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January 7

How to request moving 1 existing article back to 4 other articles that make it up

My questions refers to the article Hollywood Suite. The article merged 4 articles into one - they were previously known as Hollywood Suite 70s Movies, Hollywood Suite 80s Movies, Hollywood Suite 90s Movies, and Hollywood Suite 00s Movies. All 4 articles still exist as redirected pages to the main Hollywood Suite article. However, I would like to request that each previous page be restored, although the current Hollywood suite article can be retained. How would I go about requesting such a move? For example - which method do I use and do I have to set up 4 seperate requests or one request for all four articles. musimax. (talk) 00:43, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@Musimax:The technical answer is that you can simply edit each of the four pages, remove the redirect code and input the text of your article. The human relations answer is that you would do well to first discuss this with the editor whose action you would be reversing: in this case ViperSnake151 who carried out the merger just a year ago: Noyster (talk), 01:14, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

The odds are extremely high that you cannot find enough content solely discussing each of these sub-channels to justify a separate article. You would be much better off improving the one combined article. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:27, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

That is why I merged them in the first place. They are technically separate services (in contrast to The Movie Network, where all of its now brandless multiplex channels, besides the independently notable HBO Canada), but I do not feel that they are independently notable from each other, plus they are typically bundled together in a similar fashion to other premium channels and their multiplexes. ViperSnake151  Talk  02:28, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the input. I would prefer t go through the proper channel to resolve it as I anticipate blowback if I were to simply un-redirect the articles and revert them back separately. Since thsi appears to be a simple and straightforward resolve, I will bring the issue up with the user mentioned above. musimax. (talk) 02:51, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Indian Boxer's Page removed from Draft

Greetings Support team,

I had written about an Indian Women Boxer (Kavita Chahal) who's been in the top 10 Word rankings, The draft was submitted for review for which I received a comment as well. Somehow I can't access the information I had put and it is not live either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scritesh (talk • contribs) 04:46, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

The draft Draft:Kavita Chahal was submitted from account SportsCrunch, not from Scritesh. The draft is still in the queue awaiting review, but it has already received comments and another editor has made some improvements. --David Biddulph (talk) 04:57, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Request to restore deleted talk page

The talk page in question is Talk:Council of Federated Organizations. It was deleted by User:Skier Dude on 01:03, 30 July 2012. The stated explanation is "(G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page)". Skier Dude's last contribution on Wikipedia was on September 17, 2012.

The article page Council of Federated Organizations was created on 02:56, 6 September 2006‎. Not sure why this occurred. Mitchumch (talk) 07:53, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

It was created by Ranpayne. The only content was: "I expanded the story of COFO into a full- fledged article. There was nothing wrong with the content of the previous stub. I just felt that COFO deserved a more detailed history. I am currently conducting further research into the Mississippi civil rights movement. Most of the content of this article stems from a much earlier paper that I wrote." Ranpayne later blanked it and no others had edited it so it was deleted per the quoted policy. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:15, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: What quoted policy? Mitchumch (talk) 00:44, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

I have recreated the talk with appropriate WikiProject banners. TimothyJosephWood 11:36, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@Timothyjosephwood: I was seeking to restore whatever content existed before it was deleted. Including the above stated quote before it was blanked by Ranpayne. Mitchumch (talk) 00:44, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

The quoted policy is "(G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page)". There had been no other content than what I quoted and Ranpayne's signature. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:56, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Thanks for responding. That seems like a strange policy. Why would this policy be permissible? Shouldn't blanking a talk page lead to reverting that edit? I've encountered innumerable talk pages with nothing but WikiProject templates. Mitchumch (talk) 01:11, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

It only applies when it's blanked by the sole author. Users often create pages by mistake or regret a page creation before anyone else has edited the page. We want users to be able to easily get such pages deleted without having to discuss it. WP:G7 actually mentions an exception for "any type of talk page" but talk pages blanked by the sole author are often deleted in practice. Only administrators can delete pages so others have to blank it or request deletion directly. Many users don't know how to officially request deletion but just blank the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:24, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Question about image I want to upload and include in article

I am creating an article on a Toronto-based grass-roots political activist organization that no longer exists, called C4LD. I scanned a flyer advertising an event. This flyer was published by C4LD. I do not see any copyright mark on it, though there is something near the bottom right that looks like maybe a printer's mark.

