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    March 6

    article vandalized

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_Arab_sheep

    Please read and correct — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.130.93.140 (talk) 00:47, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Fixed Thanks for pointing this out. L3X1 My Complaint Desk 00:55, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    James Matthews (racing driver)

    At the bottom of the page - the red words appear - Ivan Arias - there are no links at all to him anywhere. Please fix - remove. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs) 01:13, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    There are links to Ivan Arias, and he appears to be a legitimate redlink. DuncanHill (talk) 01:27, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) The redlink is there to indicate that the 'subject' may be worthy of a Wikipedia article. As a winner of a national, but not top level, championship this person is possibly only borderline notable though. Please read WP:RED for more information about redlinks. Eagleash (talk) 01:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    James Matthews (racing driver)

    I am so sorry. I tried to take off the red name - as he was deemed "borderline" by Eagleash - a respected editor. But I have stuffed it all up. Please fix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs) (01:41, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixed. DuncanHill (talk) 01:41, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Dear Sirs, I was amazed to find out, when wanting to post a bio of George Maurice Cloud. When a warnign came up to delete my post as copywritten by the Paillon Gallery. I am G Maurice Cloud oldest son and sole heir to the estate. Papillon was only used to sell some of his work, as of today they have no right to any of G Maurice Cloud artwork. I want this copywrite infrigement to stop immediately. I am ready to sue Wikipedia to prevent the real owner of the estate to promote G Maurice Cloud work. Philip Lemarque — Preceding unsigned comment added by Partoutati (talk • contribs) 04:43, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Partoutati. First off, Wikipedia has a clear policy against legal threats, which you can find here. I would suggest that you remove the text about being ready to sue from this page. That said, I think you are misunderstanding why the page was deleted. Text on Wikipedia need to be under a free license, so that anyone can reuse the text for any purpose. This means that text that is not explicitly under a free license cannot be copied to Wikipedia, as doing so is a copyright violation. The text of your article was taken from this page on Papillon's website. Since that website is not under a free license, copying text from it onto Wikipedia is a copyright violation, and that is why the page was deleted. This action says nothing about any rights to Cloud's artwork; the issue is the license of the text on the Papillon website. If you wish to recreate the article about Cloud, you should do so in your own words, and base the article off of reliable, independent sources such as newspapers, magazines, or art books. You can use the Article wizard to help you create a draft article. I hope this helps clarify why the page was deleted. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 04:58, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Partoutati, just to add to that. First, you must remove your legal threat, or you will be blocked. Secondly, if you think that Papillon is infringing your copyright without consent, you must resolve that with them, we can only only go by what we see there. Thirdly, as stated above, whoever owns the copyright, the text cannot be used here unless it is made explicit that it is free to use for any purpose, including commercial. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:24, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Partoutati also you should not write about your father since you have a conflict of interest, and you will not be allowed to "promote" his work as you wish, see WP:NOTADVERTISING Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:29, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Account now blocked by Orangemike Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Rebranding of Progressive Digital Media

    Hi,

    Progressive Digital Media has gone through a rebranding and corporate Merger. As of February Progressive Digital Media is now known as GlobalData. I would like to go about updating this transition on our wiki page. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

    Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by M.griffiths.globaldata (talk • contribs) 10:12, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, M.griffiths.globaldata. Your assistance in updating that article is welcome, but because of your conflict of interest you need to be very circumspect about how to do this. (You also probably need to make a declaration according to WP:PAID.) Reading the links I have given above, you can see that the best way for you to contribute to this article will be to make suggestions on the article's talk page. The more specific you can make the suggestions (eg "Please replace this text ... by this text ..."), and the better references you can provide for them (preferably to sources independent of the company) the more likely it is that somebody will pick up your suggestions and apply them. It is a good idea to add {{edit request}} (with the double curly brackets) to the beginning or end of your suggestion: this will put it on a list of edits awaiting consideration. If the logo has changed, similarly, suggest an update with a URL where the new logo can be found. --ColinFine (talk) 13:05, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    MfD

    As part of a fairly large clear up of a blocked editor's userpages as WP:NOTWEBHOST I experimented with placing {{mfd|GroupName}} at the top of one of the pages (without saving it). I then 'previewed the page and clicked on the link to 'this page's entry' which took me here, redirected from Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/GroupName. This is a bit too much toward the 'oily bits' of Wiki for me, but something is seemingly not right here? Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 11:41, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    • PrimeHunter deleted the redirect as I was typing here, but apparently someone erroneously had placed the MfD for the EAP portal at that location back in 2012. Consequently, the page was moved to the correct place and a {{R from move}} was left afterwards. TigraanClick here to contact me 12:39, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • {{mfd|GroupName}} is used as example text in instructions where GroupName is supposed to be replaced by a name for a group of pages a user wants deleted. Another editor had kept "GroupName" and created the resulting page but then moved it to a proper name, leaving an inappropriate redirect. I have deleted the redirect. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:40, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have clarified the instructions.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 12:49, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks all. I had figured out the group name would be replaced with something appropriate... I hadn't got that far though...it was just when I saw the anomaly, it obviously needed sorting (and the instruction clarification is a good thing). Eagleash (talk) 13:09, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Albert Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale

    Ref 13 is no good. I did not do this ref. Maybe put it in the "also see" list. Thanks 101.182.96.231 (talk) 11:47, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    There is no ref 13, that I can see. Please clarify. Eagleash (talk) 11:52, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry - I meant ref number 12. Maybe it could go in a "further reading" footnote.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.182.96.231 (talk) 12:03, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Musicbot

    Hello, Musicbot drafted this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Martti_Rosenblatt Now it is in evaluation for deleting. How long will this evaluation last? The page it self has references and the info is valid. Will it be deleted anyways?

