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- 1 July 15
- 1.1 Reference name and|or tag errors
- 1.2 Image slideshows?
- 1.3 GRENADA CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE
- 1.4 Top icons: Custom sort/order
- 1.5 Making a new page
- 1.6 Coat of arms template doesn't work for some cities
- 1.7 Linking a name to Wikidata
- 1.8 Search terms
- 1.9 How to find edits with "no summary"?
- 1.10 World cities
- 1.11 Birth name parameter
- 1.12 Cannot update image
- 2 July 16
- 3 July 17
- 3.1 Category:Pages with URL errors
- 3.2 Marianne Faithfull
- 3.3 Talk page as forum
- 3.4 SOMEONE HAS DELETED CONTENT OF MY HISTORY - TOYIN ADEKALE
- 3.5 What do I do about a well meaning person who keeps reverting an article back to incorrect?
- 3.6 Oversighting?
- 3.7 Table
- 3.8 Old discussion on AFD sort list
- 3.9 Cite template formatting
- 3.10 Subgroup in templates
- 3.11 Marianne Faithfull
- 4 July 18
July 15
Reference name and|or tag errors
Is there a category, a list, or a method of finding <ref></ref> errors. I correct them when found, but this is discovered randomly. Errors found and corrected so far, relate to reference naming, but could contribute correcting them on a regular basis.— Ineuw talk 00:48, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Ineuw: If you mean pages saying <ref></ref> with no content then it adds the hidden categories Category:Pages with reference errors and Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:01, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- I searched for 'articles with ref errors' and found this list which I bookmarked and use to find errors to correct. Eagleash (talk) 01:03, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- Much thanks to both of you. This is what I was looking for, and have been correcting when found, Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). but will correct any error. — Ineuw talk 01:32, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- That message adds Category:Pages with duplicate reference names which currently contains 18,882 pages. Have fun! PrimeHunter (talk) 01:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- Phew, one down, 18,881 to go. :) — Ineuw talk 15:46, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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Image slideshows?
I believe I saw that MediaWiki now has the capability to have slideshows of media. True? I'd be using it on Wikinews, not here. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:57, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Zanimum: Looks like it. The documentation with example can be found here: mw:Extension:JavascriptSlideshow. Note, I have not tested this myself so I do not know if it works as intended. --Majora (talk) 02:01, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Majora: Thanks for finding this! -- Zanimum (talk) 02:18, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Zanimum: wikinews:Special:Version does not list JavascriptSlideshow so this extension is not installed there (or at any other wikis I tried). There may be other ways to make slideshows. Commons has commons:Help:Gadget-GallerySlideshow. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:23, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) I was just about to say that I tested it in my sandbox here and it didn't work. It seems like it would be useful to have. Especially on Wikinews. Wonder if you can request it be installed. --Majora (talk) 02:25, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Majora: Thanks for finding this! -- Zanimum (talk) 02:18, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
GRENADA CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE
GRENADA IS NOW CALLED GRENADA CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE (G.C.P.) THE NAME CHANGE WAS DONE IN JUNE 2016 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:6000:E71B:1C00:2D47:EED0:3AF3:FCC1 (talk) 03:57, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- I've raised this on the articles talk page. If you can provide a reliable source to confirm the name change, there's no reason you can't add it to the article yourself. But please STOP SHOUTING! Rojomoke (talk) 04:29, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- Note that we have an article: Carriacou and Petite Martinique that explains "Carriacou and Petite Martinique is a dependency of Grenada"; see also talk page there. --2606:A000:4C0C:E200:A99B:8185:FE40:CECC (talk) 17:29, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Top icons: Custom sort/order
Wiki software displays them in A-Z order (I guess). Consider my userpage, I like to sort them like this:
- Autoconfirmed, Extended confirmed, Rollback, Reviewer, File mover, Page mover
But Wiki displays them in this order:
- Autoconfirmed, Extended confirmed, File mover, Page mover, Reviewer, Rollback (a-z) --Wario-Man (talk) 07:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Wario-Man: I have added sortkeys.[1] The sortkey parameter is documented on some of the template pages like Template:Page mover topicon. It should have been documented on all of them. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:15, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Making a new page
Please tell me how to make a new page. I am going to make a page about my alma mater, Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center. Thank you.DJ Baguio (talk) 10:40, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- Just go one Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center and click on create article. 2A02:908:5C8:F240:503F:B6B3:301D:E1C5 (talk) 10:45, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- While that reply is factually correct, DJ Baguio, it is very bad advice. Writing a new article in a way that makes it accepted is difficult. Please read Your first article carefully, and then, if you decide that it meets the criteria for WP:NSCHOOL, use the Article wizard to create a draft. --ColinFine (talk) 10:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Coat of arms template doesn't work for some cities
