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    June 16

    Raynard Brooks

    Did he have a record or criminal history?

    This is not a general information desk, but a place to ask about editing Wikipedia. -- Hoary (talk) 02:20, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I'm pretty dumb about editing. It does seem to me that several years ago it was more intuitive. But it's more likely me.

    I just want to correctly link footnotes 13, 15, and 20 to their web sources. I'm not understanding the proper formatting. Please advise. Thanks. forestflyer (talk) 08:43, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Forestflyer: Which article are you trying to edit? Danski454 (talk) 08:45, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, Forestflyer. This is about Ousmane Sonko, yes? It would be helpful if you told us this, instead of leaving us to go and play detective to find it.
    You have put a bare URL inside the template markers {{ ... }}. If you look at the other references in that paragraph, you will see that they use the template {{cite web}}, and the url= is one parameter of the template: it requires some others, such as title, last and first name of author (if known), date, publisher/website. I have linked to the actual template in the last sentence, so you can go and look at its documentation and see what it requires; or you can look at WP:REFB for more information about how to cite sources. --ColinFine (talk) 08:52, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    ColinFine ty for the tips and link. Remember, some of us don't edit WP much at all, so mistakes & omissions are made.
    @Danski454: Sorry, Ousmane Sonko thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Forestflyer (talk • contribs) 09:15, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles about companies - key people

    In the documentation for the company infobox there's guidance about what to include under 'key people' such as to limit the list to four officers, and to 'not list roles below chief officer level if they are not notable'. Is there a similar guideline somewhere for which company officers to list in the article's prose? A case in point would be Quest Software#Key Leaders where editors have gone over the top on listing officers in a clear case of PR. I wanted to cite a relevant guideline in my edit summary when I revert the most recent edit and/or trim the list. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 09:45, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Not an answer to your question – but Quest Software looks more like a company brochure than an encyclopedia article. I hope it's possible for the last four sections, "Acquisitions and growth", "Key Leaders", "Services" and "Awards and Recognitions" to be deleted entirely. Maproom (talk) 10:59, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Signatures in Infoboxes

    I'm looking for guidance in relation when you can/cannot use a living person's signature in an Infobox. For instance, there is a signature for Elizabeth II and other articles, but many articles do not have the person's signature. SethWhales talk 10:18, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Seth Whales, see WP:AUTOGRAPH. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:46, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you Gråbergs Gråa Sång. SethWhales talk 19:31, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi sir

    I am Riyaz Badarudeen,an Indian belongings to Kerala state.I would like to ask you about how How I can Add Articles or Famous person related belongings, especially the Famous sports related persons more infos.

    Hello RIYAZBADAR (RIYAZBADAR). Writing a new article is very difficult for those who have no experience in writing for Wikipedia. But before writing anything in articles I suggest that you try Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure. -- Hoary (talk) 13:36, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Samuel Colt and Smith&Wesson

    Several years ago caught a broadcast more than half way through.With all this "home" time during the pandemic have been trying to track it down with no success. Have contacted both Discovery and History channels, no luck.

    Basically it was about the rise of both companies and their competition and development of firearms from Civil War until present.

    Thank anyone who can help. TerpsBill (talk) 12:14, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @TerpsBill: this helpdesk is for questions about using or editing Wikipedia. If the infor you want is not in the Samuel Colt or Smith & Wesson articles, you can try asking over at WP:RD. -Arch dude (talk) 15:05, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Censorship

    I am boycotting your propaganda website because of your censorship of news media that YOU and the rest of your cabal of 1% psychopaths don't like:

    https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/10/wikipedia-formally-censors-the-grayzone-as-regime-change-advocates-monopolize-editing/

    https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/11/meet-wikipedias-ayn-rand-loving-founder-and-wikimedia-foundations-regime-change-operative-ceo/

    You have become a home to the blatant evils of right wing psychopathy and greed by you and the rest of you ilk.

    I am done with this site.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.178.246.39 (talk)

    This was agreed upon by WP:CONSENSUS, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources, Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 272#On the reliability of The Grayzone & Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 287#RfC: Grayzone. It's not what Wikipedia describes as a reliable source. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:30, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    And contrary to the Grayzone's posts, we do depreciate extreme right wing sources as well if they don't meet Wikipedia's standards for a reliable source. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:33, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia is more often accused of having a left-wing bias. See e.g. https://www.conservapedia.com/Examples_of_Bias_in_Wikipedia at a right-wing site. It's impossible to satisfy everybody. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:38, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Any website that puts up graphs, but doesn't explain what ">100" edits or "retention" is actually classed on doesn't get my vote of being particularly reliable. We can't censor any news outlet, but we can depreciate any source that the community decides isn't reliable. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 13:42, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I cannot believe you are still using 4 tilde

    Please overhaul the way Wikipedia is generated. You make ppl feel as though they are ioliver twist an u are a Dickensian lawyer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3d08:2f84:ee00:6448:6330:d4fd:ee3d (talk)

    Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Joseph2302 (talk) 13:39, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    ... and where did you learn to spell? -Roxy the elfin dog . wooF 15:32, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    ... and if you know about the 4 tildes, why didn't you use them to sign your post? Joseph2302 (talk) 15:42, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    MicroProse Edit by the Founder of MicroProse John W. Stealey keeps getting rejected

    I am John W. Stealey, CoFounder of MicroProse Software. I have tried to update the very incorrect Wikipedia about my company. I have written the true history of the company from the founding in my basement in 1982 until I left the company in June 1993. But your system keeps rejecting it?????? If the founder writes it why does your system or volunteers not like it?

    How do I get the correct history of early MicroProse on Wikipedia?