    Regards, Martti — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tsisbtiis (talk • contribs) 12:40, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    • That page is part of a giant Wikipedia-internal mess that you probably do not want to learn too much about. The short story is that one user created numerous articles about living persons without checking carefully the information they added; some of them included libelous accusations, some of which were deleted on sight but volunteers were overworked to properly check all of those article creations. Because they were still not complete rubbish, it was decided decided that (rather than mass-deleting them) those articles should be "quarantined" and evaluated before being retained or deleted. Musikbot, an automated account operated by MusikAnimal, was used to move that giant heap of articles into the "draft" space; it did not write anything of substance in any article.
    You could proceed to the "evaluation" yourself if you are careful enough. See User:Aymatth2/SvG_clean-up/Guidelines for how to proceed to move the article into mainspace if you have checked all information to be both correct and supported by the references. If you cannot move the page because your account is too recent, you can list it at WP:RM#TR as a technical request. If I understand that link correctly, on April 24, the articles gets deleted by default (if none has come around to checking them).
    Also, Wikipedia discourages editing pages about yourself, your company, your relatives etc. - see WP:COI - but removing false information about you, or on the contrary providing reliable sources backing up claims of the article, is totally OK. TigraanClick here to contact me 13:07, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    By the way: hello, Tsisbtiis, and welcome to Wikipedia! TigraanClick here to contact me 13:08, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Multiple vandalism by ip# 72.226.7.89 regarding subjects family.

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

    IP#72.226.7.89 has vandalized the above page multiple times, regarding subjects family.

    A car accident the subjects wife was involved in 25 years after the case information is not relevant to the page in any way, shape or form.

    This is clearly being done to personally attack a family member of the subject page.

    [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.244.82.164 (talk)

    Thanks for pointing this out. I have removed the BLP violation (spouse / family member privacy) and opened a TALK PAGE discussion. It is clear the incident has nothing to do with the subject - it is not notable - and speculatively an attack edit. Maineartists (talk) 14:08, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    References

    1. ^ 21:42, 4 March 2017‎ 72.226.7.89 (talk)‎ . . (3,327 bytes) (+460)‎ 03:14, 6 March 2017‎ 72.226.7.89 (talk)‎ . . (3,326 bytes) (+457)‎

    Article move question

    I found an article that once existed under two different names (A & B). A was the better article and B was at the correct name, so A was moved over to B (over 5 years ago). The old version of B still exists on a sub-Talk page. Should this be kept around or should I take it to MFD? MB 14:59, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I'd say take it to MfD. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:56, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Progressive Digital Media rebrand merger

    Hi Colin,

    Thanks for your help. I have updated information about this article. Should I post the edits here on the help page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by M.griffiths.globaldata (talk • contribs) 15:14, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, M.griffiths.globaldata. Rather than starting a new section for a reply to an existing comment, please edit the section of this page where the existing discussion is. You can indent your reply by starting with one or more colons (I have started this reply with one colon, so it is indented one step). To answer your question - no, post your suggestions in a new section on the article's talk page Talk:Progressive Digital Media. --ColinFine (talk) 20:58, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Contributing a picture for a bio on wikipedia

    Hello, I would like to contribute with missing bio images on wikipedia. Can I use images found on the internet that are widespread and used if the person is a personality on tv etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8806:6301:F800:D9DB:CF16:CA08:9AD8 (talk) 15:15, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Usually no. The fact that an image may be widely circulated on the internet, doesn't mean that it isn't covered under copyright, and is usually a pretty good indication that it actually is copyrighted. Using copyrighted images is only permitted if it very carefully complies with guidance at Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria. But for the majority of cases, if the image isn't about a hundred years old, and you didn't take it yourself, it's probably not usable on Wikipedia. TimothyJosephWood 16:51, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • The short answer is no; if you have a specific image in mind, you can ask here though. Images of living persons on Wikipedia should be under a free license (some non-free images are allowed but for people WP:NFCC #1 is assumed to not be fullfilled as long as the person is alive and could be photographed) and, as a general rule, photographs in the press are copyrighted (at the end of the day, the newspaper paid the photographer to be able to use it, and both want that none else can use it - or at least not without paying).
    Notice that in many jurisdictions there is a "public figure" exemption to privacy laws (saying for instance that I can take a photograph of Donald Trump at a public rally and distribute it without their consent) but it is not an exemption to copyright laws (which say basically that whoever took the picture can choose who can reuse it). TigraanClick here to contact me 17:01, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    progressive Digital Media rebrand and merger

    Also, there is a new logo for the company. How would I attach this?

    Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by M.griffiths.globaldata (talk • contribs) 15:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello again M.griffiths.globaldata. See my note a couple of sections above about starting a new section. I answered this question in my original reply above at #Rebranding of Progressive Digital Media. --ColinFine (talk) 21:02, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Generating references

    Hello, a couple of years ago i remember using a website to create to help me generate cite web templates. I think that it used to be on tools.wmflabs.org/ but perhaps the tool have been removed? Anyone got a link? --Trade (talk) 16:35, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Take a look at Help:Citation tools--Moxy (talk) 16:38, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to publish an Article in English on WP (a DRAFT of this article is already prepared on my SandBox)

    RE : How to publish an Article in English on WP (a DRAFT of this article is already prepared on my SandBox)

    Hello , I prepared the following draft of an article in English on Thomson brand for publishing on WP. Please see its contents here : here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:User:Moamoa17/sandbox Could you please explain and provide me the appropriate guidance, on how could I get this article in English to be published on WP? Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards Moamoa17 —Preceding undated comment added 16:53, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Moamoa17/sandbox appears to be an attempt to translate from the French article fr:Thomson_(marque), but you have not provided attribution to the source. You need to read Wikipedia:Translation and Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia#Translating from other language Wikimedia projects. You have apparently copied and translated the rendered text rather than the wikisource, hence you have included things like "[edit | Change the code]" but you haven't maintained the links of the references to the text which they were being used to reference; you need to read Help:Referencing for beginners. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:14, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Please don't ask the same question in more than one place, Moamoa17: David Biddulph has answered you here, and I have answered you at the Teahouse. Our answers are quite different (but both valid). --ColinFine (talk) 21:04, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Gillette Mach3

    the GilletteMach3 was designed by me and sent to the UN on an audiotape the spring in the razor was my design also where the hinge is located and I designed ultrasoundcooking on audiotape to dutchparliament after two days ultrasoundbreastcancercooking came on nosjournaal on tv my design for a motor that doesn't drink and ultrasoundheating mach3 designed by jean-paul Wassen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.84.80.40 (talk) 17:59, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Congratulations? TimothyJosephWood 18:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Albert Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale

    Please help and apologies. I have failed when trying to add 2 books to the "Further reading" section on this page. It is all wrong . please fix if at all possible. Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 21:53, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done: You don't need the ref tags (<ref></ref>) when adding a publication to the 'reading' section. Eagleash (talk) 22:02, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    March 7

    Inability to edit

    Last week I attempted to edit the list of ACM Turing Award recipients organized by university because it omitted two from Stanford. However the system would not let me do that unless I logged in and when I attempted to do that it rejected me. I had made an edit a year or so ago, so I knew I had opened an account but when I gave what I thought was my ID and password it was rejected and there does not appear to be a way to reactivate it.

    I also post a note here last week and was ignored.

    Lester Earnest — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:32DA:9D90:D007:CE35:FD94:E5F (talk) 01:27, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @2602:306:32DA:9D90:D007:CE35:FD94:E5F: You can find the steps to recover a lost password over here. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 01:35, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    To notify or not to notify (a relisted discussion)

    Both RMs at Talk:Civil Service of the People's Republic of China and Talk:National Emblem of the People's Republic of China are relisted. Seems that more participants are needed, even when there were plenty. Without violating WP:canvassing, I want to know which few or several venues are appropriate for notifying uninvolved people. --George Ho (talk) 02:36, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season article

    The Regular season is over so now you need to start next season's article's and I hope you don't delete this article because it is not too soon. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 04:51, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    No, I don't need to start next season's article. An editor might choose to do so: it's all voluntary. If you think the topic is important, then please feel free to contribute to it yourself. --Gronk Oz (talk) 05:11, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    FYI to everyone monitoring this: the IP is notorious for WP:TOOSOON and wants to be the first one to create these articles despite lacking GNG 99% of the time. Jrcla2 (talk) 05:17, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    No You Need to start a AfD For Discussion to save this article. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 14:03, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Nobody needs to do anything. If an article fails WP:BEFORE then it can reasonably be redirected or deleted without discussion. Jrcla2 (talk) 15:20, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Right now, there are four pages other than the 2016-2017 season page that link to it, given that information is available on commitments to programs for next year, those pages are reasonable. Also the page for next years tournament is created. If the OP or someone else was to create a draft with the appropriate pieces, I'd be willing to move to mainspace.Naraht (talk) 15:49, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The draft which the OP had created (twice) in the wrong place at Talk:2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season had no relevant sources. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:42, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Just as a notice, the page was moved to draft space and recently approved; it's now at 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Primefac (talk) 19:21, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to create a page for I-MAGAZINE fashion face award 2016

    Hi, Was trying to create a page about I-magazine fashion face award 2016 which fully covered in Asia countries including Hong Kong, Taiwan, China , South Korea , Thailand, Vietnam and Japan on TV and online news sites, also verified by celebrities winners Lee Gi Kwang and Yao Chen But I cannot figure out to create... I really tried, as the event have over 50000000views in weibo super tag "最時尚面孔" , over 10000000 views of super tag "亞洲最時尚面孔"and wechat, when i searching for foreign sites there's no wiki result.

    Thank you ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rixto3 (talk • contribs) 06:07, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    You need to start by reading the guidance at WP:Your first article. --David Biddulph (talk) 06:15, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How to deal with duplicate Wikipedia Pages?

    Hello, I am currently updating a person's Wikipedia page, but need to know how to link a previously created Wikipedia page, or eliminate one of them. I need a little guidance, please. Thanks

    SACDR — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sacdr (talk • contribs) 07:14, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Convenience links: Jerry Simmons (tennis) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Jerel Simmons (Coach Jerry Simmons) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). Maproom (talk) 07:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The latter (which is a copyright violation of the former) has been marked for speedy deletion, so the problem should soon go away. Maproom (talk) 07:32, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    And it's gone! Those admins are fast. Maproom (talk) 07:39, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sassa Letter

    Good day to you, i am in need of a letter statementr saying that you have 2 senior citizens on register recieving sassa grants, how do i go about achieving this please as it is rather urgent.

    warmest regards

    Tarra (Redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.0.41.30 (talk) 11:25, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 5.3 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.Template:Z25 -- John of Reading (talk) 11:57, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Creating New Page

    Hi, 

    Am Rajesha, I want to create a page about our college which works under Diocese. There are many other institutions working in different places including Special Schools. These places are historically, socially, educationally important but not highlighted because of its presence in rural area. I found extensive articles on writing, rules, creating pages but I want a briefed steps to follow so that I can save lot of time. An visual guide or link to it would be helpful for me.