Template:Coat_of_arms returns for some cities the default coat of arms icon even if these cities have a coat of arms logo in their wikipedia entry. For example Tours or
Pas-de-Calais. Am I missing something? 2A02:908:5C8:F240:503F:B6B3:301D:E1C5 (talk) 10:45, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- The template has a list of cities with their COAs. If it doesn't display the CoA, you need to edit the template page to add the city and the coat.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Linking a name to Wikidata
Is it ever proper to link a name in an article or a disambiguation page to the person's entry in Wikidata? Lets assume they are not notable enough for a standalone article. This would allow the reader to see additional biographical information on that person. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 11:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ): For the DAB, no, per WP:DABSISTER. For an article, WP:EL defines all non-WP links as external, and as such they should not appear in the body; but WP:ELMAYBE allows linking in the "external links" section. TigraanClick here to contact me 14:41, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Search terms
Hey everyone,
Some time ago, a suggested adding search terms to a wikipedia article in its talk page (Witchcraft_accusations_against_children). The article in question is interesting but difficult to find both on general search engines and the wikipedia search engine, due to the specific wording of its title and lack of other more known terms. Nobody did it, so I'd like to know how to add search keys words for the mentioned article and others if the need arises?
Thank you Amanouz (talk) 13:47, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- (I wikilinked the article name in your request.) As far as I am aware, there is no policy to do SEO to improve WP hits in (say) Google, and there is no way to add "keywords" (there are categories, but that is not quite the same).
- This being said, redirects exists that point from one title to another article. Those do get counted by external search engines (but you should only create redirects that are useful, i.e. when the title is a relevant topic that is dealt with at the article of another name). In that case, I agree that Witch child should redirect to the article you pointed out; I created it. TigraanClick here to contact me 14:30, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
How to find edits with "no summary"?
Is it possible to find them by using edit summary search tool? --Wario-Man (talk) 14:00, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
World cities
What is the guideline, policy, or style guide which addresses the need to clarify where a city is. If I write "Tokyo" it is unnecessary and annoying to clarify by adding "Tokyo, Japan" just as it is to write "Paris, France" or "Chicago, Illinois" since these are cities with millions in population, involved in worldwide commerce, and are known to most literate people worldwide. But what about some city of 300,000 population?Edison (talk) 14:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- Try Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) and see if that helps. RJFJR (talk) 16:34, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Birth name parameter
Question, if the article title has a persons first and last name, for example Jon Smith, can the birth_name parameter inside the infobox include his middle name, example: Jon Alexander Smith? Or should it be left blanked? I have seen that it is a common practice to insert the middle name in this parameter. Now if he had no middle name, then of course to leave it blank. Notice two examples: Nicole Kidman and Emily Hart have middle names included. 2 editors refer to template:infobox person stating that it is not necessary to include such information and that it's redundant, where it is mentioned in the lead as well. We can say that about the birth date too but that's there. Tinton5 (talk) 19:04, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- The title of the article is in no way related to the infobox template parameters. The title is just the most common name that the person is known under. Ruslik_Zero 19:11, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Cannot update image
A while ago I uploaded the image File:English monarchy family tree.png. I wish to make a minor amendment to this, but now it seems I cannot update it. At the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:English_monarchy_family_tree.png I see no option to update, and at the page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:English_monarchy_family_tree.png I see a message "You cannot overwrite this file". Yet I have previously updated it twice (last year). Why can't I update it now, and what can I do to fix this? Another Matt (talk) 19:27, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, Another Matt. It is not in Wikipedia, so it is unsurprising that you can't update it in Wikipedia. But at commons:File:English monarchy family tree.png I do not see such a message. Where does that message appear on it? And are you logged into Commons when you try? (I don't know whether or not that is relevant). By the way, I got that link by typing [[:commons:File:English monarchy family tree.png]], with the initial :commons. --ColinFine (talk) 20:05, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- commons:File:English monarchy family tree.png takes me to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:English_monarchy_family_tree.png which is the same address I mentioned. The message "You cannot overwrite this file" appears at the bottom of the "File History" section. Yes, I am logged in to "Commons", at least according to the status line at the top of the page. While I have never knowingly registered there, it seems my Wikipedia log-in works anyway. Or perhaps it isn't working properly? Could that be an explanation? Another Matt (talk) 20:29, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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- Sorry, Another Matt, I was meaning to make a different incidental point, but I wasn't clear. It's clearer to use wikilinks in messages here rather than URL's: I was showng how to make a wikilink to a commons file, but didn't clarify why I was saying it. --ColinFine (talk) 10:51, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
