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    March 6

    Regarding Cricket competition Wikipedia

    Hi Team,

    Some Mad person is updating the ICC 2020-2023 World cup super league points Table to Wrong Data. Actually South africa already awarded their 30 points to Australia and Same time Australia has awarded 30 points to Afghanistan. There is couple of more series canceled, so the points Table should be updated according to that. I had authority and updated it but some mad person threatened me to not to updated instead his updating is erroreneous one

    Please update it accordingly — Preceding unsigned comment added by ManojDDesai (talk • contribs) 03:26, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    You could try asking at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cricket. See also WP:COMMUNICATE. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:29, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Kangaroo (1952 film)

    hello I believe that my father was an extra in this movie he has since passed my mother is still alive. how do I find out who where the extras in this movie would there be some record of them his name was Eric deane virgin or joe virgin in those days . he would have been riding horse as he was a drover than, your peter virgin Adelaide south Australia 2001:8003:B027:B01:85B6:8559:4282:C217 (talk) 08:26, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    This page is for questions about Wikipedia-editing. Try asking at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:31, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello. Extras in Hollywood films are, by definition, uncredited and paid very little for the privilege of a few moments onscreen. Accordingly, there is rarely any way to establish that a specific person was an extra in a specific film. See Extra (acting) for details. Ensemble (musical theatre) describes a similar concept, although these performers get a little bit more respect. They have to show up day after day, not just once. Cullen328 (talk) 08:41, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The only website I'm aware of which covers movie cast lists in exhaustive detail is IMDB but even its listing for that film does not have your father's name. However, you may be able to add it there.... Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:27, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Incorrect formatting

    Good morning, this paragraph was formatted wrongly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janata_Party#/editor/15. JackkBrown (talk) 10:19, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @JackkBrown: That's a mobile edit link. The section is Janata Party#National Units. It had code from a confused edit [1]. I have removed the code [2] without examining the remaining statements and references. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:23, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    How to write on new person or Organization

    How to write about new person or organization that is not available on Wiki till date DigitalizedApex (talk) 13:09, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    The answer to this is don't, particularly if you have a conflict of interest while doing this. If you would like to create a draft article to be reviewed by other users that is fine, but it should meet the guidelines for notability.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 13:16, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @DigitalizedApex: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia: It is not a venue for press releases or for any "embargoed" information: see WP:NOT. If a subject is notable by our definition, it deserves an article, otherwise not. Notability is defined as the availability of information about the subject in the general press (WP:N). You cannot predict when a particular non-notable subject will suddenly become notable. It is technically possible for you to write a proposed article as a sub-page of your user page. This page will not be a mainspace article. It will not be indexed by search engines and it will not be reviewed until you later submit it for review. However, since Wikipedia is designed for collaborative editing there is no way to prevent other editors from finding this article and reading it if they know where to look. -Arch dude (talk) 16:34, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Gaia EDR3 template issue

    On TRAPPIST-1 it seems like the reference templates cannot see the Cite template and thus throw a red error. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:50, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't see any errors in that article's references, despite there being a huge number of them. The Gaia EDR3 is ref 1 and looks fine to me. Are you getting something else? Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:01, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The red error comes from a personal script at line 3 of the editor's ~/common.js.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 16:24, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You broke the link at this edit. That is perplexing. {{cite Gaia EDR3}} lists it's publication date as 2021 and also links to the Astronomy & Astrophysics article and erratum from the same year. So why did you change {{sfn|Brown|Vallenari|Prusti|de Bruijne|2021}} (note the year) to {{sfn|Gaia EDR3|2023}} (again, note the year)?
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 16:24, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    hi I want to change my user name can you please guide me

    I want to change my user name R.OSMA zahid (talk) 16:23, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @R.OSMA zahid, Since this is your only WP-edit so far, the easiest way is to forget this account, never use it again, and make a new account with the name you want. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:24, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @R.OSMA zahid: You can go to Wikipedia:Changing username for more info, but like Gråbergs Gråa Sång said, it's easier to abandon this account and create another one. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:15, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Ancestral Charts

