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    May 10

    Not sure how to deal with this situation

    Could someone better able to work with new users who are single purpose accounts please take a look at this user's contributions and try to help them understand why creating articles that read like advertisements/resumes (and reverting tags identifying that issue) is frowned upon? They have now reverted multiple editors on this issue. Kevin Hallward's Ghost (Let's talk) 00:54, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Having a reliable source does not always meet the document registration criteria.
    Wikipedia is not an advertising medium. Advertising is not suitable for encyclopedic documents. The criteria for deciding whether to register in a document is that people who have no interest in a subject themselves actually think it is important and worthy of attention, and write and publish non-editorial works on the subject.At this time, you should not receive material benefits, publicity, or other influence from anyone related to the subject. Leeeunsuk (talk) 06:31, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Peculiar dates in cite journal

    I am trying to cite a journal which comes out weekly using {{tl:cite journal}}. The issue is dated "31 May–4 June 2021", but when I use that, it produces an error message "Check date values in: |date=". Is there a way to make the template accept the given dates, or do I have to simplify it to just "31 May 2021" and live with the inaccuracy (as small as it is)? Gronk Oz (talk) 03:54, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    It is usual with "cite journal" to just put the year in the date and let the volume and issue number indicate the issue. For some fields in citation templates you can use Help:Citation Style 1#Accept-this-as-written_markup, but the date field is not one of them. StarryGrandma (talk) 04:37, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I would personally prefer 31 May 2021 or its equivalent, since it narrows things down. I see no need to include 4 June 2021, because it implies that the publication "expires" on that date, which is far from the truth. Cullen328 (talk) 04:48, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, guys! --Gronk Oz (talk) 09:34, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Dates in citations should reflect as closely as possible the dates given in the source. Truncating the date as has been suggested here is not correct. If the journal issue is dated 31 May–4 June 2021, {{cite journal}} will accept that date so long as you format the date according to the rules at MOS:DATERANGE (linked from the error message's help text). This example tweaks your date to comply with MOS:
    {{cite journal |title=Title |journal=Journal |date=31 May – 4 June 2021}}
    "Title". Journal. 31 May – 4 June 2021.
    One last observation. Is what you are citing really a weekly academic or scholarly journal? If neither of those, {{cite magazine}} or its redirect {{cite periodical}} (with |magazine= or |periodical=) is more appropriate.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 12:35, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Genfixes

    As the fourth AWB rule states Do not make insignificant or inconsequential edits. An edit that has no noticeable effect on the rendered page is generally considered an insignificant edit. If in doubt, or if other editors object to edits on the basis of this rule, seek consensus at an appropriate venue before making further similar edits., so I was wondering is it okay to only make general fixes on specific pages? Do you object or concur? Dancing Dollar (let's talk) 05:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dancing Dollar: Hi there! It depends on which general fixes you're referring to. For example, if it's only changing {{cn}} to {{citation needed}}, then no, because it doesn't have a noticeable effect on the rendered page. However, if it's adding/removing a template or fixing a citation error, then yes. GoingBatty (talk) 05:31, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    In the Deposition of and further comments by Trump (October 2022) section of E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald J. Trump there are two images that have confusing layout and descriptions. The descriptions are easy to fix, but I think they would be more cohesive if they were next to each other for context and comparison. However, I can't figure out a way to get both next to each other as each are a crop so don't seem to respond to <gallery> or other attempts to align them next to each other. Chaheel Riens (talk) 06:55, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    You can use Template:Multiple image to do this.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 07:02, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Regis Cordic

    I was watching an episode of the Waltons and regis Cordic was in it. I remember him from hosting the Sunday afternoon movies when I was a kid in the 60's or 70's. His voice and commentary were great - as I child I thought he was so composed and interesting. I did not see it in his Wiki write up. I may have missed it and i apologize if it was in there, he always told such great comments and as a child i remember I always looked forward to the Sunday Afternoon Movie 96.235.34.37 (talk) 11:59, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    The large notice at the top of this page states that "the Wikipedia help desk is a place where you can ask questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia." Your question is not about using or editing Wikipedia so will not be answered here. You could try again at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment. Bazza (talk) 12:05, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    In most Windows browsers you can search a page for a string with Ctrl+f. Regis Cordic#Move to Los Angeles mentions he appeared in The Waltons. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:55, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    And the same section mentions his work on the Sunday Afternoon Movie program (for which he had to fly back to Pittsburgh from LA). Deor (talk) 00:32, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    can i collapse/remove old topics on my talkpage

    ive been around for a year or so, and over that period i have accumulated a ton of talk page messages that no longer serve any purpose to me (like the 4 messages about archived threads, and the deletion of my ancient draft), am i allowed to remove them? -I.R.B.A.T(yell at me) (The IRBAT Files) 12:35, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    If you don't want to archive them, you are permitted to remove them at any time, since by removing them you acknowledge that you've read whatever content was in them. (And the data remains in the history of your talk page.) --Orange Mike | Talk 12:42, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Im really bad at this: See also WP:REMOVE. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 13:23, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    How to edit

    Hi,


    I created this account about 4-ish months ago, mainly for reading articles, and now I want to get into editing Wikipedia. But i'm very new to editing and it seems so complex. Are there any good resources for first-time editing? Thank you so much. Acremonium (talk) 17:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I posted a few helpful links on your talk page. Theroadislong (talk) 17:22, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Change of Profile Image

