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= September 1 =
= September 1 =

== Removal of birthdate per WP:BLP ==
Per WP:BLP you may ask to have your birthday removed. When I asked, someone was kind enough to do this for me, including removing it from the article history. My friend Lindsay Burns would also like her birthday removed. I took it off the page. Is there a way I can remove it from the page history or request this be done?


== Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco ==
== Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco ==

Revision as of 16:03, 1 September 2022

    Welcome—ask questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia! (Am I in the right place?)

    August 28

    Reece Mastin page

    I noticed on the Reece Mastin page there is reference to an article where he got a tattoo of his grandfather in Indian war paint. While this is stated 'as such' in the article, it should be edited to be Native American war paint since they are not related to Indians and this is a term no longer used. Sharpeirox (talk) 02:05, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Sharpeirox. That article is not protected. You can make the edit if you want to. Cullen328 (talk) 05:51, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Wiki Shortcut - for more than one way to wiki?

    I think there is a shortcut saying that there is more than one way to skin a cat/editors are allowed to have different opinions. A search only provided this irrelevant link Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 02:57, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Wakelamp. Your question is unclear and your link doesn't work. Are you referring to editorializing and perhaps Wikipedia:Neutral point of view? Shantavira|feed me 08:12, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry for the link. I am talking about discussions on Meta. It's not NPOV, its not no firm rules,,,, More like it's a broad church, but not that no one is forcing you to be here Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 08:46, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Maybe you are thinking of Ignore all rules? Shantavira|feed me 11:53, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Citation

    Hello, is it possible to remove a citation from a text if it has been placed there ill-intentionally to cause harm, and replace it with neutral or positive content? Thank you for your help. KenJ79 (talk) 04:24, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Possible, certainly. Though I'm not sure we should necessarily be engaging in mind-reading to determine intent. At least, not without further context. Which article are you referring to, and which citation? AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:29, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Question in wrong place

    Someone added a question to the very top of this page, just past the TOC. I don't feel comfortable moving it. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 09:29, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I just moved it to the bottom, though it probably doesn't belong on this page at all… Madeline (part of me) 09:33, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Maddy from Celeste I agree with that... 71.228.112.175 (talk) 09:49, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Rod Nordby

     Courtesy link: Barron, Wisconsin

    ROD NORDBY has been Mayor of Barron, wi for over a year. Please correct — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gr8daze (talkcontribs) 04:21, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    This is in the wrong place----I am not comfortable moving it. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 09:24, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you have a reliable source, you can just change it yourself. Madeline (part of me) 09:49, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Gr8daze: If you need further assistance, I suggest you post on Talk:Barron, Wisconsin or use the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard. GoingBatty (talk) 00:29, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    wanting a news story written

    im wanting a news story written regarding aboriginal policing in canada 205.234.50.19 (talk) 17:29, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.5 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:38, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia is not a news system. Wikipedia articles (not "stories") summarise what reliable sources have already published on a subject. If there are enough such sources available on the subject (and these would need to be secondary sources discussing the issue, not simply news reports of individual events), then we could have an article about it. Creating an article is difficult, and I don't advise anybody to try it who hasn't already made several hundred valuable edits to existing articles. See Your first article. ColinFine (talk) 19:28, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Local time template?

    I want to add some text to my userpage about the hours I'll be active, and I want to display those hours in the reader's local time. Something like, "I'll be active between 9:00 and 19:00", but with the hours adjusting with the time zone. Is there a template that can do that? {{u|Bowler the Carmine}} (he/him | talk) 19:44, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Bowler the Carmine: There is no template or other method to do that. I suggest you write the time in UTC including "(UTC)" to show it. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:00, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I would certainly find it less confusing if the hours were displayed in UTC, like everything else in Wikipedia. Maproom (talk) 21:12, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Alright, I'll go with that then. Thank you for your help! {{u|Bowler the Carmine}} (he/him | talk) 21:38, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I need to cite a file (a tar.xz)

