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April 18

hello, how to i create my organization Wikipedia page

hii, Am i arulkrishna, i have to tried many times to create our organization related informative wikipage Arulkrishna2096 (talk) 04:47, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Arulkrishna2096. Are you aware of Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)? If not, then perhaps you should take a look at those pages. The only way any article about your organization is going to be allowed to be created is if the subject matter clearly is considered to be Wikipedia:Notable; this means that it's clearly the case your organization has received significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources. Furthermore, anyone personally or profressionally associated with the organization in more than a casual way is almost certainly going to be considered to have a Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, and thus shouldn't really be trying to create such an article themselves. Moreover, depending upon the nature of their association, such a person could also be subject to Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure regarding any content created or edited about the organization on Wikipedia. Finally, assuming your edit here on April 11 was just a mistake, then that's OK; just please don't make any more similar edits in the future. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:08, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

As well as the links MarchJuly gave you, you may find WP:BOSS an easier and useful read. ColinFine (talk) 09:39, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I need help related to article

I'm writing to inquire about the possibility of adding content to the Wikipedia page on Patio Homes Patio home. I have some information that I believe would be valuable to readers, but I'm unsure if it meets the criteria for inclusion. Arti2024 (talk) 08:19, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Arti2004, you should discuss your proposal at the article's talk page. (But if your objective is to promote a business that builds patio homes, just forget it.) Maproom (talk) 08:24, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

How to Change the Username?

How to change the username in wikipedia? Gobinath (talk) 09:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

You may change your username by visiting Special:GlobalRenameRequest or WP:CHUS. 331dot (talk) 09:07, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Using Wikipedia offline

I download Kiwix to use Wikipedia offline, but I can just search to article, I can’t search to template, portal, category, and Files, how I search for these?.Aro Salar (talk) 11:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@Aro Salar: Try asking at meta:Talk:Kiwix. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:52, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

They are don’t answer me, what I do? Aro Salar (talk) 20:54, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Only a few hours have passed since you asked there. Wait a week or so. 118.18.141.213 (talk) 21:55, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Talk page archiving

Hello. Can anyone help me convert the archives of my talk page to use the Archive 1, Archive 2, etc. system instead of making new really short archives for each month? Thanks, QuicoleJR (talk) 13:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I noticed that nobody has replied yet. Can someone please tell me how to do this? QuicoleJR (talk) 15:43, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Vertalingen

er worden regelmatig fouten gemaakt bij het vertalen. Soms heeft de vertaling niets meer te maken met wat men wil schrijven. Zo wordt ´present´(heden) vertaald naar ´cadeau´.wie die vertalingen doet, weet ik niet, maar het is soms belachelijk. Er word echt letterlijk vertaald. Dirk. 178.51.43.204 (talk) 13:29, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Translation: Mistakes are regularly made during translation. Sometimes the translation no longer has anything to do with what one wants to write. For example, 'present' is translated into 'gift'. I don't know who does those translations, but it is sometimes ridiculous. The translation is really literal. Dirk. 57.140.16.57 (talk) 13:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Translations of other languages on Wikipedia are sometimes not perfect, but that is true of any translation. Do you have any issues with any specific articles? (note: I used Google Translate to figure out what the IP said) QuicoleJR (talk) 13:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

You're going to have to be more specific than simply saying there are errors in translation somewhere. GMG^talk 13:36, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Dirk, we zitten hier op de Engelse wiki, weet je wel--dat geldt ook voor klachten: in het Engels ajb. Over welk artikel heb je het? Drmies (talk) 13:37, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Translating ´present´(today) as ´cadeau´ sounds like French Wikipedia. TSventon (talk) 13:57, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Dirk, you could have easily posted this in English, there is nobody in the Netherlands who doesn’t speak it. Mvg, Mathglot (talk) 07:42, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Help fix the Olympedia reference for Women's Volleyball 1992 Olympics

Can you please correct the Olympedia for the reference of Women's Volleyball for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics? For the Qualifications. 108.21.67.83 (talk) 14:42, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Olympedia has absolutely nothing to do with Wikipedia (they are two among thousands and thousands of separate wikis on the internet). You'll have to ask at Olympedia. ColinFine (talk) 14:48, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I think the OP is talking about Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and the big red error at #2 in the ref list. 57.140.16.57 (talk) 14:59, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@ColinFine: They are most likely referring to the reference error on that page which is labeled Olympedia. QuicoleJR (talk) 15:16, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Use the correct case in reference names: <ref name="olympedia"> is not the same as <ref name="Olympedia">.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 15:21, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Done. You had called it "olympedia" in one place and "Olympedia" in another place.

