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notability tag

Hello, the page I created Linda Mitchell has been marked with notability tag. I have added more links and references - and left a note to the author who had tagged it. No response as yet, and I am wondering how do I ask for a review?

Thanks in advance !!

Tirutirutiru (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 07:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

September 29

James Middleton

Reference number 35 should have the quote written the correct way. Can you please do this? We cannot. Sorry and thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 02:02, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi IP 175! Could you give us some more specifics? I see you added a citation with a quote. The quote looks like an accurate duplication of the source's text. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 02:19, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

The source (number 35) is the exact same as number 42 - maybe the quote is OK as you seem to suggest - but surely these two refs should be doubled up and we leave the quote in? 175.38.42.62 (talk) 02:35, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Good point! You can see how I fixed it here, and the steps for doing so are listed at WP:REFNAME. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 02:42, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Article Draft declined

My first draft was declined for sounding too promotional and for not having enough supporting resources — Preceding unsigned comment added by Afomaa (talk • contribs) 08:08, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Correct. Do you have a question? You have been given sound advice on your talk page. Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Afomaa Yes, the "Encyclopedic style" requires that facts are presented neutrally, even in a dry tone, instead of showing praise for the subject of the article. David10244 (talk) 04:30, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Copyright

I am searching for various quotes and want to know if they are copyright for use in school text books please. 197.89.115.13 (talk) 09:04, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

If you mean that you want to put quotes or text from WP in school textbooks, see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content. And perhaps Wikipedia:General disclaimer. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:26, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

In a more general sense, it is normally permissible to quote short extracts from any published source in any book provided that the original author and source is duly credited. How short is short? – "it depends", and publishing companies normally have one or more employees in a Legal Department who are able to navigate the customs, procedures and laws pertaining. In certain circumstances (say, quoting a politician in a book favourable to one of their opponents), even a short quote might be objected to by the quotee (or their estate), which will at the least cause some friction, and could result in legal action and further consequences.

Textbooks – which I used to edit professionally – are, because of their educational nature, usually allowed a little more leeway than, say, a novel, but I recall on several occasions contacting an author directly (one of them was the then-Astronomer Royal, Francis Graham-Smith) to obtain their formal permission for quoting in full a passage of two or three paragraphs. If you are writing a textbook, presumably you are already working with a publisher/editor: to be on the safe side, ask them – it's part of their job to advise on and deal with such things. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.128.129 (talk) 14:10, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

British Colonial Era records and consensuses

Are British Colonial Era records and books not to be mentioned as sources in Wikipedia articles if not supported by Modern sources?

How concencuses are made in Wikipedia community and how to know if a concencus is already made on a certain topic? MrHyperForEver (talk) 10:12, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

• @MrHyperForEver: For your second question, see Wikipedia:Consensus.

For your first question, it depends. British colonial records might be reliable sources in certain contexts, but not in others. Probably yes for the boundaries between colonial administration entities. Maybe for general demographic data. Probably not for subtle statistics of caste self-identification. What is your use case?

Newer sources are generally preferred over older sources when reliable sources conflict, but an old scholarly paper is better than a new pop-magazine speculative article (related: Betteridge's law of headlines). Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 12:55, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

You mean if about a certain caste's origins or statistics, it is not be cited as a source. MrHyperForEver (talk) 15:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@MrHyperForEver, that is generally correct. A helpful essay is this one: Caste Sources. Also, you should be aware that South Asian social groups (including castes) is an area covered by a special set of rules called "sanctions" (see General sanctions and CASTE for more info) because they have proven to be quite controversial. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:21, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Can Modern Pakistani and Indian government sources such as district reports and cencus reports be mentioned as a source. Is it allowed. MrHyperForEver (talk) 15:54, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

@MrHyperForEver, government documents are primary sources (WP:PRIMARY) and often non-independent. They can be used, but they need to be used carefully and sparingly. Wikipedia is built around summarizing secondary sources (WP:SECONDARY) - use secondary sources as much as you can. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 17:03, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Can this book "Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India: 900 B.C.-1947 A.D." be used as a source for describing different castes. MrHyperForEver (talk) 10:21, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

@MrHyperForEver, the place to start a discussion on whether a particular source is reliable is WP:RSN. 97.113.27.216 (talk) 14:30, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

multiple user pages

how do i make multiple user pages 2006toyotacorrola (talk) 11:49, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

You shouldn't be doing that. To make user subpages simply type the user subpage you want to create into the search bar, which will popup a link to create the page. Sungodtemple (talk) 12:28, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

i mean subpages 2006toyotacorrola (talk) 13:19, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Then see the comment I put above. Sungodtemple (talk) 13:30, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

You can also put something like [[/This is a subpage]] on your user page and then follow the red link that it creates. Note the slash at the start. - X201 (talk) 13:33, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Or you can manually write the page name in the url after https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:2006toyotacorrola/ (may be tricky for certain special characters). Use any method to navigate to the non-existing page. Then you should have an option to create it. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:34, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Or use this input box:

Hope this helps, Victor Schmidt (talk) 19:14, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Setting footnote in Infobox country in ISO 3166 field (for Kosovo)

The infobox country in the article Kosovo lists XK as ISO 3166 code and .xk as proposed internet TLD. In the latter case, there is a footnote set that XK is not yet an official ISO 3166 code. This footnote logically belongs to the ISO 3166 field. However, it is not set there, as the template automatically links the "XK" entry to ISO 3166-2:XK, which then is a redirect to XK (user assigned code). You can't set the footnote there without ruining this link. But I guess there is a way for those who know how to?! --KnightMove (talk) 12:48, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Please help me ( Urgent)

Hello, someone named Storchy has recommended deleting my Wiki Page National Scholarship Portal.