    I need to cite the file LICENSE, which is in the tar.xz archive at https://source.vivaldi.com/vivaldi-source_5.4.2753.tar.xz. This is for the wikipedia page Vivaldi (browser). This is because on the infobox, the information about Vivaldi's license is wrong (its actually a BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License, not a Proprietary freeware license). Proof of this is only in the LICENSE file, which is inside the tar.xz file at the link https://source.vivaldi.com/vivaldi-source_5.4.2753.tar.xz. Matr4x-404 (talk) 19:52, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    This indicates that that tarball only contains the free portions of Vivaldi: ​A copy of Vivaldi browser’s open-source code is available on our website. The changes are published under an open-source BSD license. Details are explained in the README and LICENSE files within the package. Madeline (part of me) 20:11, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Your lies about recession definition

    Do not respond to deliberately inflammatory posts. It's not our fault they refuse to read the article's talk page. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 22:43, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

    You are low life scum 72.135.217.106 (talk) 22:38, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    While I don't necessarily agree with the change, please remember to not make personal attacks. Weeklyd3 (talk) 22:40, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    August 29

    urgent information need

    Who have the authority to approved the article on wikipedia? And, to whom appeal if any one declined article without any specific reason. Bhajan Das (talk) 06:35, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Do you mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bdas.in#Your_submission_at_Articles_for_creation:_Vidushi_Sunanda_Sharma_(August_26) ? The reviewer gave a reason for that. Chidgk1 (talk) 07:14, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I guess if you had asked them to be more specific they might have said that the "Education and Musical Training" and "Early Life" sections have no cites Chidgk1 (talk) 07:24, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, Bdas.in. Very few things are truly urgent on Wikipedia. Dealing with declined articles is never urgent. We handle such matters slowly to be sure that we get it right. People who say "this is urgent" get ignored, unless they make a compelling case. Cullen328 (talk) 07:26, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bdas.in I note that you have moved the article into Mainspace at Vidushi Sunanda Sharma, without attending to any of its many issues mentioned by the reviewers Theroadislong and Greenman. In its present form it is unlikely to survive the new pages patrol and I would urge you to ensure the article meets (at minimum) the mandatory requirements for biographies of living people, namely that all facts be cited to reliable sources. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:28, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Moved back to Draft:Vidushi Sunanda Sharma until it is ready for article space. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:33, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Orangemike The first image in the draft is at Commons, uploaded by user MediaNetWorksLtd. Is that an acceptable account name on Commons? 71.228.112.175 (talk) 09:09, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know what the rules are on Commons, to be honest. Orange Mike | Talk 00:19, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    From the Commons "username policy" page:
    Organizations
    Use of the names of organizations is allowed on Commons only if you verify your account, proving that you are or represent the respective organization. While Commons allows using the name of an organization as a username, English Wikipedia and many other Wikimedia projects do not. You can use different accounts for Commons and Wikipedia, but if you want to use the same account for all projects you should comply with the more restrictive Wikipedia username policy.
    Be aware that your organization account is responsible for all of its edits. Do not give any employee that doesn't fully understand Commons policies access to the account credentials. Policy violations will not be waived because "Jerry did it".
    Using Commons to upload promotional material that is outside of Commons' scope is not permitted, even if the account has been verified. Unambiguously promotional accounts may be blocked.
    Orange Mike | Talk 00:22, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Are captions automatically copied from Wikimedia Commons?