 Fixed ColinFine (talk) 15:25, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Can I post on behalf of my company? Need help as soon as possible!

I want to edit our brand's page which is currently outdated. I tried to already, but wikipedia unpublished my edits saying it was promotional, and they also threatened to ban me. What should I do? 82.167.94.131 (talk) 14:49, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

You need to read and comply with WP:PAID. Disclose your connection as outlned there and make edit requests on the talk page. 57.140.16.57 (talk) 15:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I assume that you made these edits under an account or different IP. If you have an account, remember to log in. You must make the Terms of Use required paid editing disclosure and read conflict of interest, as well has how to make edit requests. You should make edit requests on the article talk page, detailing changes you feel are needed.

It would be better to think of it not as "your brand's page", but an article about your brand- this may give you a different mindset. I'd lastly suggest that you read WP:BOSS. 331dot (talk) 15:01, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

See also our FAQ for article subjects. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:02, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

What company is it? QuicoleJR (talk) 15:15, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Registering from a blocked URL

HI We would like to invite a distinguished scholar and her students from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad to join us as Wikipedian editors. However, the university has a blocked IP account at 2401:4900:1c36:56c:6dec:675b:3ea7:7ab. When they tried to email the administrators, they found they could only email IF they already had an account. This is frustrating. 1) Who can they email when they are blocked from using the university IP address? 2) Why is this IP address blocked until 2026 and can we address this?

Thank you LoveElectronicLiterature (talk) 15:51, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@LoveElectronicLiterature: They can make a request at Wikipedia:Request_an_account. RudolfRed (talk) 16:01, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi @LoveElectronicLiterature, My IP address is blocked for my school too by [[User: Materialscientist]] until 2026, I don't know why my IP address is blocked for my school too. But It has to do with Vandalism. I have never done Vandalism as an IP or on my account or on my alt. accounts. Neko Lexi (talk) 22:56, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Image sizes on mobile version

The problem mentioned at Talk:2024 London mayoral election#Susan Hall’s photo is larger than the others back in January is still there. One candidate picture is much larger than the others when viewed in mobile mode at [1]. They're all the same on the desktop version. I was going to add a screen shot but Wikipedia:Screenshots of Wikipedia is rather daunting, especially for images. I'm using a Motorola g31(w) Android 12 build S3RWDS32.123-29-8-2-5. I understood specifying image sizes was a bad idea to allow the best fit for a wide variety of devices but something needs fixing here. Cavrdg (talk) 16:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@Cavrdg: I have replied on the talk page where this discussion should continue. Bazza 7 (talk) 16:54, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! --Cavrdg (talk) 17:04, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Reporting A User

Lately a person who owns a wiki article has been very rude and very threatening against individuals AshFlux (talk) 16:45, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

This seems to be related to disussion at Talk:James, Earl of Wessex. @AshFlux, no one owns a Wikipedia article, and the place to take behavioral complaints is WP:ANI - but be sure you read and follow all the instructions at the top of that page, and be aware that your own behavior will also come under scrutiny. 57.140.16.57 (talk) 16:59, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh no it's not for me! It was my friends account sorry for the Misunderstadning AshFlux (talk) 17:02, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

One more thing if no one owns the wiki, how are they banning people and not taking in suggestions? AshFlux (talk) 17:04, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@AshFlux, there are administrators here who deal with inappropriate behavior (and generally clean up messes, that's why we call becoming an admin being "handed a mop"). But they don't own anything. Content issues are worked out by consensus between editors and reference to policies/guidelines, not by admin intervention. Sometimes people will disagree with you and you won't be able to bring them around to your viewpoint. That's just part of life here on Wikipedia. 57.140.16.57 (talk) 17:12, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Saying it like that was very sweet. Your amazing at explaing that.

