Brain
Helpmebot's brain - a repository of stored responses to command triggers which can be created and destroyed instantly. This page lists all the currently-known stored responses.
| Trigger | Response |
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| 42 | Articles require significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:42 |
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911
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If you are reporting a serious threat of violence, suicide or death threat, bomb threat, etc., please email emergency@wikimedia.org with the relevant information. |
| acc | You may request an account using the ACC process at https://accounts.wmflabs.org |
| accesslist | https://helpmebot.org.uk/access |
| accgraph | http://accounts-dev.wmflabs.org/graph/ |
| accissue | https://github.com/enwikipedia-acc/waca/issues/{0} |
| accounts-enwiki-l | https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/accounts-enwiki-l |
| accpull | https://github.com/enwikipedia-acc/waca/pulls/{0} |
| accrequest | You may request an account using the ACC process at https://accounts.wmflabs.org |
| addbotoff | !unstalk en.wikipedia user Addbot |
| advert | Please note that Wikipedia is not a means of advertising. Please do not create articles with the intention of promoting yourself, your company, or organization. We might suggest social media platforms instead. |
| afc | To submit an article at Articles for Creation for review, type {{subst:submit}} at the top of the page and click the [Publish Changes] button. Full directions can be found at: http://enwp.org/WP:AFC |
| afctalk | Open your draft. There should be a line similar to "Submission declined on DD MM YYYY by Example (talk)." Click on talk. Then, click on "New section" in the top right hand corner. Once you are done typing your message, scroll down and click the blue "Publish changes" button. You are set! |
| asfaq | For common questions relating to an existing article about you, someone you represent, or your organization, check out http://enwp.org/WP:ASFAQ |
| ask | No need to say "I have a question," or ask "Is anyone around," or "Can anyone help." Just ask the question, and someone will help you if they can. Thanks :-) |
| athlete | The notability guidelines for the inclusion of athletes, coaches, teams, and various other sports subjects can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:ATHLETE |
| autobio | Creating autobiographies is STRONGLY discouraged. For more information, see http://enwp.org/WP:AUTOBIO |
| band | The notability requirements for inclusion of musicians, bands, singers, DJs, etc... can be found at http://enwp.org/WP:BAND |
| banners | Thank you for your donation, Wikimedia appreciates it. If you have a Wikipedia account, you can turn off the donation banners by visiting https://enwp.org/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-centralnotice-banners and unticking the 'Fundraising' option. |
| bash | http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Quotes#Quotes |
| bb | Wikipedia is not for promoting something, and really, really, REALLY hates being treated as such. Imagine if your house were turned into a billboard overnight for no reason. You would be pretty angry too. |
| bfaq | For common issues, guidelines, and policies related to creating or editing articles related to businesses, organizations, and clubs, check out http://enwp.org/WP:BFAQ |
| billboard | Wikipedia is not for promoting something, and really, really, REALLY hates being treated as such. Imagine if your house were turned into a billboard overnight for no reason. You would be pretty angry too. |
| bingtranslate | http://www.bing.com/translator/default.aspx?to=en&text={0*} |
| bio | The notability guidelines for articles about most people can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:BIO |
| blocked | We can not assist blocked users in this channel. Please follow the instructions on your talk page ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyTalk ) if possible, or have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:GAB . Alternatively, /join #wikipedia-en-unblock to discuss the matter with administrators. |
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blp
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Material about living persons added to any Wikipedia page must be written with the greatest care and attention to verifiability, neutrality, and avoidance of original research. http://enwp.org/WP:BLP |
| blpv | EVERY biographical claim about a living person that could POTENTIALLY be challenged for ANY reason MUST be sourced to a strong secondary source that verifies it or removed. This is a HARD REQUIREMENT and is NOT NEGOTIABLE. For more information see https://enwp.org/WP:BLP |
| bold | Wikipedia encourages editors to take initiative to edit articles. You can't really "break" anything. So, be http://enwp.org/WP:BOLD and if you get http://enwp.org/WP:REVERTED, go to the talk page and http://enwp.org/WP:DISCUSS it! |
| boss | Some guidance for when your boss asks you to edit Wikipedia: https://enwp.org/WP:BOSS |
| bot | I (Helpmebot) am a robot. Anything I say is either automatic or directly requested by someone else. Instead of addressing replies to me, please address them to the human helpers. |
| brain | https://helpmebot.org.uk/brain |
| brd | See the "bold, revert, discuss" method for reaching consensus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BRD, or the image version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BRD1.svg |
| bug | https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/{0} |
