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You are wrong about st. Anne. Indeed, if she was a saint and was alive when Mary of Nazareth who was a from Galilea was a JEW WHO WAS chosen as the vessel for J*sus, who was the Son of God, J*sus Christ? She was a Jew first, then became Christan because of her son. THE MESSAGE WAS FOR THE JEWS FIRST. No record of her being born Immaculate, or record of her having her mother around her at her death. Which was a murder. G*d's spirit came upon Mary thru the real Holy Arc Angel Gabriel, and he was placed Immaculate there in a virgin girl who in that day was ready for marriage, and born that way. There is no connection of a Messiah to ISLAM AND ITS SATANIC CULT OF THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN. Mary was MURDERED BY THE WOMEN SURROUNDING J*SUS AT THE TIME AND THE PECKERWOODS IN THE MONEY CHANGERS. ISLAM HAS NO CONNECTION TO CHRISTIANITY AND TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WHEN THERE ARE NONE IS DANGEROUS. SO IS TAKING OVER WIKIPEDIA AND MAKING UP STORIES TO JUSTIFY YOYRSELVES. NEXT TIME Y'ALL SEE LILLITH AND HER FAVORITE BLACK DGINN? SLAP THE WHATSITS, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT. I AM A CHRISTIAN AND MARY WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. OLD SHOES FOR YOUR FACES. ALL OF YOU! G*D HAS HIS EYES ON YOU AND ALL THIS LYING GOING ON. YOU LIKE ROCKS? |
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April 15
The great dust bowl page is locked from edits and has miss information
The great dust bowl page is locked from edits, however information on it is wrong and news/ opinion pieces are being written based off this wrong infromation. The page cites the draught happened in waves starting in 1934, however if you follow the source they linked for it only goes to the main site and not a study, from there if you search for "1930 draught" click the first link and check the draught records for 1930-1940 you will see the draught waves started in 1930, with the first major dust storm in 1931. Also other historical and scientific sites back that data up, including the history channel. I hope you can correct this.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:9640:3980:d912:4188:f93a:2304 (talk)
- Unfortunately, the Dust Bowl article is a target of vandalism. You are welcome to propose any edits you feel are needed on the article talk page, either as a formal edit request(click for instructions) or even just as a general comment. You will want to make sure that your proposed addition is supported with independent reliable sources. 331dot (talk) 08:20, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, IP user. I may be misinterpreting, but it sounds to me as if you are proposing to add original research. If a reliably published paper presents data and draws conclusions from that data, then citing the paper and reporting its conclusions is absolutely appropriate for a Wikipedia article. If a paper reports data, but does not draw conclusions on that data, then an article may be able to report on that data, but is not entitled to draw conclusions from it, even if the data seem to contradict the conclusions in the paper. (It is possible that, on discussion, Wikipedia editors might decide that the paper is not a reliable source, but that is a different question). I strongly suggest that you raise this for discussion on the talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 09:21, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Tables
I feel embarrassed to ask this as someone with over 11000 edits, but can someone explain table markup to me? I have never fully understood how they work (even after reading how-to guides), and always end up doing something wrong when trying to edit them. Glades12 (talk) 09:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Glades12: Help:Table has details. You can ask a more specific question with a link to a problem table, or post the code here. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:30, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @PrimeHunter: I would like to add back a list entry at Kenji Yamamoto (composer born 1964)#Works, having removed it previously (diff here). Another user edited the table after my edit, so I can't simply paste the old source over the new (as I tend to do). Glades12 (talk) 14:12, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I found a better source supporting the claim, if you're wondering why I want to restore it. Glades12 (talk) 14:14, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Glades12:
Added in this edit. GoingBatty (talk) 14:18, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Which just added the removed code back with rowspan="1" instead of rowspan="2". You made a mistake when you removed rowspan="2" without adding the year cell to the next row. It was fixed by another editor (changing the year to 2013 in the process, not sure about that). rowspan and colspan can be tricky. Maybe Help:Table#Combined use of COLSPAN and ROWSPAN can help. Focus on cell A if adding colspan to the mix is too much. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:27, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Glades12:
Need to delete all pages for "Sivantos" except the English version
Hi,
I need to delete all pages for "Sivantos" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivantos ) EXCEPT the English version. Sivantos and Widex merged over a year ago and now form one company called WS Audiology. I work in communications for WS Audiology. How can I accomplish this?
Thanks, Kyra
- The Sivantos article will only be deleted if it is shown not to be a notable company (the same applies to Widex. Your or your employers' wishes are entirely irrelevant. We do not delete articles merely because their subjects cease to exist, Wikipedia is interested in preserving notable history. An article about WS Audiology can be created if it is shown to be a notable company. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:38, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Are you saying that you want to delete the pages in Danish, German, French, Japanese, Norwegian (bokmål), Portuguese, Swedish and Turkish (though not the one in English)? If so, then you'll have to ask at the Danish, German, French (etc) Wikipedias. However, before you ask there, please think for a moment. Do you actually want to delete the Japanese page about Sivantos (for example), or do you want to "move" it to (i.e. rename it as) "WS Audiology"? -- Hoary (talk) 13:11, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Kyra, you are a paid editor. This is not a problem, but our terms of service require that you disclose your paid affiliation with these articles. See WP:PAID. You are prohibited from editing or moving these articles yourself, but you are encouraged to make edit requests on the article's talk pages. -Arch dude (talk) 17:12, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Change protected page
Hello there I just want to know that if something is wrong on Wikipedia because it's not true or authentic how to change if page is protected ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Umarabubakr (talk • contribs) 13:22, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Umarabubakr: You could create a new section on the article talk page and use {{edit semi-protected}}. See Talk:Battle of Badr#Semi-protected edit request on 12 April_2020 for an example. GoingBatty (talk) 14:24, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
100% Valid Added content about Baha'i Faith Deleted
I read the page on the Kitab i Aqdas. I had added a sentence to state that although the Baha'i faith proudly proclaims that equality of men and women set the Baha'i faith apart from other religions, in actual fact women do not enjoy equal rights. For example women cannot be elected to serve on the Universal House of Justice, the highest elected board. Inheritance laws do not give as much to daughters, as they bequeath to the sons. And ‘Abdu’l-Bahá exhorts women:
'... Exert your efforts so that you may attain the honour and privilege ordained for women. Undoubtedly the greatest glory of women is servitude at His Threshold and submissiveness at His door;... obedience to and consideration for their husband's. "
My additional content was deleted with lightning speed. Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.44.76.141 (talk) 14:34, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia! Looking at the Kitáb-i-Aqdas article, I see the edit summary for the edit that deleted your addition says "Source?". OcelotCreeper probably wants you to provide a reliable source for the information you would like to add. I suggest you create a new section at Talk:Kitáb-i-Aqdas to discuss the text you would like to add, and please provide any sources you can. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 14:42, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yes I wanted you to find a reliable source first before you add the content again. Not denying it is false, just saying you need a reliable source for content like that or else someone is going to challenge your statement and remove it. OcelotCreeper (talk) 14:47, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
because Humanna didn't pay for it.