This flyer would have been pasted to thousands of light poles in the city.

I don't understand the copyright rules at Wikipedia, though I tried reading through some articles on the subject.

Could you please advise on whether the image I scanned is fair use on Wikipedia, before I upload it.

Specific Generalist (talk) 13:44, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

I might add that this flyer itself contains a picture, which is a work by noted political / historical cartoonist C W Jefferys. Does this complicate the question?

This is my first time creating a Wikipedia article, so please pardon my lack of experience.

I am in the midst of using the File Upload Wizard and don't know how to answer the third question ("Provide source and copyright information").

Specific Generalist (talk) 13:59, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Specific Generalist, the copyright tag that likely applies is: {{Non-free poster}}. This is a "fair use" tag. The uploaded image will also require a {{Non-free use rationale 2}}. The Woodstock article with its poster image File:Woodstock.jpg appears to be a good analogue for the situation you're describing. DonFB (talk) 14:56, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I did all that. I also reduced the image size and converted it from tiff to jpeg. I still can't upload it as of yet, because the 'fair use' section demands that the article be existing, and right now it is a Draft article, awaiting review. The Upload button is greyed out, so I have to wait before I can actually add this image to the article. Specific Generalist (talk) 16:03, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

It should be possible to upload an image, even if an article for it does not (yet) exist. Are you trying to upload to Commons? That Wikimedia site does not accept any fair use material. DonFB (talk) 16:11, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Images uploaded as fair-use will be deleted as orphaned if not used in an article. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:14, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

From what I've seen, the file has to be uploaded using the "Upload file" link on the left of most pages -- if you want to submit it under 'fair use'. In that case, it warns you with this: "Non-free files can only be used in mainspace article pages, not on a user page, talk page, template, etc. . . . Please upload this file only if it is going to be used in an actual article.". My use of Draft:xxx as the article name was not accepted.

There is a way while editing a draft article to upload an image ("embedded file"), but only if you declare this image to be under your own copyright. Specific Generalist (talk) 17:16, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

I still am not clear on one point. Is the main concern whether the image was created by me, or whether the thing I took the image from is copyrighted by someone else? When I try to upload the file, it asks whether it is my image or I found the file somewhere else. Well,there is absolutely no question that I created the file. I used a scanner on a piece of paper. The only concern is with the thing I scanned: was it copyrighted in some way? So I am wondering, am I okay uploading the file if I created the file, or are the copyright issues on the piece of paper I scanned paramount? I'm just trying to understand the guidance here and know what is the right thing to do. Specific Generalist (talk) 08:52, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

As a non-free image it can be uploaded for use in an article, but not for a draft. So wait until the draft is published as an article. --David Biddulph (talk) 09:07, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, that makes it clear. Specific Generalist (talk) 10:18, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Ukrainian Christmas

There are Orthodox, Catholic and Baptist Ukrainians I know for sure. Catholic and Orthodox Ukrainians are a little like the Protestants and Catholics in Ireland,two separate religions and yet they are all Irish. So my question is, is it only the orthodox that celebrate Christmas January 7th or do all or most of the Ukrainians celebrate Christmas at that time? If all then quit saying that it is only orthodox that celebrate Christmas Jan 7th. I am a catholic Ukrainian and I have been celebrating Christmas Jan. 7th for the last 70 years Luke Charkowsky — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2800:370:6A:77D0:AC15:3646:1580:C700 (talk) 13:59, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Dear Luke Charkowsky, Wikipedia has several million pages and I do not know what page you are talking about. Please explain where you see it mentioned that only orthodox churches celebrate on 7 January. That way I can help. As can be seen on the website of the catholic church [1]: The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church celebrates christmas on 7 January. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 15:43, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

