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    April 9

    Making Edits

    Hi, I tried making some simple edits, with more accuracy, to clean up a page for someone who authorized it (about himself) and we got a message from someone at Wikipedia, I think, that said he reverted what I wrote because he felt it was not constructive. This was a strange message because it was very constructive what we were writing: Completely factual and easier to read (less wordy). How does a total stranger have the authority to block what we're trying to write about a public figure who wants to simply edit his page through me? How can we complete the edit we want to make?

    Thank you.... Smkirke (talk) 02:48, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Smkirke: please read WP:COI. You can post your suggested edits to the article's talk page along with {{edit COI}}. Wikipedia goes by published sources, not by what the article subject wants. RudolfRed (talk) 02:57, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
     Courtesy link: Simon Kirke
    Also, see MOS:LASTNAME. The style Wikipedia uses is to refer to subjects by their last name, not their first name as your edit did. RudolfRed (talk) 03:07, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for this information!
    There was some inaccurate info we found there and wanted to clean it up a bit, and make it a little less wordy. Is that allowed? Smkirke (talk) 03:32, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Smkirke: WP:PSCOI is a simpler version of what RudolfRed suggested above. You might also find it easier to use the Wikipedia:Edit request wizard. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 03:56, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Rafale for Serbia

    There is no valid confirmation about Rafale for Serbia. 77.221.3.82 (talk) 10:31, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, IP user, and welcome to the Teahouse. I have added a header for your question, but it is not clear what you are asking. I'm guessing this is about Rafale#Serbia. If so, please ask your question - making it clearer what you think should be changed - at Talk:Dassault Rafale. --ColinFine (talk) 10:47, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    article about christian marley/son of damian marley

    hi i was wondering if anyone could make an article about christian marley for me Leander skibidi (talk) 10:33, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Unless you are the subject, the best person to create an article about a topic you are interested in is you. It is a challenging process that you should learn about if you are interested in it; see Your First Article and the new user tutorial; also try editing some existing articles in areas that interest you, to learn about how things work here. 331dot (talk) 10:38, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Damian Marley is notable enough for an article, but Christian Marley probably isn't.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 10:39, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Belligerents

    I recently saw "(possibly)" mentioned in this article, Sasanian–Kushan Wars. So I would like to ask if we are allowed to write "(possibly)" in the infobox when the sources used in the article does not mention such names? Or are we eligible to write "(possibly)" only if the names are mentioned as per the sources in the article?

    As you can see, I am confused. I hope that someone may clear my doubts as soon as possible. Thank you. Jonharojjashi (talk) 12:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    As far as I can see, the only circumstances where "(possibly)" could legitimately occur in an article is where either the cited sources disagree on a point, or one of the sources expresses uncertainty about it. In that case, the text should explain just how the sources disagree or are uncertain, and a summary (such as in an infobox) might say "{possibly)".
    In Sasanian-Kushan Wars, neither Vasudeva I nor Kanishka II is even mentioned in the text: they should not then appear in the Infobox at all, never mind with "(possibly)" attached - that would appear to be original research by some editor. Rather than removing them, I have tagged them with {{citation needed}}. ColinFine (talk) 16:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a way to ban a user/ip from making edits to a page?

    We have someone harassing our group and making malicious edits to our page. Is there any form of security or blocking that we can implement? Thank you! AlmightyBobino (talk) 14:20, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Who is "your group" and what article is this referencing? Vandalism may be reported to WP:AIV. If vandalism or other disruption is a persistent issue, especially if from multiple users/IPs, page protection may be requested at WP:RFPP. 331dot (talk) 14:30, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the reply! I will report using that link! Didnt know that existed. Thank you! AlmightyBobino (talk) 14:41, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @AlmightyBobino: Regarding your statement of "our page", please see WP:OWN. GoingBatty (talk) 14:43, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for this information! AlmightyBobino (talk) 15:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Please read WP:VANDAL for what constitutes as vandalism. Also you may want to read WP:COI. Industrial Insect (talk) 16:32, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Images are not displaying

    Hi, in the past few days I'm having an issue I never had before: Wikipdeia images are not displaying - while in Wikipedia websites (I tried several languages). When I search Google, the image appears, but then does not load when I enter the page. I don't have this problem in other websites. I tried in Chrome and Firefox, from a laptop and a PC, and have the same problem. In Firefox, this is the message I get when I right click an image and click on view image: 

    "Your connection is not secure
The owner of upload.wikimedia.org has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website.
This site uses HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to specify that Firefox may only connect to it securely. As a result, it is not possible to add an exception for this certificate."