    Hi How do we change the profile image if we are not auto confirmed? he profile image currently is from 2017 so preferably needs to be one from Wikimedia that we submitted successfully. James Maria Ford Fan (talk) 17:40, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Which article? You could always post at the article talk page to ask for the change. Heiro 17:43, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    As for "which article", based on the user name and images uploaded, I assume it's Maria Ford. Interestingly, there has been undisclosed paid editing at that article in the past. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 20:11, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You'd need to propose the change on the article talk page. Before you can do that though, you'd need to convince us that you actually own the copyright to the images you have uploaded to Commons. Frankly, I have my doubts about this. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:45, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I tend to agree, See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2023_Maria_Ford_Film_Actress_and_Model.jpg. Heiro 17:55, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I just tagged them all as needing permission on Commons. James Maria Ford Fan, please follow the instructions on c:User talk:James Maria Ford Fan. — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Replying

    Is it necessary to append {{Reply to}} on replies if you want the poster of the parent comment to be notified of it, or does Wikipedia already do this for you? I often find myself replying to the replies of a question I post (e.g. I ask a question and User A responds, I then [reply] to what they said) and never receiving a response, and part of me thinks it's because they're not properly notified. Is it recommended that I add the reply to template to replies of replies? When should I not use it? — theki (hit me up) 18:18, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Theki: The new notification system makes it so that if an editor is subscribed to a discussion (which they are automatically subscribed to when they reply, but can choose to unsubscribe), they will receive a notification in their . Using {{reply to}} to ping someone will give them an alert in their . —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:42, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Note this doesn't work for IPs, but, of course, neither do pings. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:58, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Tenryuu, I'm not automatically subscribed to a thread I reply in, perhaps that is a setting somewhere. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:05, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Indeed. Preferences => Editing => Discussion pages, final option, "Automatically subscribe to topics", to be exact. (I believe it also needs the option above, "Enable topic subscription", to be checked) AddWittyNameHere 19:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, that might be because I enabled the features AddWittyNameHere mentioned, though when I did that eludes me. I think it's supposed to be enabled by default for new editors, much like the reply tool. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 19:18, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Theki - in other words, yes, it's a good idea to ping them, just in case they have not enabled those settings in their preferences. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 19:25, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing pages

    Hello, my name is Aaron Christensen. I have been asked by the city of Riddle, Oregon to figure out how to change and update some of the images on our Wikipedia page. As I am new to Wikipedia I have no experience in doing this. From what I can tell I need to have some sort of Permission to do this. Riddle, Oregon - Wikipedia . Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. Cobrakeeper (talk) 22:33, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Cobrakeeper: You would need to disclose the conflict of interest (paid or otherwise) you have on your user page at User:Cobrakeeper before you proceed any further. When it comes to using images, you need to make sure they are either completely free to use or that they satisfy all 10 criteria for non-free content use. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:31, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Cobrakeeper, welcome! In short, WP. and the sister-site we put most "free" images, Commons, are both very careful about copyright. The copyright owner is usually the photographer, so you can upload pics you have taken yourself, and you can ask other photographers to register on WP and do the same. Uploading is done here:[1]. There isn't a lot of room for more pics in the article, but it's possible to make a gallery-section.
    If you upload pictures and need help adding them to the article, you can ask me at my talkpage. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    May 11

    Referencing errors on Deira Corniche

    Reference help requested.

    Thanks, 86.98.24.99 (talk) 08:44, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    When you invoke "quote web", "quote book", and "web quote", you're invoking templates that don't exist. Try "cite web" for the first and third of these, and "cite book" for the second. -- Hoary (talk) 11:23, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I've reverted your edit to that article, because it broke almost everything on the page. You appear to have put the Italian Wikipedia article it:Corniche Deira through google translate, including all the templates and formatting, which has created a ton of broken mark-up and non-existent template parameters. Please read WP:Translation for instructions on how to translate articles on other projects, including the copyright requirements of Wikipedia's liscence. 163.1.15.238 (talk) 11:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Jayne Owen Bruner

    Please verify this Jayne Owen Bruner sandbox (similar to Jane Asher (swimmer)), thanks Fatt-1 (talk) 08:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Fatt-1 If you place the template {{User sandbox}} right at the top of your sandbox, you'll find that it adds a big blue button to allow you to submit the draft for review. That's the best way to proceed so that experienced editors can comment and/or accept the draft. I did notice that at one point you say "His last national record" instead of "Her....". Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:42, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @User:Michael D. Turnbullops sorry my bad English... Fatt-1 (talk) 12:16, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Cats

    Big cat and samll cat 24.46.17.178 (talk) 12:02, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you have a question about using Wikipedia? -- Hoary (talk) 12:16, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Finding references from old sources

    Hi all. I'm trying to expand on the article for Untilted and I am planning on doing some research to work on a Background section for the article. However, seeing as the album was released in 2005 there are a lot of remnants of information that used to exist on the web that are now gone and only accessible via the Internet Archive. One such example is the citation taken from InTheMix. If I was looking for something like that nowadays I don't think I would ever find it. Is there a way to find sources from websites that are most likely defunct or so heavily modified that the original information is now impossible to find or be indexed by search engines? Is there some sort of Internet Archive search engine, or something? I am dead set on finding contemporary information rather than primarily retrospective/modern ones, but if I'm limited to that I think I could deal with it. — theki (hit me up) 12:14, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    The article currently cites a number of sources, but most of these are only cited for the scores they give Untilted. Don't at least some of them say something informative or perceptive and anyway worth summarizing in addition to the scores? -- Hoary (talk) 12:21, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Hoary: There oughta be information on the background of its creation somewhere, and if there isn't then the least it can amount to is additional information in the lead. Of note obviously is the fake versions of the album passed around on P2P sharing networks that coincided with the "promotional leak" (both of which are hardly elaborated on, and which I would like to attempt to elaborate on at some point in the article). I'm relatively confident that at least one of the reviews has some information beyond just what the reviewer thinks of the album itself; Stylus Magazine's briefly touches on the leaks that were being spread around, so I'm hoping there's more like that. — theki (hit me up) 12:26, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Theki Since the duo's name was Autechre, which is a fairly unusual word, you can search the Wayback machine using that directly, as this query and then look in the hitlist for likely pages, going to a suitable date range for the ones that seem useful. That will be a bit tedious but may give something useful. Alternatively, WP:The Wikipedia Library, has a good search box and covers lots of old magazines, newspapers etc.. I'll take a look there and report back. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:22, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, Autechre + untilted gets 26 hits in the library, most of which are available as full text. You probably don't have enough mainspace edits to qualify for access to the library but I could email the hitlist if you wish for you to select useful-looking titles, or you could do the whole process via a resource request. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Michael D. Turnbull: I actually do have access to the library, fortunately! I would appreciate if you emailed me the hitlist regardless. I'll look into the resource request process as well, though; I've never heard of that before. — theki (hit me up) 13:47, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Continuous removal of ethnic descent info from Albanian biographies

