1AmNobody24

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Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 11:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from This Is Mthobisi (06:20, 3 November 2024)

How do I create a Wikipedia page? --This Is Mthobisi (talk) 06:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi This Is Mthobisi, see Help:Your first article. Nobody (talk) 12:06, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from DavidSoler2027 (16:52, 7 November 2024)

ho do i make a cool buttons on my page --DavidSoler2027 (talk) 16:52, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi DavidSoler2027, Category:Wikipedia button templates might have what you're looking for. Nobody (talk) 16:55, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from DavidSoler2027 (17:19, 7 November 2024)

Can you rate my first edit the page used to be a redirect to the podcast the guy made but I added more info of him! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Mahnke?useskin=vector --DavidSoler2027 (talk) 17:19, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

There are few things to consider for the edit you made: First is the fact that you copied the text from his website which is a no-go. It's a copyright violation. You should write text in your own words, not copy it from somewhere. Second is the fact that the text is quite promotional and uses PEACOCK terms, which should also be avoided. I recommend that you take a look at Help:Your first article and Help:Getting started to learn how a basic article should be written. Nobody (talk) 17:43, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Seismo Press (November 8)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DoubleGrazing was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi DoubleGrazing (congrats on admin btw), I agree that the current sources are clearly not in-depth, but I'm wondering how many in-depth I should search for before resubmitting, 2-4 or more? Thanks Nobody (talk) 09:01, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi (and thanks!), we usually want to see three solid sources that meet the WP:GNG standard; while that's not a hard and fast rule, for companies and other organisations it in practice probably is the minimum. Best, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:29, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Honey900 on Organ procurement (09:32, 9 November 2024)

I want to sell my one testicle .what can be the reasonable price for that --Honey900 (talk) 09:32, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Official Hesameddin Karami (12:25, 9 November 2024)

hello good day I want to have and register my official and personal page on Wikipedia, and whenever I search in Google, my name will be displayed on my Wikipedia. What steps should I take to register myself in the best way? --Official Hesameddin Karami (talk) 12:25, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Official Hesameddin Karami, take a look at Wikipedia:Autobiography. Nobody (talk) 07:03, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Cayden Elezaj (22:00, 9 November 2024)

Hello, how do you insert images on webpages? --Cayden Elezaj (talk) 22:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Cayden Elezaj, Help:Pictures should have all the information you need. Nobody (talk) 07:05, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Source Questions

Hello,

Editing about a Swiss Botanist at the moment. There is a source I wanted to check out, but it seems to be physical only for the journal, which is in Switzerland (go figure). I wanted to see if you, or if someone else you know in proximity, could rent out the journal? I know its a long shot, but figured I'd see if a Swiss member would be able.

Here is the article link, to which the actual article is hosted in seemingly here, which is pointing towards the University of Zurich, maybe Plant Sciences. My German is a little rough anyways, but I was trying my best! ChemicalBear (talk) 17:37, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi ChemicalBear, I found the article your searching for here, here and here. Hope this helps. Nobody (talk) 17:56, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I was seemingly only getting one hit for that, acting as loop as it brought me back to that first link! I appreciate your help! ChemicalBear (talk) 18:02, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

No worries, feel free to contact me any time if you look for swiss journal articles. Nobody (talk) 18:03, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Follow-up question. Would you know of a good way to cite resting places? There is clearly his gravestone (which was provided through FindAGrave (which is on the no-no list for sourcing)) on the article page, however none of my obituaries from journals give his resting place (from what I can see/ascertain from my German skills) ChemicalBear (talk) 18:06, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Most of the times you can't really add the resting place either because there's no reliable source or because it's not WP:DUE. Given that there's already a image of the gravestone on the article, the sentece is probably not needed. Nobody (talk) 18:42, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from GoodboyAms (12:28, 11 November 2024)

Hello please how can I edit Wikipedia --GoodboyAms (talk) 12:28, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi GoodboyAms, see Help:Introduction to editing. Nobody (talk) 13:18, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Splunktacular (20:28, 11 November 2024)

Can I make a completely new page about something that is not on wikipedia? --Splunktacular (talk) 20:28, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Splunktacular, you can, but it has to follow certain policies and guidelines. See Help:Your first article for more information. Nobody (talk) 20:32, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from TkdVaibhavJha22 (13:33, 16 November 2024)

Please make a wikipedia of Tkd Vaibhav Jha --TkdVaibhavJha22 (talk) 13:33, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

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Why did you revert Johannes Stössel?

