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March 5

message received today 5 MAR 2020

"Hello, I'm Tolly4bolly. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Boisdale, Victoria have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Tolly4bolly 09:25, 8 November 2019 (UTC)"

I have never contributed to wikipedia and am not registered with wikipedia in any way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.152.106.78 (talk) 23:33, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

That message is dated November 2019. IP addresses can be assigned to different computers at different times. You can avoid things like this by creating an account, so that only your edits are attributed to you. See WP:ACCOUNT for other reasons a registered account may be a good idea. RudolfRed (talk) 23:44, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

1.152.106.78, that message was probably written because someone else made edits to Boisdale, Victoria from the same IP address as you. The IP address is probably shared, so it's being used from multiple computers, which do not necessarily have to be in the same location. This IP address is all Wikipedia knows about who made the edits, so it can't know whether it was the same actual person. JIP | Talk 13:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

valve turning

howdy, i don't do much on wikipedia, though i love it. i was shocked that i couldn't find a page for valve turning. it could become vitally important information for people to have, especially if our politics fails to produce a democratic nation this election cycle (PS, referring to USA). how could i request a new page? thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.192.242.192 (talk) 01:09, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

You can request an article(not just "page") at Requested Articles, but the backlog is so severe that it might never be done. If you have independent reliable sources with significant coverage of the subject, you would be better off creating the article yourself using Articles for Creation(though you should read Your First Article. 331dot (talk) 01:24, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

the following page needs attention but I don't know how to use this website

"China Foundation for the Alleviation of Policy" is a textbook example of what a wikipedia entry should not be. I was surprised when I found out it had been posted in 2011 (maybe early 20002, but again, I can hardly navigate the editing process, so I'm not sure), edited in the last few years. There was what looked to be one comment in the talk section pleading for the entry to not receive a "speedy deletion". It was all very...odd. What I wrote (which I accidently entered on the editing page) was that the entire posting read like an advertisement. It needs citations, facts and data. Its adjectives and superlatives sound like hyperbole and the first person singular, throughout, is not only poor writing for an encyclopedia, but it directly contradicts one of the arguments in the talk section's comment: that the writers are not employed by the company, nor Chinese, but rather students from Singapore writing a class assignment on little-known Chinese organisations whose very legitimacy hangs on the entry not being deleted, but rather assisted by edits from others in the community. Seems like these 'students' could have at least attempted to clean it up since 2011! Again, very odd. It is even cross-referenced on a link under the wikipedia entry 'GONGOs' 71.11.254.3 (talk) 04:19, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

I assume you mean China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. General Ization ^Talk 04:21, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

I agree – almost all its many sections are unreferenced. Maproom (talk) 08:32, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

In my opinion the article should be deleted entirely, but I'm willing to give it time to improve. It's overwhelmingly promotional, with hardly any references. By far the most of the text was written by two editors, neither of whom has edited any other article. It was nominated for speedy deletion at the age of six minutes but that was contested, and now it's been there for nine years without much improvement. JIP | Talk 09:52, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Restore Account

Hi, My old account was User:Boothsift where I have new page reviewer, pending changes reviewer, and rollback rights. Is it possible if I could regain my rights on this account? I have attempted to restore my account by emailing Wikimedia to no avail and this was their suggestion.

Thank you, --Boothsift New (talk) 05:42, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Boothsift New, as permissions are granted by admins, and I imagine there has to be some way to confirm the accounts are connected, you might want to post this onto wp:AN. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 09:08, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Please remove my account

This is to complex for me. I thank the two people who responded but editing is not for me if I have to add publishing citations for a theatre production in London (when it was advertised in all the UK and London papers) and/or constantly refer to American sources. I copied the wording of the previous RSC production tha thad no source publication. Why would the RSC need this? Perhaps this is the difference between the UK and USA. I am grateful this was pointed out but I do not wish to be a wiki editor. Please remove my account. Thanks --Mrs Nemo (talk) 08:22, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

We don't (and cannot) remove accounts. Just stop using it. Meters (talk) 08:24, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Why would material added to any article need to have a reliable, published source? This is explained in "WP:OR" and elsewhere (and there is no difference between UK and US practice). Wikipedia in no way values US over British sources (although it values good sources from any nation over not-so-good sources from any other nation). Everything you have written in Wikipedia (for example, your comment immediately above) is licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL. Removing your account wouldn't be compatible with either, and therefore your account can't be removed. If you don't wish to edit Wikipedia, that's a pity; however, the solution is simple: don't edit Wikipedia. -- Hoary (talk) 08:38, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

It seems to me that the reviews in the British papers(especially the Times, the Guardian or the Independent) or even the adverts would be good references although I would be willing to be corrected on the latter.Spinney Hill (talk) 09:17, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Spinney Hill: - the reviews in major publications like those would be excellent sources. The adverts would definitely not be as fundamentally non-independent Nosebagbear (talk) 10:04, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