• Luke, Christmas, or the Feast of the Nativity, is celebrated on January 7th (NS) by all Christians who still use the Old or Julian Calendar. Most of the world's Orthodox Christians, all of the Oriental Orthodox churches and some of the Eastern Catholic Churches churches still use the old calendar. I'm not sure where you are seeing people saying that only the Orthodox do this. On the main page it states that today is Christmas on the Julian Calendar, which is correct. Христос народився! -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:54, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Never mind, question retracted

Never mind, I retract my question

Problem in https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Star_Citizen&action=history

Star Citizen is a crowdfunded game with it's CF campaign still ongoing. That page shows the updated amount of millions they've got so far, and I usually update it to the latest amount as soon as they reach it (something that I've been doing for a while now, if you check the history of that page). Someone (Eik Corell) is constantly unediting the updated quantity over the argument that "there's no need to do that anymore". Could you please warn or ban him from editing that page? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KurtMaverick (talk • contribs) 15:12, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

KurtMaverick, You need to start an actual conversation with Corell on the talk page (edit summary bickering doesn't count) and see if you can come to some sort of agreement. If not, then you go looking for other opinions. Additionally, a talk page discussion will draw in other users who are already watching the page Primefac (talk) 15:43, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

You can find the talk page at Talk:Star Citizen. -- Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 15:45, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The short answer is probably no. There seems no real need to update the figure for each million reached e.g. recent edits increasing 140m to 141m. This is unnecessary detail and probably only major milestones should be mentioned. You should also be cautious in respect of edit warring as this can lead to loss of privileges. You should endeavour to discuss the matter with the other editor at the article talk-page. Please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 15:53, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

So, one blames ME for reverting edits when the other user is doing exactly the same, and the other says that only "relevant" milestones should be added, without even specifying the meaning of "relevant" (every 5m, every 10m or what?), like if editing a web page every month or so was such a huge hassle to the website.

I was sure you were going to help me because of how absurd the situation is, but in retrospect I should have totally expected this. So you know what? Go fuck yourselves, useless turds. Do what you fucking want. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Renamed user nnnnnnnnnn (talk • contribs) 23:47, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

The other editor has also been cautioned in respect of edit warring and notified of this discussion. If another editor reverts your edits, you reach an agreement via talk-pages per WP:BRD. Please remain civil. Eagleash (talk) 00:53, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Is this a COPYVIO?

Looking through the new articles, I came across List of reptiles and amphibians in Panay. The entire contents is a list that has been copied from a book (which is the only source for that article). It smells like COPYVIO to me, but can somebody please confirm that? --Gronk Oz (talk) 16:18, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Gronk Oz, simple lists of information may or may not be copyrightable (Wikipedia:Copyright in lists). To play it safe, I'd say they are. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:24, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@Gronk Oz: I'd prefer the word "non-creative" over "simple". A list of the 10 best features of some new product might be considered a simple list but it is definitely a creative list and would be a violation.--S Philbrick(Talk) 01:04, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Search bar suggestion

I am not sure where to make a suggestion to improve the search bar. I would like to be able to use the following search term: Cinderalla -{{Cinderella}}. The logic that I am requesting would be to enable to search for all pages that don't include a specific template. Where can I make this suggestion?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:08, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

In general WP:VPT, as that's both where you're most likely to find someone who'll know if it's currently possible, and the only one of Wikipedia's internal pages that's regularly read by the developers. If you know that whatever you're requesting will require a change to the software, theoretically you need to go to Wikimedia Phabricator and file a request there, but I've yet to meet anyone who even understands Phabricator, let alone has ever managed to get a change made. ‑ Iridescent 18:36, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

It already exists: Cinderalla -hastemplate:Cinderella. hastemplate is currently missing from Help:Searching but included in the mw:Help:CirrusSearch link in the See also section. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:03, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

I have been wanting this since about 6 months after I started wikipedia, so, for over a decade!Naraht (talk) 23:08, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

email removal

How do I delete my email address from ALL mail — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.110.160.116 (talk) 18:14, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

If you mean all e-mails that you ever have sent to somebody, the answer is that you can not. Ruslik_Zero 19:25, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Template Variables/Paramaters

I am trying to make a template that creates a header that users can put at the top of their userpages, and that header would link to things such as the main page, the talk page, and the sandbox. How do I set it up so that (on visual edit) it asks you for your username so it can make the links.