    JW Stealey CoFounder MicroProse Software Lt. Colonel, USAF Retired Command Pilot CEO, iEntertainment Network Inc.— Preceding unsigned comment added by JWStealey (talk • contribs)

    You do not appear to have made any edits to MicroProse, but you should use reliable sources, (WP:RS), to support your edits. -Roxy the elfin dog . wooF 15:31, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, as the cofounder of the company, you have a conflict of interest. Please read that document for best practices. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:40, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @JWStealey: You ask why we "don't like" your true, personal, factual, founder's history. The answer is that we do not know who you are. We have no way to verify your identity and no desire to implement such a verification system for this purpose. For all we know, you are an imposter with an ax to grind. We depend on reliable sources to perform this vetting function. For this reason, we require that information added by editors must come from reliable published sources. Your best bet is to get your history published elsewhere so we can cite that source. If there is incorrect information in the article that is not backed up by a reliable source, please point it out, and we can remove it. If that information is in a cited reliable source, we will not remove it even if you know it to be incorrect, unless you can cite another source. -Arch dude (talk) 16:01, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I want it noted for the record that we've been warning this account about a possible conflict of interest since Feb. 1, 2018! --Orange Mike | Talk 16:44, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Named reference not defined in article

    I am working on the WP article History of longitude. There is a reference there to a paper by Edmond Halley, cited using <ref name="halley" />, but the reference is not defined in the article. Where is this coming from? I'd like to add a link to the full-text of the paper, which I will do if I can find where the reference is defined. Thanks. Kognos (talk) 17:44, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I see a citation to "Halley, Edmund, A Proposal of a Method for Finding the Longitude at Sea Within a Degree, or Twenty Leagues., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 37, 1731-1732, pp 185-195". Is it possible that work the paper cited to? ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 17:48, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that is how <ref name="halley"> is defined, in the second paragraph in History of longitude#Halley's proposals—lunar occultations and appulses, magnetic deviation. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:18, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you!

    Whoops, not sure how I missed that! I think I was looking for a cite journal tag. Updated now. Thanks. Kognos (talk) 19:27, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Why was I suspended?

    Some random person suspended my editing privileges. All my edits have been sincere and thoughtful.

    Why did you give some pedant the power to restrict my ability to edit entries?


    Also, what was the reason this random person used to curtail my edting powers, and when is the ban to be lifted? Also, do

    I have the power to appeal?

    Truly,

    Mike Wrathell.

    PS: I do not come here very often. If you could email your reply or at least email me to tell me to search your site when you get to this, that would be nice.

    (e-mail address redacted)

    Also, why do you make it so difficult to be contacted with a simple question? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sowff (talk • contribs)

    I looked at the block log, and it shows you have never been blocked. So it looks like no one has ever suspended your editing privileges. JIP | Talk 18:37, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Information to be contributed by someone experienced

    Greetings!

    I have enjoyed Wikipedia for IDK how many years, but have never felt qualified to contribute to the content. I look at the Helpdesk pages and my dinosaur eyeballs cross at the techno~gobbledygook. This webpage I am on now is supposed to be a venue for sending inquiries to the help desk, but it looks very much like a tool that's going to submit what I type here as content. I am aware, however, about current information which needs to be added to a specific article by someone competent in such tasks. The article is located at:

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

    The article, as it currently exists, states that this individual was a child star, listing her film history. However, there is life after child stardom, and now as an adult, she is a practicing psychologist at UCLA in the Psychiatry department. She specializes in matters pertaining to Adult Development and Aging, specifically regarding seniors with dementia and those who care for them. Research topics include Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Improvement Interventions and something called "Chemo Brain." Her professional staff page in UCLA's physician database has links to videos she has produced on the following topics:

    Senior Scams: Prevention and Invervention

    Driving and Dementia

    Surviving Caregiving

    Her educational background for this profession is:

    Fellowship Neuropsychology, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 1997-2000

    Internship Clinical Psychology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, 1994-1995

    Degree UC San Diego School of Medicine, PhD, 1996

    The focus of her work is at the UCLA Semel Institute of Neuroscience & Human Behavior, and she serves UCLA's patients at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA.

    The above information was obtained from Dr. Ercoli's professional staff page from the aforementioned physician database for UCLA, located at:

    [1]

    This information would be better placed at the talk page of the article concerned. Britmax (talk) 19:10, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The page is not likely very highly visited, as there's an unanswered question from 2007. Instead, you can put a edit request template on the talk page with this info. See here Template:Request edit This source will suffice [[1]] TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 19:29, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    References

    1. ^ https://www.uclahealth.org/linda-ercoli

    Colors and different sized text in editing window

    Hello, all of a sudden the editing window is filled with different colors and text sizes. How do I go back to the old, black and white, plain text? Thank you, Yoninah (talk) 19:32, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Yoninah: I don't know about different sizes, but you're probably seeing "syntax coloring" (which a lot of people find useful) that may have gotten turned on by accident or bug. On the toolbar above the edit window, to the left of "Advanced", you may have a blue pencil icon. Try clicking on it. If that doesn't work, go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets and uncheck "Syntax Highlighter". —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 06:50, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    See WP:HILITE for all possibilities. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:47, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! It seemed to go away when I reset all the defaults and unclicked Temporarily disable the visual editor while it is in beta under Editing. Yoninah (talk) 09:39, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing an Abandoned Article and Conflict of Interest

    I was asked by one of my clients to help edit an existing article and post additional (non-promotional) information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Financial_planner under the sub-heading of Countries, which included no information for Canada. I worked with their volunteer board of directors to draft the information, then posted it on their behalf.

    I was paid for my time, and have disclosed this apparent conflict of interest on my User page. Having done that, I submitted the material to the article's original author on their Talk page after learning that a direct edit would be inappropriate.

