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Question from DominciDiCelano (07:07, 11 September 2023)

Hello and thank you for helping. I have never edited anything and found zero info regarding a yearbook for a college in Utah and the yearbook is fascinating so I thought I'd add to your article on st Mary of the Wasatch college. But I didn't know about adding a reliable source so it was immediately removed. I spent some time adding the unfo and really don't want to do it again. Also my info came from a copy of the yearbook I wrote about and I cannot confirm the info any other way. Anyone could make this claim so I imagine I can't be considered a in "reliable source". If I was, my info wouldn't have been deleted in the 1st place But I understand completely. The site would be a mess and a joke if you allowed anyone to write anything Anyway, now that I've killed even more time I'll just thank you for the learning experience and won't waste time trying to edit Misplaced Pages or anything else for that matter. It's a shame because this yearbook is pretty amazing. If I'm wrong and you'd like the info submitted, please tell me how to do so and provide me with what to I wrote so I don't have to do it again. If you need pics of the yearbook showing the info I spoke of I can do that. I think it'd be good to have this documented. --DominciDiCelano (talk) 07:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

DominciDiCelano Hello right back at ya'! Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I hope you will not allow this unfortunate experience to prevent you from coming back. Misplaced Pages is a great place, but it is important to play by the rules while here! Let me explain.

The yearbook is the thing you want to write about, and that makes the yearbook the primary source on the yearbook, and WP editors do not use primary sources. That is largely because doing so would leave us each interpreting that primary source for ourselves, and that's what's called original work (OR) and that's not allowed on WP either. WP is not the place to vent your personal views or opinions. There are places for that. That place is not WP. I suggest a blog.

WP editors basically write research papers. You would need to find someone who - say, wrote a book on how to put together a quality yearbook - and yours was an example used in that source. That's a published secondary source. You would cite that book and the page numbers where your yearbook was mentioned, and you would summarize what they said about your book. You would need as many of those kinds of references that you could find: a biography of someone who worked on your yearbook, a compilation of yearbook writing stories, a textbook for journalists - anyone who mentions your book in any way. You would go to Google or Google Scholar and try every entry you can think of that might say anything about your yearbook.

If there is a conflicting opinion - someone who wrote that your yearbook is not really a good example because it does such and so - you should also include that dissenting view - and cite it and its page number and a summary of what is said.

Editing on WP is all about the research. We only use secondary sources. All OR will be deleted.

We write as objectively and as neutrally as possible. You have a personal opinion on the quality of this yearbook. In order to write about it on WP, you would have to set that aside and report only what the secondary sources say on it, whether you agreed or not. It isn't always easy to do, but if you don't, someone will call you on it and delete what you wrote as biased and non-neutral.

Those are the rules. There are administrators who deal with these things. Non-compliance can result in being banned from writing on WP at all. They have the ability to block your IP. I do not suggest putting your article back unless you do the research and find quality secondary sources first. But I do hope you will take the time to learn the "how-tos" of WP, will find areas of interest that you can research and learn about, and that you will come back and enjoy being here as much as I do. Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:27, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I'm confused regarding providing a source but I think what you're saying is that my content needs to have been published somewhere in order to submit. But again, my info came from the fact that I own 2 years of the yearbook and thought your article would be improved if readers knew about the yearbooks existence. But I understand you can't publish something in this case.

Also I gave my opinion on the book which is understandably not allowed but the former reason is paramount and removing this wouldn't matter.

In any case this won't prevent me from coming back but it did prevent me from editing anything which isn't a loss for either wikipedia or myself. I wasted a lot of time trying to help but at least I now know not to do in the future, knowledge not exactly worth the time spent but life doesn't always work that way.

The Berry Basket yearbooks are fascinating and I hope they will be represented on your site someday.

Thanks again,

Dominic Perrotta

P.S. Since I won't be editing or doing anything else here that requires an account or me signing in I decided to delete my account but I spent a lot of time searching for info on this and finally found something that stated that accounts cannot be deleted. Is this really true? It seems absurd to me. While extremely unlikely and/or problem causing somebody could hack into a Misplaced Pages user account and the user would never know.

And vanishing is for published content I believe and doesn't delete the account. Am in missing something ornis my account truly unable to be deleted? DominciDiCelano (talk) 00:42, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. I've been out of town and disconnected. If you deleted your account there would be no way to explain this discussion here on my talk-page. If you posted anything anywhere while you had an account, that account must remain for WP to be able to keep track of who wrote what when - a necessity in dealing with an army of volunteers. I suggest posting Retired, contained by two curly brackets {{ on both sides, at the top of your user page and just deleting everything else. No one can steal your page/name as their IP will not match yours.

I'm sorry you've been so disappointed. Yes, everything referenced must be from published material - and not even all of that is usable. Surely you can understand the why's behind that. It is at least partly why WP is still alive and well, when all but one other online encyclopedia started at the same time have died.

I did a search for Berry Basket yearbooks and got a hodgepodge of stuff. I got Berry Alabama and Texas State and more, but it does show there might be some stuff out there. One was just a listing, but it's a published listing! I have no way of knowing if any of it is applicable.

Don't worry about wasting time, it's par for the course here. I often spend hours researching only to decide it's inapplicable. I started to create a page on a living person and got halfway through before realizing there just wasn't enough material to finish. If stuff like that discourages you, this is not the hobby for you. Hope you find something that is. Take care.Jenhawk777 (talk) 17:03, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Harmonicasound (04:34, 15 October 2023)

How can I find articles that need improvement or expansion? --Harmonicasound (talk) 04:34, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

@Harmonicasound, check Misplaced Pages:Community portal/Open tasks and Misplaced Pages:Task Center.

