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September 23

Media namespace

What are pages in the Media namespace written in? Are they written in wikitext? If not, what are they written in? Gioguch (talk) 02:49, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@Gioguch: I'm not aware of a "media" namespace. for media files in the "file" namespace, see help:media. For a list of namespaces, see Wikipedia:namespace. Media files are not usually "written" by humans. Instead, the are created by audio or video software. -Arch dude (talk) 03:41, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@Arch dude and Gioguch: The namespace "Media" appears to be an alias of the file namespace. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 06:01, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@Victor Schmidt mobil, Arch dude, and Gioguch: A link with the "Media:" prefix bypasses the file description page, and takes you directly to the image. Click on these links to see the difference: File:Example.jpg and Media:Example.jpg -- John of Reading (talk) 07:03, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@John of Reading, Victor Schmidt mobil, and Arch dude: So if the "Media:" prefix takes you directly to the image, then is that page written in wikitext? If not, what script is it written in? Gioguch (talk) 16:01, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, all. @Gioguch: The various media you upload into the "file" namespace can be retrieved and viewed three ways. When retrieved with the "File:" prefix into a wikipedia page using wikitext, you get an embeddable (and possibly converted) version. When retrieved into a browser window using the "File:" prefix, you get the image embedded into its description page. When using the "Media:" prefix, the image file itself is sent from the server to you browser without embellishment. The image file itself is not usually written by a human, but is generated by the appropriate image creation software (e.g., Inkscape generates SVG and the software in you digital camera generates JPEG). Images may be in any of the formats listed at Help:Files. -Arch dude (talk) 16:03, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, all. @Arch dude: Now it totally makes sense why it's not possible to create or delete pages in the "Media:" namespace, because it is not generated by human, but is automatically generated. Gioguch (talk) 16:07, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Page Leonardo Caglioni

hallo everyone, i have just created a paged called Leonardo Caglioni and when i finished it i have pushed on "publish". Once i have pushed that blue button the title now appear Draft:Leonardo Caglioni and i can't find the page on internet. Can someone help me? Thnaks Leonardo

p.s. this is the page: en:Draft:Leonardo Caglioni --Leocaglio (talk) 10:38, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Leonardo Caglioni, take the time to read Help:Your first article. Help:Introduction could also be of use. Oh, and WP:AUTOBIOG. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:01, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Pinging Leocaglio. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 15:23, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Nach der Aussprache eines unseren Diätologen , “ Gesundheitsfensterchen “

             Genügend vom Schlafen, die Eliminierung vom Stress, die regelmäßige Bewegung auf der frischen  Luft und eine gesunde Ernährung  . . .
    Gerade das sind die wichtigsten  Faktoren,  die unseren gesunden Organismus beeinflüssen, wobei ihren wichtigsten Platz darunter eine Qualitäts-Ernährung spielt...

Neben der Gemüse, dem Obst, Knoblauch, ihre wichtigste Rolle spielt die Einnahme von den Proteinen, zugleich mit der Einschränkung von Süßigkeiten und von den Fettspeisen . . Die sind auch der Grundbaustein von vielen wichtigen Mechanismen unseres Immunsystems, wie z.B. von Antikörper oder weissen Blutkörperchen, die die Bakterien oder die Krebszellen selber heraussuchen, und diese dann auch vernichten, zerstören . .

            Die Einnahme unentbehrlicher Mikronährstoffen darf nie unterwertet sein ! 

Bis zu 70 Prozent menschlicher Immunzellen befinden sich in den Organen der Bauchhöhle. Deshalb die Funktionierung von allen Verdauungprozessen bei dem Menschen spielt von der Hinsicht eines starken Immunsystems einen Schlüsselpunkt. Vergißt deshalb nicht auf die Konsumation von den beweglichen Bakterienkulturen, die anwesend in einigen Jogurten-Typen sind! Sie enthalten Freundschaftsbakterien , die in dem Verdauungssystem gegen die feindlichen Bakterien kämpfen . . . Außerordentlich nützlich ist von der Hinsicht der Unterstützung eines Immunsystems auch der Konsum von Kürbis-Samenkörner, vor allem für ihren hohen Inhalt vom Zincum .(chemisch -Zn). Sehr wichtige Stellung auf einem Teller haben auch die Walchnüsse (Brasilianische Nüsse) . Trotz der Realität, dass sie als natürlicher Antioxidant wirken, sie sollen auch unseres Immunsystem unterstützen, und enthalten dabei auch ein sehr, für unseren Organismus wichtiges Element, -das Selen . (Se) Es ist im Allgemeinen bekannt, dass seine Defizienz ermöglicht den gefährlichen Viren auf ihre mehr aggressivere Formen umzuwandeln. (transmutieren.- da kommt zur Transmutation von den Viren. .).

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Herausgenommen aus: Die Gleichung unserer Gesundheit ändert sich nicht . . . (Uebersetzung: aus Slowakisch ins Deutsch, MKatunsky)

Guten Tag, haben Sie eine Frage zur Bearbeitung von Wikipedia? Dies ist die englische Sprache Wikipedia. Bitte kommunizieren Sie auf Englisch. Do you have a question about editing wikipedia. this is english language wikipedia, so please communicate in English. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:58, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspicious

Hi, I just wanted to ask if two accounts with the exact same userpage appear suspicious? By chance, while I was welcoming and checking for possible vandalism from new users, I came accross two users with the same userpage having almost the same brief description: "Editor at the European Investment Bank." Is this concerning? What links can I read regarding proper use of accounts. Thank you. Chinogrids (talk) 14:01, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

It looks like Praxidicae already left a link on your talk page to our page on Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry, which describes proper and improper use of multiple accounts. Do you still have questions after reading that page? ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:23, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Log in

Good morning, I am a longtime supporter, with my money, of Wikipedia. I have been trying to figure out how to make a login so I can become a contributor. I am self-employed so I do not have a government, School, or large corporation email. I have tried a couple of times and I cannot figure out how to do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.121.247.230 (talk) 14:13, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

You do not need to have a government, school, or corporate e-mail to create an account. You don't need to provide any e-mail address at all if you don't want to, although providing one will allow you to recover your account should you forget your password. If you want to provide an e-mail address so you can recover your password, any e-mail address will do. If you don't have an e-mail address, there are free services like hotmail or mail.com which will work. All you need to do to create an account is Click here, choose a username, and create a password. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:30, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

updating the information on my company because its not correct

my company information is wrong how do I let them know or update it myself — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.200.101.195 (talk) 14:30, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Visit the talk page of the article about your company, type {{request edit}}, then say something like "X should be changed to Y because..." and cite some sources to verify the new information. Keep in mind that sources that are not affiliated with the company are preferred (rather than the company's website or press releases). ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:35, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Also, please mention that you are affiliated with this company for transparency's sake, per Conflict of Interest Policy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flowernerd (talk • contribs) 22:30, 23 September 2020 (UTC) Edit: I'm an idiot and I can't figure out how to make that link be a link. Also I forgot to sign my previous edit. Sorry. Flowernerd (talk) 22:33, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Flowernerd, you aren't an idiot. I fixed the link for you. The problem was you forgot a closing bracket, and had a bracket where you wanted a pipe. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 22:41, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

How to

how do I delete my Wikipedia search history? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.11.10.224 (talk) 14:44, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not keep a log of your search history. You may need to clear your browser's history, and if you use Google for searching it may keep a separate log of your Google search history. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:38, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

How do I add information?