    The help desk is not the appropriate venue to solve content disputes or report people for misbehavior. Take this to WP:ANI or WP:DR. --Jayron32 17:13, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Hello. I often edit about the Aromanians, a small stateless Balkan ethnic group. For years already, there have been people removing information on individuals regarding their Aromanian ethnicity or descent [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]. These problems also extend into other ethnic groups in Albania [10]. I took a related matter to ANI once [11].

    I need a solution here. I really can't manage so many pages. I also assume this problem will continue into the future even when I will not be editing Wikipedia anymore. I really can't understand how can so much blatant vandalism, almost always involving removal of sources, go completely unnoticed. This is extremely discouraging and incomprehensible to me. I am also not sure if this is the most appropriate place for this. Super Ψ Dro 12:26, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I noticed ethnical info removal from other pages as well. Which, for me, is bizarre, as I tend to stay away from biographies of living people and heavily edit only what I think should be non-controversial pages, like veggies and food. An example of what I mean: Baba ghanoush ♦ WikiUser70176 ♦(My talk page) 13:06, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    In the very first example you cite, Aurel Plasari's ethnicity is mentioned in the very next paragraph. It seems at least possible to me that the edit was just removing duplication rather than censoring the information. I haven't checked the others.— Preceding unsigned comment added by AndyJones (talk • contribs)
    That IP continued doing edits. In one of them the second mention of his ethnic background was removed. Super Ψ Dro 14:25, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    • I took a look around after reading this thread. Some are well-sourced (an Albanian government site dedicated to minorities). Gazeta Dielli on the other hand should be used with extra care. The issue is that SD is misrepresenting sources. They say that those people have Vlach origin, not that they have Vlach ethnicity or "ethnic Vlach origin". Aurel Plasari is well-known for writing about Albanian history and the Albanian national hero, and the source says that he is of Vlach ancestry. But SD wrote in the article "Plasari has Vlach ethnicity". The source says that Eli Fara has Aromanian ancestry, but SD wrote that "Eli Fara is an ethnic Aromanian". And many other such cases. Having Vlach/Aromanian ancestry and having Vlach/Aromanian ethnicity (i.e. identity) are two different things. Vlachs (Aromanians are just a Vlach subgroup). in Albania and Greece very rarely have a non-Albanian or non-Greek identity, especially the famous and well-integrated ones. Many people of Vlach ancestry call themselves "Vlach" while self-identifying with an Albanian or Greek ethnicity, because Vlachs are seen by them as part of an wider Albanian or Greek ethnic group. SD should be careful to not confuse what reliable sources say with Romanian nationalist narratives about Vlachs throughout the Balkans. Ktrimi991 (talk) 13:22, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I just noticed that the Albanian government site also claims that Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Vlach or had Vlach origin, which obviously is not in line with the reliable academic sources that say he was of Greek origin and identity. Hence extra care should be used in such cases. Ktrimi991 (talk) 14:19, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Ethnicity and identity are two different things. That someone is an ethnic Aromanian does not imply they identify as such. Info on identification is virtually irrelevant and not considered in biography articles or in their categorization. Descent and origin are different too as they imply their ethnicity is only partial.
    I find Ktrimi991's stance here dishonest. We have a case of systematic removal of sourced information yet they decide to focus on my apparently incorrect behaviour (which they consider as such due to their own interpretation of certain words of similar meaning) and call my edits damaging. I also ask Ktrimi991 not to bring Balkan nationalist disputes here. I will cease all discussion on ethnicity and identity right now and I ask them to do the same. I will not allow this thread to become a petty ethnonationalist fighting ground.
    While I obviously know my own actions when bringing something up to attention can be scrutinized (WP:BOOMERANG), I find it very easy to notice the real problem going on here. If there is a problem with the sources, the solution here is to discuss them. Not to systematically remove them. Super Ψ Dro 14:25, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Ktrimi991 Having Vlach/Aromanian ancestry and having Vlach/Aromanian ethnicity (i.e. identity) are two different thing. and @ User:Super Dromaeosaurus Ethnicity and identity are two different things. You both are absolutely correct in this respect. I shouldn't have implied that removal of a country (i.e. Israel) from a food type page is ethnical info removal. My bad. Poor choice of words on my part. I bow out, as this conversation is going into fields outside my purview. ♦ WikiUser70176 ♦(My talk page) 14:32, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @SD:my apparently incorrect behaviour (which they consider as such due to their own interpretation of certain words of similar meaning) They are not "words of similar meaning". The sources clearly say "Vlach origin", not "Vlach ethnicity". If you are not able to cite the sources properly, then stay away from using them. While I obviously know my own actions when bringing something up to attention can be scrutinized (WP:BOOMERANG), I find it very easy to notice the real problem going on here The "real problem" is that someone is removing sources, and you are misinterpreting what the sources say. Both you are part of the problem, not only one of you. Ktrimi991 (talk) 14:42, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you have any proposal for a solution? Super Ψ Dro 14:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The solution is very obvious. The articles can say "X person had Aromanian ancestry". Ktrimi991 (talk) 14:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    But it keeps getting removed by someone. Super Ψ Dro 16:10, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you, though as far as I know the dispute resolution board is for disagreement between two users. There is no disagreement here, just vandalism. Super Ψ Dro 16:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Super Dromaeosaurus, this isn't vandalism (as Wikipedia defines it), but disruptive editing. All you can do is take individual disruptive accounts to ANI (after attempting discussion) and/or request protection of targeted articles if the disruption is extensive. If there were a simple solution to ethnic/national/etc. bickering, there would be many fewer problems in the world. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:22, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh, and invoke CT remedies, if they apply. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:25, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for your apportation. What does CT mean here? WP:CT redirects to something I think is not related. Super Ψ Dro 16:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Super Dromaeosaurus, CT = contentious topics, the rebranded version of discretionary sanctions: WP:Contentious topics. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Great, many thanks. I will consider this venue. Super Ψ Dro 17:10, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, "someone did something I disagree with" is not the definition of vandalism. Even if you really disagree with it. Like, a whole lot. As long as the other person believes earnestly that what they are doing is the right thing, then it is never vandalism. That doesn't mean they are right, but vandalism is only reserved for things like replacing article text with gibberish or things like that. The other side of this dispute isn't trying to ruin Wikipedia, they have a different perspective on what the truth is in this case. They may be wrong (or you may be wrong. I make no judgement on that) but as long as they are earnestly trying to make Wikipedia better, it isn't vandalism. It may be editwarring, it may be tendentious editing, it may be any of a number of other kinds of disruption, or it may just be that two people have very strong beliefs, and won't budge on each other's perspectives. Regardless, the help desk is still not the correct venue. And this is still not vandalism. --Jayron32 16:25, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I am confused as to why would you consider the mass removal of sources from biographical articles (some BLP) an improvement of Wikipedia. Super Ψ Dro 16:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't believe I ever said such a thing. --Jayron32 16:35, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, I don't think the diffs I showed are indicative that they are earnestly trying to make Wikipedia better. Super Ψ Dro 16:38, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed, they are trying to improve Wikipedia. They are doing so by removing sources they think are unreliable. In some cases they are wrong, in others they are right. Some of those sources are acceptable, some others do not fit with the WP:RS criteria. Read WP:RS to understand that a website post without an author, bibliography and academic peer-review process is not a source which you should use to claim that Rita Marko was an "ethnic Aromanian politician". Ktrimi991 (talk) 16:48, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You think this is trying to improve anything [12]? Removing sourced content while deliberately including a misleading edit summary? I've understood very well your true intentions here with this comment. Super Ψ Dro 17:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Please stop. The help desk was not the place for this and is still not the place for this. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 17:12, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Nutritional value table