"Privatdozent for National economy"

Privatdozent is synonymous with lecturer, I can pipe Privatdozent but we would be just be calling ananas a pineapple.

National economy doesn't make sense in English for that context. The subject is called economics.

RCSCott91 (talk) 07:01, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Because there's a difference between Privatdozent and Lecturer. His title was Privatdozent, so he wasn't just a lecturer. The sources say he teached National economy not just economics, why shoud we use less detailed wording when we have the sources to back it up? If someone asks you what you ate, you also say "a steak" and not just "meat" or "food". Nobody (talk) 07:07, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

After reading the article for for Privatdozent, I went to the Deutsch article to see if there was more info, Privatdozent is literally akin to a Senior lecturer. The phrase splitting hairs comes to mind.

The source states Nationalökonomie which if we aren't going to interpret words into English is more precisely Volkswirtschaftslehre. The English Wiki doesn't have an article that lines up with it either.

My point is, "he was a senior lecturer of economics", is an adequate statement.

RCSCott91 (talk) 09:00, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

It's adequate, but less precise. I get that it could impact the readability based on the reader, so I'm not sure what's the best practice in a case like this. Nobody (talk) 09:17, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

If we are gonna be sticklers for his professional position. His expertise in a unique field of economics should also be maintained. At least until someone can properly translate or create an article for that economic concept in the English wiki. RCSCott91 (talk) 18:18, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Nobody (talk) 18:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from Asmaa ln (11:10, 20 November 2024)

hello, how i can create a translation for the same article? --Asmaa ln (talk) 11:10, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Asmaa ln, see Help:Translation. Nobody (talk) 12:18, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Article

Hi. Is there any problem if I use the source in this format?:

Kizu was born in Hakodate in 1830 and was a tailor by trade. Iosif Goshkevich, the Russian consul in Japan, visited his shop and asked him to make Western cloth. Although Kizu accepted his request, he took one of his suits as sample as he had never made Western suit. Thus, he made the first Western suit in Japan and expanded his business by specializing in this field.

After some time, Kizu traveled to his hometown in Echigo Province. He bought the camera he saw on the ship he was traveling in exchange for a bear skin. However, he did not manage to take a photo with the camera. Since Goshkevich was an amateur photographer, he asked him to teach him what he knew about photography when he returned to Hakodate. As Kizu's clothing business was failing, he decided to open his own photography studio in Hakodate in 1864. Cosmic Bard ^utora! 07:51, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Looks around 50% original, 45% paraphrased, so it should be alright. Nobody (talk) 08:06, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Y Cosmic Bard ^utora! 08:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Asmaa ln (20:39, 23 November 2024)

hello how my article get approved ? also i want add a translation for the article but i dont know how. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Asmaa_ln/sandbox --Asmaa ln (talk) 20:39, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Asmaa ln, Help:Your first article and {{AfC submission}} might be of help to you. Nobody (talk) 17:24, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Neptejse (12:25, 27 November 2024)

How to create a wikipedia page to a historical man --Neptejse (talk) 12:25, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Neptejse, Help:Your first article and WP:BIODD might be of help to you. Nobody (talk) 12:28, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Question from ReychU (08:24, 28 November 2024)

Доброго дня, я не можу зрозуміти чому моя сторінка вікі Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! не відображається що я її робив і чи не могли б перевірити її --ReychU (talk) 08:24, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi ReychU I think you mean uk:Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!. Nobody (talk) 08:30, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Так українська версія сторінки ReychU (talk) 08:46, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

I know, that's the one you created. Nobody (talk) 08:47, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Все я зрозумів, в мене є прохання чи не могли б ви перевірити на візуальні помилки мою статтю і в розділі манга повинно йти перший під абзац і табличка далі текст з спін оффом і друга таблика ReychU (talk) 08:55, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

It could use more inline references, but otherwise it looks alright. Since I don't really speak ukrainian I can't help you with adding text. Nobody (talk) 09:23, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Зрозумів тоді чи можете в підзаголовку манга в мене є дві таблички і вони чомусь об'єдналися в один шаблон чи можна це виправити? ReychU (talk) 09:26, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

I fixed it. Nobody (talk) 12:02, 28 November 2024 (UTC)