User talk:Charadras

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[edit] helpme

Hello.

When a note is added to an entry saying This article or section needs to be wikified, I understand that this means there is a formatting problem; but it doesn't say what the actual problem or error is. How do I find out?

Thanks in advance. Charadras 08:59, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

  • It means your article should have links to other articles. If you want to have a link to George Washington, for example, you write this: [[George Washington]]. Cheers, CanadianCaesar The Republic Restored 09:01, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

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Got it. Thanks! Charadras 09:31, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Non-Latin alphabet

A problem with English language entries about subjects whose original names are written in a non-Latin alphabet is that a wide variety of transliterations is possible. My entry entitled Georgios Theotokis, apart from containing a misspeling, refers to an individual who already has an entry as Yórgis Theotokás. As they are the same person, it would probably be simplest if my entry were completely expunged. However, I can only find instructions on moving or renaming entries, but not for erasing them. My apologies for the confusion; what would be the normal procedure in such cases? Charadras 12:37, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

You should create a redirect. Edit your page, and enter the text #REDIRECT [[Yórgis Theotokás]]. See Wikipedia:Redirect for more information. :) Talrias (t | e | c) 13:43, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you. Charadras 15:51, 6 February 2006 (UTC) ==

[edit] helpme

Lat month I contributed a list of contemporary Greek photographers, with dates, under the new heading "Greek photographers" (I had previously confirmed that this category did not exist). Today, I found that the entry had been deleted with the following annotation in the "delete log":

03:07, 31 May 2006 Bookofjude deleted "Greek photographers" (closing undisputed prod dated 26 May 2006, already exists as a category)

First off, I'm confused about how to respond, as there seems to be no relevant guidance, and clicking on the deletion entry doesn't get me anywhere. Secondly, I'm not quite sure why the entry was deleted; it certainly isn't the case that it "already exists as a category", since doing a search on that category turns up blank. So what happened? And thirdly, can anyone delete an entry at whim?

Thanks in advance for any guidance. Charadras 13:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Greek photographers

Hello,

A week ago, I found that the entry had been deleted with the following annotation in the "delete log": 03:07, 31 May 2006 Bookofjude deleted "Greek photographers" (closing undisputed prod dated 26 May 2006, already exists as a category).

What this means is that the article fell victim to the new Wikipedia:Proposed deletion system. (Prod is short for proposed deletion). No one can delete an article on a whim. Only administrators can delete articles, and even then they can only delete articles on sight if the articles match descriptions set out in Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion. Administrators will also delete articles if the community requests it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (AfD). AfD gets a lot of deletion requests and the system has been under some stress, so prod was established whereby a person can suggest an article be deleted by simply tagging it. There's no debate, but if anyone objects to the deletion, they can simply remove the tag. If no one objects in five days, the article will be deleted. The best way to prevent this is to keep the articles you care about on your watchlist; click the watch button on the top of your screen. (I have 337 pages on my watchlist).

If you still object to the deletion, one way you can respond is to simply recreate the article. If the article was speedy deleted of AfD'd you couldn't recreate it, but prod is meant to represent unanimity. If you recreate the article, you are objecting to the deletion. If that isn't an option (you can't remember what was in it or it was too much work), I'm not sure what you could do besides request undeletion at Wikipedia:Deletion review. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 12:02, 12 June 2006 (UTC)