    Thanks and Regards, Rajesha Upadhyaya M N — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajsaradka (talk • contribs) 14:47, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Rajsaradka. You can use the Article Wizard to help you with writing your article. —MRD2014 📞 What I've done 14:54, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    But I recommend that you start by studying your first article, Rajsaradka. Creating a new article is not easy, and I always advise new editors to spend a few months getting to know Wikipedia by working on existing articles before they try it. When you do come to write it, the most important thing - more important than spelling or layout, and much more important than pictures or tables of detailed information - is solid references to reliable published sources, preferably sources unconnected with the subject. When you come to write, forget what you know and only put into the article what you can find in a source (but in your own words) --ColinFine (talk) 16:27, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Create entry for my business

    <advert redacted>

    Please let me know what else you need from me. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EtrotMTR (talk • contribs) 15:51, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, EtrotMTR. I'm afraid you are making a very common mistake of supposing that Wikipedia has anything at all to do with promotion. It does not, and promotion of any kind is strictly forbidden. If we were to have an article about your business, you would not own or control the contents of the article, and indeed you are strongly discouraged from writing or editing such an article because of your conflict of interest. Wikipedia would have essentially no interest in anything that you or your associates had said or published, or wanted to say, about the business: it would interested only in what people who have no connection whatever with the business had published about it.
    Having said all that, it is not impossible to have such an article written. You can request one at requested articles - but be aware that there is a significant backlog, and that everything is done by volunteers, who choose what they want to work on. If you can find some places where people who have no connection with you or your business have written in-depth articles about the business, then including references to those articles would probably make your request more attractive to somebody to pick up and work with. On the other hand, if you search and can't find any such writing, then the chances are your business doesn't meet Wikipedia's criteria of notability, and no article about it would be accepted at present, however written and by whoever. --ColinFine (talk) 16:38, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    find records

    hi my family think my grandfather fought in ww1 and ww2 in ww1 he would have been a volunteer were in London can I go do I have to book an appointment to find out if this is true because we are not sure can anyone help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.68.13.58 (talk) 16:20, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    • I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 5.3 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.Template:Z25 TigraanClick here to contact me 16:54, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      • You could try here or were you wishing to book an appointment at Kew National Archives in Surrey? You could also try ancestry or findmypast where the same records can be viewed on-line, by subscription or possibly with a free trial offer. If the records containing your grandfather's details were destroyed in the WW2 bombing, then perhaps a local newspaper would contain your grandfather's name, but there may be no remaining documentary evidence. Good luck in your search. Dbfirs 17:40, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Removing Template Message

    Hello, I have tried to improve the entry I've been working on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Beck_(painter) (I've been adding citations - I am still waiting for a couple of hard copies to arrive as nothing online; and making date formats consistent). I have also now tried to read the help about how to remove the template message, but have failed. I would really appreciate some guidance. Thank you! Sue — Preceding unsigned comment added by SueJenkins (talk • contribs) 17:18, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I'd like to compliment you on your work on this. The Template is up at the top, and contains the words "Citation Style". Since it was specifically added by Marchjuly, you may want to drop him a note on his talk page (if he doesn't respond here) about removing it or if he has any specific ideas.Naraht (talk) 17:51, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I have removed the message. Sorry to have bothered you - in the end I right clicked and got a 'delete' option which let me delete the highlighted template message: not quite as described in the help, but I got there. Thanks again. SueJ (talk) 18:05, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi SueJenkins. For future reference, removing a template is technically the same as removing any content from an article. Just go into edit mode, find the template, and then delete it. As for date consistency, you've chosen the "day-month-year" format which is commonly used in British English. There's nothing wrong with that per se, but perhaps the "month-day-year" format might be more appropriate per MOS:DATETIES and MOS:TIES since Robert Beck is identified as an American painter who seems to be primarily active in the US. This is just a suggestion, not a criticism. Anyway, regardless of which format is chosen, consistency throughout the article should be the ultimate goal. So, if you feel British English should be used, perhaps add Template:Use British English to the top of the article, just above the "Infobox artist" template and then leave an explanation in your edit sum or on the talk page. This template will not be visible in "read-mode", but it will be visible to anyone who edits the article and it will let others know it is your preferred style. If anyone tries to vary without giving a good reason, then engage in article talk page discussion to sort things out per WP:RETAIN. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:10, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks. I will change dates to American English per your sound advice! SueJ (talk) 21:33, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The total mess in Wikidata

    See this Interwiki:


    Wiki Instance of organised crime in a gang primally instance of crime related to robbery/thiefs Include robbing from the rich and giving to the poor and folk heroes This is narrow concept, related to activity in concrete region
    pl:Zbójnictwo (As analogical people to this term there is pl:zbójnicy) Yes Yes Yes Yes
    cs:Zbojnictví (As analogical person to this term there is cs:Zbojník) Yes Yes Yes Yes
    nl:Struikroverij (as analogical person there is redirect nl:Struikrover) Yes Yes Yes No
    en:Banditry (as analogical person there is redirect en:Bandit but d:Q1521259 exist) and most of d:Q10968653 Yes (there is also redirect Gangsterism) No No No
    it:Banditismo Yes Yes No No (there is it:Banditismo nell'età moderna and it:Brigantaggio)
    hi:डकैती No Yes No No (there is d:Q16241335
    ja:盗賊 No Yes No No
    cy:Banditiaeth (It is most propably en:Template:Cleanup reorganize) ?? ?? ?? ??
    fa:راهزنی Most propably it compare with d:Q915425 Yes No No Yes
    zh:盜賊 No Yes No No

    — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dawid2009 (talk • contribs) 19:32, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Dawid2009. This is a known problem in Wikidata, and cannot be addressed in (any) Wikipedia except by a very ad hoc arrangement of redirects. I remember discussing it there more than three years ago (see d:Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2013/09#Article about "tick (parasite)" doesn't link/list all languages) and wasn't really satisfied with the answers; but I haven't followed Wikidata much since then, so I don't know if there have been any developments. But I think that if you want to take it further you really need to do so on d:Wikidata:Project Chat rather than here. --ColinFine (talk) 18:23, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Change of Name

    Hi, How do I change the name of a page to include the maiden name of a person. I tried editing the page name and I couldn't find the Edit tool for this field. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EidM (talk • contribs) 20:37, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    In Wikipedia, a page can usually be renamed if the existing title is incorrect; this is called moving a page. A page may also be moved to another namespace without changing the base title—for example, a userspace draft may be moved to article space. Autoconfirmed rights are required for page moving but you may request a page move at Wikipedia:Requested moves if you are not yet autoconfirmed, there is a technical barrier to the move, or the retitling is expected to be controversial and you seek consensus for the name change.

    For details, see Help:How to move a page. Pppery 20:41, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    (edit conflict) Hello, changing the name of a page is known as 'moving' it to a new location. (See WP:MOVE for more information). This is done via the 'more' tab at the top of any page. However, a page name would be the name under which the subject is generally known (see WP:COMMONNAME) and would not typically include a maiden name (or any other name as a rule). Alternative names would be mentioned, where necessary, early in the lead. Eagleash (talk) 20:47, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    You could alternatively create a redirect so when people search for and go to the redirect page they would be automatically taken to the other page. RJFJR (talk) 14:38, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Aggil Loupescou

    Aggil Loupescou Hypnotherapist and Intuitive psychologist. President of the Society of Psychical Research Greece , Member of the Society for Psychical Research in London ( London ) and the National Guild of Hypnotists (H.P.A.). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chantalini (talk • contribs) 22:50, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I am guessing that you wish to create an article about that person, right?
    Be careful about any conflict of interest. Otherwise, the first step is to gather references and see if the person meets the notability requirements; there is a good guide at WP:FIRST. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 23:55, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Jefrox (Gang)

    The Jefrox are a primarily Filipino Asian-American street gang founded in West Los Angeles, California. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Asian Boyz street gangs. The word "Jefrox" is loosely translated "Rascal" from the Philippine Language. The Jefrox street gang has been around since 1979 started by their founder "Jefroy" and his younger Brother. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asian shadow (talk • contribs) 22:54, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I see that you have created an article about this, at Jefrox (Gang). Unfortunately, it is likely to be quickly deleted, because it lacks references (other than a book written in the future). The gang probably isn't "notable" enough; please see WP:FIRST for some help. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 23:56, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    March 8

    How do you get a Wikipedia page

    How do you get a Wikipedia page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bouhamdi... (talk • contribs) 00:36, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I've just put a "welcome" message on your user talk page, which has links to help you get started.86.20.193.222 (talk) 00:42, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    If you're asking about an article about yourself, keep in mind that most people are not notable enough for their own Wikipedia articles. Benjamin (talk) 08:25, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Cannot figure out where an unused line-defined reference is

    In Squanto at the end of the reference section is this error message: Cite error: A list-defined reference named "FOOTNOTEArber1910I:219" is not used in the content (see the help page).

    I have spent much time trying to figure out where this is but can't find it. Thanks AnthroMimus (talk) 04:12, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Achhh! I figured it out. It never fails that after I submit help request I suddenly find the problem. (It was a "{{sfn" inside a reference which I don't think is explained in the help for this error message. Or else I was too frustrated to understand it. Thanks again. Sorry to bother you. AnthroMimus (talk) 04:40, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Password recovery without email

    Hi, I would like to use an account I created years ago to start editing again. Is there a way to recover a password when I don't have access to the old e-mail address anymore? Is there some other way to manually authenticate myself? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.204.155.30 (talk) 11:38, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Passwords cannot be recovered. In rare cases like accounts with high user permissions a server administrator can add an email address to an account so a new password can be mailed. They don't try to authenticate owners of ordinary accounts who can just create a new account. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:12, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Show up on web search?

    Hello,

    I created an article roughly 12 hours ago, and it still does not show up in the search results on Google. I have created a few articles before, and none have taken nearly as long to show up. Does anyone know why this is happening? The page has been reviewed. This is the link. Thanks.RES2773 (talk) 13:14, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey RES2773. Looks like although it has been reviewed, it hasn't been indexed yet, which is a search-engine-side problem. Non-reviewed pages are marked with a "no index" that actively prevents indexing by search engines, but the absence of a "no index" doesn't actively encourage search engines to index, it just passively allows them to whenever they actually get around to it. TimothyJosephWood 15:54, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I think our noindex policy for new articles causes an extra delay. Google used to detect article creations very quickly and include them in searches. If they visit a new article with noindex now then it may take a long time before they come back and discover that noindex has been removed. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:07, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    hi i want to add a news link to support my content but i am unable to do that .please help. thanks Alekh99Alekh99 (talk) 14:57, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Alekh99: As a new user you have to fill in a CAPTCHA to add an external link. This is no longer required when your account becomes four days old and has made ten edits. You already have ten edits but have three days left. If you have problems with captcha then try saving the url without the http:// part. Then it doesn't produce a clickable link but another editor may fix it or you may come back in three days and fix it. It's also possible it will be rejected if the source is considered too poor for the content. An old newspaper article as source for an unapproved medicine with no clinical trials seems poor for Wikipedia. You sound like the son of the inventer so see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:58, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey Alekh99. For help with referencing see Help:Referencing for beginners. However, although the content about the medicine might be relevant to the article about the plant, additional content about the individual almost certainly is not. Content in an article should be about the subject of the article and not about other related subjects which may or may not have their own main article. TimothyJosephWood 15:58, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    adding a page about another Navy ship in the same class