Can an admin check the page and tell me the reason for this action. How can I inprove the page ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NoworNever007 (talk • contribs) 12:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello! The discussion about the reasoning to delete your page is here. You can participate in the discussion, and you can try to find what can you improve in the deletion discussion. ✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 13:02, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@NoworNever007: When you include numerous references using a commercial website, it’s considered spamming. Also, Wikipedia is not meant to be a directory WP:DIR to help students get scholarships. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:58, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:So your article has been nominated for deletion. Afd's are lucky not as urgent, they usally last for 7 days (sometimes even longer) unless the article meets one of the (much stricter) speedy deletion citeria or its snowing realy hard. Victor Schmidt (talk) 14:04, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Edit page and article don't agree

Looking at the page for Roque Santana Fernandes and the edit page and the article page are not the same. discovered it when I did a search for the word ghats" and only came up with 1 instance. I have never seen this before and I am a bit baffled. Any thoughts? bobdog54 (talk) 22:14, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Bobdog54, the word only appears for me once in both modes. The article had some extensive editing today - did you view it in-between changes and therefore get different results? 199.208.172.35 (talk) 22:36, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

None of the revisions since 26 September say "ghats" more than once. What are you seeing and is it in the article view or edit page? Please always be specific in reports. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:51, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought I had put that it was only in the article edit. bobdog54 (talk) 00:56, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

@Bobdog54: What do you mean "only in the article edit"? Don't you se "ghats" in the article view? I do, once, in Roque Santana Fernandes#Early and personal life which says: "Fernandes and his father were also involved in pilgrimage work and escorted people that came from ghats, to show their affection and respect to the pilgrims in Velliapura". Your first post sounded like you saw it more than once somewhere. Is that the problem? SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!!! Otherwise you waste our time and make it very difficult to help you. ALWAYS say what the problem is when you ask for help. "not the same" is extremely vague. We aren't mind readers and we may see something different from you for various reasons. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:15, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Searching refs

Noticed a seeming network of link spammers. They're hiding the links in refs. I'd like to make sure none have gone unnoticed, how can I search through reference links? Duonaut ^{(talk | contribs)} 23:18, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Duonaut: Do you mean only refs? Special:LinkSearch shows all links. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:01, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Both instances I previously found were inside of a cite news template. Should have clarified. Duonaut ^{(talk | contribs)} 00:05, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

@Duonaut: But why does it matter whether they are in refs? I don't know any feature where it makes a difference to finding them. Unless you mean you can find the page but not locate the link in the wikitext. Refs are usually defined where they are used, not where they are displayed. Windows browsers can usually search a string on the current page with Ctrl+f. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:27, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: I was unsure whether search could find them as it returned nothing. But I assume it can search refs and thus there are none remaining based on what you're saying Duonaut ^{(talk | contribs)} 00:30, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

September 30

mlb postseason reference

Can you fix the error i made on mlb postseason reference please. 98.186.55.18 (talk) 00:15, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

I believe I've fixed what you were talking about. The baseball-reference one, right? Duonaut ^{(talk | contribs)} 00:34, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Report Someone

WP:NOTHERE ranting

A idiot on here is removing my added information on the soundtracks to Popeye and Pete's Dragon, when i have a reliable source link attached and i don't appreciate it one bit. If those links aren't reliable then Wikipedia needs to be shut down! This pisses me off and i'm about to go postal with foul language on this person. Chadergeist82 (talk) 03:10, 30 September 2022 (UTC) @Chadergeist82: Sites with user generated content, such as at Discogs is not reliable source. See WP:RS for more information on that, and also WP:CIVIL. RudolfRed (talk) 03:24, 30 September 2022 (UTC) That's stupid! Wikipedia is nuts! Youns can all stick it, cause i QUIT doing any edits! To me...Discogs is reliable and proof! It shows that what i said is real and right in your face, that it exists! SMDH! Also, quit putting dates as Day, Month and Year...that is RETARDED! It is Month, Day and Year...Learn it! SMDHAgain! I doubt i will log back in ever again, so your dumb replies will be a waste of all of your time and energy. Bye! Chadergeist82 (talk) 04:53, 30 September 2022 (UTC) Umm - isn’t Pete trying to flee someone who is threatening to punish him severely? WP:SNARK TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 03:33, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Link in infobox

Hi,

Would it be possible to link "Flag of New Spain" in the infobox of Spanish West Florida to Cross of Burgundy since it's a red link? Thanks! 145.118.225.237 (talk) 08:32, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I've fixed the redlink to go to Flag of New Spain, from where a reader could go to Cross of Burgundy too. Thanks for reporting! Best, —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 09:03, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Greetings,

Lupton family

2 problems - Would you please be able to fix ref number 114 on this page - I cannot. Please also add in the book's "ISBN" number which I could not get. Leave in the quote please. Also, ref number 116 should have the two pages (29 and 30) clearly listed in the correct way. Please fix this too if you have time. Sorry. Thanks. 175.38.42.62 (talk) 12:06, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

You can fix it yourself. Sungodtemple (talk) 14:36, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Fixed the first one ColinFine (talk) 15:50, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

And the second one done.

Sungodtemple: old-timers here recognise this editor, who does valuable work on families and other topics associated with Leeds, but seems unable to recognise or fix formatting errors or spelling mistakes, even when they are pointed out; so we have stopped giving answers such as yours, and just fix them when we have the time. ColinFine (talk) 15:57, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

ColinFine, the editor (who rarely uses their user ID) recognizes the results of their own formatting errors, but rarely if ever reverts the latter. They previously blamed their "device" for this inability to find and fix formatting errors, but was curiously reluctant to say what the device was. (The device I'm using right now is nine years old and I presume would have a resale value close to zero, but it still manages to display formatting errors very clearly.) And as for value of the work, I often have difficulty understanding how such detail about miscellaneous Luptons and Middletons is of encyclopedic status. -- Hoary (talk) 02:36, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

I still stand by my suggestion that they are using some sort of visual aid software per our discussion at your talk page some time back. The often-used "it's in red" phrase, as if they can't read or transcribe it correctly and the 'phonetic' spelling of usernames leads me to this conclusion. Eagleash (talk) 22:50, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

That is a good point, Eagleash. -- Hoary (talk) 09:10, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

@ColinFine, @Hoary I have also seen this editor ask for help in the Help boards for years. I started to wonder if the inordinate attention on the Lupton and Middleton articles is really worth all of that effort. I suppose it gives the OP some purpose, so I shouldn't criticize. I wonder if these articles will ever be done, but that's often true.... Kudos to those who are helping the OP. David10244 (talk) 04:42, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

New editor creating a new article for an actor.