I was searching for information on Wallace Beery's early films. On 'Partners in Crime' you have the line: No synopsis available'. In searching for that info, I landed on an imaged page from April, 1928 of Variety, with a full review/synopsis. I would like to add it to your page. How do I do it?32.216.132.134 (talk) 14:55, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

I don't see that line in the article on Partners in Crime (1928 film), however I do see that it is missing a synopsis or plot summary. As for how to add it, read the article from Variety, then summarize it in your own words, adding a citation indicating that you got the information you added from that source. And, thank you for wanting to expand the article! ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:41, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

My understanding is that the film itself is considered the source for 'Plot summary' (synopsis), therefore sourcing isn't required; however, if you're basing the information from another source, citation is needed. 2606:A000:1126:28D:CD60:8A12:D70:9EBA (talk) 20:12, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

If a Wikipedia editor watched the movie and wrote a synopsis, then no reference other than the movie itself is needed. However, if the Wikipedia editor is using information from a published source instead, then that source should be referenced. -Arch dude (talk) 00:47, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Already made a donation

Wikipedia is invaluable and my contribution of £20 this month Of Sept 2020 is only a small contribution but I do resent being badgered for more as if I had made no contribution at all. Is it possible to discriminate between those who have made no recent donation and those that have? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.78.85.245 (talk) 16:34, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

If you create an account you can avoid being pestered for donations. David Biddulph (talk) 16:45, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

As IPs can be used by multiple people and devices, there is no way to know if the person sitting at the computer at any moment has donated or not. As noted, if you create an account, you can turn the request messages off. 331dot (talk) 16:49, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Your content

Your content is not true It is not a credible source. It is a biased source and these people do not state correct facts... people dont have proof that their content is true... This website is not going to help anyone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:7DF0:3030:30CA:DF35:2789:4B2B (talk) 19:28, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not deal in truth, but in what can be verified, because what is "true" is in eye of the beholder. Wikipedia does not claim to be free of bias; Wikipedia presents the sources so that readers can judge them for themselves. If an article has incorrect information, please discuss it on the article talk page, along with independent reliable sources to support it. 331dot (talk) 20:17, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

On August 4, the submission of a bio for Walter Paul Blass was rejected for inadequate footnoting. I have revised and added the footnotes but have not be able to enter the new footnote numbers in the text. Should I just re-upload the entire submission?

