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    May 12

    Edit overlap

    Hi, could someone advise me on how to check on the editing overlap between two editors? Like which articles or discussions they have both edited or participated in. Thank you. starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 01:01, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Use the Editor Interaction Utility. Dismas|(talk) 01:55, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Starship.paint: One tool at labs. Just be careful about the conclusions you draw from it, the stats a script like that generates can be dangerously misleading if your not careful. Monty845 01:56, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Question about the Bruce Springsteen template

    For some reason, although "Racing in the Street" is listed in the template, the template itself does not appear at the bottom of the page. I edited the template to include "Adam Raised a Cain", but the template doesn't appear there either, nor for "Johnny 99", "Pay Me My Money Down", "Growin' Up", "For You", "The Fever", "Thunder Road", "Independence Day", "Out in the Street", "Nebraska", "Highway Patrolman" and "Pink Cadillac".

    Also, the link in the template for "Sherry Darling" redirects to the page for the album The River. The link in the template for "Backstreets" is incorrect, as the template has it as "Backstreets".

    The page for "Jersey Girl" has Tom Waits' template, but not Bruce's. The link on the template for "Murder Incorporated" goes to the page for Blood Brothers, as there is no separate page for the song. The page for "Land of Hope and Dreams" has the template for Major League Baseball on TBS, but not Bruce's template.

    How can this be fixed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JIK1975 (talk • contribs) 01:43, May 12, 2015

    @JIK1975: To have the template displayed you need to add the template to the page in question, the syntax is {{Bruce Springsteen}} to transclude it. (put it somewhere at the bottom) Adding a song to the template just has that song display in the template on every page where its already being transcluded. Monty845 01:48, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Notifications on company page

    Hi There are some notifications on our company page , conflict of interest, content written like an advertisement(left April 2014), and citations required. (Left 2011) How can we have our page reviewed, cleaned up so that these conflicts do not exist , and the messages removed? Do I need to tag the page for review by a particular group of people. I've spent quite some time looking through all the policies and protocols, but it's very confusing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.95.178 (talk) 04:06, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    There is no such thing as a 'company page' on Wikipedia - this is an encyclopaedia, not a platform for promotion, and your apparent misunderstanding of this is probably the reason behind the notifications. As for specifics, we aren't mind readers, and unless you tell us which article you are referring to there isn't much we can say. AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:14, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    165.228.95.178: I suggest you read WP:COI and WP:CORP. There's not a lot that you can do to get those tags removed - it needs an uninvolved editor. But if you think you can see a way that the article could be made more neutral, and especially if you have any independent reliable published sources about the company that could be used to support the information in the article, you could put your suggestions on the article's Talk page, with the template {{edit request}}. --ColinFine (talk) 14:54, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    How to nominate an article for deletion

    Greetings.I am new to Wikipedia and would like to know how an article can be nominated for deletion.The article is about a person who in my opinion does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines and secondly the person himself/herself wants it removed as the article is mainly about 'Past Work' and is not connected to the present.Is this possible? Velvet16 (talk) 04:26, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Guide to deletion, and also Wikipedia:Notability (people) for the specifics of notability requirements for biographies. You should note however that your second rationale for wanting the article deleted is unlikely to be accepted - we expect biographies to cover 'past work' since that is presumably why the person is notable in the first place. AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:36, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Report of Plausible Misinformation - Harassment

    Alab : I’m Mohammad Bahmanbeigi's son and my name is Allahverdi. I've noticed that recently the article coming under Mohammad Bahmanbeigi's name has been modified which I believe contains a lot of biased and false informations as well as stealth and premeditated accusations. Also the article that comes under the Farsi translation is not a true translation of the English version and they don't correlate in terms of both quantity and the concept which also confirms that the Farsi page has been used as a propaganda platform to advertise and self-promote on behalf of some specific groups and persons whilst the English version is used as a plausible veneer to comply by the Wikipedia editorial rules and regulations. The following are some of the false informations which have been stated to be backed by confidential classified documents from the Emassy of the United States in Tehran:

    Bahmanbeigi was a member of the Point Four Tribal Education Program and a local person to cooperate with, and to facilitate American assistance." later on it claims that " ... Bahmanbeigi was placed on the Point Four Payroll."

    How can one check and verify the existence of such payrolls and classified documents? As his son I am totally convinced that there are not such payrolls and eligible documents since he was never an employee of the Point Four Program although he received aid from it.

    The section titled "The Point Four and Tribal Education" implies that the "Tribal Tent School System" was designed and implemented by Dr Glen Gogan and his as assosciates. Ok, then how comes that Dr Gogan is not praised among the tribal people as the founder of the tent school system and I'm totally convinced that not even one of those students and graduates who are up and about around the country these days may know nothing about him. Furthermore on the Reference section it shows that Dr Gogan had accomplished a Master's thesis at the Brigham Young University on this Project. Is that all? A comprehensive project running for nearly thirty years baring tens of thousands of trainees including Doctors, Engineers, Teachers, Lawyers, etc has been briefed and presented in just one Master's Thesis Study!

    Bahmanbeigi visited the US in 1951. It was a personal journey to see if he can stay there as a permenant resident which was aborted, he didn't come back with a mission like a spy as Nazanin123 implies so.

    The section titled "Qashqai Tribal Education and Bahmanbeigi" conveys a controversy as it says that Pahlavi King recreated the "Office of Tribal Education" instead of the previous section who claims that the Americans were the ones who designed and implemented the Tribal Education. Or maybe it alludes that The CIA, Pahlavi King and the Point Four Program and the graduates of Brigham Young University all colluded and chose Bahmanbeig as an agent to educate the tribal children for some hidden purposes.

    Please don't abuse the Wikipedia for personal purposes and don't forge documents to spread controversy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alaverbahma (talk • contribs) 12:20, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Without getting into the merits, you must be very careful when you make allegations like those in your final paragraph.--ukexpat (talk) 12:55, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    You and another editor have a content dispute in the article, Mohammad Bahmanbeigi. You have a conflict of interest and should not be editing the article. Please read the dispute resolution policy and follow one of the procedures described there. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:41, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Replacing a photo

