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January 3

2019 ACC Football Subcatgorie

Can you fix the 2019 ACC Football season from red to blue please because there is only one page the ACC Standings 68.103.78.155 (talk) 00:42, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

The 2019 ACC Football Subcatgorie needs to be fixed from red To blue now. can you fix it for me please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 02:11, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

On what page are you having the problem?Naraht (talk) 06:26, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

I think I fixed it, category Category:2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football season actually needed to be created.Naraht (talk) 06:26, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Reference 114 needs the access date (3rd January 2019) and the IBSN number as it is a book. Please fix if you can. Thanks 175.33.45.21 (talk) 01:49, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

ISBNs date from 1965. Ref 114 is a 1914 publication, so unlikely to have been issued a number. In general, book refs do not need access-date since, unlike online sources, they are presumed to remain unchanged from year to year; the purpose of access-date is to say 'on this date, this source served as a reference for this assertion'. So, no fixes needed. Also, maybe take a look at Template:Cite book as a starter-for-ten in learning how to fix issues yourself. It's not very hard; study of the many refs on that page should be enough to guide you? --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:56, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

It is

now ref number 115 and I cannot do eth access date which is Jan 3rd 2019. Please help Sorry 175.33.45.21 (talk) 02:05, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Please read the response above. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 02:15, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

So sorry - yes, I see no access date or IBSN number is needed. Thanks 175.33.45.21 (talk) 02:18, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

I have added a file of West Riding Court on this page in "Grandparents of Michael Middleton" section. Please place a DIRECT link to Frank (Francis Martineau Lupton) on the Lupton family page - Francis's name is under the old West Riding Court photo that I just added. Thanks 175.33.45.21 (talk) 03:01, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Why does my reference appear in blue?

Until today, I always used the {{cite}} templates for my citations. Since they don't have a part= parameter, though, I ventured to create a citation, #6 in Quotation marks in English, without a template. Its text is as I intended, but it has a light blue background. How do I correct this? Peter Brown (talk) 03:58, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

How are you accessing the reference? Whenever a reference is accessed from its superscript number in the textbody, it will be highlighted in a light blue background. Is that what you mean? –Ammarpad (talk) 04:48, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Peter Brown There's nothing wrong with the citation. All links are shown in blue font, and external links to other websites appear in a slightly paler blue than wikilinks to other Wikipedia articles (at least in Monobook skin). As Ammarpad says, if you click on the reference index (here, "6") in the text of the article, the screen display jumps to the reference list, and the reference you selected is highlighted in blue for ease of picking it out. The highlighting is not present for other readers, nor for you next time you return to the article: Bhunacat10 (talk), 09:33, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

FONT SIZE

How do I enlarge the font size prior to printing the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reggieut (talk • contribs) 10:48, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

That will be a function of your browser settings, not of Wikipedia. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:12, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Help with publishing David Mobley (entrepreneur) wiki article

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

My username is Ihelptocontribute. Can someone help a fellow Wikipedian to view the Edit History for the David Mobley (entrepreneur) Wiki to understand why my revisions were reverted back by another Wiki user? The Wiki user Praxidicae did not provide an explanation, and I have reached out to this Wiki user on their talk page, in which my question was quickly deleted. I reached out in the David Mobley (entrepreneur) Wiki talk page and haven't received a reply from the Wiki user also. Can someone help to to finalize the revisions for this article so it can be published for viewing, or help me to understand what needs to be revised so this article can be completed for viewing?

Ihelptocontribute — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihelptocontribute (talk • contribs) 13:17, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Ihelptocontribute, looking over that edit, I understand why Praxidicae reverted it.

