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August 18

mri scan

Would a dental implant say done 20 years would be detrimental to mri scan . Not sure if mercury was used 2001:8003:907B:3E00:ED5C:63B:8A85:87E2 (talk) 00:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.6 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 00:58, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia cannot provide medical advice. talk to you doctor. -Arch dude (talk) 03:12, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

How to add correct refrence?

I want to know how can i add correct reference to articles. Whenever i add any reference that is removed Yasiraziz0001 (talk) 02:51, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@Yasiraziz0001, there is not much in your edit history to look at, but if you mean like here: [1], another editor reverted you because Wikipedia is not a relible source on Wikipedia, more at WP:CIRCULAR. Also, the link you provided said nothing about the Folsoms, so it's very unclear why you thought adding it was a good idea. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:13, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Natural science Interview questions

Draw circuit

Label circuit@ nat 41.116.225.173 (talk) 03:31, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

This is the help desk for questions about using or editing Wikipedia, nothing else. If our article circuit diagram doesn't help. you might possibly get some assistance at the science department of our reference desk; but you will need to be more specific about what help you are asking for. ColinFine (talk) 10:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Delete ?

Viral video of naked Kuki women ...NOT...0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 06:02, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@0mtwb9gd5wx: if you think the redirect Viral video of naked Kuki women should be deleted, then you should follow the process at WP:RFDHOWTO. If you think the section 2023 Manipur violence#Viral video of naked Kuki women should be deleted, then you should start a discussion at Talk:2023 Manipur violence, or be bold and remove it yourself. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 09:37, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

looking for a second opinion .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 03:28, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

@0mtwb9gd5wx: Hi there! Talk:2023 Manipur violence would be a great place to discuss the article and the redirects to it. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 20:50, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Update the number of English articles outside of the official page

Hello, I am GreatPersonLikeMe. I would like to know that if you could you change the number from 6 691 000+ to 6 700 000+. Thanks if you are willing to do this. talk 07:53, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@GreatPersonLikeMe: Please link pages you refer to. The article count is shown in numerous places and "outside of the official page" could mean many things. After some searching I guess you mean https://www.wikipedia.org. That page is not controlled by the English Wikipedia and we cannot edit it but it's updated periodically. The number seems close enough and I see no rush to try to get somebody to update it faster than normal. The ending "+" means at least so it's not wrong but could just be a little more accurate. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:22, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest Query

Hello

I am confused about how conflict of interest should be dealt with. I am an indie author that has just released a book, so I was going to do a wikipedia page. However I understand that it is a conflict of interest. So does that mean I can't create the page or does that mean there is a process I am not finding. I have done a search on the FAQ's but am still a little confused. Basically I don't want to break any of the guidelines so would like to be clear on how to proceed. SMHumphreys (talk) 11:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@SMHumphreys Thanks for asking. The basics are at WP:COI. You are not prohibited from writing a draft about your book (or yourself) but both are strongly discouraged owing to the COI. See WP:AUTO regarding an autobiography. Wikipedia must not be used for promotion of any kind, so any article about your book will need to be based on what people independent of you have published about the book. It is likely to be WP:TOOSOON if the book has just been released. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:01, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

The very basics are at WP:PSCOI (though Mike Turnbull's summation and advice are still accurate). Also see WP:NBOOK for our guidelines on what's needed for us to have an article on a specific book. Most books even by commercially-successful authors don't qualify. —Cryptic 15:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you SMHumphreys (talk) 19:57, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Images are deleted for copyright issues

Hello, please I need assistance.

Each time I upload a photograph of of a living person picked from reliable news portals, admins keeps flagging it for deletion.

I usually state that I am not the author or creator of those images and I so include the link of the news websites where I picked the images from. Yet they still always delete them for copyright issues. All the people are write about on contribute on a successful public figures whose images are freely used in the public domain

Please what can I do? Semilore90 (talk) 21:12, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

If they're on "reliable news portals", they're essentially never in the public domain. See WP:FAQ/Copyright. —Cryptic 21:18, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Semilore90. Any photo that you find on a news site must be presumed to be protected by copyright unless you have solid evidence to the contrary. Such photos are almost never in the public domain. You can only upload photos of living people that are either properly licensed for re-use, or unambiguously free of copyright restrictions. Cullen328 (talk) 21:20, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Semilore90, the photo of Ola Oresanya that you uploaded was taken from a web page that says © 2023 - Independent Newspaper Nigeria. All Rights Reserved. That is proof that this photo of a living person cannot be uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. Cullen328 (talk) 21:29, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback. I do appreciate it. Can I use image from government website instead

https://moe.og.gov.ng/resume1.php Semilore90 (talk) 21:41, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@Semilore90 © Copyright Ogun State Ministry of Environment. All Rights Reserved. What does this say to you? 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 21:43, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Now, I know better.