    Currently a photograph of a building that has been torn down is on the web page. I want to replace it with the building that was constructed to replace it. Even though I am logged in it will not allow me to upload a new photo. Can someone please help me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jennifer Esler (talk • contribs) 13:13, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you tried uploading it at Wikipedia Commons? That's the better place, since then the photos can be used in other language wikis more easily. --‖ Ebyabe talk - Attract and Repel ‖ 14:15, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    You cannot upload pictures to en.wikipedia because your account is not Autoconfirmed.
    As the building exists, we cannot use a "fair-use" image, which would have to be uploaded to en.wikipedia, we need to use a copyright-free picture, (the easy way is one you took yourself) which, as Ebyabe has said, should be uploaded at Wikipedia Commons, and for which you do not need to be Autoconfirmed. - Arjayay (talk) 15:03, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I know this isn't what you were asking, Jennifer, but depending on what the subject of the article is, it might be appropriate to keep the picture of the demolished building as well as adding the new one. --ColinFine (talk) 14:58, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, the article says the building was torn down in 2009, but I took that picture in November 2010. So I'm confused about that as well. --‖ Ebyabe talk - Border Town ‖ 15:57, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Multiple sources say it was torn down in June 2011. I have corrected the article.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 22:51, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Changing a company name

    Hi

    For many years the company was Victor Chandler International but last year it was sold and the new company is BetVictor

    When you search BetVictor in Google for example the entry is still Victor Chandler International - how do I change this to reflect the new company name

    Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Betvictor (talk • contribs) 13:57, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

     Fixed To rename the title, you have to move the page. Users that aren't autoconfirmed (as their account is under 4 days old, or they have < 10 edits) can't do it, I believe, but I did it for you. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:05, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    request edit

    Please remove this statement from our page, Gresham Police Department (Oregon) "It also spends a large amount of time and effort stealing wallets of dead men, without any proper documentation and then when the family requests their own property back, they make sure and give them a very hard time"

    I believe this has been edited by someone other that a publisher for Wikipedia.

    Thank you, City of Gresham — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.187.105.70 (talk) 14:47, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Done. You are allowed to remove blatant vandalism like that by yourself if you want. But if you want to keep things at arms length feel free to report anything here instead. - X201 (talk) 14:55, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I get one of those RfA trackers for my talk page

    I've seen them around, but now I don't remember where, but I want one of those admin trackers that shows all the open RfAs. Where do I find that? RO(talk) 16:19, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    {{User:Cyberpower678/RfX Report}} is the one I use, I don't know if there is an RFA only version. Monty845 17:12, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! RO(talk) 17:25, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    searching the intersection of two categories

    Hello. How do I search two categories at once for articles that appear in both? For example, Guggenheim Fellows and People from Toronto? THanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.150.38.155 (talk) 18:15, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    I've used WP:CatScan before, but labs seems to be having an issue at the moment. Rwessel (talk) 18:24, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    FWIW, Labs is back, and CatScan is available. Rwessel (talk) 21:35, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Many thanks, that did the trick. 142.150.38.155 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.150.38.155 (talk) 14:00, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Announcement templates

    Is there an extant policy on how to appropriately word external forum announcements? That is, on the Somali and Amharic wikis. Also, are there any templates that editors can use for general announcements on English Wikipedia activities, events and such? Thanks, Middayexpress (talk) 21:25, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Would you mind please clarifying here Middayexpress? Do I understand correctly that you are considering soliciting involvement of people who are not currently associated with Wikipedia, for some purpose on Wikipedia? Is this what you mean by an 'external forum'? Buckshot06 (talk) 21:53, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    :::Note: Additions were made to the question after @Buckshot06: had replied. - X201 (talk) 16:08, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you mean that you want to direct editors to non-English wikis? You can do that with proper links. Do you want a template that does some of that work for you? Robert McClenon (talk) 16:06, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    You had originally asked me on my talk page how to do that, and I advised you to come here. However, because you referred to "external forum announcements", you were misunderstood, and you could have been asking about inserting spam links. Inserting spam links is disruptive editing and can result in blocks. Since you are asking about cross-wiki announcements rather than completely external announcements, it is a reasonable question. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:06, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I definitely did not mean spamlinks. I understand some bots automatically filter those out anyway. What cross-wiki announcement templates are available? Middayexpress (talk) 16:35, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Top writers of FAs

    Is there any way that I can find out who has written the most FAs? RO(talk) 22:06, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    @Rationalobserver: I looked for quite a while the other day for an answer and couldn't find one (other than some type of brute force cataloguing) so I waited to see if someone else would be along but I see your question is languishing. The thing is, this is something I expected to be easily available, at Wikipedia:Featured article statistics or in the archive WT:FA or something, and looked and looked more and tried Google searches and ... nope. I hope User:TonyTheTiger doesn't mind me pinging him here. He has a million featured content writing credits and might be able to shed some light.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:15, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I found it! Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations RO(talk) 16:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Aha! Yes, it sure felt like something that had to exist. It doesn't appear to be linked from any of the main FA pages, only from the pages at Wikipedia:Featured articles promoted in [YEAR], which makes it somewhat difficult to find.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:47, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Template display size and position

    1. Can I change the size at which a template displays a map in an article? In the immediate case, Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad#Route map, smaller would be better. Display size of an image would be controlled by "px". Is there an analogous parameter for use with templates? 2. I would like to add a second map at the right of the existing one. Syntax for that? Thank you in advance. Hertz1888 (talk) 23:25, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Hertz1888. Generally it depends on the definition of the particular template; in this case {{Lexington Branch}}, which in turn uses {{BS-map}}. See WP:ROUTE for documentation on these. I think the simple answer is No, because the diagram is not a graphic, but is assembled from a Wikitable; but it is possible that the width= or style= parameters can help you achieve what you want. --ColinFine (talk) 10:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    May 13

    Harassment

    NAC:This appears to be a conduct dispute. If this is a conduct dispute, read the boomerang essay and then consider whether to take to WP:ANI. If it is a content dispute, read the dispute resolution policy and follow one of the procedures listed there. Also, give your baby full time and attention when she needs them; it isn't necessary to edit at the same time. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:13, 13 May 2015 (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.

    User:NeilN is moderately harassing me by continuously posting message at another user's talk page instead of my own or his own, as well as by constantly posting comments at an unreasonable pace,without at all the reasonable minimum o 20 minutes, but rather less then 5 minutes each time!, causing harm to my child by forcing me to constantly reply to his accusations while doing so on another person's talk page (even though categories do exist on my own talk page and on his), while also repeatedly blatantly ignoring some of my specific replies even when it is on the same page he is using. Please ensure that this user stops harassing me by posting on another's talk page and by constantly replying with less then 5 minutes in between. I have not even been able to leave the very same page!                     ~Rayvn  01:14, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

