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is there any way to put two or more links on one tab, using the standard template for tab headers, {{start tab}}? Here is one example of this template: User:Sm8900/tab header.

Please ping me when you reply. thanks!!!! --Sm8900 (talk) 04:30, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

@Sm8900: This can be done on tab n with freeform-n = yes. Here is an example to add a tab 9 with two links on separate lines:

| freeform-9          = yes
| link-9              = User:Sm8900/user boxes
| link2-9             = User:Sm8900/Awards and recognition
| tab-9               = [[User:Sm8900/user boxes|User boxes]]<br />[[User:Sm8900/Awards and recognition|Awards]]

When freeform-9 = yes, tab-9 can be anything to place on the tab. The only purpose of link-9 and link2-9 is to determine when the tab will be styled differently to indicate you are on one of the pages. link-9 and link2-9 are not used to make links when freeform-9 = yes. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

wow, that is good to know. thanks!!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:14, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

April 4

Putin's Palace on Cape Idokopas, Black See, Russia.

04/03/2020

Dear Sir, In 1991-1992 I did plan it and set budget of US$29 to US$36 millions to start it. In 2009 I was there to see work. It is build with my money and by my order. Now I am retired and want to have my house for me? I am US CItizen, Retired. IGOR N. LOBOTSKY, President, CEO, CFO and 100% Owner of INL International, Inc., Milford, CT 06460 USA, 1998 - 2016, Global Trade and Venture Capital Company (Coal, Oil, Gas, Metals, Bank, etc.) in USA, Ukraine, Russia and other countries. My Global Venture Capital Investment Portfolio from 1991 to present are over US$150+bill. cash, and I am 100% Owner of it. Please start changing your information about so called "Dvorets Putina" or any other names are given to it. Please call me in USA: [redacted] and we will talk about it.

Best Regards - Igor N. Lobotsky ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by IGOR N. LOBOTSKY (talk • contribs) 01:41, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

@IGOR N. LOBOTSKY: our operational model is to crowdsource our encyclopedia using anonymous editors. Therefore, it is a fundamental policy to only use information from published reliable sources (WP:RS), not information from private sources such as you supplied here. If this information has been published in such a source, please place the information, together with a reference to the source, on the talk page of the article you think is belongs in. Please do not put personal contact information here (or in any other open place on the Internet). Nobody will contact you because that is not how Wikipedia works. -Arch dude (talk) 02:09, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Vandalism within Umzimkhulu Local Municipality article

This edit: [1] appears unambiguously to be vandalism or misguided at least. A simple "undo" can not be performed. Can somebody fix it, please? Thanks. 2606:A000:1126:28D:45FB:B8D6:454E:EF01 (talk) 04:35, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi IP. I restored the revision. You're welcome. In the future, if you cannot undo a potentially harmful edit, simply click on the timestamp of the good revision and click on "Edit", then click on "Publish" noting that you "restored the last good revision" in the edit summary. Aasim 04:40, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Unless I'm missing something, I disagree. Generally, the reason you cannot "undo" an edit is because there have been other edits to the same material afterwards. If you were to re-publish the older version of the article, you are effectively performing a rollback, reverting the newer (and possibly valid) edit as well. This should not be done without manual review and potential re-integration of those changes. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, posting about it here seems like a reasonable solution, though editors are encouraged to try to fix things themselves if they can instead of asking others to do it. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 10:30, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Translations from other languages of wikipedia to english and vice versa

Is there any way to request for something to be translated? The example I'm using here is Windeby I, where-in the German page has a lot more information on Windeby I, that is inaccessible to Exclusively english speaking readers. I am asking, or rather suggesting in the offchance this hasnt happened before or hasnt been sorted, that is there (or there should be) some way to request for something to be translated. this request goes along the lines wanting an english encyclopedia that contains all the information available. I dont know whether this exists or not, please tell me if it does or not, or explain why it does not exist. Thank you for your time if you do respond to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lukethecat2003 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Answered at Wikipedia:Teahouse#Translations from other languages of wikipedia to english and vice versa. Please only post questions in one place. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Use

Hey !!! I'm Tanisha. New user. I wanna know that how should I can use Wikipedia in a right way? Tanisha priyadarshini (talk) 06:43, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

@Tanisha priyadarshini: Please see the welcome message on your talk page (User talk:Tanisha priyadarshini), especially the "Getting Started" section. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 10:35, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Hey ALANM1!!!🙋 Thanks for informing me about it .👋✌ Tanisha priyadarshini (talk) 15:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

To Editors

I am on Wikipedia since more than a year and i am creating pages taking part in editing voluntarily. on 20th March i created the page Draft:Ayesha Chundrigar but it was denied due to mistakes such as grammar mistakes, layout etc. the page was fixed on same day but it is pending since then, Ayesha Chundrigar was live on CNN and she gave interview on 30th March 2020, i have added the reference of CNN yesterday and other TV channels. The person wikipedia should be move to namespace as it is passing Wikipedia notability. Can any editor look into my request and move it to mainspace?

Thanks

Memon KutianaWala (talk) 07:22, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

You have resubmitted it for review. As it says in the brown box at the foot of the draft: "Review waiting, please be patient. This may take 3 months or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 2,317 pending submissions waiting for review." --David Biddulph (talk) 10:10, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Memon KutianaWala, some advice. When your draft is eventually reviewed, the most important issue will be whether it cites several independent sources with in-depth discussion of the subject, so as to establish that she is notable. I've checked the first four references, and they're all based on what the subject said, and so not independent. I haven't checked the rest, so I don't know whether there are some that do help to establish her notability. But please be aware that there's a serious backlog in reviewing drafts, and reviewers are under pressure to deal with as many drafts as they can. A reviewer who checks the first four references in your draft may well think "I don't know if this draft establishes its subject's notability; but with 16 more references to check through, I can find better uses for my time. I'll leave it in the waiting list and find an easier one to review." So, if you don't have sources that establish the subject, you need to find some and add them (and remove most or all of the others). If you have in fact cited several such sources, you can reduce the workload on the reviewers, and the likely waiting time, by removing all the references that do nothing to help establish notability. Maproom (talk) 17:45, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi Maproom

Thanks for the response actually i have added urdu references too such as urdu voice of america, dawn tv, hum news and samaa tv. i have removed it and added dawn english newspaper, tribune, daily pakistan newspaper. and now its ok the article tone is already fixed. Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF) is actually a largest animal rescue service in Pakistan and (the word largest) is being mentioned in many reputable news sources.

