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September 4
[edit]Rajput
[edit]Should Rajput not have a hatnote pointing to Rajput (disambiguation)? I think I have read somewhere that a hatnote should point to a disambiguation page just in case someone does create one.
Also, Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Dark_mode_when_logged_out_of_Wikipedia still needs to be addressed. --Jax 0677 (talk) 00:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Jax 0677, "Rajput (disambiguation)" is merely a redirect to Rajput (surname), which disambiguates between people with this surname. We're all volunteers: you are most welcome (i) to turn "Rajput (disambiguation)" into an actual disambiguation page for "Rajput", (ii) to link from the former and (iii) to link to it from Rajput. ¶ If an issue brought up at WP:Village pump (technical) a week or more ago is yet to be addressed, then give it a bump at WP:Village pump (technical); or, if appropriate, bring up the matter on WT:Village pump (technical). -- Hoary (talk) 02:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Hoary:, I tried to place a hat note, but it got reverted. I may need to consult WP:3PO. --Jax 0677 (talk) 11:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
User stats
[edit]Why does my user ID not display?I checked before and after date change in Greenwich. On 2 devices. DMc75771 (talk) 01:07, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DMc75771: Please clarify your question. What user ID and where is it not showing that it should be? RudolfRed (talk) 01:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DMc75771 if you are editing from the mobile interface, your username will be shown when you click on the person icon located at the very right of the top navigation bar. – robertsky (talk) 05:34, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Active users
[edit]it didn't show on the active user screen. DMc75771 (talk) 01:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Where in Wikipedia is this "active user screen", DMc75771? -- Hoary (talk) 02:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- After some searching I guess it's Special:ActiveUsers. Please link pages you refer to. I don't know why DMc75771 isn't listed there. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
How to Post Article.
[edit]I work in entertainment, and I would like to submit my contributions, and articles, but for some reason would i'm having a hard time figuring out how to submit properly each article. Betanstyle (talk) 05:08, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, Betanstyle. I am sorry, but your user page is the wrong place to post the draft of an article. Plus, an unreferenced biography of a living person is a policy violation. You should spend a few weeks improving existing articles before taking on the difficult and daunting task of writing a new article. Spend a lot of time reading and studying Your first article and its links. Cullen328 (talk) 05:41, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Betanstyle: I have left some links to guidance on your talk page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 08:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Undoing multiple edits / Also, query on Outing
[edit]When undoing a string of recent edits, is it necessary to select each edit individually and select 'undo' each time, or is there a way that one can select the last 'good' version of the article and revert directly back to that version in a single process?
(The issue relates to the following thread at WP:COIN, here.) Axad12 (talk) 06:51, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Incidentally, there is also another issue on that thread re: whether outing should be struck, removed or something else. Any input on that point would also be very much appreciated. Axad12 (talk) 06:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- It's easy to go to the article history, click on the date "15:28, 12 August 2024", and then click on "restore this version". And, I don't see it as "outing" when the person has chosen to use his own real name. Maproom (talk) 07:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, so when I click on "15.28, 12 August 2024", where is the option to select "restore this version"? Apologies if I'm missing something but I don't see it. Axad12 (talk) 07:52, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Perhaps clicking "15.28, 12 August 2024", then "edit source", then scroll to the bottom, add edit summary as "reverting to [etc]" and then click "publish"? Axad12 (talk) 08:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- You can also use the undo function to undo multiple consecutive edits by selecting the first and last of the offending edits, clicking "compare selected revisions" to view the diff, and clicking "undo". (WP:UNDO) Perception312 (talk) 15:31, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Perhaps clicking "15.28, 12 August 2024", then "edit source", then scroll to the bottom, add edit summary as "reverting to [etc]" and then click "publish"? Axad12 (talk) 08:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- On the outing question…
- The relevant policy (WP:OUTING) says
Posting another editor's personal information is harassment, unless that person has voluntarily posted their own information, or links to such information, on Wikipedia. Personal information includes real-life name, date of birth, identification numbers, home or workplace address, job title and work organisation, telephone number, email address,
etc. - My interpretation is that just because someone is editing under their real name doesn’t entitle other editors to post information that they have discovered about that person from a brief Google search. I’d be interested to hear the opinions of others on this point.
- Surely it's preferable to simply say “off-wiki evidence suggests that this account has a conflict of interest on this subject”. In the case in point even that would have been unnecessary, as the account was an SPA making unsourced edits in relation to the internal operation of an organisation and removing criticism, so the COI was transparent even without giving specifics. Axad12 (talk) 09:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, so when I click on "15.28, 12 August 2024", where is the option to select "restore this version"? Apologies if I'm missing something but I don't see it. Axad12 (talk) 07:52, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- It's easy to go to the article history, click on the date "15:28, 12 August 2024", and then click on "restore this version". And, I don't see it as "outing" when the person has chosen to use his own real name. Maproom (talk) 07:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Did you know
[edit]Hello, I am looking for a page on English Wikipedia that has articles on naval topics (like sailor biographies, warships) in the "Did you know" project. Where can I find these types of articles? Hope someone can help. Have a nice day! P. ĐĂNG (talk) 08:32, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @P. ĐĂNG, if you don't get a good reply here, you can try Wikipedia talk:Did you know. The closest I find is this page where you can search the hooks:WP:DYKA. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:10, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @P. ĐĂNG Articles that have generated a DYK will be placed into the category Category:Wikipedia Did you know articles, with a template on their Talk Page. You can use a tool like WP:PetScan to intersect that category with any other categories of interest to you. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:49, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Gråbergs Gråa Sång, Mike Turnbull. I found those pages. Thanks! P. ĐĂNG (talk) 09:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Disambiguation links
[edit]I believe that I have read somewhere, that when a disambiguation page is linked by a hat note, that the hat note should almost always refer to the page using the "(disambiguation)" suffix, just in case someone moves a disambiguation page to a title containing "(disambiguation)". Do you know of a page in the Wikipedia domain where this is documented? --Jax 0677 (talk) 12:19, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Jax 0677: See Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Links to disambiguation pages for the rule and reason. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:31, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) you should probably read Wikipedia:Disambiguation. As Rajput currently has three meanings it may not need a disambiguation page, so I have added the third meaning to the hatnote. If you do create a disambiguation page, you should include all three meanings starting with the primary one.