    Harm to your child? Care to explain that accusation? --Orange Mike | Talk 01:16, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Uhh, it is already explained. It can be explained by reading what I ave written =\.                     ~Rayvn  01:26, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
    Update: This user is now editing MY comments on his talk page, and apparently demanding that I should be labeled as not having signed posts which I did sign (a common issue with that bot)!!                     ~Rayvn  01:26, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
    Also, they're allowed to post at their own user page, and expect you to reply there. Also, you're the one that told them "take this opportunity to become aware of basic and obvious logic that you cannot usually prove (nor "cite") the fact that people do NOT do something."
    I'm not sure if you're trolling or serious- in either case, this isn't the correct location for your complaint. Joseph2302 (talk) 01:21, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, since I am a user of the Internet and a human being, it can be concluded that I am not "trolling", since this is an extremely rare thing which for the most part does not exist other then those people who attempt to incite arguments by accusing others of doing this (not you inciting, in this case - so far - although there is really no need for such comments at all). This IS, however, the correct location, this IS the help desk where anyone who replies to my posting should either be taking care of the problem by informing this user that they are not allowed to harass others by constantly posting comments, posting them in other locations, etc., and/or by posting the page where harassers should be reported so that an Administrator can inform them of this if no readers here are one. That is in fact THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THIS PAGE. So stating that it is "not the correct location" is incorrect.                     ~Rayvn  01:35, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
    From the top of the page: "This page is only for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia." So, we've been pointing out how to sign your posts, and we've also pointed out that, while many times the best way to leave somebody a message is directly on their user talk page, there are some users (myself included) who like not to see a conversation scattered, so they will join in a discussion on another user's talk page. NeilN has been discussing your edits at a particular article in a constructive fashion; I don't see anything that would be construed as harassment. —C.Fred (talk) 01:42, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @RayvnEQ: Your signature does not comply with the behavioral guidelines for signatures. Quoting WP:SIGLINK: "Signatures must include at least one direct internal link to your user page, user talk page, or contributions page; this allows other editors easy access to your talk page and contributions log. The lack of such a link is widely viewed as obstructive." None of the text in your signature is linked. —C.Fred (talk) 01:29, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    I'd like this editor to stop messing about with signatures [2], [3] and refactoring [4] please. Perhaps another editor can have a word? --NeilN talk to me 01:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    • [5] I guess this is the wrong forum, so its at worst borderline forum shopping... Also whats with the edit to every post on the page to add non-breaking spaces? Maybe we should just move this whole discussion to AN/I. Monty845 02:08, 13 May 2015 (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.

    Using sfn citation for templated citation

    For article Camas pocket gopher currently at FAC, I have nearly all the references donse using {{sfn}} citations. One of the reviewers would like all references using this style, for consistency. There is one reference, currently footnote # 7, that uses the template Template:ITIS. I can;t get it to accept the SfnRef parameter, similar to what I did with this reference {{cite web |url=http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Thomomys+bulbivorus |title=Comprehensive Report Species – ''Thomomys bulbivorus'' |date= 2014 |work= NatureServe Explorer: An Online Encyclopedia of Life [web application]. Version 7.1 |publisher= NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia |accessdate= 28 November 2014 |ref={{sfnref|Comprehensive Report Species – ''Thomomys bulbivorus''|2014}} }}

    Thoughts on how to do this? I am thinking of abandoning the ITIS template and just using the citeweb template. Thanks. --Gaff (talk) 03:44, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    This reference has only 3 short bits of information (link, source, date). I don't see, how a harvard anchor would be beneficial here: the reader is forced to click once more to get to the online source, that could be conveniently reached with 1 click now. Harvard anchors are best suited for offline books and some citations with lengthy details. But online-sources with little additional bibliographic information don't need a harv anchor - mixing short sfn references and "direct" online citations to websites is commonly done in FA-articles. Note: if you really, really want to force a harv anchor here, check Template:Wikicite which can provide harvard anchors for "unusual" references (your idea with a cite web would work too). But I'd recommend against it in such cases. GermanJoe (talk) 04:39, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I am going to copy/paste your comments to the discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Camas pocket gopher/archive2. I agree with your comments re: extra clicks needed, just for sake of "making it pretty." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaff (talk • contribs)

    how to display details about a professional association in wikipeadia

    we are a professional association attached to the parliament of Sri Lanka. we are interprerters of this instititution and have a professional assiciation called the Association of Parliamentary Interpreters. we would like to have our details in wikipeadia. can we do that -president of the association.06:14, 13 May 2015 (UTC)203.94.86.93 (talk)

    First take a look at the Notability standard for organizations to see if the association qualifies. All I could find with a Google search is mentions on two people's LinkedIn pages. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:50, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia is not here to publicise an organisation, no matter how important or worthy. If people unconnected with your organisation have already written substantial material about it, then there can be an article in Wikipedia about it; but you are discouraged from writing it, because of your conflict of interest. If you find that the sources exist, then you could request an article at requested articles (though since Wikipedia is created by volunteers, there is no guarantee that somebody will fill the request). --ColinFine (talk) 10:48, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

    Please note that there are two errors in the Dorothy Comingore biography. First, she was a resident of Lord's Point, the community adjacent to Stonington, but is not Stonington. Stonington is the township that consists of half Mystic,Pawcatuck, Stonington, Old Mystic, Lord's Point and other small hamlets. I should know. I grew up for the first 25 years of my life in Old Mystic and visited Dorothy regularly at her home in Lord's Point.

    Secondly, John, her last husband, indeed worked in the movie industry but not as an actor. He was a lighting tecnician and Dorothy, John and I talked about that on several occasions as he had an inferiority complex and she tried to assuage those feelings in my presence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geaaronson (talk • contribs) 07:03, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Geaaronson. I'm afraid that your recollections are not, of themselves, acceptable for Wikipedia, because there is no way a reader can verify them. On the other hand, most of the information in the article Dorothy Comingore is not referenced, and is therefore equally unverifiable: it is one of many articles which are not up to the standard we require for new articles today. Anybody may freely remove any unreferenced information from it. If you have published references for the information you wish to add, you are welcome to add it, with references - please see referencing for beginners if you are unsure how to do this, or else come back here and ask for help. --ColinFine (talk) 10:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    changing the name of an article

    Hi, I was wondering when it is OK to change the name of an article about a person (biography.) If there are two people with the same name, but they have different middle names, is it necessary to include the middle name in the name of the article, even if the person is never called by the full, three name appellation? There is a disambiguation page for these two guys already.Donna Helene (talk) 08:32, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    @Donna Helene - It's easier to figure out the solution if we know which articles are involved. Resolving conflicts between the Common name and Disambiguation guides is basically impossible to do in the abstract. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Roger (Dodger67)--I would like to change the name of the Lev Binzumovich Leviev article to simply Lev Leviev, which is how he is always referred to. Could I do this even though there is someone else called Lev Avnerovich Leviev, and Lev Leviev is a disambiguation page? Thanks.Donna Helene (talk) 08:43, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Donna Helene it depends on which one is more famous. Only if the one whose middle name is Binzumovich was much more well-known would that work. You could start a move discussion, but one option is to name the article you want to change Lev Leviev (Russian investor).— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:51, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    New article blocked by old redirect

    Hi - I have created a new article on the analyst Margaret Little at User:Jacobisq/Margaret Little, but find that there is already a redirect at Margaret Little to Les Voix Humaines re the gambist ML.