    What is the policy on including ancestral charts for a member of royalty or nobility of any country? Is there a site-wide policy? What specific types of sources need to be given? Can someone block you from including a chart on an historical figure’s article but themselves include a chart on another similar figure’s article? Do all historical figure’s articles follow the same policy? What is the standard to follow: local consensus or site wide policy? Would two articles of the same nature (eg. Maria Theresa of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico) have two different standards of inclusion? Thank you. CMD007 (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    See also this discussion for context. --130.111.39.47 (talk) 20:27, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, please do. See also:Talk:Maximilian I of Mexico CMD007 (talk) 20:37, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    These questions can be answered without bias. Or can they? CMD007 (talk) 20:45, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Six people have answered your questions, but since you do not like any of their responses, you label them biased or sockpuppets. Now you are forum shopping as well. Keep it up; an ANI thread has no length limit. Surtsicna (talk) 16:30, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    That is untrue, NO ONE has directed me to WRITTEN policy or guidelines as to why two similar pages have different standards for inclusion based on two different sources “needed”. You are showing everyone that you can’t act mature, all the while trying to fluff up accusations while only one admin said that’s enough. CMD007 (talk) 20:14, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I won't comment on the conduct/behavioural issues which is concerning, but specifically regarding policies see WP:OTHERSTUFF, WP:CONSENSUS as policy reasons for why two articles may have diverging approaches. Sourcing quality also will also influence article variation. I hope you’re able to de-escalate and come to an amicable resolution with the other editors, regardless of what outcome follows ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 22:06, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    How many warnings until that becomes bludgeoning? CMD007 (talk) 02:37, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    This company has rebranded and has a new logo. How do i upload the logo to be able to show correct information to the audience. Nancycranston (talk) 22:24, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Nancycranston Please see WP:UPIMAGE for the process to upload an image. 331dot (talk) 22:35, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Broken image

    Any idea why the image isn't working at Ladies Musical Club (assuming it's broken in general, not just for me)? If you click through on it, everything seems fine, so there is no doubt that the image exists on Commons, and that the filename is correct. - Jmabel | Talk 23:27, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Jmabel, the image works just fine for me on an Android smartphone. Cullen328 (talk) 23:34, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    And now it's working for me. Probably was some sort of caching problem. - Jmabel | Talk 00:11, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Resolved
     – Jmabel | Talk 00:11, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    March 7

    Wikipedia deleted my fathers page

    James Hugo Sporleder was removed by WIKIPEDIA representatives claiming he was not published.

    I have St. Louis Post Dispatch published article introducing James Hugo Sporleder,

    USA Senate Committee published quotes by James H Sporleder.

    Where and why was it removed? Jeffry Sporleder (talk) 03:16, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Jeffry Sporleder: James Hugo Sporleder was deleted in 2021 after discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Hugo Sporleder. It was created in 2016 by Wendy.sporleder. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:13, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Nobody is suggesting that he wasn't published. The question is "Was there enough independently published material about him to base an article on?" The consensus in 2021 was that there wasn't. If you can point to sufficient sources to establish notability, then an article about him might be possible (but the deleted article would probably not be much use for the purpose, because it was evidently not based on suitable sources). Remember that nothing written, published, or commissioned by him, his family, his associates, or his employers would contribute to notability. ColinFine (talk) 15:45, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    If a draft is similar to an existing article

    What should I do if I find a draft that covers the same topic as an existing article but the spelling is slightly different. Specifically, Draft:Kluay Buat Chi versus Kluai buat chi. Aithus (talk) 05:38, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Aithus. A draft about a topic that is already the subject of a Wikipedia article should be declined on that basis alone. Any new policy-compliant content in the draft should be merged into the existing article. Cullen328 (talk) 07:42, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Aithus: You can use {{AfC comment}} to say an article already exists.[3] If the spelling is a plausible search term then create a redirect. "Kluay Buat Chi" gives many Google hits including the capitals. I have redirected Kluay Buat Chi to Kluai buat chi. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:08, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Nationality

    My reading of MOS Biography is that it is correct to describe Vitalik Buterin as Russian-Canadian as he was born in Russia and NOT to describe Dominik Mysterio as Mexican-American as he was born in the US.

    Can you confirm - or if not put me right please.