Memon KutianaWala (talk) 08:38, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Memon KutianaWala, you still have 15 references. And they still start with four that aren't about the subject, they're reporting what she said. If you want to get the draft accepted, and you've found four good references, just keep those, and get rid of all the worthless ones. All of them, not just a few. That way, a reviewer will be easily able to check that you've established notability. (You can add the others back in afterwards, if you like.) Maproom (talk) 11:09, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi Maproom

I have removed non notable and added few more please check there are many references in urdu too but i didn't added that. kindly check and let me know as dawn and tribune are top newspapers of Pakistan.

Memon KutianaWala (talk) 16:49, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

You've trimmed it to six references, which is good. But all six are reporting what she said, rather than writing about her. I wonder if it might be easier to establish that her Foundation is notable, and write about that instead? I've found some English-language sources which are about the Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation, and seem to be independent. Maproom (talk) 19:17, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Edit Wikipedia

Hi Sir, I hope you are fine. Sir recently I was trying to add an external link to Wikipedia but it gives an error. Sir please can you help me with this. I will be very thankful to you. Regards, Ahmed Tahir — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tvrealnews (talk • contribs) 10:40, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Your edit was prevented because it was adding a link that contained your username, which is that of a website and not permitted. As such, and because your edit was spam, I have blocked your account. Please see your user talk page for instructions on how to proceed. 331dot (talk) 10:44, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Manoj Sarkar

Hi

I have created new article on Manoj Sarkar(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoj_Sarkar) please have a look and help me to make it more correct. Please Guide me on it. The article is not showing on google search. How to make it visible? Sukant Kadam (talk) 10:45, 4 April 2020 (UTC)Sukant9993

Creating an Wikipedia page

i am new here, can anyone help me, how to create page for celebrity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Therahulmishra1997 (talk • contribs) 11:54, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

@Therahulmishra1997: You can find instructions on how to create an article that won't be rejected or deleted in this link. It's part of a guide I wrote that covers a variety of issues new users face. Ian.thomson (talk) 11:57, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Uploading an image

I am trying to upload an image of myself, for my wiki entry. The image is copyrighted to myself but it won't allow me to upload it. It is questioning whether I have copyright over the image. Please advise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cooper_(barrister) — Preceding unsigned comment added by JCQCBR ([[User talk:=== Example title ===R#top|talk]] • contribs) 12:10, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

@JCQCBR: An image would normally be in the copyright of the photographer. Assuming this is not a 'selfie', can you clarify your copyright claim? Possibly the best way to upload an image is via Commons which should guide you through the licensing issues. Please remember that by licensing it to Wikipedia, it can be reused by others as long as they attribute it correctly. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:37, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello, JCQCBR. Please also read about Wikipedia's policy on editing with a conflict of interest, and refrain from directly editing Wikipedia's article about you. I suggest you also look for some indepedent published sources which talk about you at some length, and mention them in an edit request on the talk page, because at present there is nothing in the article John Cooper (barrister) that demonstrates that you meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability. --ColinFine (talk) 13:11, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

@ColinFine: Does WP:JUDGE apply here? I seem to remember a discussion (several years ago now) that considered QCs were typically thought to be notable. Blowed if I can find it though! Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 13:32, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

I wouldn't have thought JUDGE applied, Eagleash. Cooper may well be notable, given that we have articles on two of his cases. But the article doesn't currently establish it, and I've no urge to go looking for the sources. --ColinFine (talk) 14:10, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

OK, no worries; just thought I'd mention it. Thanks Eagleash (talk) 14:24, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

King Faisal the second of Iraq was crowned in 1953 and not 1935. I witnesed the event as when I was a student 13 years old

In 1953 the coronation of King Faisal the second took place in the city of Baghdad, I was 13 years old when I witnessed him rolling in the royal carriage through Rasheed street. I WAVED ENTHUSIASTICLY BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE DID NOTLOOK MY Direction. Please correct the coronation year in your (at this day) article to read 2953 not 1935. Thak you. Ahmed Ibrahim Fadhli — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.243.40.96 (talk) 15:22, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Our article is Faisal II of Iraq. It correctly states that the king was born in 1935 and became king under a regency in 1939 when his father died. The regency ended in 1953 and he became actual head of state at that time, but his was King starting in 1939. -Arch dude (talk) 15:40, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, there might be a bit of a language barrier thing here. In English, a "coronation" is a crowning ceremony, but, for a lot of monarchies, it's not necessary to have a coronation to begin reigning as monarch. This is notably how the British monarchy works: the throne is never vacant, and the Crown passes to the heir apparent the instant the previous monarch no longer reigns (death or abdication). A lot of the other European monarchies don't even bother with coronations at all anymore. Obviously there have been a lot of monarchies throughout history with different laws, but it sounds like Iraq's worked similarly. In such a monarchy, a coronation is just a celebration and doesn't involve any assumption or transfer of power. The article gives the correct date for his coronation, which occurred when he became an adult. You are certainly welcome to improve the article, with reference to reliable sources. Try starting at Help:Contents to learn more about editing, and you're welcome to ask more questions here as well. --47.146.63.87 (talk) 05:38, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

My edit isn't showing

I edited the Wikipedia profile of Terry Glavin, but my small edit doesn't show up when I'm logged out of Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SamDEE1745 (talk • contribs) 18:40, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

SamDEE1745 According to the article edit history, your edit was reverted by another editor. If you think that your edit was valid, please discuss it on the article talk page. 331dot (talk) 19:37, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Also note that there is not a single "profile" on Wikipedia; Wikipedia has articles. 331dot (talk) 19:38, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Why is nothing I edit showing up?

