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October 22

Problems with links to sources on Google Books

Just a pretty minor issue. Sometimes when I'm trying to provide a link to a source from Google Books, part of the url appears in the text of the article, e.g "whose+mother+was+Sukayna+bint+al-Husayn+ibn+Ali" This only seems to happen when the source in question is available in "snippet view" on Google. Any thoughts on how I can avoid this? Thank you.
Alivardi (talk) 00:59, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Alivardi, there's a handy website that produces citations for Google Books (including less unwieldy URLs). Schazjmd (talk) 01:01, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Damn that was fast. Thank you!
Alivardi (talk) 01:05, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict)

It's the quote marks (") in the url.

with the quote marks:

[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=u2EkAQAAIAAJ&dq=men+of+medina&focus=searchwithinvolume&q="whose+mother+was+Sukayna+bint+al-Husayn+ibn+Ali"] → "whose+mother+was+Sukayna+bint+al-Husayn+ibn+Ali"

without the quote marks:

[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=u2EkAQAAIAAJ&dq=men+of+medina&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=whose+mother+was+Sukayna+bint+al-Husayn+ibn+Ali] → [1]

with the quote marks percent encoded:

[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=u2EkAQAAIAAJ&dq=men+of+medina&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22whose+mother+was+Sukayna+bint+al-Husayn+ibn+Ali%22] → [2]

—Trappist the monk (talk) 01:06, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

@Trappist the monk: I'm not very familiar with percent encoding. Would typing "%22" in place of quotation marks work in all scenarios? That's the impression I'm getting from the article page but I just wanted to be certain.
Alivardi (talk) 01:16, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

In urls with quote marks that haven't worked right for me, replacing them with %22 has worked for me. Re: your: in all scenarios? That's a lot of scenarios so I cannot say for sure that this will always work.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 01:34, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

That's probably the best response I can expect from a non-omniscient being, so I'll take what I can get. Thank you!
Alivardi (talk) 01:46, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Croatian language

Croatian language is just Croatian, not "Serbo-Croatian" which is just Serbian language (both in latin and cyrilic). Whoever wrote this lie should learn the facts because there was NEVER officially Serbo-Croatian language, except during Communist regime lead by Josip Broz Tito. Also, there was never "Croato-Serbian" which cannot be found at Wikipedia as topic. So, if you want to make Wikipedia better, remove incorrections about Croatian language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_language) and completely remove so called "Serbo-Croatian" which was used only AS TERM (in Serbia) during Communist Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Croatian) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.138.42.104 (talk) 01:30, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

The terminology that is used in the articles is that of the study of linguistics. Wikipedia reports what reliable sources say about these language families. Academic linguistics sources classify Serbo-Croatian as a sort of super-language to which Croatian belongs. Which of these are "official" doesn't really matter, because we don't particularly care what governments report or classify, we care what academics say. Unless you can provide reliable sources that back up your claims, the article will stay as is. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:58, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Jarred Rome

Hello, I am the mother of Jarred Rome. It broke my heart to see the picture you placed of him on his page. There are a lot of amazing pictures of him throwing. Please change the picture of him. Please for me.

Thank you Jarred’s mother — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:601:9900:9E20:8474:D494:B1EF:47D9 (talk) 05:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

The picture was added as it was the only one we had. All photos added to Wikipedia must meet our copyright standards, per the image use policy. If you would like a better photo added, you can add one yourself, or work with an experienced editor to include a photo of yours. Only photos that you personally took can generally be uploaded, unless the photographer explicitly releases their copyright to the photo. If you have a good photo that you took, please let us know and we can help it get included. If you do not have a good photo, but know a photographer who does, reach out to them and ask if they would be willing to donate a photo and release it by a license called CC-BY-SA or other appropriate free use license. (Note to other editors: I took a look on Flickr but found nothing free. If you can find a free image elsewhere, please do!) Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:45, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sia1212 (talk • contribs) 07:17, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Sia1212, I've fixed it for you. You accidentally placed an empty ref tag at the top of the page. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 07:59, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Omission/Suggested Addition to "C-5 Galaxy"

Sirs:

The C-5 Galaxy page omits a serious incident in the area of the page that identifies such occurances. I was the Pilot-in-Command and the Instructor Pilot of a C-5 that caught fire in flight during a training mission at Travis AFB in December 1988. All crewmembers survived, but the aircraft suffered extensive damage, having take almost an hour to extinguish the flames. My crew did an outstanding job identifying the fire (some 120 feet away from the cockpit in this giant aircraft, and in a remote compartment), executed emergency procedures perfectly, and then conducted an evacuation. The only injury was smoke inhalation of one crewmember. The aircraft eventually flew again (Tail #70-0450) but is now "retired" at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

There are several articles that document the event, so it is curious that it is not listed on your page. Here is just one: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/12/31/Fire-broke-out-on-a-huge-Air-Force-C-5A/9863599547600/

Sincerely,

Col Joseph V. Fagan, Jr, USAF, Ret — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.179.162.6 (talk) 09:33, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing out that omission and thank you for including a source. I have gone ahead and added it to the article, although I'm wondering if the article even needs that list of incidents involving the aircraft. At any rate, it's there now. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 13:05, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Atatürk Üniversitesinin Kurumsal Kimlik Reformu

Merhaba Atatürk Üniversitesinin kurumsal kimlik standartlarında bir değişim söz konusu, daha güncel bilgiler için aşağıdaki linkten yararlanabilirsiniz. https://atauni.edu.tr/kurumsal-kimlik-1/kurumsal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.183.216.20 (talk) 13:40, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

This is the English language Wikipedia. Perhaps you are looking for the Turkish Wikipedia? --David Biddulph (talk) 13:48, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Additionally, we don't really follow corporate identity standards - our policy is to use commonly used names (WP:UCRN). ~~ OxonAlex - talk 14:12, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

About my editing history

Hii folks, to whomsoever, it may concern.

I edited a page in the past but got no notification of it being accepted or rejected. I tried viewing the edit history but to my dismay, I couldn't find any editing from my account. How would I come to know what happened with my edits or if they were accepted or not?

Here's the link to the page I contributed to. I corrected basic spelling mistakes and helped with sentence framing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pictureoverlord (talk • contribs) 14:12, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Pictureoverlord, your edit history is at Special:Contributions/Pictureoverlord - are you looking for something not on there? The only circumstance where that should occur is if you have editing a page that has subsequently been deleted (only admins can see deleted contributions).

For the vast majority of edits (but not making new pages), there is no approval or rejection. Other editors could undo your edits, but there is no process of accepting edits. (with the exception of some pages at a higher risk of vandalism) ~~ OxonAlex - talk 14:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

 Administrator note I don't see any deleted contributions. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:45, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Pictureoverloard Are these the changes you're referring to? As OxonAlex said above, there is no approval or rejection for most edits. It looks like there was no immediate reverting of your edits, so by that measure one could say they were approved. On the other hand, there have been many edits to the article since yours, and it's difficult to say if any portion of the text that you changed is still exactly as you left it. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:32, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict)@Pictureoverlord: Hello, your only edit from the account used to post here was to the Peaky Bliders page, seen here. This is likely a heavily edited page and will quickly change. Having said that, not all of your eidts were good ones. Contents of references shoud contain titles as used in the source, even if they are incorrect, and please also see WP:ENGVAR for UK and U.S. spelling variations. From that link, if you click 'next edit', you will see that some changes were altered in the very next edit. (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) 14:35, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

New full automatic backup of Wikipedia into archive.is

Fortunately, there is a relatively high number of Wikipedia's articles, which are copied into archive.is. This is expecially useful in countries where Internet and Wikipedia itself are censored, allowing users to bypass the Internet firewall and blacklisted websites with some kind of HTTP tunnel.

The last backup of wikipedia is updated to March 2015 and it seems to be a full automatic copy. After four years, it has to be hopefully repeated and updated to the current online version of Wikipedia. Maybe, in multiple languages, not uniquely in the English one. Hope it helps. Kind regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.14.138.68 (talk) 16:51, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Veena Malik image

Would anybody be willing to deal with this edit request in a responsible way? I would prefer to stay out of the discussion. Thanks! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:43, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

I went ahead and switched the image. The previous one was not very good, and was also a publicity photo. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 18:45, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Draft declined

I made a draft and submitted for getting published but it was declined. As i am new here, i need some help from the experts to let me know my mistakes and make me able to publish the draft as well. The name of the draft is "Arijit Das". Please help me out. Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sudhabindudas2012 (talk • contribs) 18:18, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