    Many thanks. Lukewarmbeer (talk) 08:20, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    The answer to questions like this is always "how do the sources describe him?" not "Where was he born?" ColinFine (talk) 15:49, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Positions are not in clockwise order

    Good morning, on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta, the positions within the first caption are not in clockwise order. JackkBrown (talk) 13:18, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @JackkBrown: Yes they are. Clockwise means . PrimeHunter (talk) 13:46, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The best place to raise such issues is on the article's talk page. ColinFine (talk) 15:52, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I think this is plagiarism.

    I was given a newbie task to add citations to the Battle of Chiset article. I found a source here (https://dbpedia.org/page/Battle_of_Chiset). Then I realized that the article was just copied and pasted from this site and copied to wikipedia. I'm new, but I don't think this is in acordence with the rules. If this is against the rules, where do I report it? Blitzfan51 (talk) 15:14, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Blitzfan51 If you scroll to the bottom of the page at dbpedia, you will see a disclaimer that it is a Wikipedia mirror, in other words, they copied from us. Definitely don't use that as a source in our article, as it would be a circular reference. When I'm looking for sources for older articles, I tend to check the history to see when the oldest version of our article was created, then I limit my searching to sources that pre-date our article. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:20, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    In addition, it seems that this mirror is license-compliant (it says that the text comes from Wikipedia and under which license).
    If it had not been, see Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks#Non-compliance_process for what you can do (but realistically speaking, the answer is nothing). TigraanClick here for my talk page ("private" contact) 15:23, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, if you check Bataille de Chizé, ther are sources there you could use. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:24, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    From that site's footer: This content was extracted from Wikipedia. ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 15:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Oops! OK thank you for the help. I'm gonna run back to that article and uncite that cite and try to find different sources. Blitzfan51 (talk) 15:24, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Blitzfan51: I added some "find sources" links at the top of the Talk page (that's at Talk:Battle of Chiset) which may halp you find more sources. Most of them turned up empty, but this Qwant link returns several sources (in French) that may help you. Good luck! Mathglot (talk) 09:26, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Potential biog AfD

    I just stumbled onto this biog Nicolas Sarkis which has many dead or deprecated citations. I think that notability is not met although he is author of a book. Would someone care to have a glance (it's short) and advise whether an AfD is appropriate here? Thanks. Thelisteninghand (talk) 16:01, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Dead links aren't great, but the fact that links went dead should not effect the notability of the subject. Nearly everything on the internet is archived somewhere.Help:Using the Wayback Machine has more information on how to find archived articles. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:19, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks - links and notability are two separate issues really. I can't see what makes the subject notable. The article appears to advertise his book and not much more. Cites to a PDF and publisher's website are not good sources I would suggest. I'll await further comments before AfD. Cheers. Thelisteninghand (talk) 21:00, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Vandalism help request from Anubhavklal

    I have noticed some vandalism at Indian National Congress. Namely, details of the founders are deleted everytime without justification. I have also posted this on Talk page. Would an editor please assist me with fixing it? Thank you, Anubhavklal (talk) 18:02, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    This looks to me like an inaccurate description of what is going on there. However, you've done the right thing by opening a talk page discussion on the subject, that is for sure how we resolve content disputes here. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:16, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Anuabhavklal, you are having a content dispute with Vanamonde93: that is how Wikipedia works. You have taken the correct step by discussing it on the talk page (after having previously taken a very very incorrect step of edit warring). If you cannot resolve your dispute in that way, dispute resolution will tell you how to proceed.
    Please note that describing an edit that you disagree with as vandalism is disruptive. ColinFine (talk) 18:17, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    HISTORY OF Cincinnati Ohio

    I see no mention of the Cincinnati Royals basket ball team 184.57.211.122 (talk) 18:26, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    History of Cincinnati is not protected and you can add referenced content to the "Sports" section. See WP:FIXIT. Cullen328 (talk) 18:32, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Franklin D. Roosevelt Harvard Graduating Year

    He graduated in 1904 not 1903. The Harvard Crimson Yearbook lists his Senior Photo in 1904. 2600:8801:2F00:9D:9493:8685:78F:5F59 (talk) 20:29, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I graduated in a different year than my last college yearbook is. Perhaps it's the same for FDR. What matters is what independent reliable sources say. Please direct inquires about the FDR article to its talk page, Talk:Franklin D. Roosevelt. 331dot (talk) 20:36, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    He graduated in three years, so 1903, according to the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, but he did stay a fourth year, taking some graduate courses, which may sorta explain why he is included in the class of 1904. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:51, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Now added to the article, with sources. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:04, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Best wikiproject for Lockdown Files

    Hey, was interested in some advice on editing this page as announcements continue. Is there a good wikiproject for this sort of page. I normally hang out on WP:MED and WP:LAW but this is a little more current affairs than medicine. Talpedia (talk) 22:03, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Talpedia. The talk page Talk:Lockdown Files lists five relevant WikiProjects. Will any of them do? ColinFine (talk) 22:57, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there an IPA pronunciation validator?