Content from Draft:Walter Paul Blass

Walter Paul Blass Walter Paul Blass (born March 31, 1930) is a Holocaust survivor, business executive, educator and former civil servant in the fields of strategic planning, cross-cultural relations and mentoring. Contents Early life and education Career Personal life Bibliography References Early life and education Walter Blass was born in 1930 in Dinslaken, Germany. His Austrian father, Richard Blass, was an engineer at Humboldt Deutz Motoren in Duesseldorf, and later a patent attorney. The family fled to Belgium in 1935 as Hitler banned Jews from the practice of law, medicine and government. Five years later when Walter was 10, World War II broke out, and the family became refugees in France. Richard obtained American visas with the help of the Quakers in Marseille, <1,2> and by May 1941, succeeded in emigrating to New York. Walter went to sixth grade in NYC, junior high school in West Hartford and The Choate School <3> for three years and then Swarthmore College where he earned a B.A. with Honors in Economics in 1951. <4> He went on to graduate school at Princeton and Columbia University where he obtained his M.A. in International Economics in 1953. <5> Career In 1954, Blass was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy and served as Commissary and Disbursing officer on the U.S.S. Orion for 18 months. On promotion to Lt. (j.g.) he was assigned to the U.S.S. Joyce, a Destroyer Radar vessel in the North Atlantic, as Supply Officer. In 1957, following his active service <6>, he became Assistant Desk Officer for Laos in Washington in the Foreign Aid Program <7>. In late 1958 he moved to New Jersey to take over his father’s place in the consulting firm because of the latter’s Amtrak train accident. In 1961, he was hired as one of the first three economists in the Bell System and was mentored by Robert K. Greenleaf. In 1966 he took a leave of absence to serve as Country Director for the Peace Corps in Afghanistan <8>. On his return in 1968, he moved to the New York Telephone subsidiary of AT&T where he served for 12 years as Director-Strategic Planning. <9> Blass returned to AT&T in 1982 following the breakup of AT&T by the Department of Justice. <10> He retired from AT&T in 1985 when he was appointed Executive-in-residence at Fordham University’s MBA program to teach the capstone course, but also to teach in their undergraduate program. In 1990, he became a Visiting Professor in the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France where he also taught in Moscow, Mexico City, Belgrade, Singapore and Munich. <11> He concurrently started a consulting practice with clients such as AT&T International in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, as well as McKinsey, McDonnell Douglas and the CIA’s Program on Nuclear Non-Proliferation. He was asked by the American Management Association to conduct classes in Strategic Planning and gave lectures on the topic throughout the world. Princeton University asked him to interview prospective students from 2002 to 2018. Since 1972 he has been a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, <12> lecturing at 13 colleges and universities such as Earlham, Meredith, Lawrence University, Oklahoma Baptist, University of North Georgia, <12,13,14> Wheaton (IL) and Brevard College. He was asked to join the Board of Trustees at Guilford College in 1975 and was given Trustee Emeritus status after 43 years’ service <15>. He was asked to speak at Brevard College in February 2019. <16> He is listed in Google Scholar <17>, in American Men and Women in Science <18> and in Who’s Who in America currently. <19> Personal life Blass married Janice Minott of Portland, ME, in 1954 and had three children: Kathryn, Christopher and Gregory. They were divorced in 1984. Bibliography ___________________________________________________________ 1. “How Small Business can succeed Abroad,” Business Horizons, pp. 103-110, Winter 1961 2.. “Steel Mills for Developing Economies,” Social and Economic Studies, Vol II, No 2, June 1962, University of the West indies 3. “Devalue the Dollar?, " Wall Street Journal, Sept 21,1962 4.. “The Common Market and U.S. Electronics,” Signal 17, 14-16, July 1963 5. "Economic Planning: European-Style,” Harvard Business Review, Sept 1963 6. "Corporate Governance: What’s Ahead," Planning Review, North American Society for Corporate Planning, NY, NY, Dec l974 7. "Corporate Planning and Psychotherapy: Bringing Your Company to Self-Knowledge,” Managerial Planning, July '80 8. "Optimizing the Corporate Planning Function" Chapter 6, The Strategic Management Handbook, (McGraw Hill, 1982) 9.“Ten Years of Business Planning" in Long Range Planning, Pergamon Press, London, March 1983 10. “DPers must readjust Career Ideas . . . Walter P. Blass, Director Strategic Planning at AT&T told the Association of Women in Computing,” Computerworld, March 14, 1983 8. “Organizing for Strategic Planning,” in Chapter 3,The Handbook of Strategic Planning (Wiley & Sons, NY 1985) 9. “The Inevitable AT&T Break-up: An Interview with Walter Blass,” New Management (Univ. of Southern California., Spring l986) 10, “The Strategic Choices that Face Jim Olson (AT&T)," Chief Executive, Jan/Feb 1988 11. “The Bridgestone Tire Company; A Case Study of the Implementation of Total Quality Control," (Fordham Univ. Faculty Working Papers, 1988) 12. “The Swiss Watch Industry(A)197O-198O. A case study of an industry under competitive threat by Japanese and Hong Kong low cost manufacturing, responding with a Porter and Gilbert-type competitive analysis.” Copyright 1988 Angelo Zapalla and Walter P. Blass !3. “NEC Cellular Telephone Manufacturing in Oregon: A Case study of Globalization, Total Quality Control and Employee Relations in a Japanese company subsidiary.” Written for the XXVth World Management Congress, N.Y.C. l989. Reprinted in James E. Hennessy & Suki Robbins, Managing Toward the Millennium (Fordham University Press, New York 1991) 14. The Impact of New Telecommunications Technologies on Urban Areas; read at Colloquium: Les Nouvelles Technologies de Communication dans la Ville, Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat, Lyon, France, April 18, 1990 15. "The Takeover of Norton Company - 1998" A Case study of a foreign takeover of a major U.S. manufacturer.” Published by American Management Association (NY,1982) 16. “The Failed VOLVO-RENAULT Merger – 1993, A Case study of how the restructuring of the 23rd and 8th largest European carmakers failed due to CEO arrogance, nationalism, poor timing, and corporate cultures." Copyright Walter P. Blass 1994 17. "Key Success Factors in Small College Planning" by Walter P. Blass and Betty R. Turner (Guilford College working papers, 1996) 18. “Teaching Case Method in France” by John Sadowsky and Walter Blass, read at World Case Research Colloquium, Lund, Sweden, pp 117-124, June 2001, (WACRA.org) References 1. “Saving the Jews of Nazi France,” Peter Eisner, Smithsonian Magazine, 3/1/2009 2. “Affidavit in lieu of a Passport” with U.S Visa #1449, Feb.19, 1941. Signed by Hiram Bingham Jr., Vice-consul, American consulate, Marseille, France 3. The Choate School, Wallingford, CT: The Brief (1947 annual of graduating seniors), Walter P. Blass, p. 31 4. Swarthmore College, Walter P. Blass, Diploma, B.A with Honors, June 1951 5. Columbia University, Walter P. Blass, Diploma, M.A, International Economics, June 1953 6. U.S. Navy, Form DD214, 10/1/1956, (Lt. j.g. Walter P. Blass: Honorable Discharge) 7. Appointed Assistant Laos Desk Officer, International Cooperation Administration (Foreign Aid), Washington, DC, Jan. 1957 8. Who’s Who in the Peace Corps (Reference Press, Greenwich, CT 1999) p.59 9. Appointed Director - Strategic Planning, N.Y. Telephone Co., NY, NY, Jan. 1968 10. Appointed Director - Strategic Planning (Globalization) AT&T Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ, Feb. 1982 11. Entrance Badge, Grenoble Graduate School of Business, Grenoble, France (Intervenant = Visiting Professor) 1990 12. Swarthmore Alumni Bulletin March 2005, p.56, “Regeneration Through Teaching: Walter Blass ’51” 13. https://ung.edu/news/articles/2017/10/navy-veteran,-peace-corps-director-and-economic-strategist-to-visit-ung-as-woodrow-wilson-fellow 14. Forsyth News, Cumming, GA; Nov. 17, 2017: Holocaust Refugee speaks at UNG in Cumming, GA 15. Plaque from Guilford College on change of status to Trustee Emeritus, Oct 2018 16. https://my.brevard.edu/ICS/icsfs/clarion_84_20_20190220w.pdf?target=372e0443-2103-44ff-b9b3-b5e50a14ec2a 17. Listed in Google Scholar 18. Listed in American Men and Women in Science, pp.117-124, (Jacques Catell Press 1979) 19. Listed in Who’s Who in America 2019

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Willairwin (talk • contribs) 21:16, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Willairwin, you have yet to properly format your footnotes as in-line citations. This vital step is one thing preventing your twice-declined draft from being accepted. Please be sure to consult and take seriously all the recommendations accompanying both decline notices.--Quisqualis (talk) 00:10, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Willairwin: While I'm sure you've been given links showing how to do references properly, you might look at WP:ERB, written by one of our esteemed help-deskers, to help guide you. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 02:33, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Can't add anything to Talk:Islamorada, Florida

I've been trying to add something on the "Talk:Islamorada, Florida" page. I've tried adding a discussion and replying to an existing discussion with no success. I get the message "New topic added to talk page," but I see no change on the page whatsoever. Reloading the page or using a new window doesn't help. I'm using Brave Browser 1.14.83 on Android 8.0.0.

Thanks,

Citizen127 (talk) 22:56, 23 September 2020 (UTC)😁

The talk page is not protected, and you are not blocked or partially blocked, so you should be able to edit it. I just made a test comment, and it worked for me, but I'm using a totally different browser and a laptop computer, plus as an admin if it were protected (it's not) I'd be able to edit through the protection, so the fact that I was able to make a test comment doesn't tell you much. You were able to edit here, so whatever is occurring is not occurring everywhere. Maybe ask the people at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)? ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 23:05, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

I tried it too -- worked fine for me. Since you can edit here, its not a problem with your browser, evidently. 2606:A000:1126:28D:CD60:8A12:D70:9EBA (talk) 00:59, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Question on how to submit my page on Wikipedia

Hi there,

I have created a wikipedia page. How do I submit it to Wikipedia? I have saved and published it - but I cannot find this page on Google.