    Where can I find the template for the nutritional value tables, as it appears, for example on the carrot page? I don't want to modify it; I just want to copy the code so I can make an identical layout for a Wikipedia in a different language. Thanks! ♦ WikiUser70176 ♦(My talk page) 12:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @WikiUser70176: The template is Template:Infobox nutritional value. You can see and copy the code in the edit window of the source editor. Deor (talk) 13:03, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Depending on the target language, there might not be an equivalent template, although I do see 76 language links on the template's page and that's where you should start. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you both! ♦ WikiUser70176 ♦(My talk page) 13:07, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Review my article

    Draft:Exim Bank of India DilipSpatel (talk) 13:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry, requesting a review directly here, as a means to jump the queue, isn't usually a great idea. Please be patient, it will be dealt with in due time. --Jayron32 14:02, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Guiding notability

    Draft:Astral (company) what improvements needed to make it to main ims? pace 150.129.164.105 (talk) 15:02, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Todorov

    Hello! Sorry for my English. My question is: are the subj page an article or a disambiguation page? — Jim Hokins (talk) 16:26, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    That's a List page. It's a list of people with the same name. --Jayron32 16:35, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    What are the next steps to get this page up?

    Hi, trying to get https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:VoxPop_Games up but last submission was rejected. When I put in a new draft it doesnt seem like it's being reviewed? So what do I do now? HiDot94 (talk) 16:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    There's actually nothing you can do to make a subject notable. It has nothing to do with your writing. A subject's suitability for inclusion as the topic of a Wikipedia article is solely based on things that you, as the article writer, have no control over. What has to be true is that the subject has to be the subject of significant writing in independent, reliable sources. Insofar as that doesn't appear to be so, the subject is not notable enough for a Wikipedia article. Neither you, nor I, nor anyone else here at Wikipedia can do anything about that. What has to happen is that the company in question needs to do things that get it noticed enough by the rest of the world that people start writing books, magazine articles, newspaper articles, etc. about it. Unless and until that happens, it won't be a suitable subject for a Wikipedia article. --Jayron32 16:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    There is an essay Wikipedia:No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability which may help explain your problem - Arjayay (talk) 16:36, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Aren't the new sources in my draft fairly notable though? Not trying to argue with you, genuinely just asking because in the gaming world I thought game informer and others on that list are pretty good. Does it need to be like certain outlet specifically? HiDot94 (talk) 16:37, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay. Here are the sources in the article: a reprinted press release (not independent), an interview at a tiny website run by two people and little indication it is a widely respecte source, routine reporting on the change of leadership about the company, again in a small website that reads like mostly a reprinted press release, a review of one of their games, an online newsletter, another interview with another website that is run by two people and little evidence of widespread reputation as a reliable source, a short biographical sketch of the founder by the university he went to (not independent), brief synopsis of recent hires and business strategy on an independent website, another article about roughly the same, article about a game they released. A few of these are marginal, but there's nothing here I would consider "significant" coverage in highly reliable sources. I'm not sure there is enough here to hang an entire article on. Most of this is just routine press releases, slighly rewritten press releases, and its mostly coverage from very small providers, mostly websites run by a couple of people and not much else. --Jayron32 16:54, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Going forward, if new sources pop up, should the old page be edited? or is it best to delete it and start fresh in the future? HiDot94 (talk) 17:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It hurts nothing to remain as a draft. It can stay as it is; old drafts are deleted as a housekeeping measure after like 6 months, but per WP:REFUND, they can be easily undeleted if you wish to work on them again. --Jayron32 17:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that old drafts are deleted after like 6 months if they haven't been edited for that long. Every time you edit, the clock resets. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:19, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Article was copied from draft space into main space

