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April 5

Ella Morris incorrect photo

Hi all, I'm the media officer for the England women's under-23s. The lead image on Ella Morris' page isn't of her. Could someone advise how we get it changed? Ella Morris (footballer). FAcomms1 (talk) 10:24, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@FAcomms1: That was tricky but you're right. Ella Morris (footballer) displays File:Ella Morris 2023.jpg which was cropped from File:Ella Morris Lewes FC Women 1 Southampton Women 4 27 08 2023-687 (53146863975).jpg. It looks like her number is 2 (Ella Morris) but https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesboyes/53146634054/in/photostream/ shows it's actually 21 (Jemma Purfield). The gap between 2 and 1 is just large enough for 1 to be completely hidden behind her arm. A one-digit number would have been centered above the logo. It also looks like https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/teams/profile/jemma-purfield and not https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/teams/profile/ella-morris. Pinging Victuallers who uploaded the original photo with a very understandable mistake. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

I have removed the wrong photo from the article but hope Victuallers will do image cleanup at Commons and possibly look for a suitable photo. We respect copyright so it's sometimes difficult. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:39, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

After renaming we may have a better image for Jemma Purfield. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:50, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Have requested both original and cropped images for renaming now. CommunityNotesContributor (talk) 12:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

This has now been done re Jemma Purfield image CommunityNotesContributor (talk) 13:43, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello. Now that somebody's cleaned up the issue with the photo, there are some other important matters to turn to.

First, you need to change your username. Names that suggest that they are role accounts, or imply that they are editing on behalf of an organisation, are not permitted. All accounts should be individual. You don't have to use your real name (I do, but many editors do not), and if you wish a name like "Jane at FA Comms" would be acceptable. Since you have only made two edits, it is easiest just to abandon that account and create a new one, but if you want to hang onto it, see WP:CHU.

Secondly, if you are the media officer and you intend to edit anything remotely connected with the team, you are regarded as a paid editor, and you must make a formal declaration as explained in that link. ColinFine (talk) 13:11, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@FAcomms1 The better news is that we welcome anyone who wishes to improve Wikipedia and (as this example shows) editors here will try to help, provided that paid editors (and article subjects) are open about their conflict of interest. For general advice on what you can do and how to do it when you spot errors or want to add information, see this guidance. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@FAcomms1: Further to the good advice you have already been given, one of the best ways for you to help improve this and other articles would be to make images whose copyright you own available under an open licence, so that we (and others) may use them. the process is explained at Wikipedia:A picture of you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:58, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

I couldn't agree more. I've made substantial updates on U23 player articles in recent months, and just like the senior team, it's notable that there is only one photographer who is reliabily providing quality CC images, James Boyes, and this is generally when these players play against Lewes domestically, which isn't very often (at least not for WSL players). Ideally FA comms department would arrange for CC images to be supplied for such players. @FAcomms1 on another matter (while you're here), it would be useful to have stats pages for U23 players on englandfootball.com. At present there is only flashscore documenting these and it's often incomplete. The U17/19 stats from soccerway are more reliable than the U23 stats for example. CommunityNotesContributor (talk) 14:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Appreciate all the insight and you updating U23 player articles, it is really helpful. On images, we have a contract with Getty who we use for all of our images across all our England teams. A lot of what you're asking for comes down to time and resource. You'll find our WU23s mirror the set up of the MU21s teams on England Football. Thanks. FAcomms1 (talk) 14:28, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

You can upload Getty images with a creative commons license without much extra effort, and they can be used on Wikipedia [1]. Maybe you could check if this would be within the contract? CommunityNotesContributor (talk) 14:36, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@FAcomms1: (written b4 some of above) This is an amazing opportunity FAcomms1 for you, if you can explain this to your bosses. The advantage here is for the game and not the bottom line. Wikipedia would gladly use any photos that, you/the FA, supply of footballers. (Best not to use a paid photographer unless they know how to get rid of their rights to photos). A very very high proportion of all the photos of women footballers are taken by just own enthusiastic photographer who takes photos of Lewes Women FC footballers. See this collection!!. Several similar teams to Lewes have no photos at all that Wikipedia can use.... eg Southampton. The photo of Ella Morris was taken when she was playing Lewes and loaded into Wikimedia by me. Some might say that James Boyes is the best media officer that women's football has in this country. I think/know that. He has been given an award by Wikipedians and thanked by Helen Pankhurst as an amazing role model. I'm guessing you havent heard of him.... we have and hundreds of people see his photos every minute - the FA should give him an award for his real contribution to the game. We could probably get an accurate figure (Andy?) but 100s or 1000s of ppl a minute is my guess of how many ppl see those photos. I'd love to find out what your bosses say. If they looked interested then we could find 100s of ppl who would help. Victuallers (talk) 14:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Johannes Weigelt