How do I get help to pay for my lunesta prescription? I had to quit taking it because Humanna didn't pay for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:5B0:2768:F948:4597:1F85:826A:68B0 (talk) 15:10, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- We do not give medical advice --Thegooduser Life Begins With a Smile :) 🍁 15:13, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I don't think (mostly or entirely) anonymous Internet users are who you should contact first for information like this. Also, this page is expressly only meant for help using and editing Wikipedia. Glades12 (talk) 16:09, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Media Wiki
So is media wiki supposed to auto log you out after sometime? I left Wikipedia logged in for over 12 hours with no activity and it did not log me out automatically, like it did last time... --Thegooduser Life Begins With a Smile :) 🍁 15:13, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Mine keeps me logged in unless I manually log out. If you manually log out on one device, it logs you out on all of them. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 16:01, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Logging out only makes your account marginally "safer" if the device is shared with others, and even then best practice would be to log out explicitly. --47.146.63.87 (talk) 05:00, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
imposters(tv series)
If this is the first you hear of it, you’re missing out! Imposters stars the beautiful Inbar Lavi, Rob Heaps, Parker Young, and Marianne Rendon. The show follows Maddie (Lavi), a con-artist who marries her victims only to steal their money and valuable possessions before taking off and disappearing.
Maddie is good at her “job,” but she underestimated her victims. Ezra (Heaps), Richard (Young), and Jules (Rendon) find each other and decide to team up to track down and confront Maddie.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.109.198 (talk • contribs) 15 April 2020 16:07 (UTC)
Will Netflix pick up for season 3?
thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.109.198 (talk • contribs) 15 April 2020 16:11 (UTC)
- I don't see any mention of it on the Wikipedia article Imposters (TV series) or the corresponding talk page. I suggest you try a Google search for imposters netflix "season 3" and see what the reliable sources say. Good luck! GoingBatty (talk) 17:30, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Age showing only months (not years)
For the date founded for WeLab Bank, I have used the normal formula for showing the founding date and age (for years ago); however, it keeps showing as "19 months ago" instead of "1 year ago", despite it working perfectly fine on other Wiki articles.
Could someone help? Thanks!
CityPride (talk) 16:23, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @CityPride: Doing some quick testing on {{Start date and years ago}}, it seems that if the time is less than two years it outputs in months, but if the time is two years or more, it outputs in years.
{{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2018|04|30}}
outputs "30 April 2018 "{{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2018|04|10}}
outputs "10 April 2018 "
- Do you have an example for another article where the same template outputs "1 year ago"? GoingBatty (talk) 17:39, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Apparent biased editing of CPRIT article
I started the article on the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) last year. Others have added to it since. I do not think I “own” the article and have not modified it since the first day. I believe in Wikipedia’s ethic and it’s ok with me if others contribute.
However, some of the recent changes appear to have been made by a public relations promoter. This state agency faced many charges of misconduct during its early years. I’m sure it was embarrassing to CPRIT management. I documented sources. I think my original had a neutral point of view, but that’s not for me to decide; it’s for the community.
But one Wikipedian, who has never contributed to any other article, has made changes to paint the agency in a more positive light and it’s going too far. When I documented a negative with a link which later expired, he did not seek to find a good link, but deleted the negative statement. He has put in what is to my mind irrelevant material about politicians’ statements from over 10 years ago promoting the new agency. Lately he has put in text about how some of the CPRIT grantee scientists later got awards from other organizations, which seems to me irrelevant.
What should or can I do? Carax (talk) 19:50, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Carax, I've had a look, and it seems you're right - fairly clear COI editing. I've placed a template on their talk page with information. If you think any more action is required, or obviously promotional editing continues, you can open a thread at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 20:12, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Wants to know the time
I have updated my brothers page can u pls tell me by what time It can be publish — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devdeepdv (talk • contribs) 15 April 2020 20:00 (UTC)
- Your edits were removed by a Wikipedia editor because your edits were not neutral. Further, as he is your brother, you need to learn the conflict of interest rules on Wikipedia - I posted a notice on your page. In general, you should not edit the pages of people you are associated with, and always you need to be neutral. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 20:19, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) @Devdeepdv: Hello, presumably you are referring to Bhaswar Chattopadhyay. Please link to any pages you wish to discuss. Your edits were published as soon as you 'saved' them. Unfortunately they have been removed (reverted) by other editors. Detailed explanations have been left at your talk page and you should also check the page history at the article. If you wish to discuss, please contact the other editors involved. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this:
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. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 20:21, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Cross-namespace links?
I came across an example at xkcd of an in-text link from article namespace to WP namespace. I thought that this was unusual, but I couldn't find anything in the MOS against it. Is there a guideline somewhere discouraging such cross-namespace (excluding Template, File, and Category namespaces for obvious reasons) links, or are they fine? — MarkH21talk 20:38, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I am not aware of any specific guideline. There is Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects, which does not shine much light on this issue. Out of curiosity, what is linked? I could not find it from looking briefly at the article. If it is helpful, I guess it should be kept, but if it is unhelpful or there is an alternative, removal may be preferable. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 20:52, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @El cid, el campeador: There is a link to WP:SEMI in the caption of one of the images from the comics to point to a reader what
SEMI-PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION
refers to. Since the comic is directly referring to internal WP protecton, this is a bit unusual. — MarkH21talk 22:16, 15 April 2020 (UTC)- @MarkH21: The link is correctly wrapped inside an {{srlink}} template. That template's documentation explains its purpose, and has a link to the relevant part of the manual of style. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:00, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @El cid, el campeador: There is a link to WP:SEMI in the caption of one of the images from the comics to point to a reader what
Edgar Yaeger Not good on computer asked my web designer to add info regarding my web site
I enjoy and have financially supported Wikipedia.
I'm in my mid seventies and no very little about computers. My web designer helped me put together my website edgaryaeger.com
For thirty years I was Edgar's friend and most of that time his agent. Mr Yaeger has pieces in many Museums, was a renowned WPA artist and he has his papers and some art in the Smithsonian. I asked my web designer to place his Biography into Wikipedia. He said he did but it was removed. He sent me a note you sent to him but I do not understand what your requesting.
I own the web site, the material we are trying to include is my material and I own the web site????????????
Respectfully, John Joseph Jr
[address and email addresses removed] 2601:40C:4302:3540:6DA7:7A10:ECEE:92A5 (talk) 20:46, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- It appears that the issue about the edit to the Edgar Yaeger article is documented at User talk:76.112.168.93. It seems that DatGuy was not able to tell that you were giving permission to have your content added to Wikipedia, and removed the information to protect your copyright. Per Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, it seems you could have a conflict of interest. Instead of directly editing the Wikipedia article (or asking your web designer to do so), I suggest you start a new section on Talk:Edgar Yaeger, disclose your relationship with Mr. Yaeger, and discuss your ideas for changes to the Wikipedia article. GoingBatty (talk) 21:31, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for wanting to improve Wikipedia.