- I see you started a discussion on the article talk page, you could have pinged the editor who was reverting you and asked them directly if you disagreed with or didn't understand their reverts. You need to try a discussion and allow some time before asking for a third opinion as explained on the third opinion page. TSventon (talk) 12:42, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Exempting sections from auto-archiving?
[edit]As relates to Help:Archiving a talk page, how might one exempt a specific section of e.g. one's user talk page from being auto-archived.
Cf. [2] for the details of my current set-up. Biohistorian15 (talk) 18:29, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Biohistorian15 This is supposed to work: User:DoNotArchiveUntil. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:09, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Updated Photo Help
[edit]Hello! I am Kathy Taylor of Tulsa, OK.
I am unable to update the photo on my profile. The photo on the page is very dated and I would like for a more recent photo to replace it. Below is a list of current and verified photos that would work great for my page.
Wiki URL: Kathy Taylor (politician)
Personal Website: - https://kathytaylor.co/
News Stories and Website Mentions:
- https://utulsa.edu/news/letter-from-the-dean-march-2024/
- https://utulsa.edu/news/after-three-successful-years-taylor-stepping-down-as-dean-of-tus-collins-college-of-business/
- https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2021-05-19/tu-names-former-tulsa-mayor-taylor-as-interim-business-dean
- https://www.news9.com/story/5e3603c52f69d76f6203296b/kathy-taylor-to-join-tulsa-mayorelects-administration
- https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/business/article_0b1bb25a-b8db-11eb-9507-1736a18722ed.html
- https://www.lobecktaylor.org/board/kathy-taylor
- https://www.tauw.org/2023/10/23/kathy-taylor-way-to-a-united-tulsa-is-through-collaborative-efforts/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathytaylortulsa/
Thank you for your help. Please let me know if I'm not in the right place, or if I can provide anything further to get the photo changed over.
-Kathy Taylor KathyTaylorTulsa (talk) 22:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Please see Wikipedia:A picture of you for the best practices for uploading a photo of yourself to Wikipedia or elsewhere on a Wikimedia project. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 22:20, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Please also note that it is not "your profile" it is an encyclopedia article about you.
- The short answer to your question is that Wikipedia requires that images of living persons be freely licensed, as opposed to being copied from copyrighted websites. Wikipedia's copyright policies are significantly stricter than many other websites. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 22:48, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- KathyTaylorTulsa, your website has a standard "all rights reserved" copyright notice. We cannot use any images from that website for that reason. Cullen328 (talk) 01:52, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hi KathyTaylorTulsa. You can, however, license the images on your website in a way that makes it easier for others to use as explained in creativecommonswiki:Marking your work with a CC license. Be advised though that you can only do this if you're the copyright holder of the image in question. In the case of photos, it's generally the person who takes the photo, not the subject of the photo, who is considered the copyright holder. Before you start re-licensing any photos, though, you might want to make sure it's really something you want to do. It would probably be a good idea to speak with someone who has a better than average understanding of what it means to release your creative content under the type of licenses Wikipedia accepts before uploading any files because such licenses tend to be irrevocable and only offer minimal restrictions; for example, any license that places restrictions on commercial reuse or derivative reuse is considered too restrictive for Wikipedia's purposes even though other websites might have no problem with it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:08, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Vynalrecords
[edit]Vynalrecords Friendly ian (talk) 22:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Friendly ian: Do you have a question about Wikipedia? It's not clear what "vynalrecords" is supposed to mean. Do you have a question about the Wikipedia article "Vinyl record"? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:32, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
September 5
[edit]Is it appropriate to place infoboxes after a section heading?
[edit]Each US president has a separate article about their presidency. These articles include an infobox that contains a few pieces of information and navigation links to the preceding and succeeding presidencies. (Here's the article on Biden's presidency, for reference).
However, three presidents (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and James A. Garfield) had presidencies that were too short to warrant their own articles. Any links to their presidencies redirect to the presidency sections of their personal articles (Presidency of William Henry Harrison, Presidency of Zachary Taylor, Presidency of James A. Garfield). Since these sections are being used as a substitute for separate articles, I think they should have the presidency infobox. Taylor's section already has one.
However, I wanted to make sure that there's no rule that says infoboxes must be at the top of an article. Would this be considered proper usage? TheLegendofGanon (talk) 00:27, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, TheLegendofGanon. I agree with you that these presidencies were too brief for their own articles. If so, why are presidency infoboxes desirable or useful? Cullen328 (talk) 03:51, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- My main concern is navigation. If someone is clicking through, using the infoboxes to go from one presidency to the next, then they'll eventually hit one of these short-tenured presidents. The lack of an infobox might throw them off a bit, and they might have trouble finding the next president. It wouldn't be too hard, granted, but we should make it as easy as possible to navigate around the site. TheLegendofGanon (talk) 07:29, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- We don't have a "rule", but our guideline MOS:INFOBOX expects that if an infobox is used (it does not have to be), that it is usually used in the lead. Infoboxes are not meant to provide navigation, that is meant for navboxes. I see Template:US presidents has links to each Presidency for example. CMD (talk) 11:24, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- So you would advise against adding presidency infoboxes to Harrison's and Garfield's articles?