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Ash AshFlux (talk) 17:16, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

• Comment reporter is blocked for being a sock, among other things. Star Mississippi 17:37, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Heteromeles

Working on plant identification cards for my job and came across this page that states, "...these include icaricide compounds which protect the blood-brain barrier...". When I try to research icaricide, it redirects me to Acaricides. Is this correct or is icaricide correct? I appreciate your help in this. Thank you, Gaby 162.191.155.57 (talk) 19:08, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

The answer seems to be wikt:icariside according to the reference in Heteromeles. TSventon (talk) 19:27, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Formatting of user page on mobile

My user page User:Macrakis formats peculiarly on mobile, with the first header displayed vertically on top of the userbox (screenshot). This was first pointed out to me by @JackkBrown:. I have found a work-around -- add   after the userbox, and just before the first header. --Macrakis (talk) 19:56, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Macrakis! Since you edit on mobile, there are other ways you could try the formatting on mobile. I use a PC, so the formatting is different than on mobile. Glad someone could help you out, I don't know much about editing on Mobile ngl. (Ngl=not gonna lie) Neko Lexi (talk) 22:39, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

This isn't about editing on mobile. The User page displays correctly on desktop, but not on mobile. --Macrakis (talk) 22:45, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh sorry, I must have misinterpereted that. Neko Lexi (talk) 23:05, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Have you already implemented a fix? Because it looks flawless to me. Mathglot (talk) 07:34, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

cocaine

how long does it take for cocaine to go into your system by eating it 2.27.134.177 (talk) 22:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi IP! Your question is not relevant to Wikipedia, but you could look it up or find other sources of media! Neko Lexi (talk) 22:32, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello. This page is for questions about editing and using Wikipedia. If the article cocaine doesn't answer your question, then you might get a response at the Reference Desk - but be aware that we are forbidden to give medical advice. I'm not sure whether your question counts as looking for medical advice, but if people there think it does, then they will not give you an answer. ColinFine (talk) 17:00, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Borders

Hi! Just a question, how do you add borders to your userpage? I have seen other userpages have borders and I don't know how to put one. Neko Lexi (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Have a look at WP:UPDG. I don't know whether it covers this, but seems a good place to start. ColinFine (talk) 17:01, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

April 19

Middleton family

Middleton family

Reference number 66 is in red - please repair. I cannot do this, sorry! Thank you 115.70.23.77 (talk) 02:12, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. The issue was that access-date was written as 20244 instead of 2024. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 02:22, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

I swear this is like the 80th time this IP has made the same error. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 04:24, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Very likely an underestimation. It has long been evident that this user (who also has an account but has seemingly been embarrassed into not using it by previous admonitions) is inherently unable to perceive such typos, whether from sight-related or device-related issues, and/or what one might call "code-blindness". Since most of her many contributions have been accepted as constructive, it's easier in the long run just to correct her occasional mistakes rather than to try to teach her not to make them. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 17:49, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

So they are incapable of learning how to do it? It seems odd that they are capable of writing a reference but not fixing errors with one that they wrote. If that's neverthless the case, it might be better for them and us if they worked with a particular editor or editors as a mentor. 331dot (talk) 19:26, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

That seems to me to be overkill. As a former professional proofreader and also the son of a sometime tutor of people with dyslexia, I well understand that many folk just find it very difficult to spot their own typos, particularly in code rather than clear text.

Most of us on the Desks have long accepted that it's easier to correct this user's occasional typos when she politely asks us to, than stress about trying to teach her not to make them. Why do you have such a bee in your bonnet about the issue? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 05:18, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

How do I fix this error

There is an error that says "Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page)." in A Killer's Confession - Wikipedia. How do I fix this? Perfecnot (talk) 02:42, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

@Perfecnot: it looks like another editor has fixed this. It appears some text was deleted that removed the closing ref tag. RudolfRed (talk) 03:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

About Infobox Company

I was reading the page Template:Infobox company and trying to clear my confusion about Legal and Trade name of company. Then found this statement under trade_name: "Trade name, doing business as, d/b/a or fictitious business name under which a company presents itself to the public. This parameter is used only when the company has a legally registered trade name that is different from the company's full, legal name.

Can anyone clear this above 👆statement what exactly it means?