| bugsearch | https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/?query={0} |
| ca | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/{0*:title} |
| cfaq | Frequently asked questions related to copywrites, including adding copywrited material, dealing with copyright violations you find, fair use, and licenses can be found at http://enwp.org/WP:CFAQ |
| chu | {0}, your current username may violate our http://enwp.org/WP:Username_policy - Please consider visiting http://enwp.org/WP:CHU and requesting a new username. Thank you. |
| chus | Go here to rename your account. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalRenameRequest |
| click | In order to type, please click on the white rectangular box at the bottom of your screen and begin typing, and press enter to send a message. |
| cloak | If you have a verified e-mail address, at least 250 edits on Wikimedia projects, and have been registered for at least three months, and your account is in good standing, you may request a Wikipedia cloak. Please review the information at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Cloaks for details. |
| cmd | https://helpmebot.org.uk/commands |
| cmdhelp | https://helpmebot.org.uk/commands#command-{0:url} |
| coi | If you have any external relationship with the subject you're writing about, it's best practice, and perhaps even required, to disclose that relationship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Conflict_of_interest |
| coiname | Since you seem to be affiliated with the organisation described on the article, we strongly recommended you do not edit it. Additionally, your username implies shared use and is not allowed according to the username policy. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PSCOI and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:ISU for details. |
| coireq | If you have a [[WP:Conflict of interest]] with a topic, you can request a page be edited on your behalf by submitting an edit request using the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Edit_Request_Wizard. Please remember to add links to [[WP:Reliable sources]] that back up your claim. |
| commands | https://helpmebot.org.uk/commands |
| consent | If you wish to donate copyrighted images for inclusion in Wikimedia projects/articles and you are the copyright holder, please go to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/COM:ET |
| contact | To contact Wikipedia via e-mail, you can reach our volunteer team at info-en-q@wikimedia.org |
| contdisp | Helpers here cannot comment on or otherwise intervene in content disputes. Instead, use the talk page of the article whose content is in dispute. |
| contribute | There are many ways to contribute to Wikipedia for a list of how you can help existing pages visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal#Help_out |
| copyvio | Do not add content to Wikipedia if you think that doing so may be a copyright violation. Contributors should take steps to remove any copyright violation that they find. http://enwp.org/WP:COPYVIO |
| copyvios | https://tools.wmflabs.org/copyvios?lang=en&project=wikipedia&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1&title={0*:url} |
| corp | The notability guidelines for corporations/businesses, organizations, clubs, schools, and the like can be found at http://enwp.org/WP:CORP |
| crystal | Wikipedia does not speculate on future events. Article content regarding future events should have reliable sources to support any content and must also still meet notability guidelines. Please see: http://enwp.org/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_crystal_ball |
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cv
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Do not add content to Wikipedia if you think that doing so may be a copyright violation. Contributors should take steps to remove any copyright violation that they find. http://enwp.org/WP:COPYVIO |
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cvn
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Counter-Vandalism Unit: http://enwp.org/WP:CVU |
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cvua
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Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy: http://enwp.org/WP:CVUA |
| cwupload | If you've encountered issues uploading images *you've photographed*, using the uploader in the article editor, please use http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard instead, or contact photosubmission@wikimedia.org after you've read https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Email_templates |
| dailymail | Consensus has determined that the Daily Mail is generally unreliable, and its use as a reference is to be generally prohibited, especially when other more reliable sources exist. As a result, the Daily Mail should not be used for determining notability, nor should it be used as a source in articles. |
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dcm
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If you would like to donate work that you own for inclusion in Wikipedia, please read the guidelines on how to do so. http://enwp.org/WP:DCM |
| diff | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff={0} |
| diffs | Diffs show the differences between two revisions on a page (i.e., they tell you what's changed). See http://enwp.org/WP:DIFF for more info. |
| disclose | In order to edit Wikipedia while being paid or interning, our policies require that you make a COI (conflict of interest) disclosure. Please review this link for more information on how to do so: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:COIDISCLOSEPAY |
