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  • [[WP:CREDENTIAL]] - do not use academic titles - (Dr, Prof etc}
  • [[WP:LASTNAME]] - use last name not forename, initials or Mr/Mrs/Ms
  • [[WP:HONORIFIC]] - do not use titles (Sir, Lord) etc
  • [[MOS:DABENTRY]] Include one, and only one, blue link per entry.
  • [[MOS:CAPS]]
  • [[MOS:BOLD]]
  • [[WP:ELPOINTS]] #2 = External links should not be used in the body of an article
  • [[WP:INFOBOXFLAG]]
  • [[WP:IMAGESIZE]] "do not use px without VERY good reason"
  • [[MOS:HASH]] do not use #1, use No.1 using {{Abbr|No.|Number}} Not typing No.
  • [[WP:INDICSCRIPT]] Article infobox and lead should not contain regional or Indic language script
  • [[WP:YEARLINK]] Do not link years
  • [[WP:DATELINK]] Do not link dates or months
  • [[WP:CREDITS]] Do not credit the image author or copyright holder in the article - credit is in the file page
  • use 3 digits between commas, as [[WP:DIGITS]] not the [[South Asian numbering system]] as explained at [[MOS:NUMERAL]]
  • [[Wikipedia:NOETHNICGALLERIES]] Consensus is to have no portrait galleries in infoboxes of articles on ethnicity or caste
  • Rm people without articles as [[WP:Settlement#Notable people]] - "Include ONLY people with a Wikipedia article"
  • Rm as [[MOS:TITLECONFORM]] "Do not inject [sic] or the template {{sic}} into a work title"
  • {{sic|problem text|nolink=y}} - - as advised by Redrose64 on British Rail Class 365
  • Rm as [[WP:BANREVERT]] "Anyone is free to revert any edits made in violation of a ban, without giving any further reason"
  • [[MOS:THEBAND]] "Mid-sentence, .... the word the should in general not be capitalized in continuous prose"
  • [[WP:OTHERCONTENT]] as WP:OTHERSTUFF but for content not articles
  • Rm article title from section title, as [[MOS:NOBACKREF]]
Please sign all posts on talk pages (but NOT in articles) with 4 tildes <nowiki>( ~~~~ )</nowiki> which will add your signature and a timestamp
No article = No inclusion - as it clearly states

{{Short description|none}}<!---None is correct as [[WP:SDNONE]]--->
SD None + explanation

<!---Should be 40 characters (including spaces) or fewer as [[WP:SD40]]--->

Formatting edit

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  • {{Clear}} : Delays content until both columns are complete.
  • <br clear=all> stops pictures etc running into next section

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Guillemets replaced with "English" quotes - Alt 0171 = «  Alt 0187 = »

<strike> text </strike> - or - <s> text </s> (doesn't show in preview)

Image scaling - |upright=0.75| = 25% smaller |upright=1.4| = 40% bigger |upright=1.35| ≈ 300px (300/220 = 1.36)

References edit

<ref name=BOI>Then rest of reference<ref /> - Do not use # " ' / = < > ? \
<ref name=BOI /> to reuse
Must use double quotes e.g. <ref name="BOI 2021"> if there is a space in the reference

<ref name="XXX">quote from book XXX</ref>{{rp|22}}<br /> produces [1]: 22 
<ref name="XXX"/>{{rp|29}}. produces [1]: 29  i.e. reference and page no

{{reflist talk}} or {{tref}} talk page lists

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Notability edit

[[WP:42]] Articles require '''significant''' coverage in '''reliable''' sources that are '''independent''' of the subject.

Please find some [[WP:INDEPENDENT|Independent]] [[WP:RELIABLE|Reliable]] [[WP:SOURCES|Sources]] Please find some Independant Reliable Sources

{{Connected contributor}}

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{{OW}} - Old warnings have been removed, but can be found in the history

:And your [[WP:Reliable sources]] for that claim are? - ~~~~

Films edit

{{plot|date=May 2024}} <!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words--> Tag overlong plot per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words - currently XXX

{{More plot|date=May 2024}}<!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words--> Tag short plot per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words - currently XXX

{{plot|date=May 2024}} <!--per [[MOS:TVPLOT]] Episode articles should have a prose plot summary of no more than 400 words--> Tag overlong plot per [[MOS:TVPLOT]] Episode articles should have a prose plot summary of no more than 400 words - currently XXX

{{Cleanup|reason=Complete plot is needed. See [[WP:TEASER]]|date=May 2024}}

==Cast in plot section==
Please do NOT add actors' names in the plot as this is contrary to [[WP:FILMPLOT]] "Do not include actors' names in the plot summary since it is considered redundant to the "Cast" section." - Thank you - ~~~~

<!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->

<!--Do not remove-->{{Estimation}}<!--per WT:ICTF consensus-->

[[:es:Premier League]] Interlanguage link. For language codes see m:List of Wikipedias - Other Wiki's eg Wiktionary = [[wikt:word]] - for others see Help:Interwiki linking