- Wikipedia has had an article Edgar Yaeger for 13 years. It still has scope for improvement. Yesterday someone added a lot of content to it, copying it from https://www.edgaryaeger.com/lifeandwork. This was removed two minutes later (those guys are fast!) as a copyright violation. Wikipedia takes copyright law seriously. To use that material (assuming it is suitable for Wikipedia) will require the owner of edgaryaeger.com to give their legal consent to this material being released in a form of copyright which allows its use, not just in Wikipedia, but by anyone who chooses to re-use Wikipedia's content – that's quite a legal hassle. We can't just take your word for it, we don't even know that you really are the owner of that site. No doubt some editor better informed than me will post here telling you how to go about it. Maproom (talk) 21:31, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I have removed your "street address" and email addresses. We only reply here. ¶ Authorizing the reuse of the material in Wikipedia and elsewhere is simple enough. Use CSS to specify the preferred appearance of p.legalstuff and then add the following to the foot of the page: <p class="legalstuff">Text is available under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>.</p> (The markup will be gobbledygook to you, but easy for any web designer to understand. But it will be your job, not the web designer's job, to understand the gist of what it says, and to be sure that you agree to it. See Creative Commons license for an explanation.) ¶ However, affixing this to the web page would in itself do nothing to make the material more worthy of recycling in Wikipedia: (i) it's uncited: there's no indication of how the author knows (authors know) it; (ii) the author is (authors are) not named; (iii) an important purpose (possibly, the primary purpose) of the website is to sell Yaeger's work, so arguably the author has (authors have) a conflict of interest. -- Hoary (talk) 22:42, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Profanity in dicussions
Is using profane words allowed? SpinnerLaserz (talk) 21:23, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- It depends on the context. Personal attacks are never allowed, but as long as a conversation is civil, you shouldn't have too much of a problem. I would suggest though that you treat Wikipedia as any public place, though. Do you intend to use a lot of profanity? 331dot (talk) 21:29, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I am not sure as I usually dont type in profanity but I am that worried elementary school students may see this word. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 21:35, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- SpinnerLaserz It is possible that children would see any profanity here- but Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of children(or any reason). Children should have supervision when using Wikipedia, not just due to profanity, but subject matter that is inappropriate for them. 331dot (talk) 22:28, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Also, on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Discretionary sanction notices on Joe Biden articles, one user used a profane comment. Is this count as WP:INCIVILITY— Preceding unsigned comment added by SpinnerLaserz (talk • contribs)
- I was clearly quoting this edit summary. And the editor has apologized for what he/she said here--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 22:37, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Also, on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Discretionary sanction notices on Joe Biden articles, one user used a profane comment. Is this count as WP:INCIVILITY— Preceding unsigned comment added by SpinnerLaserz (talk • contribs)
- SpinnerLaserz It is possible that children would see any profanity here- but Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of children(or any reason). Children should have supervision when using Wikipedia, not just due to profanity, but subject matter that is inappropriate for them. 331dot (talk) 22:28, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I am not sure as I usually dont type in profanity but I am that worried elementary school students may see this word. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 21:35, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- F**k, yeah! Totally allowed. Seriously, though, as well as depending on context as 331dot pointed out, we have an international audience here, and although we all speak English to at least some extent, what's taboo varies between cultures. For example, bugger might cause conniptions in England, but in Australia it's so mild that it famously featured in a car ad on prime-time TV.
- As to incivility, I could call someone 'stupid' and that would be an uncivil personal attack. If I called them a 'f***wit', it would still be an uncivil personal attack, but may raise slightly more opprobrium.
- The reverse case, of throwing rude words into a discussion for effing emphasis, is different. In my experience, most people here would not consider that necessarily uncivil in itself (depends on context), but some do take issue with gratituitous swearing. However the counter-argument "it's not my job to protect your precious eyeballs, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" has been misused to excuse true incivility and even abuse.
- We try to consider behaviour rather than just whether a person uses certain words. If someone loses their cool then apologises, as SʿabS described, that's viewed differently compared to someone who loses their cool then digs in and berates everyone else around.
- I think I could have written out the f-word in full in those three places above and not crossed any bounds, just erring on the side of caution. Sorry for the long reply: I had wanted to write just the first two words for effect, but then you got me thinking more about the subject. Pelagic (talk) 22:32, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- P.S. Anybody know how I could have done the search link as an internal wikilink that produces a SERP? Special:Search/Fuck takes me straight to the top hit. (Please ping if answering this.) Pelagic (talk) 22:32, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Journal cites. A couple of style standards.
First, I am an experienced editor and well aware of technical capabilities available. These questions are "style" questions:
- I have seen many articles were
|url=
is removed from cites if it points to the same page as|doi=
. I have seen it done so often that I assumed it was a "style" standard. I attempted to find a documented standard with no luck. Is there a "style" standard or is this simply a personal preference? (My preference is to remove the redundant URL.) - Author lists. Should all authors be included in the cite template? The number displayed can be easily reduced using the
|display-authors=
parameter. (Personally I think all authors should be in the template.)
User-duck (talk) 21:25, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @User-duck:
- Template:Cite journal#Identifiers states "When an URL is equivalent to the link produced by the corresponding identifier (such as a DOI), don't add it to any URL parameter but use the appropriate identifier parameter, which is more stable and may allow to specify the access status. The |url= parameter or title link can then be used for its prime purpose of providing a convenience link to an open access copy which would not otherwise be obviously accessible."
- I don't see anything in Template:Cite journal that says how many authors you should (or shouldn't) include. GoingBatty (talk) 21:38, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- That needs fixing. cs1|2 doesn't care about open access, just free-to-read. I'll fix that.
- Too much of a thing is too much of a thing. This diff shows the addition of a 776-author
{{cite journal}}
template (thankfully truncated for display to a mere 30 authors). The purpose of a citation is to help readers find the source that supports our articles. I rather doubt that it is necessary to list all of the authors of any source beyond a handful of primary authors. This is why we have|display-authors=etal
. - —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:56, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
UTC Time
Is there any option or user script to change timestamps in the revision history to Eastern Standard time? Jcoolbro (talk) 21:32, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Jcoolbro, in your preferences, on the Gadget tab, select Change the UTC-based times and dates... option. It will show all dates in the time zone you select in your preferences on the Appearance tab. Schazjmd (talk) 22:02, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- If you mean the page history and not the actual revisions then it's controlled by your time zone at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:59, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Can I report an editor for their actions outside of Wikipedia?