I edit a page and save my edit, hit refresh, nothing happens. The old page is still there. My edits are visible in page history and under my contributions but when I go back to the page, the old version is still shown. Still happening with all my 5 edits today, and the oldest edit is already over 2 hours old. What the fuck? 93.136.17.76 (talk) 19:45, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Same thing with this edit. This has been happening now and then lately but never for hours for every edit I make. 93.136.17.76 (talk) 19:48, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Your contribution history isn't showing any edits to the main article space apart from a tiny fix to make spaces non-breaking. Creating an account might help. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:46, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

You may have a floating IP, in which case your contributions could be under multiple IPs. Which article did you edit? It would be helpful to others if you kept your language civil as you would in any public forum. Thanks 331dot (talk) 21:54, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

I've edited Homunculus nebula, Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language, Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing and this page. All show up under My contributions when I look at the page. I guess it's not that important if the rest of you can see the page with the non-breaking spaces fix, but I just see the old version and it's pretty annoying. 93.136.17.76 (talk) 09:57, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

As stated before, there appear to be cache update problems at the moment which particularly affect those not logged in. This might be the reason. You might also try to update your browser cache (usually Ctrl + F5). Cheers ⌘ _hugarheimur 21:25, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Coronavirus vaccine

I've posted a comment on the Coronavirus vaccine article with very important information. Please do research on the topic I suggested and complete the article with this very important information. I'm willing to help you by every means I can. Sorry if my English is not so good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:2F08:EA00:BE00:207D:F549:5FD:74C6 (talk) 19:52, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

• If that's true then it will be big news. As soon as it is, and major news outlets have reported on it, then we'll write about it here. We don't publish things like that until multiple reliable sources do. Crow^Caw 20:52, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Why is census2011.co.in on the spam blacklist?

I believe this would be a useful site for references about Indian locations, just as us census data is used for us places.—Naddruf (talk ~ contribs) 20:26, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Naddruf, it was originally added to the blacklist at MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/May 2019#onefivenine.com, based on this discussion where it was determined they were not reliable sources. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 21:24, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Wiki content translation loading problem

Hello, i am using Wiki content translation. So far everything was good. But from yesterday the article that i have drafted, because i did not want to publish a portion of the original content of the article, does not load so i can complete the translation. Now i have two drafted articles of which i can not enter to complete them and publish them. What could be the problem? Thank you in advance.Професор 18+ (talk) 20:53, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Професор 18+. Your account has made not edits to English Wikipedia before this one. Perhaps you are working in another Wikipedia? If so, we cannot help here at en-wiki: each Wikipedia is an independent project, with its own systems and policies. --ColinFine (talk) 21:21, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Well yes, i am translating from English to Macedonian. i thought wiki content translation was a universal thing. Ok, i got it.Професор 18+ (talk) 13:40, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Draftspace to Namespace

Hi, is it mandatory for an article in user Draftspace to be requested for peer review before moving to Mainspace ? Or one can move it directly to Main Namespace? Thanks. Santoshdts (talk) 20:56, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Santoshdts, you are not required to have the article reviewed once you are autoconfirmed, however, if you are new to writing articles you are strongly recommended to. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 21:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

If you are referring to Draft:2020 coronavirus pandemic super-spreaders, as this is a very topical issue and likely to attract a good deal of attention, I would also recommend that it goes through the AfC system rather then moving it to mainspace. Eagleash (talk) 21:27, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Minnehaha county south dakota

The term "Minnehaha" comes from the Lakota Language meaning "Laughing Waters" and not "rapid water" as described in this article ..

Thank you .. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.107.151.49 (talk) 21:09, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

If you have a reliable pulished source that says this, you are welcome to start a discussion on Talk:Minnehaha County, South Dakota. However, I have just added a citation supporting the existing claim, so you will need a strong source. --ColinFine (talk) 21:52, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

After locating via Wikipedia someone whose personal background would have been helpful in revealing that we are related, there was nothing noted.How do I find out more.?

After locating via Wikipedia someone whose personal background would have been helpful in revealing that we are related, there was nothing noted. If he is indeed related to someone in particular, then it would solve my problem. Other than his successful business pursuits, there is nothing personally noted such as family background, marriage, children, parents, etc. What do I do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhodatwo (talk • contribs) 23:11, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

@Rhodatwo: When it comes to living (and recently deceased) people, Wikipedia's sourcing standards are extremely strict and favor privacy -- see WP:BLP for more info. As for long-dead individuals, the more time passes, the less info anyone is to have on them. If background info for a person (living or dead) is not already in our article, it's unlikely we ever will have it (or at least not on a time scale I assume you'd want). We're not a phone book, social media website, or genealogy site at any rate. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:17, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

April 5

This edit is clearly poor. How to deal with it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Breach_of_contract&diff=prev&oldid=948823130&diffmode=source Is it vandalism? Nonsense? Good faith mistake? What is it. I for sure think that this edit doesn't belong.

If you see an edit that does not look good, feel free to revert it, and explain why in the edit summary. Another editor has done that already in this case. RudolfRed (talk) 01:00, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

It has already been reverted. JIP | Talk 01:38, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Emmanuel College, Warrnambool

1 - please make the photo file in the History section smaller and use the caption provided. Please place a dot at the end of the word Est in the caption - like this - Est.

2 - Please check ref number 5 - it is a book and I've had trouble with the IBSN number.

Thanks 175.33.49.35 (talk) 01:03, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done, and also fix two dabs and other ref errors you cause by using {{cite journal}} without using |journal=. MB 02:42, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

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

This article is completely incoherent and biased to the point of operating as nothing more than a consolidated hit piece. Only cited from heavily left wing sources with financial interest in creating boogeymen for clicks. Simultaneously describes Molyneaux as 'anti-statist' and 'nationalist.' Also accuses him of creating a cult. The only evidence provided to support the bizarre accusation is that .04%(!?!?!? yes, seriously) of people on his radio show's website have not retained contact with their parents.