| disclosepay | If you are being paid to create or edit a Wikipedia article, Wikimedia Foundation policy *requires* that you disclose your conflict of interest. Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:COIDISCLOSEPAY for more information on how to disclose. |
| dispute | Please note that this channel is for assisting editors with technical help and Wikipedia policies and guidelines. We are unable to assist with content disputes. We cannot help you further here. |
| donate | To donate photos to have a creative commons license, the original copyright holder must send an email to permissions@wikimedia.org and add {{OTRS Pending}} to the image. See http://enwp.org/WP:DONATEIMAGE for more details. |
| donatewmf | To donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, please visit https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give - thank you! |
| donations | Please email donate@wikimedia.org with all questions related to donations. We can't help with donation queries in this channel. |
| down | Yes, we know the servers are having issues. There used to be a status page at https://status.wikimedia.org/ , but it has been deprecated. |
| dr | To resolve disputes over content and complaints about other editors, please read our dispute resolution policy: http://enwp.org/WP:DR |
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drv
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If your article has been deleted after a deletion discussion and you wish to contest the decision, you may request a deletion review. http://enwp.org/WP:DRV |
| dupdet | http://tools.wmflabs.org/dupdet/ |
| dupdetect | http://tools.wmflabs.org/dupdet/ |
| dupdetscan | http://tools.wmflabs.org/dupdet/compare.php?url1=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title={0}&url2={1} |
| To contact Wikipedia by email, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us | |
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emergency
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If you are reporting a serious threat of violence, suicide or death threat, bomb threat, etc., please email emergency@wikimedia.org with the relevant information. |
| engvar | Articles on the English Wikipedia may use any version of English with the goal to be as neutral as possible unless the article has strong national ties. See http://enwp.org/WP:ENGVAR |
| enwpsearch | Search for {0} on the English Wikipedia! http://enwp.org/Special:Search/{0} |
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erp
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If you want to request permission from an author to use content that they haven't yet released under licence, you need to ask their permission. Examples on how to do this are located at http://enwp.org/WP:ERP |
| fame | First comes the fame (or notability), then comes the wikipedia page. |
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ffd
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If you have identified a file that is obsolete, orphaned, unencyclopedic, low quality, copyrighted or an NFCC violation, you can request its deletion at Files for Deletion http://enwp.org/WP:FFD |
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ffu
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If you are an unregistered user, or a registered user who is not yet autoconfirmed and wish to upload a file to Wikipedia, you can submit a request at Files for Upload. http://enwp.org/WP:FFU |
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formattingtest
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test white test black test blue test green test light-red test brown test purple test orange test yellow test light-green test cyan test light-cyan test light-blue test pink test grey test light-grey test |
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formattingtest2
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test white test black test blue test green test light-red test brown test purple test orange test yellow test light-green test cyan test light-cyan test light-blue test pink test grey test light-grey test |
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formattingtest3
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normal bold italic underline normal bold bolditalic bold normal |
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formattingtest4
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normal bold italic underline normal bold bolditalic italic normal |
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formattingtest5
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test striketest test mono test |
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formattingtest6
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1617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980 |
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formattingtest7
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16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 |
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formattingtest8
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58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 |
| freeimages | bit.ly/1cZWV9G |
| freeimg | https://www.google.com/images?as_q={0}&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_rights=(cc_publicdomain|cc_attribute|cc_sharealike|!cc_noncommercial|!cc_nonderived)# |
| fullhostmask | {nickname}!{username}@{hostname} |
| fuw | To upload a file using the file upload wizard, get started at http://enwp.org/WP:FUW |
