I am only loosely connected to the producer, though I sometimes communicate with two of the subjects of the film, and I have posted their essays on The Panda's Thumb. I think I have an interest but no conflict. The movie is timely and of some importance, and ought to be represented in Wikipedia. Unless you advise against it, I will write my own copy and resubmit the post, taking pains to not make it look like an ad. I will be sure to click the COI button and explain what I have just said.
Theopticist (talk) 21:54, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
Theopticist (talk) 21:54, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
Hey mate, do you know what democratic socialism is?
I believe you are unnecessarily reverting my edits to democratic socialism for no good reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatjakelad (talk • contribs)
Vennimala
You have to be patient for a few minutes. If I leave the article with no reference I can understand. You put it in the draft within the third minute, which is not a good practice. pl change now. --RajeshUnuppally 19:04, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
- @RajeshUnuppally: unfortunately the article as it stands is not suitable. It contains editorial language that clearly violates WP:NPOV eg "Vennimala is a serene and beautiful place" and mythical stories that are presented as fact eg "It is believed that Lord Rama and Lakshman visited. Many sages at that time meditated in the caves of Venimala. At the behest of the sages, Lakshman killed a number of demons (asuras) who were threatening and harassing the sages". Feel free to continue to improve the article and submit it via the WP:AFC process that is outlined in the AFC notice on the page. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:13, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
- I corrected, I don't know how to convert to a normal article; that you do it if possible.--RajeshUnuppally 19:55, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
- @RajeshUnuppally: click the blue "Submit your draft for review!" button. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 20:17, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
- Did. --RajeshUnuppally 12:49, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
David Kipping
Can you take a look at the bibliography section at Draft:David_Kipping and correct it. Not sure what the problems are there. Then, the AFD can be done Genetics4good (talk) 17:12, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Herbert Vivian
The article Herbert Vivian you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
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Your GA nomination of Herbert Vivian
The article Herbert Vivian you nominated as a good article has passed 
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I removed the Prod tag, because (1) its deletion is likely to be controversial unless we have a debate, and (2) there have been substantive edits since your tagging it. Pease bring it to WP:AfD if you still feel it should be deleted. Bearian (talk) 21:20, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Bearian: very reasonable, thanks for letting me know. I'll take another look and see if I want to take the latest version to AfD. Best, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 23:27, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
Beth Guide
For Beth Guide hi there and happy thanksgiving. I see you marked this one for deletion. I just tried to find the articles online, but we do have hard copies of all the items from back in the day. Can I email those to you? Many of them predated the internet and are not on microfiche. Lastly, Ms. Guide works with fox 26 regularly and will be on tv Monday as well as has 50 other appearances, it's just that they take them down over time. Do you need the dates? the videos?. I are happy to provide whatever you need if you will let us know. Thanks. User:Genxer66 —Preceding undated comment added 19:15, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Genxer66: thanks for your reply above. You don't need to email me anything. You need to add proper references to the article, so that our readers can verify what is in the article. Sources do not have to be online to be vlid. If there is coverage of Beth Guide in articles that a reader could find in a library or other offline source, they can be used. Take a look at WP:CITE for more information about how to do that. I would also urge you to read Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Entertainers which are the Wikipedia rules for notability for entertainers (including TV personalities); If you think Ms. Guide meets those requirements, please add sources to the article that demonstrate that. Good luck, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
@The Mirror Cracked: Thank you for your reply. Im working on getting sources of this but i dont know how to hook up the ones that are not online. Do they need to be online? Do they just need a old fashion citation and link. I'm sorta new to all this so i'm sorry for the questions. I just thought because of all the stuff that has happend to Ms. Guide in the last 6 months she rose to that level werhe as she is really a community organizer and the list of things Ms. Guide is involved in continues to grow. She is now working with Congressman Dan Crenshaw and there will be more material out on that. She is on the ballot for the march primary as a party chair. I guess these are things that need to be added and I will add them. On the TV appearances, do they all need to be listed? Any help is appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Genxer66 (talk • contribs)
- @Genxer66: as I mentioned above, sources do not need to be online. You can reference an offline newspaper article using the {{cite news}} template. If you go here you can see the documentation for using that template. Working with a congressman does not mean she is notable, per WP:BIO; please read that link as it has a detailed description of what notability means here. You don't need to list all her TV appearances; just appearing on TV isn't enough to make her notable. I linked to Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Entertainers above, please do read that, as it is the specific guideline you need to follow. Good luck, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:50, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you for inviting me to be part of the conversation. I removed the prod tag because, at this point, there's enough in the stub to keep it. It still needs a lot of work, but it's on its way. My belief in the the notability of the subject is in no way an endorsement of her politics. Bearian (talk) 15:42, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
I have question.