In the feedback messages on the draft and on your user talk page the words in blue are wikilinks to more detailed advice. I notice also that the draft has not been edited for more than 6 months and is therefore eligible for speedy deletion under criterion G13, so if you wish to proceed with the draft it would be wise for you to make at least some simple amendments to address some of the problems identified. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

@Sudhabindudas2012: I have done some quick 'cleaning up' of the draft, (date formats, duplicated links, punc. before refs etc.) which will postpone the G13 process mentioned by David. Please ensure that you develop the article further or if you find you cannot, you can request its deletion by placing {{Db-g7}} at the top opf the page. (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) 18:48, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Courtesy link Draft:Arijit Das TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:19, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

My article is stuck on Draft

I published an article about a film and stage director who asked me to make his Wikipedia page, but it got stuck in draft. I would like to know why and have it published as soon as possible, please. Can anyone help me? He's asking me about it.

I would also like to know how to change the article's name, since he is most known by his first and last name (Alberto Espino), but not his whole name. This is the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Alberto_Luis_Espino_de_la_Pe%C3%B1a — Preceding unsigned comment added by Circuloalcuadrado (talk • contribs) 21:17, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

@Circuloalcuadrado: You can place {{subst:submit}} on the draft to submit it for review. You also need to disclose if you are being paid. See WP:COI and WP:PAID. There is a long backlog for draft reviews, so please be patient. RudolfRed (talk) 21:26, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Wiki page

I want to create wiki page for https://statusphobia.com/ but it doesn't allow me.. Kindly guide Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uk 55555 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Uk 55555 Wikipedia has articles, not mere "pages". Your edit history does not have any deleted contributions, so I think what is happening is that you are finding out that new accounts cannot directly create articles; your account must be at least four days old and have 10 or more edits. You will need to use Articles for Creation to submit a draft for review before it it placed in the encyclopedia; however, many new users don't realize how challenging it is to successfully write a new article. I would suggest that you read Your First Article and use the new user tutorial to get an idea of how Wikipedia operates. It's also good to get some experience under your belt editing existing articles, to get a feel for how Wikipedia operates.

In this case, this website will need to have been significantly written about in independent reliable sources that show how it meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable website. Not every website meets the criteria to merit an article on Wikipedia. 331dot (talk) 21:56, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

I'm getting mixed messages

So off-wiki, I gotten a message about: What do you try to do by approaching a user that doesn't respond much to messages. It is related to here, with the page creator. While at the same time there is a WP:AN/I issue with them. Then I'm not sure where to respond my inquiry at? One issue is with a user that edits but doesn't respond well. Then the second is, if the user included info, it was added too soon and an IP thinks it's WP:OR. Unblue box (talk) 22:01, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Unblue box, I'm not quite sure I understand your question. What user is this regarding? What page is this regarding? What is the ANI issue? If you can provide WP:DIFFs of the issue, folks can help out much better. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:22, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

It was regarding at this link. It took me a while to read some of the talk pages to connect the dots. Unblue box (talk) 23:26, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

October 23

Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Newyorkartists (talk • contribs) 23 October 2019 00:49 (UTC)

@Newyorkartists: On the assumption that this relates to Draft:Borzu Ravan, there are no reference errors showing at the page. However, what you will need to do, is place the references inline at the points in the text to which they refer. See WP:REFB for a guide to how to do this and WP:CITET for templates to use. Note that refs should be independent of the subject. Occupations should not be capitalised but 'September' should be. Please study carefully the links at your talk page particularly with regard to the manual of style and also see WP:YFA for help with articles.

To save time I will decline the page as it stands and add more detail in the declinature notice. If this is an autobiography please read that page together with why this is not always a good idea and if you have any connection with the subject read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make any necessary disclosures.

Your username possibly indicates that it refers to ,more than one person, which is not allowed. Accounts cannot be shared. Please clarify and request a change if necessary. (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) 05:23, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

How to create an article for a name that already exists?!

Hi, I am trying to figure out how to create an article for a name that already exists?