A Wikipedia user Twitter that is full of explict Chaturbate porn. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 21:52, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- You should not doxx any editor and you should not engage in WP:OUTING. Do you always doxx other editors? You have previously made comments about a Twitter account that you said belongs to me. I remember you said that I support Houthis blah blah. Also, whats "Chaturbate porn"?. How do you know all of these stuff?--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 22:04, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I am not talking about you. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:06, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I never thought you were talking about me. I don't watch porn, God forbid. I am talking about you going to google and searching for twitter accounts of editors in Wikipedia.-SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 22:09, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I am not talking about you. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:06, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SpinnerLaserz: No, you cannot report a user for off-Wikipedia actions. If you see porn on Twitter, report it there. RudolfRed (talk) 22:13, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:14, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- SpinnerLaserz: how did you find that (unnamed) editor's Twitter account? --MrClog (talk) 22:18, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Never mind, please no further comments as it's solved by RudolfRed. I just going to report to Twitter instead, SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:21, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SpinnerLaserz: I understand that your question has been answered, but you researching a fellow editor's Twitter account is a serious concern and can easily be perceived as harassment. So I'm still wondering how you found the editor's account: did you Google the user's name? Or something else? --MrClog (talk) 22:35, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- For the former yes but I did report that account to Twitter. But I am not sure because most usernames are coincidental. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:36, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Porn is allowed on Twitter as long as it's tagged as "explicit content". --47.146.63.87 (talk) 04:58, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- For the former yes but I did report that account to Twitter. But I am not sure because most usernames are coincidental. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:36, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SpinnerLaserz: I understand that your question has been answered, but you researching a fellow editor's Twitter account is a serious concern and can easily be perceived as harassment. So I'm still wondering how you found the editor's account: did you Google the user's name? Or something else? --MrClog (talk) 22:35, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Never mind, please no further comments as it's solved by RudolfRed. I just going to report to Twitter instead, SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:21, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- SpinnerLaserz: how did you find that (unnamed) editor's Twitter account? --MrClog (talk) 22:18, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:14, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)@SpinnerLaserz: The only time you should go looking up a user's off-site name or activities is if there's potential undisclosed paid editing (and you still don't post anything on-site), and maybe if offsite-canvassing is bringing in WP:NOTHERE. Even in those cases, you don't just post links on this site or even tell people how to find them (in both cases, you email different folks. Otherwise, looking them up is wrong on your part because it's an invasion of privacy. Even if WP:OUTING was not policy, a user looking at or even sharing porn off-site is generally their own damn business and wouldn't be actionable (otherwise we'd only have one of these userboxes). The only exceptions would be if it was child porn (in which case we would block them on the spot -- but we'd have to know for sure that it was their account and not an impostor) or if they were sharing it on-site in violation WP:SPAM. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:37, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Alright, thanks for the advice. SpinnerLaserz (talk) 22:50, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Asking for help to fix a picture
If anyone is able to do this, the image of Pacific Community: File:SPC_MemberMap-2016.webp needs to be changed so Mexico/Central America aren't highlighted.2601:640:4000:3170:C98:399D:D612:1EDE (talk) 22:25, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- Someone is going to have to carefully mask the image - it's beyond my graphics design skill. The image on the organization's web site is less useful since it doesn't show the country detail - just pins in the ocean. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 22:53, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- I have done this. However, I need to obtain some advice about upoading (because it was a .webp file; maps should be .png if not .svg). I'll get back when I have the answer and have successfully uploaded. SCHolar44 (talk) 08:03, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Is this username allowed?
The Masterplan of George Soros (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
I wonder if this username is allowed per WP:BLPABUSE?-SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 23:36, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SharabSalam: I suggest you read the info at Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention and follow those directions. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 23:53, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
April 16
American aviation films
Hello,
I was trying to edit the category - Category:American aviation films
Under N is a listing of - The Non-Stop Fright. I was attempting to change the listing to - The Non-Stop Flight.
The Non-Stop Fright is about Felix the Cat and the second is about The Non-Stop Flight of the PN-9 flying boat.
I can't seem to drill down far enough in the category to make the change. Could you help, please?
Mtjannetta (talk) 02:06, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Mtjannetta: That category list is automatically generated from the categories assigned to the articles. You must edit the articles, not category list. -Arch dude (talk) 02:10, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Mtjannetta: It's arguable, but I see no real harm in including The Non-Stop Fright in the category. -Arch dude (talk)
- @Arch dude: Your right about Felix the Cat. I added the cat to The Non-Stop Flight. Thanks for the help. Thanks for improving my understanding.Mtjannetta (talk) 02:25, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
I edited a Wikipedia page but....
I added two paragraphs to the Wikipedia page of former baseball player Bobby Brown, who played in the major leagues from 1979 through 1985. But I apparently omitted something to do with a needed <ref>. However, your explanation page reads like a foreign language to me. I’m happy to complete the necessary process, once I understand how to do it. Thanks.
- @Sbitker: On the page Bobby_Brown_(outfielder) There were several <ref></ref> with no content. I removed them and the warnings are gone. You should check to make sure page looks OK still with all the content you intended. RudolfRed (talk) 02:42, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Link Spam Blocked
I created a wikipage for a company International Computers Works, Inc. out of Tampa Florida that creates software for elections, school and 911. I created this within the Sandbox, and it appears as though they claimed I was spamming. Can anyone assist me with this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for all your assistance,
Rob Tozier — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobTozier (talk • contribs) 03:08, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @RobTozier: Welcome to Wikipedia. Looking at User talk:RobTozier, it appears that Finngall is saying that the information you posted on Wikipedia was the same as on ICW's web site, so it was deleted to protect ICW's copyright. I suggest you also please review the Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. GoingBatty (talk) 04:18, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Query about a panel equivalent to an infobox
Dear experts,
In the article Trans-Australian Railway, I would like to remove a map from what I would normally describe as an infobox – only it's coded as:
{{stack begin}}
{{Trans-Australian Railway}}
{{stack end}}
I can't delete the map from the panel.
I have an updated map to replace it, but I intend to place it in the article (not the "infobox"), so all I want to do is just to delete the present map.
I'd appreciate your wise advice. Cheers, SCHolar44 (talk) 03:24, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SCHolar44: The map is part of Template:Trans-Australian Railway. I suggest creating a new section on Template talk:Trans-Australian Railway to discuss your proposal with other knowledgeable editors. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 04:16, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks to User:GoingBatty for letting me know that creating a new section on Template talk:Trans-Australian Railway to discuss this is the way to go. SCHolar44 (talk) 07:47, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Covid19 In California
Why Is Wikipedia Not Changing the Numbers Of recoveries Of Covid19 In Cailofornia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:647:C802:CDE0:BD6A:ADC4:D07:6B27 (talk) 04:17, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- Wikipedia depends on volunteer editors to update the numbers in Template:2020 coronavirus pandemic by California county when reliable sources publish updated numbers. Thank you for being one of those editors! As you update the numbers, please be sure you're checking the corresponding reference, or providing a new reference. You can also discuss the numbers with other interested editors by creating a new section at Template talk:2020 coronavirus pandemic by California county. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 04:23, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Uploading a modified map in a different file format
Dear experts,
Yesterday someone asked for help to modify a map they had uploaded (w: Wikipedia:Help desk#Asking for help to fix a picture). It was a map of nations in the Pacific Community, a 39kB .webp file: [[File:SPC_MemberMap-2016.webp]]. I went to the original source of the image and copied the map as a (much larger) jpeg. I modified the map as the uploader had asked and changed the file format to .png, resulting in a 576 kB file.
I'd appreciate advice on how I should go about substituting the new map for the previous one. From my limited knowledge it seems the best way might be to upload it as a new file altogether and change the link in the Wikipedia article to the new file. I'm unsure of what comes after that to remove the original image with its erroneous information, which the uploader is clearly looking for.
Whether I'm partly on the right track or way off, help would be appreciated. :-)
Cheers, SCHolar44 (talk) 08:42, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I wouldn’t qualify as an expert so I’m not sure if I should be answering this question as a random Wikipedian but I’ll give it a try. You should probably upload the image seperately and name it so that it’s clear that the image was digitally modified. What you do after that is up to you, I hope my explanation was clear enough. Regards, Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 15:42, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
John T. Houghton
Passed away yesterday, 15 April 2020 UK time — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.52.34.57 (talk) 09:27, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I couldn't find any online source that confirms his death. Do you have any? --MrClog (talk) 09:58, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I reverted the article for being un-sourced (and incomplete – no change to the infobox or mention in prose). I then found a single source, with which I'm not familiar, without a byline (unlike other articles there). There is dead-people.com (not a RS, I think), which references a twitter post by an unconfirmed user, supposedly by his granddaughter. I think it's probably true, but think we should wait for a second source. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:14, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- Unfortuantely now confirmed by the BBC [1]. Jrfw51 (talk) 16:43, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
How To Verify Account?
I need to get the account verified and make it as official account of mine.