User:Skipper1931/Header

User:Skipper1931/Header/Documentation

Thanks much, --Skipper1931 (talk) 20:34, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@Skipper1931: No parameter is needed. The magic word {{ROOTPAGENAME}} will give the username when it's used in userspace. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:08, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Thanks. --Skipper1931 (talk) 21:09, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Draft Article for Jesse Ridgway prevented from being moved to Article

Hi there,

I have been editing a draft on the entertainer Jesse Ridgway (most known on YouTube for running a pseudo-reality series) and I am unable to publish it as the name is prevented from being used. The link to the draft is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jesse_Ridgway.

Can someone else move it to the Article namespace or provide clarification as to why it cannot be created. Thanks PROzDAZA (talk) 20:38, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@PROzDAZA: Jesse Ridgway is prevented from creation by non-administrators due to previous creation of bad articles there. User:David Biddulph has restored a box with a "Resubmit" button at top of Draft:Jesse Ridgway. A reviewer will handle the situation if the page is accepted. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:16, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Jesse Ridgway has been deleted 4 times. Your draft Draft:Jesse Ridgway has not been resubmitted for review since the previous submission was declined. An editor had deleted the previous feedback comment which gave you the "Resubmit" button, but I have reinstated it. There is, however, no point in resubmitting it in its current state as it has no references. Please read the feedback message and the wikilinks therein. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:18, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Note in particular that the references need to be to published reliable sources independent of the subject. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:26, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Adding and image

I would like to upload, and add to an article, a photo from the NYTimes. Can this be done? If so, how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:46CE:2600:3C27:9430:AAC6:8C01 (talk) 23:45, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Almost certainly not. You would need to arrange for them to license it freely, which is unlikely. (I assume we are not talking a photo prior to 1923).--S Philbrick(Talk) 00:58, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

An exception would be if it qualifies for fair use. Tell us more about it, and we can give you a better answer.--S Philbrick(Talk) 00:59, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

January 8

Keyword search

I have a wikipedia article up on my screen — how do search for a particular word within that article? I have looked for an answer and cannot find. Thanks--Eagledj (talk) 01:33, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

@Eagledj: Wikipedia cannot do it but most browsers have such a feature in an edit menu or with shortcut Ctrl+F (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+F (Mac OS). It's mentioned at Help:Searching#Other search tools. If this doesn't work then what is your browser? PrimeHunter (talk) 02:29, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection

hi, is there anyone over at page protection(there are about 10-15 request waiting..including mine) thanks--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 01:43, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

On my way. Thanks f or the heads up! -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 02:07, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Resolved

-Ad Orientem (talk) 02:56, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Specific Linking (to Wikipedia Article Sections?)

I would like to know if there are any ways to specify intentionally what section in the page a link will bring a user to. For example, when I linked "Stake President" using the wiki-brackets [[Stake President]] it brought be to the section about "Stake Officers" in the "Stake (Latter Day Saints)" Wikipedia page, which is perfect. I also would like to link to "Patriarch" and "Bishop", but right now they link to the top of their respective Wikipedia Articles. I would prefer it to go directly to the sections about LDS Patriarchs and LDS Bishops to avoid confusion or miscommunication resulting from a misleading link. Is this possible? I am relatively new to Wikipedia but ready to learn! My page is not yet posted (it's new- I'm working on creating it) otherwise I would put the link here as it says in the instructions. Chief2443 (talk) 02:46, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

@Chief2443: See Help:Link#Section linking (anchors) and Help:Redirect#Creating and editing redirects. Stake President is a redirect saying #REDIRECT [[Stake (Latter Day Saints)#Stake officers]]. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:56, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Vandal requires blocking

Please see contributions for User:CanadaToronto1986. Thanks. Mitchumch (talk) 03:50, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

 Done For future reference WP:AIV is the appropriate place for vandalism. Also some of the stuff posted does not require multiple warnings. I only looked at one edit and had I seen it before any warnings I would still have blocked them on the spot. Use commonsense. Racist attacks or slurs are pretty much zero tolerance. -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:07, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Alt spelling/pronunciation