    Hello,

    I just added some missing English language captions to Wikimedia Commons. As you can see the pics are used in a couple of wind farm articles which are excerpted to Wind power in Turkey. Will the captions eventually be automatically copied do you know? If not can I make a technical request for this to happen by default (I mean if the caption is left blank in the article) in future? Chidgk1 (talk) 07:08, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Chidgk1. Images on Wikimedia Commons do not include captions. They include file names and file descriptions. When those images are used in various Wikimedia projects, editors may choose to add captions at the local level. For example, the same image may be used in the English Wikipedia with an English caption and on the Japanese Wikipedia with a Japanese caption. If no editor at the local level writes a custom caption for that project, then the file name will be used as a caption. This is not optimal. Cullen328 (talk) 07:34, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    You are right that "caption" does not appear in the text when the top "edit" link is clicked. But they can be added by scrolling down to "file information" and clicking "edit" on the right.
    Perhaps if we discuss an example I will understand better.
    For example I just made this change:
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3A%C3%87antaWindFarm06.JPG&type=revision&diff=685599317&oldid=461486354
    to add an English caption and if my Turkish was better I could similarly add a Turkish caption.
    So can I make a request to have the English captions automatically copied to English Wikipedia in future if there is no existing caption on English Wikipedia? Chidgk1 (talk) 07:47, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Chidgk1: commons:Commons:File captions is a feature from 2019. It uses mw:Extension:WikibaseMediaInfo which isn't installed in the English Wikipedia. As far as I know, there is no way to display a Commons caption here and no process to copy it into an article. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:34, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Numbered list puzzle

    Hi, I have a question for Dutch WikiSource, but since there are not many users there, I ask here. I want to make numbered list with the following style: 1°, 2°, 3° etc. How to insert the ° instead of a . ?

    TIA, H. (talk) 15:09, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Hamaryns: It should be under the Dutch equivalent of Special characters if you're using the source editor, or OOjs UI icon specialCharacter.svg if you're using the visual editor. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 15:28, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you're not planning on using it a lot, you might do something like the following:
    <ol>
    <li style="list-style-type: '1° '">item 1</li>
    <li style="list-style-type: '2° '">item 2</li>
    <li style="list-style-type: '3° '">item 3</li>
    </ol>
    
    This would render as:
    1. item 1
    2. item 2
    3. item 3
    If you want to add another item, add another li and increment the number before the °.
    This would work for small scales, but it would become tedious quickly, and make for not-so-nice wikitext. For larger-scale uses, I would look into making a template; I think it should be doable with TemplateStyles and CSS counters. Rummskartoffel 16:00, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that this solution breaks WP:ACCESSIBILITY. The ":" prefix defines a definition-list item, so you are actually creating a <dl> definition list containing a set of <dd> definitions each containing an orphaned <li> tag; the <ol> tag is discarded. I don't recommend it. Bazza (talk) 16:11, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bazza 7: the dl was not intended, but merely a product of DiscussionTools producing broken markup. I edited my comment immediately after posting it; now it should be fine. Rummskartoffel 16:16, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, it is indeed fine, and I'll strike out my comment so as not to confuse. Bazza (talk) 16:23, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the swift and accurate reply. Not the very nice solution I had in mind, but indeed, it is for one-time use, so this is what I’ll use. H. (talk) 19:52, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Videos

    How do I access video's on Wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.113.100.202 (talk) 15:13, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    What do you mean by "access videos on Wiki"? If you're talking about videos which have already been uploded to Wikipedia or to Commons, you should be able to watch them directly. Other than that, I don't know what you might mean. ColinFine (talk) 15:40, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Welcome to Help Desk! Search on c:Main for any freely released videos, or specifically exploring this category c:Category:Videos. Youtube is probably a better for copyrighted videos though and fine-tuned search ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 01:56, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you want to watch them and have JavaScript, I believe you can click on the video to watch it on the page directly.
    August 29's media of the day from Wikimedia Commons (a video). Click on the video to watch it.
    Weeklyd3 (talk) 03:22, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]


    August 30

    When could someone get a long term abuse page?