Hi Folks!! I can't get ref 5 fixed on Johannes Weigelt. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 11:42, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

I added the year and that solved the issue. The Banner talk 12:02, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

I note that the "online" link returns "Page not found" - the working link [2] contains "sfz" not the "ppn" returned by the template. Mikenorton (talk) 12:40, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia email

I received an email from "wiki@wikimedia.org" regarding an unsolicited request to change my password. How can I check if this was sent from Wikipedia and is legit? Pondini (talk) 12:56, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@Pondini That email address is the correct one from which WP:Notifications about various things are sent: see the linked page for details. However, it would be fairly easy for a bad actor to spoof such an email so if you are super-cautious you wouldn't click on any of the links within the message. If you want to, you could change your password at Special:ChangePassword, just as a precaution. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:10, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

As Mike says, that appears to be a valid address. You don't make clear what the message is. What occurs to me is that somebody else has tried to change the password, and the system has sent you a mail asking if this is you. Is that what the mail is?

If so, you don't need to worry: somebody has tried to steal your account (people are doing this all the time) and the security system has foiled them. ColinFine (talk) 13:15, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@Pondini: It's probably legit, meaning somebody entered your username at Special:PasswordReset. Anyone can do that. Just ignore it. The mails are indeed sent from wiki@wikimedia.org but it's possible for others to fake a sender address. The only way to be certain it's real is to test whether the temporary password in the mail works, but I see no reason to do that. If you want to do it anyway then avoid any links in the mail and go to our website https://en.wikipedia.org by other means. If you are worried about the security of your account then pick a strong password which isn't used anywhere else. When you know your existing password, you can change it at Special:Preferences with no need for mails. Your account looks uninteresting to try to hack. Maybe somebody thought they might once have created an account by that name. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Like everyone above already said, that is the email that sends password reset emails, but email addresses can be spoofed. The text of the message should read similar to the following:

Someone (probably you, from IP address <an IP address>) requested a reset of your password for Wikipedia (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>). The following user account is associated with this email address:

Username: <your username>

Temporary password: <a random string of characters>

This temporary password will expire in 7 days.

You should log in and choose a new password now. If someone else made this request, or if you have remembered your original password, and you no longer wish to change it, you may ignore this message and continue using your old password.

However, if you did not generate this request and want to prevent unsolicited emails, you may want to update your email options at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal-email>. You can require both username and email address to generate password reset emails. This may reduce the number of such incidents.

The first paragraph can change depending on how the reset was requested. If you did not make the request you can safely ignore it, your old password will continue to work. You can find more info at Help:Reset password. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:22, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

How do I get more involved?

Hi there, I'm trying to get more involved in WIkipedia (asides from just editing articles) and am looking for a role in AFC, CSD, XFD, NPP, or a similar kind of thing. However, everywhere I apply I'm told that I don't have enough experience elsewhere. So where do I start?

Tysm, JacobTheRox (talk) 14:54, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@JacobTheRox: Hi there! According to these edit count statistics, you've made 436 edits to articles. There are many places where you can look for suggestions to improve articles, including Wikipedia:Task center, Wikipedia:Maintenance, and the WikiProject Cleanup Listings, where you can find look for articles related to your interests. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 19:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, JacobTheRox. If you have familiarized yourself with the various notability guidelines, then your input would be welcomed at current Articles for deletion debates. Read WP:AFD#Contributing to AfD discussions and Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions. Cullen328 (talk) 06:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Another option, JacobTheRox, is to dive into Wikipedia:New pages patrol. There has been a HUGE influx to this from old article as of a couple of months ago, kind of a long term cleanup project, I think. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 01:13, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Aero Vodochody aircraft names

Hi there, I'm not sure if this is exactly the right place for this as I'm a new editor so apologies if this should be somewhere else.