    On Chrome, the message is: 

    "Your connection is not private
Attackers might be trying to steal your information from upload.wikimedia.org (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more
NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID"

    At the beginning, in this page I clicked on advanced and added an exception, and this loaded all the images on a page properly. But yesterday the exception button disappeared, and now I can't see any image. Please help me solve this issue! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:6500:A038:EB63:5864:3FE1:F86A:6D0E (talk) 16:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    It sounds like some sort of proxy, VPN, or PUP is intercepting your traffic. Unfortunately, diagnosing and fixing this is beyond the scope of what Wikipedia can help you with. Q T C 16:13, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi there! Just curious - could you please give an example of a URL where you are receiving these messages? Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 13:28, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Notability

    If I want to add on to an article about a somewhat obscure topic, what would be the guidelines on that. What information would I have to add for my changes to be considered notable. LilliC4553254 (talk) 18:32, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:N and more likely our general notability guidelines. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:45, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Lee Vilenski: Neither of those relate to adding content to an existing article. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh, I missed that. We don't really make content itself "notable" or not. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 13:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Alright, thanks! LilliC4553254 (talk) 19:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @LilliC4553254: We can advise you better if you tell us what you want to add, and to which article. But in general, you need to cite a reliable source, and your addition needs to satisfy WP:UNDUE, WP:NPOV and WP:SYN. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I was looking to add more infromation to the page for Ozma's The Doubble Donkey Disc . LilliC4553254 (talk) 19:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @LilliC4553254 Wikipedia guidance encourages us to be bold. As Andy noted, provided you can cite a reliable source, just go for it but be prepared to discuss your addition on the Talk Page of the article if anyone reverts. Try not to add WP:FANCRUFT. Mike Turnbull (talk) 17:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I create a new page eg. For a school

    how do I create a new page eg. For a school EdricJ (talk) 19:00, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    EdricJ Creating a new article is the most difficult task to attempt on Wikipedia. It is highly recommended that you first gain experience and knowledge by editing existing articles in areas that interest you, as well as using the new user tutorial, both of which to learn how things work here and what is expected of article content. This will greatly increase your chances of success and reduce the chances you will be frustrated and angry about things that happen to your work that you don't understand.
    If you still wish to proceed, you will first need to read Your First Article before you use the article wizard to create a draft. You will need to gather independent reliable sources that give the school significant coverage- not that just tell of the activities of the school or basic information- things that show how the school is notable as Wikipedia defines the term. 331dot (talk) 19:09, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, new here. We really were not sure how this works. All we heard was no other of this genre music video had been shot there before, so we thought we could submit that note of mention either on this one or a new article. Either or, this is great to know! Fb4817 (talk) 23:12, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The shooting of a music video is trivial and wouldn't confer any notability. Several drama series were shot at my school but it doesn't qualify for an article. See WP:NSCHOOL Shantavira|feed me 08:11, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    April 10

    How do I delete an article I created?

    Hello,

    I created an article, Michael T. Martin, earlier today after checking that one did not exist. Later on during the day I saw that somebody had created an article, Michael Thomas Martin about 3 hours before I created mine. I merged my article into the other articled. So how can I get an administrator to delete my article from Wikipedia while keeping the other article?

    Thank you for your help.. Roberto221 (talk) 08:22, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Just edit and create a redirect. I'll do this now. Jim Killock (talk) 08:25, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Done. You can view the source of the redirect page (by following the link at the redirection notice on the page it is redirected to) to see how it is done: #REDIRECT [[Name of page]] Jim Killock (talk) 08:26, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the help but I rather delete the article in case somebody needs to use that name to create an article. Roberto221 (talk) 08:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    If someone wants to create an article about a different Michael T. Martin, they can edit the redirect to do so(more than likely the redirect would be made a disambiguation page at that point). Right now it's better for the project for the redirect to be there. 331dot (talk) 08:51, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    makes sense Roberto221 (talk) 09:23, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I have added him to Michael Martin.[1] It's the only Michael T. Martin for now so it can keep redirecting to him and not the disambiguation page. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:06, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    View on creating Jat clan system

    There is a question from a new editor at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language#VIEW ON CREATING JAT CLAN SYSTEM. Please could someone advise them, I think it is probably a Wikipedia:Contentious topic but I find the CT guidance confusing. TSventon (talk) 11:12, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reference (book)