    I occasionally encounter articles whose subjects are words that are confusing for Anglophones to pronounce (such as Guerciotti). I was thinking about adding IPA pronunciation guides for some of these words that I happen to be certain of the correct pronunciations for. It occurs to me that an IPA validator which one could input IPA symbols into, to be able to listen to ensure that those symbols are correct for the word, would be a very useful tool. I have not been able to find any such validator. Can anyone point me in the direction of such a thing (if it exists) or otherwise provide guidance for how I can ensure that the IPA symbols I use sound accurate? Thank you. Bricology (talk) 22:32, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Bricology: If you use Template:IPAc-en to add the IPA pronunciations, each phoneme will display, when hovered over, an English word containing that phoneme (example: /ɡwɛərˈtʃɔːtiː/}. This works for displaying an Anglicized pronunciation, and you can preview your edit to make sure that the tooltips are showing what you intend. Displaying the authentic Italian pronunciation is a bit more complicated. Deor (talk) 23:01, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! That's very useful information. Bricology (talk) 00:16, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bricology: Try a google search for IPA readers. You get lost of results. I just did this and then tried one online one [4]. It worked well on two samples. I have no way to evaluate if it is better or worse than others. -Arch dude (talk) 23:18, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! That the search parameters I used didn't produce the magic results, so I appreciate that link. Cheers! Bricology (talk) 00:15, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Deletion

    I created an article in my sandbox on the BLP Sue Galloway. In the few days that it took me to do so, another editor created the same article. I accidentally moved it to the wrong place: Wikipedia:Sue_Galloway Can someone speedy delete it? Thanks. Maineartists (talk) 22:49, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @maineartists: you have already placed the g7 tag. an admin will delete it soon enough. lettherebedarklight晚安 00:38, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @lettherebedarklight No I didn't. And now my Sandbox is completely gone: [5]. Editor @Liz placed the g7 and deleted my sandbox page in the process. How do I restore it? I would like to retrieve the content to contribute to the created BLP article. Thanks. Maineartists (talk) 11:44, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Maineartists: You're going to want to go to WP:REFUND for more details, and as far as I can tell, after you moved the content from your sandbox it left a redirect, so that got deleted per G8 once the page in the Wikipedia: namespace was. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 15:54, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    March 8

    deleted page

    I am new to Wikipedia. I started drafting a page on Sandbox and it has now been deleted because I have apparently contravened copywrite. I had put close to twenty hours in and would like to have the page restored so I can improve it and remove anything including rewriting or removing anything that is copywrite. Is it possible to have a deleted page restored?~~~~ Vistadelsol (talk) 00:40, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Vistadelsol A copyright violation will not be restored. 331dot (talk) 00:45, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @vistadelsol: not in this case. due to united states law, we cannot host any copyrighted materials. start from a blank draft and make sure to not copy text from other sources. lettherebedarklight晚安 00:46, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    vistadelsol, do you consider yourself authorized to reproduce the content of the website laurelmckenzie.au? If so, please briefly explain how you are authorized. -- Hoary (talk) 02:14, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I would like to know why my draft can't be submitted.

    My draft couldn't be submitted and I don't know why. CARLITOAHUISA (talk) 02:15, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    CARLITOAHUISA, do you mean Draft:Winner Airways? If so, did you click on the blue "Resubmit" button? If you did, then what happened? -- Hoary (talk) 04:18, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It worked now, I think I didn't fill in one of the blanks. CARLITOAHUISA (talk) 04:33, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, CARLITOAHUISA. You need to provide some references to reliable, independent sources that devote significant coverage to the airline. Passing mentions are of no value in establishing notability. The references need not be in English. Chinese would be fine. Cullen328 (talk) 07:25, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    1) Is it better to link the search term with a red link to an article that doesn't exist or to link with a blue link to an article that explains some or the basics of the linked word? Red linking would seem to be clearly weaker for readers.