Can you assist urgently? Thanks

Kind regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Senseisanna (talk • contribs) 23:43, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@Senseisanna: The only page you have created so far is your user page at User:Senseisanna. A user page is not a Wikipedia article and will not be indexed by Google. The info on your user page is not particularly appropriate for a user page: see WP:USERPAGE. Is is also not appropriate as an article, most crucially because it does not establish notability: see WP:YFA. Please also read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY and WP:DEADLINE. -Arch dude (talk) 00:57, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

September 24

Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref

added truth about carbs by xand van telleken

i added the above but its upset the previous tv prog,can anyone help? drew270— Preceding unsigned comment added by Drew270 (talk • contribs) 23 September 2020 23:57 (UTC)

With this edit part of a ref closing tag was removed.  Fixed Eagleash (talk) 00:20, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Using full name at beginning of second section of biographical article

Could anyone please tell me if it's acceptable to use a person's full name at the beginning of the first sentence of the second section of a biographical article, despite it already being used that way at the beginning of the opening section's first sentence? As I somewhat wrote in this other post from twelve days ago, it seems awkward to me, but maybe that's just my own biases biases overruling better judgment.--Thylacine24 (talk) 00:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello Thylacine24. No, this is not proper practice in general. We give a person's full name the first time they are mentioned, and then use their surname in subsequent mentions. One exception is in sections where different people with the same surname are being discussed, often close relatives. In that situation, it may be necessary to use the full name to prevent confusion. Some languages do not use the first name/surname convention, so those names may be treated differently. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 01:38, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Cullen328: Thanks for replying. I know what you mean about only using this style if people with the same last name are also being discussed, though in the instance that motivated me to ask this, it used the middle name as well (and no other mentioned family members had the same first name, I think).--Thylacine24 (talk) 01:54, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Thylacine24, in that case, go ahead and make the correction. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 01:56, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Cullen328: Thanks. Also, I fixed a link after publishing the first section of this post; sorry not to mention that in an edit note. (Could you please tell me if you think I should add an edit note now?)--Thylacine24 (talk) 11:56, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Thylacine24, please read Help:Dummy edit. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 16:55, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Cullen328: I know, I should do that more often. Sorry not to think of it when first posting last night.--Thylacine24 (talk) 21:44, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia font

Hi, I have always had a question about the main page of Wikipedia, https://www.wikipedia.org. Not sure where is the best place to ask this, but here's my question. On the front page, it says "Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia." The word Wikipedia seems to be written in an all caps font with the A at the same height as the W. I've seen those fonts before, and I am wondering, when the following text was written in HTML, was the A capitalized, as in "WikipediA The Free Encyclopedia?" It could be true, because there is a redirect at WikipediA to Wikipedia. Sorry if this is not the right place to ask this question. You can leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions. Gioguch (talk) 00:40, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Gioguch: That text is actually part of the Wikipedia logo image file. You may wish to discuss it on the talk page of Wikipedia:Wikipedia logos. -Arch dude (talk) 01:25, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Arch dude: I posted my question on Wikipedia:Wikipedia logos. I see a lot of unanswered questions, so I don't feel most comfortable posting it there. Having that said, do you know if the A is capitalized? Please reply if time allows. Thank you. Gioguch (talk) 04:00, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Gioguch and Arch dude: It seems to be a wordmark that comes from this svg, which is really just a line drawing (one of several big long SVG path elements in the file) – neither capital nor lower-case. The text that is covered by the image is "Wikipedia". —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 04:32, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Gioguch and AlanM1:There is an interesting section on the Wikipedia wordmark at Linux Libertine. The wordmark is in the Linux libertine typefont. The first and last characters are capitals. The remaining letters are small caps so WIKIPEDIA. That particular "W" consisting of "crossed V's" is not the font's normal capital "W", but was added to the font for use in the Wikipedia wordmark. The SVG file Alan found was probably generated in Inkscape using the Linux libertine font and then converted from text to polygons within Inkscape. -Arch dude (talk) 04:54, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

I see. I was trying to stress that it is no longer plain text that could be changed easily, that it's intentional (not an error), and that the reference to it as a wordmark probably indicates that it is registered (i.e. changing it would be a big, expensive deal). I think it's probably reg. 4853585 from 2014/2015. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 05:22, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Changing username

How do I change my username? If it is even possible that is.

Thanks in advance for replying. /Daniel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fekalkesamlaren (talk • contribs) 01:59, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Fekalkesamlaren: Generally, with very few edits like yourself, it is best to just abandon the old account and dont edit from it any more and then create a new account with your desired name. For accounts with more edits, see WP:CHUN RudolfRed (talk) 02:16, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Andhra Pradesh executive capital

Dear sir ,

Good morning ,

Andhra Pradesh capital issues in high court and in article u mention executive capital as vizag . You published against the India constitution system . Kindly remove executive capital. If not possible for u we will file cases against the article .

With regards ,

S.kumar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.36.7.66 (talk) 04:47, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

• Note Legal threat reported to AIV. We cannot help you if you threaten legal action. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 05:04, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Page Name

Good day.

How do I change a page name? I need to add two words to the current page name.

thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GayWorldEvents (talk • contribs) 05:00, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@JohnGWE: You would move the page. Howewer, please be advised that Wikipedia does not use the "official" name, but the most common one. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 10:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@VictorSchmidt. Thank you very much. We would like to change it to prevent further confusion. The current name caused litigation due to confusion. JohnGWE (talk) 11:06, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

JohnGWE You may make a page move request at Requested Moves. However, I'm not certain such a request would be accepted, as noted, Wikipedia uses the most common name for a topic, not necessarily the official or legal name. 331dot (talk) 11:13, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

In addition, you need to comply with WP:COI and WP:PAID. 331dot (talk) 11:16, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@331dot Thank you. I am trying to figure out how to comply. So many things to read through :-O JohnGWE (talk) 11:21, 24 September 2020 (UTC) @331dot - I dont get paid to update the information JohnGWE (talk) 11:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

You did at one point admit, I am the owner of the company. That very definitely falls within our strictures about conflict of interest and compensated editing. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:54, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Could you tell us the name of the article and the name you want to change it to? It may help.Spinney Hill (talk) 09:33, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

History

Where is Nile river — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.114.212.153 (talk) 05:46, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Does Nile answer your question? —teb728 t c 05:59, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Arati Saha

Someone seems to have edited Arati Saha's page. I assume because she is the subject of a Google Doodle today.

How do get this reverted to the original page?