Thanks for the correction earlier Semilore90 (talk) 00:26, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Semilore90: I think you are confused about the definition of "public domain". It's a legal term about the copyright. It does not mean "widely available for viewing". please read the public domain article. -Arch dude (talk) 00:19, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, now I know better Semilore90 (talk) 00:25, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Reference link redirects to various spam pages

I edited the first reference in Perry–Castañeda Library#References, adding an archived link from archive.org but am unable to remove still linked original URL. Normally this wouldn't be a concern but it redirects to various spam pages so there could be a risk of someone accidentally downloading malware/getting scammed. Is it possible to remove it or make a note of this? LonghornBeforeVista (talk) 21:46, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

|url-status=unfit will prevent the template from linking with the original url.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 21:51, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! LonghornBeforeVista (talk) 22:10, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

August 19

Charles Wigram Long

Ref number 6 is in red - please fix if able. thanks 2405:6E00:2EF2:BC00:759C:8E0B:D81D:6D1C (talk) 02:01, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

 Done, added the missing year in accessdate. Cmr08 (talk) 03:04, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Number 9 is all wrong - sorry - please leave in quote Thank you as always. 175.38.42.62 (talk) 03:16, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

 Done, I never touched a quote, just added the missing year in accessdate. Cmr08 (talk) 03:18, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Could the newly added file of house in snow be made a little bigger please? Thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 04:44, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

 Done. But have you considered that instead we could crop the picture, so as to portray the house larger and with less snow? Maproom (talk) 06:50, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

The new snow file added today is all wrong - I cannot get a caption underneath it. It should read: Long lived at Severn Bank, Severn Stoke, Worcester.

Thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 07:47, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

You are flooding this page with requests for help for every change you wish to make. I might suggest that you use the article talk page to make edit requests instead of coming here. 331dot (talk) 07:57, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Or, at least please keep your requests under a single header. 331dot (talk) 07:58, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

For a page ostensibly about one Charles Wigram Long, a remarkable percentage is devoted to this or that Lupton. Please see and feel free to comment on Talk:Charles Wigram Long#The ubiquitous Luptons. -- Hoary (talk) 08:36, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

There's more Lupton (and Middleton) -cruft added just today to yet another article. Very strange. -- Hoary (talk) 10:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

I have rearranged these questions. As 331dot has just said above (and as I have said earlier) please do not recycle headers. -- Hoary (talk) 08:45, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Correcting birthdate

My name is Christopher Britton actor. The birthdate on my Wiki page is incorrect. I would like to correct that mistake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Britton_(actor) I would also like to upload a recent photo. Dennis Vine (talk) 02:30, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

The birthdate was added in this edit on July 28, 2023. I have reverted the edit as it was unsourced. Cmr08 (talk) 03:10, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Dennis Vine: To add a new image, first acquire an image to which you own the copyright. The copyright of an image belongs to the photographer until the photographer explicitly conveys it in writing, so the best way to do this is to take a selfie. After you have the image on your computer, proceed to Wikipedia:File upload wizard. -Arch dude (talk) 04:22, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Dennis Vine: you may add your birthdate to the article, but only if you can cite a reliable published source. -Arch dude (talk) 04:25, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Dennis Vine: Hi there! Christopher Britton (actor) is not your Wiki page, but a Wikipedia article about you, and editing it could be considered a conflict of interest. Instead of editing it, you may post your requests on the article's talk page Talk:Christopher Britton (actor) or use the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 20:46, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Middleton family

Reference number 133 has red ink in it and I cannot work out what in fact I have failed to do. please alter so that the red ink goes and please leave in quote. With thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 05:42, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Please note - reference 133 is still all wrong (in red) please fix and leave in quote. thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 07:41, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

 Done. You had given the access date as August 19 2033. You meant 2023. Maproom (talk) 07:44, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Connected templates