• OP might be interested in filing a request for WP:VANISH. Deleting accounts is not possible, renaming them is. 84.250.17.211 (talk) 15:44, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Need help formatting (Frege: Philosophy of Language)

Hello, I need help with the citations at Frege: Philosophy of Language. The article has three citations currently - Lowe 2005, Lowe 2017, and Scruton 1994. The second two are working properly - when you click on them, they take you to the relevant source in the "Bibliography" section. In the case of the first citation (Lowe 2005), for some reason this doesn't happen. I have no idea why. Can anyone show me how to fix this? Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 10:51, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

The {{cite book}} needed ref=harv. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:05, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. Apparently I just wasn't looking carefully enough. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 11:06, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Help me please

The page I want to upload is rejected even if I am within the standards of the community, the admin that is deleting the page is not giving me any reason for this. It is a wiki page of a very well known Romanian Booking agent. What should I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexandruN1 (talk • contribs) 14:32, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

AlexandruN1 Other than the above comment, there are no other edits associated with your account, deleted or otherwise, so I am unable to look at your draft to give you feedback. Could you link to it? 331dot (talk) 14:40, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@331dot

it's about this last update I've written for the official Wikipedia page of Radu Groza

https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radu_Groza https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discu%C8%9Bie_Utilizator:AlexandruN1#%E2%96%A0%E2%96%A0_V%C4%83_rug%C4%83m%2C_nu_mai_crea%C8%9Bi_pagini_nepotrivite — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexandruN1 (talk • contribs) 15:36, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

AlexandruN1 This is the Help Desk for the English Wikipedia; you will have to seek assistance on the version of Wikipedia those drafts are on. 331dot (talk) 15:39, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

{{convert}}

If I want to convert half a mile to kilometres, the template results in zero point five miles (0.80km); is there any way of avoiding the clumsy "zero point five" and getting "half a mile", d'you think? ——SN54129 15:07, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Serial Number 54129:{{convert|1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} gives one-half mile (0.80 km). Not quite what you were looking for, though. Cheers ⌘ _hugarheimur 15:55, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Torana, thanks for that—yes, it's not "perfect" (what is!), but it's certainly better, far better, than what I had. Thanks very much for the swift response and help, it's greatly appreciated! ——SN54129 21:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Ti Linn cafe website link

Hi There,

I recently tried to add a link to the Slieve League section of wikipedia https://www.slieveleague.com/tilinncafe but it got removed.

I want to provide information on Ti Linn cafe as it is a great addition to sleive league and its surround areas. Can you please let me know why this happened and how I can add the link in for future references?

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Kind regards, Jennifer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JenniferTD123 (talk • contribs) 15:50, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

JenniferTD123 You didn't just try to add a link, your text was a blatant advertisement. Please understand that Wikipedia is not a place to just provide information. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state about subjects. Wikipedia is also not a place to just post links to anything and everything associated with a subject. 331dot (talk) 15:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Need your advice (article)

I have found Isabel Marant's name - a famous fashion designer, definitely notable - among red links. There's a page for her eponymous fashion brand - Isabel Marant. I was wondering should I create a separate page for her biography (Isabel Marant (designer)) or add it to the brands page? If it's the latter - should the article be renamed? Can you please help me on this. Thank you in advance! Less Unless (talk) 18:06, 5 March 2020 (UTC) P.S. The information I have gathered is more than a stub-amount (in case it matters). Less Unless (talk) 18:09, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

There's two ways to handle it, and I can't really decide how, because I don't have a background. Obviously, we want two different articles (one on the company, one on the person, similar to how Charles Schwab Corporation is a different article than Charles R. Schwab. Naming could be tricky here, but we have a few options we could go with:

• Per WP:NATURALDIS, does the fashion house have a more formal name, like "Isabel Marant, Inc." or "Isabel Marant, LLC" or something like that? Using a more formal name provides a natural way to distinguish between the person and the corporation, and we could move the current article to THAT name, and use the unadorned name for the person. Alternately, if Isabel Marant had a middle name or middle initial, perhaps that could be used to naturally disambiguate her name from that of the company.
• We could use parenthetical disambiguation, calling one of them, say, Isabel Marant (designer) and leaving the other at the company, or calling one Isabel Marant (fashion house), and leaving the bio at the unadorned name.

Regardless of which way we go, we generally want to place the more recognizable entity at the unadorned name, with a hatnote to point to the other name, in case people were looking for the other entity. If it's a "close call" or it isn't clear which way to go, WP:BOLD advises to just do what you think is best, and if no one objects, carry on. --Jayron32 20:08, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jayron32: thanks you so much, very helpful! I'll go through the to-do you mentioned, look at the similar cases in fashion and make a decision. Thanks again!Less Unless (talk) 21:23, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Changing the title/name of an entry

Hello!