I checked Wikipedia page of "Google" there is no mention of Trade name of Google LLC. Octo2k (talk) 06:00, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Sometimes a company's legal name, which it is registered with and puts on official documents and the like, is distinct from it's common name which it advertises with and which the public would generally refer to it with. For example, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a legal name for a company that is commonly known as Amtrak. And Little Caesar Enterprises Inc is more commonly known as Little Caesars. In these cases the common name is called it's "trade name" or "Doing Business As" name. In Google's case, Google LLC is their legal name but it's not distinct from Google which is the name that they trade as. -- D'n'B-t -- 06:30, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. Want to clear one more thing, is Cellco Partnership is legal name of Verizon Wireless, it's written as example of Template: Infobox Company, but i checked the Wikipedia page of Verizon Wireless there is no mention of Cellco Partnership in Verizon Wireless Wikipedia page's Infobox company? Octo2k (talk) 06:52, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

A good point. You could change the |name = field in that case, to reflect the legal name. Although if I were going to do that I would include a reference that gives both names, such as this, to avoid any confusion. -- D'n'B-t -- 16:38, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Referencing self published or pre-published articles

When correcting citations which fall under the "CS1 errors: missing periodical" alert, what should the journal name be written as for self-published or pre-published essays which are sourced only on open access repositories? For instance, an article from bioRxiv.

Specific example: The fourth reference to the Aedes koreicus article Tanaya001 (talk) 10:11, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Don't use the Cite journal template if there's no journal. See Template:Cite document/doc. 118.18.141.213 (talk) 11:55, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Better to use {{cite biorxiv}} to cite articles/papers at the bioRxiv preprint server.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 12:14, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, didn't know this existed Tanaya001 (talk) 20:26, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

LGBT rights map is incorrect

Hello.

I want some help in editing the map being used on LGBT rights by country or territory (Template:World laws pertaining to homosexual relationships and expression).

The information concering South Asia appears to be incorrect:

• Pakistan should be changed to "Prison, with arrests or detention"
• Bangladesh and Sri Lanka shoud be changed to "Prison, not enforced" (I have no idea why Bangladesh is coloured as having same-sex relationship legal protections).

I have a feeling that Pakistan might be controversial, but the following do state that there are arrests of LGBTQ in the country, especially the UK foreign office summary:

Pakistan

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/10/08/pakistani-courts-confirm-bail-for-yale-alum-after-lgbtq-inspired-photoshoot/

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/world/pakistan-police-arrest-couple-facilitators-over-gay-marriage-94974https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62554b85e90e0729fef7bb5f/Pakistan_Sexual_orientation_and_gender_identity_or_expression.pdf

Shironese (talk) 14:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Shironese The best place to raise these issues is on the associated article talk page, Talk:LGBT rights by country or territory. 331dot (talk) 14:14, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

How to go about uploading files based off of copyrighted content?

Several NFL teams have been updating their uniforms recently, which renders the images of their current uniforms outdated. For example, the page for the New York Jets displays this image, which is no longer accurate. I've been working on an updated version, both with as little anti-aliasing as possible to make it easier to edit, as well as to reflect the recent changes; this is similar to the previously referenced images, but updated and accurate to the real, current uniforms. I'm not quite sure how to approach uploading it, though; I have to wait four more days and contribute 10 edits before I can upload directly to the English Wikipedia, which is heavily advised when dealing with copyrighted content (in this case, imagery based off of the trademark of a professional sports team worth billions). I also have updated uniforms for the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, am currently working on the Houston Texans, and I plan to adapt all the uniforms to this template.

