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    November 14

    2018 SEC football standings template

    Can you Move the 2018 SEC football standings template from the talk page to the draft page please. I would except it. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 01:09, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, IP editor. I see that Template talk:2018 SEC football standings was deleted earlier today, as it was a talk page dependent on a nonexistent page, so I have asked the admin who processed this deletion to restore the contents as a draft. –FlyingAce✈hello 01:20, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have undeleted the page and moved it to Draft:2018 SEC football standings. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:16, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Please help me place the new file of coat-of-arms at top of page, if that is appropriate. Also, should we remove notice about not enough citations? I have added many more. Thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 01:51, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The image is fine where it is. I've removed the {{refimprove}} tag: a minority of statements are still unreferenced, but the overall referencing has been much improved and unless nominated for Good or Featured Article it now appears ample. You're entitled to remove such "maintenance tags" yourself where appropriate, guided by Help:Maintenance template removal, which is linked from every tag: Noyster (talk), 16:42, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikitext search

    Is it possible to search the original Wikitext of articles? I'm wanting to find articles in the living people category which link to specific articles, such as United Kingdom general election, 1950, but in many cases the links are piped, so a search for incategory:"Living people" "United Kingdom general election, 1950" is not finding them. I could try and check every link coming in to the article in question, but there are more than 1,000 for this article alone, so I'm hoping for an automated method and being able to search the original Wikitext would solve this. Warofdreams talk 02:46, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    See Help:Searching and mw:Help:CirrusSearch for options. There is insource: but you can also use linksto:. incategory:"Living people" linksto:"United Kingdom general election, 1950". PrimeHunter (talk) 02:53, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Brilliant, thank you, that will save loads of time! Warofdreams talk 02:54, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Collapsed text not displaying

    I've been working on formatting something on a different wiki, and when I collapse a specific text it shows up as {{{1}}}, and I cannot figure out why. I have checked for extra brackets and could not find any. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18f:800:1dd9:d16c:c408:3c5d:4304 (talk) 03:32, 14 November 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]

    You haven't given much detail here, but one thing to check is whether the collapsed text contains an equals sign anywhere, for example, hidden inside a URL. The workaround is to stick 1= in front of the text: {{My collapse template|Some text with an = sign}} won't work, but {{My collapse template|1=Some text with an = sign}} should be OK. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:23, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    That is certainly the most likely explanation when {{{1}}} is displayed. It's the issue at the first bullet at Help:Template#Usage hints and workarounds. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:40, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sean Bean Page Awards Update

    Hello,

    Can you please update Sean Bean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Bean)'s page with his recent wins.

    These are:

    Royal Television Society - North West Awards Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male): Sean Bean https://rts.org.uk/award/regional-awards-north-west-2017

    Cologne Film Festival The Hollywood Reporter Award http://filmfestival.cologne/en/film-festival-cologne-award/the-hollywood-reporter-award/

    Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.87.27.34 (talk) 13:00, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done Thank you for the suggestion: there's nothing to stop you making such edits yourself – the Sean Bean article is under "pending changes" protection so edits by non-registered users will be reviewed by someone else before they go live, but you can still make the edits, and especially if you learn how to format references your edits will be very welcome: Noyster (talk), 16:20, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Re-assess

    I have posted to a couple of relevant Wikiprojects requesting any uninvolved editor to re-asses Mustang District, quite unsuccessfully. It still is assessed as a stub! Where else can I go to have an uninvolved editor to asses it? Aditya(talkcontribs) 15:35, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I changed it to B-class. RJFJR (talk) 17:18, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks a ton. One question, should this remain a low importance article? After all it a whole district. May be mid importance? Aditya(talkcontribs) 02:21, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I changed it to mid. RJFJR (talk) 14:56, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm not "cool"

    Regarding this request at FFU. I... honestly didn't know that online singles had their own cover art, and I really have no idea if one pulled from the iTunes page is in any way authoritative as the official cover art. Anybody "cool" around with any insight? GMGtalk 16:05, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Top 100 DJs

    Hello

    The 2017 part of List of DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs is just not true.

    Can someone block the person who did this?

    Thanks

    WhatsUpWorld (talk) 17:29, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @WhatsUpWorld: Please be more specific about what is wrong. The list in the article appears to match the source. RudolfRed (talk) 20:46, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The "Top 100 DJs – 2017" does not match its unique source. WhatsUpWorld (talk) 21:55, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I looked very quickly at the page section and the 2017 source. It did not seem to match to me; third place has been moved to fifth in the article, fourth to third and an apparent 'oddity' inserted at fourth. That's as far as I had time to go into. @WhatsUpWorld: you are quite welcome to correct the page in accordance with the source. Eagleash (talk) 22:04, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The 2017 part of the article was changed as was its data (review part); I don't know how to revert all of it without spending one hour on it. WhatsUpWorld (talk) 22:07, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes the offending edit was here. Yes it's a lot of work to correct unless someone has the appropriate tools enabled. Eagleash (talk) 22:10, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    What tools? May be I can help. Aditya(talkcontribs) 02:24, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    TV Show Character Articles