How can I do it? What is the process for it? Please some one help me out— Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.82.132.23 (talk)
- Once you create an account, it is your "official" account, you don't need to do anything special unless you are already the subject of a Wikipedia article, in which case you should follow the instructions at WP:REALNAME to verify your identity. What is your need for this? 331dot (talk) 12:03, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Guide line
Please give me full instructions how can I apply semi protection with full example — Preceding unsigned comment added by Umarabubakr (talk • contribs)
- Umarabubakr You can make a request at WP:RFPP, instructions are there as well. Articles are only protected for certain problems like vandalism. 331dot (talk) 12:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
After 4 days semi protection will remove? I want to edit something very important some one wrong information Edited in article?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Umarabubakr (talk • contribs) 16 April 2020 12:23 (UTC)
- @Umarabubakr: If a page is protected you can make a request at the article talk page; see Template:Request edit for how to do this. The length of protection can vary depending on the nature of the issue which brought it abou. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this:
~~~~
. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:35, 16 April 2020 (UTC) - If this refers to Abu Bakr please follow the instruction at your talk page to begin a discussion at the article talk page. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:41, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Historicism - Wikipedia entry
There seems to be a duplicate sentence in this section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicism_(Christianity)#Early_interpretations
The duplicates come before and after an expandable table. There's a reference after the first sentence [21], after the table is [22], then the duplicate sentence is followed by [21][23]. It didn't really make sense to me and I couldn't determine which sentence to delete. Had it not been for the [23] reference, I would have deleted the second appearance of the sentence since it stands to reason 22 should follow 21.
What I can tell is that reference 23 is pointing to an article talking about Gioacchino da Fiore, and there is no sentence in the article itself mentioning him. Perhaps it was simply a copy/paste error.
Long story short, I would just delete that duplicate sentence, but I don't know if that would then leave a gap in the reference numbers or if they automatically adjust...I've done minimal Wikipedia editing in the past, usually just grammatical fixes.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Travis Ritter (talk • contribs) 16 April 2020 13:18 (UTC)
- @Travis Ritter: I have removed the second instance of the duplicated wording and the duplicated reference attached to it. Moved the second ref. at the repeated instance to after the first one. Please check to see if it now looks right. Eagleash (talk) 14:10, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Eagleash: I believe it is, thank you kindly for your help! And for the tip on how to sign my entries.
Travis Ritter (talk) 15:17, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Profile uploaded
Would you please help me. how to upload Wikipedia profile article?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohammad Anamul Haque Nayan (30.08.1980) (talk • contribs)
- Mohammad Anamul Haque Nayan (30.08.1980) There is not a single "profile" on Wikipedia. Wikipedia has articles. This is not social media, but an encyclopedia, where article subjects must be shown with significant coverage in independent reliable sources to meet Wikipedia's special definition of notability. If you just want to tell the world about yourself, you should use social media.
- I would strongly advise you to use a different username that does not have personally identifying information in it, for your own protection. 331dot (talk) 15:33, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Update logo on Company Wikipedia page
Hello,
We have recently updated our company logo and need to change it on our Wikipedia page. I've found articles, uploaded the new logo file to Wikipedia commons, updated the source yet the new logo isn't appearing. Can someone help? The newly uploaded logo file is here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mannkind_logo.png
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tcentofanti (talk • contribs) 16:35, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- First, a few comments:
- It's not "your page". It's Wikipedia's article. Anybody can edit it (except you, see below). See WP:OWN.
- You are a paid editor. This is not a problem, but you are required by our terms of service to declare your paid status, and you are not allowed to edit the article directy. See WP:PAID
- You say "we". Each Wikipedia username must be used by only one individual. If you have shared this account, then please make a separate account for each individual. See WP:USERNAME.
- Do you have a reliable source for the fact that the company now uses this logo?
-Arch dude (talk) 16:49, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- And do you really want to issue it under a CC license, which would mean that anybody, including your competitors, could use it for any purpose whatsoever? - Arjayay (talk) 16:53, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- And you are claiming copyright, but that logo is merely a word in a particular unremarkable typefont. It has no "creative elements" and is therefore not copyrightable. It would be simpler all around to not claim "ownership" at all. -Arch dude (talk) 16:58, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I would add that logos (though ones that cannot be copyrighted are exceptions, as stated above) are generally -not- uploaded onto commons, and are generally uploaded, in low resolution, onto WP, under fair use. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 17:04, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I prodded MannKind Corporation. If someone does not add some references that establish notability within a week, the article will be deleted. Please take a look at Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability) as a guide for adding the right kind of references and evaluating the existing references. -Arch dude (talk) 17:07, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I have updated the logo, and tagged the logo on Commons as not meeting threshold of originality. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:48, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- Pinging Tcentofanti —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:23, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- I deprodded them and did some general cleanup, and added recent news. They make the only inhalable insulin on the market. They've been around a while and used to be more profitable, but notability doesn't fade per site convention. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 23:10, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
A comment on people's unhelpful "help"
[Please note the genitive.]
Commonly, a question here asks about "my Wikipedia page" or "our Wikipedia page", i.e. a page about the questioner, the questioner's employer, or similar.
Commonly, replies to this say such things as "It's not 'your page'. It's Wikipedia's article."
No, it's not the possession of the questioner; the questioner has no special right to determine what it will or won't say. And indeed the questioner normally shouldn't be editing it.
That said, the questioner very often doesn't clearly assume or assert any rights over their article. They're doing little if anything more than using the genitive case in an entirely idiomatic and humdrum way. It's not their fault that the genitive is widely called the "possessive". And the fact that possession may be expressed by the genitive doesn't mean that the genitive implies possession. If it did, we'd have to do a huge amount of rewriting (into curiously strained English); as one example, retitling Help:Your first article, perhaps to "Help:The first article created by you". -- Hoary (talk) 22:47, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- (I'm not gonna pretend that there's no possibility of my having done that, but...) If a new user is trying to create an article in good faith, with no conflict of interest, we should only "correct" them if they are displaying "other" (i.e. actual) signs of ownership.
- Buuut I recall most of my cases of telling people "whoa, not your article" when they're tying to create or edit an article about their business as if this was a social media or PR site. In many such cases involving businesses, I have found a lot of users who legitimately believe that articles are created and maintained by their subjects or their representatives, or that such editors would take priority over uninvolved ones, and that this site does function as an advertising service. And when told that it's not an advertising service, they use synonymous terms to restate their goal. Granted, I do tend to hunt out WP:PAID violations and let other people handle earnest new article attempts (because I can deal with the former faster than non-admins can, while non-admins are just as fast as admins in helping earnest users).
- Not saying you're wrong -- totally agreeing when it comes to earnest users and making a note to myself to avoid that behavior with them -- just pointing out a caveat for when it is necessary to say "whoa, no, ours, not yours." Ian.thomson (talk) 23:05, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Hoary: I try to respond to these using what I believe is the proper tone. This differs depending on my perception of the user's situation. I am more brusque with a paid editor, because a paid editor is doing this on company time and should have done some research, and will in general not take it personally anyway. I am also somewhat brusque with the folks who are doing autobiographies, who are very often effectively paid editors. I try to be a lot more gentle with unpaid editors who may have or develop an actual desire to help us build an encyclopedia if we give them a chance. -Arch dude (talk) 05:27, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Hoary: I'm afraid I, too, must disagree. IME, the vast majority of people posting here and at the Teahouse that use that terminology mean it, at least to some extent, in the possessive way, and should be educated as to the (apparently widely misunderstood) purpose of Wikipedia. I suppose tone matters, and maybe we can work on a couple different versions of templated text for the various types characterized above. That might be useful in presenting a unified, mood-of-the-responder-independent (
) response. That, in combination with a few lines of FAQ to present to posters, addressing the most common "when will my article be published"-type questions. I acknowledge in advance that others might find more templated responses a move in the wrong direction. (This is starting to seem like it should be at WT:Help desk.) —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 15:04, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Discussion at standstill with other editor -- what should I do?