    In the past few days, a bunch of sock puppets have been spamming information about South Dakota Pizza on the Sioux Falls article. (By my count, four). The sockpuppet investigations page lists a lot more. I'm just wondering, when can a sock group get their own long term abuse page? I don't think this disruption is enough for a long term abuse page, but I'm just asking. Weeklyd3 (talk) 00:30, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    PhantomTech is probably best suited to explain this. * Pppery * it has begun... 00:39, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    TLDR: There is disagreement about when someone should get an LTA case page but in my opinion, several months of abuse after an indefinite block where the abuse would not be obvious if seen by most editors, but could be made significantly more obvious with knowledge included in the LTA page.

    Thanks for the ping. There is disagreement about when exactly someone qualifies for an LTA case page, but the following information from WP:LTA is relevant:
    • This page summarises a limited number of long term abusers, to assist members of the community who believe they may have cause to report another incident.
    • Only add vandals that have a need to be pointed out, especially ones whose contributions could be confused for good-faith edits by somebody unfamiliar with their modus operandi.
    • Blatant vandals whose sockpuppet accounts would be blocked swiftly as vandalism-only even if they weren't evading a previous block usually do not need to be listed here.
    All cases should meet the following basic criteria, which is presented at various parts of the process to create a new case:
    • The user is banned, indefinitely blocked, or is an IP user that would be indefinitely blocked if they used an account
    • Abuse from the user continues despite the ban or block being in place
    • The level of abuse is unusually high compared to other banned or blocked users
    • There is evidence to support that the criteria is met
    Additionally, there are two ambiguous qualifiers:
    1. The abuse has been ongoing for a long period.
      In my opinion, this is a balance between keeping information from dying out due to people familiar with the user leaving affected areas and denying recognition. An exact time period is hard to give but a few weeks, probably even months, is likely too short of a time while multiple years would definitely be long enough.
    2. An LTA case is beneficial to preventing the abuse or significantly reduces the resources needed to respond the abuse.
      This is also due to WP:DENY, and the point at which the benefit outweighs WP:DENY is not fully agreed on. If anyone can identify the abuse by looking at it, with no previous knowledge of the user, then there should not be an LTA case, there are multiple places within WP:LTA where a message similar to this is given though not everyone agrees with this and not everyone follows this. At it's most basic, an LTA page will link to SPI cases, and give an earliest know activity date. If there is nothing added that cannot easily be found from the SPI cases and that helps identify future abuse, then I'd say a case definitely doesn't meet this criteria.
    As a final note, not having an LTA case doesn't mean someone can't be called an "LTA". People are often called long-term abusers even if they don't meet the last requirement I listed for an LTA case, though it could be argued that they should not be per WP:DENY. Hopefully that helps, but let me know if you have other questions or if you'd like me to clarify anything. I haven't looked at the specific SPI you linked, but I can if you'd like information specific to it. PhantomTech[talk] 01:57, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the detailed answer, @PhantomTech! Weeklyd3 (talk) 03:03, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I've added it to my watchlist. I'll check everything that comes in for the next six months and report those who are dodgy. scope_creepTalk 17:35, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Question from 50.39.208.57

    My name is Gregg Eugene Harris. The page for me is very much out of date. I am now living in Silverton, Oregon. I operate Silver Falls Terrariums www.silverfallsterrariums.com and I am the Inn Keeper for The Noble Inn www.nobleinn.org. How can I get my page updated? 50.39.208.57 (talk) 00:32, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    You need to visit Talk:Gregg Harris and make an edit request by typing {{request edit}}, then listing the changes you would like to see made in a "Change X to Y" format, and citing some reliable sources for each change. Then, wait. Edit requests are handled by volunteers and they can take quite some time. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 01:16, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    You may also enjoy using the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard to make your request. GoingBatty (talk) 02:46, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    profane subject line