In Nahshon Dion Anderson, a Hebrew spelling and pronunciation is given for the name Nahshon. From what is available in the article, there is no connection to Hebrew or Israel at all. So it strikes me as odd. Is there a policy on this? MB 04:40, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi MB, see WP:BRD. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:39, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

I don't know how Nahshon Dion Anderson got the name or pronounces it but Nahshon is a Hebrew name. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:42, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

I don't doubt it is a Hebrew name. But since we don't know how this person pronounces it, and there is no indication of any association with Hebrew, this could be misleading information to have in the article. I was just wondering if there was any policy stating when to add this kind of information in general. MB 16:41, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Harassment at own talk page

A persistent SPA keeps posting at my talk page after I tagged a bio article about himself, which was an obvious WP:CSD and was promptly zapped in much less than an hour. He seems to have taken great exception to this, even though I wasn't the one who personally deleted said article. I am not interested in conversing with him, yet he keeps posting—five times and counting, within the hour. No abusive or threatening language as such, but he is annoying the shit out of me by making accusations of having a "personal grudge" against him, despite my not wanting anything to do with him whatsoever. I don't think this issue belongs at EWN or AIV, so what do I do? Mac Dreamstate (talk) 13:28, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

I have dropped a note on their talk page. If the problem persists, ping me or contact me directly on my talk page. Also FYI if you don't want someone leaving messages on your talk page it's best to just tell them as much directly. Once told to desist it is improper for people to keep posting on other editors talk pages.. -Ad Orientem (talk) 13:39, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

My thanks for stepping in. Advice noted in future. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 14:06, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Football result

Someone please check the info on Dabo Swinney 2016 season - article says they beat Louisville and I think they loss. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.98.236.67 (talk) 13:42, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Were you talking about 2016 Clemson Tigers football team#Schedule? I've corrected it. Thanks for letting us know. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Correction. I misread it, and fortunately my edit has been reverted. 2016 Clemson Tigers football team#Louisville and 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team#at Clemson (with more detail) both seem to say that Clemson won. Do you have a published reliable source to the contrary? --David Biddulph (talk) 14:42, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

August Walk

The information put forward by Ms Japan about August Walk is incorrect and we would ask that it be removed nobody from the band or management added any information about we would like it to be removed as it's States we have never charted as a band and that the band only had a Facebook page both these comments are false — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.22.156.89 (talk) 13:59, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

If you are talking about the article August Walk, it was deleted last June, see WP:Articles for deletion/August Walk. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:17, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

And please note that people from connected with the subject of an article - such as members of a band or its management = are strongly discouraged from editing that article, because they have a conflict of interest. --ColinFine (talk) 04:57, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

gujarati cinema

Hello, i just read article of gujarati cinema. and read about first film released in multiplexes was Batter Half(2008). It is Completely wrong info. First gujarati film shot on Super 16mm and which released in multiplexes was

'LOVE IS BLIND' in 2005.

This film also won 11 Gujarat State Government Award in that year. starring Sonali Kulkarni, Sudha Chandran etc. SOngs were sung by Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, kunal ganjawala, Sdhan sargam , Richa sharma Film was directed by Vipul Sharma

I request you to kindly modify the old details. If you need i can give more authentic details of film-LOVE IS BLIND. i.e.news paper cutting, media notes etc Awards were given in 2007 by the then CM of gujarat Mr.Narendrabhai Modi in 2007. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:204:850D:4D69:619E:37BD:72A4:26F9 (talk) 16:27, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Please bring this up at Talk:Gujarati cinema citing specific reliable sources for each of the changes you think should be made - Arjayay (talk) 16:55, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

speedy delete issue

my page has been put up for speedy delete,please how do i overcome that..because i need my article to be live, Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cintawayne (talk • contribs) 18:54, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi Cintawayne, and welcome to Wikipedia. You can contest the speedy deletion on the article's talk page, but I don't see your article there any more, so it has probably been deleted. Class455 (talk|stand clear of the doors!) 18:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Please provide a link to the page in question. This thread seems to be your only edit from that account (assuming the page hasn't already been deleted). Other editors may the be able to offer some advice. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 19:00, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The deletion log at Dazzle Shea Butter Industries Limited says that there were 3 reasons for deletion. The words or codes in blue are wikilinks to further explanations. Before you try to recreate it, please also read WP:Your first article. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:01, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