1. That is a major change in the article's focus. Prior to that edit, the article focused on his music career, which is probably what most people reading the article are interested in learning about. After that edit, the article focused on his air freshener business, with his music career seeming like an afterthought.
2. The "career" section of your version reads like an advertisement in places, with phrases like "Wonder Wafers Air Fresheners are the first of it's kind, air activated air fresheners, meaning they don't need to be sprayed, plugged in, or lit with a flame," and, "Wonder Wafers Air Fresheners and Super Wonder Wafers Air Fresheners can be found in automotive stores, convenience stores such as Circle K, car washes, dealerships, hotels, retail stores, and truck stops."
3. Although you cited a number of sources in the "Career" section, most of them do not meet our reliable source and independent source guidelines. You've cited a number of primary sources in the form of the actual patents for the products, and you've also cited the company's website and marketing materials frequently. While some use of a company's website or primary sources is ok, it's best to have the bulk of the content be sourced from reliable secondary sources.
4. The placement of your references does not make clear which source supports what content. You do not make good use of inline citations to specifically associate bits of information with their sources, rather you lump a bunch of citations together at the end of several un-cited paragraphs.
5. The focus of the article before your edits was on his music career. The "Music career" section after your edit was much shorter than the previous article, leaving out all the information about how "Mobley has been in the business and entertainment industry since 1970" and "Crosswindz recorded their first album titled "High Park" in 1972." Moreover, just like in the section about the air freshener, your edits sound promotional, with phrases like, "David first discovered the joy of music when The Beatles took the stage on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964," and "David and Cliff released future albums, and are still best friends to this day."
6. The addition of a discography section is a helpful addition to the article, but the Music Videos, Awards and Achievements, and Online Radio sections are all unsourced. I also am not clear what information the Online Radio section is even trying to convey.
7. The Philanthropy section is extremely vague. Why even include it if that's all you can say about his philanthropic endevors?

Ultimately, your edit wasn't all bad. If his involvement in the air freshener business is really that signifigant, the article should include more about it than was there before. Likewise the addition of some of the other sections you added is a useful additon and better than the wall of text that was the second paragraph of the Career section before. However, the complete change in article focus, the promotional tone of what you added, and the poor sourcing mean it was entirely reasonable for Praxidicae to revert your edit. Although I agree you deserved an explanation. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 13:54, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

If I were you; I'd take a major revision of an article like that much, much slower. I do think that article needs major revision and expansion. I'd start by breaking the second paragraph of the article up into a prose section and a discography. Then I'd wait a day or two and add a section on the air freshener businesess. Keep that section succinct, well-sourced, and avoid promotional language. Then wait a a day or two and start adding more information sourced to reliable secondary sources. Avoid using the article about David Mobley as a coatrack upon which to hang an advertisement for his air freshener business. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:03, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@ONUnicorn: The way you used the link to SHOEHORN page (and the context!) suggest it should clarify something. Alas, a non-exiting page clarifies nothing... --CiaPan (talk) 14:14, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@CiaPan: Thank you. I think I got shoehorns and coatracks confused. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:24, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

"You cannot overwrite this file"

I just created this account to upload a more accurate colored image of an album cover, Life After Death, and it tells me that I can't. Can someone please explain to me why? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicfan122 (talk • contribs) 14:16, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

In order to upload files your account needs to be autoconfirmed. Ruslik_Zero 14:58, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Finding my no.xxx edit?

Is there a way I could find which edit was my, say, 1000th edit on Wikipedia (such as a diff) using my account? JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 15:37, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@JackintheBox:

Simply use your contribution history from oldest with a limit equals to the Nth edit you're looking for.

For example, the first line of https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&dir=prev&limit=1000&contribs=user&target=JackintheBox&namespace=0 is your 1000th edit in the main (Article) namespace.

--Lacrymocéphale 16:03, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@Lacrymocéphale: Wow thanks JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:05, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

oof hELP

um how do I Wikipedia?

actually question not a joke — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yeetmcyote (talk • contribs) 18:51, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Yeetmcyote I'm not sure what you mean by, "how do I Wikipedia?" You seem to be using Wikipedia as a verb, when it is actually a noun. Are you wanting to know how to edit articles? How to create an article? How to cite sources? How to cite Wikipedia as a source in some other paper? We'll be happy to help you but you need to be a little clearer about what, exactly, you need help with. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:51, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

I do note that someone has left a helpful welcome message on your talk page. That contains a LOT of links to pages about how to edit Wikipedia. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:53, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

2019 Mid-American Football Subcategorie

Can you fix the 2019 Mid-American Football Subcategorie from Red to blue and Make it Category 2019 Mid-American Conference football season Please can you fix it for me please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 19:11, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

The 2019 Mid-American Football Subcategorie needs to be moved from red to blue can you fix it for me right now. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 22:59, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Probably Category:2019 Mid-American Conference football season (with a colon) is what you want. —teb728 t c 23:25, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

A.M. or a.m. ?