I'd like to put in a request to change the title/headline for the "National Board of Medical Examiners" entry to simply "NBME." This matches our new website nbme.org.

Best,

Nicole Fortuna — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.207.85.8 (talk) 18:29, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Nicole: Has the name of the organization changed, or just the branding on the website? I ask because when I go to http://nbme.org I can see clearly, at the bottom of the page where it says "Have any questions", the full name of the organization is spelled out. It seems to me, based on that, that the organization name is still "National Board of Medical Examiners", and that the abbreviated name is just used to make the website easier to find. Can you clarify or show us any documentation that shows that the organization has changed its name? --Jayron32 18:34, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

(ec) You may make a request at requested moves, but unless the abbreviation is now the most common name of the organization, I'm not sure such a request will be accepted.

Since you represent the organization, please review conflict of interest and paid editing for information on some required disclosures you must make. 331dot (talk) 18:37, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

• Also note that NBME is a redirect (created in January). Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 11:52, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

hyperlink changed

I accidentally clicked on a hyperlink and now it doesn't present a drop-down description on the link. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.181.194.40 (talk) 20:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Please be more specific. Which link on which page? PrimeHunter (talk) 12:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

• In case you are talking about page previews (= the pop-up when you hover over a link), see mw:Page_Previews#Enable/Disable. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 12:25, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

my article could not get any publishment process since more than 1 month

Hi There,

I think I am sure that my article has no problem and fits the regulations and rules of wikipedia, however it did not get any publication process.

Could you check it for me, I posted the link below

My best regards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Intellectualwriter/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intellectualwriter (talk • contribs) 21:11, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Intellectualwriter: That reads more like a resume than an encyclopedia article. I suggest looking at WP:YFA for guidance on how to create an article and then you can use the wizard there to create a draft for review. RudolfRed (talk) 21:16, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Intellectualwriter: You might also try this guide on how to write articles that won't be rejected. Ian.thomson (talk) 21:54, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

March 6

for clarification

I put a clarification in:

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

curprev 20:33, 27 February 2020‎ Vmavanti talk contribs‎ 7,973 bytes -122‎ Undid revision 942936578 by Thoughtmatters (talk) Please see Wikipedia documentation for how to do such things, thanks undothank Tag: Undo

curprev 20:16, 27 February 2020‎ Thoughtmatters talk contribs‎ m 8,095 bytes +122‎ Undid undo. It is necessary since both individuals have very similar name and same occupation. If you feel it's in wrong place, please move it. Thanks. undo Tag: Undo

and twice had it removed by Vmavanti, a longtime contributor. I am only an occasional corrector and do not wish to become a Wikipedia expert right now. I just want the correction/clarification in the article. Can someone direct me to what Vmavanti refers to in Wikipedia documentation?, or simply move the clarification to adhere to Wikipedia standards? Thanks.

Thoughtmatters (talk) 21:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't see a reason to provide any clarification. The Rachel Price that you keep mentioning is quite different from the Rachael Price that we have an article for. When we have an article on Rachel Price, then we can add a disambiguation tag at the top of the article. But until then, I don't see a reason for pointing out a different person who doesn't seem notable enough for an article here at Wikipedia just yet. †dismas†|^(talk) 22:20, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Thoughtmatters: There are at least twenty people in the United States named "Rachael Price" or "Rachel Price". Only one of them has a Wikipedia article. We do not "clarify" this for any of those people. We add hatnotes or or other disambiguation only when there are multiple people of the sane name with Wikipedia articles. -Arch dude (talk) 23:51, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Hatnote explains how we do it but we only do anything when a subject is mentioned in another Wikipedia article a reader may be looking for. A hatnote should always link a Wikipedia page and never an external website. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:02, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Restore Wikipedia

Hey, there One of my client's who is an author, his Wikipedia page was active until someone mishandled it. Now it is under draft. Need an assist on this because he is a reputed person in the country with Highest citizen award nomination in 2019. Kindly look into the matter so that we can speed up the process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quaff.ads (talk • contribs) 11:13, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Quaff.ads There are no other edits associated with your account other than the above, so I can't look at the draft without knowing what it is. In addition, you will need to read and formally comply with the conflict of interest and paid editing policies. 331dot (talk) 11:15, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Quaff.ads is now indefinitely blocked. Maproom (talk) 12:47, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

how do I create my wikipedia page

how do I create my wikipedia page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brad roe (talk • contribs) 18:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Brad roe, if you are wanting to write an autobiography, please don't. Have a read of Wikipedia:Autobiography; We have encyclopedic articles here, that have to be based solely on what reliable sources have published, and it is very difficult to do this about yourself. Additionally, even if they were to be able to write about themselves in accordance with all policies and norms, most people aren't notable enough to have an article. Our inclusion criteria is that any subject must have recieved significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the topic, which most people haven't. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 18:09, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

@Brad roe: If you are instead thinking about a user page, see WP:USERPAGE. That's your page for interacting with other Wikipedia editors as you help us build the biggest and best encyclopedia on earth. -Arch dude (talk)

Brad roe, it's clear from what you wrote in your sandbox (but now is deleted) that you wanted to create a CV. If you still want to do this, then give up, because any attempt will be deleted. This is an encyclopedia, not a jobs-wanted or similar web service. (Incidentally, you may misunderstand Arch dude's post immediately above as saying that you can post a CV on your user page. You cannot.) -- Hoary (talk) 03:56, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

My Wikipedia Page is not showing in Google Search Results

Hello Team,

My newly created wiki page is not showing in Google Search Results.