    2) Do red links still lower the quality of the article? Namely, in one vote for a good article, half considered the red links to be a weakness. 2001:2003:F643:6A00:65DD:5020:12A4:9132 (talk) 08:42, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Your questions look very reasonable but I don't think that they have very simple answers. Meanwhile: Question 1: you don't mention a third option: not linking anywhere. If you consider this, you have three options. Which of the three I'd take would depend on the particular situation. Question 2: not straightforwardly, no. However, there's no point redlinking to imaginable topics that are unlikely to have viable articles any time soon. I'd not heard of voting for "Good Articles" (or for [lowercase] good articles); which vote was this? -- Hoary (talk) 08:50, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    1a) You are right. There is also option 4: don't write about the topic at all. 1b) You are right. Specific situation: list of features with 8 names, 7 of which are blue and 1 red. 2) That article had no links to fictional objects, it was a high level science article. 3) This was an article in my country, where Wikipedia guidelines prohibit linking to articles in English Wikipedia. 2001:2003:F643:6A00:615E:C764:4827:ABFB (talk) 09:28, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Sometimes, Template:Interlanguage link can be a good option. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:50, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    My country's Wikipedia rules say: "Do not link to other language versions of Wikipedia in the text of the article. If there is no -language name- article on the subject of the link, do not link to other language versions." 2001:2003:F643:6A00:615E:C764:4827:ABFB (talk) 10:10, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Rules and practice in, for example, Swedish-language Wikipedia don't determine what should or shouldn't be done in English-language Wikipedia. Those in English-language Wikipedia don't determine what should or shouldn't be done in, for example, Swedish-language Wikipedia. If you're asking about editing in English-language Wikipedia, then please specify which draft(s) or article(s) is/are currently of direct concern. If on the other hand you're asking about editing in the Wikipedia of some other language, then this is the wrong place. -- Hoary (talk) 11:27, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    As you said, it was a sensible (also important and easy) question for the English-speaking world as well. I waited patiently your answer about 3 hours. 2001:2003:F643:6A00:74B4:42AF:4E1C:A247 (talk) 12:39, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    In my country, there are no rules on my important first question. I thought I could get better knowledge here than that the strongest wins in the jungle. 2001:2003:F643:6A00:74B4:42AF:4E1C:A247 (talk) 12:49, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    As is usually the case when people ask general questions here, the answer is "We can't tell. It will depend on the specific case". ColinFine (talk) 13:59, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Minor point: Wikipedias are not country based but language based. Saying "My country's Wikipedia" is meaningless, what you mean is "My language's Wikipedia". Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:51, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, you are right. I have already given you a specific case in sufficient detail. You're appealing to general reasons. I'll give you one: 'articles are written for readers'. You ignored that too. I'm sorry for your lack of response. Do you have a better reason when you refuse to answer and give way to arbitrariness (and minor points), for example by invoking nationality? 2001:2003:F643:6A00:EC09:7040:1298:CD36 (talk) 15:27, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Is this about a page at the English Wikipedia or another language? Wikipedia languages have different policies and this help desk is for the English Wikipedia. Please POST A LINK to the page so we can see the circumstances. General descriptions often omit critical details and you are wasting everybodys time, including your own, when we don't know what we are actually discussing. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:49, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Donations

    Hi, after making a donation to Wikipedia (I have never made a donation to Wikipedia, but may do so in the future), the donation in question is used for what, precisely? If it is possible to know. JackkBrown (talk) 12:23, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @JackkBrown Donations go to the Wikimedia Foundation. Among other things, they pay for the servers and running costs of Wikipedia in its many language forms. Note that those who write the articles don't get paid for doing so. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:44, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    See also Wikipedia finances. Shantavira|feed me 13:33, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @JackkBrown The Wikimedia Foundation's annual reports are available here -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:05, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Message about editing

    I got a message that my editing of “closed list” was reverted yet I don’t remember editing any articles of “closed list” 37.72.113.250 (talk) 12:37, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    From your contribution history, the edit in question was this one You may not have meant to add the "g" but you did.... Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:46, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    IP addresses often get reallocated. It may be that it was somebody else that made that edit. ColinFine (talk) 14:01, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Accidentally linked the wrong article

    Hi, I'm a new user of Wikipedia. While I'm enthusiastic, I made a mistake of accidentally linking a page to a disambiguation page when translating. When I tried to revert it by copying back the original content of the disambiguation page, which is short, it couldn't save my revert because it thought I was emptying the page.