| g13 | Are you bored? Try saving a few https://enwp.org/Category:G13_eligible_AfC_submissions or nominate them for deletion! |
| gab | We can not assist blocked users in this channel. Please follow the instructions on your talk page ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyTalk ) if possible, or have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:GAB . |
| gab-tpa | We can not assist blocked users in this channel. Please follow the instructions on your talk page ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyTalk ) if possible, or have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:GAB . Alternatively, /join #wikipedia-en-unblock to discuss the matter with administrators. |
| gb | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalBlock/{0*:title} |
| gerrit | https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/{0}/ |
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gin
Action |
pours a tall glass of gin, splashes some tonic in the general vicinity of the glass, and hands it to {0}. |
| gng | If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:GNG |
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golden
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Articles require significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. http://enwp.org/WP:42 |
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goldenrule
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Articles require significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. http://enwp.org/WP:ANS |
| gsearch | Try your luck with a Google search: https://www.google.com/search?q={0} |
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hd
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You might be able to find further assistance at the Help Desk, where editors answer questions about the technical aspects of editing Wikipedia. http://enwp.org/WP:HD |
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helpdesk
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You might be able to find further assistance at the Help Desk, where editors answer questions about the technical aspects of editing Wikipedia. http://enwp.org/WP:HD |
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helpmebot
Action |
is maintained by stwalkerster | The list of commands can be found at https://helpmebot.org.uk/commands , and the list of learnt responses can be found at https://helpmebot.org.uk/brain | My source code is available at https://github.com/helpmebot/helpmebot | I'm glad to be here to help you! |
| helpmespace | On June 3, 2013 it was decided at [[WP:TfD]] that the article space equivalent to {{Help me}} would be deprecated and redirected to {{Help me}}. The TfD can be viewed at http://enwp.org/WP:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2013_May_28#Template:Unanswered |
| history | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title={0*:title}&action=history |
| inclusion | In order for your topic to be inclusion worthy on the English Wikipedia, it must have multiple sources that have written stories about the topic that have editorial oversight. |
| infobox | To learn more about infoboxes, and how to add them to an article, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Infoboxes |
| ip | https://tools.wmflabs.org/whois/gateway.py?lookup=true&ip={0} |
| ipbe | If you need to edit while using a proxy-blocked IP and can demonstrate a clear need, you can apply for an IP block exemption. please refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption for more information. |
| ipblock | You appear to be connected from a blocked IP address. If this is in error, please visit #wikipedia-en-unblock , and they will help you. |
| ipc | {nickname}: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/{0} |
| ipdb | http://www.ipinfodb.com/ip_location_api.php |
| irc | This help channel is for assistance with editing Wikipedia. For more information about IRC, please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC |
| ircunblock | We cannot help with unblocks in this channel. Please /join #wikipedia-en-unblock to get help with an unblock. |
| legal | Nothing on Wikipedia.org or of any project of Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., and nothing said in this help channel, should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a legal opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of law. If you need legal advice, please contact a lawyer instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NOLEGAL |
| liberacloak | For the moment, we're not voicing people manually unless they were an active helper pre-transition. We're waiting for the cloak system to get ironed out; once that's done we'll sort out everyone's access properly. |
| Wikipedia is not LinkedIn. The fact that a business or organization exists, or that one is a competent professional is not grounds for having an article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Wikipedia_is_not_LinkedIn | |
| linkie-off | @linkie-off |
| linkie-on | @linkie-on |
| linkme | Please provide us with your username or the URL of the page you are referring to so we can assist you :) |
| lmgtfy | https://lmgtfy.app/?q={0*:url} |
| log | enwp.org/Special:Log?page={0*:url} |
| logo | Adding a logo to a draft does not increase its chances of being accepted. As such, you may be expending unnecessary effort by trying to upload one. Please attempt to add your logo after the draft is accepted. |
| logs | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page={0} |
| mailinglist | https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/accounts-enwiki-l |
