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March 17

A page I submitted has not been published.

A page I submitted hasn't been published after 2 months. What can I do about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8001:A403:A085:A52B:EB75:6096:40B2 (talk) 00:56, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

This has been asked at the Teahouse. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:20, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Archived.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:20, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

[ reply ]

Apparently every single comment Wikipedia users write on a page outside the main namespace (it might be in the main namespace too, but I haven't tried it) now has a "[ reply ]" link following it. What triggers this? Is it added in every edit whatsoever, or does it require writing four tildes (~~~~) or linking to the user's own user page or user talk page? JIP | Talk 01:53, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@JIP: See WP:REPLYTOOL you can turn it off in preferences. It should only appear on talk pages. RudolfRed (talk) 01:56, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@JIP: To answer your 2nd question, it usually requires a signature to be added in order to appear. I think it's so the reply tool knows the difference between text and the end of a reply. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 02:00, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the information. It's not appearing only on talk pages, it's appearing on this very help desk here too. I don't know if it appears on the main namespace, but I haven't tried, as the main namespace is supposed to have article content only, as it's primarily intended for Wikipedia readers, not Wikipedia editors. JIP | Talk 02:02, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I worded that poorly. Its meant for any pages where there is discussion. Usually talk pages, but also the Help Desk, Ref Desks, Village Pump, etc. RudolfRed (talk) 02:04, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@JIP: It will appear on any forum-like page, so the Teahouse, HD, AIV, UAA, talk pages, etc. It won't appear in mainspace at all (I don't know if adding a signature into an article would cause it to appear but I haven't noticed it). ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 02:06, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I tried it and didn't like it at first. But once I'd switched to Source editing (above the box which the tool displays when clicked) I became hooked, and am using it now. I particularly like the real-time preview. Bazza (talk) 09:09, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I also love the real-time preview - that's my favorite thing about it. But I miss the editing tools. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:17, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@ONUnicorn: You may want to give Wikipedia:Convenient Discussions a try; I find that it has a bit more functionality than the reply tool. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:18, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Adding Company Logo

Hello,

We're editing wikipedia page for our company Dream Games. When we try to upload our logo, the logo gets removed due to copyright issues. Can you please help us to upload the image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ozge3535 (talk • contribs) 08:26, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@Ozge3535 If you believe that Wikipedia will enhance your corporate reputation please think again. Wikipedia adds no value to you. You must add value to Wikipedia. Passing WP:CORP does that.

Please see also WP:PAID Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 08:50, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@Ozge3535 In addition, if your logo is copyright then you need to licence it for onward use. Since you are a paid editor, by definition, it is incumbent on you to know all the rules. Those paid to edit here are paid to do the research properly.

We do not care what you want to say about your company. We only care what others have said about it. I suggest you get a decent web site Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 08:53, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I assume this is about c:File:Dream Games Logo.svg. Please see WP:UPIMAGE, our sister project Wikimedia Commons only accepts certain freely licensed media. From what I can see without having access to the deleted revisions there was a lack of evidence that the logo is licensed under any such license (No, the claim at upload time that it's someone's own work doesn't sufficie for previously published images). The image theoretically could be restored following a permission to VRT, which, if I interpret c:User talk:H5r2n correctly, also has to indicate which free license is designated (see c:Commons:Email templates/Consent for more about that process) however all license shemes that Wikimedia Commons accepts are deliberately broad, and it might not be what the Company wants. Alternatively, if getting the image on Wikimedia Commons restored is not an option for whatever reason, it might be possible to have the image uploaded locally, to the english Wikipedia, if it meets all of the non-free content criteria.

on an only marginally related note, I wouldn't worry about getting the company logo into the Wikipedia article for now. The more urgent problem with Dream Games is that it is considered for deletion (discussion page) as it doesn't appear to indicate why Dream Games is noteable as Wikipedia defines the term. Please see Wikipedia:So your article has been nominated for deletion. Victor Schmidt (talk) 09:47, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) Welcome to Wikipedia, Ozge3535. As you might have noticed by now, some people here have a dim view of paid-for editors. Others (such as myself) believe in guidance rather than prohibition, so here is what you should do next:

1. Make the paid-editing disclaimer as instructed at your user talk page. That is a condition from the terms of use.
2. (Optional) Go at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dream_Games and put forward arguments why the article should be kept. That is a rather difficult job even for seasoned editors, so the only thing you should really do if you go that route is provide sources. Such sources should simultaneously (1) deal with the company in detail (so, a phonebook entry does not count), (2) come from usually-reliable outlets (most newspaper are OK, most blogs are not) and (3) are independent of the company (interviews with the CEO/spokesperson are not OK). If you want to make substantive arguments, read this long page first.
3. Decide whether you (Dream Games) are okay with licensing your logo under one of the permissible licenses on Wikipedia, mostly CC-BY-SA. You might want input from your legal/IP department for that. As a short summary, we do not accept "licensing for use on Wikipedia only" - a CC-BY-SA licensing means, for instance, that I can use your logo to promote my business selling potatoes or whatever.
4. Assuming the answer to the above is "no", read this guide. The summary is that you may upload a degraded version of the logo (raster graphics only, at a low resolution), if you upload it via Special:Upload (i.e. locally on en-Wikipedia, not on Commons), with appropriate tags, and use it on the company page.

Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 09:50, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Assuming the article is kept, we can add a non-free logo, it's not that complicated. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:04, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm sorry that I've caused confusion. I didn't create the page for the company, someone else has created it, I just wanted to add the logo. Ozge3535 (talk) 10:45, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

User has been blocked for undisclosed paid editing. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 00:14, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Image correction

Hi Over the last twenty or so years I have developed photo imaging/restoration skills (Advanced Photoshop certification/ Affinity Photo). In which ways could I employ such skills in Wikipedia. I have in the past been a small scale text editor on several wiki pages, but would now like to open this contribution up in image validation. Please direct me to the right place. Thanks S — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noshplar (talk • contribs) 14:05, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Noshplar, our friends at Wikimedia Commons might be able to help you with that. I don't know much about Commons' policies, so I can't say much else. Sungodtemple (talk) 14:10, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Noshplar. Please take a look at Wikipedia:Graphics Lab. Your skills should be valuable there. Cullen328 (talk) 16:39, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for such a most welcome if surprisingly rapid reply. Noshplar (talk) 17:17, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the direct and most useful response to my question. Noshplar (talk) 17:19, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguating an already disambiguated page

What's the guildeline for pages with a parenthetical qualifier that link to their disambiguation page in a hatnote anyway? For example, Mortar (masonry). --The Tips of Apmh 16:00, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

We generally don't do it. See Wikipedia:Hatnote#Disambiguating article names that are not ambiguous * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:08, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I have some photographs

Good afternoon

My apologies not not knowing how to do this. I have some photographs that I belive would compliment this article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Shrimp

I don't want to start editing someone else's work by uploading any such photos, even if it were possible. Do you have a facility where I can contact the writer, either direct or through yourselves, to offer said photos?

thanks Charles Toop <redacted> 86.161.19.4 (talk) 17:04, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Charles, we would be delighted if you have photographs which are your own work, which you are interested in sharing so that they can be used, not just here but throughout Wikimedia projects. The "Upload Wizard" is to be found at this URL. It's really meant to be as straightforward as possible, and does not require you to do any editing. Once you've uploaded the photos, just got to Talk:Red Shrimp and let folks know that you've made these pictures available. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:44, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia is written collaboratively, so almost all articles have more than a single author (we call them editors, not authors). Feel free to edit the article. Others will modify or revert you edits if they disagree with them. The list of edits of Red Shrimp is here. Please do provide those pictures if you can, and if you do not wish to edit the article, just leave a note at Talk:Red Shrimp and someone else can incorporate them. -Arch dude (talk) 18:39, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Should access dates in templates be updated?

Suppose I find a template (eg, Retrieved) with an access date being a few years ago, and I've just verified that the link is still good. Should I update the date, to show that the link was more recently accessed, or leave the date as it is? Ghastlyman (talk) 18:11, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

@Ghastlyman: Hi there! The access-date indicates when the link was viewed AND that the content of the web page supports the content in the Wikipedia article. If the content of the web page hasn't changed, then it's not necessary to update the access-date. GoingBatty (talk) 18:21, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

2022 NBA draft article

Can you fix the error i made on the 2022 NBA Draft article please. 98.186.54.177 (talk) 21:04, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi there! I'm presuming that the error you made on 2022 NBA draft was that you accidentally unhid some of the blank information, which I have rehid using <!--...--> Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 21:35, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Or maybe you meant the broken reference #2 - I fixed that too. GoingBatty (talk) 21:39, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Getting started

Hi, new Wikipedian here. I recently created my account and I'm confused about how to get started and on setting up my user page. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, EarthCore9999 (talk) 21:18, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Please ignore this I just read the thing at the top about the Teahouse EarthCore9999 (talk) 21:19, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Pipe trick in categories

I've seen [[Category:Some category name| ]] on several pages (note the extra pipe in the category link). This looks like the pipe trick, but Help:Pipe trick doesn't mention anything about categories. What is the purpose of this syntax, versus just [[Category:Some category name]]? As far as I can tell they result in the same categorization and visible output. Ruбlov (talk) 23:53, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

I think using the pipe trick on categories might only do something if the category is made a link and not a category like this: [[:Category:Foo|]]. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 00:13, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

@Rublov and Blaze Wolf: Hi there! Using the pipe on a category controls how the pages are sorted on the category page. For example, the article Batman contains [[Category:Batman| ]] - this causes the Batman article to be the first article listed on Category:Batman (and not sorted alphabetically in the "B" section). See WP:SORTKEY for more information. GoingBatty (talk) 00:47, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Interesting! I didn't know that just adding a pipe would make it be at the top of the list. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 01:07, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Ah, I see — it's not the pipe trick at all, but piping the link to a single space character. Thank you for the explanation. Ruбlov (talk) 01:42, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

I have added mention of a space as category sortkey to the help page.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 09:26, 18 March 2022 (UTC)