    Hi, I added a new reference (book) within the carbonara page (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carbonara&diff=prev&oldid=1218218795), but I don't know how to insert the right page (75); it currently links to "puttanesca". I took this source from the spaghetti alla puttanesca page. JacktheBrown (talk) 13:41, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

     Done, the easiest is to use visual editor and find the "Page Cited" field. Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 14:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Cocobb8: no, unfortunately; by clicking on the link you will still be redirected to "puttanesca". JacktheBrown (talk) 14:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure what you mean. Looking at the first source under bibliography, I don't see anything that, when clicked, redirects to puttanesca. Didn't you also want the page number added? Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:07, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Cocobb8: I clicked on the link after your edit and nothing changed, I was still redirected to "puttanesca" page (in the book); please read this discussion: Bibliography. JacktheBrown (talk) 15:14, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah I understand now, I thought you were talking about the puttanesca article. See TSventon's comment below for how to fix this. Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) @JackkBrown:, when a Google books link ends in "&pg=PA68" it should point to page 68. You can change 68 to 75 to point to page 75. The links to individual pages may not work if Google changes the visibility of the book. TSventon (talk) 15:11, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I have now understood how to do this, and will do the same on the pasta alla gricia page, changing the page number (update, 15:28: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pasta_alla_gricia&diff=prev&oldid=1218241053); thanks to TSventon and Trappist the monk (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carbonara&diff=prev&oldid=1218238620) (and thanks to Cocobb8). JacktheBrown (talk) 15:22, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    today's "did you know ..." Oakland California Temple factoid

    I don't think the FAA considers the temple a "navigational beacon". I would suggest "reporting point". 2600:1700:7580:3D0F:544F:1105:DCB2:743C (talk) 14:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi there! Please see the references at Oakland California Temple#Exterior. If you still disagree with the wording, I suggest discussing it at Talk:Oakland California Temple, and provide a published reliable source. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 15:05, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    If you think an entry on the main page is wrong you can report it at WP:ERRORS. TSventon (talk) 15:19, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    religion

    Evolution is a religion, so why cant I proclaim mine? 35.141.213.2 (talk) 17:14, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    That's not the reason for the messages on your user talk page. If you want to engage in a science versus religion debate, something that has gone on for thousands of years, this isn't the place to do it. Please see WP:FREESPEECH. 331dot (talk) 17:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Evolution is not a religion. Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? TypoEater (talk) 17:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I would suggest WP:DNFTT. 331dot (talk) 17:21, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Watching a user's contributions

    So this is a question I have that I wanted to post before becoming an admin: Is there any way I can add a user's contributions to my watchlist, so I can watch when they make any edit? I'm asking because I've run into a few users where I need to wait before reporting them to see if they vandalize further, but it is tedious to keep reloading their contributions page, but would not to have their contributions in my watchlist. Thanks --- thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 22:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @TheTechie: I don't think this is possible, due to concerns of WP:STALKING RudolfRed (talk) 01:19, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    WP:POPUPS can give you a transient popup list of a user's contributions when you hover over certain username links. So you could have a list of links for your users of interest, and then run your mouse along to see who's done what lately. It doesn't have unified "latest edits" of them all, time-sorting, or "edits since I last checked" features. And the list of users would be publicly visible. DMacks (talk) 05:19, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    no partial blocks

    How come i am always sitewide blocked and never partial blocked? @331dot: 204.2.36.253 (talk) 22:45, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    If you have an account that is currently blocked, you are not allowed to edit. Blocks apply to the person, not just the account. RudolfRed (talk) 00:18, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Your account's talk page should have an explanation of why you were blocked. If not, you should be able to engage with the administrator who blocked you on your user talk page. GoingBatty (talk) 03:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    No, but why am I always sitewide blocked and never partial blocked? 204.2.36.253 (talk) 21:36, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Maybe it's for pulling off blanking edits like this. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 21:42, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    But i was sitewide blocked before that. 204.2.36.253 (talk) 22:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @204.2.36.253: Every time you post using another account while your primary account is still under block, you're lowering your chances of your primary account ever being unblocked. Even responding to the replies in this discussion is only making your situation worse, so don't. Read WP:UNBLOCK and follow the guidance contained therein. If you have questions about your block, login to the blocked account and ask those questions on the blocked account's user talk page. Someone will respond and explain what you need to do to get unblocked. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:53, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    April 11

    I was trying to edit the Wikipedia page of Deion Sanders, and I accidentally deleted the link to his page for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. Do you think you could fix that, please? I can't seem to find a way to get those links back. MichaelEhlenbeck (talk) 00:16, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

     Courtesy link: Deion Sanders
    Also, I added a header to this question. RudolfRed (talk) 00:58, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @MichaelEhlenbeck:  Done On the article, I clicked the "View history" button, found your edit, and reverted it. GoingBatty (talk) 03:42, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Add name and info to list of notable alumni at Univ. of Florida

    Hello. I’d like to add a name to the list of notable alumni in Broadcasting to the Univ. of Florida page.