    I have put a new redirect for the gambist on the new article. Is it possible to delete the old redirect and make room for the new article? Jacobisq (talk) 11:08, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Well, that was fun - had a bug occur in the middle of the move which lost the whole page for a time... I've now successfully moved your draft to the right place. Yunshui 雲水 11:14, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    What seems to have happened now is that there is a redirect from a page in article space to an article in user space. It is my understanding that that isn't permitted. Is this condition temporary, while the article on the psychologist is promoted to article space (main space)? Also, is the plan to make the article on the psychologist primary, or to provide a disambiguation page which will be primary? Robert McClenon (talk) 15:45, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks Yunshui for moving article, which seems to be in main space now. I had hoped to have the psychologist article primary - it has not yet been reviewed of course: don't know about disambiguation. Jacobisq (talk) 09:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Robert McClenon: I don't see any cross-namespace redirect from the mainspace; if you point me to it I'll sort it out. I did experience a weird crash in the middle of the move (and I also accidentally moved it via User:Margaret Little - rookie mistake!) which may have generated a redirect I wasn't aware of. By the time I posted the above message, though, I was pretty sure I'd ironed everything out. Yunshui 雲水 09:26, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't see any cross-namespace redirect either at this time. I don't know exactly what happened. Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:30, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Is transcluding a signature sub-page an acceptable way to sign a talk page post?

    Is {{User:Username/signature}} an acceptable method of signing one's posts? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 11:44, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    This, WP:SIG#NT, says that is forbidden. -- GB fan 11:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, now I can point the editor concerned to that guideline. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:16, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Can I have a link to Jesus in my signature?

    I was reading the signature guideline and I couldn't find a definitive answer to this question on that page. Am I allowed to have a link to an actual Wikipedia article (namely, Jesus) in my signature? The signature would look like this:

    Jesus > me

    Is that allowed? --A guy saved by Jesus (talk) 13:08, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    For those of us who do not believe in higher powers that could be seen as disruptive.--ukexpat (talk) 13:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec)...and promotional. IMHO a user's signature should link only to their own User and User talk pages, article links are deceptive. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 13:49, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec)It's not forbidden, but WP:SIG#DL says "Brief additional internal links are generally tolerated when used to facilitate communication or to provide general information, but undesirable if seen as canvassing for some purpose". To me, that would be an example of canvassing. --ColinFine (talk) 13:47, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but I really think most Wikipedia users have heard of Jesus, and can find his article without help from your sig. AlexTiefling (talk) 13:49, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    And the way it is presented may be interpreted as you believe you are Jesus. -- Gadget850 talk 13:51, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    FYI I have started a discussion of the general principle at WT:Signatures#Article links in signatures, please feel free to participate. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 13:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    How long until Flow is implemented? - X201 (talk) 14:00, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Among other things, it should be emphatically clear which links point to your user page and identify you, the Wikipedia editor – that is the entire purpose of the signature, after all – and which parts of a signature are decorative fluff of one sort or another. Really, though, the most appropriate place to present your personal views (within reason) is on your user page. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 14:02, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't see how it could be interpreted as me believing I am Jesus. It's a greater than symbol, not an equals symbol. --A guy saved by Jesus (talk) 14:07, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Lots of people don't know mathematical notation. It looks like an arrow, as if to say 'Jesus is this guy'. And again, we all know who Jesus is already. AlexTiefling (talk) 14:09, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Your user name already identifies your religion. If you want to provide any more information, you can put userboxes or Wikipedia links on your article page. I would advise userboxes rather than article links, because reading the Wikipedia article about Jesus is not likely to cause anyone who isn't a Christian to become a Christian. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:20, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    That's actually a very good point. Since the article is written from a neutral point of view, as Wikipedia articles are supposed to be, linking to it wouldn't really serve the purpose I would intend for it to. A link to an external website would do a better job of that, but external links are specifically prohibited by the sig policy, so I can't do that either. Well, at least I got the answer to my question. --A guy saved by Jesus (talk) 00:38, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Where is my deleted / missing page "Victor Kalin"

    I am searching for a deleted or missing draft for VICTOR KALIN, American illustrator.Reba-kaye (talk) 17:32, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a draft article at Draft:Victor Kalin. You created it with the account, Rebakay. -- GB fan 17:33, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Educational project articles in mainspace

    Can anyone advise how to deal with articles like this one? It is part of Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/Universitat_Jaume_I_-_E-translating but seems to have made its way into mainspace too early as the article is now covered with suggestions for corrections. My instinct would be to move it into project space somewhere, where people can work on it until ready as right now it looks really messy, but I wanted to ask here first as I'm unfamiliar with procedures in these cases. Valenciano (talk) 22:09, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    I have moved it to Draft:Francesc Miralles. I also am unfamiliar with the relevant procedures – but it was clearly unfit to remain in mainspace, being full of boldface comments, apparently from teacher to student. Maproom (talk) 07:26, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Wortendyke, New Jersey

    Could I ask a favor? Could you please add Wortendyke, New Jersey to Template:Bergen County, New Jersey. I currently have an interaction ban with the last editor there which prevents me from making this edit. Thanks a lot. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:26, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Done here. ―Mandruss ☎ 00:42, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    May 14

    User page mobile table display issues

    My iPhone is having issues displaying these tables within the yellow border (which my computer could do): Gyazo screenshot. How can this be corrected? Buffaboy talk 00:49, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Lots of things going on in that source code. It looks like you have too many forced rules on the tables you're using (paddings mainly), so it can't collapse properly on smaller devices. Why exactly are you using tables at all? If you're using tables for positioning, you're doing something wrong. Tables are meant for tabular data (like lists). They are not meant to create columns and things, and when they are used to do so, you get errors like this. Scarce2 (talk) 04:47, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Scarce2: I primarily looked at the WP:UPDC's hall of fame to get an idea of what to do, and implemented a bunch of tables. What would an alternative be? Buffaboy talk 04:54, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Buffaboy: You'll probably want to look into div tags. They serve as containers for information, and can be styled similar to how tables can. I find this site to give a nice example of a div, and you can mess around with it there. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:58, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    On another note, I see you're already using divs for the exterior containers. Not really sure what's up at this point. I know mobile rendering can be hard to get right with mobile pages. Never actually tried it myself with my userpage, as I haven't seen a pressing need to (as much of a good practice as it might be). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:03, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    If mobile rendering is a concern of yours, you will probably just have to redo everything with div tags. If CSS/HTML isn't your area of expertise, I could give you some tips. Scarce2 (talk) 05:12, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles

    How often are the Wikipedia Articles updated and what topics are discussed? Camille (talk) 04:40, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi @Camille: Depends on the article! Almost anyone can edit almost any article on Wikipedia - simply go to an article and click the "Edit" button at the top. Some articles are edited, updated, and expanded on a daily basis; others may see only a couple edits every month. It depends on how popular an article is and what needs to be done to it. If you click the "View history" button at the top of a page, you can see the history of an article's edit, along with when they were made. If you go to Special:RecentChanges, you can see the many hundreds of edits being made every minute. Wikipedia covers pretty much any topic area, as long as subjects are notable enough for an article. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:50, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    language translation

    How to translate English in other language on wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 36.253.140.130 (talk) 07:29, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello @36.253.140.130:, as Wikipedia projects for each language are separate projects with different rules and guidelines, you will have to ask for advice on the Wikipedia in the other language (a list of some non-English help desks is in the sidebar to the left). Two quick points: Articles from en-Wiki can be freely re-used under Creative Commons 3.0 license, as long as the original Wiki-article is properly attributed and the "new" work is only re-distributed under a similar free license. A guideline to translate non-English articles into en-Wiki is at Wikipedia:Translation, I assume that most non-English Wikipedias have similar guidelines somewhere in their project. GermanJoe (talk) 07:57, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Check references

    Hi could you please check that all refs are OK for these pages

    Family of Catherine Duchess of Cambridge

    Thanks so much Mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.119.18 (talk) 08:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Note: gave this its own section. - X201 (talk) 09:05, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    What do you mean by "check they're OK"? Check them for validity?, for technical errors? for duplication?, for claims that need a ref? - X201 (talk) 09:07, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    And this is the fourth time you've added a vague request like that here. Please explain what you want doing, mind reading at a distance is a tricky task. - X201 (talk) 09:11, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Sorry to be vague - I will clear up my concerns: I would appreciate some assistance on the Lupton family page - the 2nd last edit I did earlier has "Help" written there - I do not know why.

    Often, I edit a page and like to know if the dates are all correct - this is the case in the Carole Middleton and Prince George of Cambridge pages. also - should there be refs. in the "ancestry" sections of both 1)Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and 2) Prince George of Cambridge. There are currently none at all on either page - is this OK or a BAD oversight??? I really do appreciate your help - particularly ( as I said) with the last 2 or 3 refs for the Lupton family page Thanks Mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.119.18 (talk) 09:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Sorry to be vague - I will clear up my concerns: I would appreciate some assistance on the Lupton family page - the 2nd last edit I did earlier has "Help" written there - I do not know why.

    Often, I edit a page and like to know if the dates are all correct - this is the case in the Carole Middleton and Prince George of Cambridge pages.

    Also - should there be refs. in the "ancestry" sections of both 1)Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and 2) Prince George of Cambridge? There are currently none at all on either page - is this OK or a BAD oversight??? I really do appreciate your help - particularly ( as I said) with the last 2 or 3 refs for the Lupton family page Thanks Mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.119.18 (talk) 09:37, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    One of them is because the "cite web" reference hasn't got a URL in it; instead it has this line of text "During the late 1970s and 1980s, under the name of Beechwood College it served as a base for co-operative education and for a time housed the office of the Industrial Common Ownwership Movement (ICOM)." where the URL should be. - X201 (talk) 10:07, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Ref 75 is because there is no title in the reference. I presume the source was titled something like "Leeds University Review", or similar. - X201 (talk) 10:15, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Regarding the Charlotte and George articles. adding references is the correct thing to do in 99.99% of cases. No one is going to dispute the Middleton decent, but the Grafton and Lennox lines are a more niche fact and not something you could call general knowledge; they would benefit from references. - X201 (talk) 10:24, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    How many bytes have I added per edit?

    Is there an edit counter which tells me how many bytes on average I add in my 20,000 odd contributions? AshLin (talk) 11:53, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    AshLin try asking at WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:03, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Vchimpanzee, thanks for the suggestion. AshLin (talk) 00:53, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Only minimal info-box data showing in article

    In some articles - and I'll use the article Ernest Callenbach as an example - the info box near the top of the article only shows some of the data entered by editors, not everything that has been entered in the edit screen. Why is this? And how can all of the entered data be made to show in the article as seen by a reader (rather than just in the edit screen)?Joel Russ (talk) 14:09, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Using your example main_interests isn't a template field. Each template has specific fields in it, users can't just dream up their own. The full list of valid fields can be found in the {{Infobox writer}} page. Fields can also not appear due to spelling mistakes and formatting problems with adjacent fields, but that's not the case with this example. - X201 (talk) 14:24, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Forgot to answer the second part of your question: Users can propose the addition, or removal, of template fields on the template's talk page. If other users support the proposal that field gets added to the template code, and will work like the other fields. - X201 (talk) 14:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you.Joel Russ (talk) 14:45, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Update for Wikipedia Page Covering Genpact

    Hello,

    I would like to request some edits to the Wikipedia page covering Genpact at Talk:Genpact.

    Updated content has been proposed at the top of the Talk page.

    I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Thanks.Wzt5zb (talk) 15:23, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    All that you did was to sign edits that were already at the top of the talk page. Please put your requested edits at the bottom of the talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:26, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Eli Benshoof Klein

    Hello All,

    I am writing a page for American art dealer Eli Benshoof Klein. I submitted it for review and it was rejected because it lacks sources. Would it be possible for anyone to assist me in this page? He is notable as he is really the forerunner of Chinese contemporary art dealing. Any suggestions?

    Thanks!

    User:Aliciastockley/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aliciastockley (talk • contribs) 19:13, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    @Aliciastockley: Seems you have references, the subjects notability which is in question.Mlpearc (open channel) 19:22, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    May 15

    Question about copying and moving discussion

    Can anyone advise me whether it is acceptable for an editor to copy discussion from another editor's talk page to an article talk page without first asking permission to do so. Can you also, if possible, point me to a policy or guideline about this. Thanks, Afterwriting (talk) 01:37, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, it's perfectly acceptable. When you submit content to Wikipedia, including to talkpages, you are releasing it under a CC-BY-SA licence which allows anyone to reuse it (see the note just above the Save Page button when you edit). That means as long as you are attributed as the author of the text (for example, if your signature is preserved or a note is made in the edit summary), the text can be moved anywhere else on Wikipedia (or the internet generally) without additional specific permission. If the text is blanked form the original userpage as well, that's frowned upon (redacting messages on other people's talkpages is discouraged), but reproducing the text elsewhere is entirely legit. Yunshui 雲水 07:37, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Corrected typo.
    Note please, that 'the text can be moved anywhere else on Wikipedia (or the internet generally) without additional specific permission', becuase the general permission is already granted by the licence accepted by the original author. --CiaPan (talk) 09:36, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay. Thanks for the clarifications. Afterwriting (talk) 14:57, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello I have some questions regarding getting unblocked

    Hello Wikipedia,

    I unfortunately made an error when I was posting on a page. I was adding a history of what had happened to a certain party under a specific leader and unfortunately I've been blocked from editing. I sincerely apologize because I didn't think I was vandalizing since I provided and cited information that actually did happen. I didn't just write lines that didn't happen in specific articles. However, after rereading the policies of wikipedia, I now understand that what I wrote came across as too political and probably seemed like a dispute. I would like to contribute to the growing world of Wikipedia because I truly do respect what it does as a community and I truly believe that we need more accurate information on this site. Nevertheless, I understand that I made a mistake and I would like to learn from it in order to become a positive contributor to this site.