- Would you also recommend removing the one that already exists on Taylor's article? TheLegendofGanon (talk) 12:38, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I personally think the infobox currently at Zachary Taylor#Presidency (1849–1850) is a bit much for a section but would be OK without the image and seal. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:39, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- We don't have a "rule", but our guideline MOS:INFOBOX expects that if an infobox is used (it does not have to be), that it is usually used in the lead. Infoboxes are not meant to provide navigation, that is meant for navboxes. I see Template:US presidents has links to each Presidency for example. CMD (talk) 11:24, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- My main concern is navigation. If someone is clicking through, using the infoboxes to go from one presidency to the next, then they'll eventually hit one of these short-tenured presidents. The lack of an infobox might throw them off a bit, and they might have trouble finding the next president. It wouldn't be too hard, granted, but we should make it as easy as possible to navigate around the site. TheLegendofGanon (talk) 07:29, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I don't see an issue with two infoboxes in an article. Can't Help Falling in Love is an example where it works. Alternatively, you could try and combine the information into one infobox, like Burgess Owens. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 15:08, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
where is our article on the fraction slash?
[edit]I can't seem to find it anywhere. We show how different fonts display it, and I wanted to use the syntax for another article.
(There's a table with the fraction 1/2 composed of normal digits and the Unicode fraction slash, with each row defined as a different fonts.)
— kwami (talk) 03:56, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, Kwamikagami. Take a look at Slash (punctuation). Cullen328 (talk) 04:02, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, but I don't see it there. They don't even use it in the examples in the 'fractions' section. — kwami (talk) 04:05, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Ah, I found it. It's at Unicode superscripts. Thanks! — kwami (talk) 04:32, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Remove
[edit]Moved to Wikipedia:Teahouse --112.208.236.135 (talk) 04:37, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Two articles created on the same topic, my bad.
[edit]So this article got created, but weirdly enough, it didn't appear in the WikiData list on the french Wikipedia.
Pélicot affair, created earlier, and my creation, Mazan rapes case.
The issue is this affair has three possible names. I don't know which name to choose for it. We obviously need to merge them, but I really don't know what to do, any help to rule this thing out would be welcome.
Personally I'd be more for Pélicot affair, since the other user created it first, and because why not, but the french wikipedia opted for Mazan rapes case, so honestly I don't know what to do there, would like some help to figure it out.
I don't know what the rules are about cases and affairs article names.
Thanks for any help! Global Donald (talk) 04:22, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Global Donald: I see that Mazan rapes case is longer, better sourced, and written in much better English. I would hope that Pélicot affair can be deleted, and superseded by your version. But I don't know if Wikipedia protocols would allow this. Maproom (talk) 06:57, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- We likely wouldn't need to delete the article, simply change it to a redirect after it's been properly merged. WikiData might have to make some changes though Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:13, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Not really your bad, nothing wrong was done. If you're happy to merge with the Pélicot affair article, then I would recommend you boldly merge over the Mazan rapes case text into the Pélicot affair article. The best title may become clearer with time, as this is an ongoing case. CMD (talk) 11:29, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, I've merged Pélicot affair into Mazan rapes cases. Jean Abou Samra (talk) 20:23, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
wikipedia user page background skin thingy?
[edit]im trying to find the template that changes the background of a user page but I don't know where to look or how to find it, help will be appreciated! ModdiWX (message me!) 13:09, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @ModdiWX: Do you want to change your own user page for everybody, or all userpages for yourself, or something else? For the first, you can wrap the whole page in code like
<div style="background-color:yellow;">...</div>
, assuming the editable area of the page is enough. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:31, 5 September 2024 (UTC)- i wanna make it for everyone who views my userpage ModdiWX (message me!) 15:26, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- .... then what PrimeHunter suggested will work (I tried it in preview). You have some boxes which won't show the yellow. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- You can change
<pre>
to<pre style="background-color:yellow;">
if you also want the color there. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:36, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- You can change
- .... then what PrimeHunter suggested will work (I tried it in preview). You have some boxes which won't show the yellow. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- i wanna make it for everyone who views my userpage ModdiWX (message me!) 15:26, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- anyone? ModdiWX (message me!) 14:27, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
arxiv.org link changes
[edit]There are many links to arxiv.org papers on wikipedia.
There are also links from a mirror at lanl.gov (US Los Alamos National Laboratory). These are in the format x x x.lanl.gov. These no longer work.