    Dave Culbreth Former sportscaster at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and investigative reporter at WXIX-TV in Cincinnati. 2601:702:4200:1570:2904:5544:D262:14E0 (talk) 03:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi there! In order to add a person to an article such as List of University of Florida alumni, there needs to be a Wikipedia article about them. I don't see an article for Dave Culberth Dave Culbreth. GoingBatty (talk) 03:41, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Nor is there one for Dave Culbreth (not to be confused with Dave Culbert). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.145.123 (talk) 08:37, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Oops! Corrected my previous post. GoingBatty (talk) 14:46, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Report Wikipedia page

    How to report Wikipedia account 2001:E68:540F:5B80:CC0:2953:60CE:6C1B (talk) 03:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There are various noticeboards for reporting user behavior. Please expand on what problem you are seeing, so we can help you find the right place. Also, sometimes reporting a user is not the best path, but discussion is. RudolfRed (talk) 03:34, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    See Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:32, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Correct the sentence of Closing Ceremony Athens 2004

    Can you look and see if the sentence is correct of synopsis of the Closing Ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics? I just put in joining tonight at thr Closing Ceremony, His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic Constantinos Stephanopoulos. Accompanied by Adjutant Officer to the President of the Hellenic Republic Air Force Colonel Georgios Dritsakos. Followed by Anne Rogge, wife of IOC President Jacques Rogge, and IOC Vice-President James L. Easton and his wife Phyllis Easton of the United States. 108.21.67.83 (talk) 06:34, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    (i) This "synopsis" is unreferenced. (ii) The "synopsis" isn't written in sentences. (iii) Wikipedia prefers straightforward prose. Thus for example not "His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic" but instead "the President of Greece" (or even "the Greek President"). -- Hoary (talk) 12:28, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Removal of 'British' descriptions and categories

    There seems to be a long-standing and consistent movement to reallocate any person or anything away from being described as 'British' and towards 'Scottish', 'Welsh', 'English', and 'Northern Irish'. This applies to both in-article descriptions and to categories. Can someone point me to where this was discussed and agreed, so I can understand the arguments and justification? Masato.harada (talk) 07:35, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    It's quite straight forward: if a Scotsman does something good, he's Scottish, if he does something bad he's British; if an Englishman does something good he's British, if he does something bad he's English. It's not just Wikipedia. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 09:14, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I have no idea what the consensus is (and I don't much care, though I am British, English, and a probationary Yorkshireman - I've only been here 32 years) but you'll find discussion at Wikipedia:British Isles Terminology task force/Manual of Style. ColinFine (talk) 09:40, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    There is a footnote at MOS:NATIONALITY, which says There is no categorical preference between describing a person as British rather than as English, Scottish, or Welsh. Decisions on which label to use should be determined through discussions and consensus. The label must not be changed arbitrarily. To come to a consensus, editors should consider how reliable sources refer to the subject, particularly UK reliable sources, and whether the subject has a preferred nationality by which they identify. You could also look at the archives of Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography. TSventon (talk) 10:36, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I've found a relevant discussion in Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography/2007-2008 archive: British nationality. It's pretty lengthy, and I've only skimmed it, but I don't see any conclusion which agrees to working through existing articles and categories and changing them from 'British' without a justification. My worry is that there is some nationalist agenda driving a hidden project to replace 'British' with a country name, without explicit discussion and agreement. Is there a current working group or interest group which might be interested/have a view? Masato.harada (talk) 14:10, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Masato.harada, you could ask at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography. There was an ANI discussion on Cornish/English/British a month ago at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1150#Disruptive editing from Gwikor Frank. Unfortunately this question does lead to lengthy discussions. TSventon (talk) 15:10, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Page moved two times, discussion is still open