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- @Another Matt: You uploaded and updated it at the English Wikipedia but it was later moved to Commons so it can be used in other wikis. It's currently used in the Hindi and Tagalog Wikipedia. You need an autoconfirmed Commons account to update files there. Your Commons account was created today so you can update it in four days. You can also post a link to the file somewhere else and ask one of us to update it, but then your username will not be on the upload. Waiting four days is best. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:34, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- Oh, thanks, I will wait then. But when you say "Your Commons account was created today", how did that happen? I am not aware that I created any account today. Another Matt (talk) 20:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Another Matt: If you view a page at a Wikimedia wiki while you are logged in then your account is automatically created there and you remain logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- I see. Thank you very much for your assistance. Another Matt (talk) 22:08, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- The confusion is understandable. To the software, you technically have a local account at each Wikimedia wiki you edit on, and these local accounts are all tied to your global account. When you're logged in to a global account and edit a wiki you haven't edited before, the software creates a new local account "behind the scenes" for you on that wiki. See Wikipedia:Unified login for some information. --71.110.8.102 (talk) 11:19, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Another Matt: If you view a page at a Wikimedia wiki while you are logged in then your account is automatically created there and you remain logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- Oh, thanks, I will wait then. But when you say "Your Commons account was created today", how did that happen? I am not aware that I created any account today. Another Matt (talk) 20:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Another Matt: You uploaded and updated it at the English Wikipedia but it was later moved to Commons so it can be used in other wikis. It's currently used in the Hindi and Tagalog Wikipedia. You need an autoconfirmed Commons account to update files there. Your Commons account was created today so you can update it in four days. You can also post a link to the file somewhere else and ask one of us to update it, but then your username will not be on the upload. Waiting four days is best. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:34, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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July 16
Changing one's username
Is there a limit to the number of times one can change one's username, by having one's account renamed? FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 03:04, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- As far as I am aware, no, there is no limit imposed by the software. However, username changes have to be requested and approved, and it's likely the people processing the requests will get fed up with someone who changes usernames a lot and refuse to approve any more requests. See Wikipedia:Changing username. --71.110.8.102 (talk) 11:14, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
Surname map
Hi, I wanted to know if anyone could make a surname map image for the Maiorana article, or if not, know someone who can? Based on the ones on Griffin (surname) and Jones (surname) pages (which come from this website [2]), it should cover U.K. and Ireland. The website explains how it works, but basically areas with higher density of people (Wigan and Lancashire, etc. in Maiorana's case) are dark red and areas with no people with Maiorana name (Scotland, etc.) stay white, with shades of pink for less people. Here is the numbers of U.K. Maioranas [3](but the numbers don't have to show up on the image). If it's something you can do I'd appreciate it very much and it would be a great benefit to the page, thank you.2A02:C7D:C22A:F600:CD08:3FA2:BD1:E5F6 (talk) 07:27, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- You might try making a request at the map workshop. See Wikipedia:Graphics_Lab/Map_workshop--S Philbrick(Talk) 10:48, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
BTW, is 'Jones' a good name for such file? I would rather expect something like 'Jones surname GB', at least... --CiaPan (talk) 11:00, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Coding problem: old versions of WP:ARBCOM only display current members
Not sure if this is the place for this, but WP:ARBCOM has Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Members embedded in it, and this page has an automatically updating date stamp claiming the list is accurate as of now, but when one accesses a past version of the main ArbCom page in which the subpage is embedded, it gives the current text of the subpage but claims the list of members is accurate as of the date of the past version of the main page, with somewhat humorous results like the claim that Callanecc, Cas Liber, Drmies, Gamaliel and so on being on the committee was accurate as of May of last year.