    when searching Boris Johnson, a profane defamatory sub topic came up 2601:803:7F:2510:31AA:7A43:E1E:E565 (talk) 01:05, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I assume you are talking about the song [you might not want to reveal this title]. Sorry, but we don't censor Wikipedia. However, this title can be perceived as defamatory. I really don't know how the search results are ranked, and we can't manually pull a page off search suggestions.. Sorry. Weeklyd3 (talk) 01:08, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Wow, it's even a GA. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:17, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Why "Wow"? It's a GA because people such as ISD have put effort in to making it so. Bazza (talk) 08:58, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Wow, I hear you. I await equally defamatory songs about Liz Truss. MinorProphet (talk) 14:09, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    No need. Already been done - X201 (talk) 14:25, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Weeklyd3: this title can be perceived as defamatory In matters of speech, Wikipedia only cares about US law. For instance, certain current events are described as an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which is not allowed by Russian law, and the WMF has been fined in Russia for this. Even if our article about Boris Johnson stated in wikivoice that he was an [expletive], that would not be actionable in the US (only statements of provable facts are). Reproducing what other people have said, with enough context for readers to discern that it is someone else’s opinion rather than Wikipedia’s, is even less actionable.
    Of course, many persons "perceive" certain things as objectionable for various reasons, but we don’t listen to them. Maybe Google does, but that is a question for them. TigraanClick here for my talk page ("private" contact) 16:01, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @X201: Reminds me of the follow-up Alistair MacLean novel, or maybe the film version... MinorProphet (talk) 17:16, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this Article Approved?

    Is this Article Approved? Draft:Aniket Dey 103.51.148.84 (talk) 07:47, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    We don't need the whole url. The draft has not been submitted for a review, I will add the appropriate information to allow you to. 331dot (talk) 07:56, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @103.51.148.84: Nothing I see there demonstrates notability. He was nominated for a position, wrote a book and was arrested. A nomination isn't really news. See WP:TOOSOON Avoid repetitive sources without a writer's name. That usually indicates a lazy cut and paste of a press release. For the book to be notable, you need an in dependent review in a reliable source. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 17:17, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Image lost in translation

    Hello! I am trying to translate this page from English to French (here's my final version), but I noticed the first image didn't make it through, while the second did. Did I mess up somewhere, and if so, where? (apologies if this type of question has been answered before, I couldn't find anything in the FAQ) ~~~ Inkins (talk) 12:07, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    The image File:Rubbletrench.png is uploaded locally to the English language Wikipedia, that image isn't on the French Language Wikipedia (at least not with the same name). The file appears to be a candidate for copying over to Commons, from where the French WP could easily link it. I've never transferred an image before, I'll find out what is involved. - X201 (talk) 13:08, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Inkins It just need to be transferred to Commons to be used on the French article. Copyright looks OK to me, so you can do this at the file's location here by following the instructions. (Maybe X201's going to do it) Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:11, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    You could also post a request for a translated image at fr:Wikipédia:Atelier graphique/Images à améliorer, or do it yourself if you have suitable software. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:20, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I've transferred the image to Commons and got it to appear on your FR version. It will need to be translated at some point. It may be worth pinging @Kickstart70: who created the original image to see if they could help. - X201 (talk) 13:27, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Re-submitting draft page for publication

    Hi there,

    I submitted a draft page (WagerWire) on Aug. 5, which was declined that same day. I edited it and re-submitted on Aug. 10. The box at the top of my "Read" tab, it still says declined. I want to make sure it is being reviewed again as I believe I addressed all of the editors points. Can you please help confirm that page is in the review cue?

    Thank you!

    Bailey Baileyirelan (talk) 15:07, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Baileyirelan, you did not resubmit it. You need to click the "resubmit" button to do that. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:15, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you submit, I will need to reject as a clear fail of WP:NCORP. Wikipedia is not an advertising platform. scope_creepTalk 15:21, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Baileyirelan Details about funding rounds are not necessary, and don't add encyclopedic value to the article (and these details don't add to the company's notability). You should remove that section. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 09:20, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Basic citation type