| makeref | You can make a reference to use in the article with: http://tools.wmflabs.org/makeref/ |
| modehelp | The /mode command doesn't have an on IRC help command, but you can find all the details at |
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money
Action |
takes {nickname}'s money, donates it to WMF |
| mos | Articles should follow the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Here is a simplified version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Simplified_Manual_of_Style |
| move | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vector_hidden_move_button.png |
| multiple | Please note that this is a public chat channel, with multiple people helping and being helped at the same time. All of these messages are visible to everybody in the channel. Messages to you will usually start with your nickname, which you can see at the bottom-left of the screen or to the left of any text you send. |
| mustlink | We require those involved with paid editing on Wikipedia to link on their user page to all other active accounts on external websites through which they advertise paid Wikipedia editing business. Please see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Linking_to_external_advertising_accounts for more information |
| mycloak | {nickname}, if you have a cloak, it is {hostname}. If not and you want one, check out: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Cloaks |
| myemail | {nickname} can be emailed from: http://enwp.org/Special:EmailUser/{0} |
| mypage | {nickname}'s user page can be found at http://enwp.org/User:{0} |
| mysandbox | {nickname}'s sandbox can be found at http://enwp.org/User:{0}/{1} |
| mytalk | {nickname}'s talk page can be found at http://enwp.org/User_talk:{0} |
| nchp | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page |
| newarticles | You can get a list of new articles for {0} at http://tools.wmflabs.org/xtools/pages/index.php?name={0}&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia&namespace=0&redirects=noredirects (replace spaces and _ with + in username). |
| newbug | https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/ |
| next | Another happy customer leaves the building. |
| ng | Unfortunately, Wikipedia has no control over what appears on Google or other search engines, including what pictures and information appears next to the search results. |
| no | No. لا! Non. Nein. いいえ。 नहीं। ഇല്ല.. क्रमांक. לֹא! Нет. Na. 没有。Οχι. |
| nonfree | Wikimedia Commons (a sister project to Wikipedia) only hosts images that have a "free" license that can be used commercially. If you have a non-free file where "fair-use" applies, it would need to be uploaded only to Wikipedia. See https://w.wiki/3Pep for more information |
| noq | No need to say "I have a question," or ask "Is anyone around," or "Can anyone help." Just ask the question, and someone will help you if they can. Thanks :-) |
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nor
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Wikipedia does not publish original thought: all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Articles may not contain any new analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position not clearly advanced by the sources themselves. http://enwp.org/WP:NOR |
| notability | Notability is a property of article topics, not of articles. Nothing you can ?do? to an article will make a subject notable, you can merely ?show? that the subject is notable through the inclusion of references to coverage in independent sources. http://enwp.org/WP:42 |
| notgoogle | Unfortunately, Wikipedia has no control over what appears on Google or other search engines, including what pictures and information appears next to the search results, if you have an issue with content that appears on Google, please contact them directly. Google's Knowledge Graph (the summary box) has a "Feedback" link where anyone can mark a field as wrong. |
| notlinkedin | http://enwp.org/WP:Wikipedia_is_not_LinkedIn |
| notus | We have received many questions about this. I'm sorry, but we cannot help you regarding a content dispute on Wikipedia. We cannot engage in disputes about who and what constitutes a Caliph, a Muslim, or any related topic. |
| npov | Articles should not take sides, but should explain the sides, fairly and without bias. This applies to both what you say and how you say it, and especially so when it comes to promotional or negative tone. For the full policy, see http://enwp.org/WP:NPOV |
| openthepodbaydoors | I'm sorry, Dave; I'm afraid I can't do that. |
| org | The notability guidelines for corporations/businesses, organizations, clubs, schools, and the like can be found at http://enwp.org/WP:ORG |
| other | Do not try to use the existence of other articles to argue the validity of yours. See http://enwp.org/WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS for details. |
| othercrapexists | Do not try to use the existence of other articles to argue the validity of yours. See http://enwp.org/WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS for details. |
| otherstuff | Do not try to use the existence of other articles to argue the validity of yours. See http://enwp.org/WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS for details. |
| otherstuff2 | Generally, it's not helpful to compare to other articles we already have - a lot of articles have been created before we put our current review process in place, and some do slip through the net. Where possible, we try to avoid adding to the backlog of articles to fix at a later date by stopping lower-quality articles earlier in |