    Can someone connect the history of Corban Addison and Draft:Corban Addison? The mainspace article was created by copying the draft. I don’t believe notability is met anyway and the mainspace article should be redirected to draft. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 17:55, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I've added a prod to the article. We have no mechanism to speedy delete that article once it is in the mainspace, so we've got to go through normal channels. --Jayron32 18:12, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Mathematics

    how to determine the rule used in the following diagram Makhubil2 (talk) 18:11, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Which diagram, @Makhubil2? Have you considered asking at WP:Reference desk/Mathematics? 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:22, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia trolls

    Hello,

    I am new to Wikipedia. As I edit pages, I see that many are littered with unnecessary adverts. I remember the early days of Facebook when it was tolerable, then trolls began to take over, and it became intolerable. I believe that Wikipedia is suffering from trolls as well. As I am editing pages, I see many unnecessary adverts by editors who are trolling pages they don't like based on biased views. The process for creating an advert needs to change to becoming much more difficult. It also diminishes the visual aesthetic of pages that I read. You wouldn’t see anything like that in the encyclopedia Britannica. This is terrible for the quality of Wikipedia. Orlando Davis (talk) 20:43, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Orlando Davis Can you give an example of a page with adverts, please? — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:45, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Here is one I edited today.
    Sergio Oliva Orlando Davis (talk) 20:50, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Orlando Davis: Please quote text from the advert. I wonder whether you refer to Wikipedia articles with content which sounds like adverts, or you are seeing actual adverts which are not in the real Wikipedia page. See Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why do I see advertisements in Wikipedia? PrimeHunter (talk) 20:54, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    This is the advert on Sergio Oliva's page.
    This article has multiple issues.
    Please help
    improve it
    or discuss these issues on the
    talk page
    .
    (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
    This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2012)
    This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (March 2015)
    This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. (November 2016) Orlando Davis (talk) 20:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Those are maintenance templates which discuss the issues that the article has. Theroadislong (talk) 21:06, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    This is not an advertisement.
    Ok, those are not Advertisements. Those are clean up tags. They are there for 2 purposes:
    1. To warn readers that there are problems with the article.
    2. To encourage editors to fix the problems with the article.
    The are the equivalent of the sign at right. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 21:07, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I think you are talking about Maintenance templates, which are placed by editors who believe that an article does not meet Wikipedia's standards. Any editor may remove them, if they believe that the problem described no longer applies to the article; but removing them when the problem is still there would be regarded as disruptive.
    It is important for readers to know that the article is below standard. Ideally, editors would fix the problems rather than slapping a message on; but editors are all volunteers, and spend their time on what they choose.
    These are not "adverts", which are commercial. ColinFine (talk) 21:07, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Maintenance templates also place the article in hidden categories like Category:Articles needing additional references from November 2012. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:11, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I believe that what is or isn't subjective tone is subjective, which is not a good enough criteria. I don't think that the posting meets my view of a good visual aesthetic. It makes it less readable. It also implies without proof that Oliva is less notable than he is, which is unfair to him, or others that disagree. I don't think there should be an in between. An article should either meet Wikipedia's criteria, or be taken down. Orlando Davis (talk) 21:16, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, it may diminish reader confidence in Wikipedia's reliability with so many pages with such postings. Orlando Davis (talk) 21:23, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Technically they may actually be advertisements (see usage #2).
    @Orlando Davis, an article must meet certain basic standards or it will get taken down (as long as someone notices and takes the appropriate steps). However, there's a large range between "completely unacceptable" and "perfect". The solution Wikipedia has adopted to try and move articles along the road from "marginally acceptable" toward "perfect" is the use of these maintenance templates. If you disagree with the presence of specific templates on a specific article, you can either challenge them or fix the problem, but attempting to forbid the use of templates at all is going to be a hopeless battle. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 21:24, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Things are not better because they have always been done that way. Change is good. I am sure that Wikipedia will continue to evolve over time because change is necessary to maintain quality.   Orlando Davis (talk) 21:35, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia will certainly continue to evolve over time, as it has from its inception. If you actually want to attempt to change our policies around maintenance templates, the place to do it is one of the Village pumps. Good luck. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 21:37, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. Orlando Davis (talk) 21:42, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) @Orlando Davis: I can understand where you're coming from, but perhaps this would be something better off discussing at one of the various Village Pumps. It's unlikely your concerns can be resolved through discussions here at the Help Desk because its scope is limited to just offering general advice and suggestions; it's not really set up as a venue to discuss major changes to the project. FWIW, maintenance templates have been around for a very long time. While they're not always used correctly, the Wikipedia Community must still feel, at least of the most part, they still serve a valuable role. This doesn't mean their application can't be improved, but discussing such things is probably better off done somewhere else. Anyway, as you rightly point that there can be quite a bit of subjectivity involved in determine whether to add a maintenance template; there can, however, also be quite a bit of subjectivity involved as to when to remove such a template. This is why the addition or removal of such templates can always be discussed on article talk pages to see whether a WP:CONSENSUS can be established either way when there's a disagreement. You can also WP:BOLDly add or remove a template if you think either is necessary. If another editor reverts you, you should then try and resolve things per WP:DISPUTERESOLUTION. Finally, I don't believe titling this discussion thread "Wikipedia trolls" was appropriate. There's nothing trollish at all about adding a maintenance template. You state in your first post that you're new to Wikipedia and yet you feel it's appropriate to subjectively categorize a large part of the Wikipedia community as such without really understanding what was being done and why it was done. Generally, the Wikipedia community asks us to try and WP:ASSUMEGOODFAITH with respect to other users, at least until they give us some pretty strong guideline or policy based reasons not to do so. So, it's best to discuss issues as neutrally and civilly as possible by sticking to discussing the actual content of edits and avoid discussing what might be the motivation for those edits. There are times when the latter is unavoidable for sure, but there really needs to be, once again, a strong policy or guideline based reason to do so, and it's almost better to do so at one of the administrator noticeboards where behavior issues are discussed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for pointing out my error. I will make sure that I don't communicate with that tone. I did not mean every editor that posts a a maintenance template has bad intentions, but I am sure that some do. I appreciate the information you gave me. I will use it. Orlando Davis (talk) 23:01, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]