In the article stub about Cytherellidae the template says it belongs to the order Platycopida, which is correct. And the template in the article stub about Punciidae says that too belongs to the order Platycopida, which is wrong. It belongs to the order Palaeocopida. But when I change the info in the template to correct it, the template describing Cytherellidae changes too, from Platycopida to Palaeocopida. And vice versa. The two templates are connected, so when you edit it in one of the mentioned articles, the same thing happens in the other. Is there a way to separate the templates? Hipporoo (talk) 07:56, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

The taxoboxes used in the two articles are automatically populated from Wikidata. I suspect that this means that there is an error in the wikidata items, though I confess I can't see what. d:Q11847357, the Wikidata entry for Punciidae, says its parent taxon is Punciodiea, not Platycopida, so I don't know where the wrong information is coming from.

I suggest asking at Template talk:taxobox. ColinFine (talk) 09:52, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Draft:HD 85628 Ab

The reference 1 in Draft:HD 85628 Ab is partly red. How do I solve this? (talk) 07:56, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

It's because you had a space in your URL. Now fixed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:25, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

What is the link of Wiki translation AI in English version?

Hi, I saw there is an image showing a mobile screen with a bot translating from one to another. It is listed in the paragraph "Automatic editing" by an Arabic author, maybe. 113.185.106.84 (talk) 09:20, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

WP:CXT is probably what you are referring to - although it's not an AI, and we don't allow automated translation on the English Wikipedia. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:22, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Filesize calculation template

Does anyone know if a template for converting data filesize formats exist?

I.E.: a template like {{convert}} that could convert a filesize like 2000 bytes into 2.000 kilobytes; so on and so forth.

macbrew 09:23, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Macbrew I think that {{Val}} can handle bytes. See Module:Val/units. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:22, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

I guess I could technically convert a filesize string into an exponentiation representation using {{val}}.

• Syntax: {{val|2000|e=3}}
• Output: 2000×10³ (This would equate to 2 megabytes or 2,000,000 bytes)

This isn't exactly what I'm looking for however. macbrew 12:06, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Michael D. Turnbull: File sizes are a mess, because they are sometimes in actual decimal powers and sometimes in "binary" powers (see Byte#Multiple-byte_units. Is this what you are referring to? My opinion: stick with decimal unless you are certain the source means binary powers. -Arch dude (talk) 15:33, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Macbrew I think that ping was meant for you... Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:38, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

I suppose this means that there isn't a template created specifically to convert file size formats then? macbrew 01:23, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

About a year ago, bits and bytes were added to the {{Convert}} template, but after this discussion a few months ago they were removed because of several possibilities for confusion. Perhaps @Johnuniq can comment further. CodeTalker (talk) 01:55, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

As shown in the discussion linked by CodeTalker above, it was felt that a conversion for bits/bytes would not be satisfactory due to the confusion over kilo being 1000 or 1024 and the lack of a need. In some historical contexts probably covered in articles, a byte was not 8 bits. If there were a need for a file size conversion, I would recommend asking for a dedicated template perhaps at Wikipedia:Requested templates. Johnuniq (talk) 04:06, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

What is this link? And how to access it directly?

In the Wikipedia article, I saw an image with a bot and the Arabic language was being translated. The image is in the paragraph naming "Automatic editing" included in the category "Operation". I truly want to upload a new, stable version of it (make the content in English). And here is the link to access: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_translation_Screenshot_%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B2%DB%B3%DB%B0%DB%B6%DB%B1%DB%B5-%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B5%DB%B9%DB%B2%DB%B3_Brave.jpg. Thank you so much if anyone going to support me! User:GreatPersonLikeMe 10:31, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@GreatPersonLikeMe That image is in an article about Wikipedia at Wikipedia#Automated editing. The file itself is stored on Commons at the this link: File:Wiki translation Screenshot_۲۰۲۳۰۶۱۵-۲۰۵۹۲۳_Brave.jpg. I'm not sure why you would want to upload a new version but that is best done on Commons, perhaps after consulting with the editor who uploaded the original. Please read c:Commons:Overwriting existing files for the guidance on overwriting files. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:10, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Michael D. TurnbullNo. Just want to know how to access the Wikipedia's bot of translation. Keep determined to attach with https:// encryption first. Thanks User:GreatPersonLikeMe 11:18, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Remember to attach the link directing to the English version only. Your sincerely, User:GreatPersonLikeMe 11:21, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