Should the abbreviations for ante meridian and post meridian be capitalized, or not? I looked for an answer in the Manual of Style but couldn't find any. Robert (talk) 19:57, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

See MOS:TIME which uses the lower case. †dismas†|^(talk) 20:01, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

You'll find a discussion at WT:MOS#Twelve-hour clock notation and the use of periods. --David Biddulph (talk) 20:04, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Book creator

Hello,

I see the Wikipedia PDF book creator has been in development for some time now. I am starting to wonder about Wikipedia's intentions. I have a few questions about why it's taking so long, or maybe if they are ever going to go back to a book creator (adding or combining many wiki pages into one PDF).

Will Wikipedia be using PediaPress from now on? Or was this only temporary until the book creator is finished? Will Wikipedia be getting rid of PediaPress once the book creator is finished? When will the book creator be complete? Does Wikipedia intend to leave it as it is now, or finish the book creator? Will there be a charge for using the book creator?

Thank you,

Geoffrey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.73.35.238 (talk) 20:07, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

There is an update page here. According to it, as of August, they are working with PediaPress on the PDF book creator software, it seems there are some glitches they are working out. The talk page has current discussions from as recently as today, so if you ask your questions there they'll probably get a better response than here. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 21:08, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Photo edits and text edits

Hello, I have been trying to edit the sivananda yoga page but have now been blocked. I work for the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and we wished to put the proper content on this page to correctly show what sivananda yoga is. We came to realize that we could not upload new photos until making 10 edits/changes and waiting the necessary time to confirm our account. We began making edits but the edits continued to be undone even after we tried also inserting cites and links throughout the text. Is there any way we can atleast change the photos to properly show our postures? How can we get de-blocked from editing? And how can we be blocked to begin with when all the information we are trying to provide is coming straight from the origin of this page/the business it belongs to? Thank you for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SivanandaCanada (talk • contribs) 20:25, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@SivanandaCanada: Your edits were reverted for being promotional; Wikipedia articles must be written from a neutral point of view. In addition, you are mistaken if you think the article belongs to Sivananda; on the contrary it is Wikipedia's article about Sivananda yoga. Because of conflict of interest which your username indicates, you are strongly discouraged from editing the article directly, but feel free to request changes on the article talk page. —teb728 t c 21:08, 3 January 2019 (UTC) Oh, and you have not (yet) been blocked from editing, but you have been warned that you will be blocked if you continue editing promotionally. —teb728 t c 21:11, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

The other thing you should be aware of is the need for articles to be based as far as possible on sources independent of their subject: your earlier edits removed some of the citations that were there before. Your statement all the information we are trying to provide is coming straight from ... the business it belongs to is unfortunately counter to the way we work in Wikipedia. Section headings such as "Our teachings" are not acceptable; this is an encyclopedia and not an extension of your organisation's website. The aim is to provide readers with neutrally expressed, independently verifiable information, putting them in a position to make up their own minds about the value of organisations, teachings, methods or philosophies covered: Bhunacat10 (talk), 21:16, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

For info, this user has been soft blocked by Orangemike, and I've posted a COI warning and editing advice on his talk page Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:02, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Help:Gallery tag

Hi, in Help:Gallery tag#Syntax, why exactly does there occur so much spacing above and below the slideshow example captioned Workflow A Yeoman Warder, from a Victorian-era [...] (right above the subsection Extended syntax)?--Hildeoc (talk) 20:45, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Uploading a Certain Image

I am trying to upload a certain image found here or here for an article on Wikipedia that I'm trying to make about the video game. I'm unsure if it is alright to use this image as it does not clearly state anywhere if the image is copyrighted. Other articles about games do use title images but I am unaware if permission was required to use them. Any help to let me know if I can use the image I want to use is appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diesel0307 (talk • contribs) 22:13, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@Diesel0307: In the absence of info to the contrary, we assume images are copyrighted and unlicensed. One unlicensed image is typically allowed in the infobox of a published game article (not a draft like your sandbox) to visually identify the subject. —teb728 t c 22:41, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

January 4

Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Please help - ref number 106 should have the title of the book in italics which I cannot do. please leave in quote. Kind regards. 175.33.45.21 (talk) 00:38, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

I changed the "cite web" template for "cite book", which still allows to add a URL if the book is online. –FlyingAce^✈hello 01:21, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

I remain amazed how this editor appears to have been officially enshrined as The Only Person Excused From Ever Having To Learn Anything About Editing. Four topics about simple typos, in the last three days. If they are unable to learn something simple when it has been spoon-fed to them two dozen times, how are they even managing to post here?? --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 16:28, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