Hi Team,

I am a new editor and i want to create a wikipedia page for a South Indian actor who acted in a several Tamil movies. need guide lines and more information to create it. Kavya Gowri Kg (talk) 13:22, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

I think Help:Your first article would be a good place to start! Welcome! DonIago (talk) 13:24, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

@Kavya Gowri Kg The most important guideline for creating any article (note: not page) is the General Notability Guidelines. That describes what you need to demonstrate to show that the topic of the article is notable by Wikipedia's definition. There is a subject-specific page for actors: WP:NACTOR, which should be viewed as a supplement to the GNG. If you are convinced this actor meets the notability requirements the next step is to gather sources that discuss the actor's life and career. You need to make sure the sources are:

1. Reliable by Wikipedia's definition. This page has a color-coded list of sources by generally-accepted reliability. Here (about half way down that page) is a guide to sources specifically about Indian cinema. Here are some evaluations of the reliability of sources grouped by country.
2. independant of the topic of article. So, you would want to avoid the actor's webpage, the studio's publicity materials, press releases, etc. Also, oddly, interviews with the actor are frowned upon because they are not independent.
3. Significant coverage - in other words, you want sources that are about him, and that go into some depth about his life or career. Not sources that are about the movies he was in that just mention him in passing, but sources that are really about HIM.

Once you have at least 3 such sources, you are ready to begin drafting your article. Your first article is a good place for pointers on how to do that. Also, looking at some of the featured articles and good articles about Indian Cinema can help you know what an ideal article should look like.

Good luck! ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 13:35, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

• Kavya Gowri Kg You said " i want to create a wikipedia page for a South Indian actor"; Wikipedia has articles, not pages. Those articles are not for the benefit of the subject in any way. There may be benefits but those are on the side and not our goal.

If you represent this actor, the Terms of Use require that you make a formal disclosure, see WP:PAID. 331dot (talk) 14:04, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

In addition to the good advice that others have given you, I would suggest that trying to create a new article as a new editor is like picking a violin, never having had a lesson on it, and trying to give a public recital. It is likely to bring you frustration and disappointment, and may ending wasting your time and other people's. I strongly suggest putting that aside for a few months while you learn how Wikipedia works by making small improvements to existing articles - remembering that everything in Wikipedia should be traceable to a reliable published source. ColinFine (talk) 16:14, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

So how do i learn to create an article? Also how to identify the independent source to apply it while i create an article? Kavya Gowri Kg (talk) 03:16, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

@Kavya Gowri Kg: Let's do this is the proper order. First, create your user page by clicking on the red link that is currently your user name. On that user page, declare your paid relationship with the subject: see WP:PAID. Next, find published sources about the subject. You probably already have multiple sources, so check each of them against the criteria we apply to see if they help establish notability. Look at WP:CSMN to see why many sources fail this test. If you cannot find a few good sources, then stop: it is WP:TOOSOON for this subject to have an article: come back in a year and check again. Do not attempt to create the article if you cannot find such sources. We will delete the article. We delete more than 100 articles every day: yours will not survive and you will have wasted your time and ours. If you can find at least three good sources, read a few Wikipedia articles about similar subjects (actors) to see what your article should look like. Finally, proceed to WP:YFA to see how to actually create your article. -Arch dude (talk) 03:38, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi thanks for the detailed explanation, i am bit confused on the source.. would you mind helping me out.

i will share you few source links, so can you please help me in verifying that this sources are applicable?

https://www.vanitha.in/celluloid/movies/jai-bala-actor-special-story.html

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/jai-bala/movies?from=mdr

https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/jai-bala.html

https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/09/19/now-another-tamil-film-made-in-a-single-shot Kavya Gowri Kg (talk) 04:03, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

@Kavya Gowri Kg::

• Filmibeat and Times of India are both too short to cite.
• DT Next says very little, at best, about him.
• No comment on the Vanitha source (I can't assess it - automated translation + South Asian languages = word salad).

This help? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 04:07, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing, i will definitely work on this and find a strong source about the actor and then i will start creating an article, its very helpful. Kavya Gowri Kg (talk) 04:15, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Concensus not got due despite RfC

15 days ago, I opened an RfC to find a concensus which hasn't yet been got (and parts haven't been discussing for a while). What do I do next to get the concensus? Dr Salvus 19:00, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Just for context, is it this one? Madeline (part of me) 20:10, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes. Dr Salvus 20:49, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

@Dr Salvus: Read WP:RFC, which explains that an RfC is usually closed by an uninvolved user after 30 days has elapsed, or after the discussion has died down and consensus (or lack thereof) is clear. If you think the discussion is closable, you can request a close at WP:RFCC. Isabelle ^🏳‍🌈 02:39, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

(dead?) reference redirects to homepage

Reference 13 on Sagat Singh now redirects to the website's homepage. I ran WP:IABOT on it, and instead of marking it is dead, it added a link of the archive of the homepage which contains nothing relevant, which I think is a false positive. What should I do in the article now? —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 19:26, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Looks like it's because Internet Archive had never archived it before, so it made its best guess at archiving it's redirect to the home page (see [1]). No idea why the bot decided to use the archive link to the homepage, probably to avoid extra redirects.

