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April 12[edit]

How can I create a company page on Wikipedia?[edit]

I wish to create company page of mage.ai. A Californian based company that has created tool for AI startups and developers. The company is backed by Google. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mavashishth (talk • contribs) 06:44, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mavashishth. The first thing you should do is read Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything. If after reading that page you still want to create an article about the company, then the next thing for you to do would be to carefully read through Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) because if you're not able to demonstrate that the company you want to create an article about meets relevant Wikipedia notability guidelines, there's very little chance of an article about it ever being created by anyone. You should pay particular attention to Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Primary criteria because that's basically the hurdle that the company is going to need to clear. If after reading that page, you still want to create an article about the company and you're somehow connected to the company (e.g. employee, management, a friend of the company owner, etc.), then it's very important to take a careful at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure and self-assess as to whether the contents of those two pages apply to your situation. The page on "Paid-contribution disclosure" is particularly pertinent if you have any type of financial stake or otherwise financial connection to the company, are an employee of the company, or have "hired" by the company to create a Wikipedia article about it. Undisclosed paid contributions are a violation of the Wikimedia Foundations Terms of Use, and users who fail to properly declare such connections can be indefinitely blocked by a Wikipedia administrator. The more transparent you're about any connection you may have to the company, the easier it will be to help you avoid problems and provide you with guidance relevant to your situation. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:59, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hoffman (film)[edit]

Hoffman (film) has <ref>Lewis p. 315</ref> and also:

Lewis, Roger (1997). The life and death of Peter Sellers. Applause. ISBN 9781557832481.
- {{cite book|title=The life and death of Peter Sellers|url=https://archive.org/details/lifedeathofpeter00lewi|url-access=registration|last=Lewis|first= Roger|year=1997|publisher=Applause|isbn=9781557832481}}

I've seen how the first can link to the second, what is it? .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 06:53, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 0mtwb9gd5wx. That article looks like it's trying to use a combination of different citation styles including "short citations" which can be confusing. What you're asking about is, I believe, explained in Help:Shortened footnotes. I also think the "References" and "Notes" sections are backwards, in that the "Notes" section should contain the inline citations/footnotes and the "References" section should contain the full source information. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:07, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OK Marchjuly, any articles as examples? .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 08:52, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Marchjuly Done. .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 09:10, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since you've posted that you've figured things out, it might not matter much now; you can, however, find some examples of short-citations being used in articles, by going to Template:sfn and clicking on "What links here" in the left side bar. That will take you to page where you'll find examples. You can further narrow things down by using the "Namespace" field at the top of the page and selecting "(Article)". -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:33, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

PBS Pinchback correction[edit]

PBS Pinchback was not part of the Citizen's Committee in New Orleans that challenged the separate car law (resulted in the Plessy v Ferguson Decision). There were 17 members and he was not one of them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.35.144.56 (talk) 19:02, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to be more specific by linking to the article(s) where the information is incorrect. Or you can fix it yourself if you have a good source that substantiates your info. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:24, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed what I assume was the offending statement at P. B. S. Pinchback as it was not credited to a reliable source. Anyone can do that at any time. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:39, 13 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. According to "Report of Proceedings of the Citizens' Committee, for the Annulment of Act 111 of 1890, New Orleans, LA" which is the official final report of the Citizens' Committee, the committee consists of Arthur Esteves, C. C. Antoine, Firmin Christophe, G. G Johnson, Paul Bonseigneur, Laurent Auguste, R.L. Desdunes, Alcee Labat, N.E. Mansion, A.B. Kennedy, R.B. Baquie, A.J. Giuranovich, E.A. Williams, L.A. Martinet, L.J. Joubert, M.J. Piron, Eugene Luscy. These are the names that also appear on the Citizen Committee letterhead that Martinet sent to Albion Tourgee during the Plessy lawsuit. Also, PBS Pinchback had already left New Orleans for Washington DC when Plessy was arrested. 73.35.144.56 (talk) 22:00, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]