    Can anyone help with this? I would really appreciate it! Yn1203 (talk) 15:30, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi @Yn1203. Your contribution history on English Wikipedia shows no edits in article space, so I think you must be talking about something you added to the Indonesian pages. However, editing there should be as here, so you should be able to go to the History tab of the page in question and "undo" the bad edit. Then you can re-add the material with the full correct link. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:37, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Michael,
    Thanks for your kind reply.
    So here's the case because I tried following your assistance yet I'm still confused:
    This is a page of the disambiguation page of Mary Morrissey in EN:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Morrissey
    Instead of adding the translation of the disambiguation page of Mary Morrissey in Indonesian, which was what I intended to do, I added the Indonesian translation of this page: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Morrissey
    Now, when I tried to revert/edit so that I could de-attach/remove the wrong, full Indonesian Mary Morrissey (American author) page from the disambiguation page, I was held by Wikipedia's bot that said I couldn't do it, because the disambiguation page's translation is much shorter, therefore the bot thinks I'm purposefully ruining the longer translation (which is about Mary Morrissey, American author, that was wrongly linked to the EN disambiguation pge instead of EN Mary Morrisey's American author page).
    Hopefully this is clear. Yn1203 (talk) 15:45, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok, so looking at your global contributions, I think you're probably talking about this edit and this edit to Wikidata. Am I correct? ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:58, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi! Thanks for taking a look.
    I did edit those two Wikidatas, however, the issue is that Mary Morrissey's disambiguation page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Morrissey has the wrong ID translation.
    Instead of having the disambiguation page in Indonesian, it has the Indonesian translation of this page: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Morrissey.
    How can I remove/revert/unroll/undo the edit so the EN disambiguation page would have the correct ID translation? Yn1203 (talk) 16:47, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Can you link here to the correct ID page? ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 16:56, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks ONUnicorn! But I think I got it. If you have a bit of time to spare, would you quickly check this page of Mary Morrissey in Simple English:
    https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Morrissey
    And let me know if you can change it into Indonesian and see an Indonesian content?
    I think after browsing for a while, I finally got what I wanted! Please let me know if you wouldn't mind. Appreciate it :) Yn1203 (talk) 17:02, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It looks like you got it fixed! Yay! ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 17:12, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Yay! Thanks, Unicorn! You rock! I owe ya one! Yn1203 (talk) 17:23, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Yn1203 Yes, the simple English page is linked to Wikidata item Q112570588 and hence to many other-language articles including Indonesian. I think that your confusion was that there is a separate wikidata item (Q16876505) for the disambiguation page itself. Mike Turnbull (talk) 17:13, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Mike! Thanks to you as well! You da man! Yn1203 (talk) 17:23, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Getting my page out of sandbox?

    I have my page setup in sandbox and would like it to be published, how do I achieve this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Janeksnowski/sandbox Janeksnowski (talk) 16:40, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Janeksnowski To be frank- you don't, because it's completely unsuitable as an article and I have deleted it as blatant advertising amd possibly a copyright violation. Please read WP:COI and WP:PAID. If you are interested in writing an encyclopedia article that summarizes independent reliable sources, please read Your First Article and use Articles for creation to create and submit a draft. 331dot (talk) 16:48, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    March 9

    SVG map of US states that is easily updatable

    See discussion: Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop#Map of US minimum wage by state. Am I imagining that there are plug-and-play SVG maps that are easily updated by pasting in a text list? I thought they existed. I have done a lot of editing of tables, and see various state and country lists that have data that would be more useful if the numbers were on the map for each state or country. Especially when combined with a color bar legend.