Any advice? Thanks in advance ExpergeTech (talk) 14:56, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi ExpergeTech. You might want to discuss this at Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League before proceeding further because most likely the members of that WikiProject are aware of the recent changes made to team uniforms and may have already begun discussing how to deal with it with respect to the Wikipedia articles about the teams. They will also probably know how to best upload new images of the uniforms. -- Marchjuly (talk) 15:11, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, ExpergeTech. I do not see a copyright issue here. The current image File:NY jets uniforms19.png is hosted on Wikimedia Commons (not English Wikipedia) and is freely licensed, and not copyright restricted. It was created by Fma12 who is highly active on both projects. You can either ask that editor for assistance or do the same thing that they did. It is against policy to upload copyright protected images when freely licensed alternatives are available. Cullen328 (talk) 00:50, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Also, ExpergeTech, there are articles about the New York Jets (and presumably other NFL teams) in 14 language versions of Wikipedia. Uploading the updated uniform image to Commons not to English Wikipedia allows the image to be used in any language, not just English. Cullen328 (talk) 01:05, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi @ExpergeTech:, as @Cullen328: said, there are no copyright issues with the NFL or NCAA uniforms I did because their logos are not the main subject of the uniforms. Moreover, a few of them were nominated for deletion but kept. You can upload as many uniforms as you want, but the only thing I strongly recommend you is NOT to overwrite your versions over the previous files, but uploading as new files instead. If you want more assist, don't hesistate to leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks, Fma12 (talk) 09:47, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Creating an English Wikipedia Page for Mezzo-Soprano Anousha Nazari

I have created an English Wikipedia page for Anousha Nazari, a mezzo-soprano singer, using references from reputable media sources and content from the French and Persian versions of Wikipedia.

Here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Birobih/sandbox.

How can I submit and publish it? Birobih (talk) 23:21, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Birobih. Please read Template:AfC submission/submit and add it to the top of your draft. Then submit it. Cullen328 (talk) 00:22, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

@Birobih: I would remove, the non-rs facebook references and the blog references e.g. paperblog which are likely WP:SPS sources. On the references, the website property is the name of the name of the website, not the url. I would remove the dots between the references and be aware of WP:CITEKILL. These is a style guide on Wikipedia WP:MOS, which describes how textual elements should be laid out. This advice will help you get a successful review. Hope it helps. scope_creep^Talk 03:05, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

April 20

Regency of Algiers knackered ref

Morning folks!! Does anybody know how to fix the 2nd Saidouni ref on the Regency of Algiers article. Its a script chapter error. 2 editors have looked and no joy. scope_creep^Talk 02:58, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Is the help link and the template documentation not helpful? Also, |title= in that template should be |script-title= because Arabic-script text.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 03:09, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

@Trappist the monk: Not really. I thought the docs would have helped but I couldn't fix it, nor could Nourerrahmane. Its now been fixed in the interim. A simple fix as well. Its great when you know. Thanks for quick reply. Its really welcome. scope_creep^Talk 03:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. Mathglot (talk) 07:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Why not? What about the help text and template doc was not helpful?

—Trappist the monk (talk) 12:16, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Human sciences" which included all sciences basics of NEURO,CULTURE..

Unintelligible

Hi Am just back to THR,AFTER 27 HARDWORKING IN LH IN FRA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. I WANNA TO CONTINUE MY THIS PERIOD HMJOB FOR BREEDINF SPECIALLY THE KIDS OR CULTURE WHICH ALL PEOPLE ARE DRAWING BUT IT IS NOT OBVIOUS.- I MEAN SPECIALLY ABOUT PHYCHOLOGY,PHYCHO-PERSON،د،ANY CULTURAL. PLS CALL MY CELL THAT WASVREGISTERED,I CAN EXPLAIN MORE. I HAVE NO KID BUT EVEN AS A CHARITY I WANNA DO THAT. TKS/ SHAGHA 91.133.195.131 (talk) 05:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC) Your message is incomprehensible, even disregarding the inappropriate all-caps, and appears to have nothing to do with problems in using or editing Wikipedia, which is what this Help Desk is exclusively for. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 05:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC) Perhaps mere drivel such as what started this thread is better simply deleted. 126.205.241.147 (talk) 06:02, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Missing notes

I've added two notes to 2024 County Championship using the {{efn}} template, but these don't appear in the corresponding {{notelist}} (although they can be accessed inline). I've come across this issue before, a while ago, which someone fixed for me. However, I don't recall being told what had caused it. Many thanks to anyone who can assist!!

{Edwin of Northumbria (talk) 05:12, 20 April 2024 (UTC)}

@Edwin of Northumbria:  Fixed. You called for {{notelist}} a second time right beneath the Division One table. I removed it and it looks like the notes are where they should be. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 06:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

@Tenryuu: Many thanks . I added the Notes section at the end of the article but totally missed the earlier invocation as it's not where you'd expect to find it, and as far as I can tell it wasn't actually being used!!