    Please see Mujahid Shah's Vijayanagara campaigns. A request for page move was made by me, but the article has been moved twice while the discussion is still open. Can someone please fix it how it should be? I don't know what to do tbh. Thanks. Imperial[AFCND] 07:58, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Pages should not be moved whilst an active discussion is taking place. Article is now at its original title, and has been move-protected at admin level for a week. This should be enough time to form a WP:CONSENSUS. Mjroots (talk) 17:44, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. That's what I've requested for. Three users moved it thrice while the discussion was still going on. Imperial[AFCND] 17:46, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I just created a redirect Henrietta Lange, which I copied exactly from the existing redirect Hetty Lange since they are two different names for the same character. The existing redirect (Hetty Lange) works and it says: "The Wikidata item linked to this page is Henrietta Lange (Q12316284)." But the new one (Henrietta Lange) is giving the message: "The Wikidata item linked to this page is (no entity). Error: no Wikidata item linked! Either link a Wikidata item or remove this template."
    I just cannot see what is missing, to set up this link to Wikidata. Can somebody please explain what I need to do, to set up that link? Gronk Oz (talk) 10:32, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Gronk Oz: A Wikidata item can only list one page at each wiki. If you want it to be Henrietta Lange instead of Hetty Lange then click "Wikidata item" at the latter and edit the entry at Wikidata. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:48, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I have edited the Wikidata item as "Henrietta Lange" is used more than "Hetty Lange" in Wikipedia. TSventon (talk) 12:14, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you both!--Gronk Oz (talk) 13:45, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Two questions

    1. I know there is a way, but cannot quite recall how, to link one of several definitions at Wiktionary. Specifically, I would like to define the Algerian Ottoman council diwân (alternate spelling "divan") while confusing the reader as little as possible with images of furniture. Is there a way to keep the other definitions from appearing? I am also very open to any other suggestions that anyone may have for this. I do know about the syntax [:wikt:word|word].
    2. The nice folks at the WikiMedia Commons help desk said it was ok to upload local versions of their images as test edits but mentioned that it would be nice if I had any that were definitely not going to be used would be deleted. This does not seem to be mentioned as a use case at MfD however. How would I go about doing this, since I do now have some tidying up to do? Elinruby (talk) 11:59, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Elinruby: Hi there!
    1. What is the URL of the Wiktionary page you want to link to?
    2. Does the process at Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion#Other concerns meet your needs?
    Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 14:42, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    1. wikt:divan#English; consensus seems to be that this is somewhat better for this purpose than the en-wiki article although I have not myself checked it in detail.
    2. I think so... these are images that came from Commons but are quite old and rather murky in thumbnails. So identical to commons image but with color or shadows or contrast tweaked. Does that sound right?
    And thanks for the help, btw. While I have your attention, can I ask if I would be jeopardizing the "faithful reproduction" part of the copyright statement if I did this with an artwork? And would the age of the artwork matter? I would think so? So far I have only added an edited flag to the article itself but there are quite a number of murky engravings, lithographs and paintings in this adventure also, and everything is a minimum of 200 years old. Thank you for the brain power.
    Incidentally, I figured out the answer to my image problem of the other day, if you are curious about that. Out of date browser on paranoid Linux distro. Must click the link to tell it I want to proceed even if it's unclear the link is secure lol Elinruby (talk) 15:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Quotebox + table

    Hi all. Is it possible to contain a table within a {{Quotebox}}? If not, is it possible to achieve a similar column effect? Cheers! ——Serial Number 54129 15:31, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Serial Number 54129: I don't see anything about that in the documentation, but you might want to ask at Template talk:Quote box. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 16:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, GoingBatty, I will exile myself to a land of 87 page watchers  ;) thanks for the reply though. ——Serial Number 54129 16:30, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Serial Number 54129: WP:VPT is a more active alternative. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:19, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The query was answered within 5 minutes at Template talk:Quote box, so that venue worked on this occasion. TSventon (talk) 10:24, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you to everyone who helped, @GoingBatty, Pigsonthewing, and TSventon: on this page!  :) ——Serial Number 54129 11:46, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Template

    Someone please fix the problems on {{Infobox independence declaration}} its labes 6 is not showing up and also fix if other problems MAL MALDIVE (talk) 15:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @MAL MALDIVE: Hi there! At the bottom of the template documentation, I suggest you click on the "create" link next to "testcases" so you can demonstrate the specific issues you're having with the template. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 16:08, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    thank you MAL MALDIVE (talk) 16:18, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia en finally block my Brazil's IP

    Sorry if my english grammar bad but i need some help:

    I don't know my IP is blocked, but is not affected my account. i'm a PT Wiki and EN wiki editor here. Also i use Wikimedia Commons to upload my Brazilian's city media and others. I only edit with my account, not my IP for avoid false positive.