73.81.144.30 (talk) 01:34, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Feel free to discuss this on the article's talk page. You will have better luck there if you identify specific assertions in the article that are not properly cited to reliable sources. -Arch dude (talk) 03:06, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Inappropriate user names

I have wondered before, and now have an example to present - What do I do when I see a User name that is clearly intended to be provocative, and will highly likely offend some readers and editors? Is there an obvious place (that I am not seeing) to report such things? The example I'm seeing right now is User:My ass is. HiLo48 (talk) 02:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

@HiLo48: Check out WP:Username. It lists the guidelines for acceptable or not acceptable names, along with guidance on how to deal with it. RudolfRed (talk) 02:31, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. The user has managed to get himself blocked indefinitely for vandalism, so I probably don't need to do anything at this stage. HiLo48 (talk) 03:38, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Browser Refresh vs. Purge

I just read the Help information on purging, in particular with respect to what the difference is between a browser refresh and a Purge. I would like to verify that I understand correctly. It appears that the browser refresh will only pick up a change if the page itself that I am viewing was edited, so that if I am viewing this page, and an editor posts a question, a browser refresh will pick it up. However, if a page is populated by a Category, then am I correct that a browser refresh will not pick up the addition or deletion of an article? So if I am looking at a list of Articles for Creation, and I want to see the most current version, am I correct that I need to Purge? Are there any other oddities that I need to be aware of in when I need to Purge rather than to Refresh? Robert McClenon (talk) 02:26, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

If it's a page in the Category: namespace neither of those update it. You have to do a null edit, which is also talked about on that page. Do you have a specific page in mind, like Category:Pending AfC submissions? If a more detailed explanation helps at all: clearing your browser cache tells your browser on your computer, "Hey, throw out anything you have stored and download the page again." The purge feature instructs the Wikipedia cache servers to throw out their cached copies; the MediaWiki software then generates the page "from scratch" the next time someone requests it. Neither of these affect category lists because those are assembled "magically" by looking through the database for every page with the category in it. As this is resource-intensive, this is done through the job queue, which means the servers do it "in the background" so it doesn't lock up the site. This means it takes time for category lists to be updated. Purging a Category: page will only make the server regenerate the "wikitext" content on that page (the stuff that shows up when you edit the page). --47.146.63.87 (talk) 05:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref

Can I please place a quick closing </ref> on this edit, thanks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Reeves#Parliamentary_career — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ed cleaver (talk • contribs) 03:31, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

@Ed cleaver: Yes, go ahead. You don't need permission to fix errors. RudolfRed (talk) 04:05, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Emmanuel College, Warrnambool 2

Ref number 9 is a booklet and it is in red - please check the IBSN number. Thanks Sorry 175.32.219.132 (talk) 07:04, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done Removed, it has no isbn--Pierpao (talk) 07:16, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Can you please - in the info box - place a line that says "Years 7-12". At the moment I had to put it next to the "Enrolment" tab. Please remove it from the enrolment tab and put in one that is specifically for the year level - Years 7-12. Thanks 175.32.219.132 (talk) 07:53, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done Eagleash (talk) 10:01, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Modification

Hi ,

I just made my first modification on the "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_display" page which is mentioning one of our projects: the 2019 launch of the new Peugeot 208 over Paris.

I added Dronisos, the company I'm working with, who did this world premiere for Peugeot. Dronisos is credited by Peugeot in the video available in your page (https://twitter.com/peugeotfr/status/1180926476243353602 Time=6 seconds, left bottom)

My change has been removed. I find this quite unfair are other companies like SPAXELS are mentioned into the same section.

We are pioneers inventing this new digital art I think we deserve some credits.

Thanks for processing my request,

And stay safe ! (here in France we are all blocked at home) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdlauwereins (talk • contribs) 11:00, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Your use of Wikipedia to advertise your company is questionable. And you have a conflict of interest, which you need to declare. In any case, your addition of a direct external link to the text of an article is clearly against Wikipedia policy. Maproom (talk) 11:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict)There's a couple reasons why this was reverted. Not least because it uses an external link in the prose, which isn't suitable. As you work for the company, you need to read our policy on conflict of interest. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:20, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

@Jdlauwereins: To rephrase this more positively: Please make an {{edit request}} in a new section on the article's talk page. Make sure you cite a reliable source (WP:RS) that is unconnected with your company, and make sure you declare that you are a paid editor (WP:PAID). If you do these things, your suggested edit is likely to be added to the article after suitable modifications to remove promotional language. It will go even faster if you avoid the promotional language (WP:PEACOCK) in the first place. Good luck, and stay safe. -Arch dude (talk) 18:09, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Emmanuel College, Warrnambool 3

In the categories section at the end of the article, please add the link "Private schools". I cannot. Thanks175.32.219.132 (talk) 13:55, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done MB 14:57, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

What are the notability requirments for including something in a list article

Hi all

I'd appreciate some guidance on notability requirements for list articles.

Given that very nearly 90% of children and students are out of school I wanted to improve articles which will help people find suitable educational resources. One article I'd like to improve is List of MOOC providers, there are many MOOC providers which are not in this list including 10s of governments, see UNESCO's list for more info.

However there is a comment in the article which says <!-- Listed providers should meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines [[WP:GNG]] and [[WP:ORG]], and have a sourced stand-alone article. -->. I seems that people have tried to add new MOOC providers and they have been deleted because they didn't follow this message. I've read Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists#Selection_criteria and I can't see where is says this is true. Even in very well covered areas I have found lists which include subjects without their own article e.g List of Harry Potter characters. Has this requirement simply been added by editors who want this to be true for this article? Or is this a rule that just isn't being followed widely? I feel like I'm missing something

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 14:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

John Cummings, WP:LISTCOMPANY is the guideline is question. In practice, because of the amount of non notable business adding themselves to lists, the de facto guideline is that having an existing article is required. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 14:48, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

The guideline you linked to says that entries should be notable, but not they necessarily need to have an article when being added. So it's possible that an organisation is notable enough to have an article but doesn't have one yet. Creating the article wouldn't be a prerequisite to being added to the list, though including references to demonstrate notability would be very helpful. Richard Nevell (talk) 18:53, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