2019 Mountain West Conference football subcategorie

Can you fix the 2019 Mountain West Conference football Category From Red to Blue please Can you fix it for me please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 01:27, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Can you Create the 2019 Mountain West Football conference category and fix it from red to blue please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 05:20, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Category:2019 Mountain West Conference football season —teb728 t c 06:59, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Copy/merge which will take some time to complete

After earlier discussion, and some more recent attempts to start a discussion on how best to reduce the size of Syrian Civil War, I have started the process of moving all relevant extra info, not already contained in the Timeline section of that article to Timeline of the Syrian Civil War. I haven't done one of the Copied templates before and not sure how to express that this is just the start of a process, which will be complete when the whole section is finished. If anyone can advise here or edit the Talk or other pages over there to improve my annotations, I'd appreciate it. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 05:41, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Sorry this reply is later than you might expect Laterthanyouthink, but we have templates designed for this purpose, to place temporarily at the head of an article: {{Under construction}} for work that may take several days, or {{In use}} for a few hours. More elaborate communications about your editing may be placed on the article's talk page, for the benefit of anyone watching it: Bhunacat10 (talk), 22:17, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Ah, thanks very much, : Bhunacat10. Better late than never! That Under Construction one looks perfect. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 23:05, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Category!

Can user make their own Category? Ex. Category:SiddiqUser subpages. Need expert opinion. Because my target is locked. Siddiqsazzad001 <Talk/> 05:59, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

If you want your subpages, you can see the same via Special:PrefixIndex/User:Siddiqsazzad001/. There's no need to create such a category. Thanks, Lourdes 08:04, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

My edited content isn't showing

Hi,

I added 7-8 lines of well written content yesterday along with the source reference for this page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune) Why is it not showing up? I don't even have an email regarding this. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MVSujata (talk • contribs) 06:22, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

@MVSujata: If you look at the history of the Pune article, you will see that your 2 edits were reverted; you can see that the reverting users were David Biddulph and Jonathansammy. The first revert (before you added a ref) had the edit summary, "rv unsourced"; the second revert had the edit summary, "mostly unsourced. The other content also not from a reliable source." —teb728 t c 06:48, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. Let me get a better source. The reason I'd like to add this portion to the Pune article as 'Peths' are one of the most important points that an article on Pune should cover. Let me give it another try. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MVSujata (talk • contribs) 07:55, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi Jonathansammy could you please confirm if this source can be considered as valid for this edit - https://siliconcitypune.com/city-of-peths-pune/ Based on your confirmation, I will give it another try for enhancing this article.

Hi Jonathansammy the previous source used by me that you rejected is already part of the Pune page as a source for another content. Please check punediary in the sources listed for many other content. David Biddulph I am re-adding mine with this source and a new source silliconcitypune.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by MVSujata (talk • contribs) 09:31, 4 January 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MVSujata (talk • contribs) 2019-01-04T09:31:34 (UTC)

Hello, MVSujata. Now that you have had it explained what happened, you should continue the discussion at Talk:Pune, rather than here. Generally it is a bad idea to reapply a reverted edit without discussing it first - if you are adding a new source, it is not technically edit warring, but it's usually still best to discuss it.

Just because a source is already cited in an article does not mean that anybody has necessarily looked at it critically and decided that it is acceptable. "Other stuff exists" is not a good basis for adding new material (this is usually invoked in respect of whole articles, but the same principle applies). Perhaps somebody should be replacing those existing citations with better sources.

Finally, please sign you postings on talk and discussion pages, with four tildes (~~~~). --ColinFine (talk) 12:06, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the response @ColinFine. Got the point. About discussion on talk- I am not sure how to proceed on it hence chatting here. About the article and source - unfortunately for this information there isn't a lot of written information available as these are historic and not very well documented. The sources that I have mentioned has been created by people who 'know' through some or the other literature (hard copies) or other sources. So while I have spent hours to search for another best source I do not have it. So either we can decide to delete the information or keep it as I am very confident it is correct. I will let you take the final call here. But this is a good info to add in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MVSujata (talk • contribs) 12:13, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Sources don't have to be online, MVSujata. As long as they have been published by a reliable publisher, so that a reader could in principle get hold of them (eg through a major library), that is enough. Please see REFB.. --ColinFine (talk) 15:39, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