There are at least 10 articles already for the name that I want to create an article for, what should I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexjnoah (talk • contribs) 02:08, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

It isn't possible to have two articles with identical titles, so those 10 or more about 'the same name' must all be different in some way. If you're talking about a person's name, such as John Smith, the usual way to make each article title unique is to qualify the name with a succinct description in parentheses, such as John Smith (painter), John Smith (boxer), John Smith (composer), etc. (I just made up those examples). These are then all listed on a 'Disambiguation page' with the undifferentiated name as title, so that people who search on 'John Smith' are taken there and can check through the list for the person they're looking for (as you'll see if you click on the link above). For names other than personal names, similar expedients are used. We could probably give better advice if you tell us what the name in question is. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.200.41.118 (talk) 03:06, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

If there's more than one 'John Smith (occupation)' then one often-used way to disambiguate is to use the year of birth... (then month). Eagleash (talk) 06:57, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

@Alexjnoah: I assume this is about User:Alexjnoah/sandbox. First make a draft which satisfies Wikipedia:Notability (people) or Wikipedia:Notability (music). That's the hard part, and impossible for many people due to lack of reliable independent sources. Then add {{subst:submit}} to the draft. An editor will then review it (this may take a long time). If they accept the draft then they will choose an appropriate title in the encyclopedia and add a link to Haider Ali so readers can find the article. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:17, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Alright, I understand how to differentiate an article, thanks for the help. I have a couple of other questions here, 1. is it possible to have the article that I am currently working on reviewed, and approved by Wikipedia:Notability (people) or Wikipedia:Notability (music) while it is in my sandbox, considering I have strong sources to back up this article? --Alexjnoah (talk) 23:37, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

help with formatting

I have a couple questions regarding formatting. Should references in/out [1]. or .[1]? Should references be only located at the end of the sentence or linked to the part of the statement they refer to? If a sentence uses more that one citation do you include both at the end? Should numbers have a comma (1,000) or no comma (1000) Do you have suggestions for links to other wiki articles, is there a rule regarding what to link to other wiki articles? RettK (talk) 03:32, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

RettK, Per WP:REFPUNC, they should go out, such as .[1] Usually they should be at the end of the sentence they support, although they may be in the middle in unusual circumstances. If a sentence has multiple citations, you include them all at the end. Numbers should have commas. See WP:WIKILINK for the guide on "WikiLinking". Generally, you link an item only once in an article, and only the first time you mention it. Do not link obvious things, like the Sun. Only link if you think it would help a reader by being there. Hope that helps! Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:49, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you CaptainEek! — Preceding unsigned comment added by RettK (talk • contribs) 05:10, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Problem with an administrator

Hi. Where is the correct place for me to go, if I am having a problem with an administrator? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 04:28, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Joseph A. Spadaro, well first I would try talking it out with the admin, or requesting a form of dispute resolution. If that is not sufficient, then open a thread at WP:ANI, the noticeboard for incidents. Please make sure to keep your report concise, use WP:DIFFs, and stay WP:CIVIL. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:40, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Huh? Thanks. But I didn't understand a word you said. Too much "alphabet soup" -- and Wikipedia "jargon" -- with which I am not familiar. Where is the correct place for me to go to? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 04:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Joseph A. Spadaro, Go to WP:ANI. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 04:46, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

I'm assuming this is about the impeachment thread at the refdesk, so I feel beholden to inform you that there the refdesks are essentially not really part of Wikipedia in that they ignore quite a number of our basic policies and basically work entirely under their own rules that the rest of us don't particualrly know or care about, so admins who work in the "real" encyclopedia have little to no interest in wading into the various feuds that erupt there. Quora or Reddit might be better places for such a discussion as they aren't half-in-and-half-out of an encyclopedia project. Beeblebrox (talk) 06:46, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

I'd point out that in any case, if you open an ANI thread without first talking to the user concern on their talk page about your concerns, expect a negative reception. Likewise if you open an ANI thread but provide no diffs. In other words, if you can't understand what CaptainEek said, don't expect to get very far at ANI. Nil Einne (talk) 09:00, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

And also be prepared for WP:BOOMERANG - X201 (talk) 13:07, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, all. I appreciate the responses. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:34, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Resolved

What to reference

time is limited, if immediate answer is'nt, I would just leave, sorry 122.197.12.190 (talk) 06:31, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Hi,I can reply right now, but I can't answer anything as your question is very unclear. What exactly do you need help with? If it is regarding how to add references to Wikipedia articles, this page should tell you what you need to know. If it's something else please post a clearer question identifying what specific help you need editing Wikipedia. Beeblebrox (talk) 06:35, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Need Help Uploading an Image

I need someone who has completed ten edits or more in Wikipedia to upload an image and text for me. Thanks for your help and thanks again in advance. Looking forward to your reply. Wiki User > Namronpb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Namronpb (talk • contribs) 07:20, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Namronpb, there is a process to do this - see WP:Files for Upload ~~ OxonAlex - talk 10:02, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Although if it is a free image, upload it at commons - Commons:Special:UploadWizard.