Any idea how to fix this? I know fully displaying historical versions of subpages embedded in historical versions of main pages is probably difficult, but how about making it so the embedded version always displays the current date so at least the information is not inaccurate?
Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 08:37, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- Fixed.[4] PrimeHunter (talk) 13:16, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
Rohini Balakrishnan
I declined a speedy on Rohini Balakrishnan and moved it to Draft:Rohini Balakrishnan informing the initial creator here. A third editor turned the R2 tagged Rohini Balakrishnan into an article. Now I stand as creator, which I find is a bit unfair. What do we do in a case like this? Selective histmerge? Sam Sailor Talk! 10:12, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- I have looked at the edit histories of both Draft:Rohini Balakrishnan and Rohini Balakrishnan, and am puzzled. It looks as if, a couple of hours ago at 09:10, you simultaneously moved the article to draft, and created a new article with the same name. Maproom (talk) 10:38, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
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- Thanks, but I don't quite fly the flags to do it. Sam Sailor Talk! 20:14, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
I'm not an expert, so may be the following is not a good idea... but I think I woud just boldly revert all edits back to the 'redir'+CSD state and after deletion ask the 'third user' to re-insert their version as an original article. --CiaPan (talk) 10:57, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Checkboxes
Use of the following code produces this: <inputbox> type=search namespaces=Main**,Help </inputbox>
If i want just the checkbox how do i retrieve it. Thanks — VarunFEB2003 I am Online 12:55, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- (I made it display the code you're asking aabout, rather than just the dislay produced, VarunFEB2003). The extension is documented at mw:Extension:Inputbox. This is an extension for adding an input box of various types. The checkboxes are an additional feature for certain kinds of inputbox, but it won't give you anything without an input box. --ColinFine (talk) 13:36, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
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I am new to wikipedia
I am new to Wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wayne Stickles (talk • contribs) 19:41, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- Wayne, welcome. On your talk page, many helpful links have been left to make you understand this encyclopaedic project and various other issues that would be helpful. Click on those links and enjoy your experience of Wikipedia. If there's anything you require help in, feel free to leave a note here. Lourdes 20:02, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
Renaming a page with a special character
I would like to correct the spelling of a page name, using a special character (umlaut) in place of a U. Do I move the page and simply rename with the special character? I've done a search and have found other English pages with umlauts in the name, but want to confirm the best way to go about this. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heather.buchheim (talk • contribs) 23:00, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- You won't be able to move the page until your account is at least four days old and you have made a minimum of 10 edits. In the meantime you can request a move at Wikipedia:Requested moves or if you provide details here, an experienced editor may move it for you. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 23:10, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Heather.buchheim: Note Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English)#Modified letters. We can say more if you say which name it is about. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:11, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Keep in mind, though, that we use the name by which the subject is most commonly known in English to decide the title of the article in the English-language Wikipedia. So someone whose real name is Üschi, but who is known to English speakers as Uschi (or Ueschi; or Ooshi) would have their article in the latter name, regardless of what their actual given name might be. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:14, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
July 17
Category:Pages with URL errors
Hi, I've been working through some of the list on Category:Pages with URL errors (correcting, updating, replacing, adding archive-urls etc as necessary) and I spotted a few problem pages, for example Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Featured log/January 2009 and the pages it lists, where, because they are archived it asks for no changes to be made - would it be ok for someone (preferably an experienced user/administrator) to edit out these errors, or, if not, would it be possible to stop these types of pages from appearing in the error list? EdwardUK (talk) 00:49, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Marianne Faithfull
Ref number 1 is not correct for a journal. Please fix if able. Sorry. 139.216.210.155 (talk) 01:41, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Question: More precisely, what do think is wrong? That currently {{cite web}} is used? Sam Sailor Talk! 01:51, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Talk page as forum