I was going through the suggested edits and ended up on a niche page for an older Czech airplane, and was attempting to find some sources to add. In the process, I noticed that, from this particular manufacturer, from my perspective a number of the Aircraft names are slightly wrong. Many of them on the English Wiki are titled with a dot instead of a dash, when it appears that on the Czech Wiki and the manufacturers naming, the dash is more correct.

Example:

English Wiki: Aero A.29

Czech Wiki: Aero A-29

Note the difference: A.29 vs A-29

In checking this category, I noticed numerous articles with the same issue:

Category:Aero Vodochody aircraft

I would like to fix this, in addition to fixing the issue that a lot of them seem to have with having no citations. My main concern is that if I start changing the titles of a dozen pages that people might think I am vandalizing or something similar, and I wanted to just see if there was a particular way I should go about this, or if it's fine to just start making my way down the list. Thanks! LiterallyDavidBowie (talk) 18:46, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@LiterallyDavidBowie: Hi there! You could create a post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft similar to the post you made here, and provide a source that the manufacturer used a dash instead of a dot. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 19:08, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Published scholarly works and original research

If a scholarly work such as a thesis uses original research (which is obviously forbidden here) and that such work has been published, does that make it eligible for being used as a source in an article? e (talk) 18:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

The prohibition on original research is only in a Wikipedia article, not in a source. From that respect, it is fine. But you should still consider whether it is reliably published - I don't think a doctoral thesis would count unless it was subsequently published in book form by a reputable publisher. It might count as a self-published source, usable in that respect.

The other question is independence: if the article is about a scientific or scholarly matter, an article by one of those who developed or worked on the subject would be a primary source: an independent study would be better. ColinFine (talk) 19:38, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Note that some vanity publishers of theses and the like have the trappings of reputable publishers. But they remain mere vanity publishers. 126.158.136.165 (talk) 22:49, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes. We even have a template, {{Cite thesis}}, for that. It is used in over 35,000 articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Reliable person to create a wikipage

Please help me to find out a reliable authenticate person who would be able to help me to create a wikipedia page for me. Thanks. Daichoo (talk) 19:19, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Daichoo.

I'm afraid it really doesn't work like that.

I know you have been a victim of scammers who falsely told you they would "create a page for you", and I'm sorry.

But Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a professional directory or social media.

If there has been enough independent material published about you that you satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for notability, then there could be an article. If there hasn't, then, like most of us, you are not notable in Wikipedia's sense, and there cannot be an article about you.

If you meet the criteria for notability, then there can be an article about you, as I said; but it is not very likely that you will find somebody willing to create it. You're welcome to put a request at requested articles, but in honesty, such requests are rarely taken up.

You are discouraged from writing the article yourself, but not forbidden; however, creating an article is a challenging task, and I always advise new editors to spend a few months editing existing articles and learning about how Wikipedia works before they try it.

Please be aware, as well, that if we have an article about you, (whoever writes it) it will not belong to you, you will not control its content, it will not be for your benefit except incidentally, and it may contain material that you would prefer it did not. It should be based almost entirely on what people unconnected with you have published about you, not on what you or your associates say or want to say. See an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing.

If after all this you want to try it, please study your first article. ColinFine (talk) 19:49, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

April 6

Images do not display (on Wikipedia/Wikimedia only)

This may be something I just have to struggle with myself, given the obscurity of my software, but...does Wikipedia use javascript somehow in displaying images? They do not display on this device on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. (Haven't tested on any other WP projects).

Works fine everywhere else, so it isn't as simple as what do I expect given the obscure software. Don't see anything in settings that would cause this. Any suggestions, anyone? Oh, and I do say on *this* device. The Android devices do not have the problem. Elinruby (talk) 02:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@Elinruby: Hi there! What is "this device" that you refer to? GoingBatty (talk) 02:46, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

VAIO laptop running an extremely obscure Linux distro. But again. the device is not the problem since images display just fine on all other sites, ie Google News, Jstor, CNN, NYT...

I suspect javascript even though it is enabled in the browser, simply because of the antiquity of the whole thing, and as I was scrolling through WP preferences some of the gadgets had labels appended saying that javascript is required to use them. But they are not selected (?) Tried so far: switched off limited width mode since this screen is actually extremely wide (usually on a phone), changed skin from Monobook to Timeless. I guess I could see if this still happens in (WP) safe mode. But where I am boggling is, why would image display have anything to do with javascript?