If you're unsure about if its a free image, go to files for upload and they'll work it out. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 10:08, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Wrong logo KTH

Hi, On our Wikipedia page we have an old logotype that we want to replace. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work to upload our logo. How should I do?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTH_Royal_Institute_of_Technology

BR Malin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malinsoderkv (talk • contribs) 07:38, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Malinsoderkv, new users can't upload images themselves. You need to make a request at WP:Files for Upload, where users experienced in Wikipedia, and copyright policy for images will assist you. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 10:03, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Malinsoderkv WP:Files for Upload can be a little tricky for newcomers. An organization logo for an infobox is easy to upload - I can help. Is the only different that the blue text on clear background logo has been replaced by one with white text on a blue background? I can take the image from your web site. (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.) TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:58, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Wikipedia page publishing.

I have created a Wikipedia page 2 days ago, but the page is not published yet. Could anyone tell me what to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pallewatta (talk • contribs) 11:54, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Pallewatta You edited your sandbox, which is not article space.(Wikipedia has 'articles not mere "pages") It is 'published' in that people can see it if they know to look for it; if you want it to be 'published' in that it is formally part of the encyclopedia, you will need to submit it for a review using Articles for Creation(this will not be quick). However, as it is now it has almost zero chance of being accepted, as it is just a promotional piece about yourself(and it very likely may be deleted shortly). Please read the autobiography policy about why writing about yourself is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that is interested in what independent reliable sources say about article subjects, not in what the subject wants to say about themselves. 331dot (talk) 11:59, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Question regarding source (whether it can it be used as a ref)

I have a question regarding this paper (linked below) by the geneticist Iosif Lazaridis. It seems to be a preprint, and I wondered whether this means it is not a reliable source (since that means it has not yet been peer-reviewed) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/423079v1.full Thank you. Skllagyook (talk) 14:15, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Skllagyook Try asking at the Reliable source noticeboard. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 17:28, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

I will. Thank you. Skllagyook (talk) 17:34, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

How to collapse a section

Hello all. I know I've done it before, but can't seem to remember what to place at the beginning and end of a section to collapse it when it becomes too long for the article: "col" something or other. Thanks in advance! Maineartists (talk) 16:14, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

MOS:DONTHIDE. When not in article space, {{collapse}} and related templates.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 16:23, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Hello Sir,

Thanks a lot for your brilliant services & a precious space for recordings the human being history. Due my life Activities & for continuing my music profession I need to save my life activities on wikipedia. I am fully here & want to Listen & correct & improve my page till it gets your approval. Sir, Here is the page I edited for more than 100 times plus it source codes, would you pls let me know which parts need to be corrected or improved?

I removed the copy of your draft. Next time, please just post a link: User:Peyman_Sadeghian/sandbox RudolfRed (talk) 21:29, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Advice against trying to use Wikipedia for an autobiography is given at WP:Autobiography. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:56, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Remotely editing a wiki page

Is there a way to remotely edit a (company) wiki page, assuming that the user is authenticated in their browser, etc? If so, is there a step-by-step instructional wiki on how to do such tasks? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.140.194.178 (talk) 21:41, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

When you say remotely, what do you mean exactly? Wikipedia is editable on mobile (as I am doing right now). As this is a company you are referring too, do you work for them? If so, you should read our policies on paid editing and conflict of interest. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Are you asking about a wiki that that company maintains on its own website? The answer would depend on the company's policy. —Tamfang (talk) 01:16, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Addition of a Twinkle-like dropdown menu to p-views

How would I do this? I'd like my personal portlet links to be under something different than p-cactions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MoonyTheDwarf (talk • contribs) 23:19, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

hi! how do i get a page published for a creator?

hi! i am trying to get https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Smallant1 this link posted as a real link for a creator as a surprise! how is that done? thank you! 131.251.252.218 (talk) 23:30, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Hi. I like smallant1 myself, however, this page does not adhere to wikipedia's notability requirements, and as such this draft cannot be put into article space. Alongside that, I don't think any amount of editing will make this draft notable, either. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 23:42, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

How To Change An Incorrect Photo

Wikipedia has the wrong person being shown when you search for the person. How can I change the photo on his behalf? Have his permission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wjan51663 (talk • contribs) 23:39, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Maitland - The information is correct. The photo is not of him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wjan51663 (talk • contribs) 23:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

@Wjan51663: There is no photo on that page.