2019 Sun Belt Conference football subcatgorie

Can you create the 2019 Sun Belt Conference football category and fix it from red to blue for me please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 16:56, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Please follow the guidance of the other editors who are rejecting your drafts because the various 2019 football conference articles you are trying to create are WP:TOOSOON. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:13, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

look The Subcategorie has 1 Thing it's the standings Move The Sun Belt football standings from Red To Blue and fix it. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 22:54, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

How to edit

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

Hello, I need to update the url above. However, the edit tab is missing. Only the read and edit source tabs are available. What do I need to do to see the edit tab? Many thanks

Firesea (talk) 17:33, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

@Firesea: 'Edit source' is the tab you want. 'Edit' refers to the visual editor, which you can enable via your preferences, but I don't wholly recommend it for newer contributors. Some useful links have been left at your talk page. You say you 'need' to update the the page. If this is a subject you have a connection with, please read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make the necessary declarations. This is not a reflection upon you, just one of the ways in which Wikipedia attempts to ensure neutrality. Eagleash (talk) 17:44, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Ha Ha Tonka

Someone just posted a photo taken in 1930 I believe of the home before the fire, thought you guys might want to ask to use it for this site. Its on Forgotten Missouri TM on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2904482496232412&set=gm.1169035466618113&type=3&theater — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:A8E2:D920:F4E3:A8FD:12D9:6B3C (talk) 19:51, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

I suggest you post on Talk:Ha Ha Tonka State Park where you will find others interested in this article. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:15, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Messed up with a template

Could somebody fix whatever I did wrong at the bottom of User talk:Fireinjun? --Orange Mike | Talk 22:13, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

You had a {{cot}} without a {{cob}}. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:30, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

how to create page

Can you instruct me on how to create a page for one of my recording artists Duncan Morley who has tons of creditable sources ćor citation, such as 3 times on the billboard charts, and just hit top 10 with famous rapper rick ross. I wanted to make a wikipedia page for him but Im slightly confused by the sandbox section. Thanks for your time — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueSapphireMusic (talk • contribs) 22:36, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Note: OP blocked under WP:CORPNAME. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:55, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

January 5

Pages with the "Copy Edit" banner

How do I find pages with the "Copy Edit" banner — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:100F:B025:7544:405:E490:ADF4:E60C (talk) 03:27, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

See Category:All articles needing copy edit --DannyS712 (talk) 06:27, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Regarding my recent editing about Albert ekka's death location

Dear Sir/Mam Albert Ekka died in the battle of Hilli to protect Gangasagar Railway Station and also to fight for country against Pakistan forces.This Gangasagar which is 6km away from agartala is now in Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) and not to be confused with Gangasagar in West bengal.. Kindly look into it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tanujit91 (talk • contribs) 03:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Ok, you seem to be apparently right. I've redirected the Gangasagar details mentioned in the said article to Brahmanbaria District, which lists the Gangasagar Railway station in Bangladesh. Lourdes 07:08, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

How do I create a page?

How do I create a new article here?

Golfpecks256 (talk) 04:17, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

@Golfpecks256: If you have a draft already, you can just "move" it to mainspace. See WP:MOVE for more information, or I can move it for you. If you don't, I suggest you write a draft first. --DannyS712 (talk) 06:26, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Golfpecks256, please read WP:Your first article first. Thanks, Lourdes 06:58, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Foundation for a Humanitarian Based Economy Article

You should just do the article you are having serious spam communication problems according to your help desk i didnt get a message back and i didnt say anything about this ever again — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:E82:2200:9C9:444F:E6E9:6559 (talk) 05:27, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

If this issue is about Draft:Foundation for a Humanitarian Based Economy, then K.e.coffman and other editors have already given you inputs on why the organization is not notable to be included in Wikipedia. Read their messages carefully and understand why organizations have to qualify on our organization notability guidelines to be included in Wikipedia. Thanks, Lourdes 07:01, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Skrux?

Notable enough for a page? Clubtuesday001 (talk) 09:20, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Please visit the teahouse as I've replied there. RhinosF1 (talk) 09:35, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

I have a question

Why can't I edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elliotpowell (talk • contribs) 16:31, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Please don't ask the same question in different places. You have edited, but your edits were reverted. Try making sensible edits, or discuss your edits on the talk page of the article if you are serious. Dbfirs 16:49, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

... later ... Please stop editing the article and suggest changes on the talk page. Dbfirs 21:27, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

This article was moved. This is wrong. Any questions are wellcome.