The tool is explained at WP:CXT. The English Wikipedia does not allow its use to create article drafts here, although some other-language versions do allow it to be used to translate from English. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

forget my user name

i forgot my username. what can i do 2A02:CE0:1000:E560:99C6:8B61:73FE:1157 (talk) 13:34, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

the best thing to do is to create a new account. ltbdl (talk) 13:54, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

You can look at the edit histories of articles that you remember editing, focusing on the approximate timeframes when you were editing. See if you can recognize your username. -Arch dude (talk) 15:07, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Where to move an article?

As an IP I can't do the move myself but I'm not sure where it would go in the first place. A couple of days ago I discovered an ELEVEN YEAR old article with the ABSURD title Violet Cripps, Baroness Parmoor (a title the subject never was known by or entitled to)...I don't know if it might be a "copyright trap" or something.

To recap:

• The lady in question (1891-1983) was born Violet Nelson.
• in her first marriage she was Mrs. Rowley.
• in her second (her basic claim to notability...the wife of an extraordinarily rich/famous/prominent man) she was The Duchess of Westminster as second wife of the 2nd Duke of Westminster ("Bend Or") from 1920 to 1926.(This was the only time in her life she was "a peeress" as identified in the lede).
• Divorce made her Violet, Duchess of Westminster....retaining the surname Grosvenor.
• In 1927 she remarried The Hon. Frederick Heyworth Cripps DSO and thus became The Hon. Mrs. Frederick Cripps.
• In 1951 she divorced and never married again though I have dim memories of a Debrett's Peerage from her last years including her on a list of former wives of former Dukes as her former style of "Violet, Duchess of Westminster" despite there being a later Duchess named Viola.
• In March 1977 the man she had divorced over a quarter-century before succeeded his 94-year-old brother as 3rd Baron Parmoor and he then died that October and was succeeded by their son Milo.
• Neither of these successions should have changed the ex-wife's title...Marjorie Pratt, Countess of Brecknock (1900-1989) divorced the then courtesy Earl of Brecknock in 1941 and remained Marjorie Countess of Brecknock for the rest of her life(that is how she was in Who's Who, that is how she is remembered) without her ex-husband's becoming Marquess Camden in 1943 or their son's succeeding him in 1983 making her Marchioness Camden.

So...the article title is wrong. But should it simply lose "Baroness Parmoor" (with the repetitions of "Lady Parmoor" in the text dropped as well) and be "Violet Cripps", or change to the more prominent past title where you get Google hits on her, or what? 108.29.145.226 (talk) 15:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

IP editor. If you can back up your bullet points with citations to reliable published sources, please go ahead and edit the article: currently it is in a very poor state. Its title can be changed later, once it is properly sourced. Note that Wikipedia considers Who's Who an unreliable source. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:58, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

I went ahead and removed errors and added citations to Burke's Peerage...and voted for deletion.108.29.145.226 (talk) 18:32, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Normally, I would check the sources cited in the article to see how they refer to her. But there aren't any. Maproom (talk) 17:00, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Note that we generally abide by Wikipedia:Common names whereby an article is titled with the name the subject is now most widely known by/referred to, even if it's not accurate. For example, most people refer to Ada Lovelace and so we title her article thus, even though that was never her actual name. The same might be the case here. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.198.140.169 (talk) 18:09, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

The alleged absurdity of its title aside, this article provides no evidence for the notability of its subject. Perhaps Surtsicna, its creator, would care to add such evidence. (Without it, the article seems ripe for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion.) -- Hoary (talk) 21:33, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Honestly, I do not know what I was thinking. This ought to be nuked. Surtsicna (talk) 21:45, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

You are all cordially invited to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Violet Cripps, Baroness Parmoor. Pinging Hoary. Surtsicna (talk) 11:31, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

CAPTCHA kept on repeating when already submitting

Upon answering a captcha, it'll reload another one and giving me an error after a while. Im trying to add a citation on my wikipedia draft MarcatoPH (talk) 15:24, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Make sure that when you type your CAPTCHA answer, you then scroll down and click 'Publish changes'. Do not click the circling arrow (aka 'refresh') button next to the answer box; this is meant to give you a new CAPTCHA challenge if you find the current one too difficult: it's an easy mistake, which I have made in the past. If that's not your issue, please reply with more details of exactly what is happening. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.198.140.169 (talk) 18:00, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia going down hill with biased garbage writing.