    At what point does a character from a TV show merit their own Wikipedia page? What if said show is ongoing? Justus et peccator (talk) 18:17, 14 November 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justus et peccator (talkcontribs) 18:15, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    As with any other subject, Justus et peccator, the criterion to decide whether there should be an article on the subject is nothing directly do to with what the subject does, or is, or is known as, but wholly to do with whether there is enough independent reliably published material on the subject to base an article on. If somebody has written an extended article specifically about the character in a reputable newspaper or magazine; or if several in-depth articles about the show contain more than just a sentence or two about the character, that might do it. Please see WP:GNG. --ColinFine (talk) 19:16, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia Wrongful Accusation !

    hello , i received a message accusing me of a violation that i had nothing to do with , the accusation was ' that i made an edit to "Ape". and to be sure NO ONE, and i mean no one , has used my devices to make such edits as Wikipedia has falsely accused me of .obviously someone has hacked and used my IP address to , as wiki says " make inappropriate and false edits to APE , i use and was planning on donating to Wikipedia but am retracting that plan until Wikipedia at least takes as much time to resolve this issue born of false accusations as they have to start it in the first place . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chevy1981 (talkcontribs) 20:18, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, it's possible that you may have a dynamic IP address that means your IP address may well have changed to another user who added the vandalism to that page. Feel free to disregard any messages that are not relevant to yourself. In cases such as this, account creation is encouraged to avoid erroneous messages, which I see you have now done. This should prevent any further messages regarding other user's edits from being posted on your talk page Hope this helps. Kosack (talk) 20:25, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The same thing happened to me today, and I was puzzled until I realised that I wasn't logged in. Now that you have created an account, the problem can't happen again as long as you log in, and the message will not be associated with you. Dbfirs 20:33, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    As is usual ' wiki has proved itself a champion to public discourse and was more than expedient in resolving this issue! donations are back on course . Thanks a million .— Preceding unsigned comment added by Chevy1981 (talkcontribs) 14 November 2017 20:51 (UTC)

    English or British

    Hello,

    On the Dua Lipa article, user SnapSnap keeps reverting my edits: she is a British singer, not an English one (see British nationality law). Can someone other than me replace English by British in the catch phrase? Thanks

    WhatsUpWorld (talk) 21:58, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a long-term thorny issue (with many other artists). Don't get into an edit-war over it. As I understand it, unless she has stated at some point that she considers herself English rather than British, we should go with British as nationality. Eagleash (talk) 22:14, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    As a content dispute, it should be resolved by discussion with the other editor, preferably at the article talk page. Eagleash (talk) 22:34, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sutcliffe Jugend

    Hi, I play in a band called Sutcliffe Jugend. In the pictures on your website is a picture of the cassette called White Power and a Nazi symbol. We had nothing to do with that cassette, a track was put on without our permission, back in 1982. This does not represent the band or our political feelings, plus the picture of ripper victims. This is a gross misrepresentation of the band. We have children and do not want them to see this. We play noise/industrial music. We tackle extreme topics, but do not glorify in any way.. we do the opposite if you listen to the words.

    Please amend this misrepresentation.

    Kind Regards Paul Taylor — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.65.175.251 (talk) 22:41, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Paul. We have over five million articles: which are you referring to? There is no image in the article Sutcliffe Jügend (and it hasn't been edited for over a year).
    Are you by any chance referring to a photo or text shown to the right of a Google search? Google's Knowledge Graph uses a wide variety of sources. There may be a text paragraph ending with "Wikipedia" to indicate that particular text was copied from Wikipedia. An image and other text before or after the Wikipedia excerpt may be from sources completely unrelated to Wikipedia. We have no control over how Google presents our information, but Google's Knowledge Graph has a "Feedback" link where anyone can mark a field as wrong. The same feedback facility is also provided on Bing and some other search engines. --ColinFine (talk) 23:35, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    A problem with Google Image search and their Knowledge Graph, and it is notoriously hard to get Google to change them, no one knows who to contact. They need to have an ombudsman. The problem appears to be that someone made a mix tape that contains one of their songs and the cover of the mix tape has a swastika on it. --RAN (talk) 05:41, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with possibly advanced text editing

    Hi, I would like the place words on top of each other. Take this piece of text:

    17 86 CO 80 37 32 56 Read Words KONA 3 6 Read Letters S D

    Is it possible to place 17 atop Read, 86 above KONA, CO above 3, 80 above 6, 37 above Read Letters, 32 above S and 56 above D. I could put them in a table, so they are in tabular format, but is there another way to format them.

    thanks. scope_creep (talk) 22:46, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Scope creep. You might be able to do something with tabs, but really, that is what tables are designed for. Note that you can customise the layout of tables, so for example the cell boundaries can be hidden. --ColinFine (talk) 23:39, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks ColinFine, I will give it a try. How do your do it though? scope_creep (talk) 08:54, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Scope creep: There's three ways you can do it. The first two are tables (see:Help:Table), The third is called LaTex. The code for each is in the collapsed text.