Thanks

Lara — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gingiber (talk • contribs) 08:45, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Gingiber: There seem to have been a number of unconstrudtive edits today. Several experienced editors have fixed these as far as I can tell. Please feel free to make corrections yourself either by manually fixing or if appropriate, you can revert with a simple edit. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Sushant singh Rajput (again)

discuss at Talk:Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant singh Rajput was murdered on 13th June night and the case is under investigation. I request you to change the Death to "Under Investigation" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nishtunishaa (talk • contribs) 11:57, 24 September 2020 (UTC) Hello, this has been raised multiple times at this help page. Please read the discussions at the article talk page. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:26, 24 September 2020 (UTC) @Eagleash: Do you know if edit filters can be made page-specific? I think it would be useful here and at TH. This is getting ridiculous. It seems to me that if I came to WP looking for a subject, I would search for it and find the talk page much easier than having to figure out where the help desk or Teahouse is. Someone must be directing people here, which is utterly useless. This one even added "(again)", and so knew darn well what they were doing. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 13:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC) @AlanM1: No, that was me added the 'again' I'm afraid :P. Should have made that obvious I suppose! The OP didn't bother with a heading at all. I know nothing about edit filters... I'm hopelessly untechnical a lot of the time. Eagleash (talk) 13:44, 24 September 2020 (UTC) I seem to recall that an editor (possibly Arch D) created some sort of sub-page or -section which grouped all the previous posts together. Eagleash (talk) 13:46, 24 September 2020 (UTC) Edit filters can be made page-specific, but they still have to run on every single edit made to Wikipedia to first check if the edit is to this page or not, so they're rarely used. While I don't really follow what's going on with edit filters, I don't recall any public page-specific edit filters. – Thjarkur (talk) 14:26, 24 September 2020 (UTC) I asked what options are available at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Sushant_Singh_Rajput_spam_at_WP:HD_/_WP:TH. TigraanClick here to contact me 14:32, 24 September 2020 (UTC) In this edit the OP tried to change other editors' messages in the article's talk page. That sort of deliberate deception is not acceptable. David Biddulph (talk) 14:19, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Malicious editing

Who do i report a suspicious or malicious editing to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.31.162.163 (talk) 12:19, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

That depends on what type of maliciousness it is. If it's blatant vandalism from a new account it is possible to report to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, but from the way you word your question it seems like you're referring to something else. Could you explain further? – Thjarkur (talk) 13:08, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Errors on the NYU Athletics Wikipedia Page

Who is responsible for the information on this page? I work at NYU and I see some glaring errors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.122.44.12 (talk) 15:11, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

No one is responsible and conversely all Wikipedia editors are responsible (including yourelf!). If you have changes you wish to see made you can propose them at the article talk page. Please do not edit the page directly yourself as you have what Wikipedia refers to as a conflict of interest (please read that page for more information). Please see Template:Request edit for instructions on how to do this correctly. Thank you for wanting to help out. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 15:27, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

In addition, you will need to provide reliable sources to corroborate any changes you suggest. Eagleash (talk) 15:52, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Notable Wikipedian template

Does anyone know anyone involved with the {{Notable Wikipedian}} template; its creation, maintenance or usage?

Currently it exists only as a redirect to the {{Connected contributor}}. If this once made sense, it sure doesn't do that any longer, at least not to me. I would like to learn more.

Feel free to discuss here instead if you like: Template talk:Connected contributor#Notable Wikipedian. Regards, CapnZapp (talk) 15:15, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

FWIW It was moved in 2010 as a result of a discussion found here. Does seem rather odd at first sight though. Eagleash (talk) 15:21, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

USS Scabbardfish

Hi, my father served on the USS scabbardfish and I noticed an inaccuracy with the information on the page and tried to edit it but that portion of the page was un-editable. It has to do with the engines which were the Fairbanks-Morse 38 8-1/8 and not the GM mptors stated in the article. How I know this is that my father, now deceased, was on the original crew. His name was Herbert E. Schauer. He said the GM engines were terrible and the Fairbanks never gave out but the GM were breaking all the time. Please tell me how to edit this section. Best, -R. Schauer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Submariners son (talk • contribs) 15:41, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

• Note Information and links left at OP's talk page. Eagleash (talk) 16:41, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

After some brief research, I'm certain that the OP's dad was correct, so I changed the article and added a new reference. Basically, the infobox in USS Scabbardfish (SS-397) used a template for the propulsion system. Each Balao-class submarine had one of several similar propulsion systems, and Scabbardfish had the GE template but should have had the FM template. The references were part of the template, giving a false sense that the original editor had checked those references specifically for Scabbardfish. -Arch dude (talk) 18:20, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Why is there no page for Robert Cabal ?

Hi

Robert Cabal was a Mexican-American actor who was in "The man behind the Gun" with Randolph Scott and was on the TV show Rawhide. Why is there no page for this actor ? I dont know enough about him to create a page myself but if someone else, like a relative would like to start it with birthdate, birth place, deceased or alive etc. I would add to what little I know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.1.170.198 (talk) 17:34, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Because no one has written an article (not yust "page") about him ;-) Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:39, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

and any article about him, would need to refer to what reliable sources have reported, not what his relatives or you or I know about him. Theroadislong (talk) 18:10, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

He appears to be notable, so an article could be written. He was born in Hawaii in 1917, birth name was Harold Christopher Ching. You may add him at Wikipedia:Requested articles, but we are all volunteers and the request may never be honored. Alternatively, you may write it yourself. a Google search returns a LOT of info about him. See WP:YFA. -Arch dude (talk) 18:30, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Thoughts on Kerala Police Academy - TNT?

Hi. Kerala Police Academy is sourced only to the organisation's own website, is promotional, has clear WP:UPE / COI activity, and I am not sure there's a clean version to roll back to. Suggestions on a way forward other than AfD? Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 20:16, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Oh, and on a related subject Kerala Police is being heavily edited at the moment by an editor who added a lot of unsourced content, which I reverted. He has reverted my revert, and is now adding references but they are seemingly random mentions of Kerala Police and being inserted just after instances of the name Kerala Police rather than at the end of statements that need references. It would be good to have someone else try to explain to them where they're going wrong. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 20:26, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Update

You have a Wikipedia page for actress, & my best friend, Nina Muschallik. Sadly she passed away on the 27th May in Hospital after a long battle with illness.

Please can you tell me how I can get her details updated?

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.40.141 (talk) 21:11, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

If you have a reliable source(I believe you, but we need something published for verification), and don't wish to edit yourself, you may make an edit request(click for instructions) on the article talk page. 331dot (talk) 21:15, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

The Nina Muschallik article was deleted 7 years ago? Theroadislong (talk) 21:25, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Perhaps they're thinking of a different language version? No idea if this is the case. Just an idea. †dismas†|^(talk) 21:27, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Google shows entries in Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762201) and German Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Muschallik). --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 21:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Or maybe they're looking on Google, which doesn't display a death date. In which case, they need to contact Google directly. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:17, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Change Wikipedia Page Name

Hello there,

I work for Barbara Natterson Horowitz. She currently goes by B. N. Horowitz and I am updating her content and name across various sites but do not have admin rights on Wikipedia. Would it be possible for you to help me make this change? This is her page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Natterson-Horowitz.