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

"the FSLN lost the 1990 election to Violeta Barrios de Chamorro in an election marked by US interference"

Reign in your radical left Anti-American idiot writers! That is an utter baloney and inflammatory narrative implying some kind of dark corrupt action which their own source does not come close to supporting. 72.204.78.102 (talk) 15:36, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

IP editor. Please take your suggestions for alterations to the article (based on reliable sources) to the Talk Page at Talk:Sandinista National Liberation Front. The article has over 200 page watchers and is regularly edited, so those interested in the topic should respond there. Also, please assume good faith: mistakes can get into articles but we are striving to correct them based on published sources. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:50, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That’s our commitment.

Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That’s our commitment. 78.182.33.236 (talk) 15:48, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Yes. Do you have a question? -- Hoary (talk) 22:55, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Typing a password

Please enable us to see what user name we are typing and what password we are typing, in case we inadvertently make a mistake. I got a new computer and had to pay an expert quite a lot of money on the next day, to clear my password information back to Factory Settings, 100 per cent because I could not check what I had typed in. Vikingicemaiden (talk) 18:02, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Vikingicemaiden On websites where there is no facility to view your password, the easiest thing to do if you are in doubt is to use a simple text editor to create the correct password in visible text and then copy/paste it into the password box. Only a few websites (not including Wikipedia) won't allow the copy/paste. Mike Turnbull (talk) 18:52, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

I'm afraid that the people who inhabit this page are generally editors, and few of them have much knowledge of or influence over the underlying software. WP:VPT is a better place to address technical questions about how the software works. ColinFine (talk) 19:22, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Mike's response is correct and effective. Mathglot (talk) 06:59, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Wiki citations

Hi. I've only recently come across this problem while editing articles - some citations don't appear in order, for example: there will be a reference marked as [5] but the one that comes after might be [16]. It's a small thing but I'd like to know how to fix that, so I can make them all appear in chronological order.