    No border

    17 86 Co 80 37 32 56
    Read Kona 3 6 Read Letters S D
    With border
    {|
    |-
    | style="text-align: center| 17
    | style="text-align: center| 86
    | style="text-align: center| Co
    | style="text-align: center| 80
    | style="text-align: center| 37
    | style="text-align: center| 32
    | style="text-align: center| 56
    |-
    | style="text-align: center| Read
    | style="text-align: center| Kona
    | style="text-align: center| 3
    | style="text-align: center| 6
    | style="text-align: center| Read Letters
    | style="text-align: center| S
    | style="text-align: center| D
    |}

    With border

    17 86 Co 80 37 32 56
    Read Kona 3 6 Read Letters S D
    No border
    {|class="wikitable"
    |-
    | style="text-align: center| 17
    | style="text-align: center| 86
    | style="text-align: center| Co
    | style="text-align: center| 80
    | style="text-align: center| 37
    | style="text-align: center| 32
    | style="text-align: center| 56
    |-
    | style="text-align: center| Read
    | style="text-align: center| Kona
    | style="text-align: center| 3
    | style="text-align: center| 6
    | style="text-align: center| Read Letters
    | style="text-align: center| S
    | style="text-align: center| D
    |}

    LaTex

    LaTex
    <math>
    \begin{matrix}
    17 & 86 & Co & 80 & 37 & 32 & 56\\
    Read & Kona & 3 & 6 & Read\ Letters & S & D
    \end{matrix}
    </math>

    - X201 (talk) 10:20, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    November 15

    Search for hidden text

    How do you search for a string of text hidden by "<!-->"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talkcontribs)

    Use CTRL F in edit mode. Dr. K. 05:41, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Ctrl+F is a search feature in most browsers regardless of the website. Your editing window may also have a Wikipedia search feature depending on the editor you use. Click "Advanced" above the edit box and then a search icon at the far right. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:18, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    That will only help me if I already have found a page containing hidden text, it will help me find where on the page it is. I need to use the master search function to find articles containing the same hidden text string. Lets say there is <!--Please help find this person's middle name--> in multiple articles. --RAN (talk) 14:35, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    insource: will search the wikitext, e.g. insource:"Please help find". If you only want occurrences in comments then it's more complicated but should be possible with some regex like insource:"Please help find" insource:/\<!--.*Please help find.*--\>/i. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:46, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories

    could somebody please look at this page, when I open it I get a strange banner from wikileaks? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.21.34.157 (talk) 08:30, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for letting us know - this has now been resolved by purging the page. It was the result of a "template hijack" -- There'sNoTime (to explain) 08:31, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you very much for the fast response! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.21.34.157 (talk) 08:33, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    please help - ref number 27 which is a book. I added in the IBSN number and it was VERY long. I was SURE that I got it right. I am sorry. Please help. Also, I have failed when adding a commons file of an old church - "All Hallows, Stailing" Please help. 101.189.107.58 (talk) 10:12, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    No worries. You actually added two ISBN nmbers, ISBN 10 and ISBN 13. I removed the 10 and works OK. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 10:21, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry - bad timing . I also failed with a commons file. It should have worked. The file should say "All Hallows, Stailing, England". Please help 101.189.107.58 (talk) 10:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Did you successfully upload the said image to Commons? If so, could you provide the URL? -- ChamithN (talk) 10:30, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    This URL is from Commons and is currently on the "All Hallows, Staining" page itself. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/PAHSt1010012.JPG — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.189.107.58 (talk) 10:36, 15 November 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]
    I'm getting a 404 Not Found error. Once you have uploaded an image to commons, it should look something like this. Did you, by any chance, cancel the upload wizard halfway through? -- ChamithN (talk) 10:46, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I never uploaded the image. The black and white old print (file) is already on the All Hallows, Staining Wikipedia page and I thought that I could transfer it over to the Stephen Bachiler page. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.189.107.58 (talk) 10:50, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you mean this image? -- ChamithN (talk) 10:52, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Fixed I have added the image; using the file name contained in the wikimedia URL above. Eagleash (talk) 10:56, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    If that's the case, don't worry, Eagleash has already taken care of it. -- ChamithN (talk) 10:54, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The spelling is incorrect (probably my fault). It should say underneath the file "All Hallows, Staining, England" (not Stailing) Sorry again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.189.107.58 (talk) 10:55, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    That's OK, I've fixed it. Feel free to ask if you need further help. -- ChamithN (talk) 10:58, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Problem adding reference to the update I posted to an article

    Hello. This is my first time editing anything. My reference doesn't appear correctly in the sources. It isn't highlighted in blue and I'm not sure how to do that. I don't intend to do a lot of editing, so I would appreciate it if someone would look at that. It's reference 32 in the article on Boise Airport, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise_Airport Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewroy1961 (talkcontribs) 13:52, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    To begin with, you haven't included a url in the reference. In general, only links appear in blue. Take a look at Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates for a simple how-to guide. RivertorchFIREWATER 14:00, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Matthewroy1961: Yes, there's no url so it will not display in blue. I have tweaked it a bit so it displays a bit better. As River says, please study WP:REFB and if you have a URL, use Template:Cite web to correctly add the ref. Any problems please ask. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 14:04, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness

    Hi. I want create Wikipedia article of Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness, but there is a page and said:

    The article that you're looking for doesn't exist.

    • You can create it, but... Before you create an article, you should read Your first Wikipedia article.
    • New to Wikipedia? See the contributing to Wikipedia page for everything you need to know to get started.
    • Need interactive help? You can ask questions at the Teahouse, help desk or through live chat.

    There are different ways to edit Wikipedia: ...

    What can I do? Please help me.