Hi, I'm unsure what to do with an unresponsive editor in a talk page's discussion over an edit they made. I've tried following Wikipedia's protocol on Responding to a failure to discuss but I've hit a snag.
The editor responded to my March 24 talk page message on March 26 but when I replied on March 26, offering some compromises on edits, they have been unresponsive but they've been active on Wikipedia during this time. As March 26 was over two weeks ago, I'm not sure what to do now. I pinged them in my response to their reply on the talk page and left a message on their talk page but no response.
Would you like links to the discussion?
Thanks!
Anatashala (talk) 23:12, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- Anatashala You are referring to this discussion: Talk: The Iron Throne?
- @Maineartists: Yes. I just want to know how to proceed in this case. I've been following this protocol but because the other editor replied to my discussion post but didn't reply to my follow-up response, I don't know what to do now.
- Thank-you for your help! Anatashala (talk) 23:46, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Anatashala: The formally correct things to do next are at WP:DISPUTE. -Arch dude (talk) 23:42, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Arch dude: Oh man, so the only option is to escalate this to the level of dispute? Are there any other options so as not to get anyone in trouble? Thank you for your reply! Anatashala (talk) 23:46, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Anatashala: The first several levels at WP:DISPUTE are fairly mild and should result in a nice informal resolution, especially if both parties remain civil and assume good faith. Nobody get in trouble unless things get completely out of hand. -Arch dude (talk) 23:51, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Arch dude: Thanks for your help! I think I'll try one more time to alert the other editor to my response to our discussion, wait 72 hours per the above protocol, and then explore next steps via WP:DISPUTE if necessary. Thank-you again! Anatashala (talk) 23:57, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Anatashala: The first several levels at WP:DISPUTE are fairly mild and should result in a nice informal resolution, especially if both parties remain civil and assume good faith. Nobody get in trouble unless things get completely out of hand. -Arch dude (talk) 23:51, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Arch dude: Oh man, so the only option is to escalate this to the level of dispute? Are there any other options so as not to get anyone in trouble? Thank you for your reply! Anatashala (talk) 23:46, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
- Anatashala In reading, and re-reading, the Talk Page, it would seem that this does not warrant a dispute resolution; as there is really no dispute between you and the other editor. You are merely having a discussion about wordage. Since this does not involve proof of claim or reliable source content, it's just a matter of opinion that really comes down to consensus. I think the other editor didn't respond because it's not that important to them. It happens quite frequently. They just don't think the discussion is worth the back and forth time effort; especially since they've already given their opinion. I don't think this warrants a further proceed toward dispute resolution. If anything, I'd say either ask for consensus from other editors; or just make the edits yourself and see what happens. At the very least, it would start a real discussion on the Talk Page with other editors if they choose to revert. Good Luck. Maineartists (talk) 14:12, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Maineartists: Thanks for such thoughtful consideration (reading and re-reading the discussion!) I agree with many of the points you're making and thankfully, a third editor stepped into the discussion last night, saying they'll mull it over. I may look for some other editors to invite to the discussion. Thanks again - to you and to Arch dude! Anatashala (talk) 18:58, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
April 17
In the 17th century section, could the portrait of Francis Lupton II be made slightly larger. I cannot do this and I have tried. Sorry. Please make it slightly larger. thanks 175.33.49.35 (talk) 00:05, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Done by changing "120px" to "150px" (px=pixels) - see Wikipedia:Extended image syntax for further information. When you want help with the Lupton family article, I suggest you first try posting on Talk:Lupton family per the message at the top of this page. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 00:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Ref numbers 8 and 19 are "doubled up" in this article (the same, i.e. repeated). I have tried to do it the way I've seen in other articles, but cannot. Please do this if you can. Thanks again. 175.33.49.35 (talk) 00:56, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- I've fixed it; you just have to add a
name
attribute to the opening ref tag, which will save you from repeating the entire reference in succeeding occasions. See Help:Footnotes and Help:Referencing for beginners for more advice. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 01:06, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- So what was written above at "Lupton family" has had no effect? -- Hoary (talk) 01:13, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- thanks 175.32.219.132 (talk) 07:17, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to delete Blair Caldwell as a user of this pc as he dOES NOT use it
--142.68.49.251 (talk)Nancy CaLDWELL
- If you mean somebody who is registered in the operating system or other software then you can ask how to remove them at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. Mention the operating system or software, and say whether you are already registered as another user or you want to change a name to your own. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Organisation Structure
Hi, is there a template to show the management structure of an organisation? — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 12:38, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Berrely: Would Template:Tree chart meet your needs? GoingBatty (talk) 14:48, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- GoingBatty, it would! Thanks! — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 15:11, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
biography
How can I publish my biography in Wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.152.20.141 (talk • contribs)
- 154.152.20.141, please see the following link for the answer to your question: Wikipedia:FAQ/Article_subjects#Can_I_start_an_article_about_myself_or_my_company?
- Thanks, †dismas†|(talk) 16:12, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- You may certainly publish on a Wiki, but not this Wiki unless you are notable by our standards. There are many alternative Wikis, for example Everybodywiki. Please see WP:OUT for others. -Arch dude (talk) 19:23, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
I can't find "My Lists" in the Web version of Wikipedia
Hello there!
Where can I find my personal lists when I using the web version of Wikipedia versus a dedicated app?
When I'm using the Android app, it's easy to work with lists, download articles for offline reading, and so on. But how do I do this when I am for example using Firefox to access Wikipedia?
Many thanks in advance for your answer. And have a great day! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thripp (talk • contribs) 2020-04-17T18:34:01 (UTC)
- Hello, Thripp. As far as I know, you can't: they're something in the App that has not been put into the website. --ColinFine (talk) 17:51, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- You can't directly access them through the website, but there is a browser extension for the most-widely-used browsers that lets you access them (including Firefox). --47.146.63.87 (talk) 22:07, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
olympic national park , Washington
I would like to give you a point of information about the rain forest in the state of Washington. during the Vietnam War those army recruits who trained at Fort Lewis Washington were trained in jungle war fare in the rain forest because it so resembled the jungles of Vietnam. I was one of those recruits. thankyou. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.61.17.194 (talk) 20:09, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for your observation. Because we are crowdsourced by anonymous editors, we cannot take anyone's word for something like this. If you can surf around on the net and find a report of this in a "reliable source" (see WP:RS), we can put it into the article. Just add your observation and a link to that source on the article's talk page (Talk:Olympic National Park). -Arch dude (talk) 20:41, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Blocked IP doesn't stop blanking its talk page.