    It appears the original author has not responded to any messages since 2008. Furthermore, he discloses on his Simon123 User page that he is an "Independent Financial Advisor", meaning he has a greater conflict of interest when he posted the original article than I do as a representative of a national non-profit regulatory authority. Can you suggest how we can provide impartial information on the subject of financial planning now that suggesting this through Simon123's Talk page is futile? If the only method is by direct edit, would someone be willing to review our draft to ensure it meets your standards of impartiality? Otherwise, what would you suggest we do to inform the world of the situation in Canada?

    If it would help for you to have more information, please see my request to the original author below, sent on June 3, 2020.

    Regulation of the title "Financial Planner" in Canada

    I cannot edit your page due to my previous consulting relationship with three of the organizations mentioned below. So instead, I am making this suggestion for an additional country description in the section "Licensing, regulations and self-regulation", i.e., for Canada. While parts of this entry may appear promotional, I, and volunteer executives on the Board of Directors at the IAFP, have been careful to ensure that all statements are fair and factual. I would be happy to provide proof or explanation if needed.

    "To provide a level of assurance to the general public when seeking advisors dedicated to comprehensive financial planning, and capable of providing advanced financial planning solutions" is the first of three points in the IAFP's Mission Statement, and this is our primary intent in making this suggestion for an edit. (Keeping in mind that we also believe the articles on Financial Planners and Financial Advisors should be kept separate.)

    Here is what I'm suggesting under a sub-heading for "Canada", with links added for each organization mentioned.

    In Canada, the title' financial planner' is unregulated in every province except Quebec, where only individuals holding the Planificateur Financier (Pl. Fin) designation are allowed to use the title “Financial Planner”. The Pl. Fin designation is administered by a provincially-sanctioned body, the Institut québécois de planification financière (IQPF)

    Outside of Quebec, there are currently no restrictions, no educational prerequisites, and no licensing requirements for individuals or businesses calling themselves financial planners or using “financial planning” in their business name. (As of June 2020, Ontario and Saskatchewan are conducting consultations on regulating financial planning titles, but legislation has yet to be introduced.)

    A myriad of designations issued by numerous for-profit businesses adds to the confusion for Canadian consumers. Many advisors holding licences to sell personal financial products (primarily investments and insurance) are legally allowed to call themselves financial planners, and they greatly outnumber Canadian professionals with an appropriate financial planning designation. This includes diplomas such as the Personal Financial Planner, which is not regulated after the title is granted by a for-profit education provider.

    There are only two regulated financial planning designations outside of Quebec; the R.F.P.® or Registered Financial Planner® and the CFP® or Certified Financial Planner® designations.

    Exclusive to Canada, the R.F.P.* is the oldest (established in 1987) and most stringent of the two. All R.F.P.s are subject to rigorous ethical and practice standards as defined by the granting body, the Institute of Advanced Financial Planners (IAFP™). Each R.F.P. must attest each year to practicing financial planning as their primary vocation.

    The better-known CFP® designation is conferred by FP Canada™ on behalf of U.S.-based Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. While earning the CFP® requires completion of educational requirements and adherence to a set of practice standards, CFPs are not required to actually practice financial planning in order to maintain their designation. ­--------------

    @Universe All: Look for some good reliable third party sources to substantiate your info, add them to your comment on the talk page, and add the Template:Request edit to your comment so other editors can review. BTW - trademark symbols are usually discouraged, unless they are critical to the understanding of the topic. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 01:42, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Want to delete a photo of me, that I uploaded, on my personal wiki page

    Hi, I uploaded a photo of me on my wiki page several years ago.

    It is the photo on this site:

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

    I don't want photos of me, I prefer anonymity.

    If there is any way to delete my photo, please let me know.

    Thank you.

    T— Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnny Poltergeist (talk • contribs)

    Johnny Poltergeist As a guard against impersonation, please confirm your identity with Wikipedia by following the instructions at WP:REALNAME. In the future, you should avoid directly editing the article(not just a "page") about you, instead you may make formal edit requests(click for instructions) on the article talk page. Please review the autobiography policy.
    To request that an image be deleted, you may start a discussion at Files for Discussion.
    Please understand that it is not "your wiki page"; it is a Wikipedia article that is about you. While your input is welcome, you have no more rights to it than any other editor, see WP:OWN. 331dot (talk) 20:07, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    It should also be noted that when you uploaded the image File:Tim Fletcher, 2004.jpg to Wikimedia commons; you made the image available to be used by anyone, so long as they also abide by CC-BY-SA. I'm not super familiar with WP:NMUSIC, but I'm not sure how notable the subject is, outside of the bands that you were a part of. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Johnny Poltergeist: Also, be aware that anyone may have made a legal copy of that image during the past 16 years and legally placed it anywhere on the Internet. Wikipedia has no control over those images and removing the image from Wikipedia will have no effect on the presence or legality of any such images. -Arch dude (talk) 01:46, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    File complaint

    How do I file a complaint about false and misleading information posted about a subject? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veritas612 (talk • contribs)

    Veritas612 If you are the subject of the false statement and it rises to the level of libel, you may follow the instructions at WP:LIBEL to make a complaint. If you are not the subject, you should post on the article talk page detailing the concerns you have. Please keep in mind that Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state about article subjects. 331dot (talk) 22:47, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Copying public domain images

    What are the rules on copying public domain images off Wikipedia and using them elsewhere? Do I still need to attribute them? Do I need to attribute Wikipedia because that is where I got them from? Or is it fine to copy and download public domain images from Wikipedia and use them without any attribution? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel.PA.Lyons (talk • contribs)