{{subst:uw-vandal2| XXX |<br>This is the English Wikipedia, please '''only''' contribute in English - If you wish to use another language, please use the appropriate language Wikipedia, a list of which can be found [[m:List of Wikipedias|here]].}} - ~~~~


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Rm names without articles as [[WP:WikiProject Cities/Settlements: Article structure#Notable people]] - "Include ONLY people with a Wikipedia article"

<!---♦♦♦ Only add a college to this list if it already has its own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->
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<!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->
<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->

<!---♦♦♦ Redlinks will be removed, once editors have had a chance to create articles for them ♦♦♦--->

  • {{Alumni|date=May 2024}} Notable alumni template
  • {{alumni|residents|date=May 2024}} Notable residents template
  • {{alumni|people|date=May 2024}} Notable people template
  • {{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=May 2024}}
  • {{Cleanup-list|date=May 2024}} General list template
  • {{Cleanup-list|section|date=May 2024}} General list template
  • {{cn|date=May 2024}}
  • {{directory|section|date=May 2024}}
  • {{Prod 2}} to endorse a prod - place after the prod template closing brackets
  • {{Db-multiple|a3|a7}} Multiple CSD Nominations
  • {{external links|date=May 2024}}
  • {{no footnotes|date=May 2024}}
  • {{notability|date=May 2024}}
  • {{pp-vandalism|small=yes|expiry=9 December 2016}}
  • {{too many photos|date=May 2024}}
  • {{uncategorized|date=May 2024}}
  • {{unsourced section|date=May 2024}}
  • {{unreferenced|date=May 2024}}
  • {{Like resume|date=May 2024}}
  • {{Rename media|new name.ext|reason for name change}}
  • {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
  • {{Use British English |date=May 2024}}
  • {{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}

{{flagu|India}} Flag but no link

Copyvio rev-del edit

copyvio-revdel - simple
{{copyvio-revdel
|url = <!-- The url of the site the article was in infringement of, or a text explanation of where the source(s) can be verified. -->
|start = <!-- The number of the first (oldest) revision to be deleted. -->
|end = <!-- The number of the last (newest) revision to be deleted (optional). -->
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Pings edit

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{{No ping2|Username}} gives talk + contribs links

Unsigned edit

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Castes edit

ToC edit

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User talk warnings edit

==Indic script==
[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon|link=]] - Please do not add '''any''' Indic script, to '''any''' of our India related articles, as you did at [[ ]], and several other articles, as this contravenes [[WP:NOINDICSCRIPT]] - Thank you - ~~~~

{{subst:uw-vandal3| |<br>It was clearly explained, above, that you should '''not''' add Indic script to our articles, but have continued to do so, please '''stop'''.}} - ~~~~


==Placenames==
[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon|link=]] Please '''stop''' changing the names of places in our articles, to different names to those used as our article titles, as you did at [[ ]]. We use the "[[WP:COMMONNAME|Common names]]" in English for our articles, '''not''' the "[[WP:Official names|Official names]]", so changing the name breaks internal links to those articles, and is confusing to our readers - thank you -- ~~~~

[[File:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px|alt=Warning icon]] Please stop. If you continue to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]] Wikipedia, as you did at [[ ]], you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]]. <br>It was clearly explained, above, that you should '''not''' change the names of places in our articles, to different names to those used as our article titles, but you have continued doing so. Please '''stop''' - ~~~~

:{{Not done}} - We use the [[WP:COMMONNAME|Common names]] in English for our articles, not the "[[WP:Official names|Official names]]", as changing the name breaks internal links to those articles, and is confusing to our readers: Bangalore was renamed Bengalūru, as the city's official name in 2006, but we still use Bangalore.<br>As a longer standing example, [[Wien]] has been the [[WP:Official names|official name]] of the capital of [[Österreich]] (another [[WP:Official names|official name]]) for hundreds of years, but we won't be changing either name in the foreseeable future - ~~~~


==Cast names in film plots==
[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon|link=]] - Please do NOT add actors' names in the plot, as you did at [[ ]], [[ ]] and several other articles, since this is contrary to [[WP:FILMPLOT]] "Do not include actors' names in the plot summary" - Thank you - ~~~~

=== what you know ===
{{subst:uw-unsourced1| |<br>Wikipedia is not interested in what you "know", only what has been published in [[WP:reliable sources|]], which must be [[WP:Citing sources|cited]] so readers can [[WP:Verifiability|verify]] that the information is true}} - ~~~~

=== Conversion templates ===
[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] - Please do not add conversion templates to the infoboxes of Indian films, as this is contrary to the consensus at [[WP:ICTF]] - Thank you - ~~~~


== Links to user pages and sandboxes ==
[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Please do '''not''' introduce [[WP:LINK|links]] in actual articles to [[WP:User pages|user pages]] or [[WP:Sandbox|sandboxes]], as you did at [[ ]]. Since these pages have not been accepted as articles, user pages, sandboxes and drafts are not suitable for linking in articles. and such links are contrary to the [[MOS:DRAFTNOLINK|Manual of Style]]. These links have been deleted, please do not re-add any such links, thank you - ~~~~