Jenhawk, hope all is well with you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:42, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Hello dearheart, I have been out of town and disconnected. Working hard doing stuff for family for long hours. Thank you for this. Jenhawk777 (talk) 17:05, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from D192 (21:40, 14 October 2023)

how to put the main title so poeple can search --D192 (talk) 21:40, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

The main title is automatically attached to an article when it is published. Jenhawk777 (talk) 17:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dre5860 (00:27, 10 October 2023)

Hello , i've added a battle to the "Belgian Revolution" article. However its still in the "draft" phase. is there a way you could review and maybe improve the battle ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/Draft:Battle_of_Brussels_(1830) --Dre5860 (talk) 00:27, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

If this is intended to be a separate article, then using a draft is appropriate, but if what you want to do is add this to the larger article on the Belgian Revolution then you have gone about it in the wrong way. Go to the original article and click on edit source and make the additions you want to make there, then publish.

But the real problem here is that this has no references. Without proper referencing, someone will eventually come along and delete your additions. It's Misplaced Pages policy. Don't waste your time trying to publish anything without solid references. Jenhawk777 (talk) 17:14, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dre5860 (21:40, 19 October 2023)

Hi! so i made a battle about the Belgian Revolution however, it was removed because its still a draft. How do i publish it fully , ive reviewed all the guidelines. --Dre5860 (talk) 21:40, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Dre5860 I believe I already answered this above. Unless you have made some substantive changes, Your edits will not be accepted. It is not referenced properly. Read and follow this: Misplaced Pages:Citing sources Nothing can be published on WP without quality references, and if it does somehow slip past, someone will come along at some point and delete it. There are people here who do nothing but deletions. Don't waste your time. Either follow WP guidelines or look elsewhere for a hobby. Jenhawk777 (talk) 02:56, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red - November 2023

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Question from Yougotflame (19:15, 26 October 2023) (2)

Can you help me?I want to open my own page --Yougotflame (talk) 19:15, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

What exactly do you mean by your own page? You have a user page. Publish something on it and it will turn your user name black and that will be your own page. But Misplaced Pages isn't like Facebook. Everything here belongs to Misplaced Pages. Jenhawk777 (talk) 02:37, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Danny5784 (21:56, 2 November 2023)

Hey.

I have a question for ya --Danny5784 (talk) 21:56, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Shoot. Jenhawk777 (talk) 06:13, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Yougotflame (19:15, 26 October 2023)

I want to open my own page --Yougotflame (talk) 19:15, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Post something on your user page. Your name will turn black. That is your page. Jenhawk777 (talk) 08:20, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Maybe something you'll find WP-interesting

Antisemitism and the New Testament, there are, for example, a lot of primary sources. In other news, Talk:Mike_Johnson_(Louisiana_politician)#Requested_move_25_October_2023 has a few comments. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:49, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Wow! I don't think I have ever read a more biased one-sided article. If I am ever able to finish History of Christianity it looks like it might make a good next project. Thanx! Jenhawk777 (talk) 06:17, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Interesting article:. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 23:28, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

I enjoyed that one! Jenhawk777 (talk) 08:23, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

I did too. And as a counterpoint, here is another: (alt link at ). I enjoyed that one less. Its funny, you and I have been in some fairly lengthy religion-related WP-discussions at times, but as I recall, there's not a lot of left-wing/right-wing accusations in those. Harrison (the Slate-guy) has commented more than once that compared to other online forums, WP-discussions are often remarkably civil. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:53, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

I would agree with that. Jenhawk777 (talk) 11:18, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Atukangka (01:14, 4 November 2023)

how to publish my idea in wikipedia this is my idea

Part 2: NUMERIC MIRACLES

The second part of the book explores the concept of numbers and how they relate to the miracles of the universe and religious understanding. It reflects the merging of scientific, beauty, and religious principles in a mathematical context.

Here are some key concepts explained in the second part of the book:

1. The Role of Numbers in the Universe: This section discusses the role of numbers in describing and understanding various aspects of the universe, including physical laws, natural phenomena, and various other phenomena.

2. Number Miracles: This book reviews how certain numbers or sequences of numbers in the universe can be considered miracles that show signs of God's greatness. Examples such as comparisons of proportions in nature, prime numbers, or mathematical relationships in physics are the focus of discussion.

3. Relationship with Religion: This section explains how certain numbers have meaning and significance in a religious context. For example, some numbers in Islam (such as the numbers 7, 19, or 99) have deep symbolic value.

4. Aesthetics of the Universe: This book illustrates how mathematics and numbers contribute to the aesthetics and harmony of the universe. These can include geometric patterns, symmetry, or Fibonacci sequences often seen in nature.

5. Merging Science and Religion: This section highlights how the understanding of numbers and mathematics can be used to combine science and religion, creating a deeper understanding of the universe and religious beliefs.

This book provides a holistic view of how numbers and mathematics can be seen as windows to understanding the relationship between the universe, science, and religion. This is an interesting approach that combines different aspects in a meaningful framework.

Here are some key concepts explained in the second part of the book:

The Role of Numbers in the Universe: This section discusses the role of n --Atukangka (talk) 01:14, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

No, no, no! Misplaced Pages is not the place for this. Original work is not allowed. Misplaced Pages:No original research Misplaced Pages only publishes material referenced in secondary sources. We write research papers. Jenhawk777 (talk) 03:06, 4 November 2023 (UTC)