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October 18

Noah's Flood

Hi there there's false info on Noah's Flood. It states "there's no scientific evidence for a global flood." That's not true. There is a ton of scientific evidence that prove that it happened. Please do your research before you boldly state false info.

Noah's Ark 2601:1C0:8380:B150:3FB9:BC87:F2AB:9EEA (talk) 01:05, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Please raise your concerns about that article on its talk page, Talk:Noah's Ark, along with your reliable sources to support your claims. 331dot (talk) 01:18, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Also, please do not accuse us volunteers at the help desk of inserting "false information" as most of us here may not have edited the article even once. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 01:21, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

no. sorry. we won't pander to christianity. ltbdl (talk) 10:55, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

we won't pander to christianity small nitpick: Noah’s story (ark, flood, divine retribution etc.) is considered canon by all Abrahamic religions (which includes Jews and Muslims in addition to Christians). Of course, flood myths exist in many (all?) cultures. And there is scientific evidence of many past large floods (though not world-covered-by-water-scale floods, which would cause problems of conservation of mass etc.). Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 13:51, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

British Film Institute:

• "We have removed pages about films, TV programmes, people and companies from the BFI website. You can now find this information in our Collections database." at site:www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/
• Sorry, there's a problem. The site is still in development, and changes regularly, so please try again later if this error persists. Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute
• Template:BFI

.... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 01:29, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

I do not understand what you are trying to ask here. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 02:15, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

{{BFI}} is marked as depreciated and there is a deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2023_October_16#BFI_templates_and_categories RudolfRed (talk) 03:30, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

wikipedia ?

When I accessed a Wikipedia article from Google,but the PDF download started without permission and I was logged out. So, I think it's probably a fake site. What should I do ? I made a memo of the that url, but I don't would not like to publish this, because it starts downloading the PDF without permission. So I would like to contact to Wikipedia by e-mail, but I don't know how to contact. thanks ! SilverMatsu (talk) 05:39, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@Silvermatsu: The correct URL of every page on the English Wikipedia starts with en.wikipedia.org. Another URL could be a legitimate mirror site or a fake site. GoingBatty (talk) 05:47, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. When I checked that URL, the "org" part was a other characters, so it seems like a mirror or fake site. --SilverMatsu (talk) 06:15, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

By the way, should I change my password ? I'm anxious because the download of the pdf file started without permission. --SilverMatsu (talk) 06:46, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@Silvermatsu: I don't see how changing your Wikipedia password would prevent your browser from automatically downloading a PDF from another site. GoingBatty (talk) 15:29, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@Silvermatsu: Websites can request an automatic PDF download on a link and most browsers with default settings will probably comply. It's not a sign of a security hole in your computer. If you were not at a real Wikimedia site but an external mirror or imitator then you are meant to be logged out. You should only be worried if you tried to log in there and gave them your password. In that case I would certainly change password. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:47, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@GoingBatty and PrimeHunter: Thank you for your reply. Thanks to you, I have calmed down. There was a login button similar to Wikipedia, but I didn't click it because it automatically started downloading a PDF file with a title written in characters similar to Cyrillic. Also, it was the first time I saw a domain name, and it was "su". --SilverMatsu (talk) 04:13, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

There was an article on wikipedia about su (country code top-level domain). --SilverMatsu (talk) 16:21, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Questions about a music score: layout, and source/original content issues

I added a score to Weela Weela Walya but the line break on the first line is one beat too early and I can't see why. I was expecting to get something like this result. Also the first line is indented; I would prefer it not to be.

I think I need some specialist help here, someone that's familiar with ABC notation and with the <score>...</score> element in wikitext.

Also, more generally, maybe there's a problem with this score as it's unsourced. Would it be okay if I were to put it on my blog, and then cite that? I'm not an academic, nor a renowned musician nor scholar, so maybe that's not the right sort of source. I'm not aware of any other place to put this score; it seems to be a bit outside the scope of eg thesession.org.

What's the general policy about simple scores for simple tunes? I don't think copyright applies here as it's a folk tune. GoPlayerJuggler (talk) 09:01, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@GoPlayerJuggler: Hi there! If your technical issues aren't resolved by looking at Help:Score, then I suggest asking for assistance at Help talk:Score. Publishing the score on your own blog and then using that as a Wikipedia source isn't the right process. Instead WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT by referencing where you found the score. GoingBatty (talk) 15:28, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. I wrote the score! GoPlayerJuggler (talk) 15:51, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps I should have mentioned your name @GoingBatty in my reply above? I don't know.