    I want to avoid plagiarism as much as possible so want to make sure that I am following the rules. When creating a page about a specific ship that has a sister ship already in Wikipedia, what are the rules about copying the text from the sister ships? Do I quote the Wikipedia article, or can I just 'copy & paste'? PhoenixAF24 (talk) 15:10, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @PhoenixAF24: You can copy and paste, but for copyright reasons you need to acknowledge the source. Including "Copied material from Article name" or similar wording in the edit summary is sufficient. See Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Deor (talk) 15:27, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Deor: Thanks for letting me know. I will do that. PhoenixAF24 (talk) 15:41, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @PhoenixAF24: I suggest you also put a {{copied from}} on the article talk page. That helps to keep track of who-wrote-what. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 17:54, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Clarification. Naval ships have huge {{infobox}}en. Deor, PhoenixAF24 may be referring mainly, or solely, to copying and pasting the infobox from an earlier related article.

      I believe that attribution is not required when one copies and pastes metadata -- that it is only required when copying intellectual content. As per the SCOTUS ruling in Feith v. Rural, the contents of {{cite}} templates, {{infobox}}en, and other metadata, would be "a list of facts". Under US law the SCOTUS ruled "lists of facts" were not normally eligible for copyright, because they lack a spark of creativity, or originality.

      I believe since they are not eligible for copyright there is no intellectual property obligation for attribution.

      Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 22:27, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The reason I am asking is because if one looks at one of the sister ships for the HMCS Prince Robert - for example the HMCS_Prince_David_(F89), there is a lot of material in that page that can be replicated for the Prince Robert as they shared a significant amount of history and commonality but I don't want to just copy and paste another page without giving appropriate credit (or plagiarizing another Wikipedia author's work. PhoenixAF24 (talk) 03:19, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with editing page for Lisa Fritsch

    We have tried to go in and fix the flag to update this page to make it accurate and biographical; however, after editing for nearly an hour, we were given an error and unable to make the changes. Please advise.

    Thanks,

    DL Gunner for Lisa Fritsch — Preceding unsigned comment added by DLGunner (talk • contribs) 18:19, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @DLGunner: Hi, looks like you got a 'false positive' from the edit-filter log, probably because your edit contained the word "BITCH" in mentioning website "THATBITCHWHO.COM".
    The edit is visible if you click your 'contributions' (up top) and then 'edit filter', where you'll find this.
    I'm just explaining what happened; I don't have the powers to fix it; maybe others will respond and do so.
    Also worth noting, you seem to have added unreferenced information, and removed referenced info. So the edit might not be allowed anyway.
    Please be very careful editing an article about yourself (or 'on behalf of' someone you are with). It's OK to fix obvious errors, but for other changes, you should post suggestions on the article talk page, Talk:Lisa Fritsch. You may also post concerns on the biographies of living persons noticeboard and ask that uninvolved editors evaluate it. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 19:02, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Updating an image on commons

    I am having trouble finding the instructions for replacing an image file on commons with a new image, keeping the name the same. The file is here[2] and my edited version has the colors changed to be more readable for those who have red/green colorblindness. I have done it before but I forgot the details.

    Also, after I upload the new .svg, do I have to do anything special to cause the .png files to reflect the new .svg file? --Guy Macon (talk) 19:15, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Dear Guy Macon, on the top of the screen there is an "edit" button. On the right of this button is an arrow. Put your mouse on the arrow to reveal a drop down menu. Click "upload a new version of this file". All files are seperate and need to be updated seperately, so you will have to manually create .png versions. All the best, Taketa (talk) 19:19, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't have a menu there so I guess it depends on settings. I do have "Upload a new version of this file" at the end of commons:File:Wikimedia Foundation financial development multilanguage.svg#filehistory. The scaled png versions will be generated automatically. I guess Taketa was thinking of other files based on it like File:Wikimedia Foundation financial development.png. Such files must be updated manually if you want them to be similar to your new version of the svg file. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:39, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    No arrow for me either, but the link at the end of file history worked fine. Thanks!
    If anyone reading this happens to be red/green colorblind, please take a look and tell us if you can tell the columns apart by color. --Guy Macon (talk) 21:49, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The Google search color blindness simulator finds some tools which may be useful. I'm not color blind and haven't tried any of them. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Color also mentions some tools. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:17, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    "jay"

    I was looking for the meaning of "Jay". As an Indian, we use "Jay" as greeting with adjoining word ie. Jay Shree Krishna, Jay Ambe, Jay Mataji, etc. for conversation and/or writing an email. It is possible to add this in dictionary so it can provide clear meaning.