Are you by any chance referring to a photo or text shown to the right of a Google search? Google's Knowledge Graph uses a wide variety of sources. There may be a text paragraph ending with "Wikipedia" to indicate that particular text was copied from Wikipedia. An image and other text before or after the Wikipedia excerpt may be from sources completely unrelated to Wikipedia. We have no control over how Google presents our information, but Google's Knowledge Graph has a "Feedback" link where anyone can mark a field as wrong. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:50, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

@Wjan51663: There is no photo in the article Jack_Maitland. If you are seeing something when you search via Google (et al), then that is from the search engine and not from Wikipedia. RudolfRed (talk) 23:52, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Greg Egan is a good example of this. He likes his obscurity, and says no genuine photo of him exists on the Web. In reaction to seeing pictures of other Gregs Egan attributed to him, he put on his website some old pictures of random people annotated with "Google are such fools!" — and if you ask Google about him, you'll see one of those pix beside a link to our article on him. —Tamfang (talk) 01:21, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

October 24

General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales

Hi.

I would like for the page General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales to be renamed in Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is the official name, since all general councils in France became departmental councils in 2015.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.166.247.36 (talk) 00:37, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

need to create bussiness page kindly help

i am vishal vaja, representator of Baroda Global Shared Services,

please help to create page and profile and data — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishal vaja (talk • contribs) 05:07, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not publish business pages or profiles, but if your company has been written about at length in WP:Reliable sources, then an article about the company can be written by summarising what these sources say. Because you have a WP:Conflict of interest, and probably WP:Paid status, you are not the best person to write the article, but you could try WP:Requested articles, giving the sources you have found. Dbfirs 06:17, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Adding company wiki page to Categories

Hey Wiki contributors,

I'm trying to add add https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapp_Scooters_Limited to this category page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Electric_motorcycles but not sure how to do it correctly.

The current Categories at the bottom of the page have been published but are linked incorrectly and i'm not sure how to edit or remove themTheInfamous7 (talk) 05:12, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@TheInfamous7: The article is already in an appropriate sub-category ([[:Category:Electric scooters]]). Please see WP:SUBCAT for more information. If you are not already aware you add the cat to the article not article to the category... categories can be found towards the end of the markup. Eagleash (talk) 06:19, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@TheInfamous7: On another point, do you have any connection to, or work for, the company? If so, you must read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make any necessary disclosures. If you have a connection, you should not edit the page directly, but make requests via the article talk page. This is not a reflection upon you but is one of the ways in which Wikipedia tries to ensure neutrality. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 06:32, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Page moves

Hi! How can I undo the last Contact film/movie page moves I just did? I tried to but couldn't figure it out. Thanks, QuestFour (talk) 06:41, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@QuestFour: As a non-administrator you can only undo a move from A to B if the only edit in the page history of A is a redirect to B. Special:Log/QuestFour shows you first moved Contact (1997 film) to Contact 1997 film, and then moved Contact (1997 film) to Contact movie. You should be able to undo these moves in the opposite order. It will still leave redirects you created at Contact 1997 film and Contact movie. If you want those deleted then I can do it. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:29, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: thank you for responding. I tried to undo the edits in every possible way but I keep getting that the edit "appears to have already been undone". Would you kindly undo and delete the edits? Thanks again, QuestFour (talk) 15:56, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@QuestFour: You quote the message from undo in the page history. A move is reverted by clicking revert in the page log ("View logs for this page" at top of the page history), or by just making a new move in the opposite direction. I have reverted the move and deleted the redirects you made. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:21, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

• Comment: I'm not at all familiar with the subject; does 'Contact 1997 film' refer to the same topic as Contact (1997 American film)? If so, should the redirect point there and not to the disambiguation page 'Contact'? Eagleash (talk) 16:47, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

• WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2014 April 15#Contact (1997 film) mentions also The Contact (1997 South Korean film), but part of the confusion is that Contact#Film and television doesn't mention the latter, supposedly because Contact#See also includes The Contact (disambiguation). This route is rather tortuous, so it may be sensible to redirect Contact (1997 film) to whichever of the two films seems the most likely target, then include a hatnote regarding the other. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:09, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Editing an Article

Hello.