I wrote the score, after first checking if there was a score available elsewhere. I didn't find any - free or not. My score is not plagiarised. GoPlayerJuggler (talk) 15:59, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@GoPlayerJuggler: I'm not accusing you of plagiarism. You mentioned the issue that the score you added to Wikipedia is unsourced, and suggested that you provide a reference to a published source for the score you added. GoingBatty (talk) 16:19, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@GoingBatty I didn't accuse you of accusing me of plagiarism! :)

My question is, is there an issue with including unsourced material like this (i.e. my original score)? I thought everything here had to have a source. Perhaps that is not the case? GoPlayerJuggler (talk) 16:42, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@GoPlayerJuggler: Trying a third time: Yes, there is an issue with including unsourced material. Please provide a reliable published source for the score. GoingBatty (talk) 16:45, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks @GoingBatty. As there is none (a reliable published source) that I'm aware of, I will remove the score from that entry. GoPlayerJuggler (talk) 16:56, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Link preview vandalism

It appears there is ongoing vandalism of preview links as quite a few show a plate covered in vomit. 158.36.93.227 (talk) 13:49, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Image vandalism is rather common. Can you give at least one example, so someone can attempt to track down the issue? 57.140.16.12 (talk) 13:58, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#image displayed on the Labour Party (UK) page preview. The template vandalism has been reverted and the responsible account blocked. It may take a while for the cache to catch up. Deor (talk) 13:59, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Young editors

I often wish to welcome obviously younger editors but there doesn't seem to be an appropriate welcome template? I can send them to Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors but wonder if there is something else I am missing? Theroadislong (talk) 20:33, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

I don't think there is one, specifically. Template:Welcome emoji might be a good starting point for one. 57.140.16.12 (talk) 21:00, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

If one were to be created (I'm up for it if no-one else is), I'd think including a link to WP:TWA might be a good idea. It'd probably be engaging enough for younger editors and more likely to teach them how to edit than reading policies. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page}

Good idea, I was also concerned about the amount of personal information that some younger editors disclose, (age, location etc) so perhaps some warnings against that too? Theroadislong (talk) 21:57, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

I'll start working on a mock-up at User:Novo Tape/Welcome Young; feel free to edit it. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 21:59, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

I've made the first draft, but I'm not sure what emoji to put for the bullet point about requesting oversight on private information. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 22:16, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@Novo Tape: The template looks great! There have been reports of bugginess in WP:TWA in the past. Have they been resolved, or are they not significant, or are they significant enough that it might turn off new editors? GoingBatty (talk) 02:46, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

GoingBatty, the biggest problem that I have heard of is that the WP:TWA training game only works in the source editor, not in the visual editor or various apps. Therefore, recommending it to new editors without elaborate explanations often leads to frustration for the very new editors that TWA was intended to help. Cullen328 (talk) 07:03, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much Novo Tape that is exactly what I was hoping for, well done! Theroadislong (talk) 07:11, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Got it. I'll replace it with another tutorial as soon as I'm on a laptop as kids/teens are likely to be the ones most easily frustrated. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)^{My Talk Page} 15:19, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

October 19

Great Reality TV Swindle

Great Reality TV Swindle is tagged Category:Good articles but is a bad article, how to re-evaluate? .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 03:09, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Hello, 0mtwb9gd5wx. That article was promoted to Good article status 12 years ago. Perhaps it no longer complies. You can read the assessment at Talk: Great Reality TV Swindle. Please read Wikipedia:Good article reassessment for your options going forward. Cullen328 (talk) 06:55, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

[Edit Conflict} Have you read the Project page Wikipedia:Good articles to understand thoroughly what the criteria of a Good article are (and how to start a Reassessment), and have you read the detailed assessment on the article's Talk page? (Just checking.)