    Thanks Mukesh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.83.102.134 (talk) 19:44, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm sorry, but Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and this is the English Wikipedia. In English, the word almost always refers to the bird, so that is the "primary topic". We do have Jay (disambiguation) for other uses of the word.86.20.193.222 (talk) 20:37, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    There is also our sister project the wiktionary at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page which is a dictionary and spans multiple languages. RJFJR (talk) 00:46, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Potternewton

    In the Potternewton Hall section of this page, there are some strange symbol around the word "circa" in the first line. I did not do this edit. Please fix Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.105.164.74 (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done This was just an error in the template's syntax. I fixed it so it should be OK now. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:48, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    March 9

    Saved Pages

    I have been recently been using the mobile app version of Wikipedia. It has been very useful for quick background info on daily questions. The one feature I love the most on it is its 'save page' feature, I can always turn back to a page I haven't finished reading or would like to research more. The issue is the pages seem to be all saved locally on my mobile device. So I log onto my computer and wish to continue the same article but I cannot. Is there a saved pages tab when I log into my profile on a desktop? Do the pages store in a 'cloud server' if I log into my account on a different mobile device? If not, what exactly is the point of having a account to save pages if not accessible cross platform when logged into it? HenryG154 (talk) 02:41, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    National Mario Day on Mar-10 th

    Could someone please upload a file for me?

    I have put in a request, Wikipedia:Files_for_upload#The_Nintendo_YouTube_video_of_National_Mario_Day

    The article is about a holiday tomorrow, so it would be great if it was added in the next day.

    Mar-10 is National Mario Day. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 07:21, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    A "holiday"? Really? It looks more like just a publicity gimmick for the company which distributes this game. Frankly, I can't see how that article belongs on Wikipedia at all.--Gronk Oz (talk) 08:08, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Gee, and you nominated it for deletion. That's the last time I'll ask for "help" here :-s 86.20.193.222 (talk) 08:41, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    My timing probably left a lot to be desired there. I do hope it won't put you off using the Help Desk. If you think there is justification for the article, then please feel free to contribute to the deletion discussion here. --Gronk Oz (talk) 12:35, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    My upload request has now been completed. 86.20.193.222 (talk) 08:25, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Resolved

    problem editing my profile

    hallo, i'm Fabrizio Bortolon, and i try to give you the right and complete data about me and my life, work, skill, study, sport experience, but you told me it's wrong way. why? what i make wrong? please let me know and i try to make my date clear. thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fabdrbor (talk • contribs) 07:27, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Fabdrbor
    Firstly, that page is NOT "your profile" - it is our encyclopedia article about you, and as you have a Conflict of interest you should not be editing the page at all, but suggesting edits on the talk page
    Secondly, your additions are in Italian, whereas this is the English Wikipedia
    Thirdly, your edits are entirely unsourced, Wikipedia is not at all interested in what you "know", it only includes information that has already been published in reliable sources with references citing those publications, so the information can be verified.
    Please do not edit the article again, but make proposals at Talk:Fabrizio Bortolon citing appropriate reliable sources - Arjayay (talk) 07:57, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Is this not a suitable AfD candidate under A3? Also struggling to find notability amongst the thousands that compete in these events.--Aspro (talk) 11:45, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    ok! thanks for your answear, but, i like to ask you, for risolve this problem i have, first, what kind of conflict i have whith you? i don't understand, can you explain better? second. of course i write in italian, it's my, you can see, in english i'm not very good, and, if i write in italian wiki, can be easy editing? and where is the italian wiki? where i can find? thirdly. what means <<make proposals at Talk:Fabrizio Bortolon>>?? thanks in advance ;-)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fabdrbor (talk • contribs) 15:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Repeated re-creation of an advertising non-notable article

    The article Snatch bot (and variations with and without the space, and different capitalization) has been created and Speedy Deleted four times since yesterday. I have just tagged the fifth iteration for speedy deletion. The single-purpose editor is not attempting to engage, just re-creating the article. Is there some way to prevent this from going on forever? --Gronk Oz (talk) 07:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I've blocked the user and deleted the page as it's not really any different from the version that got G11'ed. I'm only seeing it being deleted twice at SnatchBot, even though it was nominated four times. Where there other other pages that I missed? If there were other pages (and so other spammers), that would mean there's a sockfarm that any admin would be happy to torch. Ian.thomson (talk) 08:18, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for that - I have added ANI to my Big Book of Magic Wikipedia Spells. --Gronk Oz (talk) 12:46, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Gronk Oz:, in practice, if there have been three or more deletions in a short time period, it's likely that the next admin will block and/or salt anyway. If caps etc tweaks are used to hide the recreation, you could also contact one of the deleting admins. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:11, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia

    There is an entry about me (Peter Bellwood) in Wikipedia, but it is 10 years out of date. I have no idea who put it in, but until about 10 years ago it is accurate. How do I bring it up to date, especially with publications? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.193.111 (talk) 09:06, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for asking about the article. You can get help in a few ways. You may ask for help by going to the Peter Bellwood article page. On that page click the "talk" tab at the top of the page, then click "new section" and write a message requesting editors to add the updated information, which you can show and must support with published references/citations (very important), either online or conventional. This indirect method of editing about oneself is preferable, because Wikipedia strongly discourages people from editing articles about themselves, as described in the conflict of interest guidance. Anything you want to add or change will need to be verifiable through published references, and not dependent on only your statement. You might also place a message on the Talk page of User:Wtmitchell, who created and expanded the article and seems to know a lot about Prof. Bellwood. You may also register an account and place {{Help Me}} (include the curly braces) on your account Talk page and describe your needs; that message will automatically attract attention from editors who can offer help. DonFB (talk) 11:54, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Ditto: As you have a conflict of interest, the safest way is to place your suggestions (with references and links to them wheresoever possible) on the article's talk page. If you make it as easy as possible to provided referenced information (not your own recollections -as we need verifiability) then other editors are more likely to check them. Thus, updating the article. Hope this helps. I have the article on my watch list now, so maybe can give you further help with what it is we need.--Aspro (talk) 12:04, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    question