| otherstuffexists | Do not try to use the existence of other articles to argue the validity of yours. See http://enwp.org/WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS for details. |
| otrs | Email is handled by Wikipedia volunteers through OTRS. Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us for details |
| overcome | No amount of writing can overcome a lack of notability. Notability is explained at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:42 , and the problem is described at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:OVERCOME |
| oversight | Please join #wikipedia-en-revdel , type "!oversight" without the quotes and wait for a member from the Oversight team to privately message you. Send them the link to the article and they'll handle it from there. If no one from the team is available, you can send an email to the address listed in [[WP:OS]]. |
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No one "owns" an article or any page at Wikipedia. If you create or edit an article, others can make changes, and you can not prevent them from doing so. In addition, you should not undo their efforts without good reason. Disagreements should be calmly resolved, starting with a discussion on the article talk page. http://enwp.org/WP:OWN |
| paid | If you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit (your "employer"), who the client is, and any other relevant role or relationship. Please see the relevant policy at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PAID |
| password | To request a password reset for your account, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PasswordReset |
| pastebin | Create a http://pastebin.com/ and copy the URL here! |
| peacock | Words used without attribution to promote the subject of an article while neither imparting nor plainly summarizing verifiable information are known as "peacock terms" by Wikipedia contributors. Please use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. See: http://enwp.org/WP:PEACOCK |
| permission | To submit license information for images and other media so that they are freely licensed for use on Wikimedia Commons (as well as Wikipedia), visit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Email_templates ... For submitting permission for use of text, use a similar template, but send it to permissions-en@wikimedia.org |
| phab | phabricator.wikimedia.org/{0*:url} |
| picture | Adding a picture to a draft does not increase its chances of being accepted. As such, you may be expending unnecessary effort by trying to upload one. Please attempt to add your picture after the draft is accepted. |
| pillars | Please read our page on the five fundamental principles that Wikipedia was founded on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Five_pillars |
| pp | You can view the official current version of the privacy policy on https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy |
| primary | http://enwp.org/WP:PRIMARY sources are original materials that are close to an event, and are often accounts written by people who are directly involved. They offer an insider's view of an event, a period of history, a work of art, a political decision, and so on. Primary sources may or may not be independent or third-party sources. |
| prof | The notability guidelines for the inclusion of academics can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PROF |
| protection | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title={0}&action=info#Page_protection |
| public | This is a public chat room; as such, messages to you will usually begin with your name. Please do not respond to messages that start with someone else's name. |
| quote | http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Quotes#Quotes |
| ra | Have an idea for an article but no time to write it, learn how to create it, or are connected to the topic and want to avoid conflict of interest issues? You might find another experienced editor to help you by suggesting the topic at http://enwp.org/WP:RA |
| rd | This help channel is for assistance with editing Wikipedia. Your question seems to be more suited to the Reference Desk. http://enwp.org/WP:REFDESK |
| rdq | This help channel is for assistance with editing Wikipedia. Your question seems to be more suited to the Reference Desk. http://enwp.org/WP:REFDESK |
| recentchanges-off | @recentchanges-off |
| recentchanges-on | @recentchanges-on |
| recoi | If you have a [[WP:Conflict of Interest]] with a topic, you can request a page be requested on your behalf by posting {{Request edit}} in a new section on the talk page of the article with a comment about what you would like changed and links to [[WP:Reliable sources]] that back up your claim.. |
| ref | https://enwp.org/WP:REFBEGIN shows you how to use the most popular system for providing inline citations, which are the preferred system on Wikipedia. There are other systems, and there are links from this page for those as well. |
| refb | https://enwp.org/WP:REFBEGIN shows you how to use the most popular system for providing inline citations, which are the preferred system on Wikipedia. There are other systems, and there are links from this page for those as well. |
| refbegin | https://enwp.org/WP:REFBEGIN shows you how to use the most popular system for providing inline citations, which are the preferred system on Wikipedia. There are other systems, and there are links from this page for those as well. |
| refdesk | This help channel is for assistance with editing Wikipedia. Your question seems to be more suited to the Reference Desk. http://enwp.org/WP:RD |