I did a quick google search of the title in the that cite and found [2], which appears likely to be the identical page. I'd say if you concur, you should update the reference to use that URL (which does have a successful archive by IA). Skynxnex (talk) 21:51, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

October 1

Change the summary of this page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Chola_II - The title of this page should change to Aditha Chola II. Not Aditya. 183.82.26.31 (talk) 02:35, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

This is something that you are welcome to point out at the foot of Talk:Aditya Chola II. -- Hoary (talk) 02:39, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

ALready discussed at the Talk Page in July 2022. Needs sourcing to show this is the WP:COMMONNAME. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:29, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Regarding new page review

I've created a new page by moving from the userspace. Do I need to request review somewhere? Doesn't seem to be in the NPP new page log. Duonaut ^{(talk | contribs)} 08:27, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

@Duonaut The NPP have a large backlog, so it may not be reviewed for a while. You don't have to request review, although you could request to become autopatrolled if you are confident you are competent (generally have created about 25 articles without problems). Note that search engines do not index new articles until approved by NPP or 90 days have elapsed after creation. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:26, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

At least when I checked, that page actually didn't appear in Special:NewPagesFeed. Madeline (part of me) 12:06, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

The Page appears when it was created as a userpage. Probably a MediaWiki problem or something. Duonaut ^{(talk | contribs)} 19:13, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

How can i Publish Article

How can I publish Article Onlygurdeep (talk) 09:07, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

OnlygurdeepYour draft lacked the information needed to submit it for a review, I have added it(this is provided if you create a draft via WP:AFC). However, if you were to submit it now, it would likely be declined, as you have no independent reliable sources with significant coverage of the channel- it must not merely document its existence and what it does. Please see Your First Article- writing a new article is the hardest task to attempt on Wikipedia. If you work for this channel, the Terms of Use require that to be declared, see paid editing, as well as conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 09:10, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

331dot, it had already been declined four times. -- Hoary (talk) 12:06, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Is listing the channel number on different networks really relevant to an encyclopedia? David10244 (talk) 04:47, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Third opinion on proposed deletion

Hello, Kadı has proposed the deletion of Heris Tower, claiming the building is not notable to have its own article. I have since contested the deletion, by noting that is is the 7th tallest building in Izmir as well as previously holding the title of 2nd tallest building for 13 years. A third opinion would be greatly appreciated as we are at an impasse. Thank you! Central Data Bank (talk) 13:37, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

A third opinion may be obtained by following the linked instructions, Kadı.--Quisqualis (talk) 03:24, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Not to mention Central Data Bank .--Quisqualis (talk) 03:28, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Help with syntax of interlanguage link within a citation

Hi there. Can someone please tell me how to fix the error in the following book citation:

Schurr, Gérald (1996). Le guidargus de la peinture (in French). Les Éditions de l'Amateur. ISBN 2859172084. {{cite book}}: Check |author-link= value (help)

Masato.harada (talk) 13:49, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

@Masato.harada: author-link=:fr:Gérald Schurr:

Schurr, Gérald [in French] (1996). Le guidargus de la peinture (in French). Les Éditions de l'Amateur. ISBN 2859172084.

If you want to partially do what {{ill}} does then author-link={{#ifexist:Gérald Schurr|Gérald Schurr|:fr:Gérald Schurr}}:

Schurr, Gérald [in French] (1996). Le guidargus de la peinture (in French). Les Éditions de l'Amateur. ISBN 2859172084.

It currently produces the same but if we get Gérald Schurr here then that will be linked instead. {{ill|Gérald Schurr|fr}} produces Gérald Schurr. I don't think {{cite book}} makes that possible. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:49, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Concrete masonry unit

I am the author of the source in this article. It listed only the date of the first edition. I added additional years for 2nd through 6th editions. I'm getting a formatting error message. Please help.Christinebeall (talk) 17:16, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

The editor who used your source, used only one edition of that source so that one edition is the only edition that should be listed as a reference in Concrete masonry unit. I have reverted your edit.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 17:39, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

IT's not obvious why the book is listed separately as a 'source' anyway. The article cites multiple references, and I can't see why one should be treated differently from the others. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:50, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Probably because references 8, 10, and 11 are all the same source but refer to different in-source locations so to avoid unnecessary bibliographical duplication, the editor wrote one {{cite book}} template and then referred to it with {{sfn}} templates to specify which pages in the source support the text in the article. The only 'problem' that I see with this setup is that the {{cite book}} should not specify in-source locations as it does now (|pages=61–63). I have fixed that.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 18:12, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

That all makes sense. Thanks. Christinebeall (talk) 19:58, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

@Trappist the monk Wait, if the cites are to the same edition of the book, shouldn't the page numbers stay in the cite? Having page numbers helps readers find the supporting material. Obviously I'm confused. David10244 (talk) 04:49, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Page numbers are in the {{sfn}} templates which are references 8, 10, and 11 in the article. Those page numbers, 61–63, 66–68, & 68–70, if included in the {{cite book}} template are just redundant and like many redundancies, might be confusing, and are certainly clutter. It is a somewhat common practice when using short form referencing, to include the page-range of a cited journal article in a {{cite journal}} template with individually cited pages in the short-form templates. This aids those reader who attempts to get the local college library to photocopy the journal article; give the student librarian a range of pages to copy so that you get all of the article ... Nowadays, with so many journal articles available online for the price of a few coins, perhaps that practice isn't so necessary.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:29, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Ah, thanks, I get it. David10244 (talk) 09:53, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

That makes sense. I'll leave it be. Thanks. Christinebeall (talk) 19:58, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Using brackets

I'm looking for some advice on how to use brackets for sporting events or where I could find bracket templates? I'm thinking of making pages for team sports at the Paralympic Games, e.g. goalball, and possibly for results for any individual sports like table tennis. I haven't used brackets before but it would be interesting to see how it works. SarahTHunter (talk) 17:17, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

@SarahTHunter: When I do not know how to do something on Wikipedia, I try to find a worked example. In this case, I found a bracket in 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Go to the section with the bracket and click on "edit" to see the source. You can copy that source into your sandbox and play with it from there. -Arch dude (talk) 19:18, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, I'll try that out. SarahTHunter (talk) 10:04, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

For readers who haven't a clue what this is about (like me), see Bracket (tournament). Bazza (talk) 19:22, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

October 2

Upload logo to use in template

I'm editing the Google App Maker page, and I want to add a logo in the Template:Infobox software template in page. the logo is in this page but I don't know if regarding copyright rules I can upload it, and even If I can, im not sure where to upload it. the Infobox software template wants a file name but I think that means uploading to Wikimedia commons? or not? they don't like when people upload stuff that isn't theirs, so what do I do? Thanks. 3point1415 (talk) 07:05, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
3point1415 (talk) 07:05, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi, 3point1415! Generally we use free content only – see the first few paragraphs of the information page Help:Introduction to images with Wiki Markup/All. Such content should be uploaded to Commons repository, so that it's available in all Wikimedia projects.

