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June 13

Pressing "contributions" - and becomes logged out

When I open Wikipedia (I have a direct icon at my desktop), so in order to see what I have done recently, do I press the "contributions" - suddenly the entire bare moves one step, and it becomes like I wanted to log out. This happens even when I do it fairly slow. Any help or explanation ? It's really annoying Boeing720 (talk) 01:14, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Does this happen with every Wikipedia page or just the one you have linked from your desktop? And is the page not fully loaded when you click on the contributions link? I don't remember this happening even long ago in my dial-up days, but that's the only thing I can think of, unless it's some weird anomaly with your browser. If the problem persists, you might want to post a query at WP:VPT. If you do that, it would help if you provided more information, such as OS and browser versions. Rivertorch^FIRE _WATER 05:40, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have a similar problem on my slow "so-called broadband" connection. I just have to be very patient and wait until the page has fully loaded before I click. Dbfirs 06:00, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Using the clock gadget by any chance ? That modifies that area and will cause a jump. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 06:11, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If "Content Translation" is enabled at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures then also try disabling that. Does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example?safemode=1 work? PrimeHunter (talk) 08:29, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

First thanks for this, so far. It typically happens after I start up Wikipedia (from a desk-top icon to the main page). Sometimes have I presumably been too eager to press "contributions", but it happens also after a 5 second pause (so everything is fully started). It has never occurred to me in other situations, but then am I mainly looking at "contributions" in order to remember what I was up to last time, if you see what I mean ? No other troubles noted. Boeing720 (talk) 00:04, 14 June 2017 (UTC) By the way, I still prefer XP. But cannot see that could be the reason. I'll try to be even more patient before pressing any buttons. Boeing720 (talk) 00:08, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's hard to help when you don't give a response to suggestions. Have you enabled "Add a clock to the personal toolbar that displays the current time in UTC and provides a link to purge the current page" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets? If so, does it help to disable it? Have you enabled "Content Translation" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures? If so, does it help to disable it? What is your browser? What is your skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering? When "Contributions" jumps, does something new appear to the right of it? Do you have more than "Log out" to the right of "Contributions"? PrimeHunter (talk) 09:06, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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@Stueyc606: Looks like between us we've now fixed both problems. Yunshui ^雲 _水 09:43, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

help me

help me vietnamese — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nghi2345 (talk • contribs) 10:56, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Try Giúp sử dụng Wikipedia? Maproom (talk) 14:52, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Most common vandalism images

Hi. Not sure if this question belongs here, or the refdesk. But I'll try here first, given that it involves Wikipedia itself.

One of the most common types of image used in "image vandalism" on Wikipedia are (I believe) images of male, um, "anatomy". My question is: taking those out of the picture, which would be the other sorts of notably common (as in, repeatedly used) vandalism images?

My question is limited to "image" vandalism (as in, posting images on wikipedia for vandalistic purposes), not other sorts of vandalising.

Disclaimer: I have no intention of vandalising Wikipedia. I'm just curious, as a sort of sociology question, so to speak. And whilst I believe in WP:DENY, I'm not asking about any particular individual vandal(s). Just the general sorts of images commonly used. Eliyohub (talk) 14:33, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

To vandalise an image, you can either substitute one already on Wikimedia Commons, or go through the rather tedious process of uploading an image or of editing an image already there. I'm not surprised that every image-vandal I've come across has used the first method. Maproom (talk) 15:01, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Eliyohub: Some reports of image misuse are posted at MediaWiki talk:Bad image list. You could review that page and its eight archives. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:08, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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

Hi,

The page:

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

should be re-named to:

"List of the Catholicoi of all Armenians" which is the proper title of the subject.

Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.137.245.208 (talk) 18:02, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I've moved it (which will have left behind the current name as a redirect - this seems like a good idea).

Done --ColinFine (talk) 21:49, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My Page Keeps Being Deleted

I am unsure why my page was deleted. I was not advertising or promoting (in which the reason for deletion). I was giving general awareness and reasoning to why it is held to one of the largest fundraising events in Chicago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OliviaGoethals (talk • contribs) 19:37, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@OliviaGoethals: "The H Foundation was created, as all great ideas are, over a cocktail called the Goombay Smash. It started out as a few friends with entrepreneurial spirit that decided they could make a difference in the fight against cancer" is textbook advertising and promotion. The content was also lifted straight from here, making it a copyright violation. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 19:46, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Harrison Williams (entrepreneur)

Somehow Harrison Williams (entrepreneur) got messed up. Does anyone feel like unpicking it? Carbon Caryatid (talk) 21:37, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Carbon Caryatid, I have reverted it to the version before an IP started changing it into an article about Tai Sandhu. Most of the changes were made by a user called Taisandhu9, whom I have not pinged here, because I am going to address ~~him~~her on ~~his~~her user talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 21:58, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; I appreciate your patience. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 22:07, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]