    How long does brain activity continue for after blood has been drained from the arms? felt_friend 09:11, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps. - X201 (talk) 10:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Updating and creating pages following a rebrand

    Hello

    On Monday (6th March), zanox rebranded to become Awin (press release here: https://www.awin.com/gb/news-and-events/awin-news/zanox-and-affiliate-window-rebrand-to-awin). We have found three zanox pages for Germany, Sweden and Poland:

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanox https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanox https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanox


    Please can you let me know how we can update/remove these pages and also create a new page with Awin?

    Your help in this matter would be much appreciated.

    Kind regards, Sarah — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.110.111.101 (talk) 09:12, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    • Hello and welcome to the English-speaking Wikipedia.
    First, I have to point you to WP:PAID, a link about Wikipedia's policy concerning for-profit edition. If that request is part of your job, it must be disclosed per the terms of use of the Wikimedia Foundation that operates the various language Wikipedias.
    The local Wikipedias are (relatively) independent projects; you will need to go separately to de, pl and sv wp to ask them and check their rules. On en-wp (here) changing the title of a page is called "moving" a page, and it is not done merely because a company decides to rebrand itself; what matters is the name independent sources use (it may or may not be the case on other wp).
    The simplest way to ask for such an action is to go to the respective talk pages, located at de:Diskussion:Zanox, pl:Dyskusja:Zanox (yet to be created), and sv:Diskussion:Zanox, open a new section and state your request (if possible, in German, Polish and Swedish). If language issues arise, you can go to the respective "embassies" of those Wikipedias and state the request in English; those embassies are located at de:Wikipedia:Botschaft, pl:Wikipedia:Ambasada and sv:Wikipedia:Bybrunnen (no specific "embassy" on sv-wp).
    Also, please WP:SIGN any future posts by typing four tildes ~~~~ at the end. TigraanClick here to contact me 12:27, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thecommish

    Dear sirs I am mentioned in the article on Thecommish You have incorrectly labeled the reason why I resigned I have never been subject to any formal charges and have been cleared of any wrongdoing and I retired from city service after 31 years of service. Had I did anything wrong I would not be eligible for any pension. I was never fired for "unprofessional conduct" as this article portrays me. Please correct this or I will hired an attorney and seek damages Anthony Schembri — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.1.249.234 (talk) 13:07, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Editor has been warned about legal threats, and informed that they must be withdrawn or a block will follow Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:05, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have deleted the unreferenced negative description from The Commish article unless a reliable source for the claim can be provided. WP:BLP applies. DonFB (talk) 14:07, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Dear Anthony: the editors did not remove / warn based simply upon request; but because the content did not have a reliable source. WP cannot grant requests based on username claims of subject relationship; otherwise, any user / editor could claim to be the subject of an article. Second, you run the risk of being blocked yourself by making legal threats against WP. I kindly suggest removing the statement regarding the hiring of an attorney and seeking damages. Maineartists (talk) 14:17, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Toni & Guy

    How do I go about getting a page restored? There was a page on Toni & Guy hairdressing company but has since been deleted. Before I create a new one for my employer Toni Mascolo I want to see if the deleted page can be restored. Please let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gleniboy75 (talk • contribs) 13:13, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The article was deleted by DragonflySixtyseven at 05:20, June 11, 2015. You will need to discuss restoration with that admin. You have an obvious conflict of interest, and you should not be attempting to create an article for your employer anyway Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:00, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Capitalization of article links in hatnotes

    Should article links in hatnotes be capitalized, per WP:NCCAPS? (I ask because I just noticed that the article links in the hatnotes in the current version of Personal knowledge management are not capitalized, contra WP:NCCAPS; if this is incorrect then I will correct it, and I will correct other such errors that I may notice in the future.) Thanks, Biogeographist (talk) 13:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey Biogeographist. Convention on Wikipedia is that pretty much everything follows sentence case. The only major exception to this that I'm aware of is MOS:LCITEMS, which doesn't apply here. TimothyJosephWood 14:54, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Timothyjosephwood: Thanks. That was my understanding, but lately I have been noticing hatnotes that have article links in all lower case, like the example I mentioned above. I will edit WP:Hatnote to say that article links in hatnotes should be sentence case. Biogeographist (talk) 15:34, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Biogeographist, for what it's worth, looking through the examples on HATNOTE, it looks like all of the examples in which they use lowercase article titles are examples of what not to do. For good measure, today's FA also follows the standard title capitalization (i.e., cap first word and proper nouns). TimothyJosephWood 15:47, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Timothyjosephwood: Right, article titles that are composition titles use title case, as mentioned in WP:NCCAPS. I edited WP:Hatnote. Thanks, Biogeographist (talk) 15:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    2017 Conference USA football season

    Can You Fix the dead link on the article. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 17:03, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I assume you mean for someone to create the article so you can expand it. I have done so with some short placeholder text. See 2017 Conference USA football season. Please edit it and expand it with referenced text, or it is likely to get deleted shortly. You can use other similar articles as models, such as the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season. --Jayron32 17:08, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    PUBLIC SERVICE NOTIFICATION

    How can someone that you want to hire,will know when to start working online?

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&oldid=769464216"