Can all these links be updated from https://x x x.lanl.gov/{path} to https://arxiv.org/{path} ? Brian Caruso (talk) 14:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- The lanl URLs have additional spaces in them to avoid automated quality checks on help desk posts. Brian Caruso (talk) 14:20, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Brian Caruso a job for WP:URLREQ. Can you repost this request there? – robertsky (talk) 14:26, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Robertsky I will do that. Thank you. Brian Caruso (talk) 14:29, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
English Teacher
[edit]Hello, there are a few inconsistencies on English Teacher Wikipedia: English Teacher
How do we get this amended? 212.161.122.27 (talk) 16:42, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Please detail any errors at Talk:English Teacher. 331dot (talk) 16:45, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is built by volunteer editors like you; if you see a problem on an article, instead of waiting for someone else to, we encourage anyone to be bold and change it! See the essay at Wikipedia:Be Bold for more. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 16:45, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- OP's "How do we get this amended?" suggests that they may have a conflict of interest; in which case 331dot's response is the correct one (albeit OP should also supply reliable sources to support any suggested changes); and OP should abide by our COI policy. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I understand that the use of we can indicate a conflict of interest. I do not believe, however, that the IP is associated with the group, and is likely just an anonymous music article editor from their edit history. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 20:15, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- OP's "How do we get this amended?" suggests that they may have a conflict of interest; in which case 331dot's response is the correct one (albeit OP should also supply reliable sources to support any suggested changes); and OP should abide by our COI policy. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Change Page Title Before Publishing
[edit]How to change the title in the draft before publishing? The page isn't published yet and I need to change the page title. Moving the page isn't an option. DialaSharief (talk) 16:46, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- If you just want to change the name of the article and don't expect any pushback, you can list it at Wikipedia:Requested moves#Technical requests. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 16:49, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- There is very rarely reason to go through Wikipedia:Requested moves to rename a draft, and there is rarely a good reason to rename it at all before it becomes an article. @DialaSharief: Which page is it, which name do you want, and why do you think moving is not an option? PrimeHunter (talk) 18:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply. Can I ask you how do I know if I submitted my draft for review? I can't find that option on the page I just published. I appreciate your help. DialaSharief (talk) 16:24, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Your draft lacked the information to submit it; I have added it for you. This information is provided if you use the article wizard to create a draft. 331dot (talk) 16:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief courtesy link: Draft:Charlie Gray. Is this the draft you are talking about? 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 16:32, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, it is called Charlie Gray. I don't understand why it wasn't submitted? Can you please explain further? DialaSharief (talk) 16:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- You can submit your article by adding the {{subst:submit}} string to the top of your draft article. However, I suggest changing bold markup (written as '''bold''' using apostrophes) to standard header markup (written as ==header== using the equal sign character). You can consult the Manual of Style for more about how articles are meant to look on Wikipedia. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 16:44, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- do you know why it takes 3 months for approval or rejection? I just submitted the draft and it says 3 months of waiting. Why is that? DialaSharief (talk) 17:45, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief It is because there is no queue, there is a pool, and reviewers have different preferences for their next review. We also have a paucity of reviewers. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 17:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief You will know already that I chose to pick your draft and have
Declined it, for the reasons stated at the head, and on your user talk page. There is much work to do. I hope very much that you enjoy the addition research. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 17:59, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I appreciate your reply, but I followed all the guidelines. I read the reasons, but it's still not clear why it's been rejected. I added all sources as it should and it's written in the right format. Is it too long, is that the reason? I just submitted it for a review. Please guide me! DialaSharief (talk) 18:09, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief Examples of Gray's output are not references. Let me try to explain. If they manufactured vacuum cleaners, the cleaners would be their work. A vacuum cleaner could not be a reference for them, simply because it is the product they make. So it is with research, writings, etc. However, a review of their work by others tends to be a review of them and their methods, so is a reference. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 18:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Could interviews be considered a reliable source to use as a reference? DialaSharief (talk) 18:32, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief With the subject? No. About the subject, Probably. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 18:37, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- So it has to be interviews about the photographer but not with the photographer? So best reference would be articles mentioning his work in this case, is that what you mean? DialaSharief (talk) 18:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief to be clear, the priority is to talk about him, but his work "is him" in a way. A review of his body of work, or a single item, does work towards verifying notability depending on who performs the review. My review of him or his work carries no weight. (do not confuse that with my review of the draft!)
- Interviews per se only have the value of the perosn interviewed. Interview me about him and there is no value. Interview David Bailey about a fellow photographer and that has weight and value. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 21:52, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- So it has to be interviews about the photographer but not with the photographer? So best reference would be articles mentioning his work in this case, is that what you mean? DialaSharief (talk) 18:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief With the subject? No. About the subject, Probably. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 18:37, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Could interviews be considered a reliable source to use as a reference? DialaSharief (talk) 18:32, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief Examples of Gray's output are not references. Let me try to explain. If they manufactured vacuum cleaners, the cleaners would be their work. A vacuum cleaner could not be a reference for them, simply because it is the product they make. So it is with research, writings, etc. However, a review of their work by others tends to be a review of them and their methods, so is a reference. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 18:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I appreciate your reply, but I followed all the guidelines. I read the reasons, but it's still not clear why it's been rejected. I added all sources as it should and it's written in the right format. Is it too long, is that the reason? I just submitted it for a review. Please guide me! DialaSharief (talk) 18:09, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief You will know already that I chose to pick your draft and have
- @DialaSharief It is because there is no queue, there is a pool, and reviewers have different preferences for their next review. We also have a paucity of reviewers. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 17:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- do you know why it takes 3 months for approval or rejection? I just submitted the draft and it says 3 months of waiting. Why is that? DialaSharief (talk) 17:45, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- You can submit your article by adding the {{subst:submit}} string to the top of your draft article. However, I suggest changing bold markup (written as '''bold''' using apostrophes) to standard header markup (written as ==header== using the equal sign character). You can consult the Manual of Style for more about how articles are meant to look on Wikipedia. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 16:44, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, it is called Charlie Gray. I don't understand why it wasn't submitted? Can you please explain further? DialaSharief (talk) 16:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @DialaSharief courtesy link: Draft:Charlie Gray. Is this the draft you are talking about? 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 16:32, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Your draft lacked the information to submit it; I have added it for you. This information is provided if you use the article wizard to create a draft. 331dot (talk) 16:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply. Can I ask you how do I know if I submitted my draft for review? I can't find that option on the page I just published. I appreciate your help. DialaSharief (talk) 16:24, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- There is very rarely reason to go through Wikipedia:Requested moves to rename a draft, and there is rarely a good reason to rename it at all before it becomes an article. @DialaSharief: Which page is it, which name do you want, and why do you think moving is not an option? PrimeHunter (talk) 18:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Odd change reversion
[edit]Hello. Based on recent reporting from multiple agencies, I edited the page for Tim Pool to prominently (within the first sentence describing him) draw attention to charges that he is an alleged Russian disinformation asset. This was reverted by a moderator based on the assertion that these changes 'did not appear constructive'. This act of removal was, itself, not constructive: drawing attention to disinformation assets is *extremely constructive* and should be done whenever possible. 66.210.250.190 (talk) 17:36, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Your revision was likely undone for not being added from a neutral point of view and placing undue weight on the topic. If you'd like to dispute this reversion, consider bringing it up at Talk:Tim Pool. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 17:38, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Is “random” censored?