(Edwin of Northumbria (talk) 07:12, 20 April 2024 (UTC))

Taking a break

What precautions should I take to not get my account deleted if I leave Wikipedia for a long period time? I am taking a temporary break, but not sure how long does it takes. Imperial^[AFCND] 11:57, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

@ImperialAficionado: Wikipedia doesn't delete accounts, wether for inactivity or something else. Assuming you remember your login details, and that your account wasn't compromised and locked, you can always log back in. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

If I am not able to reply to something that I must should've, due to the long term inactivity, does that cause any harm to my account? Imperial^[AFCND] 12:38, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

The only circumstances I can think of where failing to reply would cause a problem for your account would be if you had done quite a lot of disruptive edits, and somebody was asking you to explain yourself or you would get reported and possibly blocked. But in any other case, no.

What people sometimes do is put a message on their user page saying that they're on a break from Wikipedia - you can use Template:wikibreak or one of its family. But there is no requirement to do this. ColinFine (talk) 14:06, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

See WP:RETIRE. However, even if a Wikipedian has not edited for years, the account still exists and could be used again if they still have the login details.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 14:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks everyone. Imperial^[AFCND] 14:13, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

@ImperialAficionado: Please do carefully record your user name and password in one or more memorable places (paper and electronic). One of our recurring requests here on the help desk is for help for recovering from a lost password. We have no way to do that. -Arch dude (talk) 21:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Participating In ISCB Computational Biology Article Competition

How to register for the competetion? To participate The following text is shown. But where are we supposed to Write the name ? Claims may be made starting 1 September 2023. The competition ends on 3 May 2024 (UTC). English[edit source] Please register your interest by typing the following text while logged in as a registered Wikipedia user:

• your article --Mansura Mubashira (talk) 15:20, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

This will display your claim on an article in the following way, using the article on Bioinformatics as an example: Mansura Mubashira (talk) 15:20, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

You need to do that on this page, not here, and include the name of your article wthin the double square brackets. The words "your article" are just a placeholder. Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:31, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. I checked the page before. but Where do I write the name? Do I write the name in my account username? or there is some diffrtent form to fill up for the competetion Mansura Mubashira (talk) 15:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

If you're writing in English, then click the edit button next to the heading "English" and add you name and the name of the article to that list just like the other entrants have done. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Article already exists

I accidentally wrote an article in english and french, without realizing it already existed on 6 other wikipedias. How do i turn it from its own article to a translation of the existing one? Flag of Baja California Sur already exists in spanish and other languages MallardTV (talk) 16:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

MallardTV, different language articles on the same subject are linked via Wikidata items. Where there are two Wikidata items for the same subject they can be merged, so I have done so. TSventon (talk) 16:42, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

I will note that there is no requirement for articles in different languages to be kept in sync. More to the point, articles in different languages are inherently independent. Even notability (i.e. that the article should exist at all, in a particular language) is independent, though of course, an editor might choose to create an article in a language for which it doesn't already exist based on a version that exists in another language, but this does not lessen the need to meet the requirements for the article it is translated to.

What does concern me, at least a little bit, is that the English-language page overwrote a pre-existing redirect. In most cases, that would probably not be an issue. In this case, the target of the redirect was State flags of Mexico, and there may be an established "convention" on enwiki not to have separate articles for each state flag of Mexico. I am not saying that this is definitely an issue but it might be. Fabrickator (talk) 17:40, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Never mind, there are other Mexican states which have a separate article for their flag. Fabrickator (talk) 18:33, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Draft: Charles Robert Kemble

I'm unclear as to why this article was declined. The subject is one of the few surviving WWII combat veterans with a storied military, academic and public service career. The sources are primary links to original material. Given the gaps in 20th century persona, particularly individuals with pre-internet biographical footprints, this seems a worthwhile addition to Wikipedia.

Draft:Charles Robert Kemble

Shroedingerskat (talk) 19:35, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

@Shroedingerskat: You had deleted the reviewers message that explained why it was declined. I've restored it. RudolfRed (talk) 20:49, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

[Edit Conflict] Briefly, in Wikipedia "Notable" doesn't mean "important" (which Kemble may well be) – it means roughly "has been written about by independent third parties at some length in several unconnected pieces published in Reliable sources."