I see comments removed from article talk pages when they are just expressions that the user likes or dislikes, or just wants to discuss, the subject of the article, on the grounds that a talk page is not a forum. But what if they start by saying something like "Hooray for the brave inhabitants of the glorious republic of Foo in defeating the wretched traitors," then follow that with a reasonable comment about editing the article. I hesitate to remove part of their post and leave the rest. On the other hand it seems like a way to leave a propagandistic post on a talk page. Does the baby go out with the bathwater? Relevant policies or guidelines? Edison (talk) 02:42, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- If anything, it means you should watch that user's edits to make sure they're not POV-pushers. Turkic countries are one of Wikipedia's problem areas due to POV pushers; it's so bad that anything relating to Armenian-Azeri relations is under ARBCOM sanctions.142.105.159.60 (talk) 03:10, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- In one such instance another editor redacted the propaganda sentence, left a comment he had done so, and left the appropriate comments about improving the page. Is such partial redaction permissible? It seems like a good solution. (Redact the bathwater, leave a comment you have done so, and leave the baby). How would you make it clear what had been done and who had done it? This is a general problem, and not specific to one article or one trouble spot.Edison (talk) 03:39, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- I don't see a problem with partial refactoring of off-topic forum-like posts. You can use {{rf}} to denote that you have done so. --Majora (talk) 03:44, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Repinging. First one didn't work @Edison: --Majora (talk) 03:44, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- "Refactoring" is one of those neologisms which some Wikipedians love, but which are unknown to the general public. It seems to date back only to 1991, and then in a different usage of changing computer code. The template cited of refactoring discusses moving text from one page to another. In the cases I'm discussing we should be removing entirely from view the inappropriate text. I feel like one should be hesitant to edit another's talk page post, since it might make him look inarticulate or confused, if you removed the inappropriate preamble but left the permissible conclusion, but I hate to see someone allowed to keep inappropriate text by following it in the same post with appropriate text. It is convenient if they allow a clean excision by having some propagandistic statement followed by an only loosely related suggestion for editing. If the parts of the post were inextricably related, I would argue for complete removal, followed by inviting the poster to submit an appropriate comment without the propaganda.Edison (talk) 04:03, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Huh. So it is. My mistake. Depending on how bad it is you could always use {{inappropriate comment}}. That one seems to be more along the lines of what you want. And it provides different options depending on what you are looking for and how bad it is. Frankly, I don't see the problem with you just removing it without mention. Off-topic posts are distracting to the talk page process of improving the article. --Majora (talk) 04:20, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- "Refactoring" is one of those neologisms which some Wikipedians love, but which are unknown to the general public. It seems to date back only to 1991, and then in a different usage of changing computer code. The template cited of refactoring discusses moving text from one page to another. In the cases I'm discussing we should be removing entirely from view the inappropriate text. I feel like one should be hesitant to edit another's talk page post, since it might make him look inarticulate or confused, if you removed the inappropriate preamble but left the permissible conclusion, but I hate to see someone allowed to keep inappropriate text by following it in the same post with appropriate text. It is convenient if they allow a clean excision by having some propagandistic statement followed by an only loosely related suggestion for editing. If the parts of the post were inextricably related, I would argue for complete removal, followed by inviting the poster to submit an appropriate comment without the propaganda.Edison (talk) 04:03, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- In one such instance another editor redacted the propaganda sentence, left a comment he had done so, and left the appropriate comments about improving the page. Is such partial redaction permissible? It seems like a good solution. (Redact the bathwater, leave a comment you have done so, and leave the baby). How would you make it clear what had been done and who had done it? This is a general problem, and not specific to one article or one trouble spot.Edison (talk) 03:39, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Edison, Talk page guidelines allows such redacting, per "It is still common to simply delete gibberish, comments or discussion about the article subject (as opposed to its treatment in the article), test edits, and harmful or prohibited material as described above (in the guidelines)." You can remove the comments that seem absolutely irrelevant (but err on the side of caution, as recommended by the guidelines). Leave a redacted note appropriately. And undo your delete if any established editor objects or consensus deems otherwise on the page. Lourdes 04:32, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
SOMEONE HAS DELETED CONTENT OF MY HISTORY - TOYIN ADEKALE
Hope you can help me. If I could edit my profile adequately I would, but it seems that someone has deleted extensive history on my Wikipedia page. I was wondering how to get it retrieved and how to add pictures or content. The information that was deleted is not inaccurate, so not sure who or why it was deleted. Can you help? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Talithavoices7 (talk • contribs) 05:48, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Firstly, please understand there are no "profiles" on Wikipedia - we have articles, including one on Toyin Adekale, but that is NOT "your" page it is Wikipedia's page about you.