WHY YOU GAVE ME SUBMISSION ON MY CREATE ARTICLE?????!!!??? Maca Dird AUTTP (talk) 02:19, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
From Opticist
Not sure whether this is the best way to contact @The Mirror Cracked, but here goes. This concerns my submission about the documentary film We Believe in Dinosaurs. I plan to submit a wholly revised version tomorrow morning, Dec 7, 2019, with approximately the following notation:
Thank you for reviewing my submission. As I explained, I did not plagiarize the work but rather obtained it with permission from the studio's press kit. (I used to teach technical writing, so I know a bit about plagiarizing.) The source you found probably got the material from the same place as I did. At any rate, my submission was criticized for looking too much like promotional material, so I have killed all the materials from the press kit and rewritten the submission entirely. I hope it is now satisfactory.
I have no conflict of interest, but I have occasionally been in contact with one of the producers, and they know I am preparing this document. They provided me with a link that amounts to a review copy of the movie.
I have also been in contact with two of the principals, David MacMillan and Dan Phelps, and I have occasionally posted their articles on my blog. I have also written articles concerning the Ark Encounter as it was being developed. Rather than give me a conflict of interest, I think preparing such articles has made me more knowledgeable and therefore entirely appropriate to write this entry. I want to stress that I am proposing a factual encyclopedia article, not a movie review; a movie review might indeed be inappropriate, and I will probably not review the movie on my own blog.
This film may be of some importance, and I highly recommend an entry in Wikipedia. It would be good to post an entry before the PBS program in February.
(Ref. 1 below gives the wrong link (?); the inline link in the text is correct.) Theopticist (talk) 22:34, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Theopticist: yes, this is the correct way to contact me. I suggest you go ahead and create the draft and submit it for review. Then I, or another reviewer will be able to evaluate it. I would suggest you read WP:NFILM as this is the set of criteria we use to judge whether a subject is notable enough to be covered by a Wikipedia article. If the movie doesn't come out until February, then it may not yet have the coverage in reliable sources required to be included. But I can't judge that until I have seen your draft. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 01:40, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- @The Mirror Cracked: Thanks again for the responses! The film will be on PBS in February, but it has been shown in around a dozen festivals and is streaming now on many platforms. It has a goodly number of external reviews and citations, and has won one award. I will finish my draft tomorrow morning and let you have a look.
Theopticist (talk) 03:43, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
“Jacob Sartorius” discography category
I think you’re mistaken about something. You think I should put all EPs on the discography, not just Better With You. “Better With You” is an album, not an EP. If you don”t believe me, check Spotify. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 02:20, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Oof Maca Dird AUTTP (talk) 02:31, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Um, what is that supposed to show me? CheatCodes4ever (talk) 09:47, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Karen Gillan
How is that personal view when it's fact? 2607:FEA8:F420:98C2:84F2:4F68:EBE7:2FD7 (talk) 03:06, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
- @2607:FEA8:F420:98C2:84F2:4F68:EBE7:2FD7: Gillan identifies herself as Scottish, so that's what we report in the article. Changing it to British is a neat bit of Nationalist denialism, but isn't acceptable on Wikipedia. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 05:32, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Buzz Bees- A fun Play School
This school is set up by my father and was set up in 2019 only. So there are no sources. Mahir D Desai (talk) 06:10, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Mahir D Desai: since there are no sources, the school cannot have a Wikipedia article. We require sources so that readers can verify the content. We also require that subjects be notable. Finally, since you have a conflict of interest about the school, you should refrain from writing about it anyway. Thanks for your understanding, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:12, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
MasterChef India Season 6
You have recently moved the pagi I have created to draft. And you were also asking for a source Source:https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/masterchef-india-6-gets-tougher-ranveer-brar-blindfolds-himself-to-make-jalebis-watch-video/amp_articleshow/72094981.cms Mahir D Desai (talk) 06:14, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Mahir D Desai: you need to add the sources to the Draft, not here. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:15, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, But I am a Hungry Learner. I don't more about creating pages — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahir D Desai (talk • contribs) 06:18, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Please help us to develop the page Divya Bharti Filmography
We are very eager to develop this page Yo Yo Bantai (talk) 07:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Yo Yo Bantai: as I mentioned when I moved the article to a draft, you have to provide sources for your article. I recommend you focus on finding and citing those. Good luck, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 07:41, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
The article The staff ate it later. has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Unsourced, dubious notability.