If so, and you still think the assessment is wrong, you should open a new Section on the Talk page, set out why you think it's wrong, and participate in the ensuing discussion. Perhaps the faults you perceive can be easily addressed without going through a Reassessment. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 5.68.252.202 (talk) 07:03, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Emperor's portrait painting

Does painting of emperor's portrait freely licensed? I posted the portrait of Emperor An of Han on Vietnamese Wikipedia as a non-free file. ThomasDracoLucitor (talk) 09:59, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Is that portrait [1] from a historical source or a modern depiction by a netizen? If the latter, I don't think it should be used on any WP. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:46, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

A number of similar images were added to commons by c:User:Flag Creator, under pd licensing, but with the source invariably some story on a website, mostly deadlinked. They look like scans from like a children's illustrated guide to the Han dynasty, and I note the clearly modern similar image from one such arbitrary website story. Who knows whose artistic vision this is. For the non-specialists, the "similar image" linked not only looks nothing like premodern Chinese portraiture in style, but the words at the top are typeset in a modern typeface, and reverse order to how they would have been presented in a legitimate pd-old source, although it does appear to be a derivative work, so doesn't tell us much on its own.

Question for the team here: is there a template or infobox parameter "doesn't need image" that can be applied to articles about topics in early history? In addition to stuff like this, I've recently reverted someone adding a CG render of the word "周" to some king, as if that were an improvement over no image at all. Folly Mox (talk) 12:40, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

I don't know of any such template, and sometimes there is a statue or something, like Arminius. It's not how he looked, but it's how he's been depicted. By someone with enough money to commission a statue. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:19, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

I wrote a request+suggestion but it disappeared

I just wrote a suggestion on talk page of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion and it vanished I searched in archives its nowhere. Is improvement to this article limited to some editors. I thought talk page is open so that everyone can discuss and improve. My suggestion is actually would not be contested its about a spelling mistake. Ankraj giri (talk) 14:17, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

@Ankraj giri, Talk:Al-Ahli_Arab_Hospital_explosion#Spelling_mistake_and_Image_suggestion did post. It's a long talk page, perhaps you were looking for it in the wrong place? Valereee (talk) 14:26, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks!! But I really couldn't find it earlier I also tried page find(browser tool) and search box in page(it was not meant for that i learned now) Ankraj giri (talk) 14:31, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

@Ankraj giri, if you look at your own contributions page it can help with that. Valereee (talk) 14:35, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks a lot for your help. Ankraj giri (talk) 14:46, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

update logo

Updating a logo is ridiculously cumbersome. how can we get this done easier? 207.224.189.186 (talk) 15:19, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Assuming it's for an existing WP-article (not draft), it's not that difficult, once you've done it 2-3 times. Possibly one has to be WP:REGISTERED, I'm not sure. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:52, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

If you have some kind of relationship to the logo-wielders, please review and follow WP:COI and/or WP:PAID. As an IP editor, you'd need to have someone upload the logo for you under an appropriate license (you can use WP:Files for upload to make such a request). 57.140.16.27 (talk) 16:54, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Picture change request

FYI

 – Moved and given a section title by Tenryuu.

Hello there, I am new here, just would like to ask, is it any way to change this picture on me? It’s an 15 years old picture, I have several other personal reason why I would like to change this picture. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bence_Fliegauf.jpg#mw-jump-to-license What is the shortest way to change the picture above to this one?

https://cultura.hu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fliegauf-bence-k.jpg

Thank you for your time! Cheers, Bence Fliegauf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:1110:22C:583E:1C75:90C1:ED55:AEA1 (talk) 07:19, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Benedek Fliegauf - very poorly sourced BLP - 57.140.16.27 (talk) 17:28, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

• create a login and use it.
• take a selfie. That way, you are the photographer and you own the copyright and can claim the image as "own work".
• use the upload wizard to create a new file on Commons.
• update articles that use the old image to instead use the new image.

-Arch dude (talk) 17:21, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi IP 2A00:1110:22C:583E:1C75:90C1:ED55:AEA1. Just going to add that before you try replacing any photos (even after following the steps laid out above by Arch dude), you might want to consider creating an WP:ACCOUNT and following the advice given in WP:DECLARECOI so that other users don't simply mistake you for some random IP account randomly changing the main infobox photo of an article. I also suggest that you try and make the photo as encyclopedic looking as possible because anything too wild might end up being removed by another editor. Photos are like text content in the sense that they too are subject to WP:CONSENSUS and disagreements over them will need to be resolved through article talk page discussion per WP:DR. A simple headshot showing how you look today should be more than sufficient. In addition, you should upload the file to Wikimedia Commons (see c:COM:UPLOAD and c:COM:L for more details on that) since that makes it easier for others to reuse the photo. You should also make sure you leave a clearly worded edit summary explaining that it's you adding the photo and why you're adding it when you actually add the photo to the article. The more transparent you're about things, then less likely you're going to find yourself running into problems. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:21, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