    Hi Folks!!, I'm looking for a basic citation for Ref 22 on Harro Schulze-Boysen. It has a couple of pieces of info, location, date, publisher. Its a report. I thought there was basic citation template for this, that stated as "Citation" but I can't find it anywhere. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 15:26, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I found cite report, and it is a report, which is quite close. I supposed I can use that. scope_creepTalk 15:31, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    {{cite book}}:
    {{cite book |last=Schulze-Boysen |first=Harro |date=1994 |orig-date=1932 |title=Gegner von heute – Kampfgenossen von morgen |publisher=Fölbach Verlag |location=Koblenz |edition=4th |isbn=3-923532-24-5}}
    Schulze-Boysen, Harro (1994) [1932]. Gegner von heute – Kampfgenossen von morgen (4th ed.). Koblenz: Fölbach Verlag. ISBN 3-923532-24-5.
    which more or less mimics the style chosen by the editor who added the citation. {{cite report}} has a different style:
    {{cite report |last=Schulze-Boysen |first=Harro |date=1994 |orig-date=1932 |title=Gegner von heute – Kampfgenossen von morgen |publisher=Fölbach Verlag |location=Koblenz |edition=4th |isbn=3-923532-24-5}}
    Schulze-Boysen, Harro (1994) [1932]. Gegner von heute – Kampfgenossen von morgen (Report) (4th ed.). Koblenz: Fölbach Verlag. ISBN 3-923532-24-5.
    Trappist the monk (talk) 15:38, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]


    re tag "Tag: Disambiguation links added"

    Other than waiting for a notice on my talkpage, is there a tool I can use to find why "notice Tag: Disambiguation links added" showed up when I did &action=history to review a series of edits. Nuts240 (talk) 22:40, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Nuts240: Please always post a relevant link or example. I guess you refer to [1]. I have enabled "Display links to disambiguation pages in orange" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets. It displays checks in orange. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:22, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    August 31

    visa

    Can anyone come your country for visit. 103.120.36.213 (talk) 01:15, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a worldwide project. Please read Travel visa. Cullen328 (talk) 01:27, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia:Mohalla Altaf shaheed

    Can anyone look at the page Wikipedia:Mohalla Altaf shaheed. Regards. — Meghmollar2017 (UTC) — 10:49, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I have moved your draft back to Draft:Mohalla Altaf shaheed. The Wikipedia namespace was the wrong one anyway (that is for pages about the creation of Wikipedia), but it is not ready to be an article, as it has not a single source. Please read your first article. ColinFine (talk) 11:32, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Can I nominate

    There's an article which meets FL criteria imo. Those who improved it are not very active. Can I nominate the article for FL and give the entire credit to them? Dr Salvus 12:43, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dr Salvus: I think you mean FA for featured article, unless you're referring to a featured list. See Wikipedia:Featured article candidates. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 18:04, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    How to create company page in wikipedia

    I want to create a company page for House of Party as House of Party is famous brand in USA for party supplies. Can anybody guide me about creating a company page? Abubakarpetra (talk) 12:49, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    There are no 'company pages' on Wikipedia. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:56, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Abubakarpetra:You may create an article about any notable subject, so your first task is to verify that this company is notable: see WP:NCORP. If the subject is not notable, we will delete the article. This happens more than 100 times a day. Don't waste your time or ours if the company is non-notable. After you are sure the company is notable, proceed to WP:YFA. -Arch dude (talk) 13:09, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you have an association with the company, please read WP:COI and WP:PAID for information on required formal disclosures. 331dot (talk) 13:11, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Company is currently selling its products at Amazon and Also have their official website. Abubakarpetra (talk) 13:26, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Abubakarpetra: Neither of which establishes the notability if the company. Please read the policy pages linked to in this section. Wikipedia is not a directory of companies that merely documents existence, there is criteria for inclusion. 331dot (talk) 13:34, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Suggesting reordering some medical articles...

    You know how there are many stories about people googling a symptom and getting all the scary results first? I just saw an example of that, in the article Cramps, and think it would be ethical to rearrange the introduction so the common causes (fatigue, electrolyte imbalance) are well before the scary stuff (neurological disorders).