Could you please tell me why ?

Regards, Dipti Vyas — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srscab34 (talk • contribs) 18:07, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Srscab34, pages are only indexed by search engines once they have been reviewed by a new page reviewer, or once 90 days have passed without review. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 18:11, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Srscab34 You have edited your user page, which is not article space and not indexed by search engines. It is a place for you to introduce yourself to the Wikipedia community in the context of your Wikipedia use.

To create an article, you should use the Articles for Creation process. However, your username tells me that you are associated with the company you are writing about. Please read about conflict of interest and paid editing as you have some required disclosures to make. You should also change your username to be more individualistic at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. Please also review Your First Article as successfully writing a new article (not just a mere "page") is the hardest task to undertake here. 331dot (talk) 18:12, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

@Srscab34: you also created a draft article. If you submit that draft for review, it will be declined, because it does not demonstrate that its subject is a notable organization by our definition: see WP:NCORP. Please read Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability). If you force the draft into main space as an article, it will be deleted, for the same reasons. I speculate that the subject is not notable, but I could be wrong: See WP:AMOUNT. -Arch dude (talk) 18:22, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Volunteer Response Team

Hello,
I would be interested in joining the Volunteer Response Team. Do you need to be an administrator to join the team? What are the steps necessary to join? Interstellarity (talk) 18:29, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

@Interstellarity: Thanks for wanting to help. Check out Wikipedia:Volunteer_Response_Team and [1] for more information about the team and how to sign up. Being an admin or other special rights is needed for some of the tasks, but non-admins can handle other tasks. RudolfRed (talk) 19:27, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

@RudolfRed: Thank you. I will look into it. Interstellarity (talk) 19:51, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

March 7

Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Please help - I have accidently added a HUGE file at the top of this page.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mill_Hill_Chapel_Leeds_D_(27).JPG

The file needs to be MUCH smaller and slightly straightened up if that's possible. Also, please add as a caption below the file:

Middleton men wed their fiancés at the Leeds Mill Hill Chapel; "Mrs William Middleton" being the niece of Lord Airedale, the chapel's chief benefactor in the years prior to World War I

Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 00:43, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Srbernadette Done - I added the |px=300 and |right parameters to shrink and right justify. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 01:35, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

ref number 21 is hopeless because my computer stalled. Please fix up if you can 0- I'm sorry 2001:8003:D857:6601:B092:195D:95D8:4325 (talk) 02:29, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Added missing title to ref. MB 02:45, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

ref number 17 is in the red and I cannot fix it on my phone. Please help and I am sorry 175.33.49.35 (talk) 06:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Ref number 17 is in the red and I cannot fix it on my phone. Please help and I am sorry 175.33.49.35 (talk) 06:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

 Fixed The isbn parameter accepts either the 10-digit or the 13-digit ISBN, but not both. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:32, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Ref number 22 doesn't have the date of the actual article in the citation - I cannot do it now. Please fix and thanks so much. 175.33.49.35 (talk) 09:50, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

 Done Maproom (talk) 09:59, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

You have been told countless times not to start new sections with duplicate titles but you continue to do it. Editors have been extremely kind to you and have merged the sections, but if you continue to do this it is likely that the new sections will merely be deleted. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:06, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Cecil Middleton

Please place the words Cecil Middleton INSIDE the accompanying info box on the right hand side. Thanks so much 2001:8003:D857:6601:B092:195D:95D8:4325 (talk) 00:55, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

The text goes above by default. I'm not sure it can be moved or deleted. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 01:43, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Please delete the man's name which is sitting awkwardly above the box. It looks all wrong to me and is a mistake I think. Thanks - 175.33.49.35 (talk) 06:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

That is normal for an infobox for a cricketer. See e.g. W. G. Grace.   Maproom (talk) 08:03, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes, the general {{Infobox}} both has parameters for a heading above and inside the box. It varies what subject-specific infoboxes do. {{Infobox cricketer}} places it above the box. Template talk:Infobox cricketer would be the place to request a change. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:58, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

I have Global IP block exemptions. Why can't I edit English Wikipedia through VPN?

last few days, when I was trying to edit enwp through VPN, I was found blocked from editing for my IP. It shouldn't happen because I have "Global IP block exemptions" should provent those thing happens. The following is the reason gived to me:

The reason given is: There are multiple blocks against your account and/or IP address. Start of block: 07:10, 7 March 2020 Expiration of longest block: 04:16, 31 January 2022 Relevant block IDs: #931733X, #931733X (your IP address may also be blacklisted) Your current IP address is 15X.XX.XXX.X. Please include all above details in any queries you make.

