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June 19[edit]

Not correctly listed in this subject[edit]

Here is the subject and you are missing Mike Campbell as a football player at Auburn University.

The category heading reads "Category:Auburn Tigers football players". Please add Mike Campbell to this category.

Thank You Mike Campbell — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.147.236.80 (talk) 02:37, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see an article on a Mike Campbell who played for Auburn at any time, if you could point me to the correct article title, I'd appreciate it. If we don't have an article on the Mike Campbell who played for Auburn, we can't categorize it, as there's no article to categorize. Charmlet (talk) 03:01, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request for NPOV editing...[edit]

I'm looking at the page for Maryland Democratic Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown and it seems like there are some NNPOV statements in the Political Career - Lieutenant Governor section. Where would I request for someone to look at checking it out and possible editing it? I am a Democrat from Maryland, so I don't trust myself for a NPOV on this. I'm putting the POV-section and partisan templates on the page, maybe that will also help.Naraht (talk) 03:14, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Try Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard. It does say discuss on the article's talk page first. CTF83! 03:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article Approval[edit]

User:Nivedith7/sandbox

i have uploaded the article.how do i send the article for approval and also if i google the "Rupali Basu Wiki" . This unedited page is getting displayed.

Please let me know how to get the article approved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nivedith7 (talk • contribs) 05:47, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I added a title for you. Rojomoke (talk) 06:38, 19 June 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Hi Nivedith7, please carefully read the content WP:Your first article as your article, in its current form, is unlikely to be approved. CaptRik (talk) 07:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LIOR VARONA - reliable, secondary sources[edit]

Hello again,

Regarding the artical "LIOR VARONA": We followed all your guidelines and instructions. all links associated with the "LIOR VARONA"s articl are versatile and certificated. Many of them are government websites and sites of registered companys. Please check the articl again before answering or deleting. We importunate you again to confirm the article.

thank you,

Mokedcellular (talk) 06:49, 19 June 2013 (UTC)MOKEDCELLULARMokedcellular (talk) 06:49, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think you misunderstand what a reliable source is. Please read WP:RS. Also, the article at LIOR_VARONA reads like an advertsement. You need to word it in a much more neutral tone. RudolfRed (talk) 07:07, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And who are the "we" of whom you speak? If you are editing on behalf of an organization connected to the subject, please read WP:COI. If you are sharing an account with someone else, please stop - that is not permitted, see WP:NOSHARE.--ukexpat (talk) 13:17, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've nominated the article for deletion. The article fails to establish the subject's notability, i.e. why the subject Lior Varona is worthy of a Wikipedia article. Currently the page reads as a vanity project/resume for an otherwise regular person. Are there any articles out there that were written about Varona without his participation? Does his industry/industries celebrate him for some specific accomplishment(s)? Are there any sources out there that are independent of the subject, that establish why Lior Varona is important? If there is no significant coverage, then the article needs to go. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:56, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(I posted this comment yesterday but it got removed in one of the 50+ edits after) Also worth noting that one of the "sources" in the article has his name spelt Lior Verona, not Varona [1]. CaptRik (talk) 10:11, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Inflammatory information[edit]

Heading added by ColinFine (talk) 15:53, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We have someone who keeps posting inaccurate and inflammatory information about our organization because they are angry. Is there a way to block it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dswartz3583 (talk • contribs) 15:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

FYI this it about Grace University. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:56, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(ec)From Dswartz3583's contribution history I would guess Grace University, perhaps referring to the material in this edit. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 16:03, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(ec x 2) It appears to be Grace University, and at first sight the information is well sourced. Dswartz: what you have is called a content dispute, and you need to follow the procedure at WP:Dispute resolution, which begins with discussing the issue on the article's talk page and attempting to reach consensus: if you are unable to reach consensus, the page I linked to will tell you what the next steps are. However, you need to be aware that, far from having any control over the page, you are strongly discouraged from editing it, because of your WP:conflict of interest (read that page for what you should do if you think the article can be improved). If the incident in question is supported by reliable sources (which it appears to be), and if the consensus of (any) editors is that it is appropriate for the article, then attempts by you to remove it will be regarded as disruptive. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not an advertising medium.

One more point: a Wikipedia account may be used by one individual only. If several of you are using that account (suggested by 'We' above), each of you needs to create an individual account. --ColinFine (talk) 16:07, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

North Michigan Park Webpage[edit]

Dear Wikipedia,

The statement "they are two separate neighborhoods. Historically, the reason for the separation was that Michigan Park was a white neighborhood in segregated Washington, while North Michigan Park was a black neighborhood" is incorrect. Your statement suggest there was an issue of segregation when in fact both planned neighborhoods (Michigan Park and North Michigan Park) were/are comprised soley of African Americans. Therefore, your segregation claim is false and misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.80.148.63 (talk) 18:47, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have tagged that sentence as requiring a citation.--ukexpat (talk) 18:58, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a reliable source to back up that claim, feel free to make the correction yourself. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:01, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tel Aviv University Page[edit]

Good Afternoon,

Where the page lists all the M.A. programs we offer, there is one missing. Please add Archaeology and History of the Land of the Bible. Please notify us once this change has been made. Thank you, have a great day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.49.95.82 (talk) 19:24, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see you added it yourself.[2] That's OK here but only because it's listed in the existing article source [3]. Beware of Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you wish to make further edits. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:30, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

{{Start date}} bot[edit]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows 1) if there is an automated way to convert raw dates (January 31, 1999) into the {{Start date|1999|01|31}} microformat template, and 2) how to request that bot to take a pass at an article. (This article, for example.) This type of date formatting is often used in TV episode lists, for example, here. Thanks! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:01, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking only for myself: Nope. But if no one else here does, I suggest taking the question to WP:VPT. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 22:25, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks John, I'll give it a shot. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:37, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

correcting a mistake in a wikipedia entry[edit]

In the wikipedia entry on Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick 1741-1807, in the box with silhouetees and the information below, for Died, it should read: Died 9 April 1807 aged 65. There is 1807 and template there and it can't be erases to put the correct stated information.

Can someone correct it as indicated? Thank you 20:25, 19 June 2013 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zarnsp (talk • contribs)

What is your source for 9 April? I found sources saying 7 April. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:40, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed - Thanks for the heads-up. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:41, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank for fixing it! , The source is the book, The Five Empresses, Court Life on Eighteenth Century Russia by Evgenii V. Anisimov, Praeger, 2004. 20:55, 19 June 2013 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.179.103 (talk)