    ML8 (talk) 16:15, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, ML8. I don't want to be unfriendly, but did you try picking the links in that message? To the essays Your first article and Contributing to Wikipedia? Please come back here if you have further questions, but those pages explain things in general. --ColinFine (talk) 17:10, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

    I am the grandson of A.A. MacLeod and added the family history of his first marriage to Annie Jean Hicks who bore two children Jean MacLeod & Annabelle MacGregor MacLeod before she tragically was burned to death in her mid 20's when a wood stove blew up - my mother Annabelle MacGregor MacLeod was only a year old - AA MacLeod subsequently met & married Virginia MacLean & they had two children Joan MacLeod & David Macleod _ I trust you will allow tis information to be updated — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doug fulford (talkcontribs) 19:14, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    This has been already fixed. Ruslik_Zero 20:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have removed the stray ref tags and the names of non-notable children from the i/bx. The marriages need tidying also but the dates are not clear. Also left welcome message and some hopefully helpful info. at Doug's TP. Eagleash (talk) 21:01, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    2018 Big 12 Conference football season

    Can you move the big 12 football season article from the Talk page to the Draft page please. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 20:18, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    a person was born in my hometime but isn't credited on the hometown's page

    ...how do you move the person to the "famous" people section of the hometown...Eugene Von Bruenchenhein is the artist, Marinette, WI is the town — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.248.51.165 (talk) 20:54, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, in this instance you can add [[Eugene Von Bruenchenhein]] to the notable section at Marinette, Wisconsin, with brief biographical details. He should also be added to the appropriate section at List of people from Milwaukee. Eagleash (talk) 21:07, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    4k

    I clarified some muddy information on the '4k resolution' page... And it still needs more work. But a certain J.M. quickly rolled back the modifications. Not sure why I should contribute when rollback rights have been granted to certain individuals (not groups) with little/no oversight. J.M. may be an engineer and familiar with the various video formats, resolutions, and compression schemes, but his writing skills leave something to be desired. Moreover, on a subject (4k) where accuracy and clarity is key, the page is now back to its former, vague self. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gstanley123 (talkcontribs) 22:41, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The editor who reverted your edits claimed that " the new definition does not match the cited source (4K does not refer to the monitor display)". Reverting like this does not require any special rights. Any editor can do this. I have no opinion about who is correct, but a content dispute like this should be discussed on the talk page of the article to reach consensus. Dbfirs 23:02, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Gstanley123: From the edit summary, the revert at 4K was partially due to your edits not supported by the cited source. It is not unusual for edits to be reverted, it is part of the normal process even if it can be frustrating. See WP:BRD. Next step if you want to persue it is to discuss the edits on the article's talk page, and cite a source that supports the changes you are trying to make. RudolfRed (talk) 23:03, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Can anyone help me make a complex geologic time scale-related template?

    I'm trying to make a navbox template that can easily be filled in with a region's stratigraphic units (manually) sorted by age. The problem I'm facing is that there are a huge number of time units on the geologic timescale that spreads the content over a wide area of the template. Is there any way to make it so that only the units that have content inputted for their respective variables show up in the template? Abyssal (talk) 23:04, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Collapsing barnstars

    On my user page I tried to collapse my barnstars using {collapse top} and {collapse bottom} thingys, but most of the stars remain outside. I know there is a solution, as per this archived talk, but I am struggling to see the light. Can anyone supply me with a non-technical answer, or if I am really lucky, do it for me ? Actually, thinking about it a bit more, the same principle applies to 'Stars and stripes' (mainly barnstars), plus 'Articles created' and 'Did you know(s)'.

    Sorry, but "I'm a Great Big Silly Old Hector." Many thanks,

    Derek R Bullamore (talk) 23:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done - Derek, rather like the archived query you linked, there was a stray unmatched |} (close table code). The collapse has left some whitespace so you may want to tweak the layout some more: Noyster (talk), 00:04, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:06, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    November 16

    2020 NBA All-Star Game

    Can you change the links from red to blue for the 2020 NBA All-star Game Article. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 01:11, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    That will require someone to create that article. You can use WP:AFC and the article wizard to create the article yourself, or post a request at WP:RA. RudolfRed (talk) 02:25, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @RudolfRed: The article already exists (2020 NBA All Star-Game). The red links the IP user was referring to were the article categories. Turns out "Illinois" was misspelled – I have fixed the spelling so now the categories are displaying correctly. –FlyingAce✈hello 02:38, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry I Mispelled it but the navbox need to turn 2020 from red to blue because I put a new category called 2020's can you do that for me. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 04:24, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The link was red in the navbox because the article title had the hyphen in the wrong place. I have moved it to 2020 NBA All-Star Game, and {{NBA All-Star Games}} now shows it as a blue link. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:31, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you very much I thank you for it. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 14:16, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I have FAILED again when adding a file (of the front page of a book) . Please fix if able. I am not doing any more editing for some time. Sorry. 203.132.68.1 (talk) 02:28, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello! I have fixed the display of the image. To add an image outside the infobox, the correct code is [[File:Your image name here.jpg|thumb]]. You do not need to enter the complete URL from Commons. Hope that helps! –FlyingAce✈hello 02:42, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    )

    My edit has been reverted twice and I'm not sure who the editor is or how to address this.