I edited some information on this article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons) some days ago, but I see today that they have been deleted without any mention of them. The information I added were correct while the information on the article is false. So my question is, why did my edit dissapear? Did nobody check the source I provided? Thank you in advance for your answer.

Kaustikos1981 (talk) 09:33, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Are you sure that you clicked "Publish" when you made the changes? The above is the only edit recorded under your user name. It's possible that you were not logged in and that your contribution was recorded as anon editor 2a02:587:b426:0:c0de:af78:5d3c:349a. If that is the case then another anon editor reverted your edit and asked that you discuss it on the talk page of the article. Dbfirs 09:42, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Congressional map of Florida

I was looking at the congressional map of Florida and noticed that the demographic percentage breakdowns are incorrect. The numbers do not add up to 100 percent. Some of them do but most are between 110 and 125. I was wondering if that is an error or if there is a logical reason that they are like that? Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulduncanhandley (talk • contribs) 13:19, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@Paulduncanhandley: You didn't link a specific page but I guess it's based on the United States Census where people can choose to report multiple races. See Race and ethnicity in the United States Census. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:49, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Spotify 'writer credits' to validate a post?

Hi guys, is it possible to validate a songwriter's credits using this Spotify link whereby the writer credits are then visible when you right click? https://open.spotify.com/track/6lBQ0SMCrJ7zy1LSCuXqwV?si=-AGfkB96SXiAGGaM7YTWVg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:C610:1200:A957:10CB:38D8:587D (talk) 14:15, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Generally, I would say no. Instead look for a published news or review article that covers the credits. If they aren't credited in the press for something, its generally not notable. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:26, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

User name

Hi

I don´t remember if I have made a Wikipedia account or not. When I try to create an account with my name I am told that this name is already in use. When I try to log in with that name and click "Forgot the password" I am told that this name is not registered in this Wiki. Any ideas how to get it sorted if my name is in use or not and if not then how to get to using it myself?

Best regards, Pärtel — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.80.112.244 (talk) 14:35, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

What user name? --David Biddulph (talk) 14:37, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

If it's User:Pärtel then it's not in use. Please quote the precise message you get. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:23, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

I forgot to check global account information. Special:CentralAuth/Pärtel show the name is in use in the Estonian Wikipedia. That means you cannot create the name at any Wikimedia wiki. The account has no edits so if you really want the name then see meta:Steward requests/Username changes#Requests involving merges, usurps or other complications. It's much easier to just create an account with another name. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:42, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Is there a clean wikipedia API just for retrieve content summary?

I need just to retrieve first paragraph of a Wikipedia page. Content must be html formated, ready to be displayed on my website (Redacted) (so NO BBCODE, or WIKIPEDIA special CODE!) Is there any Wikipedia Api to get the just the summary of the content? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.111.137.152 (talk) 16:32, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

You can read here. Ruslik_Zero 17:47, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Guidance Needed for Outdated Page

Hi, I'm with Rosetta Stone, the language learning company. Our Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone_(software)) is so out of date I don't know where to start with editing it -- most of the information is no longer relevant and should just be deleted. I'm aware of the guidelines around a company editing its own content but I feel like we are the most knowledgeable to do so, vs. an outsider that doesn't have first-hand knowledge of our products. Is there any way we can just delete our page and start over with a new entry we create? I'd really appreciate any guidance on options available to us, so that we can have an accurate and current representation on Wikipedia. Thank you in advance for your help. Andiriggs (talk) 16:45, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@Andiriggs: You should not edit the page yourself. Place suggested edits on the article talk page along with {{Edit request}} so someone not affiliated can look at it. All changes should have citations to reliable sources, so it will not be a problem for an "outsider" to make the needed edits. You also need to follow the WP:PAID required disclosure. RudolfRed (talk) 17:12, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

@RudolfRed: Hi RudolfRed, thank you but I'm still confused. Is there any way we can connect live so I can ask questions and be sure I'm doing this correctly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andiriggs (talk • contribs) 18:17, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Negative number in table