    @Daniel.PA.Lyons: If you click the image, it will show you the license info. Many are licensed in a way that requires attribution, and if so it will say who to give attribution to. RudolfRed (talk) 23:10, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Daniel.PA.Lyons: If the image is public domain or has a CC0 licence, you do not need to give attribution (though some authors appreciate it if you do), but as RudolfRed says, many images on Wikipedia require attribution. Danski454 (talk) 23:13, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Daniel.PA.Lyons: Note that public domain (PD) has a specific legal meaning. Most images on Wikipedia are not PD, instead they stil copyrighted but are freely licensed under liberal terms that may or may not require attribution. If the image is actually PD or CC0, then it is legal to copy it and use it without attribution. Whether or not this is a good idea depends on context. Copying without attribution constitutes plagiarism. In an academic context, plagiarism is a serious violation of academic norms and can get you into academic trouble. This may be true in other contexts if there is an implication that the image is your own work. -Arch dude (talk) 01:37, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    June 17

    Overlapping text

    Hi, I was wondering how I could place a <sup> and a <sub> under each other, like this:  Darth Flappy «Talk»ping me! but with the "Talk" over the "ping me!". Any ideas? (Oh yes, please ping me)  Darth Flappy «Talk» 00:57, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @DarthFlappy: It looks like you can use {{Sup sub}} for this. RudolfRed (talk) 01:35, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Also I added a header to the question RudolfRed (talk) 01:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the help, now that I spent your time, now I can't figure out how to fit it in my 255 characters! Have a nice day.  Darth Flappy «Talk» 13:04, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia articles on piracy sites are necessary?

    Wikipedia articles on piracy sites are necessary? Man Floor (talk) 03:50, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Man Floor. Wikipedia is not censored and this encyclopedia can and should contain articles on every notable topic, including controversial topics like piracy sites. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 03:57, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Man Floor: However, we also have WP:NOTHOWTO. Is there a particular article that you feel might cross the line between encyclopedic and a guide to cracking? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 06:58, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    What's wrong with articles like Tortuga (Haiti)? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:09, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Man Floor: GGS has pointed out the ambiguous meaning of "piracy sites". Perhaps you can clarify what you mean. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 01:05, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    See this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_table. Perfect guide to cracking. Man Floor (talk) 06:57, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Issue with a timeline displaying weird numbers

    Hi there! I recently was browsing and editing the page The Dark Order, and for some reason, the timeline that displays the members of the group is having some weird display issue. On the yearly incremental lines, rather than just saying 2019 or 2020, it reads 2019.39 and 2020.39. I tried looking at the wiki code, and nothing I can see in there indicates why the ".39" is appearing. Any ideas on how to fix that? Thanks! Dahumorist (talk) 04:05, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dahumorist: Not really sure why it's doing that, but I resolved it by setting the start date to 01/01/2019 instead of 05/25/2019. It appears to be using fractional years for the major axis labels instead of MDY dates (05/25/2019 is about 0.39 of the way into 2019), so setting it to start on 01/01 gets rid of the decimal part. I added light grey minor monthly gridlines. There should be a way to control the formatting of those labels – I just can't find it. Maybe ask at Help talk:EasyTimeline syntax or see one of the other solutions at WP:TIMEL. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 08:01, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I set ScaleMajor start and ScaleMinor start to the first wanted mark on the time axis and not the beginning of the axis.[2] The scales don't line up exactly at 01/01/2020, maybe because there isn't exactly 7 average month lengths from 06/01/2019. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:44, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for your help guys! Dahumorist (talk) 03:47, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Talking with a host by phone

    I'm just getting started and the procedure is a bit overwhelming to me. Is there any way that I can talk with a host by phone--even for a few minutes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boomvang (talk • contribs) 14:17, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Boomvang: This is the Wikipedia help desk. Are you asking for help with Wikipedia? (I ask because we don't have "hosts", so you may be trying to contact another organization). For help with Wikipedia, I know of no way to get help by telephone. You can use our "chat" channel to send an receive the messages with some of our help volunteers. Perhaps you can get a computer-literate friend to set up your computer to use the "chat" channel. -Arch dude (talk) 15:02, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Boomvang may be thinking of Teahouse hosts. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 19:09, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Can I block a user or IP from leaving messages on my talk page?

    An IP user (who might also have several accounts) has attempted to dispute something with me over the course of several months. The discussion has not been productive at all as the person either failed to understand some very basic logic, or is intentionally trolling. Either way, it has become irritating, so I asked them to stop, but the request was disregarded. Is there a way to block the user from leaving any message on my talk page? --Yel D'ohan (talk) 15:41, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Yel D'ohan,
    1. you are entitled to remove messages from your own talk page, and if you have asked the ip to stop posting, that seems fair enough
    2. An admin could semi-protect your talk page to prevent any ip from editing, but looking at the edits, they don't seem to amount to vandalism, annoying though they may be
    3. An admin could warn or block the ip, but again, each post, taken separately, doesn't amount to vandalism
    Perhaps option 1 is your best bet for now? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:50, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I see, thanks. I'll remove the messages if the problem persists. --Yel D'ohan (talk) 16:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Is it always the same IP? Have you asked them to stop? --Guy Macon (talk) 17:03, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Technical question about what kind of blocks are possible. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:32, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Bright red drop down boxes (repeat)

    Bright red drop down menus

    Whenever I hit a box, the drop down menu is bright red, and unreadable. This only started recently - does anyone know how to correct it?Wymspen (talk) 13:38, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

    What box and what drop down menu where? JIP | Talk 14:16, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

    The "Search Wikipedia" box at the top of the page - click on it and the list of suggestions is invisible as the box has gone bright red. It is happening on some other sites as well - but not all. Wymspen (talk) 17:12, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

    I cant reproduce this. @Wymspen: Which browser are you using? Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:08, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    For the record, Wymspen recently copied the unformatted 6 June and 10 June posts from Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2020 June 6#Bright red drop down menus so I guess the problem is still there. Does it happen at any sites which aren't wikis? If so then it's probably unrelated to Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:55, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I am using Google Chrome - I wondered if the problem was there, but rebooted that to the default, and it made no difference. My computer has also just done a big update on Windows as well. It does happen on some other sites - like my BT login, but not all drop down menus. I also asked on Google Community - but got so answer. Just hoping someone, somewhere, might know what is happening.. Wymspen (talk) 20:10, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Where should I report ducky socks?