    José Guadalupe Posada (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Hello, I edited part of the article on José Guadalupe Posada, but my edit was reverted twice in a row. I'd like to know why this keeps happening and how to address it. Thank you. werewolf 04:04, 16 November 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Revirvlkodlaku (talkcontribs) 16 November 2017 04:04 (UTC)

    @Revirvlkodlaku: Hello, the other editor is anonymous, I.e. editing without creating or using a Wikipedia account. Nothing wrong with that per se, as long as their edits are constructive. In this case I believe the addition of 'los' to be incorrect per Día de Muertos and Day of the Dead. I have reverted their most recent change with an explanation. For future reference if your edits are reverted you should discuss with the other party preferably at the article talk page per WP:BRD. Also, do not get into an edit war as this can land you in difficulty irrespective of the merits of the edits. Please sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:38, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you, Eagleash, for the explanation, as well as fixing my edit. By the way, I almost always sign my posts using four tildes, as you suggested, but sometimes when I go back to them, it says that the post is unsigned. Can you tell me why that is, and why you reminded me to sign my posts? Thanks! werewolf 15:02, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

    @Revirvlkodlaku:, with regards to the signature, perhaps you aren't always putting the correct number of tildes? Five ~~~~~ gives just the date, like this "15:17, 16 November 2017 (UTC)", which appears to be what is happening above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:17, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes Jim is correct I believe. On tilde too many (5) gives just the date (used when updating sporting infoboxes). Three gives just the name: cannot see an obvious use for that. Eagleash (talk) 15:33, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Revirvlkodlaku! I think the issue may be that you entered "werewolf" as your custom signature and checked the "Treat the above as wiki markup" checkbox in your preferences, so your signature is not linking to your user page. Can you try going to Preferences in the top right corner, scroll down to the Signature section and uncheck "Treat the above as wiki markup" to see if that sorts it? –FlyingAce✈hello 16:45, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    There, is this better? werewolf (talk) 05:52, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Yup, it's appearing as a proper signature now. FlyingAce✈hello 14:10, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    In the section - Emigration to England and death - there is a big void of space which is evident when we print out the sheet. Please fix if able. Thanks 101.189.107.58 (talk) 08:14, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The problem is probably caused by the two images taking up extra space, but I am unable to reproduce the error. The article prints correctly, without extra space for me. Have you tried a different browser? Dbfirs 09:10, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The problem is with the overheads on a large screen- we can see the void/gap and it looks like the article is lacking information (where the void of space is). Thanks for trying 101.189.107.58 (talk) 09:17, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    This might be a problem with a narrower page width. How are you creating the overheads? One solution would be to download to a word processor and rearrange the text. (Can any other editor here reproduce the problem?) If you want to display only the text, without the problem images, or with smaller images, then this can easily be done. Dbfirs 09:27, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Should we place the file/picture/print of the old church further down into the "Legacy" section - that way we fix up the problem of the Void of empty space on the page. I cannot do this myself - Failed! please help Thanks 101.189.107.58 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:41, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I've moved the picture down for you just so that you can see if it makes any difference. I'll move it back later because it really belongs in the section which mentions it. You can try a version without these images in your sandbox if you wish, and print from that version to avoid the gaps. Dbfirs 12:40, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Biography

    How can i add abiography of apersonality on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.210.159.13 (talk) 09:01, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Writing a good biography is quite a difficult task, but you could start by reading WP:Your first article and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. You should first collect independent sources in which the person has been written about in detail, and your Wikipedia article should be a summary of what these sources say about the subject. A common mistake is to write about what you yourself know, or what the subject says about themselves. All statements that might possibly be challenged should be backed up with a reference to a WP:Reliable source. Dbfirs 09:21, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Frederick Trump

    I believe that the statement that Frederick Trump left Bavaria to avoid military service needs to cited. I believe that this is a veiled slam directed at President Donald Trump because he did not serve in the military during the Viet Nam War. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.127.124.151 (talk) 12:38, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    It is cited. There is a footnote directly after the statement in the "Early Life" section which discusses his avoidal of military service in the Imperial German military. --Jayron32 12:46, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Help archiving

    This is embarrassing, but I can't seem to get my talk page archived. I've tried but failed. If someone could do it or tell me how to do it I would be very grateful. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS)   12:44, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    There are several options listed at Help:Archiving a talk page, including two bots which will do it for you automagically if you put a bit of code at the top of your talk page. --Jayron32 12:48, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Resizing video

    Can anyone advise on how to change the size of a video? Does it need to be done at source? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_firebreak — Preceding unsigned comment added by ColinHallmark (talkcontribs) 13:47, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    [[File:Burning tube animation.webm|thumb]]
    Trappist the monk (talk) 15:23, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to delete a page

    To whom this may concern,

    I work at the Human Development Report Office at the United Nations Development Programme, and there are two pages which I'd like to delete as the information is outdated. How do I go about doing this? I read up on it and still don't understand, and I also added the tag to delete the page but it doesn't seem to appear anymore.

    The two pages are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index_(1998) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index_(2009)

    Please advice on how to procced.