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Fram (talk) 08:40, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
- Hi, @Fram: I wasn't the creator of this article. I moved an earlier version to Draft. The creator then cut-and-paste moved it back to Article-space. You may want to move this notification to User talk:Spider-hayato. Best, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 14:40, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Morgan Motor Company, NCIS episode name edit.
Hi, I was the one who edited the episode name from "Kill Harry Pt. 2" to "Kill Ari Pt. 2" Season Three Episode Two, is the first appearance of Ducky's Morgan on the show and is named Kill Ari Pt. 2.. There are also no episodes titled "Kill Harry Pt.(s) 1/2" [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Killsthebear (talk • contribs) 22:22, 30 November 2019 (UTC)
References
I think there has been some long term vandalism of that page along with a few other pages regarding dates. I think there may be other errors in the dates, and I am preparing an SPI report now. If you have any time, you may want to look through the article dates to verify them. I will also let you know when I make the SPI report in case you are interested. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 18:00, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Wallyfromdilbert: thanks, happy to help with that. Sorry for accidentally revert you earlier! The Mirror Cracked (talk) 18:29, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
- No worries at all, especially since part of my revert actually reintroduced an incorrect date, and I only noticed after checking again. I just completed the SPI report: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/69.132.190.208. I'm sure I didn't get all of the IPs or vandalism, as the edit histories of some of the accounts suggest that the abuse has been on numerous pages. Hopefully if it is long-term abuse, this will be a start to identifying the issues. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 19:10, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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December 2019
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy by adding commentary and your personal analysis into articles, as you did at Ash Sarkar, you may be blocked from editing. MattJames36 (talk) 22:42, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
- @MattJames36: nice try, but I'm afraid it doesn't work like that. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 22:43, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
Your political ethics does not stop the truth. We all know the reality. MattJames36 (talk) 22:55, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
- @MattJames36: since you know nothing of my politics, or ethics, you have no basis for that statement. Just as you have no basis for your edits to articles. Please read and follow WP:V and WP:NPOV, which are core Wikipedia rules. If you aren't able to abide by those rules, feel free to create your own website - there are many free webhosts available to you. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 23:01, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
- They aren't going to respond. I looked at their other set of edits and it's obvious that they aren't here to build the encyclopedia. Doug Weller talk 12:11, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks @Doug Weller:, much appreciated. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 15:50, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
Apology - noob mistakes
Sorry for creating a a test page in the main wiki space - I thought I was using my sandbox. Didn't mean to be a nuisance. LRLonghurst (talk) 00:24, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
- @LRLonghurst: no worries, thanks for letting me know. It should get deleted soon, and you can continue to use the Sandbox version. Best, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 00:29, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
New Page Review newsletter December 2019
- Reviewer of the Year
This year's Reviewer of the Year is Rosguill. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.
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Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.