[edit]I don’t find much controversial topics on “random” is that by design or just coincidence? 67.198.51.62 (talk) 17:56, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- It's much more likely to be a factor of how many articles there are and how very few subjects are controversial. Valereee (talk) 18:06, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia and then see Wikipedia:List of controversial issues. Shantavira|feed me 18:33, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Most random articles seem to me to be about sportspeople. Those are rarely controvesial. Maproom (talk) 06:50, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
I'm sure there's an article on United States vs Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva but I can't find it
[edit]If not, I can start writing it. But I'm guessing it's just called something else. Can someone help me double check? - Scarpy (talk) 18:04, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
sorting search results by size
[edit]Here is a search I conducted: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22fields%22%3A%7B%22intitle%22%3A%22alumni%22%7D%7D&limit=500&ns0=1&offset=0&search=alumni+intitle%3Aalumni&sort=last_edit_desc I'm curious as to which colleges/universities have the most notable alumni, so I'd like to sort the results by size, but I can't figure out how to do that. Is there a way? Enri999 (talk) 18:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- One problem with what you hope to accomplish is that often, the universities with the largest numbers of notable alumni have separate articles listing alumni. Examples include List of Harvard University people and List of University of California, Berkeley alumni and List of Yale University people. Cullen328 (talk) 19:33, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Enri999 It is unlikely you would be able to achieve what you want by article search but you might by a group of category searches. If I were you, I'd start at College and university rankings to find the top-ranked universities. Then I would look for the category relevant to alumni of the ones that are highly ranked and go to their category pages (e.g. Category:Harvard University alumni), where there will be counts. You need to bear in mind that en:Wikipedia has systemic bias: there will be many more articles here on US and UK people than on alumni from universities in other countries. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:51, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Enri999: This is probably more easily done on Wikidata. You can ask on d:WD:RAQ. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:32, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
missing pages
[edit]Hi, there was a page on James Garcia born Feb 3, 1980 a minor league baseball player which is now gone. How to find? 199.68.152.135 (talk) 19:36, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- The article on James Garcia was deleted 28 May 2024 as it lacked clear notability. You can read its deletion discussion on this page. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 19:38, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Edit a page by adding the name of the subject on second national language
[edit]Hi to everyone. I did an edit some days ago where i added a name of the page in the secon national language of the country but some people revert those. Can someone help me to understand? Thanks Lord Ruffy98 (talk) 19:38, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Your edits adding a secondary Berber name to the Algerian People's National Army have been reverted as they violate our policy on original research. Uncited material can be challenged and removed at any time. You are free to re-add these contributions on the condition that you can provide and cite a reliable official or secondary source for the Berber translation. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 19:42, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @GeorgeMemulous: There was a citation in the reverted edit. Indeed, the edit which added it had the summary "Added a source of an official use of berber name of the People's National Army". There does not, though appear to be a citation for the Arabic version of the name, and yet that was not removed. The edit summary for the revert did not mention sources, but instead relied on MOS:FORLANG. However, says
"Non-English names should be moved to a footnote or elsewhere in the article if they would otherwise clutter the first sentence"
, and yet that was, inexplicably, not done. Perhaps User:Skitash can say why? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:55, 5 September 2024 (UTC)- It was another editor that reverted Lord Ruffy98 for adding WP:OR, as their initial edit to the article did not contain any sources. I reverted them on the grounds of MOS:FORLANG, which states
"If the subject of the article is closely associated with a non-English language, a single equivalent name in another language may be included in the lead sentence"
. Skitash (talk) 00:05, 6 September 2024 (UTC)- Given that both the OP and GeorgeMemulous, to whom I replied wrote on 5 September, it seemed reasonable to refer to your revert of 4 September. FORLANG goes on to say, as I quoted above,
"Non-English names should be moved to a footnote or elsewhere in the article if they would otherwise clutter the first sentence"
. Why did you revert, instead of doing that? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:29, 6 September 2024 (UTC)- So, am I not allowed to add names in Tifinagh for institutional bodies in Algeria and Morocco, considering that both countries have it as a second official language? Lord Ruffy98 (talk) 16:11, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Given that both the OP and GeorgeMemulous, to whom I replied wrote on 5 September, it seemed reasonable to refer to your revert of 4 September. FORLANG goes on to say, as I quoted above,
- It was another editor that reverted Lord Ruffy98 for adding WP:OR, as their initial edit to the article did not contain any sources. I reverted them on the grounds of MOS:FORLANG, which states
- Yes, I saw that a user had added a topic about that edit, claiming it violated the original research policy. So, I looked into it and added a source from a site that uses the Tifinagh language. However, my edit was reversed, and when I asked for an explanation, no one told me what the problem was
- P.S. Sorry if my English is not the best. Lord Ruffy98 (talk) 20:07, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @GeorgeMemulous: There was a citation in the reverted edit. Indeed, the edit which added it had the summary "Added a source of an official use of berber name of the People's National Army". There does not, though appear to be a citation for the Arabic version of the name, and yet that was not removed. The edit summary for the revert did not mention sources, but instead relied on MOS:FORLANG. However, says
Wondering if it Against Policy to Correct Spelling Mistakes on Archived Pages
[edit]Odd question and I am guessing the answer is no, but I am going to ask it anyway. If I spelt something incorrectly in a discussion on-wiki due to my youth and carelessness, is it considered appropriate years later to edit the page to correct the spelling--even if the material in question is now considered to be archived? Thebirdlover (talk) 19:52, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Archive pages are typically very low visibility, i.e. very few are likely to ever see it unless it becomes relevant again. In my opinion, it's for the better to leave the archive as it was, a snapshot of Wikipedia's discussion space at that given point in time. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 19:55, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- That's what I figured, but I am nervous since I am a recent changes patroller that a vandal might use my youthful mistakes to disparage me. Or if I would ever run for administrator (goodness forbid) which I doubt I'll do but never say never, the merciless voters would tear into edits that I made all those years ago and consider them on the same level as the edits I make today. So I ideally wanted to clean up my record so my edits in the 2020s would be emphasized and the early 2010s edits especially would be an afterthought. --Thebirdlover (talk) 19:57, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- If anything I think editing an archived page (especially just to fix something as minor as spelling mistakes) might draw more attention to you than letting archives stand for themselves, warts and all. People change, as do their opinions, and the editor you were then isn't necessarily indicative of the editor you are now. Anyone who can't see that probably isn't worth your time. Additionally, as George said, archives are intended to be snapshots; the whole principle of them being archives is that they're not subject to change. Happy editing! DonIago (talk) 20:05, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- That's what I figured, but I am nervous since I am a recent changes patroller that a vandal might use my youthful mistakes to disparage me. Or if I would ever run for administrator (goodness forbid) which I doubt I'll do but never say never, the merciless voters would tear into edits that I made all those years ago and consider them on the same level as the edits I make today. So I ideally wanted to clean up my record so my edits in the 2020s would be emphasized and the early 2010s edits especially would be an afterthought. --Thebirdlover (talk) 19:57, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Did I do this AFD domoniation correctly?