    Physicians have a saying, "when you hear hoofbeats, assume horses, not zebras." Anyone else think we should be making an effort to put the zebras at the bottom of the list?

    // I just realized that this sounds like I'm saying "somebody else should do this" but I meant "is it cool with you guys for me to rewrite this"

    // [NomadicVoxel] [talk\ctbs] 17:50, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @NomadicVoxel: It wouldn't hurt to suggest changes on individual talk pages, and then if there's no response, make the edit. WP:BEBOLD. If anyone disagrees, you'll eventually find out. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 18:06, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks @Timtempleton. Sorry I didn't think to ask on the talk page, new to this.
    // [NomadicVoxel] [talk\ctbs] 18:53, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Makes sense. Appreciate that.
    Sorry, just relatively new to this stuff. // [NomadicVoxel] [talk\ctbs] 18:52, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit Page Photo

    Hello! To represent AstraZeneca properly, we would like change the current and incorrect photo on our page to The Discovery Centre (DISC) in Cambridge, UK which is our new main building. The current photo is incorrect and misleading. Below are press release: [2]https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2021/astrazeneca-unveils-the-discovery-centre-disc-in-cambridge.html [3]https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/astrazeneca-breaks-bank-again-for-new-futuristic-hq-pkhpjnf7b https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraZeneca Grace8888 (talk) 20:01, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Grace8888. Once you have made the mandatory declaration of your status as a paid editor (see that link for details), you are welcome to
    1. Upload a suitable free image to Wikimedia Commons using the Upload wizard, and
    2. Make an edit request on the talk page of the article to use the new image.
    Note that the image must have been specifically either placed in the public domain, or licensed under a free licence such as CC-BY-SA by the legal copyright holder. ColinFine (talk) 20:10, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Bio for Maria Barrett US Army Commander of Army Cyber Command

    Hello, I reviewed her bio. It shows "Died" "Gitmo". Is this an error? Thank you! Dale Moon Moon Insurance 2600:1702:3FB0:1DE0:495F:532:2CC7:3634 (talk) 21:22, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    It was vandalism, a few hours ago: I have reverted it. Thank you for pointing it out. ColinFine (talk) 21:40, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    LiveRamp/Acxiom Company Correction

    Hello Help Desk – I am an employee of Acxiom and understand that I’m not supposed to do any company editing myself. I'm hoping someone here can help me. Acxiom used to be LiveRamp, but the companies split. The confusing history is correctly explained in each article, but when the names of the articles were switched, the corresponding Wikidata files weren’t properly updated. The LiveRamp Wikidata file still refers to the company as Acxiom. The Wikidata file for Acxiom is newer and correctly just calls it Acxiom. When someone does a Google search for Acxiom, Google seems to be pulling some of the incorrect LiveRamp Wikidata into the search results. You can see Acxiom all over the LiveRamp Wikidata file, such as in the other foreign language Wikipedia sites, and in the main box where it says “also known as Acxiom”. Does anyone here know how to correctly update the LiveRamp Wikidata file to break this association, so Google will display the correct search results? Anthonyacxiom (talk) 21:49, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Anthonyacxiom Not saying it shouldn't be updated, but we have no control over Google search results, for that you will need to contact Google. You will also need to make a formal paid editing disclosure, please see WP:PAID. 331dot (talk) 22:02, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @331dot @Anthonyacxiom You are both right, the LiveRamp Wikidata file should not refer to the company as Acxiom, should it?
    The OP wants to know how to update Wikidata items. I am not familiar with that process. 331dot, who can help? 71.228.112.175 (talk) 07:45, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know anything about it, I assume someone else around here does. 331dot (talk) 07:47, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Anthonyacxiom I have a little insight into this. I updated both the articles a few years ago, when these two companies basically switched names. I also moved the Acxiom dab page to Acxiom (disambiguation). I didn't think to do anything with the Wikidata file. It looks like there are two things going on now. When someone Googles either Acxiom or LiveRamp, Google just brings up LiveRamp results in the Knowledge Graph. As 331dot points out above, we have no control over this. There's a feedback link at the bottom of the Knowledge Graph, and I already took the initiative to report the incorrect display result for Acxiom to Google. You should notify them as well. I'm sure they get many correction requests. I see what you're saying with the incorrect LiveRamp Wikidata file. That IS a Wikipedia issue. I just went over and changed the title from Acxiom to LiveRamp, but there are other foreign Wikipedia pages that say Acxiom. I'm not a Wikidata expert so I have no idea what impact that has on articles. Perhaps someone better versed in Wikidata and also possibly fluent in German or Spanish might take a look and see what kind of housekeeping needs to be done. And please make sure anyone from the company editing either article makes the proper disclosures per WP:PAID. Better yet, rather than editing yourself, we suggest you make a connected edit request. See Wikipedia:Simple conflict of interest edit request. You can also ping me or post on my talk page. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 22:50, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    September 1