    I edit Wikipedia with Android, my pc, iPhone XR. But i see my wifi setting in my iPhone, i see that's WPA/WPA2 (TKIP) is not safe My IP can change everything, not use VPN or proxy.

    My IP block exemption request got not approved for some reason. Vitorperrut555 (talk) 15:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Note: Not affected my principal account, only my IP. Vitorperrut555 (talk) 15:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Vitorperrut555: It sounds like there is a WP:SOFTBLOCK on your IP address but you can still edit while logged in. If so, then just make sure you are logged in while editing. If it is something different, please clarify. RudolfRed (talk) 16:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I want to add new information on a site

    I was involved with KSAN FM, and a new book has been published detailing the history of the radio station:

    The Jive 95: An Oral History of America’s Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco

    May I add this to the wiki site KSAN (FM)'

    Hank Rosenfeld (talk) 20:47, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    If you were involoved with the station, then you have a conflict of interest, and you should make an edit request on the article's talk page, rather than editing the article yourself. ColinFine (talk) 21:10, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Hank Rosenfeld: Since you appear to be the author of the book, you adding the book to the article would be seen as promotion. I agree with the previous comment to submit an edit request if you like, and disclose your involvement with the radio station and the book. Thanks for asking! GoingBatty (talk) 21:19, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I want my signature to be different

    I don't want my signature to look like this: 204.2.36.253 (talk) 21:46, 11 April 2024 (UTC). How do I change the color of the signature?[reply]

    Some examples can be found on the WP:CUSTOMSIG page. However, if you want the four tilde's to work, you'll need to register an account first. Q T C 21:49, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    unblocking

    how do i appeal a block? @331dot: 204.2.36.253 (talk) 21:53, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    What is the username under which you are blocked? -- Hoary (talk) 21:59, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    No, how do i appeal a block in general? 204.2.36.253 (talk) 22:02, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Why is that relevant? You are not blocked. And your circumventing behavior only makes us editors suspect that you are performing block evasion. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 22:03, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @204.2.36.253: And stop pinging 331dot. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 22:02, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @204.2.36.253: If this is also you, please read WP:UNBLOCK and stopping posting anywhere on Wikipedia using other accounts. Follow the guidance given in UNBLOCK and seek clarification of your block by logging into the blocked account and posting a message on that account's user talk page. If the other IP posting about isn't you, still read UNBLOCK and follow the guidance it provides. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:04, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Marchjuly: Isn't that the same user? thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 22:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Same IP address, not necessarily the same person. RudolfRed (talk) 22:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @TheTechie: It might be, but it might not be as RudolfRed points out. In addition, please don't fix my pings; it wasn't broken and I did what I did intentionally. WP:PING (i.e. {{re}}) doesn't work with IP accounts (except when posting on the IP's user take page); moreover, even if it did, the IP would would've been "pinged" by the one you made two minutes before I made my post and, thus, would've almost certainly seen my post too. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:52, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I see, sorry for the misunderstanding. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 23:03, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing

    I keep getting this message "No stashed content found for 1217881664/a8c430b6-f5a2-11ee-a554-432c1d2b0fc8" Innov8iv (talk) 22:57, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Innov8iv: By any chance did you leave the source or visual editor on for a long period of time? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:44, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    April 12

    CHANGING IMAGE ORDER ON PAGE

    How do i change the order of the images on my page Revelationfineart (talk) 02:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Revelationfineart Arthur Milton Robins is not your page. It is a Wikipedia article about you. Since you have a conflict of interest to promote yourself (which is natural), please make an edit request instead of directly making edits to the page. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 03:07, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Please do not use all caps whilst communicating. It comes back to others as aggressive. Just a piece of not-asked-for advice. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 03:19, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Uploading a page on Wikipedia.org