    I think it is quite clear that Nk NSUI (talk · contribs) is a sock puppet of the indefinitely blocked user Nk TheWikipedian (talk · contribs). Actually, I believe that this is so utterly obvious, that an investigation, à la WP:SPI, would be a complete waste of time. Also, WP:SPI seems to be mostly (or totally?) focused on Check User investigations, but in this case, CU data is clearly pointless.

    I can't report these kinds of cases to WP:AIV or WP:ANI, because the situation is neither acute nor pressing.

    So where should I report obviously ducky sockpuppet ativity that is a few days old? —Wasell(T) 17:27, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I suggest that you read WP:SPI again. If there is appropriate evidence, the investigation can be completed without the need for a checkuser. SPI is the place to report with the evidence. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:38, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, I'll give a shot. —Wasell(T) 17:43, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    JD Tsasa

    Would like to set up a Wikipedia page for him2600:1012:B056:203B:39FF:8D5:88D9:7060 (talk) 20:03, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    See WP:GNG and WP:BASIC. If you conclude "Yeah, I have those sources, no problem", move on to WP:YFA. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:05, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Your language indicates that, like many people, you have a misunderstanding of Wikipedia. The activity is not "set up a wiki page for" but "write an encyclopaedia article about", and the subject has to be notable (by Wikipedia's standard, not anybody else's). If an article gets written, it will not be "for" the subject, the subject and their associates will have no control over the contents and it will not necessarily contain what they would want, and the content should be almost entirely based on what people who have no connection with the subject have chosen to publish about the subject. --ColinFine (talk) 20:09, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    (sections merged)

    To set up a Wikipedia page for JD Tsasa, American Basketball player, born March 21, 2003 in Raleigh, North Carolina; Had enough credits to graduate before age 15; graduated high school at age 16; skipped college and signed with ChameleonBX to prepare for 2022 NBA draft.2600:1012:B056:203B:39FF:8D5:88D9:7060 (talk) 20:17, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    He could be the most wonderful basketball player in the history of the world, but if he hasn't yet been written about by multiple independent reliable sources, Wikipedia won't have an article on him. If you determine that he right now meets the criteria for notability then somebody could write an article about him: that could be you (but writing a new article is the most difficult task in editing Wikipedia); or you might try to get another volunteer editor interested, perhaps by posting at WT:WikiProject Basketball. --ColinFine (talk) 20:43, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @2600:1012:B056:203B:39FF:8D5:88D9:7060: There's a possible argument he meets notability - USA Today has written about him at https://usatodayhss.com/2019/j-d-tsasa-piano-basketball-chameleon-bx and there seems to be coverage from regional or genre-specific sources too. I'd echo what Colin has said around getting opinions from people at Project Basketball. In the meantime, you may want to start out by reading this article, which introduces you to the basics of Wikipedia and how it works. Best, Darren-M talk 20:55, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    unknown parameter in infobox

    Hi - can someone fix, or better yet explain what's wrong, with the characters in the infobox here - Brooke Pinto? Thanks! Bangabandhu (talk) 21:50, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Bangabandhu: The parameters appear to be followed by non-breaking spaces, which confuses the parser, I've fixed it. Danski454 (talk) 21:57, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok, thanks! How do I use breaking spaces? Or whatever doesn't confuse the parser? Bangabandhu (talk) 21:59, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bangabandhu: Just use normal spaces (I have no idea how non-breaking spaces ended up there) Danski454 (talk) 22:00, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Presidential candidate

    Presidential candidate

    This is the Yancy Teague Presidential Team We need to know how do we add our presidential Candidate to your Wikipedia site She is running in the General Presidential Election for November 3, her name is Alice Yancy Teague Her website is aliceyancyteague2020.com

    Please respond in a timely matter Thank-You ! The Yancy Teague Campagin Team P.R. Dept. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alice Yancy (talk • contribs) 21:55, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    If Alice Yancy Teague is notable, then independent, reliable, published sources about her will proliferate, and persons not working for her will spontaneously want to create an article about her. Please read and digest the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Here's a taster: Do not edit articles about yourself, your family or friends, your organization, your clients, or your competitors. -- Hoary (talk) 22:07, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Unable to retrieve or reset login ?

    Hello! I’ve entered both email addresses I possess in an attempt to get my password, which I have forgotten, reset. No emails have arrived. I have tried a few times. I can’t remember my username either!

    Any solutions apart from register again using another new email?