Btw, is there a way to establish device-specific preferences? The settings I am turning off are needed on the Androids.Elinruby (talk) 03:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

So... Enabling WP safe mode doesn't seem to matter. Neither does changing the skin; I have now tried Minerva also. Also doesn't seem to matter whether Media Viewer is on or off, or what the maximum image or thumbnail size is. And yes. I am rebooting between these changes, in case. Annoying, since my image editing software is on this laptop but I guess I will just have to work around this, unless someone has a bright idea. There is always View Source, which might confirm the hypothesis, but I am hoping someone knows off the top of their head as I dislike navigating javascript code and even if I find out that that's the issue, confirming the issue is all it will do. I am going to be the edge case for which the developers decline to stand on their heads to make a fix, probably. Honestly, the mobile platform needs their attention more anyway.

TL;DR the actual question is whether WP uses javascript somehow to display images. Elinruby (talk)

@Elinruby: JavaScript is not required. The images are loaded from https://upload.wikimedia.org. Some browsers have a setting to block image loads from others domains, and may have a way to activate the setting for a specific site. Ottoman clothing displays https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Ottoman_official%2C_Turkey%2C_Istanbul%2C_c._1650%2C_ink%2C_watercolour%2C_gold_on_paper_-_Aga_Khan_Museum_-_Toronto%2C_Canada_-_DSC06822.jpg/250px-Ottoman_official%2C_Turkey%2C_Istanbul%2C_c._1650%2C_ink%2C_watercolour%2C_gold_on_paper_-_Aga_Khan_Museum_-_Toronto%2C_Canada_-_DSC06822.jpg. Do you see the image at the latter url? A few interface images are stored here at https://en.wikipedia.org. The lower right corner displays https://en.wikipedia.org/static/images/footer/poweredby_mediawiki_88x31.png. Do you see that? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:00, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: I do see those images! Props for noticing what I have been researching the last few hours btw ;)

So what does that tell us. though? Enable Javascript is checked in the browser. Let me take another look to make sure I didn't miss something. This is Opera btw, not AOL or MSN or anything, although a very old version, which is why I was wondering about javascript -- that and the warning labels. I have an even more obscure browser I could take a look at real quick, but I don't know much about that one. Feeling encouraged, like somebody might have an idea here ;P Elinruby (talk) 11:16, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Well. For some reason I am no longer having the issue. I have no idea how that happened, however, since the entire time I was editing that article I did not see any of the images, until I clicked your link. I didn't *click* on any of the images, though...hmm. It wouldn't be cache, since I had never been at that article before.... mumble. I probably sound cray-cray. Deep breath. If anyone can explain this to me, I would be grateful. Something about the difference between clicking a link and looking at a link to an image somehow? In any case, I guess this can be closed as resolved. Images now display. Thank you all, it's been nice babbling with you. Elinruby (talk) 11:49, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

How to organize an article

Previous discussion : WP:TEA#Making tabs

Hello, I'm trying to organize the List of Zelda characters page, because it's really confusing to me and probably other people too. Almost all the characters are in the support character category, and it makes it really hard and awkward to navigate. Is there a way to easily put all the characters in different categories? Such as characters from Tears of the Kingdom or characters from Breath of the Wild? Thank you to whoever replies. 2601:48:C601:5550:74C7:D0FE:DEBA:13AF (talk) 03:31, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello IP Address 2601:48:C601:5550:74C7:D0FE:DEBA:13AF. The immediate answer to your first question is, "Yes." I had a similar problem when creating the article Timeline of Francis Drake's circumnavigation. I determined that a table would serve the organization well but hesitated especially when considering how do do so using source code--something of which I am not particularly adept. I solved the matter by first developing my idea and outline on paper until I was satisfied with the overall organizational structure. Then I perused many list articles until I found a similar looking format and used that source code as a model with much copy and pasting. Perhaps you might eventually do the same.