Here is my issue, and hoping someone can help, THX燃玉 (talk) 07:40, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

燃玉, Global IP block exemption only applies to globally applied IP blocks. Any IP block applied locally on the English Wikipedia require local IP block exemption, which for some reason is much more difficult to acquire than Global IPBE.

To get local IPBE, contact checkuser-en-wwikipedia.org. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 08:36, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you all very much!燃玉 (talk) 13:18, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Blocked IP address

Hello

We are running a Wikipedia training and editathon for WikiGap 2020 in Kampala, Uganda. [2]

The new users are not able to create accounts because the account it blocked.

Can someone help us to unblock the IP address so we can continue with the editathon.

Kateregga1 (talk) 08:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Kateregga1, please ask at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, where you should get a quick response. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 08:32, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

hello, please can you assist on how to add information on here please, regards chris

hello, please can you assist on how to add information on here please, regards chris — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChrisParfitt (talk • contribs) 13:41, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

ChrisParfitt What information do you wish to add? 331dot (talk) 13:43, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

WP:Tutorial may help. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:56, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

How to delete account?

After reviewing the process for comment and the articles in Wikipedia I wish to delete my account. A quick scan did not reveal the process for account deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NDVDUL (talk • contribs) 15:02, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

NDVDUL For legal and technical reasons, accounts cannot be deleted; if you no longer wish to edit, just abandon your account. 331dot (talk) 15:09, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Is there any particular reason you no longer wish to edit that we might be able to help you with? 331dot (talk) 15:11, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

NDVDUL, you can't delete your account but if you want to change your username, you can make a request for changing your username from here.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 15:48, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Creating an article

Would it be appropriate to create an article about the 2030 United States Census or should I wait a while before creating it? Can you check for sources please? Interstellarity (talk) 16:45, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Interstellarity: It looks as though the 2020 article existed only as a redirect until 2016, so probably much too early yet. And if you can't find sources (yourself) then that would also indicate that an article is not yet warranted. Eagleash (talk) 19:02, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Eagleash: Thank you for the reply. Interstellarity (talk) 19:04, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Eagleash: I have another question, but it's unrelated to this question. I would let people know to ping me in their replies so that I get the message like I did in my signature. Does my signature look OK and does it need work? Interstellarity (talk) Don't forget to ping me in your replies and sign at the end of your message. 19:20, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Interstellarity: It all seems fine to me. Just between you and I, the helpful hints for editors who have been around for several years are a bit unnecessary. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 19:47, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@Interstellarity: I concur. The people who don't ping you either do so intentionally or don't know how, so adding the additional weight to your sig doesn't seem like it would do much except possibly annoy those who have to parse it. If you think it's necessary, I'd suggest abbreviating it and maybe using a different, and maybe smaller, font (with due respect for accessibility, of course). —[AlanM1(talk)]— 22:08, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@AlanM1: What is your recommendation: keeping it in my signature or deleting it? Interstellarity (talk) Don't forget to ping me in your replies and sign at the end of your message. 23:52, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

@AlanM1: Did you receive my ping? Interstellarity (talk) Don't forget to ping me in your replies and sign at the end of your message. 01:44, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

@Interstellarity: Yes. I'd remove it. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 01:47, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

@AlanM1:  Done Interstellarity (talk) 01:58, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

list languages, TV show - infobox formatting

see Homeland (season 8). can't get the infobox to behave. I tried using "infobox film", but nothing works. take inglorious Basterds as an example where plainlist is used to list multiple languages and it works fine. help!! "Infobox television season" is not getting the job done!!! thanks. skakEL 16:50, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi Skakkle looks like Primhunter already fixed this for you. It was due to a missing closure bracket. I'm not sure two infoboxes is a particularly good idea, it might be worth asking at WP:TV to see if it's suitable to have the field inside of {{Infobox television season}} Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:05, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Alarmist Lies

Wikipedia promotes the “climate change “ FRAUD”. So much for freedom of speech — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.228.78.208 (talk) 17:56, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

For those who don't like facts, there's always https://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page - it might be more to your tastes.