Here is her work/faculty page at UCLA showing the B. N. Horowitz notation: https://people.healthsciences.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=8675

The update is also on her personal website: https://bnatterson-horowitz.com/

Thank you for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skwanucla (talk • contribs) 21:52, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

The sources cited in the article seem to use the full name rather than the initials. Wikipedia uses the name by which the suject is generally known, rather than the subject's own preference. David Biddulph (talk) 21:58, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Skwanucla ,I'll create a redirect from B. N. Horowitz Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:51, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Unburied

My band Unburied is a notable band. Metal Archives and metal encyclopedia will prove this since 1994 we have been on record labels across the globe. Can I add the band name to this site? Also when I wiki Unburied the band SiX Feet Under has an Alum called Unburied does this make it impossible for me to add my bands name since there abulm comes up when its searched on this site? Please send info!!!! My band deserves the credit to be on here! Matt Pike — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarleyMetalMatt (talk • contribs) 22:08, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

How do I add my band on here?

can someone tell me how to add my band on this site and is it free? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarleyMetalMatt (talk • contribs) 22:11, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello HarleyMetalMatt. User-generated websites such as Metal Archives aren't reliable sources. It's best not to worry about getting your band here on Wikipedia, when you do become notable someone who isn't connected to the band will eventually write about you. – Thjarkur (talk) 22:18, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

How do you add your band on here? You don't. Wikipedia is not for promoting your band. As User:Thjarkur said, someone else will eventually do it if your band is notable enough. JIP | Talk 14:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Without prejudging your proposal, you might want to look at this. Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band. Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:07, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

@HarleyMetalMatt: our definition of notability for a band is fairly specific. If the band meets it, you should have an article. If not, then any attempt to add an article will end in frustration. See WP:NBAND. Pay careful attention to the nature of the required reference sources. -Arch dude (talk) 15:29, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Recognizing vandalism

How can I easily recognize vandalism from the Recent Changes page? Thanks. Nubo318 (talk) 22:14, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

@Nubo318: Welcome to Wikipedia and thanks for wanting to fight vandalism. There are some tips at WP:Vandalism for spotting and fixing vandalism. If you want more training on it, check out the Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit/Academy. RudolfRed (talk) 00:50, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Azur Lane

• Azur Lane (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

the wiki article about azur lane- A a Chinese based company, is a scam. The game is real, but much of the anime exploits underaged girls, shows them hypersexualized, pubescent, and extremely sexually revealing and sexually suggestive poses. Prepubescent girls with balloon breasts???

Who is regulating this content? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.189.232.135 (talk) 22:32, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

If a subject is notable, we can write about it here. Wikipedia has no control over what the game itself publishes. – Thjarkur (talk) 22:43, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not censored. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 00:22, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

If there is criticism of the game that has been published in reliable sources, then you are free to add that to the article, with references. -Arch dude (talk) 01:23, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Please note that the term scam has a specific meaning in English. Your issues with the game have nothing to do with the concept of "scam". -Arch dude (talk) 01:30, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

This looks like the Chinese equivalent to Japan's KanColle. Eastern cultures have a much different view of sexuality and the body than the West does. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Hasteur Hasteur Ha-- oh....} 02:56, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

September 25

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

Something weird here. Timeline generator screw up. I don't know how to fix it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgmccarthy (talk • contribs) 07:35, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

The Mothers of Invention (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Yesterday's edit tried to use the "gray" colour keyword but got the syntax wrong - see Help:EasyTimeline syntax#Colors. I've restored the previous version. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:51, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Import of article

Hi Folks!! Would I be able to import this [1] article into Wikipedia. It is covered by this licence:[2]]. The article is fairly written and referenced, but it would be need to be updated. Certainly other references would be going in and other stuff would pulled, which in the interim 2-3 years, have found to be scrap. All-in-All, vis-a-vis its pretty decent and wouldn't take a lot of work to get it up to speed. It links to this: Sonderkommando Rote Kapelle and this Red Orchestra. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 11:58, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

​You can, just add an attribution notice with {{CCBYSASource}} to the bottom of the article. – Thjarkur (talk) 12:39, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

@Þjarkur: Coolio. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 14:22, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Copy-and-paste problems in wikitable non-English page

I failed to copy-and-paste wikitable content of Slovak edition language because my Google Translation unable to translate source content. I wanna to copy as English edition of "Parts section" in Oteckovia in Slovak language. Please if it possible, can you drag all wiktable content to English edition by yourself? The Supermind (talk) 15:51, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

@The Supermind: Welcome to Wikipedia, and thanks for wanting to expand it. Please read the guidance at WP:TRANSLATE and observe that machine translations are not acceptable for articles. RudolfRed (talk) 17:23, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

I mean all wikitable content in Part section of the Slovak language should be bring in the English List of Oteckovia episodes, with it translated completely to English language. I can't do this action. If you can, can you lend a hand please? The Supermind (talk) 07:32, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Edits reverted

I tried to edit some false information in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontera_Energy and I keep receiving messages that edits were reverted and that they're vandalism and I'll be blocked, I sent the explanation of why I was editing but it didn't seem to matter, some information is not related to the company whatsoever and other is dated and now false. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cazcuenaga (talk • contribs) 16:04, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

The place to discuss the article is on its talk page, Talk:Frontera Energy. You are edit-warring, and that is liable to get you blocked from editing. David Biddulph (talk) 16:32, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

David Biddulph, Serols is the one that is edit warring with all of us. That user is a bully and when legitimate offers to discuss the matter are made to them, they just ignore them. In my section below I show that I four times made an offer on their Talk page to discuss why they keep reverting my edits and my offers were deleted every time. Cazcuenaga shouldn't get blocked from editing, but a moderator should block Serols. That person reverts edits without justification, and sends threatening messages too which isn't the spirit of Wikipedia. 2A00:23C8:4384:F00:1C75:5933:D6DE:3536 (talk) 16:57, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

The same user that did that to you, "Serols", is doing the same to me. It's really bad. It's simply bullying. They're just undoing legitimate edits, without explanation, and sending threats, and not talking to explain their actions and come to an agreement. I don't know how to report them to a moderator but someone need to! 2A00:23C8:4384:F00:1C75:5933:D6DE:3536 (talk) 16:13, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

• Hello Cazcuenaga, the people who work in anti-vandalism sometimes have to rely on heuristics which occasionally may not lead to correct conclusions, I can for example see how from Serols's point of view this may have looked like someone removing controversial information from the article. However, you provided an apt edit summary and Serols did not. What you should usually do when someone reverts you is to follow bold-revert-discuss and invite the other party to discuss the matter on the talk page. From reading the sources, I mostly agree with your edit, having an entire section dedicated to this tangential event wasn't WP:DUE. I have slightly reworded the section, could be summarized even further. – Thjarkur (talk) 16:39, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello Thjarkur, please see here. Regards --Serols (talk) 18:00, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Report a user to moderators

I started trying to tidy up an article, it was repetitive and some headings don't even relate to the following paragraph. User "Serols" keeps undoing my edits, without explaining why, and sending me threats on my Talk page. I've tried to ask them multiple times on their Talk page why they keep undoing my tidying up but they just delete my comment. It's simple bullying. I can't get past the first edit of tidying up before they delete my comment.