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Nomination of Clement Olaloye Folayan for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Clement Olaloye Folayan is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clement Olaloye Folayan until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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About COI tag in article Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed
Hello! Thank you very much for approving the article. I had already expressed my COI with the subject of the article (I belong to his team for many years, I have not received money for this article). I have already added a disclosure on my user page and in the Talk Page of the article. Therefore, as it is a declared COI, I ask you if it is possible to remove the banner in the article, since it is not a possible relationship, but a declared relationship, in which I have fulfilled Wikipedia requirements on how to declare that relationship. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Myounes22 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
Cheers
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Merry Christmas, The Mirror Cracked/Archives! Or Season's Greetings or Happy Winter Solstice! As the year winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to recognize your hard work and offer heartfelt gratitude for all you do for Wikipedia. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity. Onel5969 TT me 11:12, 20 December 2019 (UTC) |
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- @Onel5969: many thanks. Have a very Happy Holidays! The Mirror Cracked (talk) 20:41, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
TRAINS-FORMERS Exist
Um....... put it back on The Thomas The Tank Engine Page (Part Of Thomas Parody’s) https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM760D4lPJv3KECI-dzF07sXnQwBrhthP
RUI The Diamond Leader (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.105.209.171 (talk) 21:28, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
- @142.105.209.171: absolutely not. What you added was unsourced and completely unsuitable for an encyclopedia article. Please stop your disruptive editing. Wikipedia is not a playground. You need to follow our basic rules. If you cannot, please find somewhere else to edit, there are plenty of reee web hosts available where you can write whatever you like. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 22:46, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
Merry Christmas!
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Hello The Mirror Cracked: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Everedux (talk) 20:34, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
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- Thank you @Everedux: and a very Happy Holidays to you too! The Mirror Cracked (talk) 20:39, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (TV series)
Hi there, I wanted to discuss your acceptance of the draft Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (TV series). One of the steps of reviewing AFC drafts is to determine suitability. While I noticed that the author added in more sources to establish notability, I feel that it still failed suitability as the article was too short can the information could have been merged into this article instead. I was just wondering your thoughts on this and why you decided to accept this draft. :) Snowycats (talk) 04:27, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Snowycats: there is now at least a major source that clearly meets WP:RS. It also meets WP:TVSHOW, particularly "Generally, an individual radio or television program is likely to be notable if it airs on a network of radio or television stations (either national or regional in scope), or on a cable television channel with a broad regional or national audience." which I believe this TV series meets. So as far as I can see, it is a valid article about a notable subject. For sure, it would be better if the article was longer, but there is enough to act as a stub. If it can't be expanded further, it could in the future be merged into The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma, but is doing no harm to the encyclopedia in the meantime. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 04:35, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
- The Mirror Cracked, Fair enough - thanks for explaining your view point! Happy Holidays. Snowycats (talk) 04:38, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Snowycats: no problem at all. Thanks for asking. Happy Holidays to you too, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 04:39, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
- The Mirror Cracked, Fair enough - thanks for explaining your view point! Happy Holidays. Snowycats (talk) 04:38, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
Happy Holidays!
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- Thank you @Fylindfotberserk:, I hope you have a very Happy Holidays too! The Mirror Cracked (talk) 20:40, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks man. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:22, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
Removal of content in Rhydyronen railway station in your edition of 20:54, 22 December 2019
- Moved from heading: [1]
The cite note which you referred to as "Blatantly Original research" referred to the entire paragraph up to that point, not just the section you deleted. It was put there to explain why the content before it was not able to be found in the Talyllyn News issue sited later, such that the entire paragraph would not be deleted on the basis of mis-using a citation. The fact that the station is well-known by the locals to have substantial Daffodil and Bluebell populations is so immediately obvious if one travels in a springtime train hardly even counts as original research, and probably all that was needed was to site a photographer who had photographed the station in spring, I had not done this as I had not found the time, if you could not find the time to do anything better you could just leave my attempt alone, there was no ned to delete it. Also, if all original content included in the page (even if observed by others before, much of the research, such as the position of the station, and the entire of the "construction" section) needed deleting, why did you only delete such a small proportion, probably the least original portion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WT79 The Engineer (talk • contribs) 17:38, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- @WT79 The Engineer: You attempted to cite it to "own work". Here's the diff: [2]. What you added was "During springtime, the station is locally famous for the size of it's daffodil and bluebell populations when they are in bloom.