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I want to add pictures ... can you guide me how to upload ?!?! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abadi2030 (talk • contribs) 06:06, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- That depends on the images' copyright status. If you took them yourself and are willing to release them under a free license so that everybody can modify and re-use them for any purpose, including commercial purposes, you can upload them to the Wikimedia Commons via their Upload Wizard. Non-free images for which no free equivalent exists or can be produced, such as the campus logo, can only be uploaded to Wikipedia itself (see WP:File Upload Wizard), but such images must only be used in articles; a draft is not enough. Thus you shouldn't upload non-free images before the draft has been accepted, which will require third-party sources discussing the campus in some detail. Huon (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm working on my first contribution to the encyclopedia. It's on the above mentioned artist, Amanda Marie.
Declined the first time before most things were referenced.
I really am curious if I'm working at it the right way, and if my current sourcing, A) Looks Correct and B) is considered Reliable by wikipedia.
I thought I would ask here, before I resubmit.
Cheers, Ihyland (talk) 09:40, 4 August 2013 (UTC)ihyland
- The references are well-formatted (though you may want to have a look at citation templates such as {{cite web}} or {{cite news}}), but regarding their reliability they're a mixed bunch. Many are primary sources such as galleries selling Marie's works or her sponsors. Many are just list entries that don't even devote a single sentence to her. Others show no indication of editorial oversight and look like blogs - those are not considered reliable. I'd say among the best of the bunch are the Greeley Tribune and possibly the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. My suggestion would be to remove most of the exhibitions and to highlight only those where Marie's participation has been discussed in third-party sources. Huon (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I just created a new page Shüttler_Waske_Tennis_University, and the page is an orphan. I would like to be able to change the title to the Schüttler Waske Tennis-University as listed in the pages Alexander_Waske and Rainer_Schüttler to be able to link it to these pages. How can this be done?
Thanks! Amreisenauer39 (talk) 11:32, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- I have moved the page to Schüttler Waske Tennis-University, the correct title. For links you may want to have a look at Help:Link - that page explains the wiki markup. Alternatively you can use the new VisualEditor, a WYSIWYG editor, to add links. Huon (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello--
I am looking for an article I submitted. It was on Ezra Bayda. It was rejected and I'd like to continue editing it.
However, the rejection referred to an article that I did not write ("If you would like to continue working on the submission, you can find it at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Schinasi Mansion.") nor submit.
How can I find the article I did write?
Thanks!
Virginia Binkydarling (talk) 15:13, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- Apparently something went wrong with the notifications at that time; it looks like a rather bizarre collection of mistakes and errors. The article you wrote was stale for over a year and had recently been deleted as a stale draft. I have undeleted it; it's at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Ezra Bayda. You'll need to find more reliable sources to support the content and to establish that Bayda is notable enough for an encyclopedia article. Huon (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I'm actually gonna write about the best-band(well 5th best) in the world named Belton Nerds! I'm looking forwad but how???
How do you write your article(the actual thing) because they keep letting me do stuff and answer question but when do we do the writing thing!?!
I'm getting a 22% furious because I don't get to write!! Please can you tell me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stitch1100 (talk • contribs) 20:58, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- You'll need to cite reliable sources that are independent of the band, such as newspaper articles or reviews in reputable music magazines, to establish that it is notable and to allow our readers to verify the article's content. You seem to already have begun writing a draft; you can edit it via this link (or via the "edit source" tab at the top of the page). Huon (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
How did this happen?[edit]
In this edit, a user claims he got notified for the submission being declined even though he had nothing to do with it (accidentally submitting it in the process). I see no evidence he ever previously submitted it and have no idea what made him get the notification. Can someone else take a look? Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:52, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- The article was created by an IP editor, and the IP was notified of the decline. Apparently David Tornheim independently used the same IP later and saw the notification. He did not himself get the notification. Huon (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- He claims to have got the notification on 23 July, but the AfC didn't exist until 25 July. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:39, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
My article "Raycraft for Petit Computer" was denied. What was wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IAmAPerson620 (talk • contribs) 22:22, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- It's a program that you just wrote (see WP:OR and WP:COI). No independent sources have talked about it, so it's not notable enough for Wikipedia. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:20, 4 August 2013 (UTC)