Thanks for your help.

~~~~ Usernameisoccupiedtoo (talk) 18:35, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

This may not be an error- it is possible to format references so that an early one can be used later in the article, it will have the same number as its first appearance in the article. 331dot (talk) 18:38, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Usernameisoccupiedtoo It is the software that numbers and renumbers the references, not editors. References are always numbered from top to bottom through the text of the article BUT an early reference (say #5 from the top) may be re-used again later using named references. Hence the #5 could appear later close to #16. There is nothing for you to "fix". Mike Turnbull (talk) 18:47, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

August 20

KELT-20b

In the article KELT-20b, a starbox has been put that was meant to be called KELT-20, but it writes KELT-20b. How to solve this issue? 112.120.56.156  10:12, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

I think you need to add |name=KELT-20 to the Starbox begin template. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 02:45, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Eton College

Ref numbers 121 and 122 were OK but now are in the red. Please repair if you can. Im confused. Thank you. 175.38.42.62 (talk) 04:16, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Saying that they "were OK but now are in the red" is an oddly bland way of describing what happened. They turned red as the result of one or more edits within this set of edits that you made. There's a pattern: you screw up the syntax; you ask somebody, anybody, to fix the mistake. Unaccompanied by a question about how you could fix the syntax, or any sign that you intend to avoid such mistakes in the future. Does this seem right to you? -- Hoary (talk) 06:30, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Alert notification

I received an alert notification that said "Your edit on Claim to Fame (TV series) was reverted."

Funny thing is, the only edit I have made on that page was a minor one to the format which has NOT been reverted.

When I click on the alert, it shows that the edit was made by Special:Contributions/2600:6C50:5300:BE8:9D74:3560:DBD7:7998.

Can anybody explain why I have received this notification? Ozzieboy (talk) 04:36, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

@Ozzieboy: The notification means that somebody reverted the page to a state it had at some time before your edit. It doesn't imply they clicked undo on your specific edit. The page history [2] shows that after an edit by 2600:6C50:5300:BE8:9D74:3560:DBD7:7998, Magitroopa reverted to the revision before your edit. If an edit is tagged "Reverted" in the page history then it means the current revision is identical to a revision some time before the edit. Confusingly this means the tag can both appear and disappear depending on the latest edit. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:33, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. Ozzieboy (talk) 10:29, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Wait, what? I thought the tag got attached to the edit if any later edit reverted to a previous version, yes, but then it stayed there forever (or until manually removed, which I seem to recall admins and maybe bots can do but haven't ever looked into). —Cryptic 20:18, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Grave of Ivan Blavatskyi

Hello! Could one of you take a picture of Ivan Blavatskyi's grave at St. Mary's Ukrainian Cemetery in the Fox Chase suburb of Philadelphia? Thank you in advance! Максим Огородник (talk) 10:33, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Sorry but that will not happen. This place is for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia. Shantavira|^{feed me} 19:12, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

@Максим Огородник: You could ask for help by adding the {{reqphoto}} template (with the proper parameters) to Talk:Ivan Blavatskyi. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 20:36, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Finding old insertion

Is there a way to find out who added the ibis sentence in this revision? WikiBlame isn't working that far back. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 11:16, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Special:Diff/112437845

—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:25, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Someone keeps removing my info that's backed with scientific journals

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Energy_medicine&action=history Can a moderator please comment? Thanks! Aquatic Ambiance (talk) 12:29, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

We don't have moderators here, we have administrators (I am one, for what it's worth, but I am INVOLVED so am acting in my capacity as a normal editor). You are edit warring to add fringe/pseudoscience into our articles based on in universe 'Journal of Energy Medicine' type sources. Self-revert or you will end up blocked. Girth Summit _(blether) 12:33, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

What's wrong with the scientific journals I use? I don't see anything wrong with it at WP:MEDRS Aquatic Ambiance (talk) 12:37, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

The place to discuss that is the article's talk page. I asked you more than once to self-revert and start a thread there, but you have so far refused to do so, and have instead reinstated your edit (which you know is contested). Again: the onus is on you to gain consensus for the addition. Girth Summit _(blether) 12:42, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

I already asked the same thing on 3 pages now but ok I'll ask it there too. Thanks Aquatic Ambiance (talk) 12:45, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Prevent unintended log out

Can you somehow add something to your common.js that makes the software ask if you truly want to log out. I often misclick which is a bit annoying. When you action=purge a page then the software asks if you want to purge, something like this would be perfect. Jonteemil (talk) 12:55, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

@Jonteemil: Wikipedia:User scripts/List#Site-wide shows to Confirm Logout scripts. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:20, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks! Jonteemil (talk) 14:25, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Publishing Farzad Pak Page

Dear Wikipedia Editor Team,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to kindly follow up on the status of my Wikipedia profile page's publication. As per my previous communication, I have made sure to include all the necessary information, verified references, and reliable sources to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the content.

Understanding the high demand on your time and the various responsibilities you manage, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your dedication to maintaining the quality of Wikipedia content. I am eager to know if there are any additional steps required on my end or any suggestions you might have to expedite the publication process.

I understand that your efforts contribute significantly to the reliability and credibility of Wikipedia as a platform for accurate information. Please know that I am available to address any questions or concerns you may have regarding my profile page.