<ref name=":3">own work</ref>". You absolutely cannot use "own work" as a citation. That is clear original research, as multiple editors have now told you. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 17:47, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- @The Mirror Cracked: No, what was said was "... to serve local farms, and the village of Bryn-crug. During springtime, the station is locally famous for the size of it's daffodil and bluebell populations when they are in bloom... ...The platform surface is slate chippings and is edged with slate slabs. The 1990s platform extension uses concrete breeze blocks. The name Rhydyronen means Ash Ford. " and in infobox "Location Place Bryncrug Area Gwynedd Coordinates 52.600°N 4.046°WCoordinates: 52.600°N 4.046°W Grid reference SH614021 Operations Original company Talyllyn Railway Operated by Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society Platforms 1 History 1867 Opened", and none of the quoted information is varified. It thus appeared to be a specific attack on that one fact, rarther than a more general attempt to make the page conform to Wikipedia guidelines, especially as it was the fact in most common knowledge that was questioned, not the most unreliable of the facts portrayed.WT79 The Engineer (talk) 19:27, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- @WT79 The Engineer: what I quoted is literally what you wrote, Your edit added "During springtime, the station is locally famous for the size of it's daffodil and bluebell populations when they are in bloom" sourced to "own work". Sources apply to the text they are next to. If you want a source to apply to multiple separate pieces of text, you need to reference each one of them to the same source. Either way "own work" is not a reference of any sort, and is not allowable on Wikipedia. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:36, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- @The Mirror Cracked:Yes, I understand that reasoning for why you removed the content you removed, I was just trying to question why you made such a limited removal of data, when so much of the data sited in the article was unverified. Sources can apply to all text bettween them and the previous source unless otherwise stated, and that site note was only added, as a tempory measure, to show the limits of the following citation (the text the following citation applied to was then moved to a different part of the article), and the unverified work was added, for the same reasons any unverified work is ever added, as a means of [| prioritising content being added to wikipedia over ading verification citations], according to wikipedia's guidelines. I was going to cite my work later, along with other workWT79 The Engineer (talk) 20:04, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- @WT79 The Engineer: what I quoted is literally what you wrote, Your edit added "During springtime, the station is locally famous for the size of it's daffodil and bluebell populations when they are in bloom" sourced to "own work". Sources apply to the text they are next to. If you want a source to apply to multiple separate pieces of text, you need to reference each one of them to the same source. Either way "own work" is not a reference of any sort, and is not allowable on Wikipedia. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:36, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Jacob Sartorius discography
The reason why I added a link for Left Me Hangin is because I thought it would redirect to the actual page. I think Left Me Hangin’ may be an orphan for some reason. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 04:09, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
- @CheatCodes4ever: Left Me Hangin is a redirect to Jacob Sartorius discography, so if you link from the discography to the redirect, it will just redirect back to where you started. There is no Left Me Hangin article. I thought you had decided to retire? If you are continuing to edit you should remove the {{retired}} tag from your userpage. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 04:25, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
I was doing my final edits. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 04:28, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for guiding me. I'm a newcomer here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Indian8888 (talk • contribs) 10:27, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
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can you please upload a Picture of Diesel 10? SteaminThomasTheTrain32 (talk) 16:35, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
- @SteaminThomasTheTrain32: no, I won't be doing that. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 17:31, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
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- @Nahal: Happy New Year to you too! The Mirror Cracked (talk) 23:29, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
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CheatCodes4ever
I’m a little bit confused. What unreliable sources did I use in the draft for Cyrus discography? CheatCodes4ever (talk) 23:03, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
- @CheatCodes4ever: please read WP:NALBUM. The article doesn't meet any of the criteria. In particular, it does not have "multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble who created it." Neither the Australian charts nor Spotify come close to that. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 00:07, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
I’m not creating an album article - I’m creating a discography album. I don’t get what you mean. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 03:48, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
- @CheatCodes4ever: you still need to show that the subject matter is notable enough to warrant a separate article. You need to show that at least some of Cyrus' work meet WP:NALBUM. Given the poor performance of most, if not all, of the music, and the small amount of it, I see no reason to create a separate discography article. It's fine kept in the Cyrus Villanueva article. Why are you so insistent on moving it into a separate article? There's no reason to. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 03:56, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
How is it not an album?