Wikipedia articles are supposed to be mostly summaries of the content of those secondary sources. Primary sources can be used to a limited extent to corroborate specific facts, but not to support Notability. "Independent" means unconnected to the subject: this excludes the subject's own words, interviews with the subject, and anyone with direct connections to the subject such as educators, family, friends, employers, employees, etc.

I notice that you've deleted the entire submission panel with the 'Decline' by the (very experienced) reviewer Drmies and explanations by Drmies and Pbritti. You should not do this: apart from also removing the button for resubmitting the draft following improvements, it may be considered a deceitful concealment of the decline. I suggest you revert your deletion immediately [rendered unnecessary by RudolfRed's restoration].

Note that "Decline" means "needs further improvement." If it were thought that the subject could not merit a Wikipedia article, it would instead have been "Rejected". Note also that I myself am not a reviewer, and have not double-checked Drmies' evaluation of so-far undemonstrated Notability and the primacy of too many sources, but I have no reason to doubt them.

If you can find suitable sources as described above and in the linked Project pages, I'm sure that you'll be able to raise the Draft to Wikipedia's required Article standards, and that it will indeed become a worthwhile addition. Hope this helps. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 20:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Where are the secondary sources that establish notability? I don't understand many of these references. There's a note about a 1978 mission, and the source is supposedly something by a Tara Shockley, but the citation is entirely unclear; it's cited as a magazine/newspaper, but "Lamar University Press" is obviously not the name of a publication, and this link--well, click on it. The only note that looks like a secondary source is this, "Marie, Cimarusti (July 2021). "A Salute to Charles Robert Kemble". Sandia Heights & High Desert Living: 4–7", but "Sandia Heights & High Desert Living" seems to be a community newsletter. Drmies (talk) 22:08, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Kemble's noteworthiness seems related to Lamar University. That's an article that isn't all bad, but has much that's unreferenced or inherently omissible or both. And in at least one place it's written in the first person plural, strongly suggesting that it's just undigested PR material (which by that point comes as no surprise). 126.205.254.12 (talk) 05:44, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

April 21

How do I get to be writing for Wikipedia?

Writing for Wikipedia 197.231.239.48 (talk) 06:34, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

You may be looking for WP:HOW. HansVonStuttgart (talk) 08:28, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

I am just a regular user of Wikipedia, i.e. I have no official role or any special authority. That said, before you get too involved in figuring out how to navigate the process of either creating a new article or making significant revisions to an existing article, I'm going to suggest you follow on right here at the Help Desk, looking over questions from others interested in acting as an editor.

You will commonly see requests for how to go about creating a new article. Frequently, these requests will come from people who are acting on behalf of the subject of the article they are interested in. While this can be done (assuming the notability requirement is met), it often doesn't work out as hoped.

In addition to looking at the requests currently posted and watching for new questions that come in, you could also look back in the "archived discussions" portion of the Help Desk archives (probably best to change the sorting order to sort by edit date). Reading over this questions might save you, from incorporating content that doesn't have a neutral point of view or from writing an article for which the subject does not meet the specific notability requirements imposed by Wikipedia. (Many people feel very confident that the subject of their article is notable and merits and article, they write an article, and then they're told that no, it doesn't meet these criteria.) I'm not so much trying to discourage you as to help to set your expectations. Fabrickator (talk) 18:18, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Srila Prabhupada

There are sincere experts and followers of srila prabhupada correcting, please allow them to do their duty. They find inconsistencies and correct them however wikipedia then rejects. Allow them to do their duty. chant and be happy!all glories to srila prabhupada!2601:201:897E:A530:652E:877D:6651:BFE5 (talk) 06:44, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Is this request about A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada? 126.205.254.12 (talk) 07:01, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

I guess it's about Cinosaur's recent whitewashing of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.   Maproom (talk) 07:48, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

If the followers are editing WIkipedia, then their duty is to follow Wikipedia policies. What their duty may be to some other authority is irrelevant to Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 17:55, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Actually, I'll say a bit more: if a Wikipedia editor has a duty to some outside authority that affects their Wikipedia editng, then they have a conflict of interest, and shoould declare that openly, and follow the guidance in the page I just linked to.