| rename | Go here to rename your account. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalRenameRequest |
| results | Your question seems related to search engine results or the Google Knowledge Graph. Unfortunately, Wikipedia has no control over any search results outside of the Wikipedia site itself. Please direct your query to the search engine company in question, as we cannot assist in this matter. |
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| rfb | For information on how to add references and find sources for an article, see https://enwp.org/WP:REFB |
| rfbve | For information on how to add references and find sources for an article, see https://enwp.org/WP:INTREFVE |
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All articles need independent reliable sources to verify their contents. http://enwp.org/WP:RS |
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Any user in good standing -upon leaving Wikipedia forever- may request renaming of their account; deletion or blanking of user pages; and possibly the deletion or blanking of discussions related to their conduct. This courtesy vanishing does not include the deletion of user contributions, and normally does not include the deletion of user talk pages. http://enwp.org/WP:RTV |
| saa | {nickname}: https://github.com/JustBerry/SPIArticleAnalyzer |
| sand | https://accounts-dev.wmflabs.org/waca/acc.php?action=zoom&id={0} |
| sandbox | {0}'s sandbox can be found at http://enwp.org/User:{0}/{1} |
| scope | Articles should stay on-topic, and not outline information that is irrelevant to the article's topic. See http://enwp.org/WP:OOS |
| seen | @seen {0*} |
| seppuku | Writing a wikipedia article about yourself is like stabbing yourself in the stomach with a fork. You're allowed to try, but it's a bad idea. It'll be a lot more painful than you expect, you'll look stupid, and in the end it'll be a mess that someone else has to clean up. |
| sign | Please sign your comments on talk pages with four tildes. It should look like ~~~~ |
| signup | Please read http://enwp.org/WP:ACCOUNT and then get your account at http://enwp.org/Special:UserLogin/signup |
| social | This help channel is for assistance with editing Wikipedia. For socialising with other Wikipedians, please visit the #wikipedia-en channel. |
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The general rule is one editor, one account. Do not use multiple accounts unless secondary accounts are clearly identified as legitimate alternative accounts of your main account. Do not ask your friends to create accounts to support you. Do not revive old unused accounts and use them as different users. http://enwp.org/WP:SOCK |
| sofixit | The Wikipedia community encourages users to be bold when updating the encyclopedia. Wikis like ours develop faster when everybody helps to fix problems, correct grammar, add facts, make sure wording is accurate, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:SOFIXIT |
| sources | As an encyclopedia, we summarise what other people have written about a subject, and for that we need multiple published sources which have significant coverage of a subject, are independent from the subject, and have editorial oversight and a reputation for fact-checking |
| spicase | The http://enwp.org/WP:SOCK investigation on {0} can be found at: http://enwp.org/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/{0} |
| spur | Context: spur.us/context/{0} API: enwp.org/User:GeneralNotability/SpurLookup?address={0} |
| srp | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SRP |
| stalk | https://meta.toolforge.org/stalktoy/{0} |
| statistics | http://enwp.org/Special:Statistics |
| stats | http://enwp.org/Special:Statistics |
| student | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Training/For_students |
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steps to remove any copyright violation that they find. http://enwp.org/WP:COPYVIO |
| submit | To submit an article at AfC for review, type {{subst:submit}} at the top of the page and click the [Publish Changes] button. Full directions that can be found at: http://enwp.org/WP:AFC |
| submitdraft | To submit your draft {0*} for review ( https://enwp.org/Draft:{0*:title} ), use the following link: https://enwp.org/WP:SUBMIT?withJS=MediaWiki:AFC-submit-wizard.js&page=Draft:{0*:title} . Full directions can be found at https://enwp.org/WP:AFC |
| suppress-on | @suppress-on |
| talk | Talk page for "{0}" can be found at: https://enwp.org/Talk:{0} (if not what you expected, try replacing ' ' with '_') |
| tc | https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec-timecard/en.wikipedia.org/{0*:url} |
| tertiary | Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, which is a tertiary source. We summarise what *others* have written about a subject. If nobody has written about you, we have nothing to summarise. |
| th | You may want to consider asking this question at the Teahouse, where a collection of Wikipedia editors can help you answer more in depth questions. http://enwp.org/WP:THQ |
| thankyou | You're welcome. |
| thq | You may want to consider asking this question at the Teahouse, where a collection of Wikipedia editors can help you answer more in depth questions. http://enwp.org/WP:THQ |
| three | For guidelines on how to identify the best three sources that demonstrates your topic's notability, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:THREE |
| ticket | ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber={0*:url} |
| timecard | https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec-timecard/en.wikipedia.org/{0*:url} |