Obviously of no connection to us, or the foundation. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 18:46, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

The internet is vast, there are many places you can write that doesn't have WP:s policies and guidelines. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:59, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Neutral point of view for our policy. Note the policy does not require that views are presented equally if one view has more support in sources. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:07, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't think you understand freedom of speech. The Wikipedia servers are in the United states and are therefore protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech. The WMF can put whatever they want on these servers (subject to a few constraints like copyright and libel laws). If you have a web site of your own, you can do the same on your web site. You cannot control what we put on our web site, and we cannot control what you put on your web site. Excersizing freedom of speech, WMF chooses to host a consensus-based crowdsourced encyclopedia, and we insist on the use of reliable sources (WP:RS) on this site. Other web sites, exercising their freedom of speech, can and do implement other policies. -Arch dude (talk)

Change the name of "adam's bridge" to "ram setu"

Wikipedia is hurting the sentiment of many hindus living around the world because there is no adam's bridge. We dont believe in adam or eve we just wanted it you guys to change the name as soon as possible. Else i will complain against Wikipedia in the "SUPREME COURT OF INDIA" If you don't want to face any kind of law suit change the name of it atleast on indian server.[angry] [infureated] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.69.35.195 (talk) 19:13, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Firstly, please read wp:no legal threats, and also consider we're the world's 13th largest website, and so you probably wouldn't have much luck; we have quite good lawyers.

But, our article title policy states we should use commonly recognisable names (wp:UCRN). The name most used for something in reliable sources is what we use. In the case of Adam's Bridge, that is the most commonly used name; alternative names are given in the lead. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 19:17, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Cf. the article Adam's Peak, and its talk page which faces a regul request for the same thing based on the same misunderstanding. ——SN54129 19:56, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

We display the same articles in all countries. Talk:Adam's Bridge shows five failed suggestions to change the name. I would hope India isn't so censored that it's illegal to use a common name for a location. I would also hope the supreme court of India has better things to do with their time. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:15, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

If there is an alternate name which is commonly used, then we can create a "redirect". This means that a reader who enters that other name will be taken straight to the article transparently, and the article lists the alternate names for clarity.--Gronk Oz (talk) 22:46, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Now that I look (which I should have done before) there is already a redirect from Ram Setu to Adam's Bridge. So a reader who is familiar with that name should have no difficulty in finding the article. Within the article, the section on "Origin legends" describes the Hindu legends.--Gronk Oz (talk) 22:56, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict) That redirect already exists and has done for 13 years. This is the English language Wikipedia, and we use the name that's most common in English language sources even if it's not the local name (which is very doubtful in this case given that the Sri Lankan government specifically calls it "Adam's Bridge"); thus Germany instead of Deutschland, Greece instead of Hellas etc etc etc. The Indian Supreme Court has no interest in what we call our articles, nor would they have any jurisdiction even if they did. ‑ Iridescent 23:02, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

There are currently 30 redirects.[3] 25 of them have "Ram" in the name. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:40, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

March 8

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Ref number 2 is in the red. Please fix. Thanks 175.33.49.35 (talk) 00:19, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

• Done. But what's the deal with all the spaces? JIP | Talk 00:45, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia article name

Hi Helpdesk, 1. As an senior editor, I have been updating name to match the article file name. Is there a rule that specify it is ok to have a mismatch name? 2. An IP user follows my edits and persistently alters name to not match article changes such as Eugene P. Ruehlmann and Joe Coulombe.

Thanks, SWP13 (talk) 03:53, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

@SWP13: Before you take any other action, you should discuss this with the other editor. Start by assuming, in good faith (WP:AGF), that both of you are trying to improve the encyclopedia, and try to reach consensus on what makes the most sense. I suspect that it may be more nuanced than a simple rule. -Arch dude (talk) 05:01, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Nevertheless, there is an established convention that the full legal name begins a bio, and the article title matches the name at the top of the infobox. See MOS:FULLNAME.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:43, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Crediting articles in WP in other languages

I wanted to add to an article on a German film which is brief in the English Wikipedia, but quite full in the German one. I recall seeing others tagging and/or crediting an article from another language, but it was quite a while ago and I cannot find info on how to do this. Is it enough to write an attribution note in the edit summary? (I would also find and cite new English sources, of course.) Laterthanyouthink (talk) 05:22, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

@Laterthanyouthink: See Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia#Translating from other language Wikimedia projects. However, you cannot use a Wikipedia article as reference in another Wikipedia article. If the German article makes assertions, I assume that those assertions are cited to reliable sources. Your English article must cite those references themselves, not the German article. It's perfectly OK if those references are in German. So, you are attributing the Germain article (because it is copyrighted CC-BY-SA), but you are referencing its sources, not the article, because Wikipedia does not consider itself to be a reliable source. -Arch dude (talk) 06:18, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Great, thanks for that, Arch dude. Yes, I understand about the need for citing everything. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 06:34, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

The Tale of Two Charles's

I've just discovered that Charles James McDonnell and Charles J. McDonnell are two separate articles about the same person, and they have both existed side by side of each other for almost nine years. I wasn't sure how to go about this, or which article to fold into which. Rusted AutoParts 18:11, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