[edit]Sorry I haven't been that active reacently, it looks like I mangled this AFD nomination - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christine Warnke
Can anyone help? It is related to this page Christine Warnke. Bangabandhu (talk) 19:56, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Bangabandhu, It looks fine now, you didn't add it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 September 5, but a bot did it for you. TSventon (talk) 23:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Bangabandhu:, for future reference, WP:TWINKLE will do literally all of the steps for you. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 23:51, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
I want to create a new wiki page on Cloud-Native. How do I start a new wiki page?
[edit]Cloud-Native CimaMeta (talk) 19:57, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I see you initially said "a certain topic that is important to my company" but then changed your post. It appears you have a WP:Conflict of interest, and would be deemed a WP:Paid editor. Creating an article is difficult, creating an article when you have a conflict of interest is doubly difficult, especially as you appear to have no experience of editing Wikipedia. - Arjayay (talk) 20:08, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. ColinFine (talk) 23:25, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
How to Add Paper Cutting as a Reference on Wikipedia
[edit]Hello, I need help adding a paper cutting as a reference on Wikipedia. Could someone please advise on the proper format for citing paper cuttings & how to add it, any additional details required, and how to ensure the reference meets Wikipedia's reliability standards? Thank you!(Ballal2003 (talk) 21:39, 5 September 2024 (UTC))
- You cannot cite a paper cutting. However, if you have the necessary details of the source (publication, date, etc) then you can cite these. The cutting you have is irrelevant. See Citing sources. ColinFine (talk) 23:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Ballal2003: If its from a newspaper use {{Cite newspaper}}, or if it is from a magazine use {{Cite magazine}} etc. See WP:RS for info on reliable sources. RudolfRed (talk) 23:31, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- is this correct ?
- [1] Ballal2003 (talk) 07:04, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Stay at Home short film." Divya Marathi, May 11, 2020, p. 3. Available at:[1](https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/epaper/detail-page/akola-city/355/2020-05-11?pid=2).
- Do you have a record of precisely what it's a cutting from? 126.33.84.129 (talk) 01:20, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/DogYearPaperCutting.jpg/220px-DogYearPaperCutting.jpg)
- Ballal2003, I thought that you were talking about something like this. Cullen328 (talk) 06:58, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
September 6
[edit]Quoting sources in the citations
[edit]Is there a general guideline for quoting material from the source in citations? Particularly, approximate max length of quotes, and whether multiple quotes from the same source in different instances of a citation are counted together for copyright considerations. Thanks! Tsavage (talk) 03:12, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Tsavage For example Template:Cite_book#Quote doesn't say anything on length. Guidance at MOS:QUOTE and WP:QUOTE (essay) boils down to "don't over-use." Use your best judgement, if someone disagrees, they might tell you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, well I'm one who will say that when a quotation is necessary for the article, put the quotation in the article body and cite it. Quotations require citations; citations do not require quotations. If you must put a quotation in a citation, keep it brief; don't quote paragraphs of text.
- —Trappist the monk (talk) 06:45, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I entirely agree with Trappist the monk,quotations are very rarely necessary in references Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:09, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Tsavage I think the most common use of quotes in references is for foreign-language sources, where it is the
|trans-quote=
that's most helpful to readers. In terms of copyright, I don't think it would make any difference whether the quote was in the body text or the citation. We have multiple large {{blockquote}}s in good articles like Albert Einstein. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:30, 6 September 2024 (UTC)- Thanks to all! My takeaway is to use one's own judgement and be sparing in their use. Tsavage (talk) 16:55, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Tsavage I think the most common use of quotes in references is for foreign-language sources, where it is the
- I entirely agree with Trappist the monk,quotations are very rarely necessary in references Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:09, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Bhitarkanika national park
[edit]Please change update new website www.bhitarkanikaecoresorts.com Contact number + 91 7008748100/91 7008955210 Bhitarkanika Eco Resorts (talk) 03:47, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- It is not appropriate to add the website of a private resort to an article about a national park. Wikipedia is not a phone directory. Usernames that are the names of businesses are not permitted. Cullen328 (talk) 03:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
AI-detector
[edit]I've been using https://gptzero.me/ a little, but now it thinks I've had enough freebies. Any recommendations? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:48, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Google has some suggestions for alternatives. I've not tried any of them. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Search tool
[edit]As of yesterday, you seem to have redesigned your web page. However, the SEARCH tool is missing! How are we to search for items? It is very much needed. Please put it back! Thank you. Misslucy2023 (talk) 10:55, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hi. It would help to know how you are accessing Wikipedia(desktop version, mobile version, app), but the search function is represented by a magnifying glass. In the desktop version, when at the top of a page, an entire search bar will appear in the top left corner, but if you scroll down, this is minimized to just a magnifying glass. 331dot (talk) 10:59, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you.