You said that I need a “reliable source”, but how is Spotify not a reliable source? Spotify isn’t really a website, it’s a place where people listen to music. But it does show info about songs, and it’s not like someone can edit it. I am a singer myself, but I don’t know much about sending songs to Spotify, because I release music on TuneCore, who sends the songs to other platforms instead of me. Whoever sends the songs to them for their approval will probably show the song or album’s details, such as, release date, type, label, writer(s) and producer(s). I know that this is what happens, as the details to my songs on Spotify are shown, and they are accurate. So I don’t know why it would be different with Better With You. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 20:44, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
- @CheatCodes4ever: the Spotify link did not say that it was an album. The Billboard source said it is an EP. Billboard is an independent, published source. Spotify is a primary source, Billboard is a secondary source, and we always prefer secondary sources to primary ones, so even if the Spotify page called it an album (which it does not) we would prefer Billboard's description of it as an EP. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 21:16, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
Could you double check if the link said it was an album? CheatCodes4ever (talk) 03:37, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
The link did say so. If you click on the EP on Spotify, it says Better With You, then on a line below that, it says: Album by Jacob Sartorius - 2018. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 03:40, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
- @CheatCodes4ever: I've just checked it again, and the link [3] does not say "album" anywhere, at least on Spotify web UI. Perhaps it's different on the app? Either way, the fact that Spotify is a primary source and Billboard is a secondary source means we prefer what the Billboard article says anyway - see WP:PSTS. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 03:49, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
Winston Churchill
Hi, I was fixing a source without a proper Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). sign on it, though I had trouble finding it initially and so accidentally deleted one of the sources, thinking it was the problem. Glad to hear it's been restored and the source with the missing sign has been fixed as well.
My apologies for not adequately explaining why I "deleted" the other source. I had no intention of doing so and apologise if I accidentally got rid of it. I was trying to ensure the source tag for another source had its ending, and failing to notice the correct culprit and instead thinking it was the other one, I deleted it and realised my mistake. Again, terribly sorry for making it appear as if I was vandalising a very important page.
User:Anderswarr (User talk:Anderswarr) 21:16, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Anderswarr: no worries, thanks for letting me know, I appreciate it. Good luck, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 05:12, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Camelia Popa Caracaleanu
Hello, thank you for your review on [Popa Caracaleanu] i am new to wikipedia. I only use it because Camelia Popa Caracaleanu, a former teacher of mine, asked me to write the page for her, about her. Everything I have is from her, how do I reference this? I already made a Romanian wikipedia page for her a few weeks ago. can you help me with this page, i am trying my best to format the page according to wikipedia formats but don't have enough time to study everything. MihaiPrunareanu (talk) 09:00, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
- Hi MihaiPrunareanu, Wikipedia is not a publisher of original research. Wikipedia is a tertiary source: It summarizes what other published sources say about a topic. Please delete all information that did not come from a reliable published source. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:32, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ToBeFree Hello, thank you for the answer, I did not think of it this way. It makes more sense for me now. MihaiPrunareanu (talk) 13:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
User talk:Deepfriedokra
Looks like a failure to communicate.-- Deepfriedokra 06:26, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Deepfriedokra: well, indeed so. Time for our friend Aidan to spend some time in the box? The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:33, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
- He wants it. He gets it.-- Deepfriedokra 06:34, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
- <applause>. Have a great day. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:35, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
- He wants it. He gets it.-- Deepfriedokra 06:34, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Request on 16:11:17, 16 January 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Ginaa1111
Hello Mirror Cracked!
I hope you are having a wonderful week. Thank you so much for your advice and guidance on this whole process.
May I ask you a favor? May I ask if I could pay you to help me write this, and then we can claim at the top that I paid you to help me write it? I think "colorful upselling language" is more my style, and yes, I am very connected to the subject because it is me. That didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out. haha. I would love to pay someone like you, who has much experience in this style of writing. I feel as though the online presence that comes up when one Googles my name at present, has gone downhill with Google. I don't know who is in control of my knowledge panel, but they are posting girlfriend pics (from Russia) from 8 years ago. As my main photo, when you google Gina Aponte. I tried to claim "my own" knowledge panel twice, with ID and all, and they keep rejecting me. It's becoming comical, but in a more frustrating sense.
That is why I turned to you. Because I saw other actors whose names were Googled, I saw that your Wikipedia would come up first in that knowledge panel spot, then IMDB would be next. But Google "knowledge panel" wasn't able to take main spot like Wikipedia could. That is why I wanted to try Wikipedia for a write up on me and my career.