What if i'm editing at the same time as another person

And then what happens if I click save after the other Abdullah raji (talk) 16:33, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

See Help:Edit conflict, @Abdullah raji. Sometimes the software can reconcile your changes and publish the later edit; sometimes you'll need to resolve the conflict manually. 57.140.16.27 (talk) 16:47, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Inevitably, this happens not infrequently. One tip is: every time before you hit "Publish", copy your new text to your clipboard so that if there's a conflict you don't need to type it all out from scratch again. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 5.68.252.202 (talk) 05:42, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

How to connect Uwe Holmer to the Spanish and German counterparts?

I recently created an article about Uwe Holmer and I know there are existing articles about him in Spanish and German. However, if you go to languages, it does not list either. When I click "add language", it only talks about changing the interface of Wikipedia, not connecting articles in different languages to each other. Thanks for any help given! ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 17:16, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

@HistoryTheorist: This link magically occurs in Wikidata. A bot named "Pi Bot" added your new English article to the Wikidata item some time today. It takes awhile for this to propagate back out to the various affected Wikipedias. -Arch dude (talk) 17:26, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

::Okay, let the waiting games commence! ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 17:41, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Never mind, the bot did its work. Thanks anyway. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 17:42, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

For reference: one can also login to Wikidata and manually add a link for a newly published (or accepted) article. If there is an existing Wikidata "Item" which corresponds to the article (in this case d:Q1634260), it's very straightforward (scroll to the bottom of item page; select wiki; select article; "publish" – voilà. (The process is slightly more complex if the item doesn't already exist, although new item creation is relatively simple to learn too.) Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 18:32, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

listing a dune buggy

listing a dune buggy, how do I list it?? With pictures? Aviationmetalsmith (talk) 17:34, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

This isn't a place to list things for sale. This is a project to write an encyclopedia. If you want to write an encyclopedia article about a dune buggy, and have significant coverage in independent reliable sources to summarize, an article may be possible, but will be challenging. Please see Your First Article. 331dot (talk) 17:40, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

How to delete articles?

How do I nominate an article for deletion Keysbutschool (talk) 18:54, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. TSventon (talk) 19:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Span not working

To add a tooltip, I added a span with title to my signature, which gives something like this. Apparently, it works well around the last three words of the preceding sentence, as it does in de.wp (such as here). Why does it not work in my signature here? It's not because it is surrounded by   ( like this ), because this works fine. ◅ Sebastian Helm  🗨 21:33, 19 October 2023 (UTC) After some more experimentation, I noticed that it doesn't always work on de.wp, either. But when it doesn't it behaves differently from en.wp: It shows nothing at all, not even the usual file context menu. After refreshing the page it behaves as intended. ◅ Sebastian Helm  🗨 21:40, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

@SebastianHelm: It works for me in Firefox. Your signature span with a title is around an image and not around text. I don't know what "the usual file context menu" is but maybe it's something your browser adds on an image with a file link. File:Blue and yellow ribbon UA.png has a license which requires a link for attribution. File:Blue and yellow ribbon.svg does not require it so |link= is allowed to disable the link. Does this work as you want: . As a possible bonus, it actually looks blue and yellow for me while your signature image looks green to my eyes at that resolution. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:38, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@sebastianhelm: unfortunately for you, images are not allowed in signatures. ltbdl (talk) 03:16, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you. I'm sorry that I missed that note about images, which is even bold in the preferences page. ◅ Sebastian Helm 🗨 04:53, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

October 20

Help correct the reference of 2004 Opening ceremony Athens Olympics

I need help here to correct and fix the Opening Ceremony of Athens 2004 Olympics. I just put in the reference. 108.21.67.83 (talk) 01:54, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

 Fixed. Reference name was used more than once, which caused the error. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 02:00, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much. 108.21.67.83 (talk) 02:03, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Martineau family

Ref number 15 is in red - I cannot fix - bad device. Please fix if you can. Sorry 115.70.23.77 (talk) 03:25, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