However, there are some cases when there is no free content to illustrate something, and only copyrighted material is available (for example, a logotype). That must not be uploaded to Commons. It may, however, under some conditions, be uploaded to English Wikipedia for enwiki use only. Please see Wikipedia:Non-free content guideline and Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria policy. --CiaPan (talk) 07:54, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Also see WP:LOGO, which discusses exactly this use. ColinFine (talk) 10:25, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

ایڈمن کیسے بنیں

ایڈمن کیسے بنیں 2601:19E:4300:83E0:A983:5BC7:34E4:11F9 (talk) 11:04, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Salaam. Have you got a question? You might prefer to post it at ur:ویکیپیڈیا:معاونت میز ColinFine (talk) 11:15, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

If you seek to become Administrator on Urdu Wikipedia, that Wikipedia handles its own administrative needs. This is the English Wikipedia..--Quisqualis (talk) 21:12, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Tammy Hernandez

I am the worst ate these things how do I find someone to help with my page? Because I don't understand the rules. I have been on two shows and have know clue on how to add them to this. Tammy Tammyhtherealtor (talk) 19:53, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done Wikipedia is not a place for you to advertise and promote yourself and your "brand". Nobody here will help you with that. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:06, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

films

kindly help me get the samson and delilah 1949 film by cecil demile. please Pst. Emmanuel (talk) 20:05, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.5 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:07, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

@Pst. Emmanuel Wikipedia's article on that film is at the link Samson and Delilah (1949 film). To view a copy of the actual film, you'll need to try one of the online streaming services. Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

restore policy

Please restore my fuller post I submitted October 2nd earlier today

this is documentation on actualized events

you have no right to depress us otherwise Unknownvalidated (talk) 22:28, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Unknownvalidated This is not a place to post your personal documentation of any events; Wikipedia summarizes independent reliable sources. You are free to use social media to post your grievances or views. 331dot (talk) 22:39, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Then I want transcribes of my work

this is documented in Congress Unknownvalidated (talk) 22:43, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

the cia managed Unknownvalidated (talk) 22:48, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Anything posted to Wikipedia has to be done so in accord with the Wikimedia Terms of Use. [3] Anything that doesn't is liable to get deleted. As indeed are things that do, in the normal course of editing. If you've posted something here without making a backup, it isn't our problem. AndyTheGrump (talk) 22:50, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Where to ask for a independent review of an edit?

I came across an edit[4] that may have come from an editor with a possible conflict of interest issue. Where would I go to ask for a third-party review of their edit? I'm a rather new editor, and am trying to be overly bold in my editing. Thank you! BlueNoise (talk) 23:16, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

You are? (But perhaps you just intended to add "not".) The article was edited most recently by somebody with an imposing username and a short and odd list of removals, or should I say contributions. I'm not sure. Somebody with a clearer grasp than I have of the relative reliability of sources for "spiritual" matters might care to comment. -- Hoary (talk) 23:26, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Looking at their edit history, it's seeming less like a conflict interest and more like single-purpose account with an axe to grind. As I mentioned before, it's easy to be overly bold when it comes to thinking one they know what they're doing. Sometimes beans end up in our nose whether we like it or not. BlueNoise (talk) 00:04, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

October 3

Linking a flag to a different article

The article International Island Games Association also contains Hitra, linking to the Norwegian municipality of Hitra. While this is accurate in terms of the flag, in this case Hitra (island) would be the proper target article to be listed. Can this be done? --KnightMove (talk) 05:15, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@KnightMove: Why? As far as I can tell it isn't just the main Hitra (island) which is in the association but the whole of Hitra municipality whose flag it is. The "Islands" tab at https://www.iiga.org/ shows many island groups based just on "Islands" in their name. https://www.iiga.org/member_profile_12416.html says "Population 4256 (2010)" and the url at "Government Website" is for the municipality www.hitra.kommune.no. https://www.hitra.no/itall/befolkning/folketall-og-befolkningsendringer/ says the total population of the municipality was 4256 in 2010. PrimeHunter (talk) 05:54, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Ok... and I see now that the mainland parts of Hitra municipality only joined there in 2020 when Snillfjord municipality was dissolved. Nothing of concern for the IIGA & nothing to be done here. Thanks.

Anyway, in principal: Could a flag be linked to a different article? --KnightMove (talk) 06:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@KnightMove: Not with {{flag}}. The purpose of that template is to automatically select both flag and link. Otherwise you can just use {{flagicon}} to select the flag alone and add your own link like {{flagicon|Hitra}} [[Hitra (island)|Hitra]]: Hitra. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:21, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

{{flagicon}} adds a link on the flag. Use {{flagdeco}} to avoid this. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:48, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I removed external links as suggested at the top of the page

RE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_and_Dorothy_Tanner

This suggestion is at the top of the Wikipedia page:

This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references. (July 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

I removed the external links, not knowing that external links would not follow Wikipedia guidelines. I believe the links now are all internal Wikipedia links. I would like to remove the template message and not sure how to do that, and thought that someone on the Wikipedia team would want to see if the page is properly corrected. If you think so, can you give me instructions on how to remove the suggestion at the top of the page?

Thank you so much,

Barry Raphael Barryraphael (talk) 05:23, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I removed the tag. You can see in the page history how I did it. Madeline (part of me) 05:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia Incentives

What are Wikipedia's rewards for contributors, that is, for the people who create articles, edit articles, make edits. Or are there no incentives? Does everything happen on a pro bono basis? Nataly Yuzhakova (talk) 09:31, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@Nataly Yuzhakova: Please don't ask the same question in several places. That one: Wikipedia:Teahouse#Wikipedia Incentives is enough. --CiaPan (talk) 09:35, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

NPOV/ COI issue?

Hello,

I’m looking for guidance/opinions on a page and would appreciate the community’s input.

I believe the following page (1xBet) to be in violation of the NPOV guidelines and have outlined my reasoning below.