- I access Wikipedia via my iMac desktop, which I have done for many years without any problem. The magnifying glass symbol used to search topics is missing as of yesterday. Why? Misslucy2023 (talk) 11:01, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Misslucy2023 Is it possible you have used "zoom in" in your browser to make the text bigger, and this affected how WP-pages appear? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:21, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Try clicking on Special:Search to confirm the functionality is still there. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:48, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Are you viewing Wikipedia here at en.wikipedia.org? What is your skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering? Is search also missing when you log out? Note as said above that maybe (depending on circumstances) you only see a magnifying glass icon without a search box until you click the icon. The icon or a search box should be near the top of all pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you all for your input.
- Problem has been resolved now by following one of your suggestions to zoom out.
- Now everything is back to "normal". :-) Misslucy2023 (talk) 12:33, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I didn't know the magnifying glass icon can disappear at high zoom levels but I see it now. There is also a level where I see a small triangle instead. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Are you viewing Wikipedia here at en.wikipedia.org? What is your skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering? Is search also missing when you log out? Note as said above that maybe (depending on circumstances) you only see a magnifying glass icon without a search box until you click the icon. The icon or a search box should be near the top of all pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Try clicking on Special:Search to confirm the functionality is still there. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:48, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Misslucy2023 Is it possible you have used "zoom in" in your browser to make the text bigger, and this affected how WP-pages appear? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:21, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Places near me search words
[edit]I am trying to find a way to search for places that are "near" me while driving. I know the Wikipedia mobile app DOES HAVE the "places" feature, so I assume there is a search string to use in the main web based site, but can't identify it. Alternatively I suppose an API script might help. My goal is to be able to use hands free voice commands in an iPhone "Siri" short cut to have it read Wikipedia Articles to me as I drive near places while on a road trip. Robvann (talk) 12:50, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Robvann: Can you use Special:Nearby? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:01, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, that should do nicely. Thank-you.
- I found I can use the search term "Special:Nearby" to get to that page for my shortcut :-) Robvann (talk) 13:08, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Access to edit history of a deleted article
[edit]How can I access the edit history of a deleted article? Who do I ask? Strangelooper (talk) 13:25, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Strangelooper Are you talking about Peter Bradley-Fulgoni? What is it you want to know from the history, or are you asking for a WP:REFUND of the content? Nthep (talk) 13:34, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- You can probably ask an Admin, but other than that, I honestly don't know.
🍗TheNuggeteer🍗
13:35, 6 September 2024 (UTC) - You can try your luck with Internet Archive, assuming someone already uploaded a saved version of the article you are looking for. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 16:15, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- OMG! What a waste of archiving space. This URL confirms that the Internet Archive does indeed save some article page histories, not just the articles themselves. Mike Turnbull (talk) 19:47, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Pure metadata about deleted articles (authors, timestamps) can be found via the API or wiki replicas. I doubt that's what Strangelooper is looking for, though. * Pppery * it has begun... 20:24, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you all for your replies. Indeed it is the contents of the edits I am after. Mike Turnbull: I couldn’t have put it better myself. A glance at the deletion discussion page will reveal how absurdly correct you are. Strangelooper (talk) 21:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Strangelooper I can userfy the contents for you. Before considering it for publication, it would have to address the issues raised at the deletion discussion and be mindful of WP:G4. Nthep (talk) 11:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- This would be much appreciated Nthep. I do not wish to publish anything, only to view the contents.
- Thanks a lot,
- Strangelooper (talk) 12:22, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Strangelooper I can userfy the contents for you. Before considering it for publication, it would have to address the issues raised at the deletion discussion and be mindful of WP:G4. Nthep (talk) 11:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you all for your replies. Indeed it is the contents of the edits I am after. Mike Turnbull: I couldn’t have put it better myself. A glance at the deletion discussion page will reveal how absurdly correct you are. Strangelooper (talk) 21:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Pure metadata about deleted articles (authors, timestamps) can be found via the API or wiki replicas. I doubt that's what Strangelooper is looking for, though. * Pppery * it has begun... 20:24, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- OMG! What a waste of archiving space. This URL confirms that the Internet Archive does indeed save some article page histories, not just the articles themselves. Mike Turnbull (talk) 19:47, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia information on a Google My Business Listing
[edit]Hello,
I'm the owner of the business listing: MaineHealth - Maine Medical Center - Portland
There is a bunch of incorrect Wiki information appearing on the listing and I would like to have it removed. My team is not responsible for updating the info on Wiki, we just want the info to stop appearing on our business listing. 63.247.57.10 (talk) 13:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
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. The same feedback facility is also provided on Bing and some other search engines.
- If you see errors which are displayed directly on the Wikipedia page Maine Medical Center and not merely on an external page linking to it then what are the errors? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:52, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
what happened to the search bar
[edit]what happened to the search bar Mom666mom (talk) 15:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Do you mean Special:Search? The Wikipedia search bar hasn't gone anywhere, at least on my skin (Vector 2010 legacy). If it's gone on yours, you can click on the link above, but if it truly is gone, you'd be better off asking at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). Check your current list of extensions, especially for any sort of content blockers (Wikipedia doesn't have third-party advertisements or tracking like many other sites so adblockers shouldn't disable anything except potentially donation messages).