@Cintawayne: you could also check your User Talk page (User talk:Cintawayne) for the message that spells out why that article was deleted. Please remember that Wikipedia is not a corporate directory where businesses can post promotional material: it is an encyclopedia which aims to have balanced, neutral articles that summarize the best independently published information about notable subjects. Writing a new article from scratch is one of the more difficult tasks here; my recommendation is to build your skills and experience by improving existing articles before moving on to creating new ones.--Gronk Oz (talk) 21:56, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

The reason that I pointed to the deletion log rather than the user talk page was that the nomination message on the user talk page didn't mention the copyright violation, which was presumably discovered by the administrator at the time of the deletion. --David Biddulph (talk) 23:14, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Are autopatrolled articles in fact noindexed?

Wikipedia:Autopatrolled states:

"This user right may affect article indexing by search engines. As of October 2016, new articles are automatically noindexed (hidden from search engines) until they are patrolled."

Is this actually still the case? If so, can someone tell me why that hasn't been adapted for autopatrolled article creations? It strikes me as amazingly counterproductive to hide from search engines a subset of new articles that comes with an implicit quality guarantee (as expressed by the creator having been granted the autopatrolled right). Will these articles remain forever noindexed unless someone goes and manually removes the tag? --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 19:17, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

• I cannot say whether or not, in fact, autopatrol creations are noindexed. However, I question whether your reading of the quote is correct: in the context of the page, I read it as meaning autopatrolled pages will be immediately indexed, unlike other new articles who will have to wait until they are patrolled by a reviewer. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 19:31, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
  • Autopatrol creations are autopatrolled. Thus they are not noindexed. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:22, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
    • Ah! Well that makes sense. I clearly misread this. Thank you! -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 20:29, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
      • I have added a comment on the page about indexing for clarification in response to your question. —MRD2014 (talk • contribs) 01:04, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Inconsistent template

Can someone explain why {{Deceased}} is producing different results at User:JohnCD and User talk:JohnCD? The userpage has masculine pronouns and the talk page has plural, and neither template has been instructed to employ any parameters. The template automatically detects the user-specified gender setting, but one can't make separate specifications for different userspace pages, so I can't imagine how this could be intentional. Nyttend (talk) 23:08, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

It currently only uses the pagename to detect gender in the user namespace and not user talk.[2] It says "His/Her/Their user page is preserved here" so it doesn't sound like the template was designed for user talk, but Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Deceased Wikipedian shows it's often used there. Maybe the editor just didn't think of possible use on user talk. It can be forced to check the gender by supplying the username like {{Deceased|JohnCD}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:36, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing that; I didn't realise that the coding referred specifically to userspace. Would it be easy to create another "if" line for namespace=3 or namespace=user talk? I have no experience with parser functions (with the limited exception of {{{1}}}, {{{2}}}, etc. to supply the raw text of parameters) and don't want to break something with a bold edit. Nyttend (talk) 23:52, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Cyberpower678 has done it with a switch.[3] PrimeHunter (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

January 9

Rod Fathers

have added email of SISUA Gram Panchayat to Sisua village, have paniced and dont seem to be able to remove it, soory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rod Fathers (talk • contribs) 00:19, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Rod Fathers, it looks like you're talking about our Sisua village article, but I can't find any email addresses there. Are you indeed talking about that article (and if so, what's the text that you're trying to remove?), or are you talking about some other page? Nyttend (talk) 00:46, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Joy Felizardo

My Lovely Sweetheart and Gracelyn Joy Estera Felizardo Schools;Ucab Elementary School born;March20,1997 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.54.107.119 (talk) 01:51, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

I hope you are both very happy ... but did you have a question about how to edit Wikipedia?--Gronk Oz (talk) 02:31, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Merging

Can someone merge 2017 Jerusalem lorry attack and January 2017 Jerusalem vehicular attack? Newbie here, i don't know how articles are merged. Fixmaster (talk) 03:11, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Nothing really to merge, as the more complete article includes all information in the shorter one. I've turned the short one into a redirect. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 03:30, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

The article was extended confirmed protected today but I don't see the blue lock icon up top. Am I missing something? uhhlive (talk) 22:49, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

The blue padlock icon isn't applied automatically with the protection. An editor added the icon a minute or so after your question here, so thanks for pointing it out. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:54, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Page Fix?