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Nurgaliev%27s_law.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.14.251.121 (talk) 17:25, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

The article was deleted after a discussion. The differential equation is well-known of course, but the claim that it belongs to Nurgaliev is not substantiated. I suppose anyone can add their name to a well-known law, but unless other people use the name for the law, they don't get a Wikipedia article. Dbfirs 17:57, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Some wikipedia articles retrieved via API do not return the wikidata item id

See for example Paul Niedermann, whose wikidata item is correctly linked, but the relevant query shows no sign of it. See this query about John Wayne for the correct expected value.

Other examples of malfunctioning are Nicolas Ghosn, Thomas Thennatt, Walter Artizala, Giorgio Degola, José Lorenzo Sartori. • REDGOLPE (TALK) 20:12, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

You should ask at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). Ruslik_Zero 20:58, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

None of the examples have been edited since they were added to the Wikidata item, except Walter Artizala which has not been edited since it was moved to the current title. Nicolas Ghosn was fixed by a null edit (a purge had no effect). I have not null edited the others in case somebody wants to examine them. phab:T56882 ("wikibase_item missing for some results of prop=pageprops") was closed in 2015 with the comment: "A null edit should fix this. In this case we can't do much about it and I'll close this. Please reopen if a null edit does not fix it for you." PrimeHunter (talk) 21:10, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Null edits seem to work, thanks for the suggestion. • REDGOLPE (TALK) 21:31, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref too many keys

I don't know to to make or suggest changes.

My comments on the entry for Charles's law are as follows.

Calling the law of Gay-Lussac Charles's law or the law of Charles and Gay-Lussac is an abomination. Charles deserves no credit at all for this law. Charles published nothing. Charles wrote to Gay-Lussac and expressed an opinion. Gay-Lussac made the mistake of mentioning this in a footnote. Gay-Lussac did not credit Charles with a law.

Please read

W.J. Lyons, 1938 Inaccuracies in the textbook discussions of the ordinary gas laws, American Journal of Physics, 6, 256-59.

Please read the entry on Charles in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Please read From Watt to Clausius (1970)by Donald L. S. Cardwell. See in particular pp. 130-31. Cardwell is a real historian of thermodynamics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.169.118.179 (talk) 20:51, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

To comment on the content of a specific article we use the talk page of that article, in this instance Talk:Charles's law. Discussion is welcome there, but we never place comments within an article itself, as this might confuse readers: Bhunacat10 (talk), 21:38, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I've reverted your edits because opinion belongs on the talk pages of the relevant articles. You need to discuss your proposed changes there. Please read WP:Commonname for Wikipedia policy on naming articles. Dbfirs 21:42, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Substitution name "Erg Chigaga" into "Erg Chegaga"

Hello, I am contributing to the page Erg Chigaga [[1]] having visited this desert in Morocco several times for exploration and fineart photography. In so many places, and moreover the people who live and work there, call and write the name of this Erg "Chegaga". In some guides is written Chigaga, but local people say that this name is not correct. I propose to the members of this Help Desk to Change the name and link of the page from: Erg_Chigaga

to Erg Chegaga

New link should be: Erg Chegaga [[2]]

Of course in the page will be mentioned also the second name (Erg Chigaga) due to the presence and circulation of some mistakes, done in past by some people. In this moment it's the opposite. I have two local maps, painted by nomad people living in M'Hamid el Ghizlane, that confirm this position. A contribution with an image from a previous user, was done using the name "Erg Chegaga" too !

Kind Regards.

Nik Barte — Preceding unsigned comment added by NikbarteMedia (talk • contribs) 21:15, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

The place for discussion is on the article's talk page. What the article desperately needs is references to published reliable sources. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:24, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

How to add an internet only radio station?

Please let me know how to add an internet only radio station to your internet only radio station list? Can anyone help me with this? Thank you

Ron Middag [REDACTED-THEGOODUSER] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:110F:80EE:ACC4:3E8:BAE3:2FC8 (talk) 22:24, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

First, create a Wikipedia article about the station in the usual manner. Once it has been accepted as an article, you can add the article's name to the list and Wikilink it by adding double square brackets. You will notice that this list, like most on Wikipedia, only contains items (in this case stations) that have a Wikipedia article about them and are therefore, by definition, "Notable" in the special sense that Wikipedia uses the term. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.217.251.247 (talk) 22:38, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