    I was reading the articles regarding how to show that I'm a positive contributor in order to lift the block so I clicked the area that said I need to edit an article from a certain template or area and cite my sources. However, when I clicked it, the page went directly to the wikipedia information and I didn't see the articles. I would really like to be a positive contributor and help with the amazing cause that wikipedia is promoting. Since I can't edit on specific articles, am I supposed to copy and paste them and show the edits or corrections that I would make in order to show that I understand how to contribute?

    I thank you for taking the time to read this and I really hope that I can be unblocked because I'm passionate about the cause of wikipedia and I want to contribute positively. I've reread the guidelines and I understand my mistakes and how what I thought was a reasonable history on a particular page was seen as being a political dispute. It won't happen again. I'm just a little bit confused regarding the unblocking process.

    Cjwfsu (talk) 03:11, 15 May 2015 (UTC)Cjwfsu[reply]

    Your post is a touch hard to decipher Cjwfsu and I cannot find where you have been blocked. In any case you will find the instructions for requesting an unblock here WP:APPEAL. You will need to file that request under the name of the editor that is blocked though. To other editors who want to respond this Florida Democratic Party (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) is the article in question. There seems to be big chunks of it that are being removed and restored. I don't have time to check through everything but it might be worth looking into the editing by:
    Now I am not saying any of these editors (none of them has been blocked from what I can find) has done anything wrong and everything may be above board. But it also looks like the article is not on many watchlists so it might be worth someone with some expertise in this area to give the article a once (or twice) over. MarnetteD|Talk 03:46, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you MarnetteD|. After reading the explanations from the editors, I understand why it was interpreted as vandalism. That wasn't my intention, but I understand that I do need to remain in a neutral point of view when I write posts and after reading what I posted, I completely understand. They did come across as biased. It wasn't my intention as I was just trying to list what had happened under the current history. I need to be more neutral view when I contribute to pages and this certainly wasn't as neutral as it could've been. *JoshuaFDP (talk · contribs), :*Bluedemocrat (talk · contribs), :*73.19.149.205 (talk · contribs) I sincerely apologize and I hope I can make more positive and neutral contributions in the future without sounding too political. This wasn't intended to be a dispute, but I understand after rereading my contribution that it came across the way.

    Also you were right MarnetteD| , I haven't been blocked. I'm glad so I can show that I can contribute positively to this site. Thank you for the reference though on how to appeal. However, I don't plan on making this mistake again in the future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cjwfsu (talk • contribs) 04:21, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    ILLEGAL TERMINATION BY AFRICAN UNION (WITH AN INJURY BUT ABLE TO WORK )

    (Redacted) UGANDAN CONTIGENT UNDER UGANDA PEOPLES DEFENCE FORCE,I WAS DEPLOYED AT MARAK TOWN AND ON 15/DEC/2014,I WAS INVOLVED IN THE BOMB BLAST,TREATED AT LEVEL II FIELD HOSPITAL MOGADISHU BUT DUE TO LUCK OF NEURUROBIN DR MAJ JAMES LUBOOBI REFERED ME TO BOMBO-UGANDE, ON MY WAY BACK I WAS STOPED TOLD THAT AM CUT OFF THE MISSION, NOW AM JUST HERE SURFERING WITH MY FAMILY, I FEEL ITS AN INJUSTICE/ I FEEL OFFENDED BY AFRICAN UNION TOGETHER WITH UGANDA PEOPLES DEFENCE FORCE WHICH HAS FAILD TO PROTECT MY RIGHTS AS THERE EMPLOYEE MORE SO THE UPDF HAS REFUSED TO GIVE ME MY PASPORT BACK AND EVEN THERE IS NO OFFICIAL TERMINATION LETTER SO I FEEL I HAVE TO OPEN A CASE AGAINST AFRICAN UNION FOR USING ME AND DUMP ME WITH PROBLEMS,STILL I NEED MEDICAL CARE BUT NOTHING ATALL, JUST DUMPED, I CALL UPON ANY ONE FROM AFRICA UNION THAT CAN HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME, (Redacted). I WILL BE GRATEFULL WHEN HELPED, THANK YOU SIR / MADAM.

    I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.8 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. Yunshui 雲水 07:33, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Class assignment

    Hello I am a Professor of Religion and I am hoping to give my class the assignment to improve the entry "Religion" on Wikipedia. The page is semi-protected. Can you give any advice on whether this is possible. I would like the students to be able to edit the entry directly, but I could also give some oversight. I am sure I am not the first college professor to try this, so maybe there is someone out there with some advice?

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

    Gabriellevy1 (talk) 09:50, 15 May 2015 (UTC)Gabriellevy1[reply]

    Hi Gabriellevy1, and welcome to Wikipedia. Have you checked out the Education Program yet? It's a Wikipedia project to assist students and educators in using Wikipedia for classroom assignments, and would be the best starting point for your class. As far as editing the article is concerned, your students would first need to be autoconfirmed, which can be done either by making ten edits over four days, or by requesting the permission at WP:PERM. Yunshui 雲水 09:59, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Yunshui has advised you on Wikipedia policy. My advice is more practical. The article Religion is viewed over 3,000 times a day. Your students will, inevitably, make mistakes of many kinds – that is why they are students. Some of the 3,000 viewers will notice, and correct, the mistakes. The sudden disappearance of their changes will confuse the students. If you really want your students to work on a "live" religious article, I would suggest choosing one that is less popular, less contentious, and less abstract – something like Synod of Whitby. Maproom (talk) 10:35, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I second that advice. In addition to others correcting mistakes, a popular page on a controversial topic like religion will usually have editors who just disagree about what the article should contain. It could be a mess to jump into for people who are inexperienced at Wikipedia. The "View history" tab shows how far apart the recent edits to a page are, and the history page has a "Page view statistics" link where you can see the number of page views. If you pick an article which is not protected, not frequently edited and has few page views then your students have a better chance. You can also click "Page information" in the left pane to see "Number of page watchers", i.e. how many registered users have the page on their watchlist. Most of them will probably not actually examine edits to the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Students working on "live" articles is generally not a good idea and on high visibility articles it's simply crazy - very little of what they do will actually "stick". The vast majority of Educational projects have their students create new articles as drafts, which can be moved into the encyclopedia after their work has been graded. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:34, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Orin W. Angwall Newspapers.com