However, a thoughtful answer to your question is that you may not be prepared to execute the necessary editing. Considering that you have completed 13 edits (almost half to the Teahouse or Help Desk) and have been editing for a total of 5 days, this will be a bit of a task for you. Some further practice at less onerous and demanding editing will likely best serve you. This project possibly could be a place for you to assist in building the encyclopedia and simultaneously gain some editing experience. I do hope this helps and I encourage you in your editing. Most kind regards to all, Hu Nhu (talk) 04:29, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Signature font

Hi. I recently changed my signature from the default to the one I'm using right now. Is there any way I can change its font to the monospaced font used by the source editor? I read WP:SIGFONT but couldn't figure out how to do it. Thanks. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 05:42, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@CanonNi: Hi there! Have you tried adding <code>...</code> tags to make something like this? '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' GoingBatty (talk) 06:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Works great, thanks! If possible, is there a way to make the [[ and ' ' ' also in the code format? Thanks. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 06:59, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Got it working. Thanks! '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 07:36, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@CanonNi: Looks like you have a redundant code tag leaving vertical bars in the middle – removing the inner opening/closing code tag, like '''[[User:CanonNi]]''', would do what you want, I believe (unless you wanted the inner part in its own tag for some reason). Tollens (talk) 08:49, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

That fixed it, thanks! '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 08:51, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Unable to login

unable to login wikipedia page im putting right username then to its showing wrong Authoraanshi7 (talk) 07:55, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@Authoraanshi7: You appear to have already logged in successfully as Authoraanshi7 – are you trying to log in to a different account? Tollens (talk) 08:50, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

This is your only edit, so just abandon this account and create a new one with the correct name. You will need to log out of this account first. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:54, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

If it's about the account Authoraanshi7 then there is no problem. User:Authoraanshi7 says "Wikipedia does not have a user page with this exact title" but that doesn't matter. It's optional to create a user page and the account works fine without it. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:50, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Twinkle vandalism rollback - automatically opening user page to give warning

Many years ago I disabled the Twinkle feature that automatically opened the user page when reverting vandalism so that a warning could be given. I want to restore that feature but I don't seem to be able to do that. In the Revert and Rollback section of Twinkle Preferences, I've:

• ticked "Automatically open the Twinkle warn menu"
• ticked "vandalism rollback" under "Open user talk page after these types of reversions"
• ticked "Open user talk page when invoking rollback"

It still doesn't seem to do it. What am I not doing right? DeCausa (talk) 08:17, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@DeCausa: There's a "Save changes" button at the very bottom of the config page – have you clicked it? Tollens (talk) 08:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Never mind, yes you have. I'll keep looking and see what I can find. Tollens (talk) 08:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Your config page seems to be set up the same as mine for everything that looks like it should matter for this, and I do get a user talk page when I use the Twinkle rollback, so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work for you. Is your browser perhaps set up to block popups? Tollens (talk) 08:58, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Ah! of course. That's fixed it. Thanks very much for taking the trouble to look - very sorry for taking up your time! I should have checked that first. DeCausa (talk) 10:30, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

NDB Citation again

Hi Folks!! Is there a template to cite this on NDB: [3] It is the new continuation of the biography's for the digital age according to the spiel but the NDB template doesn't seem to work with it. Is it a straight cite web. scope_creep^Talk 09:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

scope creep, you could ask at Template talk:NDB. If the DNB template can't be used for DNB content without page numbers, it would be helpful to note that on the template page. TSventon (talk) 13:26, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@TSventon: Spent an hour on it, so hopefully they can do something. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 13:28, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Moving "Margaret Tynes" to draft space

What is the correct procedure to recommend a controversial move of Margaret Tynes to Draft Space? --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:59, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Jax 0677:. This might be of assistance. Additionally, I see you have begun discussing the matter HERE. A further step could eventually be to request a wp:3o. Kind regards to all,Hu Nhu (talk) 04:44, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

• Reply - @Hu Nhu:, WP:MV is very long. Would you be willing to narrow this down? --Jax 0677 (talk) 07:57, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@Jax 0677: see WP:DRAFTIFY for when it is appropriate to move an article to draftspace. TSventon (talk) 08:15, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

April 7

Math formatting -- Template or Tag?

I found that many articles liberally mix the use of the {{math}} template and the <math></math> tags (some of them even use italics). I'm wondering which is the recommended way to format math formulas on Wikipedia now? AkiShizuha (talk) 01:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

AkiShizuha, there appears to not be any recommended format for all equations. WP:Rendering math may help you determine which method is best for the article you are editing. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 12:29, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Is this draft notable?