Here's an example of me trying to talk to this person but they're just being rude and a bully. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASerols&type=revision&diff=980277906&oldid=980277337

Can you report them to a moderator, please? I don't know how to do that but their behaviour is really unfair 2A00:23C8:4384:F00:1C75:5933:D6DE:3536 (talk) 16:11, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Also, you'll see that the person who started a section above me has a problem is "Serols" undoing legitimate edits. And if you look on Serols Talk page, many other people have had issues with them undoing legitimate edits. For example, someone states that they deleted a page that doesn't make sense and the only source is Facebook, but Serols just undid that deletion. By the frequency of edits, it is clear that Serols isn't actually looking at what they're doing, but just arbitrarily undoing edits from legitimate users and then sending them threats if we dare question them. I don't know if this is an out of control bot or a arrogant user but PLEASE send a moderator or someone in charge to address this. 2A00:23C8:4384:F00:1C75:5933:D6DE:3536 (talk) 16:23, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

For others, the article in question is John Cass – Thjarkur (talk) 16:30, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

User "Ostraoyster" deleted this page in July because it doesn't make any sense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilario_Davide_III . It is clearly a page made by the subject of the article, referencing the user's facebook page. And "Serols" reverted the legitimate edit. He/she is simply a bully who doesn't look at what they're doing and just reverts edits at random, and sends threatening messages to users if they undo the reversion. PLEASE can a moderator do something about that user and tell them off, as the person in the section above also has the same issue with this user and multiple people on Serol's talk page have complained that their legitimate edits are reverted. Wikipedia is supposed to be a place where we can all do our own little bit, not a place where every change is undone by an arrogant bully! 2A00:23C8:4384:F00:1C75:5933:D6DE:3536 (talk) 16:52, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

I would also recommend following bold-revert-discuss and starting a discussion on the article's talk page. If no one has replied in a few days, just reinstate your edit. I do agree with you that Serols not using edit summaries and only using templated warnings is only going to lead to annoyed new editors, but I would really recommend trying still to start a talk page discussion. In the Ostraoyster case, Ostraoyster's removal was not distinguishable from page-blanking vandalism. – Thjarkur (talk) 17:12, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Hindi versions

why articles are not in hindi translation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.118.167.229 (talk) 16:43, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

That just means no one has written a translation yet. You could be the one to do it by going to http://hi.wikipedia.org/ – Thjarkur (talk) 17:04, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

You can find avice at WP:Translate us. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:34, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

WP:PR issue

I requested for peer review of an article on 1st September. It is still unanswered. But my request in Main section (where the answered ones stay) instead of staying in Unanswered section. The article: Wikipedia:Peer review#Vidyasagar Setu. ❯❯❯   S A H A 18:25, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Kroger4

Forgive my laziness; I no longer actively edit but there's a minor concern that I'd like to voice, since I don't intend to do anything about it personally.

It's come to my attention that User:Kroger4 likes to edit but doesn't follow the guidelines. He/she appears to watch YouTube videos and then come to Wikipedia to add links to those videos. Some are helpful additions, some are less than encyclopedic quality External links, and some are definitely against policy — using YouTube videos as references, often for dubious information.

There are a number of notifications on his/her user page which appear to have been ignored. I think Kroger4 would like to make useful additions and be a better editor but simply doesn't fully understand how. I don't think sanctions would be helpful. Perhaps some mentoring is in order if anyone has the time? Just my two penneth. Cheers.

Please note that I probably won't see any replies to this message as I'm busy with other things. I just thought it would be worth mentioning. Regards, nagualdesign 18:41, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Beatrice Chanler

Beatrice Chanler (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

Hello, My grandmother, Beatrice Ashley Chanler, was born Minnie W Collins in Dartmouth MA according to birth records registered in the town of Dartmouth, MA. Her mother was Eliza Tully Collins. A few minutes after revising my grandmother's name and birth data, I retured to the site to see the old erroneous info is there. Will it take time for the corrections to be on the site?

William A Chanler 3rd — Preceding unsigned comment added by WilliamAChanler3rd (talk • contribs) 18:42, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

• Hello William A Chanler 3rd. I looked at the changes you made. They were reverted by another editor because they were not sourced. Wikipedia doesn't use "First hand information". Unless you can find a source (A book, website, video, ect...) that shows that correct information, other editors will revert the changes. Hopefully this helps. Elijahandskip (talk) 18:50, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

@WilliamAChanler3rd:, the site policies require the use of secondary, reliable sources, neither family recollections or primary documents such as birth certificates are used to support biographical claims. After reviewing the article Beatrice Chanler I notice that the current information is not well-sourced, either. The best place to work out content disputes such as this is the article's talk page. I would suggest that you and Cmacauley attempt discussing this discrepancy there first. (Note:I revised your header because very long headers such as this can cause problems with displays on some devices.) I hope that helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:00, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Making a template that fills a list with all pages in a category?

So, I'm trying to make a template that fills a list in a template with all the pages in a specific category. Is this possible? And if so, how do I go about doing that? DraegerChem (talk) 18:48, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello DraegerChem, this isn't currently possible, we have to manually sync categories and lists. Or are you talking about how to most effectively create a list manually from a category? What is the template you're interested in filling? – Thjarkur (talk) 18:56, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy vanishing rename request.

I’m in the process of attempting to retire/abandon my account. There’s an article on wikihow about how to do various things step by step in the process and one of them is for filing a rename request. It says; “To do so, go to this page and enter your new username. Make sure it is in the format Vanished user ####### (where # are random numbers)”.

So my question here is does that mean the request I should send should be for a rename along the lines on vanisheduser and then a series of numbers or am I misinterpreting what’s written there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lexxxicide (talk • contribs) 18:52, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

@Lexxxicide:, I don't know what Wikihow article you are referring to but that isn't related to this project. The actual guideline you need is this one here. The steps there say something similar to what the other article but not exactly the same: The best way is to visit Special:GlobalRenameRequest to access the rename request interface. Requests made this way will be processed by global renamers or stewards. Please specify "request to vanish" in the reason field; your requested username should be of the form "Renamed user nnnnnnnnnn" replacing n with random characters. So, yes, you need to include some text in the "nnnnnnnnnn" section. You can use this tool at Random.org to get a string to enter and check Special:ListUsers to make sure your string doesn't overlap with anyone else's. I hope that helps and I'm sorry you're leaving. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:04, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Minimizing or maximizing

How do you minimize or maximize a file? Gioguch (talk) 18:58, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

​Are you referring to making images larger and smaller? If so, see mw:Help:Images#Size_and_frame – Thjarkur (talk) 19:27, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

September 26

Many edits just adding a space?

