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You can add one image of the official cover art (or equivalent) of the game under WP:Fair use, please follow the instructions given in that guideline to do so. To comply with copyright laws, it must be only one image, scaled to display size (so like 300x300px or smaller), not high-res, properly credited (not you claiming "own work"), and posted only on the page for the game itself. Basically it's the same rules that allow a news website (or physical paper) to show a photo of a movie poster when writing about the movie, Fair Use allows limited use of copyright images to say "this is the thing I'm talking about" as a demonstration.
Your article needs a little cleaning but was basically good enough to publish. There are a few more news articles that have come out on GoogleNews discussing the game, trying citing one or two more just for throughness, but ignore any that are too generic/bland or press releases. Nice work! MatthewVanitas ( talk) 11:00, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
![]() March drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 28 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April blitz: The one-week April blitz, again targeting our long requests list, will run from April 17–23. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the requests page. Sign up here! May drive: The month-long May backlog-reduction drive, with extra credit for articles tagged in March, April, and May 2015, and all request articles, begins May 1. Sign up now! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis, and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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Hello, many thanks for reviewing this article, before I begin to edit I wondered if you could advise me on which sections need most attention? Would it be advisable to get the Impact Reports section removed are those are created using data from within Researchfish but don't actually refer to the product itself as such. If you could help me further it would be very kind as this is my first time doing a Wikipedia article.
Regards
Lisa Badcock, Researchfish
Mwmconnelly (
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09:48, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
This month:
In the last issue of the WikiProject X Newsletter, I discussed the upcoming Wikipedia Requests system: a central database for outstanding work on Wikipedia. I am pleased to announce Wikipedia Requests is live! Its purpose is to supplement automatically generated lists, such as those from SuggestBot, Reports bot, or Wikidata. It is currently being demonstrated on WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health (which I work on as part of my NIOSH duties) and WikiProject Women scientists.
Adding a request is as simple as filling out a form. Just go to the Add form to add your request. Adding sources will help ensure that your request is fulfilled more quickly. And when a request is fulfilled, simply click "mark as complete" and it will be removed from all the lists it's on. All at the click of a button! (If anyone is concerned, all actions are logged.)
With this new service is a template to transclude these requests: {{
Wikipedia Requests}}. It's simple to use: add the template to a page, specifying article=
, category=
, or wikiproject=
, and the list will be transcluded. For example, for requests having to do with all living people, just do {{
Wikipedia Requests|category=Living people}}
. Use these lists on WikiProjects but also for edit-a-thons where you want a convenient list of things to do on hand. Give it a shot!
The value of Wikipedia Requests comes from being a centralized database. The long work to migrating individual lists into this combined list is slowly underway. As of writing, we have 883 open tasks logged in Wikipedia Requests. We need your help building this list.
If you know of a list of missing articles, or of outstanding tasks for existing articles, that you would like to migrate to this new system, head on over to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Requests#Transition project and help out. Doing this will help put your list in front of more eyes—more than just your own WikiProject.
WikiProject X maintains a database that associates article talk pages (and draft talk pages) with WikiProjects. This database powers many of the reports that Reports bot generates. However, until very recently, this database was not made available to others who might find its data useful. It's only common sense to open up the database and let others build tools with it.
And indeed: Citation Hunt, the game to add citations to Wikipedia, now lets you filter by WikiProject, using the data from our database.
Are you a tool developer interested in using this? Here are some details: the database resides on Tool Labs with the name s52475__wpx_p
. The table that associates WikiProjects with articles and drafts is called projectindex
. Pages are stored by talk page title but in the future this should change. Have fun!
