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August 18

mri scan

Would a dental implant say done 20 years would be detrimental to mri scan . Not sure if mercury was used 2001:8003:907B:3E00:ED5C:63B:8A85:87E2 (talk) 00:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.6 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:58, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia cannot provide medical advice. talk to you doctor. -Arch dude (talk) 03:12, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How to add correct refrence?

I want to know how can i add correct reference to articles. Whenever i add any reference that is removed Yasiraziz0001 (talk) 02:51, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yasiraziz0001, there is not much in your edit history to look at, but if you mean like here: [1], another editor reverted you because Wikipedia is not a relible source on Wikipedia, more at WP:CIRCULAR. Also, the link you provided said nothing about the Folsoms, so it's very unclear why you thought adding it was a good idea. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:13, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Natural science Interview questions

Draw circuit

Label circuit@ nat 41.116.225.173 (talk) 03:31, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is the help desk for questions about using or editing Wikipedia, nothing else. If our article circuit diagram doesn't help. you might possibly get some assistance at the science department of our reference desk; but you will need to be more specific about what help you are asking for. ColinFine (talk) 10:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete ?

Viral video of naked Kuki women ...NOT...0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 06:02, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@0mtwb9gd5wx: if you think the redirect Viral video of naked Kuki women should be deleted, then you should follow the process at WP:RFDHOWTO. If you think the section 2023 Manipur violence#Viral video of naked Kuki women should be deleted, then you should start a discussion at Talk:2023 Manipur violence, or be bold and remove it yourself. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 09:37, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

looking for a second opinion .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 03:28, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@0mtwb9gd5wx: Hi there! Talk:2023 Manipur violence would be a great place to discuss the article and the redirects to it. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 20:50, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update the number of English articles outside of the official page

Hello, I am GreatPersonLikeMe. I would like to know that if you could you change the number from 6 691 000+ to 6 700 000+. Thanks if you are willing to do this. talk 07:53, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@GreatPersonLikeMe: Please link pages you refer to. The article count is shown in numerous places and "outside of the official page" could mean many things. After some searching I guess you mean https://www.wikipedia.org. That page is not controlled by the English Wikipedia and we cannot edit it but it's updated periodically. The number seems close enough and I see no rush to try to get somebody to update it faster than normal. The ending "+" means at least so it's not wrong but could just be a little more accurate. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:22, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of Interest Query

Hello

I am confused about how conflict of interest should be dealt with. I am an indie author that has just released a book, so I was going to do a wikipedia page. However I understand that it is a conflict of interest. So does that mean I can't create the page or does that mean there is a process I am not finding. I have done a search on the FAQ's but am still a little confused. Basically I don't want to break any of the guidelines so would like to be clear on how to proceed. SMHumphreys (talk) 11:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@SMHumphreys Thanks for asking. The basics are at WP:COI. You are not prohibited from writing a draft about your book (or yourself) but both are strongly discouraged owing to the COI. See WP:AUTO regarding an autobiography. Wikipedia must not be used for promotion of any kind, so any article about your book will need to be based on what people independent of you have published about the book. It is likely to be WP:TOOSOON if the book has just been released. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:01, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The very basics are at WP:PSCOI (though Mike Turnbull's summation and advice are still accurate). Also see WP:NBOOK for our guidelines on what's needed for us to have an article on a specific book. Most books even by commercially-successful authors don't qualify. —Cryptic 15:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you SMHumphreys (talk) 19:57, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Images are deleted for copyright issues

Hello, please I need assistance.

Each time I upload a photograph of of a living person picked from reliable news portals, admins keeps flagging it for deletion.

I usually state that I am not the author or creator of those images and I so include the link of the news websites where I picked the images from. Yet they still always delete them for copyright issues. All the people are write about on contribute on a successful public figures whose images are freely used in the public domain

Please what can I do? Semilore90 (talk) 21:12, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If they're on "reliable news portals", they're essentially never in the public domain. See WP:FAQ/Copyright. —Cryptic 21:18, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Semilore90. Any photo that you find on a news site must be presumed to be protected by copyright unless you have solid evidence to the contrary. Such photos are almost never in the public domain. You can only upload photos of living people that are either properly licensed for re-use, or unambiguously free of copyright restrictions. Cullen328 (talk) 21:20, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semilore90, the photo of Ola Oresanya that you uploaded was taken from a web page that says © 2023 - Independent Newspaper Nigeria. All Rights Reserved. That is proof that this photo of a living person cannot be uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. Cullen328 (talk) 21:29, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your feedback. I do appreciate it. Can I use image from government website instead

https://moe.og.gov.ng/resume1.php Semilore90 (talk) 21:41, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Now, I know better.

Thanks for the correction earlier Semilore90 (talk) 00:26, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Semilore90: I think you are confused about the definition of "public domain". It's a legal term about the copyright. It does not mean "widely available for viewing". please read the public domain article. -Arch dude (talk) 00:19, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, now I know better Semilore90 (talk) 00:25, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reference link redirects to various spam pages

I edited the first reference in Perry–Castañeda Library#References, adding an archived link from archive.org but am unable to remove still linked original URL. Normally this wouldn't be a concern but it redirects to various spam pages so there could be a risk of someone accidentally downloading malware/getting scammed. Is it possible to remove it or make a note of this? LonghornBeforeVista (talk) 21:46, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

|url-status=unfit will prevent the template from linking with the original url.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 21:51, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! LonghornBeforeVista (talk) 22:10, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]