About 5 months ago, I thought a video game studio, Reflect Studios, would be notable for an article. However, I'm looking back on the draft after a while, and I no longer am so certain that it is notable. At first I thought they were notable since they have made several very popular games, such as Scrutinized, but I'm having some doubts if that makes them notable enough. Is there an exact way to verify? (Note, wikipedia guideline articles aren't likely to help me, considering you have to read them yourself, so I would just be confusing myself further) SonOfYoutubers (talk) 01:22, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

It doesn't appear that they have received much notice. I can't find any significant reviews of their games, so WP:GNG suggests they're not notable. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:49, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Even though the Reflect Studios article is not notable enough now, it may be in the future. So if it is still possible, consider saving your article (in the source code format) so that you can easily submit it again should notability develop. Kind regards to all,Hu Nhu (talk) 05:05, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Article decline

my biograpy which i had written was declined how to approveit ? Donal69 (talk) 04:32, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

I suspect that you mean "improve it." To improve the article, begin by reading the April 4 post with specific suggestions that was left on your talk page. Then, if you have further questions, ask HERE.

If you mean "approve it", you must follow the suggestions for improving the article and then submit it for approval again. Kind regards to all,Hu Nhu (talk) 05:04, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

If you're asking about the current content of your sandbox, I regret to say that it appears to be beyond hope. I can't imagine that anything based on it could ever be approved. 126.158.186.199 (talk) 05:05, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Even if you rewrite your sandbox to fix all the grammatical and spelling errors, the topic is still impossible to meet the Notability Guidelines. --AkiShizuha (talk) 06:46, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

MOS:TM for sources themselves?

I noticed this change in my watchlist to the Jeff Minter article that citing MOS:TM removes the "®" from the reference. I've no particular beef with the edit, having used MOS:TM many times, but it did make me wonder - should MOS:TM be applied to sources themselves?

If the source is called "PlayStation® Games" should we include the "®" or not? I understand the rationale behind removing TM etc from the article, but it seems a stretch to do so for the sources themselves as well?

Also I note that the same edit left "™" in the next few words, and I'm not sure about the neatness of having double-spaces (even though it's not parsed) but I still wonder about the application of MOS:TM in this case? Chaheel Riens (talk) 15:53, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Additional - not sure why the heading didn't work, I think it's because I started the topic with a link? Chaheel Riens (talk) 15:55, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Consistency: Inline citations are designed to be read in the middle of an article, and so text within the citation should be written in the same style as the article. Ships&Space (talk) 00:09, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Wiki History

I am looking for two photos which were made on Wikipedia by the photographer a few years back, due to a legal argument. Is there a way to see those photos through some Wiki history page? Thank you. Im1965 (talk) 16:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Your question is unclear. I'm guessing you mean two photos which were uploaded and then deleted for legal reasons? Admins can usually see deleted material (in this case it would presumably be Commons admins rather than Wikipedia admins) but other editors cannot.

But if material is deleted for reasons of copyright (which I'm guessing is what you mean) I believe it is usually expunged so that even admins cannot see it, as retaining it at all would be a copyright violation. ColinFine (talk) 17:08, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Admins can see deleted content on whichever sites they have the admin bit. Copyright-deletion is not special, it's just one of the reasons content might be deleted (albeit one of the more strict policy cases). The result is that ordinary users cannot see it. And likewise, admins who can see it would hopefully not be willing to grab a copy of the deleted item and distributed it themselves. ColinFine, maybe you're thinking of WP:SUPPRESSed content, which even normal admins can't see? Copyright is not one of the use-cases for that. DMacks (talk) 05:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying, DMacks: I thought that copyright deletions did get suppressed, or equivalent. ColinFine (talk) 12:04, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

A German translation

I'm working on Draft:Adelaide Bronti and came across this news article about, presumably, a theatre production she was in. But I don't know German and the OCR translation from the text is...not the best. Where would be the proper place to ask for help with this? Silverseren^C 17:04, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello. The most general place for such requests would be WP:RDL; but you might get better results either by choosing some active people in Category:Translators de-en and asking on their user talk pages, or by posting on WT:WikiProject Germany. (You can see who is active by looking at their contributions) ColinFine (talk) 17:13, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll ask at RDL first, since it isn't that time urgent. Silverseren^C 17:22, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Login problems

I have tried logging in with my user name and saved password, but I keep being told that my password is incorrect. I have not changed it, though I do need to change it to a strong password. I have tried asking for a password reset, but the email never reached me. 82.37.3.172 (talk) 17:31, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

unfortunately if your password is not working and you are not getting the reset email, then you will need to create a new account. You can add a note to the new account's user page that you previously edited under the old account name. RudolfRed (talk) 20:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