Until next time,
Harej ( talk) 01:29, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
I'd like to get proper reference examples for article Eliz Camacho. /info/en/?search=Draft:El%C3%ADz_Camacho
Sincerely, Mark Pender 03:00, 15 April 2016 (UTC)Markpender
HI In veritas I have read thoroughly through the referencing for beginners and I do need your assistance. Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markpender ( talk • contribs) 16:53, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
I'd like an example or an actual edit of what is required to approve the article. Thank you in advance Mark Pender 01:36, 19 April 2016 (UTC)Markpender — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markpender ( talk • contribs)
Hello In veritas I have made the proper changes for the article Eliz Camacho. I am in no way shape or form of any relation business or personal to the artist Eliz Camacho nor am I being compensated monetarily, trade or gifts. I do have highlighted points of the artist nobility as requested:
Notability (people): 1. The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, such work must have been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. (Movie "Changing the Game - Lions Gate Entertainment as "Julisa") 2. Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following. (Please see the search of the artist on all major social media sites https://g.co/kgs/W4R1R)
Notability (music) 1. Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network. ( Artist has been featured on numerous highlighted and well reputable articles regarding American Idol XV.) 2.Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc. (Artist performance on American Idol was "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) -Blu Cantrell).
Sincerely,
Mark Pender 04:30, 22 April 2016 (UTC)MarkPender — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markpender ( talk • contribs)
Hello
In veritas Great advice! I will make sure to add the inline citations. Thanks again. Mark Pender
16:58, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
Markpender
Hi
In veritas I have added the inline citations. May I please have your proof read? Thank You? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Markpender (
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20:00, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
Hello In veritas I see there are repetitive links. Those however were edited by another user "Auric"? What correction are required?Mark Pender 21:04, 8 May 2016 (UTC)MarkPender — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markpender ( talk • contribs)
Actually, that is my article that was moved out of the sandbox by buckshot. Don Brunett ( talk) 18:14, 29 May 2016 (UTC)Don Brunett
I think they should be given a cooling-off block. Paul Benjamin Austin ( talk) 17:13, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors June 2016 News
![]() Hello everyone, welcome to the June 2016 GOCE newsletter. It's been a few months since we sent one out; we hope y'all haven't forgotten about the Guild! Your coordinators have been busy behind the scenes as usual, though real life has a habit of reducing our personal wiki-time. The May backlog reduction drive, the usual coordinating tasks and preparations for the June election are keeping us on our toes! May drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's record-setting backlog reduction drive. Of the 29 people who signed up, 16 copyedited at least one article, 197 copyedits were recorded on the drive page, and the copyedit backlog fell below 1,500 for the first time! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. June Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz will occur from 12 June through 18 June; the themes will be video games and Asian geography. Coordinator elections: It's election time again; how quickly they seem to roll around! Nominations for the next tranche of Guild coordinators, who will serve a six-month term that begins at 00:01 UTC on 1 July and ends at 23:59 UTC on 31 December, opens at 00:01 UTC on 1 June and closes at 23:59 UTC on 15 June. Voting takes place between 00:01 UTC on 16 June and 23:59 UTC on 30 June. If you'd like to assist behind the scenes, please consider stepping forward; self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible; remember it's your Guild, and it doesn't run itself! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 03:01, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
My apologies; I have not got that process properly set up, and when articles meet, in my view, the GNG and other standards but are a little abandoned by AfC reviewers who don't specialise in the military, I've tended to go ahead and cut and paste them. Thank you for reminding me about the attribution; I may ask your help in future with this type of thing. Buckshot06 (talk) 17:41, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
Check out this month's issue of the WikiProject X newsletter, featuring the first screenshot of our new CollaborationKit software!
Harej ( talk) 00:23, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, In Veritas
I tried to apply new edition of
OEID article for that be written from a neutral point of view, and referring to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. the whole sources are the state company of country and have the most validity, such as ,
National Iranian Oil Company, [National Iranian South Oil Company|National Iranian South Oilfields Company],
Iranian Central Oil Fields Company.
your comments will be appreciable.
