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Can i add Social Media platform names etymology in Wikipedia page- List of company name etymologies?

That Wikipedia page is about company name etymology, is it ok to add Social platform name etymologies in this page because YouTube, WhatsApp, Line work as companies? Octo2k (talk) 13:45, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would think so - provided you cite reliable sources for the etymology. Beware of random people making things up, or speculating about things nobody knows. (Yes, I know there's plenty of entries there without citations. There shouldn't be. I've tagged it as needing more). ColinFine (talk) 14:52, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, now I've looked at it, I cannot understand why that article should exist, and I have opened a discussion on the artcile's talk page. ColinFine (talk) 15:14, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think that article should exist because etymology is an important thing to know about a particular thing, in that Wikipedia page people can find companies name etymology just by using find in page feature through web browser. Octo2k (talk) 15:39, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Octo2k, there's a difference between importance and notability - you may want to read this page, specifically the bits down here. 57.140.16.48 (talk) 15:54, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Octo2k, the trouble is that that list is full of surmise and guess. It might be right in many cases, but without a citation to check, it is worthless - and I think it's likely that in many cases no authoritative statement will be found.

In cases where it is interesting - and documented - it should be in the article about the company: there is no value in collecting this list: see

WP:INDISCRIMINATE

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I have therefore nominated it for deletion, at

USEFUL, first. ColinFine (talk) 16:39, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply

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I have checked in some etymologies there are citation, but in some there no citations have used. Octo2k (talk) 17:01, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing errors on St. George, Louisiana

Reference help requested. How do i fix it?

Thanks, Endisnear (talk) 18:49, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Endisnear. When you use a citation template with a "title" field, then you must provide the title or the tempate generates an error message. Just add the title. Cullen328 (talk) 20:35, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can user not form the same country whitewash TV pages from different country

Non British users have claimed "And There's More" as non notable series and just got rid, didnt EVEN Try to move the content just thought who care, It become Clear far too often users are lazy and just white wash stuff. I dread to think what other pages get this treatment and what details coudl be lost.

Crazyseiko (talk) 22:08, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]