It has "access-date=20 October 20233". I fixed it, but it should be easy for you to do next time. Also, please read WP:CITETRIM, one brief sentence does not need six references. RudolfRed (talk) 04:03, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

oops, typo I missed a word in my reply! RudolfRed (talk) 04:06, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Setting up an alternate acccount

Hi, I've set up an alternate account for edits when not on my main laptop. I like to test on mobile device and old computers, but I don't want to go log in to a bunch of random devices or stay logged in on my phone. So I tend to make small corrections as an IP. As I've been around, I've come to see many users create an alt, and I've seen a lot of people express the idea that there is something inherently fishy about logged out editing. I have several questions even after reading about alts:

1. Is there anything specific I need to do to edit with an alt? I've chosen a similar user name, put a notice, and linked both of my talk pages to each other.
2. Am I meant to fold my old IP edits into the alt account somehow? If you check the most recent edit on NotLD[2]: that's me and all other edits under that IP are also me.
3. Can I participate in discussions with the alt? I made it for small fixes, so this will likely not come up. I just want to make sure that I understand. I think if I want to participate in an RfC or AfD, I'm meant to not use this account, since it could appear as bonus person?

Sorry for the confusion, Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 05:15, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

From my general experience (others may point you to specific policies):

1. You have done exactly the right things – you have a good reason for having two accounts, and you have made their connection completely clear.

2. It isn't possible to combine IP edits into a named account, but you can if you wish mention on either or both of your User pages what IP(s) you have previously used, although this might compromise your anonimity if it's a fixed IP you still have, so you don't have to.

3. In such discussions, you can use either account, BUT you should only use one in any specific discussion or linked discussions.

Hope this helps, and links by others to written policies welcomed. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 5.68.252.202 (talk) 05:37, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 06:05, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

What are the rules....

where is the specials... 2603:6080:82F0:740:80F0:2A2D:873A:D504 (talk) 05:52, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

For the Specials, see The Specials. If you have something else in mind, please describe it, lucidly. -- Hoary (talk) 07:08, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Are you looking for the Wikipedia:RULES? Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:07, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Lost account access

Hello. I used to edit a lot of Wikipedia articles but have been away from it for a few years. I've forgotten my account password and the email address no longer exists -- the whole domain was closed by the company. How would I go about regaining access to my account? I remember an old password, though that must not have been the last one I used. Many thanks 2A02:6B60:E363:0:DD7:DBBE:9EBD:D690 (talk) 09:21, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

yeah, we can't help you here. you can create a new account, noting the username of the previous account on the new account's userpage. ltbdl (talk) 12:02, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

To expand on ltbdl's reply, it's not that we don't want to help you: it is technically impossible to recover an account where the password has been lost and there is no valid email attached to it. That's why ltbdl suggested creating a new account. ColinFine (talk) 13:09, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

There have been cases with a large edit count or elevated user rights where somebody with server access set a new mail address for an account if a user made a request at Phabricator with strong evidence it was their account. There are no standard criteria for it and English Wikipedia administrators like me cannot do it. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:41, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Link

Added a name to a list, and I was able to get the name to link but the band associated shows up on Wikipedia as; Raspberries (band), if I leave out ‘band’ it just links to a page about the fruit. If I add band in parentheses it says page not created. Tamastein (talk) 13:24, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Here is how to do a link (click edit to see the markup): Raspberries (band). If you don't want the word 'band' to appear, write Raspberries. Girth Summit _(blether) 13:27, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@Tamastein - The link to the band Raspberries in the Open-handed drumming article is correctly formatted. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 14:08, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

To close a discussion

I opened a discussion by creating new section in talk page of an article. Now that I was satisfied to close discussion. Can I do it? And if YES then what is the template. I seen below my section an edit request was closed using a edit request answered template. Is their any such template to close a discussion?? Thanks in advance! `~ᴀɴᴋʀᴀᴊ ɢɪʀɪ🎇✨ 14:56, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

There is no formal process required to close a discussion on a talk page, unless it is already formal in some way (such as an WP:RFC).