    Don't proceed. If the information was correct at the date specified, then why should the article be deleted? If you have recent information, and there is no article, then you are welcome to create an article with the latest information, citing the appropriate references. Dbfirs 15:45, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    ... but we already have List of countries by Human Development Index which contains links to the earlier articles that you wish to delete. Should we add a note to the earlier articles with a link to the latest figures? Dbfirs 15:50, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Toyota Music Factory page edits

    Hello,

    I am writing in concerns with the Toyota Music Factory page as it is providing wrong information about our development :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Music_Factory

    I am new to this and have tried multiple times to edit with the proper instructions given with no success. Here are the items that are incorrect:

    The owner is NOT "LIVE NATION" - the owner of the development is the ARK Group of Irving, Inc

    The address to the development is 316 W Las Colinas

    Please advise.

    Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imusicf (talkcontribs) 17:37, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Imusicf. I have made the changes. Generally, the way to request changes to an article where you may have a conflict of interest is to post a request on the article's Talk page explaining exactly what changes you want to make, with citations to reliable published sources. (For addresses and ownership, the sources probably don't need to be independent of the company, though if there are independent sources, they are usually preferred). If you add {{edit request}} (with the double curly brackets) to your suggestion, that will put it on a list of requests that various people look at. Then somebody unconnected with the company can decide what change is appropriate. The claim that the center was owned by Live Nation was properly cited to Billboard, but looking at that article, it's clear that it has been misread: just the Pavilion is owned by Live Nation. The address of 300 actually appears in the Irving Weekly article that I cited, but I have preferred the address from TMF's own website (I probably should have cited it, but it's uncontroversial and easily found). --ColinFine (talk) 23:02, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Anybody tracking server maintenance going on?

    Both data and de.wiki seem to be down ATM. Not sure if it's affecting other projects. En.wiki and commons seem to be fine. GMGtalk 17:46, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Seems everything is back up, just slow as molasses and buggy. GMGtalk 18:30, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @GreenMeansGo: If you see more issues, bring it up at WP:VPT. RudolfRed (talk) 20:14, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Like I said, whatever it was seems to have been resolved. Was just posting somewhere in the off chance a data regular knew something I didn't. I didn't figure it was a sustained technical problem that would require VPT. But if it was going to be an hours long wait, I wasn't going to keep several tabs open waiting to save. GMGtalk 20:18, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Ulnar neuropathy

    I added content to this page and fifty minutes later it has been removed. What’s up with that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asherah12 (talkcontribs) 18:03, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    have left a note on user/talk page--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 18:55, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Edits

    I have 5 edits and in the list I see a "m" next to 4 of them. What is the purpose of the "m"? On my fifth edit I reported the most recent action taken by a public figure.that edit was relevant to the positions of the person. That edit in my list has no "m" next to it and the edit was taken out within days. What gives, why was it taken out? We can not have people taking items out just because they don't like it or are not proud of what they have done if it was the subject themselves. Please let me know what was wrong so I can understand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stowler1 (talkcontribs) 18:56, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The edits tagged with an "m" are those which you marked as minor edits, but by the look of them they did not meet the criteria shown at Help:Minor edit. Your fifth edit was only partly reverted, but it could (and probably should) have been fully reverted as you had no references to published reliable sources. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:06, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The Infinite Ay-Money

    Do i need anything more to have the story i have on The Infinite Ay-Money posted ... ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheInfiniteAyMoney (talkcontribs) 19:56, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @TheInfiniteAyMoney: It was deleted advertising. See the message on your talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 20:06, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    2018 Big 12 football standings

    Can you move the 2018 Big 12 football standings from the talk page to the draft page please. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 20:22, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done It's now at Draft:2018 Big 12 football standings. –FlyingAce✈hello 21:04, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Publicity

    Hello

    The article Kelly Schmidt is just pure publicity.

    Is that allowed?

    WhatsUpWorld (talk) 23:49, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello WhatsUpWorld, much of the material was a copyright violation. I've removed a significant part of the same. As a stub article, it seems okay now. Come back if you need more assistance. Thanks, Lourdes 00:44, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    November 17

    National Socialism

    To whom it may concern,

    I'd like permission to update the National Socialism page on Wikipedia. An in depth study of the movement quite clearly reveals it to be a predominantly leftist movement, which is not reflected on the page. I'm happy to provide references and intend to uphold the highest standards of academic accuracy.

    Kind regards,

    Oliver — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.166.160.213 (talk) 01:01, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The Nazism article (to which National Socialism is redirected) is semi-protected. that means that it can't be edited except by registered users who are autoconfirmed. So create yourself a user id, make ten edits on other articles and wait four days, and you will be free to make changes. However, you will need to find very good sources if you want to claim that Nazism is a left-wing movement, when general consensus is quite clearly the opposite. Make sure that everything you write is backed by reliable sources, and take care not to indulge in original research. Rojomoke (talk) 03:46, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    And, Oliver, since (as you must realise) such a change would be contentious, I would strongly advise you to discuss it first on the article's talk page. While you are permitted to make the change (once you have an autoconfirmed account), it is almost certain that somebody would immediately revert your change (according to the WP:BRD policy) and then you would need to discuss it if you wanted to take it further anyway. --ColinFine (talk) 13:11, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    In fact, you need to read carefully through Talk:Nazism and all its archives before you do anything else. You will see that this question has been discussed repeatedly (not always as respectfully as one would hope, but it is a very emotive subject), and unless you bring forward something new, with reliable sources, I predict that you will not succeed in changing the consensus. --ColinFine (talk) 13:26, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Side-by-side images?