In order for references to demonstrate notability, we have to know what they say- which is done in an article. Otherwise any business could claim to be notable and put up a link to a press release. 331dot (talk) 18:56, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

That wouldn't work as a press release wouldn't count as an independent reliable source to demonstrate. If we want to know what a reference says we go to the reference. Having an article is useful, but not a necessity. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:14, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks @Richard Nevell: and @Alex Noble:, so I can add things to the list from the UNESCO list and ignore the notice and just use that as a reference? John Cummings (talk) 19:23, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

No, John Cummings, I don't think you can, I'm afraid. Appearing a list somewhere is almost never relevant to notability, irrespective of the origin and reliability of the list. Entries on lists are usually mere mentions, and if there is more information, it usually comes from the subject or someone close to the subject, so it not independent. Note also that (perhaps paradoxically) being useful is rarely a relevant argument for inclusion in Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 22:24, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

@ColinFine: ok, so I would need more independent reliable sources? I'm just trying to understand the requirements for adding something to a list.... John Cummings (talk) 11:11, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

John Cummings, by far the best answer is to Write the article first, even if the rules don't make that obligatory. If it is notable, you will have added far more value to Wikipedia than just adding an entry in a list; and if it isn't, you will have saved time wrangling, and avoided filling up a list with things that just need to get removed. (Remember that there is no deadline). --ColinFine (talk) 12:31, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

That's certainly the gold standard practice, but also the most time consuming. As there's no deadline, it's fine if the individual articles come later. Richard Nevell (talk) 12:40, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

It needs to have an article. It used to be acceptable to create a stub article, and I think this is still the case. A stub article is not supposed to be deleted if it makes a valid assertion of notability that is supported by reliable sources that meet the notability requirement. It should be acceptable to create a 2-sentence article with 3 good references and marked as a stub. A more complete article is clearly preferred, of course. -Arch dude (talk) 17:34, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Arch dude: where is this rule written down? Thanks, John Cummings (talk) 21:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@John Cummings:Which rule? "A stub should not be deleted if the subject is notable": see Wikipedia:Stub. "A list item must have an article": see WP:CSC. This one seems to have some wiggle room, but as a paid editor, you should probably not count on that. Wikipedia operates by consensus, not by rigid rules (with a very few exceptions). The rules we have do not override consensus, but in general, if you position follows a rule and is within the spirit of the rule, you will be able to help build a consensus by citing the rule. Narrow, rigid citing of a rule against consensus is called Wikipedia:Wikilawyering and will get you nothing but trouble. -Arch dude (talk) 01:20, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Incorrect age

Hello.

I’m a politician and my age is wrong on my page so media always quote it incorrectly.

Rosena Allin-Khan MP

Can you please help?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:1E82:B200:21A3:CBA7:F69:324A (talk) 15:00, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Is there a publicly available reliable source with your correct birthdate on it? 331dot (talk) 15:14, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

I've removed your date of birth from the article, as unreferenced. Maproom (talk) 15:33, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Not directly related to the above – I see that the infobox in Rosena Allin-Khan says "Leader Jeremy Corbyn". But Corbyn is no longer the leader of her party, and anyway "Template:Infobox officeholder" doesn't have a parameter "leader". Maproom (talk) 15:44, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Maproom, unless I'm reading it wrong, isn't it stating the leader at the time she in shadow cabinet - i.e. ending January? ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 16:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Of course! That makes sense. (I still don't understand why an unsupported parameter has any effect.) Maproom (talk) 16:24, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

The "leader" parameter is included in the template source code, even though not mentioned in the documentation. --David Biddulph (talk) 09:06, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

How can I fix this page so that the sidebar links to the correct page in the Japanese Wikipedia?

Regarding Lilium lancifolium:

Its wikidata links correctly to ja:オニユリ. But, the interlanguage link for Japanese in the sidebar points at ja:東北森林管理局. The text of Lilium lancifolium contains this citation tag, whose author-link points at this very page:

<ref name=MAFF-forestry-agency-online>{{cite web|author=Tohoku Regional Forest Office, Forestry Agency, MAFF |authorlink=ja:東北森林管理局 |title=Angiosperms |script-title=ja:被子植物 |website=Shinrin no ikimono tachi [The forests' living things] |url=https://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/tohoku/koho/tohoku/3_zukan/1_syokubutsu/3_hishi.html |date=2016 |accessdate=2020-01-16}}: "{{lang|ja|鬼百合}}" [[kanji]] form is verified.</ref>

I'm not sure if this is actually related to the root cause, but this citation seems to be getting rendered without an author link:

15. ^ (2016). "Angiosperms" 被子植物. Shinrin no ikimono tachi [The forests' living things]. Retrieved 2020-01-16.: "鬼百合" kanji form is verified.

I have very little knowledge about how templates work and am not sure how to fix the sidebar link. Entotto (talk) 20:22, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

@Entotto: Removing "|authorlink=ja:東北森林管理局" seems to have worked, but I have no idea why it caused the problem. TSventon (talk) 22:59, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

TSventon I believe that inserting a colon (authorlink=:ja:東北森林管理局) would have fixed the problem. An interlanguage wikilink without a leading colon is interpreted as a page link (the older way of doing it, before WikiData). See WP:ILL --ColinFine (talk) 23:03, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

ColinFine Thanks, it would have and has. TSventon (talk) 23:19, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

ColinFine TSventon Thank you! Confirmed fixed Entotto (talk) 00:32, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

April 6

Infobox image syntax

Hi,

I am trying to add an image to the typebox of the page "Tommy Nelson (Actor)" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Nelson_(actor) but it has my caption on the side of the image instead of below. Could someone please fix it and let me know what I did wrong so I can correct it myself if this were to happen again? Thank you.