    Many thanks ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.85.220.165 (talk) 23:16, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    It's easier to just create a new account. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 00:49, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    If you remember which articles you have edited, you could look at their histories and that might remind you of your username. --David Biddulph (talk) 01:00, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a place to evaluate notability

    Hi i created this draft but it was declined so i want to know wether it is notable at all or should i not spend my time on it. Is there a talk page for that?--DonGuess (talk) 23:20, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    The decline notice doesn't mention notability. It says "This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia." -- Hoary (talk) 23:32, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Notability is primarily determined by asking if the topic of the article (in this case, the website in question) has recieved "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Looking at your draft, the first two sources look like good ones for establishing notability, but I have not looked at the sources in any depth. Most of the sources are in Russian. There is nothing wrong with that, it's perfectly acceptable, but it does make it harder for non-Russian speakers to evaluate them. That said, the draft was not declined for lacking notability, it was declined for reading like an advertisement. What can you say about it other than (essentially) "it's an educational website, you can watch videos and listen to lectures and play educational games. It's won some awards and is really great. Check it out!"? Because that's the vibe one gets reading that, even if it's not so blatant. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 23:37, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    User:ONUnicorn, give an example of what I could add to the article please. Is the problem in the facts that the article contains which are sort of advertising or only the style in which the facts are layer our? Also I don’t know English so well, so I would like to find a native English wikipedian who knows russian to help me with this article — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonGuess (talk • contribs) 00:52, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    DonGuess, an easy way to make an article read less like an advertisement is to include any criticism or negative information you can find about the topic. Not necessarily to make the article negative in tone - that would be as much a violation of neutral point of view as making it positive in tone, but if there is significant criticism or negative information it should be included. If you'd like someone who is fluent in both English and Russian to collaborate with, maybe posting at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Russia will help you find someone. Lastly, perhaps the reviewer, Theroadislong can help point you in the right direction for how to edit the article to make it read less like an ad in their view, as what does and doesn't read like an ad is kind of subjective.~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:04, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    June 18

    2019–2020 Nigeria Professional Football League

    My recent article for creation 2019–2020 Nigeria Professional Football League has been accepted but I'm having problems with it;

    • I cannot find it on any search engine.
    • I'm surprised there are not enough wikilinks to the article.

    Josedimaria237 (talk) 00:28, 18 June 2020(UTC)

    2019–2020 Nigeria Professional Football League has been moved to 2019–20 Nigeria Professional Football League, but with a redirect from the old title. You'll be able to find it (through either title) in the Wikipedia search engine. It can often take some time for a new article to be indexed by external search engines such as Google, particularly as new articles are NOINDEXed until they have either been reviewed through the new page patrol system or 90 days have expired. You were lucky, & your page was reviewed within a day and a half, rather than waiting anywhere near the 90 day period. After that, it's up to Google how quickly they pick up the page. As far as links to the article are concerned, they don't appear by magic, but there do seem to be quite a number listed at Special:WhatLinksHere/2019–20_Nigeria_Professional_Football_League; if there are further articles which you believe would justifiably link to the new article, you can add the links. --David Biddulph (talk) 00:36, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    How to move an article from draft to public space

    I created a page for "Raymond Igbalodely" but it is still at draft. How do i move it from draft to public space as a new user? --Lizsmellof2541 (talk) 02:54, 18 June 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lizsmellof2541 (talk • contribs) 02:49, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    You don't. If you somehow did, it would probably be deleted. As it is now, it's in two halves. The first half comes with no references (and, even if its content were somehow verifiable, would confer no notability). The second half is about legal troubles, but doesn't mention any conviction. I doubt that this satisfies WP:BLP. I suggest that you read WP:BLP, and, if you think that an article about this man could satisfy its requirements, improve the draft accordingly. -- Hoary (talk) 03:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Convenience link: Raymond hushpuppi.   Maproom (talk) 08:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    how to request that someone write the part of an

    article that needs filling in: James Ward Porter is one of the few missing persons listed, but not yet written, in the article "List of African-American officeholders during Reconstruction"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_officeholders_during_Reconstruction

    While I am willing to learn how to create the article (or rather, the part of this article needed for the James Ward Porter reference in the article), I may have a conflict of interest, as I am his 4th great granddaughter.

    Should I continue editing the stub I've created, or may I had this off to someone better suited to write the article? I am very happy to provide references and background.

    Best regards, Shira 05:47, 18 June 2020 (UTC)Shiradestinie (talk)

    @Shiradestinie: our usual advice is to try doing some minor editing on other articles to learn a little about Wikipedia editing. Our usual advice is also to avoid creating an article if you have a COI (WP:COI). But I think I'll make a slightly different set of recommendations in this case. Go ahead and create a user page for yourself and declare you possible conflict of interest. (I do not think it is going to matter much in this case, but it's best to follow the guidelines.) Then, make sure your sources are what we really need (see WP:RS). Then, find an article on a similar subject (e.g., one of the others on that list) whose format looks good to you, and study how that article is constructed. Maybe make a few improvements to that article. Then, go to WP:YFA and follow the instructions there, using your sample article as a guide. You will be working on what we call a "draft", in "draft" space, so feel free to experiment as much as you want. When you feel the article is ready, submit it for review. Please come back here if you have any questions, or place a question on my talk page. Don't give up! This looks like an ideal candidate for a Wikipedia article. -Arch dude (talk) 07:06, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Issue with SFNP usage

    I'm a frequent user of Template:Sfnp but can't seem to figure out what the issue is here: Parçikan#Notes. Before creating the article, I had the same content in my sandbox without any red note.[3] If anyone can look at it, I would appreciate it. --Semsûrî (talk) 09:53, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Semsûrî: I found and fixed a subtle error after staring at the article text for far too long. These error messages did not show up in your sandbox because {{Broken ref}} is configured to display the errors only in certain namespaces - see H:SHOWCITEERROR for a workaround. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:43, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I was blocked ? Why ?