"New topic" notifications

I'm receiving "New topic created" notifications for WP:RD/S. I'm not aware of having requested this and do not see how to turn it off.  --Lambiam 20:46, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@Lambiam: Sounds like a feature from Wikipedia:Talk_pages_project. I looked at that page and only found out about notifications for existing topics, but maybe someone on that project knows about the new topic notifications. RudolfRed (talk) 21:38, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

I've been getting the same for the user talk page of a now-blocked user. It's not on my watch list, but I suppose I might have accidentally subscribed or something. ColinFine (talk) 12:06, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

The documentation for this feature is not easy to find (unlike subscribe/unsubscribe and watch/unwatch) and its "affordance" is not very visible, but here it is (ta-daaa!):

Phabricator item T263821, section Requirements, after "...the following should be true:"

 --Lambiam 12:36, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Resolved

Where to report block evasion?

What noticeboard should be used to report block evasion? AIV admin said not there. Jeff in CA (talk) 22:05, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Maybe WP:SPI. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 22:11, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

WP:ANI RudolfRed (talk) 22:14, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Or ask the admin who told you to go elsewhere. RudolfRed (talk) 22:15, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

I started a SPI. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 22:31, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

April 8

Improving my biography draft

Hello I just created a draft of a biography on a Nigerian filmmaker Dare Olaitan, but I'm not sure if the citations I added are enough and are all reliable. Please I would appreciate some help on a quick review to see if the citations are okay. Aivrie (talk) 01:44, 8 April 2024 (UTC)Aivrie Aivrie (talk) 01:43, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

The way to get a review is to submit the draft for review, which you have done. Please be patient. ColinFine (talk) 12:07, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

@Aivrie You should remove any information cited to BellaNaija, which is not considered a reliable source. Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:20, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Looking for a specific policy

Wasn't there a policy saying "Don't make articles for praise" or something, WP:PRAISE is not about this btw. - Dents (talk2me 🖂) he/him btw!!! 03:32, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Advocacy? Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 03:39, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Thats the one. - Dents (talk2me 🖂) he/him btw!!! 03:53, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

This could also fall under WP:COI (even though you don't perceive that you're receiving any benefit) and WP:NPOV. These objections don't need to be mutually exclusive. Fabrickator (talk) 04:06, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Disambiguation for surname

I entered the surname "Bellringer" trying to find a biography for a person whose given name I was unsure of. What pops up is the article about the occupation of "Bell-ringer" with no DAB page. (There are at least two biographies for people with that surname: Charles Bellringer and Amber Bellringer.) I think we do need a surname DAB page here, but I'm not sure of the best way to implement that. Muzilon (talk) 04:20, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Bellringer is currently a redirect to Bell-ringer. So you could edit that redirect-page to create a real DAB page there. Zev Bellringer is another potential entry. DMacks (talk) 04:54, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Looks like someone else has already beaten me to it. :) Muzilon (talk) 09:11, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Login password "reset"

I'm trying to login but get "Incorrect username or password entered. Please try again." I'm using a password manager and even copy/paste my password typed my password and even username. I've even tried reset password, but I never received a temporary password in my email, I've even checked my junk folder. The username I had was AlphaDragon; should my account be deactivated I'd like to know so I can delete this saved username/password in my password manager. 47.147.251.158 (talk) 05:04, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Accounts on this site do not get deleted or deactivated or anything like that (except in cases of extreme abuse). There probably was just a mistake at some point of the ten years since you last edited. The account, having 38 edits, is not of much value anyway, and you are free to make a new one (and later, usurp the old username). Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 05:09, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

AlohaDragon: just a thought. Your account was created in October 2007 and as mentioned, only had 38 edits. One possibility is that your username in your password manager doesn't have the correct case now: you have to use AlphaDragon for logon, not Alphadragon, for example. I assume that after over 16 years you won't be using the same device and browser as you were then and maybe the username is not stored properly after so long. Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:08, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

I just had an idea. I used Wikipedia's email system to send an email to the address associated with your account. See if you got that. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 14:20, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

I need help updating this route map.

I don't know how to edit railway route maps. I need to fix this template. The horizontal red line next to "Former Xuancheng–Hangzhou railway crossing" should be changed to light red to indicate that it is an abandoned line. Could someone please do it for me? Thanks! Félix An (talk) 09:42, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

I changed it as requested. The files associated with this change can be found in Category:BSicon/railway/continuation and Category:BSicon/railway/set_mixed/tunnel/crossing. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 14:37, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

How do I request changes to an existing Page ?