Yeah, see title. Is that allowed, to delete warnings/block messages from own talk pages, like here? TheImaCow (talk) 21:34, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- TheImaCow Generally speaking it's not considered productive to be edit warring with a blocked IP over them blanking their talkpage ...... I'm sure you can find one article out of 6 million to edit!. –Davey2010Talk 21:42, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- @TheImaCow: Yes, it is ok to delete warnings, and that is taken to mean that they have read the warning. RudolfRed (talk) 21:46, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- See WP:UP#CMT for the few exceptions of what one cannot remove from their user talk page. Ian.thomson (talk) 21:52, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Status of New Page
How can I check the status of a new page I created called "WangShui". I created the draft a while ago and am wondering when or how it will be moved to the mainspace? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fv3000 (talk • contribs) 17 April 2020 22:11 (UTC)
- @Fv3000: If you comsider that the page is ready for mainspace you can submit it for review by adding
{{subst:submit}}
at the top of the source. This will place it in the list of articles awaiting review. However, I would suggest that you have alook at at WP:NARTIST before doing so... just to ensure that notability is achieved. Please prepare to be patient as there are several thousand pages awaiting review and it could take weeks if not months. I have CE'd the page a bit... mainly fixing hdgs etc. Please do not ask similar questions in multiple locations as this duplicates work for other volunteers and may lead to conflicting advice. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this:~~~~
. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 22:26, 17 April 2020 (UTC) - Courtesy link Draft:WangShui. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 22:53, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Fv3000: Another thing you can do on Draft:WangShui is add categories, and put them inside Template:Draft categories so they will appear when your draft is moved to articlespace. GoingBatty (talk) 01:08, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
How to up load my photo on my homepage
I have tried uploading my photos but it says you could not determine whether this photo has a copyright. So how can I upload my own photo to Wikipedia homepage?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Zzjhaas (talk • contribs)
- Zzjhaas, welcome to Wikipedia. You can upload your photos to Commons. Make sure that the photos are your own work or if they are not your work then that they are allowed for commercial use or they are in public domain.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 23:04, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
April 18
Mukkadarpur Ka Majnu (Jpg)
I am just Informed That I am the producer of the film called Mukkadarpur Ka Majnu and that poster belongs to my film and it was designed by my team of designers, how I am violating Copywrite act...
please Help me.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mukkadarpur Ka Majnu (talk • contribs) 09:14, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Mukkadarpur Ka Majnu:Basically, with rare exceptions, all creative works in fixed form are copyrighted. This includes that poster. I do not know the specific contractual details of copyright within your team or organization, but whoever owns the copyright (probably not you personally) will need to formally license the copyright under a compatible free license before you can upload it to Wikimedia commons. If you do not wish to license it that way, then it cannot be uploaded to Commons. You may have the right to act on behalf of the copyright holder: if so, you did not violate copyright law. However, you did not conform to our rules, so you cannot upload to our web site. -Arch dude (talk) 15:34, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Notability
Is this article, Eshakchi is notable enough to be in Wikipedia? CyberTroopers (talk) 09:36, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- CyberTroopers, WP:GEOLAND has guidance on that. More sources would be good, obviously. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:26, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
How to delete my account
I want a new account i do not like my name how to delete account please per gdpr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tsla1337 (talk • contribs)
- Hello Tsla1337. An account cannot be deleted. However, you can change your username by going to either Special:GlobalRenameRequest or Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. Interstellarity (talk) 11:41, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
User page protection
It says in WP:UPPROT that "Base user pages (for example, the page User:Example, and not User:Example/subpage or User talk:Example) are automatically protected from creation or editing by unconfirmed accounts and anonymous IP users." (emphasis is mine)
But my user page was vandalised by a troll here who doesn't have a confirmed account and yesterday an unconfirmed account accidentally sent a warning to my user page [2].--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 11:44, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SharabSalam: If you feel that your user page needs to be protected, you can request page protection at WP:RPP. Interstellarity (talk) 11:51, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) SharabSalam, the first was an autoconfirmed user, who waited since the 26th and then made exactly 10 completely pointless edits to become autoconfirmed. The second was also autoconfirmed, having registered on the 17th, and making 20 edits prior.
- If you are interested, you can see what the filter has prevented being done to your user page at [3] (no idea how to properly link to that)
- ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 12:01, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Alex Noble, thanks! I had no idea about this. I thought an account become confirmed when it has 500 edits and it has been registered for 30 days. When does an account become "autoconfirmed"?--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 12:25, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SharabSalam: Autoconfirmed is 4 days and 10 edits. Extended confirmed is 30 days and 500 edits. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:37, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Aha I see. I never had time to read these user access levels. Thanks.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 12:49, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @SharabSalam: Autoconfirmed is 4 days and 10 edits. Extended confirmed is 30 days and 500 edits. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:37, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Alex Noble, thanks! I had no idea about this. I thought an account become confirmed when it has 500 edits and it has been registered for 30 days. When does an account become "autoconfirmed"?--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 12:25, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Wiki article
how do I create a wiki article? Yeetyman123 (talk) 13:41, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yeetyman123, we recommend new users follow the steps at wp:your first article. Creating a new article from scratch is one of the harder tasks here, and we would encourage you to become acclimatised to our policies by editing existing articles first. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 14:47, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY CRICKETERS LISTED
MISSING - PETER MORRIS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.70.60.53 (talk) 13:51, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- I'm guessing this is about a player named Peter Morris missing from Shropshire County Cricket Club#Notable players? I don't see a Wikipedia article for a relevant Peter Morris. The section should only list notable people about whom there is (or is likely to be) a Wikipedia article. (Please don't SHOUT). —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 14:46, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Please confirm the page that you are enquiring about: The only Wikipedia article I can find about a cricketer of that name is this one, who played for Auckland in New Zealand. Lists of persons of a particular description would typically only contain names of those who have Wikipedia articles. WP:NCRIC shows the criteria for cricketers to be considered notable, (I.e. worthy of a Wikipedia article). If Morris did not play first class cricket he is unlikley to pass the guideline. There is a category, Category:Shropshire cricketers but again, players are included in that by adding the category to an existing article. Please do not write in 'all-caps' and please sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 14:58, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Editing and font change
Hello,
I just added a paragraph, but the original material below my addition suddenly changed its font. What do I do?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Congregational_Church_and_Cemetery Maineshepp (talk) 14:44, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Maineshepp, when a new line starts with a space, it places it into a box for some reason. I've fixed it. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 14:45, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Not "for some reason". That is the wikitext convention for what is called "preformat" in HTML, and is used when you wish to display text with a fixed-pitch font instead of a variable-pitch font. The leading example of this is for displaying computer source code. -Arch dude (talk) 15:18, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Arch dude: I wonder if anyone actually uses it for that, as we have better ways of doing it (pre, source, code, etc.). I was going to respond, but couldn't actually find it documented. The only times I see it used recently are mistakes. Has there been any talk of deprecating it? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 16:37, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- I have no idea. I'm guessing this is deeply embedded in the Wikimedia software and that it was inherited from the ancient days of earlier wiki software. -Arch dude (talk) 18:11, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Arch dude: I wonder if anyone actually uses it for that, as we have better ways of doing it (pre, source, code, etc.). I was going to respond, but couldn't actually find it documented. The only times I see it used recently are mistakes. Has there been any talk of deprecating it? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 16:37, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
I made a mistake