    Removal of birthdate per WP:BLP

    Per WP:BLP you may ask to have your birthday removed. When I asked, someone was kind enough to do this for me, including removing it from the article history. My friend Lindsay Burns would also like her birthday removed. I took it off the page. Is there a way I can remove it from the page history or request this be done?

    Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco

    Hello, the article Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco has an error in reference 27. And the references in the Share taxis, Metro and Metrotren Araucanía sections do not appear in the References section.I don't know how to fix it. Thanks in advance. Soy Juampayo (talk) 04:41, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Done, I was able to do the correction myself. Hugs. Soy Juampayo (talk) 04:54, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Outdated Data for Emplifi Wiki Page

    @Timtempleton: said here the Emplifi Wikipedia page is pulling out-dated, pre-acquisition financials for the infobox from Wikidata (no new information is publicly available). He suggested I post here about how to stop wikidata from auto-populating the infobox, if possible, as it would be better to leave it blank than use financials that are just of the acquired business. JordanJulian19 (talk) 08:19, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Tool for seeing how people navigated to a page

    What can I use if I want to see how users navigated to a certain page (so like, if I wanna see how users got to the page for "Canada", I can see that 23% got there from a search engine like Google, 10% got there by searching, 8% got there by clicking a wikilink on the "North America" page, 5% got there by clicking a wikilink on the "Ontario" page, etc.). I definitely have used this tool before, but I can't remember what it was called, and couldn't find it listed in relevant WP/help pages. TheGEICOgecko (talk) 09:19, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Wrong Talk Page

    I just expanded Michigan eLibrary, however there is no Talk Page for this article. The Talk Page goes to Library of Michigan which is wrong. How can I get it corrected, where Michigan eLibrary has its own Talk Page? Keep in mind that Library of Michigan still has to have its own Talk Page. Two different articles that each should have their own Talk Page. Thanks for technical help.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:04, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Click the "redirected from" link at the top of Talk:Michigan eLibrary after it's been redirected. You can edit the page and remove the redirect. Bazza (talk) 10:08, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I corrected it this way. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Allied Names for WWII Japanese Aircraft

    The Code name Joyce on the Wikipedia page says it is an unknown Nakajima plane but I found a page that says it was a fictional plane (https://ww2db.com/other.php?other_id=32)

    If I could get logged in I'd be posting under my name  :) 2605:A601:AF50:4200:25A8:3072:A564:4863 (talk) 11:09, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    WorldNetDaily

    WorldNetDaily references are unreadable.

    • 1 a b c [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
    • 2 a b [13][14][15][16][17][18]
    • 26 [19][7][20][4][21][22][23][24][8][25]
    0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 13:48, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you suggesting that there's a wild case of WP:Citation overkill? Or that it's just not human-readable? Explodicator7331 (talk) 14:47, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]