The page comes across as being written with an exclusively negative bias. This becomes even more readily apparently when making a comparison with other pages within the same industry, as it omits sections that are commonly found and features mostly only negative ones.

Since the page’s inception, there is evidence that points to the page creator having a vendetta against the company. The first red flag is that they appear to edit this page exclusively. In addition to this, the continued sentiment of these contributions appears to be negatively biased against the company, and they have also left a comment on the talk page stating, ‘ 1xbet bankrupt? My work is done here.’, which implies that the user has a planned agenda.

I have posted previously on the page’s talk page, in addition to the neutral point of view noticeboard which has resulted in some changes, but I believe the NPOV violation still stands. For reference, my original post can be seen here: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#1Xbet NPOV Thanks Melancholyhelper (talk) 10:07, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Melancholyhelper Note that the whole url is not needed when linking to another article or page, simply place the target page name in double brackets as I've done here. Please note that if the content in independent reliable sources is negative about a topic, it will be on Wikipedia as well. If you have more positive coverage of the company, you are welcome to offer it. It is probably true that there does not need to be three separate sections of the company's troubles. I don't think deletion is warranted as the problems seem fixable. 331dot (talk) 10:15, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Melancholyhelper, I've looked for reliable independent sources that discuss 1xBet. I've found many, and all the ones I've read are about 1xBet's illegal actions. The Wikipedia article naturally reflects those sources. Maproom (talk) 16:13, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Case of WP:OR?

Scenario: A generally reliable publication publishes an article that quotes an expert. Another editor thinks the expert must have been misled to say such a thing. The editor goes ahead and privately contacts the expert via email. The expert clarifies to them that their quote was taken out of context. Does this justify removing to quote from Wikipedia, or does this constitute original research? Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 11:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi Throast. Whether it's WP:OR probably depends upon whether it's something that can be verified in reliable secondary sources. If the scenario you described is something covered in reliable secondary sources or perhaps by a retraction or clarification published by the original publication from which the quote is taken, then it's probably OK. If the expert self-publishes a clarification (e.g. tweets something from their official Twitter account) or retraction, then it probably is also OK as long as it doesn't run afoul of WP:BLPSELFPUB or WP:ABOUTSELF. If all you have is some private conversation between an editor and the expert, then that probably is not going to be allowed because it's (1) not verifiable and (2) not a published reliable source. Most likely the best thing to do here would be to get the expert to contact the original publication and get them to issue a retraction or correction. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:32, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Original research is not allowed to add claims but it can sometimes be used when deciding to omit a published claim. If the publication has a good reputation and the quote is significant to the article and not clearly wrong then I would be hesitant to remove it based on alleged OR knowledge by an editor. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:19, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Smithson graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Blockhead U.

There are about 160 articles with the phrasing of "John Johnson graduated Phi Beta Kappa from University of Somewhere" is this proper? I asked a few days ago on WP:EDU but that hasn't gotten a response.Naraht (talk) 15:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

As an obscure foreign phrase it should be explained. DuncanHill (talk) 15:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Pretty much not a foreign phrase (relative to the articles) by definition, Phi Beta Kappa only exists in the United States.Naraht (talk) 15:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Phi Beta Kappa should be linked so readers can find the meaning. That seems enough. Your example at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Education#Smithson graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Blockhead U is Wes Moore#Early life and education where it's linked. "graduated Phi Beta Kappa" -linksto:"Phi Beta Kappa" finds 76 articles without a link. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:02, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

PrimeHunterThank you for the search, I'll take care of them.Naraht (talk) 17:49, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

PrimeHunterLooks like about two thirds are [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] getting rid of those gives 29, I'll look at them. (As to whether [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] should be changed to [[Phi Beta Kappa]] , I've always viewed that as low priority.Naraht (talk) 17:53, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

But the article Phi Beta Kappa does not explain what "graduated Phi Beta Kappa" means. I can sort of guess what it must mean from context, but as a native English speaker, I would rather like to have this obscure local idiom explained when it is used in an article. ColinFine (talk) 17:17, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It's a society so I think it's natural to assume it just means graduated as a member of the society. Google shows it's a common term. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:42, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Why is graduating as a member of this club any more worthy of notice than, say, graduating as a member of the Philately Club or the Real Ale Society? DuncanHill (talk) 17:51, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It's an academic honor society. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:59, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

A purely US phenomenon. Nobody else knows what they are. DuncanHill (talk) 20:34, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Because Phi Beta Kappa has rigorous academic standards and is widely seen as prestigious in the United States, at least by educated people. Those other clubs you mentioned are presumably open to any student. It is not at all an "obscure local idiom". Cullen328 (talk) 18:01, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It's obscure to anybody who isn't American. DuncanHill (talk) 20:34, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It is obscure. In the phrase "graduating Phi Beta Kappa", what is the relationship between the two halves of the phrase? ColinFine (talk) 20:55, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It is not correct in formal American English to say "graduated Phi Beta Kappa" because election to the honorary society is independent of the institution granting the degree. We do say "graduated cum laude" because that is an annotation the college or university puts on the degree itself. Such sentences also don't say what degree the person graduated with. Since encyclopedia articles shouldn't be written in slang, use a better statement to express the same thing. Use "Mary Morgan graduated with a BA degree from Essential University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa." StarryGrandma (talk) 21:14, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Subpages

Just by curiosity, why are subpages disabled in the english Wikipedia ? Vincent-vst (talk) 17:52, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@Vincent-vst, as far as I know, subpages are not generally disabled on English Wikipedia. What pages did you run into that were not allowed to be created? 199.208.172.35 (talk) 17:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@User:199.208.172.35 I was reading : Wikipedia:Subpages and it says that subpages have been disabled in the English Wikipedia. I never actually needed nor used this feature. I was just intrigued when reading it. Vincent-vst (talk) 18:00, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@Vincent-vst, that's only in mainspace (i.e., for articles themselves), not the whole of Wikipedia. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:02, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

oh ok Vincent-vst (talk) 18:03, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Subpages are disabled in mainspace, but supported in (for example) Wikipedia and User spaces. I haven't seen a justification, but it's a trade-off. If you have sub-pages, then you cannot have a page name containing a slash. This is a disadvantage for an encyclopaedia, and I don't see an obvious advantage to allowing subpages. ColinFine (talk) 20:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