Sincerely,

Slasher2point1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slasher2point1 (talk • contribs) 00:54, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done MB 01:28, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Shaun Ryan

In ref 1 - the quote - there should be a gap between the words Shawn and umpire. Please do this. I cannot. Thanks 175.32.219.132 (talk) 02:31, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

I just removed the quote as unnecessary. MB 02:42, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

AFC Submission codes

(Re-posted to generate response}

Where is the full documentation for {{AFC submission}}, for example, explaining how to generate and interpret cv-cleaned| u=... |ns=... , and where is the wiki markup generated by these parameters stored, so I can de-lint it or at least request others to de-lint it? —Anomalocaris (talk) 08:20, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

@Anomalocaris: cv-cleaned means copyright violation cleaned up. It's made manually. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions#Step 1: Quick-fail criteria. Expand the box and then expand "Copyright cleanup instructions". The text produced by this and many of the other parameters is in {{AFC submission/comments}}. | u=... |ns=... is the submitting username and the namespace number, added automatically by {{subst:submit}}. I don't know whether it's documented. If you say the linter issue then maybe we can give better help. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:56, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

PrimeHunter: Thanks, but as I asked before, "where is the wiki markup generated by these parameters stored"? For example, the markup generated by cv-cleaned includes <p>[[File:Symbol opinion vote.svg|20px]] This submission has now been cleaned of the above-noted copyright violation and its history redacted by an administrator to remove the infringement. If re-submitted (and subsequent additions do not reintroduce copyright problems), the content may be assessed on other grounds.[[Category:AfC submissions cleaned of copyright violations]]<kbd></kbd>, and has a missing end tag for <p>. —Anomalocaris (talk) 05:37, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Anomalocaris: A search in the Template namespace reveals that this text comes from Template:AFC submission/comments. -- John of Reading (talk) 05:59, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

John of Reading: Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 06:16, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

IP user creating "articles" on Redirect pages

As far as I know, unregistered users can only start a new page with AfC. However, this IP (47.147.132.20) seems to be creating articles on redirect pages (like this).

I'm not really sure what the protocol would be here (IPs can't/shouldn't start articles on redirect pages, right?), and I was going to leave a message on their talk page. Should I just rollback their edits and leave them a message that they can retrieve their text from the edit history, and that in the future, they need to go through AfC to create an article unless they're a registered user? Is there a different action I should take instead? They have multiple "articles" they've already started to create on redirect pages. - Whisperjanes (talk) 05:40, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

FWIW the Wiki F1 project had a similar problem with a dynamic IP user with over 250 addresses by the time they'd finished. Where notability was achieved we would 'fettle up' the articles but if not (99% of the time) then we'd restore the redirect and leave hidden advice to not start a page at the location without beginning a discussion at the relevant project TP. 'ANI' weren't interested in someone starting sub-standard articles (their editing skills were low at best) however disruptive they were overall. It took 2 years before they tripped themselves up and were blocked. There seems little to stop IPs doing this and / or requesting a redirect and then creating an article. Eagleash (talk) 06:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

User:Hoary has already reverted some of the pages, so I've reverted the rest. I've left the rest of the IP's contributions untouched. JIP | Talk 10:03, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

The user is quite persistent. I've reverted and warned them. -- Hoary (talk) 06:21, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Editing

I have edited my wikipedia profile 2-3 times and the corrections are published,but when i search about my profile after 6-7 days,My editings are cleared and my profile remains the same as it was before edit.I want this issue to get resolved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:205:0:804:0:0:1156:E8A0 (talk) 09:35, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

If you are referring to an article about you(Wikipedia does not have "profiles"), it's hard to help without knowing what the article is. There are no other edits from your IP other than the above, if you have an account, please log in before posting. Without knowing the article, I can only say that article subjects should not directly edit the article about themselves, but they may propose changes on the article talk page as formal edit requests. Please read the autobiography policy as to why editing about yourself is not advisable. 331dot (talk) 09:39, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Profile approve help

would you please help me. why did you delete my Profile Mohammad Anamul Haque Nayan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Md Anamul Haque Nayan (talk • contribs) 10:19, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Because Wikipedia is a collaborative effort to create an encyclopedia. It is not a a free webhost, nor a place to publish your resumé. Please keep that in mind when editing. Thanks. Kleuske (talk) 10:23, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Md Anamul Haque Nayan I would add that there is not a single "profile" on Wikipedia. That is a social media term. Wikipedia has articles. 331dot (talk) 10:28, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a social media site with profiles. It is an encyclopedia with articles on subjects which satisfy the requirement of notability. It also has user pages for users who want to describe their role in editing Wikipedia. The reason for the deletion of your user page was explained to you at User talk:Md Anamul Haque Nayan#Speedy deletion nomination of User:Md Anamul Haque Nayan and in the log file at User:Md Anamul Haque Nayan. While you are here, what is your connection to user Anamul Haque Nayan? --David Biddulph (talk) 10:30, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello Wikipedia. At first, take my sincere respect.

Md Anamul Haque Nayan and Anamul Haque Nayan are the same person. I'm publishing my profile. And added my contact reference. Please check and publish.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Md Anamul Haque Nayan (talk • contribs) 13:48, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

You may not publish your profile on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopdia, it does not accept profiles. You can use a site such as Facebook, where user profiles are welcome. Maproom (talk) 16:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Question about a page comparing most Web Conferencing Software (programs/apps) people can choose from: ------>

Here is the page I am referring to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_conferencing_software

I simply wanted to finding that compared ALL of the options we Americans have to choose from ... But then I did not see one called "Doxy.me" ------> https://doxy.me

And so I am wondering if you can please ADD this viable option to your list of choices presented?

And if this is something that only I can initiate, then what are the steps to do so ...

I was hoping that your team there could make the addition if I pointed out that it was a missing element of that page.

Thanks for letting me know how these types of content evolutions are made there at Wikipedia.

Drew (near LA, CA) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.155.243.69 (talk) 12:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. Wikipedia, being an encyclopaedia which has well-sourced articles on notable subjects, is not a good resource as a buyers guide. If the system you refer to meets Wikipedia's standards of notability, then an article could be written about it, and it could be added to that comparison article. --ColinFine (talk) 13:08, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Where to ask?