Lila Ibrahim Page

Hi, this is Jessica from Google DeepMind. As per Wikipedia’s policies, I recognize that I have a conflict of interest, so I would like to ask that the community review and consider a few minor changes to this page. My reason for requesting this is to highlight some factual inaccuracies and out-of-date information that I would suggest should now be edited for accuracy and to ensure this page remains up to date.

Please consider making the following edits:

Please check the consistency of the use of ‘Google DeepMind’ instead of ‘DeepMind” throughout the article.

If possible, remove personal information - name of husband and reference to twin daughters.

Image:

Please change image to this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/53026900965 - it is far more recent and available for use under Creative Commons license.

In introductory section:

Remove ‘and a member of the UK AI Council’. Lila is no longer a member. Source: AI Council - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Add ‘President and Chief Operations Officer at Coursera.’ Source: Welcoming Lila Ibrahim to Coursera - Coursera Blog

In Early Life and education section:

Lila is no longer on the board of advisors at Purdue University. Please replace the word ‘remains’ with ‘served’.

In Career section:

Remove “She was a keynote speaker at the 2016 Pioneer Summit, and the 2017 South by Southwest conference in Austin” - we are requesting this change because, while factual, it feels outdated given that Lila has spoken at numerous prestigious events and conferences since Bops184 (talk) 12:51, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

I fixed your post somewhat; we don't need the whole url when linking to another Wikipedia article or page.

You should review conflict of interest and make the needed disclosure. If your conflict of interest involves any form of compensation, the Terms of Use require disclosure, see WP:PAID.

This request is best made on the article talk page, in the form of an edit request(click for instructions). 331dot (talk) 13:00, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

@Bops184: I have fixed the "Google DeepMind" issues. The image you suggest cannot be used, because the licence is not "open" - it has an "NC" (no commercial reuse) restriction. Wikipedia:A picture of you explains how you may provide an alternative. Please also refer to our FAQ for article subjects and their representatives. Thank you for abiding by our policies for COI issues. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:30, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Does this meet the threshold of originality?

File: File:Curious George logo.png I want to know because it just looks like text to me, but maybe I'm missing something. It has a rationale and everything AuroraANovaUma (talk) 14:32, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

AuroraANovaUma, the image is allowed on en Wikipedia due to a fair use claim. You could ask at Commons:Commons:Help desk whether it is suitable for Commons. Another possible venue is Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. TSventon (talk) 14:46, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

@AuroraANovaUma The logo is fine for Commons as it is just text + a specific typeface. See WP:LOGO. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:15, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

ok AuroraANovaUma (talk) 15:57, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Updating infobox template to link to correct article.

Hi, I'm not quite sure if a am in the correct place to ask this, but I hope you can help. Template:Infobox national rugby team has a | type = women Parameter which modifies links in the infobox from male specific articles to women specific articles. Currently when the | type = women is used the | World Rugby Rank = directs to World Rugby Rankings#Women's rankings instead of World Rugby Women's World Rankings which has existed for a while. A user mentioned this on the template talk page Here, but nothing has yet to be done. Please provide help if able or direct me to the correct place. LouisOrr27 (talk) 21:51, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

@LouisOrr27: Done.[4] PrimeHunter (talk) 22:30, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. LouisOrr27 (talk) 22:53, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

printing URLs

I feel pretty dumb but I don't know how to proceed. The "hidden" URLs in hyperlinks (web links) are printing, enclosed in parentheses, right next to the hyperlinks. I prefer not to altho I'm sure there are good reasons either way. But how do I make this stop? How do I print hotlinks just as they appear on screen, without their hidden URLs? Many many thanks. Valuenyc (talk) 21:58, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Valuenyc. Looking at your sandbox, I think you solved this, yes? You put URLs in single brackets, with the display text after a space.

You do know that you shouldn't put external links in article text, don't you? WP:EL. ColinFine (talk) 22:47, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Valuenyc means that if you print [https://www.statearchives.gv.at/ Austrian State Archives] on paper then it renders as "Austrian State Archives (https://www.statearchives.gv.at/)". The idea is that it's not clickable on paper but you should still be able to look it up on a computer. It appears from Help:Printing#Personal customization that printing of the url in external links can only be avoided if the link is made with a citation template. In that case the url is automatically omitted in print. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:38, 9 April 2024 (UTC)