January 6

Yet Another Gallery Question

Hi Folks, its that time again. On this page at Similarity system of triangles, I am trying to make the image bigger within the gallery, to a sizeable chunk each I think. There are quite small in size at the moment but I would like them bigger, so the detail can be seen. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 00:08, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi, @Scope creep: I enlarged them with Widths= and Heights=, you can re-adjust them to any size if you want. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:02, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi @Ammarpad: I think I had them at one point, but I must have spelt them wrong, or spelt one of them wrong. I couldnt get it. It is perfect now. Ideal size to see the text. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 10:02, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

​ Yeah... I think, you had them right at this revision but what made them not work was because you didn't define the mode= parameter before the vertical bar after opening <gallery. And here after you added the mode=, you also removed the widths in the same edit, and incidentally it was also needed for resizing to work effectively. You can read the documentation on MediaWiki for more options available. –Ammarpad (talk) 16:18, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

@Ammarpad: Thats looks like better documentation that the other stuff I looked at. I'll bookmark it for later use. scope_creep^Talk 16:28, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

How do I use Wikipedia Visual Editor to change the color of table cells?

The question is as in the title. How do I use the Wikipedia Visual Editor to change the background color of cells within a table? Namely, I am trying to see how to use the Editor to change or apply colors (party shadings) to electoral results tables, such as the one found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alabama#Results_by_county. I am not sure whether or not the Visual Editor allows for one to do so. Any help with this would be appreciated. --The Empire of History (talk) 00:32, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

@The Empire of History: Visual Editor has many limitations; and this is one of them. You cannot add that color shading with VE because it cannot parse the template that adds them properly. It must be done with the source editor. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:57, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Name search

If I do a Wikipedia search in the name Kraabel I get three hits but not A Thomas Kraabel when there is a good Wikipedia article on A Thomas Kraabel. Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lokikraabel (talk • contribs) 05:13, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

@Lokikraabel: The page is at A. Thomas Kraabel. A search works for me with or without the punctuation, as does a Google search for the name as supplied by you. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 05:48, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

@Lokikraabel: If you enter "Kraabel" in Wikipedia's search box then it automatically goes directly to a page with exactly that name: Kraabel. This is not a search results page with hits but a manually edited wiki page. I have added A. Thomas Kraabel to it. You can do a search instead by entering "~Kraabel" in the search box. See more at Help:Searching. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:39, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Chernobyl 1986

is it possible to add information or reference a book written by Svetlana Alexievich " Voices from Chernobyl" the oral history of a Nuclear Disaster? the official estimates of death caused by Chernobyl are grossly underquoted ( from officials there) , according to the people who are interviewed in this book, which won a Nobel Prize. The world needs to hear these people. thank you Alison paice — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.127.109.232 (talk) 07:46, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Alison Paice. The place to discuss this is Talk:Chernobyl disaster. It is certainly possible that material could be added from that book, but we would need to be very careful about reliability: the book may very well be a reliable source for the fact that so-and-so said the figures were such-and-such, but not necessarily for the figure itself. I'm afraid that "the world needs to hear these people", while a laudable aim, is specifically not one of the purposes of Wikipedia: please see Righting great wrongs. --ColinFine (talk) 11:45, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

"In December, 2018, Brian Dunning investigated the case and reported his findings on the Skeptoid podcast."

How is this statement consistent with the unacceptable date styles of WP? Thank you.2605:E000:9149:8300:2506:42B1:2001:39BA (talk) 08:21, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

I have removed the comma after December if that was your point. —teb728 t c 08:31, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

I can understand that but it seems that there are a few in WP that insist that how it was originally is the correct way which according to the table of unacceptable styles that is not what is represented. It seems that, and maybe it has something to do with using as an ID my IP address designate, that these unusual or obscure styles or policies seem to be advocated but are not reflected in WP. I just wanted to get a third party flow on this particular example as, and even within some WP articles, the two styles can be found. One person went to the trouble of saying that somehow everyone else that has written a day/month/year date style without a comma has done it wring although after I have reviewed "January 2019" that out of the 12,000 hits that came up there were less than 100 "January, 2019". Where ever this "January, 2019" style as being acceptable I could not find.2605:E000:9149:8300:2506:42B1:2001:39BA (talk) 11:08, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

The editor who reverted you had misinterpreted MOS:DATECOMMA. MOS:DATESNO is clear. You were right. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:41, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Odd reference link

I noticed in Concepcion de Ataco the first reference is to a rather strange page, that might be trying to load malware. Can someone check it out?