I came across the edits of this user, that almost all seem to be just adding one single space. I don't understand why they are doing that. Is there something that can be done to slow them down, and to stop cluttering the histories up with tiny edit? Maybe they are just doing it to get their edit count up? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/RetroBreads Thanks peterl (talk) 00:31, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Contact a checkuser. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Hasteur Hasteur Ha-- oh....} 01:44, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

​They're trying to become extended confirmed, you can see that the account was inactive until exactly three months after it was created. – Thjarkur (talk) 08:54, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Shenandoah County

Please add Shenandoah County to your list. Box Office Brewery, 177 East King Street, Strasburg VA Thank you Mary Price — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.111.9.149 (talk) 02:49, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but this is the help desk for assistance in editing Wikipedia. It's not clear how your request relates. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 04:31, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Invisble reference error

Hi, I'm currently working on a draft article in my sandbox and have noticed that it's included in the hidden category 'User pages with reference errors'. I'm a bit stumped as to what's causing the problem as there isn't a visible cite error message and refTools error check isn't picking it up. I'm using the shortened footnote templates. I'd appreciate it if someone could take a second look (in case I'm missing something obvious) or point me in the direction of an editor who's experienced with this. Cheers, Jr8825 • Talk 03:21, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

@Jr8825: See Help:Cite errors/Cite error references duplicate key. In your case, the duplicate key is "FOOTNOTEBrownePearson200616–17". Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:25, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick spot @Jackmcbarn:. So I know for the future, how did you find the error? Jr8825 • Talk 03:29, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

@Jr8825: I'm not sure why you don't see it. For me, it's big and red right under the "Citations" heading. Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:31, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Hmm very strange, perhaps I need to clear my browser cache. Thanks again! Jr8825 • Talk 03:32, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Change in Cause of death of Sushant Singh Rajput

discuss at Talk:Sushant Singh Rajput- not here

The cause of death of indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput is still not confirmed by any government agencies as it's under investigation. Please change the cause of death from suicide by hanging to "under investigation". CBI is still investigating this case. No sources other than CBI is eligible to confirm the actual cause of death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anjalisat (talk • contribs) 10:12, 26 September 2020 (UTC) Anjalisat Sorry, we summarize what independent reliable sources state, and they state that this man killed himself. If that changes, the article will be changed accordingly. We do not need an official government finding- which from what I understand people who do not think he killed himself would not likely believe anyway. Please review the talk page of that article for more information. 331dot (talk) 10:26, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Need help with copying code

Hey guys. Is there any way that images which gets updated on main page of Wiki commons gets updated simultaneously on my user page too. LearnIndology (talk) 11:32, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

LearnIndology, As far as I know, although it's quite easy to do on Commons - just add {{:Main Page/potd}} and {{:Main Page/motd}} to your user page, I don't think it's possible to do it here. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 12:58, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

@LearnIndology: Have a look at Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons/POTD. This relies on a bot that updates a page here once a day with the image name and caption from commons. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:20, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks guys, but I need to increase the size of the image. I want to make sure it fills the whole empty space on my userpage, how can I do that? LearnIndology (talk) 13:51, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

PS It would be fine if anyone will do it by himself on my userpage. LearnIndology (talk) 13:55, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

@LearnIndology: I've switched the coding to use a larger size. I don't know if there's a way to get the image to scale itself to fill whatever space is available to the left of the infobox. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:38, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

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

The crest of arms in the above Wiki article about the UYS family is absurd and should be removed: it depicts a farmer with a little basket over his arm and 3 unions beside him -- as if UYS was derived from UNION... In the 1930's some enterprising artist invented family crests for dozens of families and sold them to gullible country folk in South Africa. No UYS family crest has been registered by the SA Bureau of Heraldry. Moreover, the UYS surname was originally NIJS from Amsterdam and Leiden. And they were humble sailors: not aristocracy with family crests. See articles by Dr JF UYS 'DIE EERSTE UYS' ('The First UYS') in FAMILIA (Journal of the Genealogical Society of South Africa) 2011 and 2013. 165.255.39.180 (talk) 11:34, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

The claimed origin of the arms depicted is fairly well described in the article's text, though you are welcome to add to it article any of the details above that you can cite to independent, published reliable sources. (Whether the source you mention qualifies may depend on the rigor of the Journal's editorial practices, since the author mentioned likely has a conflict of interest in the matter.)

Canting (punning) arms have been used for many centuries, and are not usually taken to suggest a real etymological derivation of the family name, although some people may have believed in such an origin: rather, such arms are often a deliberate joke based on the name.

In modern heraldic practice, most Heraldic authorities will design and/or grant arms to anyone within their jurisdiction who is of good standing, upon payment of the requisite fees; "aristocratic" origins or status are not a consideration and most arms bearers are not aristocrats. This certainly holds true in South African heraldry, where registration of arms with the Bureau is in any case voluntary, though it has the advantage of enabling one to sue if someone else "usurps" one's registered arms. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.219.33.80 (talk) 15:06, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

New article to read

hey Romulus32, can you make a new article? I want to watch and read your new article, bro! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.1.166.84 (talk) 12:03, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy ping for Romulus32, who is otherwise unlikely to be aware of this request. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.219.33.80 (talk) 14:38, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida

It is necessary an edition in the title of the page Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Aparecida, in 2016 the church was recognized as a Cathedral, therefore nowadays the most recognized name is Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida (see the Portuguese version of the page). This also will help to provide better access to information. 84.241.197.175(talk) 12:47, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Brownsville Texas Incident of 1906

The Brownsville Texas Incident of 1906: It was LTC (Ret) William Baker's tireless research and persuasive legal brief, while stationed at the Pentagon in 1972, that convinced the Secretary of the Army to reverse President Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to discharge without honor the 167 black soldiers of the First Battalion Twenty-fifth Infantry accused of shooting up the town of Brownsville Texas in 1906. Colonel Baker certified the lone survivor, Dorsie Willis in 1973, who received $25,000 in compensation after 66 years. This reversal is documented in the New York Times obituary of Colonel Baker by Sam Roberts, October 8, 2018, and by Secretary of the Army Howard H. Calloway in 1972, who honored Baker with the Pace Award and the Legion of Merit. Colonel Baker's book on the topic, The Brownsville Texas Incident of 1906: The True and Tragic Story of a Black Battalion's Wrongful Disgrace and Ultimate Redemption, was published May 5, 2020, Red Engine Press. It won a Silver Medal from the Military Writers Society of America, September 2020. Thank you for your response. Dr. Bettye Foster Baker.