I can't seem to easily figure out how to make a table treat a negative number as an actual number, rather than trying to parse the hyphen/minus sign as part of the table (i.e. |-70 is treated like table param |- rather than -70 within a cell). Do I need to wrap a template around this or a specific tag? The negative number itself is generated via another template but the issue remains even when testing as entering a number directly. Thanks. Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

You can just write a space before the hyphen. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:22, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Yep I guess I could and doing so doesn't seem to process the space as a character on the output. Sometimes it's the simple solutions, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bungle (talk • contribs) 17:31, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

how do you block somwone

how do you block somwone???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashurtz22 (talk • contribs) 19:16, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Ashurtz22 Only administrators can block a user, and only for certain reasons. For what reason do you want to block someone? 331dot (talk) 19:18, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

From their edits and talk page, I believe they're curious about how they are going to be blocked. If they keep screwing around, I'll explain via demonstration. --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:25, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

incorrect website listed as City website. How can we change?

Incorrect website listed as City website. How can we change?

Old site is now a "dating" site.

The City of Shady Cove, Oregon changed its site from .net to .org Wiki lists the old site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.247.42.104 (talk) 20:35, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Done. :) --CiaPan (talk) 20:57, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Done more. See diff. --CiaPan (talk) 08:46, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

transphobia

why does wikipedia have transphobia as a policy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:4C0:8003:FFB0:918:13A1:A302:4B13 (talk) 20:41, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

It doesn't. Your post is cryptic but you apparently disagree with sometimes giving the former name of transgender people per WP:TRANSNAME. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:15, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Fixing misplaced drafts for new users.

So, assume that User:foobarbaz accidentally used their userpage as a sandbox, due to not understanding. How would I cleanly move this to User:foobarbaz/sandbox without making a mess? --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 23:31, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

October 25

Need help reading and understanding a protection log

I am having trouble figuring out the protection log for NATO phonetic alphabet. I am pretty sure that the problem is that I am either looking in the wrong place or not understanding what I am reading, not any mistake by the protecting admin.

According to [3] the page was semi-protected for 18 months and also pending-changes protected indefinitely.

But [4] only shows the semi-protection, not the EC. and the page only shows that WP:SILVERLOCK icon, not the WP:WHITELOCK icon. In this case, does PC automatically get applied when semi expires?

Where would I look to find a log showing indefinite EC protection being applied? --Guy Macon (talk) 01:23, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

@Guy Macon: Pending changes is an entirely separate system from standard protection, and both can be applied at the same time. NATO phonetic alphabet is currently both pending-changes protected (indefinitely) and semi-protected (temporarily). Of course, pending changes protection does nothing now, because any edit it would defer is already blocked by semi-protection, but it is technically still there. The reason you can't see the pending changes protection is because pending changes is logged in a separate log ([5]), and the reason that there is no pending-changes lock is that Module:Protection banner does not display that lock when the page is edit-protected in addition. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 01:50, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! One could only have hoped that when our crack software development team had added PC they would have also updated the protection log link on every page to bring up that log. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Guy Macon (talk) 03:31, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Signature

Hello, when I try to talk with the editor from my Article Talk page, he said that my Signature not displaying properly, and he gave me suggestion to ask you for Help. After any text in my reply I put 4 ~ (as signature) and save my reply. I can see my name there, but editor said that the display of Signature is not display correctly. Would you verify what's wrong? Thanks, Toreeva 02:18, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Well somehow you have unlinked your signature. To fix that, you need to go into your preferences (top of the page on the right), scroll to signature, and make sure that it includes [[User:Toreeva|Toreeva]]. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 05:20, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Princess Beatrice of York

Reference/citation 30 should have the page number as page number 20. Please fix up as it is in red. Please leave in quote. Thanks 175.33.83.65 (talk) 04:27, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

You have not put the '=' between the word page and '20'. Please add this yourself. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 04:49, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Data on sitewide page traffic on specific dates

Hello, I'm trying to research which pages witnessed significant changes in traffic around certain dates. I know how to view page stats of specific pages, but I'm trying to do the reverse: identify which pages saw traffic changes. Is there any way to do this? Specifically, I am trying to see which articles had the steepest declines in traffic between 22 April and 24 April, 2019. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.34.111 (talk) 07:49, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Princess Beatrice of York

Ref 30 and 32 are exactly the same please fix. Also, ref 34 is wrong in terms of publishing dates. The book has been republished many times. Thanks. 175.33.83.65 (talk) 08:54, 25 October 2019 (UTC)