    Hello I wanted to know that why i was blocked from editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.224.10.211 (talk) 10:18, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    According to your contributions log, this is your only edit to Wikipedia ever, and you have never been blocked from editing. JIP | Talk 10:45, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Donations

    To the Team,

    Myself, along with thousands others, would gladly donate if we knew the information your content writers publish on sensitive matters was unbiased. Your establishment being funded and controlled by deep state operatives. For example, there's nothing negative on George Soros of Black Lives Matter, even though they're a menace to countries & societies. This is of grave concern. I have donated in the past. But not anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.134.163.130 (talk) 11:06, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi IP user - as a community, we stick to a natural point of view. Due to having so many articles, and so many different editors it doesn't always happen. But, as this is a wiki, you have the opportunity to fix things that you see to be unbiased! Bare in mind however, your view of unbiased is unlikely to be the same as that of someone else.
    It's also worth mentioning, it's possible to supress the donation banner by creating an account. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 11:13, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @IP130: I'm going to suggest that you find one of the many places on the internet where people revel in talk about deep state this and Soros that and Q the other thing. This isn't the place for it and you'll have a much easier time preaching to a choir elsewhere. Donations have absolutely nothing directly to do with Wikipedia's content, so I guess we'll just have to live without your money. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 13:35, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    No, there's plenty in George Soros#Conspiracy theories and threats. But if there were any connection between donations and Wikipedia editing, it would imperil our neutrality, so there isn't: editors here have no way of finding out who has donated or how much. --ColinFine (talk) 14:46, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Not show

    Today I create a Wikipedia page in the name of Advocate Soewel Bhattacharjee but unfortunately it not show when searching it on Google. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Advocate Soewel Bhattacharjee (talk • contribs) 11:17, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    User pages do not show up on Google. This is by design. Also, please do not create Wikipedia articles about yourself. JIP | Talk 11:20, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Additional Information (missing on Wicipedia)

    I am reading A book (novel) by William Ash "Heroes In The Evening Mist" ISBN 978-1-78026-473-8 This is missing from the list of his books — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.111.228.225 (talk • contribs) 13:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Convenience link to page in question, Bill Ash. OkayKenji (talk • contributions) 23:01, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Article/page deletions

    Hello. I should probably know this by now, but are articles/pages deleted in ways other than through AfDs? Thank you very much. Caro7200 (talk) 13:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    The word "page" is quite broad, as that also includes templates, talk pages, drafts and everything in between. The main ones are above, but also other types of deletion discussions exist, such as WP:MFD Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 13:54, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, so if an article was PRODed, etc.--and I wasn't considered a significant contributor to it--I would never know? Caro7200 (talk) 13:56, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Great, thank you very much. Caro7200 (talk) 14:18, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Olympiakos Nicosia

    Hi, I need to edit some sections in 'Olympiakos Nicosia' page in wikipedia since the content there is outdated. Since this regards to a football team where the 'current squad' and personnel in the team changes year by year, the information now in the page is very outdated and needs to be changed with the current information I have now. However, since the page is semi-protected, this does not allow me to make changes. Can you help me with that? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loizou97 (talk • contribs) 15:04, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    You can post an Edit request on Talk:Olympiakos Nicosia. Make sure to cite reliable sources for your changes. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:09, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    can I upload the following image on Wikipedia? https://i0.wp.com/www.theafricanmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-18-at-14.12.38.jpeg?resize=768%2C949&ssl=1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lizsmellof2541 (talk • contribs) 17:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    There is nothing whatsoever to indicate that the creator of that image has licensed its use under any of the licenses we accept; so I'd have to say, "No." --Orange Mike | Talk 17:50, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Using illustration from another wiki

    HI. I'd like to use the following file from Portuguese Wiki. Ficheiro:Clementina Carneiro de Moura Autorretrato com meu filho 1930 oleo sobre tela 70 x 50 cm.jpg . Is it allowed and, if so, how do I link. The illustration will be used in a page about the artist which I plan to upload soon, to be called Clementina Carneiro de Moura.Thanks.Roundtheworld (talk) 17:15, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    The discussion of the licensing of this image as used in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia is to be found at [[4]] I'm afraid I don't speak Portuguese, and can't decipher what that licensing is. The article, of course, already exists in English. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:54, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Per Google translate, the license states: "This content and your copyright probably belongs to the individual who produced it or the company that published it. It is believed that the use of this content in low resolution , just to visually substantiate the article in question and for educational purposes in Portuguese-speaking Wikipedia , loaded on the servers of the non-profit organization Wikimedia Foundation , located in the United States, fits into the Wikipedia doctrine exemption policy , following the laws in force in Portugal, Brazil and the United States. Any other use of this content, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be a violation of the copyright . See Help: Restricted content for more information." So, it appears to be a fair-use argument. See File:Picasso The Weeping Woman Tate identifier T05010 10.jpg for a similar license on English WP. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 17:58, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Google translate looks like this would be a case for WP:FAIRUSE. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:59, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    So, ROundtheworld, it appears that you can use it provided that use meets all the criteria listed in the non-free content criteria. You cannot link to it, you will need to download the image to your computer (or find the original where it was uploaded to pt-wiki from) and then upload it to en-wiki. It is not possible to link to images in a different wiki, except to Wikimedia Commons, which does not accept fair-use images. --ColinFine (talk) 18:54, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Repinging Roundtheworld. --ColinFine (talk) 18:54, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with date format

    Hello. Can you help me change the date format of Lisa del Giocondo back to mdy? I just discovered that "use dmy dates" was added to the article a year ago, which explains efforts by a number of editors to fix the mess. I don't generally use scripts so am asking here. -SusanLesch (talk) 20:41, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @SusanLesch: Can you please specify which dates need fixing? The ones I saw in the article and infobox are MDY format already. RudolfRed (talk) 23:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    M=month, D=day, Y=year. Maybe I'm calling it by the wrong name? Usually in the U.S., dates are like so: June 18, 2020. But now in this article dates are like so: 15 June 1479. Every date I saw, top to bottom and inside citations, has been changed. Does that help? -SusanLesch (talk) 00:20, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The {{use mdy dates}} template does not change how dates are rendered in the body of an article. It does change how dates are rendered in the cs1|2 citation templates which should all be in mdy format. There are a bunch of editors who use a script that converts body text dates so that they match the {{use xxx dates}} templates. You might scan the article history to see if you can find the word 'script' in an edit summary and contact that editor so that they can apply the script to Lisa del Giocondo.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 00:42, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @SusanLesch: I see now. I had it backwards. Sorry for the confusion. RudolfRed (talk) 01:21, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    No problem. Thanks for the information, Trappist the monk. Help:Citation Style 1 and Help:Citation Style 2 are so complicated I will leave this to expert users with scripts. Thank you both for your help. -SusanLesch (talk) 14:33, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually, now that I know that template only affects citations, it was faster to fix it by hand. 😃 -SusanLesch (talk) 15:12, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    June 19