{{subst:uw-vandal3| |<br>It was clearly explained, above, that you should '''not''' add links to draft articles, but you have continued doing so. Please '''stop'''}} - ~~~~


{{subst:uw-vandal3| |<br>It was clearly explained, above, that you should '''not''' add people to lists, unless they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia, but you have continued doing so. Please '''stop'''}} - ~~~~

Honorifics

Please do not add honorifics to our articles, as you did at [[ ]], as this contravenes [[MOS:PBUH]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Islam-related articles]] for the full details of what should not be added - thank you - ~~~~


==Names of children==
Please '''stop''' adding the names of children, and other non-notable family members to our articles.<br>This is covered in [[WP:BLPNAME]] "The presumption in favor of privacy is strong in the case of family members" and "names of family members who are not also notable public figures ''must'' be removed from an article". In the case of children, the omission of names also helps [[Child protection]] - Thank you - ~~~~

:And what [[WP:reliable sources|reliable sources]] have you based that statement on? - ~~~~

As per [[Template:Infobox military conflict]], do not use "non-standard terms like "decisive", "marginal" or "tactical"" in infoboxes,

Discretionary sanctions alert see Template:Ds/alert for use and codes - for Indo-Pak use {{subst:Ds/alert|ipa|- ~~~~}}

{{frac|1|2}} or {{1/2}} also works for thirds and quarters {{frac|2|1|2}}-year gives 2+12-year

WP:2DABS Even if only 2 articles with similar names, if no primary topic, then that term needs to lead to a disambiguation page.

[[WP:QUOTE]] "any alterations must be clearly marked ... Exceptions are trivial spelling or typographical errors that obviously do not affect the intended meaning"

This article is about a British band and the article is written in British English, which uses the plural for "nouns of multitude". Please see [[Comparison of American and British English#Formal and notional agreement]] for a fuller explanation.

<!--NOTE: This article is in British English, which uses the plural for groups, hence WERE. Do not use WAS!-->

The very first section of [[WP:ENGVAR]] is [[WP:COMMONALITY]] "Wikipedia tries to find words that are common to all varieties of English." If XXX was the '''only''' acceptable word in XXX, then under ENGVAR, that should be used on relevant articles. However, as there is a word "common to all varieties of English" then COMMONALITY requires that it is used, even if other spellings exist

When using {{outdent}} include the number of colons the last post had. If it was 4 (::::), use {{outdent|::::}} or {{outdent|4}}. This connects the line to the previous post.

CTRL++ will increase the font size, CTRL+- will reduce it and CTRL+0 (zero) will return it to 'normal' size.

School song - - Rm as [[WP:WPSCH/AG#WNTI]] - Do not include "The lyrics of the school song (or school anthem)"

== Forced image sizes ==
[[File:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px|alt=Warning icon]] Please '''stop''' adding forced image sizes to articles, as you keep doing at [[ XXXX ]]. As it clearly states at [[WP:IMAGESIZE]]<br>'''Except with very good reason, do not use''' <code>px</code> (e.g. <code>|thumb|300px</code>), '''which forces a fixed image width measured in pixels, disregarding the user's image size preference setting.'''<br>The bold is in the guideline, not something I have added. - ~~~~

== Muhammad ==

[[File:Information orange.svg|25px|alt=Information icon|link=]] Please note that [[WP:Wikipedia is not censored|]] so we show images of Muhammad. This has been discussed at great length, and will NOT be changed.<br>If YOU do not want to see such images, please follow the instructions at FAQ 3 on [[Talk:Muhammad]] - Thank you - ~~~~

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Quick Links edit

Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Acronyms and abbreviations
Wikipedia:Notability (music)#Criteria for musicians and ensembles = WP:BAND
WP:LINK#What generally should not be linked

WikiGnome edit

Hi - I am a little WikiGnome, who goes around tidying up spelling mistakes especially words beginning with R. I have learnt a lot about XXXX, changing "Retreived" (ei) to Retrieved (ie).
I know how easy it is to copy and paste one mistake into numerous articles - but could you please correct this spelling before adding it to any more articles? Thanks

Flags in infoboxes edit

Hello, I am a little [[WP:WikiGnome]], who goes around tidying things up.<br/>I notice that you have been adding a lot of flag icons into infoboxes. The policy on this is [[WP:Manual_of_Style/Icons#Avoid_flag_icons_in_infoboxes]] which says that "flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field".<br/>I have removed those flags that I have found, but it would help me if you did not add any more. Thanks ~~~~

Search format

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''Kalan'' is a Persian word for big and ''Khurd'' is a Persian word for small, when two villages have the same name they are distinguished by using Kalan or Khurd with the village name.

[[Khurd and Kalan]] mean small and large respectively, when two villages have the same name they are distinguished by using Kalan or Khurd with the village name.

  1. ^ a b quote from book XXX