@Rusted AutoParts: I would merge to Charles J. McDonnell as that is the first name the obituaries on both articles use. Fortunately both articles are short. Wikipedia:Merging#How_to_merge should explain the process and you can always come back to the helpdesk of it doesn't. TSventon (talk) 19:20, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

having issues citing dates

trying to site this date for a website Template:Use dmy-all dates|date=09 August 2019 and it keeps saying this Template:Use dmy-all dates|date=09 August 2019. Retrieved Template:Use dmy-all dates|access-date=08 March 2020. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help) — Preceding unsigned comment added by WA.IVRaps (talk • contribs) 23:03, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

We don't use leading zeroes in Wikipedia dates; see MOS:BADDATE. --David Biddulph (talk) 00:02, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Just to clarify for other readers and situations, that is true of DMY (9 March 2020) and MDY (March 9, 2020) dates. YMD format (2020-03-09) requires them, and some templates that take separate year, month, and day values, like {{Birth date|2020|03|09}}, allow them. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 08:04, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

March 9

Centering an image in a table

Dear experts, In the article Port Pirie (Ellen Street) railway station I have placed an expandable panel titled "Port Pirie's six stations and the "multi-gauge muddle". I would like to centre the timeline graphic in the panel. I have searched extensively on how to do it, but I haven't succeeded. I'd appreciate your advice. Best wishes, SCHolar44 (talk) 00:01, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Does this edit do the trick? --David Biddulph (talk) 00:09, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Indeed it does, David. Thank you for helping me past another mental block ...  :-/ Best wishes, SCHolar44 (talk) 00:12, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020

I do not like it that HaeB is reverting my edits every month. It is not fair for the user. 68.195.141.2 (talk) 04:00, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

It appears that multiple experienced editors disagree with many of your edits. Please start a discussion with one of them on their talk page to get details. You basically never adequately explain what you are trying to do, and I cannot figure it out. You should probably create an account and then create a user page where you can tell us what you are doing. It's possible that your contributions will be valuable if they are added in a different manner: I can't tell. -Arch dude (talk) 04:54, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Remove my name and content about me on Wikipedia. Jim kahr

I do not accept this artist bio or photo page showing about myself. REMOVE the bio entry entirely and confirm. Jim kahr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimkaa (talk • contribs) 05:36, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Jimkaa: Hello, please provide a link to the article you refer to. The English Wikipedia does not appear to have an article in the name Jim Kahr. However, there is one at the German Wikipedia at [4]. Please note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia which reports on what has been written about a subject in independent reliable sources. An article will be be very unlikely to be removed because the subject does not like it, with the proviso that the content must be properly supported. Eagleash (talk) 06:01, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jimkaa: we do not have an article named "Jim kahr". What article are you referring to? -Arch dude (talk) 06:02, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jimkaa: Are you referring to the article in German Wikipedia? I'm sorry, but if it is the case then we can't intervene in the German Wikipedia, and you might like to go to the German Wikipedia. If you knew German, you might consider suggesting ways to improve it. Besides, it really isn't that well sourced. If it were in the English Wikipedia it would probably be deleted as per the Biography deletion policy, but this is in the German wikipedia, which has its own rules. I went through the policy pages, and there does not seem to be a page about BLP PROD. That page cites only your webpage and therefore is considered unreliably sourced (and would probably fail the deletion process). What would you think can be improved? You might want to voice it out at the German help desk. If you don't know German, you might want to contact one of these editors. Thanks for coming! tLoM (The Lord of Math) (Message) 07:27, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Jimkaa: You might also want to upload a better picture if you do not like that one. The picture must be licensed by the copyright holder (the photographer, not you) under the CC-BY-SA license. This requirement is why we have so many amateur pictures (like yours) instead of higher quality pictures. If you wish to pursue this, come back here when you have the picture on your computer and we can help with the rest of the process. -Arch dude (talk) 17:57, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

searching for specific non-alphanumeric characters

I am trying to perform a search for the superscript 2 character (²). Until someone edits it, this character is found in Template:Infobox Canada electoral district. Wikipedia style prefers this character be replaced by <sup>2</sup>. But before I fix Template:Infobox Canada electoral district, I was thinking, where else is this character? Based on Help:Searching#insource: it seems that the search string should be insource:/regexp/² or maybe insource:/regexp/\², but neither of those, and neither of insource:/² or insource:\² give any useful results. Is there a way to perform this search in Wikipedia, and if so, how? —Anomalocaris (talk) 07:05, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Anomalocaris: I think the correct syntax would be insource:/²/, but that's not working for me. The search indexer may have been told that the ² character isn't important enough to be indexed. I've run a small part of an AWB database scan on a copy of Wikipedia from a week ago, and have placed the results at User:John of Reading/Sandbox. I guess the full list would have about 50,000 entries. Most of the matches seem to be km² or similar units. If you'd like to see the full list I can let the scan run and post the results for you. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:29, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