The justification put forward at the page mentioned above is: This namespace (which is where articles reside) does not have this feature turned on because strictly hierarchical organisation of articles is discouraged, and other distinctions are better made by placing pages in other namespaces (e.g. discussions go in "Talk:", and templates in "Template:") 199.208.172.35 (talk) 21:53, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

thank you Vincent-vst (talk) 09:01, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Page and articles

Hi,

I was wondering if somone can explain to me the difference between a page and an article, from what I understood an article is a form of page, so does a page needs to be submitted for review like article drafts or not? What is the difference between the two when it comes to the creating process? RWikiED20 (talk) 21:08, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Articles are specifically items in mainspace, not talk pages or items in other spaces. Earth is an article, Talk:Earth is not. "Pages" is derived from "webpage" and would be all Wikipedia items. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:11, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Articles are one kind of page; but we often distinguish them here on the Help desk and similar places because (at least in my view) it helps to remind inexperienced editors that Wikipedia articles are nothing like pages on social media, even if there are superficial similarities: on the contrary, they are articles in an encylcopaedia, with quite strict requirements about sourcing, neutrality, and tone of writing. ColinFine (talk) 22:34, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello, RWikiED20. You can create as many non-article pages as you want, as long as they are for the purpose of improving the encyclopedia. These might be sandbox pages where you are developing content, essays about various Wikipedia issues, lists of links that you find useful, and so on. No disruptive content is permitted. There is no formal review process for non-article pages unless you are trying to write a new policy or guideline. By the way, the Articles for Creation process is voluntary and optional for most editors. Cullen328 (talk) 22:47, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

So a page is like a personnal draft right? and it can't be a regular article. RWikiED20 (talk) 22:51, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

RWikiED20, all articles are pages, but we normally call them "articles" instead of "pages". There are many additional types of pages. Drafts are just one other type of page. The Teahouse is a page. Administrative noticeboards are pages. Policies and guidelines are pages. File description pages are pages. Articles for Deletion debates are pages. And so on. Cullen328 (talk) 22:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

We have about 6.5 million articles and about 56.6 million pages. Cullen328 (talk) 23:02, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Error i made on 2022 in radio

Can you fix the error i made on the article i did a short while ago please. 98.186.55.18 (talk) 21:34, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

 Done, the title paramater was missing Cmr08 (talk) 22:22, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Missing Data

I was looking for Massachusetts Median Income, and the page was very useful, except it did not include Cambridge, which is one of our larger Cities. Who do I contact about this, and how? regards -- Cliff CRK-Wenonah (talk) 23:43, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello, CRK-Wenonah. I'm afraid that there isn't anybody to contact about this. Wikipedia is created by individual volunteers who work on what they choose. If some information you are looking for is not where you would expect on Wikipedia, you're out of luck. One possibility is that you could go looking for the information youself, and if you find a reliable source, contrinbute to Wikipedia by adding the information to the article. Alternatively, you could ask at the Wikipedia:Reference Desk/Miscellaneous or at WT:WikiProject Massachusetts - there is no guarantee that you will get an answer, but somebody might be motivated to go and look for one. ColinFine (talk) 10:54, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

October 4

What is going on here?

Howdy. I've been noticing a lot of the same content addition edits lately by the same editor and wonder what is going on here? [5], [6], [7], [8], etc. Are all these "unrealized project" and "collaborations" tables added really necessary? I would ask the editor[9], but I do not know how to leave a message for an unregistered user. Hope I'm not trolling or being nosy, just curious. Thanks. Maineartists (talk) 01:00, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

You can leave a message on an IP's talk page, and the editor might see it; but there's no guarantee that they will, because they may have a different IP address next time they connect. ColinFine (talk) 10:58, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

I need some help

Good day! Dear Wikipedians, I really need help. For the first time in my life I am writing a new article, before that I only edited it, but I feel the strength to bring an article about good people to the vastness of Wikipedia. I am a student, but due to the war in my country, education has deteriorated a bit, in terms of lack of information in my direction. We have an IT company in our city, which in my, and indeed in all universities in the city, conducts free lectures and courses for those who are interested in the technical direction. It also helped our university technically. Since universities do not give good information about development, this was a chance for me to fulfill my dream of starting to program. I haven’t become a developer yet, and I don’t think it will happen soon, but this company helps people like me from start to finish, and even in practice there is an opportunity to try to do something. I am inspired by such actions, because for the first time I see that an IT company is somehow culturally and educationally connected with the society and I am proud that there is such a thing even in my hometown. But it was quite difficult to write an article, since all and information about them is mainly in English, and this is not my native language. Due to the fact that I have not yet succeeded in writing articles, I turn to you for help and tips. My article is in the wikipedia incubator "incubator: bandapixels". Please help me, what are the next steps after the article is published in the incubator and what should I correct in the article. I would be very grateful for any help! V.rova (talk) 06:43, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Apparently this is about something on a different website; see this discussion. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 13:29, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

@V.rova, if you want to write an article here on English Wikipedia, then you can click Draft:Bandapixels and get started (see Help:Your first article for further instructions). However, you may prefer writing an article on a version of Wikipedia in your native language - there is a list of all of them here. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:10, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

V.rova, rather than creating something at the "Incubator", you created ru:Инкубатор:BandaPixels. You're welcome to copy its content and paste this to Draft:BandaPixels, if the very first edit you make to the latter (i.e. the edit that creates it) has a summary that makes it clear that it's a copy of ru:Инкубатор:BandaPixels. You'd then have to improve the draft a lot before submitting it as a candidate article. For example: BandaPixels was established in [year] as a brainchild of [number] development experts with a shared vision on how to make a difference with technological innovation. Their goal was to create IT company aimed at delivering high-performing solutions to businesses across the globe. To which my reaction is "Yes, exactly like a squillion other new IT companies." What the draft needs is information and commentary from reliable sources. To be "reliable", the source must satisfy various criteria, one of them being independence from BandaPixels. -- Hoary (talk) 22:14, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Black mode/background

It would be very nice to see having an option of black mode/background at Wikipedia. Is that something you will be doing ?