If their duty to the outside authority prevents them from following Wikipedia's policies when they edit Wikipedia, then they should not edit Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 17:59, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Fixing typos on a protected page

Should I request on the talk page, or should I request elsewhere when I find a typo? It feels weird doing it for a single comma. 75.142.254.3 (talk) 07:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, requesting on the talk page is correct (it's perfectly fine, and encouraged, even if it's just a comma). You can place an edit request template in your request manually (list is at WP:MAKINGEREQ), or use the edit request wizard, which will do that automatically, in order to draw attention to the request. Tollens (talk) 07:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

(alternatively, you could describe the issue right here since that's probably easier now.) Tollens (talk) 07:06, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

It was a comma on an article: World Central Kitchen drone strikes

"Update - Last sentence of diplomatic fallout section.

From: On 6 April Wong stated that she and Minister for Defence Richard Marles had written to their Israeli equivalents calling for further action to be taken against the individuals responsible for the attack.

To: On 6 April, Wong stated that she and Minister for Defence Richard Marles had written to their Israeli equivalents calling for further action to be taken against the individuals responsible for the attack.

Reason: A comma should be after the word April in this case."

Already posted it there by using an earlier request as the format. Maybe in the future I'll just look for 3 or 4 typos before making the request?

75.142.254.3 (talk) 07:10, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Fixed now. You could look for more if you'd like, but there's no harm in making a request for something minor, requests like that are made all the time. Thanks for catching the error! Tollens (talk) 07:13, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

In the UK, children are taught that commas like that (following a fronted adverbial phrase) are necessary. Every decent style guide I've ever read says that they're optional however - use them or don't, it's a stylistic choice. Many of our Featured Articles are written without them, please don't go around adding them willy-nilly to content someone else has written. Girth Summit _(blether) 09:14, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Ah, thanks! I had no idea. I guess it's more than just the UK. It looks like that article is split roughly 50/50 with regard to using or not using the comma. Looking through the paragraph that change was in, there is another instance which doesn't, so I'll self-revert. Tollens (talk) 09:39, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Without the comma it is possible to read that April Wong made the statement. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 09:48, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

I don't have any problem with the addition in this case. I've just seen situations where someone starts dropping punctuation bombs on FAs that have just been through a lengthy review because they disagree on the stylistic choices made by the authors and half-dozen reviewers. I typically use them myself when I'm writing, but if the only reason for adding a comma is because a fronted adverbial phrase and they must be followed by a comma, I would urge people not to bother. Girth Summit _(blether) 10:39, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Cite error at Lalu Prasad Yadav

Can anyone remove red link from the citation number 55 and 67. Admantine123 (talk) 09:55, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

@Admantine123: If you use {{Cite journal}} you MUST include the |journal= parameter. Temporarily I've changed the {{Cite journal}} to {{Citation}} to get rid of the red, but knowledgeable input is required to select the correct Cite XXX template. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 10:10, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Can you fix it, I tried myself but wasn't successful. Admantine123 (talk) 10:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Follow the doi link to the journal publisher and oddly enough you will find the journal title. In these two cases, someone thought it a good idea to concatenate the journal title onto the article title. Don't do that. Also, in both cases, the values assigned to |first= and |last= were swapped. Don't do that.

Changing {{cite journal}} to {{citation}} just to rid yourself of a meddlesome error message does not serve the readers who consume our citations using the metadata. In this case, the missing |journal= causes {{citation}} to render a book-style reference and book-encoded metadata; both of which are wrong. Don't do that.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:53, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Stable and shorter URL's

Hello, I was wondering, and hoping, that Wikipedia has some sort of provision to shorten very long URLs Not long ago I tried using an online resource that shortens, and presumably stabilizes, incredibly long urls, but when I attempted to post this source, with the shorter URL in an article's Bibliography, a warning message resulted, in bold red letters, saying that this shortened url is blocked. Is this always the rule? Presently I am trying to list a book source, but its url is 360 (!) characters long, and is no doubt very unstable. Any help along this line would be greatly appreciated. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:36, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

@Gwillhickers, it is rare to need such a long url for a book. Can you give us an example of the one you are trying to use. There may be a more direct way to access it. StarryGrandma (talk) 20:03, 21 April 2024 (UTC)