I asked a question on here on WikiProject Countries. However, that WikiProject doesn't seem to be active since the last few questions haven't receive a response. Where would be another place to ask this question? Interstellarity (talk) 12:47, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Interstellarity, I'd either go up the chain and ask at the the Wikipedia:Village pump (policy), or maybe try at Template talk:Infobox country. ~~ Alex Noble/1-2/TRB 15:21, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Alex Noble: Asked at WP:VPP. Interstellarity (talk) 16:13, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Manoj Sarkar

Hi, Manoj Sarkar is world top Para-badminton athlete. When I googled i couldn't find his article. Will you Please guide me on it? Sukant Kadam (talk) 12:56, 6 April 2020 (UTC)Sukant9993

@Sukant9993: It is at Manoj Sarkar. It will not be indexed by search engines for 90 days or until it has been reviewed, whichever is the shorter period. Eagleash (talk) 13:22, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Sukant9993. Did you think that by asking that disingenuous question nobody would notice that you are asking about an article that you yourself created two days ago? Manoj Sarkar is an example of exactly why new articles are not indexed by the (utterly irrelevant to Wikipedia) search engines until they have been reviewed by a new pages patroller. He may well be notable, and the if so the article could be made acceptable if it cited some significant sources: if you had created it as a draft, and submitted it for review, I believe it would have been declined, and somebody would have advised you how to bring it to an acceptable level. But at present it is one of the many thousands of substandard articles which beset Wikipedia.

Rather than worrying about google search, I suggest you spend some time finding some reliably published independent sources which have substantial coverage of Sarkar, without which his notability is not established, and the article is likely to get deleted. --ColinFine (talk) 13:28, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Sukant9993: Do what Colin advised. But first take a look at Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability). -Arch dude (talk) 17:20, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

question re template effects

hi. what happened at this page? User talk:239hollie1991? I tired to insert a Welcome template, but for some reason, it is displaying the documentation data. there is no reason that I can see that it should be doing this. can you please advise? thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 12:58, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Sm8900: It seems to be be fixed; can't tell immediately what the issue was but similar things are often caused by using just {{welcome}} instead of {{subst:welcome}}. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 13:17, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

{{Welcome-t}} was broken today by removing a <noinclude> before the documentation.[2] I have restored it.[3] PrimeHunter (talk) 14:26, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

hi. well, that's good to know. I appreciate the help. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 22:23, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Teacher

Good evening, I'm a teacher and I'm using We School in this days of Covid 19. I'd like to know if it's possible to delete private chat, in order to have more space. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.7.85.187 (talk) 16:05, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

This page is for asking questions related to Wikipedia editing. You could try the Reference Desk, but you might be better off contacting your school administration or IT person, or the company that operates We School. 331dot (talk) 16:08, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Making a new page

I made a page but it was deleted and there is no record of it online. Is there a way to reinstate it or someone to reach out to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joyassist (talk • contribs) 19:49, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Joyassist If you are referring to Draft:Joy Gorman Wettels, you may visit WP:REFUND for more information on retrieving the text. If you are the assistant of Joy Wettels, you will need to review conflict of interest and paid editing as you will have some formal disclosures that you are required to make. 331dot (talk) 20:18, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

How would I report inaccurate/ missing information on a page that has been semi-protected?

Hi, how would I go about making a request to correct some inaccurate dates on an article that is semi-protected?

Thanks for letting me know :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penseess (talk • contribs) 20:03, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Penseess You may post on the article talk page, which you can do as a formal edit request to get the attention of other editors, but even just posting there should be seen by editors that follow that article. 331dot (talk) 20:15, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

LIST CURRENT STAFF

I NEED THE ROSTER FOR APPROVED OFFICERS IN THE SYSTEM TO DO 68A INSPECTIONS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:151B:1E2E:1461:3048:4B31:C3DE (talk) 20:10, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Is this a question about Wikipedia? Please do not type in all capital letters. 331dot (talk) 20:15, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

article on shoot the chutes park ride,coney island..

dear sirs, the patent holder in england and america was sir hiram maxim. he wanted to invent another park ride to compliment his captive airships.(flying machines)..in england his first shoot the chutes was built in southport 1902 along side of his captive flying machine.one complimented the other. at coney island he had a captive airship in front of the beacon tower. it is the only time that the two rides were not erected side by side..i have the patent copies from both countries. ive collected post cards of both rides. he invented and erected over 50 shoots rides. and 13 captive airships. that i know of. hiram maxim had 277 patented inventions in mostly england and america. 2nd only to edison. he was edison's #1 rival in the inventing game. mostly lighting..you can follow the trail of post cards.he was from maine but lived in brooklyn before moving to london.. your subject writer didn't even mention his name..henry h.maxim (great nephew)............. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:185:8200:B330:A03C:644:2CFF:2E96 (talk) 22:52, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

If you have a suggestion for the article Shoot the Chute, please post it at Talk:Shoot the Chute; if you have a suggestion for Dreamland (Coney Island, 1904), please post it at Talk:Dreamland (Coney Island, 1904); if for Hiram Maxim, then at Talk:Hiram Maxim; et cetera. In order to be persuasive, be sure to cite reliable, published sources. -- Hoary (talk) 23:28, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Database error message

My user name is User:Ltwin, but I couldn't edit without signing out. A few minutes ago while logged in and clicked on some articles on my watch list. Instead of seeing the articles, I only saw this error message reproduced below:

Database error A database query error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software.

[Xou6YwpAICoAAIrNMsAAAABE] 2020-04-06 23:25:24: Fatal exception of type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"

It happened when I tried to post about it at the help desk. The only time it doesn't happen is when I'm logged out. Is this happening to other people? 2600:1700:7620:9F00:9CBE:3E3C:A058:1AA2 (talk) 23:31, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

See WT:VPT#Error on all non-talk pages at the present time. It looks as if it's working now. --David Biddulph (talk) 23:39, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Page Disappeared

My dad used to have a Wikipedia page and I went to look at it recently and it was gone. Is there a way to find out why it was deleted or what happened to it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.177.142.20 (talk) 23:48, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Which specific page are you referring to? --MrClog (talk) 23:49, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Thomas Apple's page. He helped create the Nasdaq stock ticker and the Nasdaq wall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.177.142.20 (talk) 00:24, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Thomas Apple was deleted as the result of an unchallenged proposed deletion, with lacking notability as the reason. Looking at the deleted text, only one source was offered to support its content. Significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources is needed. 331dot (talk) 00:29, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

If I get other credible sources can I get the page back up? Or could you send me what was on the page so I can keep it for my personal records? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.177.142.20 (talk) 00:40, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

April 7

No interlanguage links for Help Desk?