| trivcov | Examples of trivial coverage that do not count toward meeting the significant coverage requirement - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies)#Examples_of_trivial_coverage |
| trivial | Examples of trivial coverage that do not count toward meeting the significant coverage requirement - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies)#Examples_of_trivial_coverage |
| troll | Not just greenish warty creatures that live under bridges anymore. See: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Troll |
| tut | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial |
| twa | Welcome to Wikipedia! You might want to check out a short tutorial put together to help you get started. Please see: http://enwp.org/WP:TWA |
| uabuselog | enwp.org/Special:AbuseLog?wpSearchUser={0*:url} |
| ugc | Content from websites whose content is largely user-generated is generally unacceptable. More information about this can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:UGC |
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To request restoration of an article that was deleted uncontroversially, use the requests for undeletion process. http://enwp.org/WP:UND |
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Usernames that likely offend other contributors, imply personal attacks, provoke emotional reaction and show a clear intent to disrupt Wikipedia are not allowed on Wikipedia. http://enwp.org/WP:IU |
| upload | To upload a file using the file upload wizard, get started at http://enwp.org/WP:UPLOAD |
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Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution, email addresses and URLs are considered promotional and not allowed on Wikipedia. http://enwp.org/WP:ORGNAME |
| useremail | {0} can be emailed from: http://enwp.org/Special:EmailUser/{0} if they have email enabled. |
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Any page in article-space will be upheld to strict standards and may be deleted immedately if they do not meet them. An alternative to that is to take it within your Userspace where you have sufficient time to work on it without it being immediately deleted. See http://enwp.org/WP:USERFY |
| userlink | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:{0} |
| userlinks | enwp.org/User:{0*:title} enwp.org/User_talk:{0*:title} enwp.org/Special:Contribs/{0*:title} https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/{0*:title} enwp.org/Special:Log?user={0*:url} |
| userlog | enwp.org/Special:Log?user={0*:url} |
| username | Your username/ident is {username} |
| userpage | {0}'s user page can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:{0} |
| usersandbox | {0}'s sandbox is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:{0}/sandbox |
| usertalk | {0}'s talk page can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:{0} |
| v22 | If you are here to remark on the new Vector 2022 skin, please understand that there is nothing the helpers here can do about the choice at WMF to make it the default. If you have an account, you can go to your Preferences to select a different skin. There is an ongoing RFC on the subject at: https://enwp.org/WP:V22RFC2 |
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Intentionally making abusive edits to Wikipedia will result in a block. http://enwp.org/WP:VAND |
| vanish | Accounts cannot be deleted, but if you wish to remove information (e.g. your email address), or to change your account name to something less identifiable, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VANISH |
| ve | You can find help for your VisualEditor related question from the VE developers themselves on #mediawiki-visualeditor |
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Other people have to be able to check that you didn't just make things up. This means that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation. http://enwp.org/WP:VER |
| volunteer | The helpers in this channel are unpaid volunteers doing this as a hobby and do not have a supervisor. Wikipedia's staff do not make editorial decisions; they only maintain the servers. |
| vpt | This help channel is for assistance with editing Wikipedia. Your question seems to be of a more technical nature than we may be able to answer. You might do well to request further assistance at http://enwp.org/WP:Village_pump_(technical) |
| wax | You cannot make a convincing argument based on what other articles do or do not exist. Plenty of articles exist on Wikipedia that probably should not. http://enwp.org/WP:WAX |
| wbm | https://web.archive.org/web/*/{0} |
| welcome | Hi {0}! This is {channel}, a channel for people who need help editing the English Wikipedia. Please type your question into the box below. Thank you. |
| wikiblame | http://wikipedia.ramselehof.de/wikiblame.php |
| wikipediaholic | How do you score on the [[WP:Wikipediholism test]]? Find out ---> http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiholic/wikiholic.pl |
| wikiproject | You "might" find what you are looking for at http://enwp.org/Wikipedia:WikiProject_{0} |
| wizard | The Article Wizard is a tool you can use to create new articles. See http://enwp.org/WP:WIZARD to get started! |
| wlh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/{0} |
| xkcd | https://www.xkcd.com/{0} |
| xtools | https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org/{0*:title} |
| yfa | For general guidance in creating your first article and getting it added to the main encyclopedia, check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:YFA |