    For several years I have tried to have my page upload it to wikipedia.org and it has been very confusing, to lsay the least...so many different times in the past but, my students did not understand how to do use Wikipedia, I do not understand how to use lit. It is not as easy as it may seem to be. I paid a company called Wiki proficiency to create and upload my Wiki page and Although I did most of the proofreading and updating, they led me on and scammed me. Though, I did keep the updated page with links to different articles done, they never uploaded the page as promised. I would truly appreciate to have a volunteer be able to upload it to Wikipedia.org 47.148.121.67 (talk) 02:53, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Paid editing is generally unfavorably viewed on wikipedia. In addition there are general guidelines on what Wikipedia is, and isn't. It's also generally discouraged to write about yourself as it can lead to a myriad of other issues. Generally, if you're notable enough to meet the criteria for inclusion, someone will write a page about you. If you need help with editing Wikipedia, the Teahouse is a good place to start. Q T C 03:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I am Sorry if I was not clear but I was not paying for editing I was paying a company called WIKI proficiency to create and upload a Wikipedia page for me. They found me to be noble when they were working with Wikipedia And I satisfied the criteria for inclusion and they were writing the page for me but, they did not finish uploading the page as promised. If you are not able to upload the page I would truly be grateful for you to ask someone who can because starting again with guidelines are very confusing to me and I do not know how to do this...Thank you! 47.148.121.67 (talk) 03:33, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    We strongly discourage anybody paying anybody to edit Wikipedia; that's the very definition of paid editing. You were scammed by crooks. You won't find a lot of sympathy from many of us, because you should never pay to get an article about yourself in Wikipedia. There is no good reason for such a thing. Indeed, we advise that it may be sometimes be a bad thing to have an article here about yourself. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:53, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Please see WP:SCAM; if you still have any email communication the scammers sent you, there is an address on WP:SCAM where you can forward it to for investigation. 331dot (talk) 07:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi IP 47.147.121.67. It does sound like you got scammed, especially if the company was telling you they were working with Wikipedia in some way since there are no companies offering paid editing services that are "officially recognized" by the Wikimedia Foundation. These companies are no different from you, me and anyone else in that they need to comply with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines if they want to create/edit Wikipedia content. I'm afraid that the company either knew what they were doing from the get-go and knowingly scammed you, or they promised you something that they thought they could deliver but found out later that they couldn't do. Anyway, I strongly suggest you take a look at Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, Wikipedia:Autobiography, Wikipedia:Notability (people), Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing, Wikipedia:Ownership of content and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest before trying to proceed further. If after ready those pages you feel that (1) you clearly meet one of Wikipedia's notability guidelines and (2) you understand that you'll have no real editorial control over what's written about you on Wikipedia as long as what's written complies with relevant policies and guidelines and (3) you still want to have a Wikipedia article written about you, you can try working on a Wikipedia:Draft that you can submit to Wikipedia:Articles for creation for review once you think it's ready. An AfC reviewer will assess the draft and decide whether it satisfies Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. That's about the only thing anyone can surely say with respect to someone creating a Wikipedia article about you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    IP editor: if you want to have a biography here, you obviously are happy to be named. If you post here your real full name (and affiliation if referring to "students" means you are an academic), then experienced editors will be able to advise whether you are likely to be notable in the way we define that for academics and hence how to proceed. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:13, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Uploading a picture

    Why My Pic Was Not Upload In Article Muhammad92786 (talk) 09:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Muhammad92786: Which picture, and which article? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:07, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Muhammad92786 You can't upload pictures into articles by drag-and-drop like you might do into an email program. Picture upload (usually as a file stored at our sister project Wikimedia Commons) is the first step, followed by incorporation of the file's name into the text of the article. See Help:Pictures for full details. You can ask back here if you need further advice. Note that it is simplest if the picture you want to use is your own work: something you took with your own camera. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Muhammad92786 I forgot to say that only WP:AUTOCONFIRMED users can upload pictures. You have only five edits here and need at least ten to reach that status. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:16, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    bottleofchocmilk editing my profile to his liking

    I purposing took my entire name out - and it's been out for 4 days or so without bottleofchocmilk putting it back. So, why is he so cincerned with editing it when it's there to describe me as he sees fit to do? EarthChoice2016 (talk) 10:30, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    You could ask BottleOfChocolateMilk. TSventon (talk) 10:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    EarthChoice2016 in a previous query you were advised to propose changes to 2024 United States Senate election in Nevada by making edit requests. That is still good advice. TSventon (talk) 10:51, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @EarthChoice2016: a source is needed to remove a declared candidate. The candidate filing page still shows Rheinhart. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 17:49, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Commons: license for CDC image

    I'd like to upload this picture. Acc. to their policies, it is public domain (don't find hints for an exeception). Do we have a proper CDC licence tag on commons? Best, --Julius Senegal (talk) 11:19, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Julius Senegal There are loads of tags on Commons which can be used for US Govt. images. Your best bet would be to find an existing image uploaded from the CDC and use that, or ask at the specialist Commons helpdesk at c:Commons:Village_pump/Copyright. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:51, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    .... it is probably Template:PD-USGov-HHS-CDC but don't trust me on that! Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    New Unconfirmed Account