I logged out of my account and activated my vpn, than tried to log back in. This resulted in my IP address getting blocked, I can edit from my usual account but can’t create new accounts. I was planning on creating a bot account after my first one was involved in an incident and cruelly executed. I’d wait it out if the block was for a month or so but it’s for a really long period. Thanks, Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 15:53, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
My IP adress keeps getting blocked, and unblocked, and blocked again, and unblocked again.. Rodrigo Valequez(🗣) 15:56, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Rodrigo Valequez, My advice would be to not create a bot until you have a very solid understanding of WP policy, and the existing bots. Before running any bot automated tasks, you would need approval from the bot approval group. Bots can cause a lot of damage, even if well intentioned and made, which is why their code and purpose are closely scrutinized by our tech experts. Looking at your last bot, it looks like you wanted to use it to fix typos. We already have a semi-automated typo fixing program, called auto-wiki browser that automates grammar fixes, but does require human oversight, because sometimes typos or grammar errors can be misread by bot syntax. You will also need to apply for permission to use AWB, as it is a very powerful tool. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:02, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Access date when editing an incomplete citation
I'm completing a citation that only consisted of an URL when it was first posted. Could anyone please tell me if I should put today's access date, or try to find out when it was added to the article? It's an online news article with a publication date, for the record, but my OCD made me feel guilty about not trying to find an answer to the question of what the access date should be, so sorry to annoy anybody who reads this.--Thylacine24 (talk) 16:29, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- The access date is supposed to be the "date a cite template's
|url=
parameter was last successfully accessed", so if you've visited the source's URL and confirmed that the source still supports the cited information, you should enter the date on which you accessed the source. Deor (talk) 17:17, 18 April 2020 (UTC)- Okay, thanks for telling me. Just finished fixing it. (Note: Changed signature due to being logged out when I first signed. Sorry about that.) (Further note: Fixed it incorrectly, and forgot to add another edit note here, and not just in the edit summary. Sorry yet again.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 17:33, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Deor and Thylacine24: At Template:Cite web/doc#URL, bullet url(access-date) starts
Full date when the content pointed to by url was last verified to support the text in the article
. Based on this, I suppose you could set it to the date the bare URL was cited, but I think leaving it out is reasonable. Unless, of course, you're willing to verify the cited material against the source (please), in which case, set it to the date you verified it. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 17:56, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @AlanM1: Could you please tell me if you mean that I should search the page's history to see if I can find when the article's URL was first cited? I'll try to do it in lieu of no access date at all, but since you seem to be disagreeing with Template:Deor, I feel conflicted.--Thylacine24 (talk) 18:51, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Deor and Thylacine24: At Template:Cite web/doc#URL, bullet url(access-date) starts
- Okay, thanks for telling me. Just finished fixing it. (Note: Changed signature due to being logged out when I first signed. Sorry about that.) (Further note: Fixed it incorrectly, and forgot to add another edit note here, and not just in the edit summary. Sorry yet again.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 17:33, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Spelling Dictionary for Source Editor
When I am using the source editor, I sometimes see words underscored in red, which seems to indicate that they do not pass a spelling check against a spelling dictionary. Where is the spelling dictionary located? Alternatively, what Windows 10 application is being used by the source editor to do the spell check? I think that I am asking this question in the right place rather than at the computing Reference Desk because it is specific to editing Wikipedia. (At least, it has to do with editing Wikipedia. Until I know what Windows 10 app I am using, I won't know whether I am using it somewhere else also.) Robert McClenon (talk) 16:44, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Robert McClenon: It's probably your browser's spellcheck. Danski454 (talk) 17:39, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Robert McClenon: You can probably disable it by right-clicking in the edit window and un-checking something like "Check spelling". —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 17:59, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you, User:Danski454, User:AlanM1 - I will follow up at the Computing Reference Desk about the Firefox spell check. I wasn't asking about turning it off, but I would like to be able to add words to it. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:03, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Robert McClenon: I don't know about editing the dictionary directly, but if you right-click on a red-underlined word, it gives the option to "Add to dictionary". —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:06, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you, User:Danski454, User:AlanM1 - I will follow up at the Computing Reference Desk about the Firefox spell check. I wasn't asking about turning it off, but I would like to be able to add words to it. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:03, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Editing signature on help desk
I accidentally forgot to log in before responding to an answer I had requested here, and edited it afterward, which I then screwed up, fixed, and forgot to add a parenthetical note about my second signature-related edit, which I then added on a fourth edit. Sorry about all that. I know I'm asking for forgiveness instead of permission here, but could anyone please tell me if fixing a signature in this way is acceptable here?--Thylacine24 (talk) 17:44, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thylacine24, I don't think anyone is going to begrudge if you fix it. In fact, its better to claim logged out edits you make by accident, rather than just leaving them. It helps clarify conversations, and prevents people from thinking you're trying to log out on purpose. Its not a big deal. But do try to stay logged in whenever possible, since editing with your IP is actually less anonymous than editing with your account. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:55, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks for telling me. (Edit: And now I just made the same mistake again, and had to edit it, sorry.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 19:19, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Color code table
Hi! I need help to add colour coding for the tables in articles List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_NCT and NCT discography. Basically, this is a page that shows a long list of releases by an umbrella music group as well as by many of its individual sub-groups. It used to be a short list, but with newer releases added every year, I reckon it is now becoming quite confusing especially for readers who come to this article with the purpose to look at only the content related to a certain sub-group. (Context: these units carry out most activities independently - very few activities under the umbrella group name as a whole).
Color coding the table rows by the sub-group would make it easier for the readers , although I'm not sure where to start with color coding... also, if you have seen somewhere an article that has this table color coding system nicely in place - something I can reference to work on it - would be much much appreciated. Much thanks for your guidance! :) --PeaceNT (talk) 17:45, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
@PeaceNT: I was going to suggest, for WP:ACCESSIBILITY, adding a column for the sub-group, but I think you're referring to the Recipient column in the awards article? If so, in source editor, you can color a table cell by adding style="background-color:#xxxxxx" |
before the value. If the '|' is already there because of rowspans, etc., place the style before the existing '|'. For example, change:
| NCT 127
to:
| style="background-color:#88FFFF" | NCT 127
or
| rowspan="8" | NCT 127
to:
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:#88FFFF" | NCT 127
Example:
Year | Recipient | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | NCT 127 | NCT 127 | New Artist of the Year | Won |
If there is already a style="something"
there, just add to it like this: style="something; background-color:#xxxxxx"
.
Use {{Legend}}
or one of its alternatives to produce a color key. Also note the WP:ACCESSIBILITY guidelines for color contrast. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 18:24, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Many thanks! I will revise the tables this way. Much appreciated, --PeaceNT (talk) 19:00, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Vanishing Account
Hello, I recently tried to create an account in my own name. Wikipedia sent me an email to verify my identity which indicated that I had about 6 hours to respond by clicking on a specified link in the email. When I clicked on the link a page opened that indicated that the link was expired. I was able to get into my account preferences page which also had a similar verification button at the bottom of the page (which I assume was to verify edits to the page). I clicked on the button and got a similar email to which I responded. I got the same message about an expired link. When I backed up to my account preferences page to try again, the account preferences page was gone. It appears that my account was deleted. Why? Allyn Shell (talk) 19:18, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Accounts cannot be deleted. I guess you were not looking at Special:Preferences but at your user page User:Allyn Shell. It's optional for users to create a user page. Before you did so after posting here, the page would have said: "Wikipedia does not have a user page with this exact title. In general, this page should be created and edited by User:Allyn Shell". The email with the link is only to verify your email address so email features can be enabled. It sounds like your mail software failed to copy the full link when you clicked it. Try copying the address directly to your browser address bar. It's optional to associate an email address with your account. You need it if you forget your password. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:00, 18 April 2020 (UTC)