    Change the content

    With all the BAME and BLM protests. It’s time to reword ‘discovered’ Vasco de’Gama was a trader and didn’t discover India. As India was already discovered by kings and maharajah. He was the first westerner to enter its lands to trade. Just as Columbus didn’t find America; but started trade with the natives and settled in an already discovered land. Time to change these Old ideas and words. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.150.51 (talk) 00:50, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    You're better off discussing on the talk page, but I don't see anything that says he discovered India. Everything I see gives him credit for opening the trade routes, which he clearly did. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 01:33, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Would it be considered spam (or otherwise improper) to add a link in 'External ;inks' section to an episode on Netflix? -- On articles about Medal of Honor recipients who are featured on Medal of Honor (TV series) (each episode is specifically about one individual). 107.15.157.44 (talk) 00:59, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I'd avoid adding them, per the policy against external links requiring subscriptions, since they are of limited use to many readers. See WP:ELREG. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 01:30, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, thanks. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 01:44, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Merge?

    There used to be an article: Death of Abigail Taylor. I haven't looked at it in quite some time. I tried to look at it today. I can't quite tell what happened to it. But, I think it was voted to "merge" into a different article: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. However, where is the "merge"? The latter article makes no mention whatsoever of Abigail Taylor or the death of Abigail Taylor. How do we correct this situation? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 03:29, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Joseph A. Spadaro: There was a discussion here. Eagleash (talk) 03:36, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I now see that. However, the consensus was to "merge" the one article into the other article. Where is the "merge"? The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act article makes no mention whatsoever of Abigail Taylor or the death of Abigail Taylor. How do we correct this situation? Thanks. I assume that a consensus of "merge the article" means something very different than a consensus to "delete the article altogether". No? Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 04:10, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    If you look at the history of the target article you will see that the merge was indeed conducted, but it would have been useful if a {{redirect}} hatnote had been added to show the redirect from Death of Abigail Taylor. There was, however, a subsequent discussion Talk:Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act#Merge from Death of Abigail Taylor which may have partly confused the issue. Subsequently an IP removed the Taylor content from where it had been put during the merge. You could suggest, at the target article's talk page, that the relevant content be reinserted, reminding them of the agreement at the original AFD, but perhaps adding extra wording to indicate the context. --David Biddulph (talk) 05:50, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Looking for our guidelines on trademarks

    What criteria should we use to decide that, for example, band-aid is or isn't a generic term for any adhesive bandage, that vaseline is or isn't a generic term for petroleum jelly, or that pampers is or isn't a generic term for diapers? Searching for answers, I found List of generic and genericized trademarks and MOS:TM, but I thought we had more specific guidance on this somewhere. --Guy Macon (talk) 05:32, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    The examples you list are all protected trademarks (and included as such in List of generic and genericized trademarks), not generic terms. Names that can be considered genericized are also listed in the article. I am not aware of any more specific guidance, but such terms are best avoided as many of them are specific to a particular country (especially US vs UK usage).--Shantavira|feed me 09:28, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Need to update information in our official wikipedia

    I tried to edit content in our official page. But not able to edit it. I need to remove some contents in our page. How can i do. pls help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.46.60.197 (talk) 06:19, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    You have no "official" page here (see WP:OWNERSHIP). Nor should you edit it yourself, due to WP:conflict of interest issues. However, you can request a change on the article's talk page. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:38, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Presumably this refers to the OP's removal of the 'Controversies' section of Vellore Institute of Technology. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 06:56, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    weird diff

    Why am I not seeing a username on this edit? Does it have something to do with pending changes? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martha_Stewart&diff=prev&oldid=912482451&diffmode=source Thanks! —valereee (talk) 12:07, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    The username is there but hard to spot because it's short: '؛'. Click 'talk' to see User talk:؛. The link ؛ says it's an Arabic semicolon. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:39, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia page display

    Since buying a new Iphone (which is in English) whenever I open a wikipedia page, through the safari suggestion tab, that tab always shows, somehow, in Thai. Whenever I try to google this problem I only get unrelated wikipedia pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.210.134.244 (talk) 13:18, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Logo Update for WNET right away

    Dear Help desk, 6/19/2020 

     Here is the Update that still needs to get done right away On The Web Site at www.en.wikipedia.org  On The WNET Page The Old 2011 THIRTEEN PBS Logo needs to get taken off right away thats because its not the sameone as website & The New 2017 THIRTEEN PBS Logo MEDIA WITH IMPACT thats On The New Web Site at www.thirteen.org thats on the top left needs to get put on right away & Would you please keep that in mind & don,t forget to go On The New Web Site at www.thirteen.org The New 2017 THIRTEEN PBS Logo MEDIA WITH IMPACT is on the top left needs to get put on right away & don,t forget to take care of it right away & don,t forget to let me know when its all set & done with & don,t forget to get this problem fixed big time right away & don,t forget. Please Write Back to my New E-mail address is jesstreczker1982@gmail.com
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