    I edit Help:Table and Help:Sortable tables, and so I know how to convert the data from a column to a text list. With the state or country names to the left of the data. So a multi-purpose USA SVG map could be used for many topics: Minimum wages, cumulative Covid death rates, incarceration rates, rate of uninsured, and much more. With the data on the map. Not just a color bar legend, and coloration of states or countries. --Timeshifter (talk) 04:21, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Positions

    Good afternoon. I would like to bring to your attention these three pages: Naples, Jakarta, and Pretoria; the positions of the first caption of the "Naples" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples) page are correct, while the positions of the "Jakarta" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta) and "Pretoria" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria) pages, in my opinion, are incorrect (e.g. on the "Pretoria" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria) page, "Loftus Versfeld Stadium" should be the second-to-last in clockwise order from top to bottom, while, in the caption, it is not the second-to-last). JackkBrown (talk) 13:36, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm afraid I don't agree. Assuming Loftus Versfield Stadium is the rugby field, then that would be the fifth one clockwise from the top, which is where the caption has it. AndyJones (talk) 13:50, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    PS I don't know much about Naples but it looks to me as if it's Naples that has the order wrong. AndyJones (talk) 13:53, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @AndyJones: I had thought of the order differently, and therefore incorrectly; I apologise. In any case, I have fixed the positions of the first caption on the "Naples" page ✅. JackkBrown (talk) 14:25, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    How to write a new article about my company

    How to write on Wikipedia about my company . Mysubtube had achieved its goal and had helped many new comers get a hipe in social media. The agency had become an integral part of the digital marketing world and had become a household name in the industry. Josmy joseph (talk) 16:29, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Welcome. First, you'll need to ensure that the company meets the notability requirements listed here: Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). Secondly, I would suggest reading the following: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure, to ensure you know the rules in those areas. Now, to the meat of your question, you should be able to just type what you want to call the article in the search box and you'll be told that it doesn't exist. You can click on the red link to create the page. Alternatively, you can click on the "create a draft and submit it for review" link in order to create a rough draft of the article. This would buy you more time in fleshing out the page and other people would be able to help you, such as making suggestions, before the article goes live. Useight (talk) 16:38, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Useight Users with a clear conflict of interest should be encouraged to submit drafts via WP:AFC, not to directly create an article(usually such users aren't autoconfirmed anyway). 331dot (talk) 16:42, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    That's a good point. Useight (talk) 17:51, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    A quick Google clearly suggests that Mysubtube is unlikely to be a household name anywhere outside its own front door. Not that it matters, since Wikipedia is not an advertising platform, and only has articles on subjects who's notability can be demonstrated through significant coverage in independent reliable sources. Where such sources exist, articles are expected to be encyclopaedic and neutral, and editing by contributors with a conflict of interest is strongly discouraged. Contributors who have a financial stake in a subject are required to make a declaration to that effect. I suggest you concentrate on making your company live up to your hype - if and when it ever does, no doubt someone will consider it worthy of an article. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:39, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Josmy joseph The short answer is that you don't. Wikipedia articles are typically written by independent editors wholly unconnected with the topic, who take note of coverage of a topic in independent reliable sources and choose to write about it. Please read conflict of interest and paid editing. 331dot (talk) 16:40, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Battle of Pogradec

    There is a battle in Category:Battles of the Greco-Italian War not included. Battle of Pogradec. How can I add it? It does not help me edit pages etc there. Also it can be included in the main article of the war, where it refers to Pogradec being captured. PhoenixBrmnzo (talk) 16:47, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @PhoenixBrmnzo I moved it for you; it had been in the parent category about the war, not the one you suggested about battles of the war. To add or remove an article to or from a category, you have to edit the article you want to add or remove--not the category page. Go to that page and go into the edit part; at the bottom, you'll find the categories in double square brackets. Use those as a pattern. Uporządnicki (talk) 17:03, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, but please could you put in the correct letter? it should be to [P]. PhoenixBrmnzo (talk) 17:13, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @PhoenixBrmnzo Also done, and I'm thoroughly mortified that you had to ask me to do that. 90% of my Wikipedia "career" has consisted of making just such edits as that. I must, however, humbly thank you for calling me on it so promptly! Uporządnicki (talk) 17:23, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You're welcome. PhoenixBrmnzo (talk) 17:27, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    English Essays

    Impact of rainy 41.116.242.103 (talk) 18:17, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    English essay

    Rainy days 41.116.242.103 (talk) 18:19, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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