Thank you for your continued commitment, and I am looking forward to your response regarding the status of my Wikipedia profile page.

Best regards, Farzad Pak Farzad Pak (talk) 13:04, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

User:Farzad Pak was WP:U5 deleted. While you can talk a bit about yourself on a user page, it is not a blog or social media profile or similar.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 13:17, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The same obviously AI-generated text as above has been posted on the user's talkpage, and I have replied to them there, asking them to use their own words. (And I have deleted their self-promotional userpage.) Bishonen | tålk 13:20, 20 August 2023 (UTC).

Hi dear, My apologies or the inconvinience. I realized that my page is deleted. I spent weeks to realize hoe to create the wikipedia page with linking all the required links and proof references. I appreciate if you can activate my page Farzad Pak (talk) 13:39, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

User is getting support on the Teahouse and his User Page. @Farzad Pak please don't ask in multiple places as it wastes our time. Qcne (talk) 15:31, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

August 21

Image Policies - HELP

Help! I am editing Wikipedia pages in English, French, German, and Spanish for German soprano Lotte Lehmann (1888-1976). The pictures in the Infobox are not representative or flattering, and I would like to replace them. I have looked at the Wikimedia Commons page for her, and there are no images that are suitable. I have access to many images of her, taken from articles, books, and scanned from the large collection of personal photos she donated to UC Santa Barbara in the 1970's. In most cases the photographer and date is not listed. Even so, if the photographer was 20 years old and took a photo of her in 1925, the photographer would be 98 now. What can I do to add new images of her to Wikimedia Commons that can be used by the English, French, German, and Spanish Wikipedia pages? Thank you for any help. I have tried really hard to understand the licensing policies but they are confusing and difficult. SP-lava (talk) 00:09, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello, SP-lava. Any photo first published over 95 years ago is almost certainly in the public domain because copyright has expired. It is therefore eligible to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, where it can be used on any Wikimedia project (or anywhere else) without any permission being required. It is an annual process, so anything published in 1927 or before is in the public domain throughout 2023. On January 1, 2024, the 1928 items become public domain, including Mickey Mouse. Cullen328 (talk) 00:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you @Cullen328for your response. Does this mean if I can prove a date (such as a performance from 1920), but don't have a photographer name, I can upload the image? I started to do this for Wikimedia Commons, but there was so much information I needed to provide when adding, much of which I didn't have, that in the end the image failed to be approved. SP-lava (talk) 00:29, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

SP-lava, if you can establish that a photo was first published in or before 1927, then there is no need to identify the photographer. If you know who the photographer was, then that is useful information to add, but not necessary. Cullen328 (talk) 00:45, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

SP-lava, Italian copyright law is considerably less annoying than are the copyright laws of most countries. See the template affixed to this photo from 1973, as an example. In your position, I'd be looking for Italian photos of Lehmann. However, if you have any further questions related to this, you should ask them at Commons, not here. -- Hoary (talk) 04:53, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Sourcing & notability for draft

I'm working on a draft article & have a few questions - I submitted it for review through AfC (I'm autoconfirmed and know how to move to mainspace, but since it's my first article I wanted to be sure I was getting everything right) & was declined for sourcing and notability.

I see the issues w sourcing - I used several self-published sources as sources on themselves, but some of them were admittedly stretching the guidelines a bit. I took out the ones that I think were problematic; I've kept two self-published sources in the draft (references 11 & 15), and I'd really appreciate it if someone could take a look and let me know if those two are acceptable as sources on herself.

As far as notability goes, I'm a little confused - I asked the reviewer for clarification, but haven't gotten a response, so I'd also appreciate some other experienced editors' input. I based the article on the notability guideline "Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself." The published works in question are this article in Rolling Stone, this article in the Atlantic, this article (along with others) in Ones To Watch (which is an established & reliable newsblog), and this article (along with others I didn't include, since I thought I had established notability) by The Fader. Since the rule of thumb I've seen is three published works, I thought this was more than enough - thoughts?

I have other questions about how to improve this article, but I want to make sure it's notable enough in the first place before I waste anyone's time with all that. Thanks so much to anyone who can help! Remainsuncertain (talk) 03:27, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

@Remainsuncertain On "On April 21, 2023, via social media, a new underscores era was launched, featuring lore about a fictional Michigan town called Wallsocket,[11]" No, if the subject is the only source for this, it's not interesting to include (from the WP-POV). Also the language "a new underscores era was launched" is not how "we" do it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:12, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

position of hide/show in table

The hide/show feature is placed differently in this table, where it's in the competition column, compared to this 1, where it's in scorers column. I've looked at how that was done in editing but I just don't see it. Can someone help me out? Dutchy45 (talk) 03:48, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Hedgehog pathway inhibitor: link addition

I was searching for the article titled: Hedgehog pathway inhibitor A keyword search on Hedgehog inhibitor came up with nothing, despite the fact that this exact term is mentioned in the first paragraph of the article. I think that typing Hedgehog inhibitor should show a link the the complete title Hedgehog pathway inhibitor SydneyCarten (talk) 04:21, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Works for me - Special:Search/hedgehog inhibitor shows me Hedgehog pathway inhibitor as the first result. (There should be a redirect from the Hedgehog inhibitor title, but I'm not going to create it just yet; doing so would make it impossible to figure out what went wrong with your search.) —Cryptic 04:47, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Eton College

Ref. number 125 is in red and all wrong. I don't understand. please fix. Thank you in advance 58.179.137.31 (talk) 08:24, 21 August 2023 (UTC)