Would you quote me a fee to pay you to write this for me? I don't have a lot of extra cash, but I am willing to invest what I do have, in someone like you. It would help with my sanity, anytime I google myself. (haha) No matter your answer, thank you for listening! I didn't know who else to contact. Because my industry rep at present is an ent lawyer, and he can't write very well in this style either. So thank you, simply for listening! I hope you will want to work with me. Looking forward to your thoughts. Sincerely, Gina Aponte'
PS. They also have a fake Instagram Link on my knowledge panel, which I have been trying to get removed as fraud, or as "the wrong Gina Aponte" for this knowledge panel. I have never had an Instagram account. But they have yet to remove that one, connected to my photos on Google's main page.
Ginaa1111 (talk) 16:11, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Ginaa1111: Thanks for the message. I'm afraid I do not accept payment for any of my editing work on Wikipedia, on a matter of principle, as I could not write from a neutral point of view if I received compensation. I'm sorry about your issues with Google. They are unconnected with Wikipedia, of course, so not something I can help with. Good luck, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 01:27, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
Nomination Deletion
Hi man how are you, I wish you can remove the nomination deletion tag from the article Amir Aldaraji it’s full of verified information and it has anything that a great article needs and also Amir Aldaraji is very notable in Iraq I wish you can understand and remove the tag and I hope other users to stop edit warring. Happy Thanksgiving! Sunflowers2007 (talk) 10:21, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Sunflowers2007: I'm sorry, but I can't do that. The AfD process does not allow the nominator to unilaterally withdraw the nomination. Even if I could, I would not. The sources you have added show that Aldaraji does not met Wikipedia's notability rules. We have specific rules to determine if a footballer is notable: WP:NFOOTY. These say that a footballer has to either:
- "have played in any Tier 1 International Match in a competitive senior international match at confederation level" - Aldaraji has not done this, he's only played in the U17 team
- Or he could have "played in a competitive game between two teams from fully-professional leagues" - which he has not.
- He also does not meet WP:GNG since none of the sources you have given are substantial coverage in independent, published sources. So as the article stands, he is clearly not notable by the rules of Wikipedia. If you disagree with my assessment or have found further sources that show he is notable, please make add a comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amir Aldaraji and not on my talk page. Thanks, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 17:30, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
Thank you
I know this was days ago, but I wanted to thank you for improving Regard (DJ). CheatCodes4ever (talk) 12:03, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
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Galltymoelfre Tramway
This section of the Talyllyn Railway article refers to the Cantrybedd Incline as the "final" incline. This ignores the Hendre Wallog/Beudynewydd/Cwmcm inclines on the other side of the Cantrybedd level at Bryneglwys Quarry which lifted the railway's waggons up to higher parts of the quarry. There might be room for a piece about the internal quarry trackage either in this article or the quarry's own article. RGCorris (talk) 17:02, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- @RGCorris: this is one of those gray areas. Is Beudynewydd the last incline on the Galltymoelfre Tramway, or the first internal incline within the quarry? You could make both cases. Currently the Talyllyn Railway article follows Boyd in saying that the Tramway ends at the top of the Cantrybedd incline. That seems reasonable. I'm all in favor of someone (you? me?) writing a proper description of the quarry in the Bryneglwys Quarry article, including the major inclines amongst other features. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 21:59, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- The article currently reads : "The tramway ended at the foot of the Cantrybedd incline, a 440 ft (130 m) long double track, gravity operated incline. This final incline rose to the north edge of Bryn Eglwys quarry, reaching a height of 612 ft (187 m) above sea level." That implies that Cantrybedd is not a part of the tramway, but is the "Final" incline, which either way it isn't. RGCorris (talk) 14:26, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Dopesickdotcom
Hey The Mirror Cracked. I noticed this just after I did this. Just thought you may be interested. Cheers! Robvanvee 07:31, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
G13 on Draft:XGrids
Hi The Mirror Cracked -- You can't ask for deletion G13 on a draft that someone has recently submitted for review. Espresso Addict (talk) 22:51, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Vikesland
Hey mate, hate to bother you but might I inquire as to your reasons for nominating Vikesland's deletion from Wikipedia? I do not believe they deserve to be deleted even though they are defunct and am of the conviction that they were (and indeed still are) rather influential within the micrionational community. Was just curious.