Shahidi (
talk)
05:02, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
@ In veritas:
Shahidi ( talk) 21:47, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors July 2016 News
![]() Hello everyone, and welcome to the July 2016 GOCE newsletter. June Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 12 through 18 June; the themes were video games and Asian geography. Of the 18 editors who signed up, 11 removed 47 articles from the backlog. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. Coordinator elections: The second tranche of Guild coordinators for 2016, who will serve a six-month term until 23:59 UTC on 31 December, have been elected. Jonesey95 remains as your drama-free Lead Coordinator, and Corinne and Tdslk are your new assistant coordinators. For her long service to the Guild, Miniapolis has been enrolled in the GOCE Hall of Fame. Thanks to everyone who voted in the election; our next scheduled one occurs in December 2016. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are eligible; self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. July Drive: Our month-long July Copy Editing Backlog Elimination Drive is now underway. Our aim is to remove articles tagged for copy-edit in April, May and June 2015, and to complete all requests on the GOCE Requests page from June 2016. The drive ends at 23:59 on 31 July 2016 (UTC). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdlsk. |
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I do not know how to add the talk page to wikibase, or know hiw to get my webpage search engine to show up as a valid page on wikipedia
Eskimo2016 (
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00:42, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
I want to know in sandbox what sort of writing will be accepted?
Is it something of any topic which will be discussed in these? or sandbox is just for our own profile like page?
Guild of Copy Editors September 2016 News
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 05:36, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
In veritas, thank you for your interest in the account creation process. I have verified that you are identified to the Wikimedia Foundation and approved your request.
You may now access the interface here pending a tool root marking your account as identified in the tool database. Before you begin handling requests, please ensure you have read and understood the account creation guide and username policy to familiarise yourself with the process.
Please subscribe yourself to the private ACC mailing list following the instructions on that page. I also advise that you also join us on IRC #wikipedia-en-accounts connect where a bot informs us when new account requests come in and you can get real time advice on how to handle requests.
Please note failure to correctly assess requests will result in suspension of tool access. Account creation is not a race, and each one should be handled diligently and thoroughly. Releasing personally identifying information (such as IP and email addresses), whether intentionally or unintentionally, is treated very seriously and will generally result in immediate suspension.
Currently you are allowed to create up to six accounts per day, and you won't be able to create an account with a similar name to that of another user; these requests are marked as "Flagged user needed" on the interface. However, if you reach the limit frequently, you can request the account creator permission at WP:PERM/ACC.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions. Thank you for participating in the account creation process. Again welcome! FastLizard4 ( talk• contribs) 20:42, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi In veritas,
As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).
Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.
Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.
It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.
(Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Block message:
Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Snowgiants". The reason given for Snowgiants's block is: "Vandalism".
Accept reason: No reason to believe you are the same editor, so I've lifted the autoblock. Yamla ( talk) 16:34, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi In veritas. I tried to submit a number of photos to this Wikipedia page, that has how been accepted. The photos were rejected and deleted. I have tried to repost the photos on my personal page to get them cleared, but it will not let me do that either, saying the photos have been posted before and deleted. I don't want to use all the photos I initially uploaded, but would like to include a few including an old Autocar advert. As an agent and employee of Loades PLC the owners of the Abbey Panels brand, I have permission to use all the photographs I posted as they own the copyright. I did send an email to this affect. Please could you advise me how top proceed. Thank you, Mason Loades. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mason Loades ( talk • contribs) 09:40, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
There was some dispute over whether Price was 'officially' nominated or not, when you first put in your changes there -- [1]
But sources in the past couple of hours have firmed up their language (twelve hours ago it was said-to-be and reported-to-be but that has become definitely-will-be in the most recent hits), and in particular USNews directly quoted Tom Price, as accepting the offered position with zero ambiguity.
So if you want to go ahead and reinstate your edits to the template-page, now is a good time to strike whilst the iron is hot.
I would suggest altering the official nomination-date to be "November 29th" rather than November 28th, however. 47.222.203.135 ( talk) 15:23, 29 November 2016 (UTC)