Thanks,

Niko (from Greece) Gkioulbakses (talk) 08:45, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

@Gkioulbakses: You can go to Special:Preferences#mw-input-wpgadget-dark-mode-toggle. You'll find an option to get a dark mode toggle button, checkmark that. Save the settings. Now go to any page, you'll find a "Dark mode" button at the top bar of your screen between "Beta" & "Watchlist". Click that and now you're in dark mode. If you want to come back to light mode, you'll see an option at that same place between "Beta" & "Watchlist". —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 09:01, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

That's not a true dark mode as it's technically just a color inverter. Would be nice to see a proper dark mode implemented. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 14:12, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Urvashi Rautela

Urvashi Rautela about information is incorrect, she was born in Kotdwara but wikipedia showing it his birth place Haridwar. 14.98.67.237 (talk) 09:38, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

This has been discussed several times on the talk page Talk:Urvashi Rautela. The current claim has a citation (though I don't know how reliable the source is). The claim for Kotdwara was backed up by this source, but that says that Kotdwara is her "hometown" and that she spent most of her childhood there: it does not say that she was born there. In any case, this is a content dispute which needs to be discussed, and consensus reached, on the talk page. ColinFine (talk) 11:08, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

unexplained post

Wikipedia:Help desk-Wikipedia 2A02:A317:E046:2600:D06B:8973:7E64:D2E6 (talk) 09:51, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, this is the Help desk for Wikipedia. Have you got a question about editing Wikipedia? --ColinFine (talk) 11:09, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Help:IPA/Slovene

In June, I have substantially expanded and also updated the article about Slovene phonology and thus the help page is not in accordance with the phonology article and has to be updated as well. I have posted my thoughts on the talk page, but so far no one has commented. If you are interested, please visit the talk page and post your comment there. Garygo golob (talk) 14:41, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Garygo golob, most help desk helpers won't know much about Slovene phonology (apologies to any who do). I would suggest posting your notice at the talk pages for WP:SLOVENIA and WP:LINGUISTICS. TSventon (talk) 15:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

I posted that here because that is what the message when you want to post something on the talk page said. Thanks for advice, though. Garygo golob (talk) 15:30, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Garygo golob, of course you are welcome to post here. The message seems to be addressed to people who edit talk pages in the help namespace and says, "consider visiting the Help desk for a more prompt response". If you had a question about a page like Help:Your first article, I would expect help desk helpers to be able to advise you. Help:IPA/Slovene is more specialist and it is unlikely, but not impossible, that helpers here will be able to comment on Slovene phonology. TSventon (talk) 15:49, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

How to update a link within a page

The information for current mayor on the Belmont CA page is incorrect and it appears that it's pulling from the city's 2019 website. Is there a way to update the link so that it has the current mayor, Julia Mates? Packacards (talk) 16:43, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

 Done The information wasn't being "pulled" from the website; the website was merely being used as a reference for the information. I've updated the article based on the name of the mayor currently listed at the site. DonIago (talk) 16:47, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Starting Seven

I am unable to sign up for "Starting Seven." How can I find out if I am enrolled in it? 72.132.244.124 (talk) 17:45, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

This help desk is for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia. If you want help with 'Starting Seven' (whatever that is) you'll have to find it somewhere else. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:52, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Page deletion

How can I retrieve a page that was deleted? Onoja1 (talk) 19:29, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

@Onoja1: You can ask the admin that deleted it, or request it at WP:REFUND. It will depend on the reasons for deletion if you will be able to get a copy of it or not. RudolfRed (talk) 19:36, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Redirect deletion

Special:Contributions/AistisXD has created several redirects. Many of those are all possible variations of capitalization, e.g.

• Bald And bankrupt
• Bald And Bankrupt
• Bald and bankrupt

Some are in all caps (shouting), e.g. KIPELOV. I would like to nominate some of the user's redirects for deletion. Some are already deleted at RfD. It will be a bit of work to "manually" nominate them all with Twinkle, or manually in the source editor.

Special:PermanentLink/1113073798#Redirects_from_unusual_capitalizations lists the reasons why these redirects are not useful. My reasons for why the redirects should be deleted are that they clutter the Whatlinkshere listings without any advantages.

This is the help desk, so here is my question: If these redirects are unwanted, I would assume they all would already be RfD'ed, but they aren't. Is it a good idea for me to nominate them? And how do I, easiest and with the least efforts, nominate many of these redirects for deletion? (I know how to nominate one at a time, but I guess it is inconvenient.) Utfor (talk) 20:01, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Edit Not Displaying

The Page I created 2022 BYU Cougars football team has a section titled Depth Chart that isn't displaying properly after I complete the edits. For context see the section titled Depth Chart on the 2021 BYU Cougars football team page which displays the defense line, linebackers and safety positions correctly. Yerfdog71 (talk) 20:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Yerfdog71 Does it look correct now? It appear you setup the template as 4–3 (with a en dash), but the template requires 4-3 (with a hyphen). -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested ∆transmissions∆ °co-ords° 20:54, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Yep, Thanks! Yerfdog71 (talk) 21:23, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

user name

can I change my user name? not the name itself but to change a capitalized letter to lower case rfcichon (talk) 22:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Rfcichon Unfortunately technical limitations prevent that; you can only do as you have done, and pipe your signature. 331dot (talk) 22:09, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

You can also create the pages User:Rfcichon and User talk:Rfcichon with the text {{lowercase title}} to display your name with lowercase r on those two pages but not elsewhere. Your real username cannot start with a lowercase letter and the real name with R is displayed in many other places. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:05, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

False information repeated on the site

There is no official documentation either government or official body that recognises “British English” it’s only ever been English

This is cultural appropriation on the English language, it’s not a dialect it’s the origin and needs to addressed as this.

There is a book that uses sub varieties to clarify the difference between American English and English but these are not recognised by any official body and should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saul2077 (talk • contribs) 00:51, 5 October 2022 (UTC)