As you have a conflict of interest you should not be editing the page at all, but you can make suggestions, citing reliable references, on the talk page:- Talk:Toyin Adekale
The reasons for the deletions are stated in the page history:- The photos were removed because they were copyright violations, 2694 bytes were removed by one of our most experienced admins who stated "cleanups and removing unreferenced sections. If one has performed before Queens and Presidents, it needs refs" another 1059 bytes were removed by another experienced editor who stated "Rm unsourced, cruft, crappy sourced" Looking at what was removed, all of these look reasonable removals, all of the removed material was totally unsourced and much of it was promotional, so there would be no point in reinstating it.
Additions to every article should be sourced to reliable, independent, sources, but this is particularly true of biographies of living persons. - Arjayay (talk) 08:14, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- It sounds kind of like you're saying you are the subject of the article. If so, the rules are that you really shouldn't be editing the article at all. Read Wikipedia:Autobiography. Sorry, but it's often the case that people have a hard time being impartial and following the policies and guidelines when writing about themselves. Note also that Wikipedia doesn't provide "vanity hosting", or whatever you might call it, for people to put up whatever they want. If you want a webpage that you control, start your own website or create a page on something like Facebook. And an obvious issue is that without some method of authentication we have no way of knowing you're who you say you are. Anyone can call themselves anything online. Again, see the page I linked for more advice on this, and if you have more questions you're welcome to ask them here or in another appropriate forum. --71.110.8.102 (talk) 21:53, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
What do I do about a well meaning person who keeps reverting an article back to incorrect?
I updated an article, with references, and a person keeps reverting it because they prefer the old wording. But the old wording is factually incorrect. They clearly aren't meaning harm. But their profile suggests this is a page they shouldn't even care about anyway. Is there someone I can refer this too sothepage can be updated properly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.93.104 (talk) 11:53, 17 July 2016
- Hello, Ambic (I'm guessing that's who you are, even though you didn't log in). You and GorgeCustersSabre are engaging in an Edit war, and both of you need to stop, and discuss it on the article's talk page Talk:Massey University. I see that you posted about the closing of the campus on the talk page on 13 July, before this started: but once Sabre reverted your change, you should have engaged with him on the talk page, rather than reapplying your change. If Sabre won't engage, or you can't reach agreement, then you should follow the steps in Dispute resolution, but attempting a discussion is the essential first step. I have pinged both of you here, so you should both see this comment. --ColinFine (talk) 16:27, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Thanks. I was trying to avoid an edit war but did not know what I needed to do. I was trying to avoid naming people on this page too.
Oversighting?
I had been trying to bring Draft:Mir Abdolrez Daryabeigi into an acceptable state (with limited success, I am now hoping to forget about it and leave further work to others). On looking today at its edit history, I see that nine consecutive edits by me followed by five by another editor are shown in struck-through grey. I associate this style with oversighting. But I see no evidence that an admin has become involved, I don't recall any content that could be considered defamatory, and I haven't received any kind of warning. What is the explanation for the struck-through edits? Maproom (talk) 11:16, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Click "View logs for this page" in the page history to see [5]. Based on a Google search, you copied from [6]. Special:WhatLinksHere/Draft:Mir Abdolrez Daryabeigi links a report at User:EranBot/Copyright/rc/48 which says [7]. That's another url to the same content at that site. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:26, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Table
How can I export a wiki table to excel and vise versa?(Of course I mean an easy way)--Freshman404Talk 12:03, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Freshman404: You can try one of the tools listed here. Cheers ✦ hugarheimur 14:47, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Copying to Excel is easy - just copy, then right-click as paste special. Copying from Excel to Wikipedia used to be very hard, but now easy, as long as you use VE.--S Philbrick(Talk) 16:38, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Old discussion on AFD sort list
WP:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Arizona has a entry for a closed PROD from 2013. Should I just remove it manually, or may there be other things elsewhere that also need to be cleaned-up? Mb66w 14:49, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Cite template formatting
I remember, that there was a userscript for converting cite templates from block to inline version and vice-versa. Of course, I don't remember title of it or where I did see it. Any help? --Edgars2007 (talk/contribs) 14:49, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Subgroup in templates
I wish to make a subgroup within groups in a template; .. | group5 = Main group
subgroup5 Subgroup
| list5 =
- A
- B
How is that done? Carystus (talk) 19:30, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Marianne Faithfull