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T249565

I just noticed that the section in the left pane that normally links to pages in other languages is empty for the Help Desk. I seem to recall that it was populated at one point. Anyone know why we don't have links to the help sections at the various other Wikipedias? RudolfRed (talk) 01:07, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Probably caused by phab:T249565 incident, if there were links before. I don't know for sure. – Ammarpad (talk) 05:24, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Looks to be okay for me now, but it's probably related to that Wikidata problem. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:48, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Yes, the links are back now. Thanks RudolfRed (talk) 14:54, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Rollback

I was just informed that some of my rollback reverts were being marked as "minor" edits. Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it? Thnx. Jerm (talk) 04:23, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

All of my rollback reverts are marked as minor. Jerm (talk) 04:48, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Give example of the edit marked minor. – Ammarpad (talk) 05:30, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

All of my rollback reverts like this one. No revert should be marked as minor. Jerm (talk) 05:36, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

The minor edit flag is set by the software not you. That's because rollback is meant to be used on clear-cut vandalism cases where usage of minoredit flag is also appropriate. The revert being complained on your talkpage was not vandalism and so you should have used other means. – Ammarpad (talk) 06:00, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

My Old Account

How do I activate my old account when I don't remember or password for it, but I remember having one because I had previously had the mobile app. Also, can you edit a semi-protected article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bcambrice (talk • contribs) 05:20, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

If you've email attached to the account, you can recover it via Special:PasswordReset. – Ammarpad (talk) 05:37, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

No "bookmark" feature on the web

On the android mobile app, I saved some articles. The are in what appears to be called my "reading list." The app provides an easy way to access my reading list by a small symbol in the lower left which looks like a bookmark. When viewing Wikipedia on a web browser, I don't see this "bookmark" or any way to access my reading list. Is the "reading list" feature only available in the android app? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drodarm (talk • contribs) 05:32, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Yes. The "reading list" feature is only available on the App. – Ammarpad (talk) 06:02, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Promote draft article to namespace

I have previously created several articles in the main namespace and have been editing for quite a while now so have a fairly good idea of what is required, but am not an official page reviewer. Recently I have twice come across draft articles for new articles which I was going to create, and copyedited one and fairly extensively edited another (still a WIP, but not too far off good enough now). I can't seem to find a guide or direction on how to move the draft page into namespace, without going through an assessment process, which I don't think is necessary and which will cause unnecessary delays. Do I just do a straightforward page move, or is there a different process for drafts? The article in question is Draft:Vincent Namatjira. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 05:41, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

@Laterthanyouthink: No, there is no different review process. Since you already created some articles, you can do a straightforward page move, but if you are unsure whether the page would survive an WP:AFD its probably better to use the review process. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 06:12, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Okay, thanks, Victor Schmidt mobil. I'm pretty sure he's notable enough, and the article has enough detail and citations at this stage, so I think it's good to go. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 06:29, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Emmanuel College, Warrnambool 4

Ref 11 is from a journal. Please put in the publisher and leave in the quote. thanks 175.33.49.35 (talk) 05:45, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done may you not use always the same discussion title please? :)--Pierpao (talk) 08:18, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Page pending acceptance

Typically how long does it take for a wikipedia page to be reviewed? what supporting citations, references do we need in order for the page to be accepted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by StephaniePolystream (talk • contribs) 10:03, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

@StephaniePolystream: Before you do anything else, you must disclose your employment. Ian.thomson (talk) 10:09, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

How to get a head line for creating a new page on Wikipedia

Must like I did a headline now but it won't work on the create a new page area — Preceding unsigned comment added by SLROLRthefirst (talk • contribs) 13:16, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Within it, you'll see a blue button, "Click here to start a new article". Below this blue button, you'll see "Here are some things you should have in mind". Read and think about those "things". After doing so, if you're still certain that a new article is appropriate, click that blue button and start writing it. -- Hoary (talk) 13:54, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello

Hello I just have a simple question really, I'm just wondering how can my company be placed on Wikipedia?

I would appropriate any advice to my question

Kind Regards Lee Millward — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:3430:2700:9527:4034:BD2C:6648 (talk) 14:07, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Make your company so remarkable that independent, reliable sources will publish material about it, and people unrelated to the company will want to use that material to create an article. 119.245.72.212 (talk) 14:18, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Lee. The reply from 119.245 might sound flippant or unhelpful, but it is really the truth. Wikipedia is not for advertising or promoting anything - a company, an artist, a band, a charity - anything. It is an encyclopaedia, which contains neutrally written articles on notable subjects. If at some point Wikipedia has an article on your company, it will not be your article, it will be based not on what you say, but on what people who have no connection with your company have chosen to publish about it, and you will have no control over the contents. See an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. --ColinFine (talk) 16:02, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

And here is an essay that makes the same point: WP:AMOUNT. Also, please do not get scammed by folks who will offer to write an article and put it onto Wikipedia for money. Those folks have no more rights than any other editor and unless the article meets our notability requirements, it will be deleted and you will have lost your money. -Arch dude (talk) 18:04, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Oldest people article

I follow the "Oldest People" article because it is interesting to me.

I notice that the tenth oldest man in the world, "Hyppolyte Cadou," is still listed as the tenth oldest living man, even though the Wikipedia "Supercentenarians who died in 2020" article lists him as having died around March 11. Another Googleable article describes in French his March 14 funeral. I tried to bring this information to the person who controls the "Oldest People" article, but I must not know the proper way to do that, because the information has been ignored. Is there a way I can do that?