- If you're having issues with a browser specifically or third-party search bar, or anything else not associated with Wikipedia, I'm afraid we cannot help you here. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 15:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I believe the search bar can be hidden if there is too little space. Cliccking on the spyglass icon towards the top of the screen should display the search bar. TSventon (talk) 16:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Mom666mom Is it possible you have used "zoom in" in your browser to make the text bigger, and this affected how WP-pages appear? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Age at death
[edit]Why do you list a person's age at date of death using the word, "aged" (for example, Ronald Reagan aged 93). Shouldn't it be, age 93? R.Ramsdell (talk) 20:29, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- @R.Ramsdell: It's controversial. Some previous discussions: Template talk:Death date and age/Archive 1#Aged, Template talk:Death date and age/Archive 2#"Aged" is for wine and cheese. "Age" is for humans., Template talk:Death date and age/Archive 2#Use "age" instead of "aged", Template talk:Death date and age/Archive 2#"Age" versus "aged", Template talk:Death date and age/Archive 3#"Age" versus "aged": 2019. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:05, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I would say either "aged 93" or "at the age of 93". "Age 93" seems incomplete.--User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 21:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Home Page Search button
[edit]Where is the Search button currently located on the Wikipedia home page? Lbrewer165 (talk) 20:33, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- It may depend on how you are viewing Wikipedia(app, mobile, or desktop). In the desktop version, it is in the upper left corner of the screen, represented by a magnifying glass. If you scroll away from the top, the search bar minimizes to just the magnifying glass. 331dot (talk) 20:35, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
September 7
[edit]Article italicization
[edit]I can't find the code in Peter Potamus, which shouldn't be italicized. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:45, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Clarityfiend: {{Infobox television}} will automatically italizise the title unless you set "italic_title=no" RudolfRed (talk) 00:51, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. The article is actually about the TV series, which should be italicized, so I have requested a page move. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:05, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Clarityfiend, the article is confusing because the lead seems to be about the character but the title and infobox seem to be about the TV show. Can you correct that? Cullen328 (talk) 04:16, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. The article is actually about the TV series, which should be italicized, so I have requested a page move. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:05, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Sfn in Efn (or something better)
[edit]Draft:Marienaltar (Conrad von Soest) (not my creation) had [ a laborious referencing system]; partly to improve the draft, partly to increase my fluency with Template:Sfn (which I've usually been too lazy to use), I suggested replacing it. I got approval, and have started. As you'll quickly see, the conversion is currently ... half baked.
Note (d) currently reads "For example [12]." I want it instead to read "For example Engelbert 1995, pp. 161ff.", though I'm most open to the alternative, better suggestions of editors skilled in the necessary arts. -- Hoary (talk) 02:54, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hey Hoary. Maybe you'd like to use Template:Harvnb? It's like Sfn that isn't wrapped in ref tags (I'm simplifying). Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 03:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Excellent, Firefangledfeathers; just what I wanted. Thank you! -- Hoary (talk) 04:15, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
bookmark or watch list a page
[edit]Hello, When I find an interesting article on the web I can bookmark it with a title that is provided or I can rename. For the life of me I can't find a star or a watch button anywhere on any page I visit. I would think it would be easy to keep track of your studies. Please help me. Thanks I'm a newbie but a monthly contributor. Deanprine (talk) 05:36, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Deanprine, this does not seem to be a question about Wikipedia (which is what this page is for), but instead a question about the web in general. You could ask it at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing; but if you do so, be sure to specify the browser that you are using. -- Hoary (talk) 06:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Paragraph line break issue
[edit]When I insert two newlines in Chocolate#History it is formatting it as a space. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 06:53, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure which edits you are referring to but the net effect of your recent changes has been to remove large chunks of the article. I don't doubt you have good intentions but I think you should have mentioned on the article's Talk Page that you intended to make such big changes, with a summary of what you are hoping to achieve. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:31, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- The edits I'm referring to are "containers.[24][25][26] While Spanish" are separated by a space, even when I try to make it a new paragraph.
- I've just rewritten History of chocolate and have nominated it for GA. So have rewritten Chocolate#History as a summary of that article, and used Template:main to try to denote that it is what I'm doing. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 10:46, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- I added a {{clear}} template which fixed the problem, which (I guess) was caused by the adjacent image. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:18, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thankyou, very helpful. Good to know about that template. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 11:40, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Spoke too soon, on my device I can see it has created a very large gap in the page. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 11:41, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, that can sometimes be a problem with that template. Just revert my addition. I don't know why the standard double newline character didn't work. I tried three newline characters, which did work but gave extra space. We'll have to wait for User:PrimeHunter to explain how to fix it! Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:51, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Rollinginhisgrave: I'm not sure why it worked, but I've added a carriage return after the image call at the beginning of the section, and it appears to be displaying correctly now. Deor (talk) 15:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- I added a {{clear}} template which fixed the problem, which (I guess) was caused by the adjacent image. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:18, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Citing ProQuest
[edit]What's the best way to cite an article from ProQuest? Should I enter "https://www.proquest.com/docview/" + the article id in the URL parameter or should I use the template:ProQuest in the id parameter? Or should I do both? Or can I put the template in the URL parameter? Or is there a completely different and better way to do this? TipsyElephant (talk) 09:21, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- @TipsyElephant There are some good examples of ProQuest sources in the article Elayne Harrington created recently (not by me). Citations #9, #11, #14 and #16 show the result. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:25, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Mike beat me to it, I had the same example in mind. I saw the ID-thing somewhere else and used it. These takes manual work to fill in the data, I don't know of any autofill-gadget that "gets" ProQuest. Come to think of it, using both url and ID params may be redundant, though harmless. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:30, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, redundant. But if you must include
|url=
, mark it with|url-access=subscription
so that readers don't click away from en.wiki only to discover that they don't have access. When using|url=
also include|via=ProQuest
so that readers aren't surprised when the land there when they expected to land at Sunday Independent, etc. - —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:08, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Good point. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:24, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, redundant. But if you must include
- Mike beat me to it, I had the same example in mind. I saw the ID-thing somewhere else and used it. These takes manual work to fill in the data, I don't know of any autofill-gadget that "gets" ProQuest. Come to think of it, using both url and ID params may be redundant, though harmless. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:30, 7 September 2024 (UTC)