Best wishes, --BestOnLifeform (talk) 06:35, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
- @BestOnLifeform: the article as it stands does not meet WP:GNG as it only has one reliable source. The article doesn't make any claim that Vikesland was influential. If it was, and you can show that by citing independent, published sources, then it would pass WP:GNG and be retained. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:43, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
- Welp, guess I've got some work on my hands in the morning. Oh and I did add one more source (though it's about the flag). Thanks for getting back to me, I was just wanting to see things from your point of view. I'll contact you when I'm done editing the page and see what you think about it then. Till later, have a good day.
With gratitude, --BestOnLifeform (talk) 06:59, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
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Hello
Hello, I made an edit to The Young Turks page to make it much more accurate. But you said it wasn't neutral enough. If that's not neutral enough, why does the Infowars page say that they're fake news when they are far more accurate than TYT?
SoftwareNugget (talk) 23:58, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
- @SoftwareNugget: your edit added "Propaganda" to the article. That violates two of Wikipedia's core rules. It didn't have a source, so it cannot be verified by readers. And it introduced your personal opinion of The Young Turks, which violates our requirement that articles maintain a neutral point of view. You'll notice that the InfoWars article cites no less than 10 sources that say it is a fake news site. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 02:18, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
Draft article
Dear "the Mirror Cracked", I would like to express my gratitude to you for providing me with an appropriate opportunity to work on (without hindrance) and enhance my article about "Junaid-Khan" as you moved it to drafts. I understand that initially it was "raw", but if you kindly check it again, I believe you will find a full fledged article that meets the notability guidelines and was provided with independent reliable sources to show notability. I hope it now qualifies as an article and other users would be given a chance to contribute objective materials to it. Thank you!
Review of the article Divya Bharti's Filmography
Please review the article as soon as possible.. Yo Yo Bantai (talk) 10:56, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
Eric Tonks
Hi, I am the grandson of Eric Tonks and my mother (his oldest daughter) and myself were just wondering who you are? It’s lovely to read about his life and how you know so much!! Eddsirr (talk) 20:02, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Eddsirr: I am just an editor here. I have read a couple of Eric's excellent books, so I decided to write an article about him. The information I found by searching various sources on the Internet. All the best, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 04:47, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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AJ Capital Partners
This IP address belongs to a very large international company so it could have been any number of people that made the change, sorry about that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.150.70.148 (talk) 15:33, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
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You tagged this article for editing some time ago. I have given it more formal language. Kindly review it and with an aim to removing the tag if you find it acceptable as it now stands. Verne Equinox (talk) 18:32, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
Thomas and Friends
Hello. I want to ask you something. What do mean by not adding unverifiable information on Thomas and Friends characters? Thanks Martinc1994 (talk) 08:47, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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- Your help can make a difference
NPP Sorting can be a great way to find pages needing new page patrolling that match your strengths and interests. Using ORES, it divides articles into topics such as Literature or Chemistry and on Geography. Take a look and see if you can find time to patrol a couple pages a day. With over 10,000 pages in the queue, the highest it's been since ACPERM, your help could really make a difference.
- Google Adds New Languages to Google Translate
In late February, Google added 5 new languages to Google Translate: Kinyarwanda, Odia (Oriya), Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. This expands our ability to find and evaluate sources in those languages.
- Discussions and Resources
- A discussion on handling new article creation by paid editors is ongoing at the Village Pump.
- Also at the Village Pump is a discussion about limiting participation at Articles for Deletion discussion.
- A proposed new speedy deletion criteria for certain kinds of redirects ended with no consensus.
- Also ending with no change was a proposal to change how we handle certain kinds of vector images.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:3 ft 8 in gauge railways in England
A tag has been placed on Category:3 ft 8 in gauge railways in England requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 03:54, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
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A tag has been placed on Category:3 ft 8 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.
Administrators' newsletter – July 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is in progress to remove the T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) speedy deletion criterion.
Technical news
- Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by User:MusikBot II (BRFA).
Arbitration
- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an
RfC regarding on-wiki harassment
. The RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC and is open to comments from the community. - The Medicine case was closed, with a remedy authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for
all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles
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- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:3 ft 8 in gauge railways
A tag has been placed on Category:3 ft 8 in gauge railways requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. UnitedStatesian (talk) 01:58, 8 July 2020 (UTC)