    Hello, How do I start editing so that I can confirm my account? Phollypurcell (talk) 13:25, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Phollypurcell. You started editing the minute you posted your first comment about 15 minutes ago at WP:FFU. You can find out more about when your account will become auto-confirmed by checking WP:AUTOCONFIRMED. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:32, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! I understood you need to make at least 10 edits and wait about 4 days until the account can be confirmed. How do I participate to make further edits? Thanks again! Phollypurcell (talk) 13:40, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    "Confirmed" is the status you need to upload files and make changes to some protected pages. You can make edits on any of the hundreds of thousands of articles without being autoconfirmed. Reconrabbit 14:17, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Phollypurcell Find something you're interested in at the Task Center 🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 14:19, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    And relatedly, you have yourself to actively create your User page, until which your signature will remain red. Of course, you don't have to: some account holders choose never do so; others like myself have been editing for years (around 20 in my case) without an account at all. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.145.123 (talk) 16:10, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Fringe theories

    By any chance, does this rule apply to the status of a name? Someone said, "To have North Korea as the title of a document is to treat 'North Korea' as if it were on par with the fact that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is an official country name, which violates the Wikipedia talk: Fringe theories" It's a question I left in the talk in this article, but I'm forced to leave it here because there's no answer. Mamiamauwy (talk) 14:03, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    No, WP:COMMONNAME applies. HansVonStuttgart (talk) 14:07, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    So that rule is a guideline that does not apply to the status of the name, right? Mamiamauwy (talk) 14:12, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mamiamauwy: I get no search results on your quote. It would be odd to say "violates the Wikipedia talk: Fringe theories" and not "violates Wikipedia:Fringe theories" so I wonder whether the quote is real. Your description isn't enough to judge. If it's about something at the English Wikipedia then please link it. If it's about another Wikipedia language then we have no authority over them and they may have other policies than us. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:29, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Citing court cases

    Is it acceptable to cite a criminal court case, even though it's a primary source? I was working on updating List of incidents at Walt Disney World, and wanted to add the results of a criminal case that hadn't been reported on anywhere else, so I just cited the court directly. This is Florida where court records are public record and easily accessible. –DMartin 15:34, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Court records are considered primary sources. If it's not being reported on, how do you know about it? If independent reliable sources are not reporting on a matter, it really shouldn't be on Wikipedia at all. Does the case have Disney as a party, or did the incident at issue merely occur there? 331dot (talk) 15:41, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The case had been reported on when charges were filed, but no updates on the case had been published, which is why I chose to cite the court directly. It seemed unethical(or at least unfair) to report that someone had been accused, but not state that they had plead not guilty and maintained their innocence. –DMartin 16:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dmartin969: Hi there! The template {{cite court}} can be used where it's acceptable to cite a court case. GoingBatty (talk) 16:02, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    For anyone wondering it was List of incidents at Walt Disney World#cite ref-129|this case specifically. –DMartin 16:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    If it's so obscure that nobody reported on it, it's definitely inappropriate to put into one of our articles. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:08, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The initial incident was reported on, but not the results of the court case. –DMartin 16:28, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Sounds like a nothing-burger with a side order of nada. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Display Screen Settings

    Is there a "Dark Mode" setting on Wikipedia's site? All my other applications, including Google, have this feature. I may be missing it. I've searched the site, which I believe should display this option. However, I'm not finding it, and even a Google search was unsuccessful. I'm confident I'm just overlooking it.

    If you could point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it. When I use other programs in "Dark Mode" and then switch to Wikipedia, it takes me several seconds to adjust to the bright white background. It's quite straining on my eyes, and I'm sure many others feel the same. This is why many sites are now offering this feature.

    Adjusting my computer's "brightness" setting affects everything, which is not what I want.

    Thank you for your time and assistance, Dennis, also known as GRIZZLYMAN700. GrizzlyMan700 (talk) 17:19, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @GrizzlyMan700, this should be available to you as a gadget in your preferences. See here. 57.140.16.57 (talk) 17:58, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Disable editor help panel when copyediting from newcomer homepage

    Even though I am an experienced editor, I still use the newcomer homepage as a page to suggest edits to be. However, when I open an article to copyedit that it suggests, it still tells me how to copyedit, even when I have the editor help panel disabled in settings. How can I get rid of this help panel, it's annoying? thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 17:35, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Gavin edit

    I’m sorry for editing it wikiepfua I hope u forgive me 2001:BB6:9668:EA58:10D4:B962:45BD:1801 (talk) 17:57, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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