    Is it possible to have right-justified images side-by-side? For example, the two photos in the 'Gerald Ford' section here? (The excessive white-space is annoying) — 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:C9A:4B44:2E28:1611 (talk) 06:34, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done - X201 (talk) 09:28, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks -- much better! 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:C9A:4B44:2E28:1611 (talk) 13:45, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Contested deletion

    Hello, I am contacting you regarding my article submission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_talk:DevOps_Transformation

    The claim was that we used copyrighted material from https://dzone.com/articles/is-devops-a-holy-grail. In fact, we own the rights to this article. I have made the requested adjustments.

    Can you please publish our page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devopsjedi (talkcontribs) 13:12, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Devopsjedi. I'm afraid that, like many people, you have mistaken Wikipedia for a social media site or business directory. It is not. It is an encyclopaedia. Its articles are neutrally written summaries of material that has already been published in reliable sources. It does not publish original research, how to guides or any kind of promotional material.
    If you own the material, then you have the power to license it (either publicly, or in an email to the Wikimedia Foundation) in a way that Wikipedia will accept, so that (as is Wikipedia's mission) anybody in the world can reuse the material for any purpose, commercial or not, as long as they attribute it. If you wish to do that, please see WP:donating copyright material for how to do that. Unless that is done, copyright material will be removed from Wikipedia.
    But I advise you against doing that in this case. Hardly any of the material is appropriate for a Wikipedia article. Please read WP:NOT and WP:YFA. --ColinFine (talk) 14:03, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Status of Article in Review

    Hello,

    I am writing to check the status of an article created for Dr. Aaron Lobel, Founder and President of America Abroad Media. We were told this article could be in review for up to six months. Could you please advise if this is still in review and what the status is?


    Thank you, Mwamee (talk) 16:15, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    The content of Draft:Aaron Lobel was deleted as a copyright infringement, so will not be reviewed. You have not made any other edits under your user name above, but are you Lovepreet Singh 1? Do you have any connection with America Abroad Media? Dbfirs 16:42, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict)@Mwamee:Hello, please could you provide a link to the page concerned as so far I've not found Dr. Lobel on Wikipedia. A page of the same name has twice been deleted here, (the last time nearly 2 years ago). Having said that, if a new page was created which addressed the previous issues, then the review process usually has quite a backlog... 6 months though is excessive in my experience. There is unfortunately no set order in which pages are selected for review. Also, you say 'we'... what do you mean by this? Wikipedia accounts may not be shared, nor can they represent any organisation. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 16:46, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    You should also be aware that articles cannot be created "for" anyone. Wikipedia has articles about people who are notable in the Wikipedia sense, but the subjects of articles have no control over these articles (see WP:own, though they are invited to point out any errors on the talk page). Dbfirs 20:48, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I know if my article has been created?

    Draft:Calcbench, Inc. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

    I created an article for "Calcbench, Inc." using the Article Wizard. I clicked on "save changes" but did not receive conformation that what I created was actually submitted for other Wikipedia users to review. I have read there is a wait time of potentially 4 or more weeks before I'll know if my article was accepted but how do I first know if it was submitted correctly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Calcbench (talkcontribs) 16:55, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Calcbench: Hello, the page is not currently submitted for review. If you consider that it is ready for you to do so, you can place {{subst:submit}} at the top of the page. I would not recommend that you do so as the page is not suitable for the encyclopedia as it stands. I think it would almost certainly be deleted as 'promotional'. Wikipedia relies on what has been written in independent reliable sources about a subject and has little, if any, interest in what a subject has to say about itself or posts in social media (including Linkedin). Also your user name would be of concern. Wiki accounts may not be shared or represent an organisation. You should also read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make any necessary disclosures. Also WP:ORG, WP:YFA and WP:REFB. Thank you. Sorry to not be more encouraging. Eagleash (talk) 17:41, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Note OP subsequently blocked. Eagleash (talk) 19:26, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Philthy Fresh 3

    Talk:Philthy Fresh 3 (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

    Can you move the Philthy Fresh 3 album article from the Talk page to the draft page please. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 17:18, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Done. Maproom (talk) 21:52, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Tom Chetwynd

    I would like to add the author

    Tom Chetwynd wh has various books published ie.

    Dictionarty for Dreamers, Routeledge 2017

    Zen and the Kingdom of Heaven - published by Routeledge

    How do I do this thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:C702:8500:D41F:EE76:E816:24F5 (talk) 18:07, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, IP user. Creating a new article is one of the harder tasks on Wikipedia, but if you are interested in doing so, please start by reading your first article. Please be aware that how many books a person has published is of little relevance in determining whether they are WP;notable enough for a Wikipedia article about them. What matters is if there is substantial material about them in independent reliable sources on which an article can be based. --ColinFine (talk) 19:57, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Why was Draft:Gerard Edery deleted???

    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Gerard_Edery&action=edit&redlink=1

    Hi, I'm working with a company called TruthInAD on building a Wikipedia page for our client Gerard Edery.