    May 12

    {{n/a}} template in a tabl

    Hello. I am trying to use the template {{n/a}} in a table on the page - Tour, but it doesn't work and comes out to data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, #2C2C2C); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | —. The proof would be in the edit history of the page that i just listed. Cherrell410 (talk) 00:00, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Cherrell410: Remove the pipe from code like rowspan="2" | {{n/a}}. See the "Important" note at {{n/a}}. The template adds content to the cell attributes which are placed before a pipe so the template adds its own pipe in the right place. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:31, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    2023 Toronto Blue Jays season

    Sorry for another one, but I have another issue. I am trying to change the short description of the 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season season to keep consistency with all of the other ones, but something is wrong. If you go into the source, it says that the short description is "Major League Baseball season", but in reality, it shows up as "Baseball Template". Cherrell410 (talk) 00:16, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Cherrell410: I have removed [13] {{Short description|Baseball template}} from Template:2023 AL Wild Card standings which is transcluded in the article. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! Cherrell410 (talk) 01:15, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Username

    A decade or so ago I changed my username due to privacy concerns. My old username was a real name. Now an editor that is harassing me, digging and posting things about my real life publicly, some of them wrong that may hurt other people than me in real life [14], says my old username is public. Who can I contact or what can I do to hide my old username? ♦ WikiUser70176 ♦(My talk page) 12:18, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi WikiUser70176. Accounts can't really be deleted because of Wikipedia's licensing requirements, but user's are allowed to make WP:CLEANSTARTs when they want to start anew as long as it's not an attempt to improperly use multiple accounts or currently under some type of sanction. I don't there's any way to hide or erase your username per se, but you contributions' history might be able to be hid from public view by an administrator or an oversighter. You might also be able to request that your account's username be changed to something less personally identifying per WP:RENAME. As for the problems you're having, that's something currently being discussed at ANI which means its probably better to keep all relevant discussion related to it there. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:40, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! I changed my account name from a real name to WikiUser70176. The problem is that, reportedly, my old account name is still visible. Thanks for the info! ♦ WikiUser70176 ♦(My talk page) 12:51, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    WikiUser70176 A rename changes your username in logs and similar, but it does not change actual posts you made(i.e. your signature). If you are being harassed, you could request a vanishing of your account and create a new one. 331dot (talk) 13:01, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Info on the search engine results includes wrong information

    The box of 'preliminary information' that appears with search results on the google search page includes incorrect information about Winebrenner Theological Seminary (my employer). The wrong information is SERIOUSLY WRONG. I cannot find the way to edit the information in this box to correct it. I tried to upload a clipping of the area of the box with the wrong information, but this box will not allow me to upload the clip. How can I access that information to make the correction!

    KevinBudRisner (talk) 12:58, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    KevinBudRisner First, please make the Terms of Use required paid editing disclosure on your user page(click the link for instructions).
    We cannot help you with Google search results, you will need to contact Google for issues with that. If the article about your employer has errors in it, please go to its article talk page (Talk:Winebrenner Theological Seminary) and detail the changes you feel are needed- if you mark the post you make there as a formal edit request it will draw the attention of other editors who can evaulate it. 331dot (talk) 13:03, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    To clarify a little, KevinBudRisner: if you are talking about the information which Google displays, Google takes that from many sources, including Wikipedia. So the information you say is wrong may or may not come from the Wikipedia article Winebrenner Theological Seminary. If it does, you can request edits as 331dot says. If it does not, then it is absolutely nothing to do with Wikipedia, and you need to get Google to change it. ColinFine (talk) 13:11, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @KevinBudRisner: to report problems to Google, look just below the bottom of their info sidebar. At the right, you will see a tiny little grey "feedback" link. Click it and go from there. -Arch dude (talk) 17:16, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    WB Yeats.