Please add this link Austrian nobility in the category section at the end of this article. Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 23:41, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
Done - But you are an experienced editor and could have done that. Did you really need our help? Robert McClenon (talk) 23:47, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
July 18
Reference problem
I can't figure out what's going on in Hastings Highlands. The second reference is in the demographics template somewhere (and is causing an error message?), but I can't find it. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:20, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- That's a tricky one -- I changed ref name. Fixed it, but not really sure why, however, one source is 2011 Census and the other is 2011 Census of Population -- presumably same, with different name. So what I did is not really a "fix", but more of a work-around. --2606:A000:4C0C:E200:B5B0:E568:AE41:A487 (talk) 02:39, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- The other one is automatically generated by the Template:Canada census in Demographics section. Not sure, however, why it needs to have a name. --CiaPan (talk) 06:11, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Per Template:Canada census, "This template creates named references cp2011, cp2006, and optionally cp2001 for use in articles. Each is areference to the Statistics Canada Community Profile search page for the corresponding census year." I think the template has given the name to these automatically transcluded references because giving a name looks more structured. Somewhere, someone gave the same name to an in-article reference, thus creating a conflict. It's resolved now. Lourdes 06:28, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- "Resolved now" is my work-around. I also tried removing the ref definition from the article, assuming it would transclude from the template, but I got an "undefined reference" error. Currently, there is no nasty red error message, but there is a redundant reflist reference. -2606:A000:4C0C:E200:B5B0:E568:AE41:A487 (talk) 06:45, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Are you sure...? I've removed the reference named "cp2011(a)" and replace the "cp2011(a)" name with "cp2011" in both places, and it seems to work in preview. However, the link from the Census template is much more general, while that from infobox leads specifically to Hastings Highlands' data – and I think this deserves being preserved. --CiaPan (talk) 07:21, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- "Resolved now" is my work-around. I also tried removing the ref definition from the article, assuming it would transclude from the template, but I got an "undefined reference" error. Currently, there is no nasty red error message, but there is a redundant reflist reference. -2606:A000:4C0C:E200:B5B0:E568:AE41:A487 (talk) 06:45, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Per Template:Canada census, "This template creates named references cp2011, cp2006, and optionally cp2001 for use in articles. Each is areference to the Statistics Canada Community Profile search page for the corresponding census year." I think the template has given the name to these automatically transcluded references because giving a name looks more structured. Somewhere, someone gave the same name to an in-article reference, thus creating a conflict. It's resolved now. Lourdes 06:28, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- The other one is automatically generated by the Template:Canada census in Demographics section. Not sure, however, why it needs to have a name. --CiaPan (talk) 06:11, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
Why does this sorting work correctly?
Please take a look at this article: List of people executed in Georgia (U.S. state). There is a column entitled "Date of Execution". When you sort that column, it actually sorts correctly (by date). How does the computer "know" that it is sorting calendar dates? Why doesn't the sort go, as would be expected: alphabetically list all of the April dates; then the August dates; then the December dates; then the February dates; and so forth? And, if this works on its own, what's the point of using that Template:Dts ({{dts}}) template/command in sortable Tables and Charts? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 04:14, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- I'm not sure which part of it is doing the sorting but the template knows that January = 1, February = 2, and so on. Dismas|(talk) 04:28, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Help:Sorting#Dates clarifies that the usage of formats like January 12, 2016, automatically tells the table that it is a date cell. Lourdes 05:53, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
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- And, if this works on its own, what's the point of using that Template:Dts ({{dts}}) template/command in sortable Tables and Charts? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 06:27, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- When you use numerical dates instead of the specific format given above, it is sensible to use dts. Lourdes 06:29, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- And, if this works on its own, what's the point of using that Template:Dts ({{dts}}) template/command in sortable Tables and Charts? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 06:27, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
Upload a new version of this file...
I've just fixed a couple of images on Manic Miner, and noted that one of them was still a GIF file. Is there any easy way of using the "upload new version" and getting the wizard to acknowledge the fact that the new version is no longer a GIF, but a PNG file? There seems to be no way of modifying the destination filename, so you're restricted to the original filetype. Chaheel Riens (talk) 06:36, 18 July 2016 (UTC)