    The draft page we were working on was deleted by Wikipedia for "unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.gerardedery.com/biography." We have been hired by Mr Edery to build this Wikipedia page and use the biographical information from his personal website. This is not copyright infringement.

    Furthermore, we had not yet published this wiki page - it was only a draft and a work in progress. I don't understand why any content from an unpublished rough draft would be deleted...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Gerard_Edery&action=edit&redlink=1

    Please explain and please reinstate the page so we can continue working on it.

    Thanks, Eric — Preceding unsigned comment added by TruthInADWiki (talkcontribs) 18:16, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @TruthInADWiki: The page was deleted as promotional and because of the copyright violations you have already mentioned. A draft that is promotional would not necessarily be deleted but may well be rejected at review. Copyright though, is something that Wikipedia has a very firm policy on. Anything copied from elsewhere on the web is likely to be a copy-vio and the fact that the material is about your 'client' does not make a difference. The copyright probably lies with whoever authored the content on the website and it would have to be released to Wikipedia in order for it to be used in the encyclopedia. Please see WP:DONATE in this respect. You might also like to read WP:CV and WP:C. As you have declared that Edery is your client, you should also read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make the necessary disclosures. This is not optional... it must be complied with. If you have not already done so, please also read WP:YFA, WP:RS and WP:REFB. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 19:01, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Note Subsequently found had been discussed at OP's talk page...and editor is now blocked as only promotional. Eagleash (talk) 19:03, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Fixing misspelling on map

    The word "Caliphate" is misspelled on the English version of the original Spanish map, is there a way to fix that? Regards - Swazzo (talk) 20:22, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Swazzo: Yes: I downloaded the file, fixed the spelling with a text editor, and uploaded the new version. Your browser may have cached the old version, so you may have to bypass your browser cache to see the fix - I forgot to do this, and got confused... -- John of Reading (talk) 20:33, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Much appreciated! Thank you. Swazzo (talk) 20:46, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Flags on page - unable to communicate with users

    Hello, I am the major contributor to a page for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Tate

    Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with the complexities of the platform, i.e. don't have a good understanding about how to communicate through the talk page. Not sure where to post replies, etc. I have posted responses to the users who have tagged the pages but have not gotten replies and am unclear what the issue is and how to resolve it. Could very much use some help. Someone removed the a list from the page. Would like to have help with how to best assemble a list - best format, content. It is a minimal content page. I am the major contributor and have tried to follow proper protocols to make sure content had the proper references.

    Can you assist me to fix the problem and remove the warnings from the page? Cheri Brown (talk) 21:19, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Cheri Brown: I see that on the article's talk page you have requested that the article be moved to a draft, I have done that. Maproom (talk) 21:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, I did not make that request. I am trying to resolve the issues with the page as it was posted. Someone removed a list from the page and also posted tags. I need help to understand why the list was removed but the tags where not removed. Please help remove tags and re-post pageCheri Brown (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:05, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Please note that CB has also asked about this at Wikipedia:Teahouse#There are tags on the page. I am not complaining as I think CB is trying to get as much info as possible. I just want to make sure that those responding don't wind up giving conflicting answers. MarnetteD|Talk 22:17, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Cheri Brown: you wrote "I used the wizard and followed the instruction to post this as a draft. If I have submitted it as a final, I apologize", so I moved it to draft. I failed to notice that you wrote that back in March. However, it would be best to try to address the problems described by the warning messages before it's moved back to article space again. Maproom (talk) 22:23, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Again! The mention of a draft at the TP was in a post from four-and-a-half years ago. There is also a thread at WP:COIN#Kent Tate. I composed a detailed reply to CB but got an edit conflict with Maproom's post and cancelled it. Basically, said don't be alarmed (as stated in a post at another editor's TP). Tags are not a criticism but an alert to other editors and a caution to the reader. Discussion to identify where cites are needed and then adding them should help with removal of the tags. Also if there is a connection to the subject, please read WP:COI and make the necessary disclosures. Eagleash (talk) 22:27, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I just wrote a reply but seems to have disappeared, at least I can't find it. I did not ask for the post to be moved to a draft. This must have been from years ago. Not current any way. I know this artist but do not get paid by the artist. The content of the article is based on information from newspaper articles, catalogues essays, magazine articles etc. that have been noted in the references. I understood before this exhibition list was deleted that the list did not conform - thus resulted in it being removed. This is fair enough but doesn't help me to understand why there are still issues with content that has references. Also This is not intended as a promo piece. But rather is a page created to provide some basic information about a living artist currently creating artworks/movies in Canada. Any help on this page would be greatly appreciated! Cheri Brown (talk) 22:54, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    California counties

    Hello,

    Is it possible to avoid redirections for "Los Angeles" (seat of the Los Angeles county) and "San Francisco" (county and its seat) in the article List of counties in California?

    Thanks

    WhatsUpWorld (talk) 02:19, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @WhatsUpWorld: Assuming you mean that 'Los Angeles, California' redirects to plain 'Los Angeles' then you can just edit the link to point directly to the page. (And same with SF). Eagleash (talk) 02:26, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I tried and if I had succeeded, I would not ask. It is some kind of automatic redirection I do not understand. That is why I ask for help. WhatsUpWorld (talk) 02:30, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Until Next Time

    Can you Move Until Next Time EP from the talk page to the draft page please. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 02:31, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]