Resolved
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Good Morning. My name is Melissa Simmons and I am the Lead Marketing Specialist at Revation Systems. I was just recently notified last week about the deletion of the following pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revation_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revation_LinkLive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revation_Communicator I saw the due date as today, January 9th, 2017 and thought I had today to make the corrections and proposal that these pages not be deleted. I was out of the office on Thursday and Friday last week and was not able to make the changes when this issue arrived to me last week. Is there any way that these can be restored so I can make the proper changes/updates to keep these pages relevant? Or if any of the content remains is there anyway I can access this. Please email me below. Thank you so much, 2601:449:C301:84C0:DD6C:FA3:3E17:81E (talk) 14:14, 9 January 2017 (UTC)Melissa Simmons

How to get details of old image long since cross-loaded to Commons

In the early days of Wikipedia and before Wikimedia Commons existed, I uploaded an image of Reading Abbey. On the 2nd April 2007, this was cross-loaded to Commons, and the Wikipedia version subsequently deleted. Unfortunately somewhere along the way, the date of the image was lost, and I'm now trying to recover this and any other details I probably recorded at the original upload time. Is there any way of accessing the details of the original upload to Wikipedia?. The image's name on Commons is File:Reading Abbey interior.jpg and I think it likely that it had the same name on WP:EN. I'd be very grateful for any help on this. -- chris_j_wood (talk) 14:23, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

This is the final description you had on the image in an edit at 14 February 2005, at 22:06 (admins only):

Reading Abbey in the centre of Reading in England.

View from the site of the monks dormitory looking towards the chapter house.

Photograph taken by chris_j_wood on the 9th February 2005, with original filename DCP_3628.jpg.

Copyright

Copyright 2005 Christopher J. Wood.

- GB fan 14:31, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Many thanks. That is just what I wanted. - chris_j_wood (talk) 14:43, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

ARTIST PAGE

Hello There,

I have a simple request.

I want to create a Wikipedia page for a band I work with but I do not know how to do that.

Could you help me?

Thank you

Darkinsectius (talk) 15:45, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

• Hello Darkinsectius. If you "work with" this band for monetary compensation, you absolutely need to read WP:PAID before editing any further (blue=hyperlink, click on it). Otherwise:

To create an article, follow these steps:

1. Read Your first article carefully.
2. If you don't have an account, consider creating one (it's not essential, but it makes some things easier, especially communicating with other editors) and logging in.
3. Learn the basics of editing with the Wikipedia:Tutorial
4. Make sure the subject is notable enough to warrant a stand-alone article
5. Gather reliable sources to cite in the article
6. Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box and clicking 'Search'
7. Use the Article Wizard to create a draft.
8. Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the Manual of Style and our article layout guidelines. Base the article on what the references say, rather than on what you know.
9. Once you believe that your draft meets Wikipedia's requirements, submit it for review by picking the "Submit your draft for review" button in the draft.
10. Be aware that many drafts are not accepted the first time, or even the second time they are submitted for review, for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are particularly likely not to be accepted, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones.

Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 15:51, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

How to resolve DISPLAYTITLE conflicts

In this edit I was trying to get the title to display as "Dissolution (Forgotten Realms novel)" rather than "Dissolution (Forgotten Realms novel)", but it produces an error message (Warning: Display title "<i>Dissolution</i> (Forgotten Realms novel)" overrides earlier display title "<i>Dissolution</i> (<i>Forgotten Realms</i> novel)".) Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Deli nk (talk) 17:42, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

@Deli nk: The {{Infobox book}} code was also trying to set the DISPLAYTITLE. I stopped that by adding |italic title=no to the infobox. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:53, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! I figured a template was doing it, but couldn't determine out which one or how. Deli nk (talk) 17:56, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

"Edit failed!" on Wikipedia app

I tried to make a minor change to the Nancy Kelly article with the Wikipedia app on my phone, and it just gave me "Edit failed!" Are there any possible reasons for this? I was logged in on the app, by the way. Dustin (talk) 18:53, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

It looks as if you succeeded soon afterwards, in this edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:12, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

@David Biddulph: That was the edit I was originally trying to make on my phone; I just switched over to my desktop computer to make it since why phone was getting the aforementioned error. Dustin (talk) 19:20, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Brendan Kelly (politician)

How can this article be moved from "draft" to "published" ?

Is there a feature for requesting publication? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.67.122.64 (talk) 21:42, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

I've added a template to the top of Draft:Brendan Kelly (politician), giving you a submit button to use when you think the draft is ready for review. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:27, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Copyright on Film Poster

I would like to know which is the criteria on the copyright matter related to film poster. I mean, film poster is important to compose the article, but it belongs to the film producer. And therefore there's a copyright attached to it. What I need to do (which criteria I need to fullfill) to be able to upload and use in an article a film poster without violate any copyright.--SirEdimon (talk) 22:56, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

You should be able to upload it, as adding it would be considered fair use as long as it is of low resolution. Add a detailed fair use rationale when uploading the file. —MRD2014 (talk • contribs) 00:28, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Hello, @SirEdimon: you are quite right that a film poster is copyright. In Wikipedia terms, it is not "free content", so they imaginatively call it "non-free content". Limited use of such non-free content is allowed as "fair use" (as MRD2014 says above) - the details can be found at Wikipedia:Non-free content. Basically, you will need to produce a low-resolution version of the image (up to 100,000 pixels total), and upload it to Wikipedia (NOT to Commons) using "Upload file" under "Tools" on the left hand of the screen. You will need to specify the article where it will be used, and select that it will be the principal visual identifier for he subject of that article. It should make sense if you read that article and the instructions along the way - if not, please feel free to come back and ask. --Gronk Oz (talk) 03:37, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

January 10

How to enable two factor authorization if not admin

How do you enable Two factor authorization on wikipedia if your not admin Flow 234 (Nina) talk 00:35, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

You can't.

More specifically, if you go to Special:Two-factor_authentication, you'll see that it is limited to users in one of the groups: Administrators, Bureaucrats, Oversighters, Checkusers, Edit filter managers - so unless you became one of those, you cannot use it at this time. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 01:24, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

PROBLEM WITH AN ARTICLE I WROTE

My name is Chibuzo Henry Oyinze and i created an account to start EGEDE TOWN article on wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egede,_Enugu&oldid=243624132 while in Amsterdam,the Netherlands and i had forgotten the username and password i used to create it on the 7th of october,2007.kindly reset with my new username and contact me thanks. Faithfully, Chibuzo Henry Oyinze — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xess38 (talk • contribs) 03:15, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

The user name which created that page was Xess34 (talk · contribs)} - as seen in the history.

The account was made on 6 October 2008, not 2007.

If you set an email address, you can request a password reset at this link: Special:PasswordReset

If you can't remember the password, and did not give an email address to request a new one, then you're out of luck - there's no way to prove that you're the same person.

See also Help:Reset password. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 03:30, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

You may, however, put a note on your new user page to say that you previously edited under the old username. And of course the new account, along with all other accounts, can edit the existing article. --David Biddulph (talk) 03:42, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Trouble logging in on an iPad

Hijiri88 (talk · contribs) here. For the past week or so (first noticed on the morning of January 1) I've been having trouble logging in on my iPad Mini, which is the main device I use to contribute. It's not got to do with my internet connection or IP, since I have the same problem when connected to my home broadband, but don't have a problem on my phone or laptop. Every time I try to log in, I get a red error message that reads There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Go back to the previous page, reload that page and then try again., but obviously when I follow that directiom I have the same problem. Anyone else have such problems? Any idea what's wrong? 182.251.140.111 (talk) 04:37, 10 January 2017 (UTC)