John of Reading: Thanks for the info and for the database dump. —Anomalocaris (talk) 08:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Anomalocaris: Note there are other mis-used characters out there, including: ³ ¼ ½ ¾ © ™ №, as well as the dreaded MOS:CURLY quotes. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 08:17, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Amrow Hijazi

Dear Support,

I wrote an article about myself Amrow Hijazi but it says it has a conflict with my post also.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Amrownu

Can you please advice because i want to publish it

Regards ...Amrow Hijazi... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amrownu (talk • contribs) 09:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

• It is not allowed to use Wikipedia for personal advertising. JIP | Talk 12:59, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Amrownu: Since that material is inappropriate for Wikipedia (see WP:NOT), you might want to find another venue on the web. See WP:OUT. -Arch dude (talk) 18:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

HOW DO I PUBLISH MY BIO ON WIKIPEDIA

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to publish my biography on Wikipedia.

Please see the attached.

Please feel free to contact me on <e-mail address redacted>.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dapow (talk • contribs) 11:07, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

The advice against that is at WP:Autobiography. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Problem acocunt

Hello, I have stumbled upon a newly made account that, based on its username and user page, is solely an advertising account. Can someone please look into this when they get a chance. The account is User:Investingwebsite. Thanks, EDG 543 (talk) 15:59, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

EDG 543, I've tagged the user page for deletion, and reported the user at wp:aiv for being a promotional account. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 16:07, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello (again). I stumbled upon yet another spam account: User:Yashikaaa. Can it please be removed? Also, is there a way I can deal with this besides this help desk? I feel like I might be doing this a lot in the future. Thanks, EDG 543 (talk) 16:33, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

EDG 543, enable twinkle - it's in the gadgets section of your preferences.

This allows you to report to the noticeboards, and issue speedy deletion tags.

The instructions are at Wikipedia:Twinkle ~~ QRA: Alex Noble - talk 16:35, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

When are conflicts of interest declarations needed?

I noticed this recent edit at Anthropology [diff], which seemed to be trying to narrow the description of what falls within medical anthropology. The username matches a medical anthropologist, who has her own Wikipedia page (Alexandra Brewis Slade) and the account has only made three edits: the one above, one last October to the Alexandra Brewis Slade page, and just now to List of anthropologists.

The past edit was reverted long ago. My question concerns the two recent edits. I think the edit to Anthropology was done to more narrowly limit the description of medical anthropology to the research Dr. Brewis Slade undertakes. And, certainly, including one's own Wikipedia article on a list page is better done by request (even if accurate), no? Do both of these cases constitute a conflict of interest?

If so, should the list edit be reverted as well?

(Apologies for forgetting my sig!) --Pinchme123 (talk) 17:27, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Pinchme123: In my opinion an explicit COI declaration by Alex Brewis Slade is needed, and the editor should be following the COI rules WP:COI, if the user is in fact Alexandra Brewis Slade. If the user is not this person, then the user must not use that user name (see WP:username -Arch dude (talk) 18:55, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Arch dude: Thank you! I have added a note to their talk page stating as much ([diff]). --Pinchme123 (talk) 19:46, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Need to edit page German Blue Max

Need to add Franz Buchner 40 victories. Aug 17 to wars end. Reference Wikipedia page on Franz Buchner.

I have his matchbox cover with his name cut into the medal. I would like to add a picture of this personal item he carried to his bio page. Can you help? Thanks (contact info redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.186.229.178 (talk) 18:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't have time to address this question, but I stumbled across this in passing, and have redacted some personal contact info. Just a note of explanation for why your contact info was removed: This is often unwise on a public page on Wikipedia, and we generally would never reply by email/phone. Someone will be along to answer your question here, on Wikipedia, in a while. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:19, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

You may take a picture of the matchbox cover and then upload it to Wikimedia Commons, (click "upload file" on any page or click Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard to start this process) and follow the instructions. license your picture under CC-BY-SA. You can then add it to the article. -Arch dude (talk) 18:38, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

I added Franz Büchner to the list in Pour le Mérite. -Arch dude (talk) 18:48, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Farr's Law

I don't want to violate any Wikipedia rules, but shouldn't Farr's Law be an entry in Wikipedia? Farr's Law states that an epidemic usually follows a symmetrical curve that rises before subsiding. This paradigm has been used to map and study epidemic outbreaks such as AIDS, smallpox outbreaks and cattle disease.

Farr's Law of Epidemics was first formulated in 1840, and it states that the graphs of epidemics have a tendency to rise and fall in a symmetrical pattern, resembling a bell-shaped curve. William Farr was the first to propose that the forces controlling epidemics can be understood through scientific inquiry, which then may be expressed in mathematical terms. In the early 20th century, application of the theories set forth by John Brownlee enhanced the mathematical aspects of Farr's theory and suggested the bell curve configuration. Farr asserted that epidemics proceed in a pattern where new cases rise to a crest, which is then followed by a constant deceleration period.