Often, people simply stop posting to a discussion. But you can use a template such as {{resolved mark}} ( Resolved) if you wish. See Template:Close for a list of such templates. ColinFine (talk) 19:44, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

People from Mallemort cat

Hi Folks!!, I created this category. I don't know if its correctly formed. I found four people who were from that town. If somebody could take a look at it. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 19:34, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: [[:Category:People from Mallemort]]. --ColinFine (talk) 19:47, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

University president

I am in the communications department at the University of the District of Columbia and need to add our President to wikipedia. Can you please assist? Ashantai1983 (talk) 19:40, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

To add to what Arch dude says: first, thank you for asking, rather than just ploughing in and trying it. Secondly, I recommend you read BOSS first. ColinFine (talk) 20:06, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@Ashantai1983: Sure!

• Mandatory first step: declare you status as a paid editor: see WP:PAID
• Read several ariticles here on similar subjects as yours: (university presidents) to get a feel for the proper tone and format.
• Make certain that your subject is notable by our definition. Notability is the only absolute requirement for a Wikipedia article. See WP:N. Do not skip this step.
• Gather references that establish notability. Your university web site is not by itself sufficient, because it is not "independent of the subject".
• Proceed to WP:YFA
• Come back here if you have further questions.

-Arch dude (talk) 20:01, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Party apportionment diagrams

Is there a generally recognized order in sorting party apportionment diagrams on legislative articles. Pages on French parliaments seem to order the diagrams ideologically (left-wing to right-wing). Diagrams I create go by majority to minority (left to right). I figured I'd make sure if one is more common than the other before creating a bunch more. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 20:45, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

• 
  Sorted ideologically
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  Sorted by majority

I would think left to right in Europe. Previous graphics could also suggest a format. The Left–right political spectrum was apparently invented in France. TSventon (talk) 22:17, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

October 21

Miracle at Manchester

I registered the wikipedia page Miracle at Manchester and when I looked someone else was in control of the page. How is that possible? Faith & Family (talk) 01:12, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

You didn't 'register' anything. You edited an existing article. An article which like any other is open to edits from multiple contributors. And given the largely unsourced and clearly promotional nature of your edits, the subsequent revert seems appropriate. If you wish to discuss this further, I suggest you do so on the article talk page. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:17, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Creating a page

How do I create a page for a notable person? Violet Windsor (talk) 02:04, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

User:Violet Windsor, the first thing you'll want to do is to ensure the sources you have for the biography you wish to write meet the golden criteria: reliable sources, independent of the subject, providing significant coverage. Please know that this is what "notable" means on Wikipedia. It's a word about sourcing, not fame or importance. You may find WP:BACKWARDS a good simple introduction, and if you believe your subject to meet the sourcing requirements mentioned, see Help:Your first article for the remaining steps. If your subject is still living, WP:BLP will also apply. Best luck and happy editing! Folly Mox (talk) 02:47, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

@Violet Windsor: First, make sure you understand the Wikipedia definition of notability: See WP:N. Notability is the only absolute requirement for an article. If your subject is not notable, you will be wasting a lot of your time and some of ours, so don't skip this step. Next, find published reliable sources (WP:RS) that document this notability. Then read some of our articles that are about people more or less like your subject to get a feel for the proper tone and format. After all that, proceed to WP:YFA. -Arch dude (talk) 02:51, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Serious problem

If mortadella, bresaola, ricotta and others are world-famous foods, why are they listed in italics on the page salumi? I have noticed that in the English Wikipedia the italics for Italian foods are either put in completely at random or omitted when needed. JackkBrown (talk) 02:22, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Sometimes setting non-English terms in oblique is applied inconsistently, yes. Folly Mox (talk) 02:38, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Provinces of Italy

On the Provinces of Italy page, there are both upper and lowercase "Provinces" in the list (e.g.: "province of Arezzo", and "Province of Naples"). Could someone very kindly fix this for all the provinces of Italy? Thanks in advance. JackkBrown (talk) 03:05, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Error

If I select the wikilink Vasto from another page (in my case, brudet) the preview shows "City in Rome" (Vasto is in Abruzzo, not Rome). JackkBrown (talk) 03:18, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Martineau family

I have added a file of the crest of the Martineau family - on a chair - (top of article). Perhaps it should be on the right hand side of the page. Please can you get a close up of the crest to replace the one I just uploaded - the crest on the seat is what is important. Thank you58.179.137.31 (talk) 03:24, 21 October 2023 (UTC)