    Does anybody have a subscription to this service? I would like the titles to 2 articles listed under further reading. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:47, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    7&6=thirteen, the best place to ask this is at WP:REREQ where the awesome NQ will probably help you out. --NeilN talk to me 14:40, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. Will do. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:47, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Infobox settlement vs. geobox

    If I were to work on a place based article, such as a town, village, or city, which template is preferred for what? Thanks, Buffaboy talk 18:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Buffaboy, if you look down near the bottom of Template:Geobox, you will see "The use of this template for settlement is deprecated. Use {{Infobox settlement}} instead." In my personal opinion, Geobox is one of the most confusing and infuriating infobox templates we have, and using a dedicated infobox for settlements, rivers, mountains, protected areas, etc., is almost always preferable. Deor (talk) 10:16, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref

    I need help with HTML requirements. Michael Gargiulo page. I am trying to correct the the statements that were recently posted that Gargiulo is self representing. He has not been self representing since November 7, 2014, when he relinquished his pro per status and standby councel, Charles Lindner took over. I have tried to fix my HTML error and have been unsuccessful.

     Done. Maproom (talk) 19:11, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, SprocketTrials. I see that Maproom has fixed the technical problem (removing nested <ref> ... </ref> tags). But I believe that there is a more serious problem with what you have added to Michael Gargiulo: it is inadequately sourced. "(Source: court clerk minute notes)" is unacceptable as a citation - if these have been published, the reference needs to say where the reader can get hold of them (not necessarily online); if they haven't, then they cannot be used as a source in Wikipedia. The source for the second claim appears to be a blog (which are hardly ever regarded as reliable sources) and furthermore, it appears to be your own blog, which you should not be adding references to as you have a WP:conflict of interest. I was strongly tempted to remove the sentence on these grounds, but instead I have tagged it to mark the citations as unacceptable. Unless they are replaced with citations to reliable published sources the sentence should be removed from the article. --ColinFine (talk) 19:33, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Wayne Devlin

    Is it possible to create a wiki page for the actor and singer Wayne Devlin www.waynedevlin.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.190.157 (talk) 18:48, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    It depends. Does he pass the basic WP:42 test? That is, can you find sufficient, in depth writing about his life and work, by people who have no stake in promoting him which are published in reliable sources. If you can find those, you can use those sources to help you write the article. If the source material doesn't exist, don't write the article. It's that simple. --Jayron32 18:54, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    "Your edit has triggered a filter..."

    Hello,

    I am having a problem trying to edit the page for a software product that my company publishes called Smaart. Apparently I have triggered "a filter designed to warn editors, organisations and companies against using Wikipedia as an advertising medium."

    I did not try report it as a false positive because I actually think that's reasonable from an automation standpoint. I chose our company name as my Wikipedia user name because I wanted to be up-front about the fact that I represent the company. I also cited three pages from our own web site as the most authoritative and up-to-date sources I could find for some details about the product and its history. I can easily see how any of those things might trigger a filter and I don't dispute the need for such precautions.

    However I did take pains to try and avoid a promotional tone. I do not believe that my rewrite is more promotional than the existing text. The problem we have is that the article as it is currently written contains incorrect and outdated information about our product and omits a few details that we feel are relevant. This has recently become a problem for us, as a trade magazine has now published an article wherein the author referenced incorrect information from the Wikipedia page. So I need to know how to fix this.

    I am using the Visual Editor and every I try to save my changes, I get that error message. The message says that, "If you're sure you still want to make this edit, go to the bottom of this page and click 'Save page' again, and it will be submitted as is", But the only Save button is the one at the top of the pop-up window and clicking that button again just produces the same error message.

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can offer.

    RationalAcoustics (talk) 21:09, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    What was the specific information you were trying to change, and what were you trying to change it to? Ian.thomson (talk) 21:29, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    You don't have to say that. The attempted edits can be seen by clicking "filter log" at Special:Contributions/RationalAcoustics. @RationalAcoustics: Your username is not permitted by Wikipedia:Username policy#Promotional names. Please make a request at Wikipedia:Changing username, and read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:57, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you User:RationalKaren by any chance? Dbfirs 06:42, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Kenny Glasgow

    I created this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Glasgow and it was proposed for deletion. I have since cited more sources. Is it ok now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarahw227111 (talk • contribs) 21:49, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    It wasn't WP:PROD'd. The WP:AFD process puts it up for discussion for at least 7 days. The best place to notify those who have already added their comments, is to post at the AFD page for the article. Dismas|(talk) 00:18, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    May 16

    Footnote formatting help

    Hello. I think I may have used the incorrect syntax for adding footnotes at Shinhwa discography#Notes. At the time, I couldn't find instructions so I copied the formatting off another article. They seem to work fine, however, the "redirects" tool in the toolbox on the peer review page indicates some problems with them, so I may have goofed. I've since consulted WP:FOOTNOTES but I really can't make heads or tails of it (sorry!). Can anyone knowledgeable on this subject take a look at the article and help me out? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks so much! Shinyang-i (talk) 06:23, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello @Shinyang-i:, the article contains notes, that are used more than once. Each of such usages must have a unique ID, even if they point to the same "Notes" entry (otherwise the 2nd, 3rd and other notes will have no backlinks to the main text). See Template:note in the section "Example of label: Many to one connection" for a description of the correct usage. I have changed the second "A" note in the article to give you an example for the needed fix. GermanJoe (talk) 06:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @GermanJoe:. Ahhh, it makes so much more sense now. Thank you so much for your help! Shinyang-i (talk) 07:03, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Amaris

    Hello, The Amaris article has been deleted quite many times in the past due to lack of notable and "unsourced one-liner". Creation of this article is blocked now. Who should I contact for unblocking this article? I confident that I can create a better version of this article now to meet the Wikipedia requirements. Thank you. Amavie thien.cc (talk) 10:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    First, you need to make sure they pass WP:GNG, which requires that there is significant, independent coverage from reliable sources about them. If you believe that they pass WP:GNG, I would recommend creating an article via WP:Article Wizard, and submitting it via the WP:AFC process-this process involves getting feedback on your submission, and how to improve it. Then, if/when a reviewer thinks the article is ready, they can request an admin to unblock it. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:06, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Template acting oddly

    If an article is deleted at AfD and it had an entry in {{Gotras of Jats}}, I delete that entry. Doing so should result in a big drop in the number of pages linking to the now-deleted article. Indeed, for other templates this is what happens but in this case it does not. All it does is remove the template itself for the list of linked pages.