    An entry about Chardstock Village in Wiltshire mentions a distant relative of mine,Kenneth Butler Evans,who was an artist and who still has a gallery in the Village in the home of his widowed wife Anne.The entry also mentions that Kenneth Butler Evans is a cousin of WB Yeats the famous poet.I would like to understand this connection in more detail and would appreciate any further information you may have. John Evans. Poetman1955 (talk) 13:38, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Poetman1955 This is regarding Chardstock. You seem to be referring to the article W.B. Yeats I would suggest that you examine that article and its sources for further information. 331dot (talk) 13:42, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Poetman1955, the folks at Reference desk/Humanities might be able to point you toward more information. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 14:02, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Sports game results templates

    Hello, I would like to know where you could find sports game results templates? I'm particularly looking for basketball match results template or if there is a general sport game results template for all team sports then that would also be good. Thanks, SarahTHunter (talk) 15:39, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @SarahTHunter: I'm not sure which templates you are looking for. When I have a question like this, I try to find an article that uses the templates (e.g., 2022 NBA Finals) and then look at the article's source by clicking on "edit". -Arch dude (talk) 17:11, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I never thought of that! I'll give that a shot. Thanks, SarahTHunter (talk) 17:27, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @SarahTHunter: Well, I'm lazy, so I prefer to not re-invent the wheel. :-) More generally, I sometimes look for articles (especially feature articles) of the same general type as my new proposed article, until I see one whose overall format and approach looks good. I then use or adapt that format and approach for my new article. This works for not just the templates but also the layout and often the actual section headers. -Arch dude (talk) 17:44, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I found the template that I was looking for. It was for a continental multi para-sport event and I was looking for wheelchair basketball game results templates, I found them in the Paralympics which was great. SarahTHunter (talk) 17:51, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    My draft is not getting reviewed what to do?

    I have drafted my Wikipedia article 3 months ago but it is not getting reviewed what to do? I have optimised my page and also added a Wikipedia project tag for a faster review but nothing is working Abhiraj Shree0420 (talk) 18:01, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    It does say on the template that a review might take 4 months to happen. Adding additional requests doesn't make this quicker.
    On a quick scan, I don't really know what makes this person notable. Are there any sources that talk about the subject in terms of significant coverage? Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:06, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Abhiraj Shree0420, I see no reason why this particular unelected civil servant would be considered notable. Cullen328 (talk) 18:25, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Academic papers

    For a long time, I used to edit articles about history, politics, ongoing events, etc. The rules for referencing were easy: get a reliable book or newspaper, add the info to the related article in my own words, and cite it as a reference (which basically means "this info was taken from this place"). Nowadays I have moved to astronomy, and although I still prefer books to write articles by myself, when checking the content that's already there many references are academic papers. I understand that those have to be peer reviewed, that if they are not they are little more reliable than a mere blog, but how exactly do I find out if there is such a peer review or not? Cambalachero (talk) 18:09, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Cambalachero. You need to look at the standards and the reputation of the academic journal that publishes the article. Be especially careful about predatory publishing. Cullen328 (talk) 18:16, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    publish changes

    I made changes on my original draft and submitted, but I am unable to publish changes. I'm not even sure if its under review or lost in the ether. Thanks Kraft Writer (talk) 19:55, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kraft Writer Your draft is still at Draft:Chip Cooper in exactly the state after it was declined on 3 April. You can go back and make the changes suggested by the reviewer. I see that you have commented on the problem of editing it using the visual editor but you could try again with that, or use the source editor instead as an experiment. Mike Turnbull (talk) 20:14, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I did make the changes suggested by the Wiki editor. I have been unable to get those changes to publish. I get an error message. Kraft Writer (talk) 20:19, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    If you tell us the error message, it is possible that somebody here can diagnose the problem. Otherwise, you might get more help at WP:VPT. ColinFine (talk) 20:35, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The error message is this
    Error contacting the Parsoid/RESTBase server (HTTP 404): (no message) Kraft Writer (talk) 21:07, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. That is an error from deep down in the Mediawiki software, and is nothing to do with anything you have done. It is usually temporary, but if you continue to have problems, you'd better ask at WP:VPT. It can indicate some network problem, but (assuming you're posting here from the same device) that doesn't appear to be the case here. ColinFine (talk) 21:42, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Kraft Writer: I just successfully edited Draft:Chip Cooper, so hopefully whatever issue you were having has been resolved. GoingBatty (talk) 21:45, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Can I pull my submission and give it to someone who knows how to navigate Wiki? Kraft Writer (talk) 21:50, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I had successfully edited it too, but can't get it to submit or publish changes. I'm stuck. I've been trying for over a week to resolve this. Kraft Writer (talk) 21:49, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Kraft Writer, your draft is crammed full of highly promotional language and will never be approved in its current state. You must rewrite the draft from beginning to end to bring it into compliance with the Neutral point of view. Promotional editing is forbidden on Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 04:32, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You're looking at my first draft. I've rewritten it start to finish. That's what I'm having trouble resubmitting. Been trying for two weeks. Can't resolve the problem Kraft Writer (talk) 07:17, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Kraft Writer Have you tried making a small change to the existing draft, rather than one which adds completely new content in one large block? I'm speculating that something in your re-draft has perhaps hit an WP:EDITFILTER or has some other text that the software doesn't like. Also, can you "preview" an addition to see the new revision looking correct but still get the error when you try to save it? You may find that incremental changes are the way to go: other than that, WP:VPT is where the software experts reside, as already advised. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:25, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    May 13

    Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne

    User:Staruge copied a machine translation of fr:Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne to Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne, so it needs hatnotes and categories for cleanup. .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 03:05, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @0mtwb9gd5wx: OK - please be bold and add them! GoingBatty (talk) 03:45, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know hatnotes and categories .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 10:20, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer

    The file added today of the man on the horse needs to be smaller - please do that if you can - I cannot. Thanks 58.179.137.31 (talk) 03:21, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi there! I added |210px to the image code. Feel free to make the number smaller to make the image smaller. For more information, see the examples at Help:Pictures#Thumbnail sizes. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:49, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi GoingBatty. Thumbnail images shouldn't be set to a fixed pixel width per WP:THUMBSIZE because it forces everyone to see the image the same way regardless of their user preferences or the device they're using. It's better to resize thumbnail images using scaling as explained in WP:UPRIGHT. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:31, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I've rescaled it as an upright thumbnail image. Bazza (talk) 08:39, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bazza 7: You added an empty |upright= parameter which is equivalent to adding |upright=0.75 but is confusing because it doesn't specify a scaling factor. Personally, I think the original default size of the image is fine and it doesn't need to be 0.75 times smaller, which is what you did. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Marchjuly: thanks for pointing out MOS:UPRIGHT's warning about not specifying a value for upright. I've added 0.75, which makes the portrait-orientated image's height about the same as its width would be if it were landscape. I agree with the OP that it ought to be smaller than if left unaltered; that may be exacerbated by the fact it sandwiches text between itself and the infobox. I'm not intending to challenge any further alterations in either direction. Bazza (talk) 13:46, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Archiving on talk pages

    Hello! So currently, my talk page is archived with ClueBot III. I must've put the archiving in the way of month/year although I don't remember because it was literally years ago. However, now its getting really tedious and annoying, to the point where the page looks kind of messy as the list of month/year is getting long. I was wondering how / if I can change the archive to a different type. Specifically this type of template. Unfortunately I am terrible with coding and some of this code really confuses me at times. Thank you, hope someone can help me! Maxwell King123321 04:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    You already changed to numbered archives.[15] There hasn't been anything to archive since then. Do you want to go back to month/year? It gives very small archives for your talk page. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:30, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @PrimeHunter: Actually, the way you do your archives was what I was trying to achieve. So if that's what you mean then yes please, the smaller the better! Will my past archives also go into that style? Honestly, I had no idea what I was doing when I changed that. Maxwell King123321 12:29, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Willard Scott

    On the page for Willard Scott the first paragraph calls him a serial killer and rapist. I'm pretty certain someone is messing with this. I find it unbelievable that someone in the public eye for most of his 80 years on Earth and noted as a TV personality could have also been known as a serial killer/rapist. Looks like someone got by your woke censors and altered his page.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Scott 206.80.218.48 (talk) 04:32, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't know what you mean by "woke censors", but anyway the article history shows that this was just some very recent attempt by a bored schoolchild or similar to impress their friends, or similar. Skynxnex has already reverted it. -- Hoary (talk) 06:40, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    How do you make your own page?

    Please tell me how to make my own page on Wikipedia! Maevenowotny (talk) 10:52, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi @Maevenowotny and welcome. If by "own page" you mean an article in the main encyclopaedia about yourself, then that's frowned upon, for reasons discussed at WP:AUTO. If you mean "create a user page to tell other editors what I'm interested in contributing", then just click on your currently red-linked Username and proceed: see WP:UPYES. Happy editing! Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    iffy editor

    Special:Contributions/86.106.2.67 has made quite a few edits, and all the ones i've checked have been the uncited addition (or alteration) of a date (sometimes changing the date format, including putting the date or edit summary in Spanish). Is someone willing to fact check 30 or more edits? If appropriate, is there a way to undo all of an editor's edits at once instead of one by one? --173.67.42.107 (talk) 11:34, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Dortmund

    On the Dortmund page, it's not clear which monuments correspond to which; moreover, there are 7 monuments, while there are 6 photos. JackkBrown (talk) 12:59, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @JackkBrown: I've emended the caption. You can in most cases just click on the images, and the file page will tell you what it's an image of. Deor (talk) 13:38, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Suggested languages

    Hello!

    Although I’m Greek, English is my preferred language and I always read the English Wikipedia, however, I speak altogether four languages and if an article that I read in English exists in any of these languages, I often want to switch and read it in another language.

    My problem is that the “Suggested languages” section cannot be edited and I get randomly a list of languages which I don’t speak. (I guess randomly because I can't see how Bulgarian eor Macedonian or French hav ended up in the preferred language list!)

    Is there any way to get in the section “Suggested languages” only these four languages I speak, assuming of course that the corresponding article that I read does exist in one of the four languages of my choice?

    Thanks! Entropy1963 (talk) 15:07, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Entropy1963 The interlanguage links interface is managed by Wikidata. As far as I know there is no way to filter languages in the selection, other than by performing a search each time. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 16:42, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, Entropy. This is controlled by mw:Universal Language Selector/Compact Language Links, and that seems to have some instructions for managing suggested languages. I haven't tried it myself. ColinFine (talk) 17:31, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! I’ll read the article and if I find a solution I’ll post it back here for future reference.
    Thanks again! Entropy1963 (talk) 19:07, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Please replace wrong photograph on my wikipedia page.

    You have a photograph of another person on my wikipedia page. The photo of the bald gentleman sitting is not me. That is the son of Charles Schwab (same name as me). Please remove and replace with an alternate appropriate photo of me. Thank you.

    - Michael Schwab, graphic designer / illustrator Col.Ludlow (talk) 18:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Our article Michael Schwab (designer) does not have a photo, and never has had. I guess you may be referring to what Google displays when someone searches for you. We have no control over that (though we get frequent complaints about it). Maproom (talk) 18:24, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    One way to address the problem is to arrange for someone to take a photo of you and then for them (as the copyright holder) to upload it to Wikimedia Commons with a suitable free licence. Then add it to the article (or ask here for someone to add it.) Maproom (talk) 18:28, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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