    I've trawled through the template itself and through the "what links here" for Toor and Didel, both of which are recently deleted articles. I can't find the problem and I don't think it is a propagation issue because the former of those articles has been gone for a while now and other entry deletions at other templates propagate ok. Can anyone spot what I'm missing, please? I'm thinking that there must be some sort of dependency somewhere. - Sitush (talk) 11:46, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    It is a propagation issue. Sometimes it is very slow or something may go wrong so it isn't added to or processed by the Help:Job queue. Then it isn't propagated automatically by the original edit but has to wait for another edit or rerendering of the affected pages. Toor was removed from the template 22 April. A null edit of an article will update the links tables. I tested this by null editing Saharan clan. It immediately disappeared from Special:WhatLinksHere/Toor. But don't spend time and server resources on null editing all the articles for a minor issue like this. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:01, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok, thanks. Perhaps it is not being processed because the number of entries in the template is quite high. As long as it isn't a redlink in an article or another template somewhere, I'm not fussed. That was my primary concern because these things keep getting recreated and they simply are not notable, and are highly unlikely to become so - that in itself is creating work. - Sitush (talk) 12:06, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Slow Edit and Save page

    My web browser (Firefox) loads pages fast, but it's slow when I try to edit, save, preview or compare diffs. Sometimes it takes several seconds or even nothing happens. --Zyma (talk) 13:21, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Traffic statistics bug?

    Either 2015 in spaceflight suddenly became by far the most popular topic worldwide, or the statistics page got a bug. 900,000 views per day - to be compared with 2 millions for the main page. Is this a known bug? Or some bot gone wild? --mfb (talk) 15:51, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Something similar but far more extreme happened with Undefined about a year ago when several days had millions of views, the highest day being 28,471,106.[6] Dustin (talk) 15:53, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    Telugu actor

    Header inserted, and duplicate question removed, by ColinFine (talk) 16:35, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    I want to create a page on an actor. He is pretty known in telugu films. but his name has only been in websites. And now he has been on an official website of a movie. Is it enough to create his profile. What do i need to create an actor's page. 

    (Veena Uppalapati (talk) 16:14, 16 May 2015 (UTC))[reply]
    Do they have significant, independent coverage from reliable sources, as required by WP:GNG and WP:BIO? If not then no. If it's Rakesh Varre, who you've written about before, then it definitely needs to show lots of notability, or it'll likely be deleted again. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:39, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    (ec) Hello, Veena Uppalapati. I'm afraid not. Wikipedia does not have an article about every possible subject, only those which some reliable sources (such as major newspapers or magazines) have already written about. The general criteria we need the subject to meet are shown at WP:GNG. For actors, there are also alternative criteria at WP:NACTOR; but these too need to be referenced to reliable published sources independent of the subject. It might help if you don't think about a 'profile': Wikipedia does not contain profiles, but encyclopaedia articles, which are 100% based on published information, mostly based on information from sources which have no connection with the subject, and written in a neutral, non-promotional tone. The sources do not have to be in English, but they must be published by reliable sources. -ColinFine (talk) 16:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hidden comments

    Is there a "quick button" to hit in the edit page screen (edit mode) when I want to add a hidden comment? In other words, I do not want to manually type the code of <!-- Comment -->. On the following page (Help:Hidden text), it states: "How to enter hidden text. Enter <!-- Comment --> either manually or by clicking the second-to-last link at the bottom of the text box (above "Please note"), and replace the word "Comment" with the hidden text you wish to enter." I cannot seem to find the second-to-last link at the bottom of the text box (above "Please note"). Where is that exactly? What are they talking about? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 16:45, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    How to restore previous image file version?

    Uploaded image here, however, how do i restore the previous image version? Reuploading the previous version seems to be not the ideal solution, since the previous image is still accessible. Thanks. prokaryotes (talk) 17:12, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi @Prokaryotes: If you scroll down and look at the 'File history' section, you should see a table of the previous versions of the file. In the left-most column will be a 'revert' link; click that for whichever image you want to revert back to. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:12, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. prokaryotes (talk) 19:14, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Misattributed quotation

    The Wikipedia biography of Clare Boothe Luce attributes the quotation No good deed goes unpunished to her. This was, in fact, first coined by OSCAR WILDE. I would be willing to edit this but am not sure how to do so. Please advise.

    Regards

    Louise Izzard — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.216.236 (talk) 17:55, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Opinions differ on the original source of this quotation. I have failed to find anything convincing, but this page provides some possibly useful links, which I don't have time to check. Maproom (talk) 18:56, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Bot removal of my article: Transaction Coordinators

    The bot says I copied contact from ntadvisors. that person is my husband . What do I do to submit proof so I can get on with my article?

    Marti Scott — Preceding unsigned comment added by CallMarti (talk • contribs) 18:13, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi @CallMarti: Wikipedia's text is licensed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license, which means that anyone can use it for pretty much any reason, provided that attribution is given. If you'd like to use another person's work here, that person (the copyright holder) has to release that work under the same (or compatible) license. See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you can do this.
    That being said, I see the page the text came from is http://www.ntadvisor.com/transactioncoordinators/blog/. It looks like the article is by Elizabeth Weintraub from About.com, so unless she completely released the rights to her work to your husband, I imagine she'd be the copyright holder. On another note, rarely is text copied from elsewhere appropriate for Wikipedia, as Wikipedia articles need to be based on a variety of reliable sources, contain no original research, and have a neutral point of view. Hope this helps. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:10, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Asking specific questions about Wikipedia

    Where can I ask questions about Wikipedia itself (about its history and principles)? I cannot use these three places: the Reference Desk is for asking about factual information except about Wikipedia; the Teahouse is for new editors to ask questions about editing; the Village Pump is for policies and proposals. 76.176.28.235 (talk) 18:40, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    If you want information to help you understand how Wikipedia works so that you can contribute here, then either the Teahouse or this page would be appropriate. If you are looking for background on Wikipedia's history and structure for some reason other than a personal interest in editing (e.g. maybe you are writing a term paper about Wikipedia), then the Reference Desk would be appropriate. Dragons flight (talk) 18:48, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    If I choose to do so in the Reference Desk, should i do it in the Miscellaneous Section? 76.176.28.235 (talk) 19:23, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    If you have access to a modern encyclopedia, you could look up Wikipedia in it. Maproom (talk) 18:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    Help

    i would want your help on how to wright a good article on football especially the EUFA Champions league and Europa league,i just love football and your assistance would be very needed to wright good article not for the champions league alone but the world cup and other leagues in the world like the African league,your help would be much appreciated.(Jwale2 (talk) 19:22, 16 May 2015 (UTC))[reply]

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