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February 18[edit]

Page title error[edit]

I noticed that on the page for the Sulphur Mountain Formation, its name is spelled "Sulfur" rather than the correct (in this case) "Sulphur". How can this be fixed? Georgialh (talk) 00:08, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Move the page {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 00:10, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved the article. DuncanHill (talk) 01:41, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Format problem[edit]

Hi,
what is the correct place to post
"Help - I wanted to insert a section with a proposal on the talk page of "Norwegian Culture",
but it ended up sandwiched between the last paragraph of the previous section and that section's footnotes. Can someone fix it?" ?
T 88.89.217.90 (talk) 00:47, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The "New section" tab at the top of the talk page would have given you the opportunity to add a section heading, so I've added that for you. The footnote belonged to a section from years ago, so I added a {{reflist-talk}} template to that section to pull the reference up into that section. --David Biddulph (talk) 00:55, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thx a bunch. I did use the NS tab; I've come across the footnote problem before, though. Anyway, thx again. T 88.89.217.90 (talk) 01:19, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I just had this happen to me, on talk:Culture, and I fixed it with a minor kludge there: take a look there for a worked example. The problem is that refs were not really meant for talk pages. Refs end up under the {{reflist}}, or if it is missing they end up at the bottom of the page, which is after your new section. I fixed this by editing the section that had the ref, to move the ref to a group and then add a group-specific reflist to the bottom of the section. Since this is a formatting fix for a technical problem, the prohibition against editing someone else's comments does not apply. -Arch dude (talk) 06:11, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That also works but is more complicated. David Biddulph gave the normal solution above: Just place {{reflist-talk}} in the section with no parameters. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:29, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Clearly this is the better solution. Thanks. -Arch dude (talk) 16:19, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Deletion of the page Swami Sri Vedantha Desikan[edit]

Hi,

I have earlier clearly informed that the acharyan is global and his life history is available in multiple forms. Also the one WIKIPEDIA refers to, as copied to my page in terms of content, does not have completeness at all compared to my page. My page is even more authentic and has more details of Swami Sri Vedanta Desikan. I don't see any copy material here between Swami Desika and Swami Sri Vedanta Desikan except for names and some of the information which has to be unique.

For example, the life history of Ramanuja can be read in multiple forms and that does not mean it is copied. Please read both the pages carefully and then suggest for speedy deletion instead of machine matching technique that just reads certain number of words between two pages.

Kind Regards, Vijayasarathy R — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijayasarathyr (talk • contribs) 03:03, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vijayasarathyr, your draft did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls. It was written in a highly promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. The article was a copyright violation. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. Before attempting to write an article again, please read the policies I've linked, make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. You can't just dump unsourced fan pages hereJimfbleak - talk to me? 06:56, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from Wikipedia talk:Help desk; courtesy ping Jimfbleak -- John of Reading (talk) 17:59, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jimfbleak, With due respect to your observations, I am sorry to say that you are not supposed to call a document/ article as dump. I have clearly mentioned that Swami Sri Desikan is a great acharyan in Hinduism. A page is already available but with incomplete details. He is an acharyan lived during 1260-1370 AD. The incidents marked are all not dramatic and made up one. You host it or reject it, upto your principles or wikipedia. You are not supposed to hurt and denigrate other religions beliefs. The article as said has lot of grandhams (books) as factual evidences for life history of Swami Sri Desikan. One book I can suggest you to refer is "Rahasyatraya Saram" released by Poundrikapuram Asramam. The book with little or no differences is released by Ahobilamutt and Srimad Andavan Asramam. To get to know about these missions, you shall type them in Google and find them whether they are worth for your evaluation. I again stress, it is not for your belief or liking but for the viewers and readers. If you cannot still host, then fine. This would be the one last time I would like to reply and stand for my article. I have even mentioned CONTENT COURTESY when published my DRAFT. There is absolutely no policy voilation with this content at all. Please try "DESIKA CHARITRAM" a discourse by a reknowned spiritual speaker DUSHYANTH SRIDHAR in YOUTUBE available for free to compare the validity of the content and incidents mentioned. Nothing is blown out of proportion here and a LIFE HISTORY which has been common (LIKE ACHARYA'S) cannot be claimed by any single individual or organization for copyright. Rest I leave to your judgement. However, this has been a very bad experience for me with WIKIPEDIA in terms of adding content. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijayasarathyr (talk • contribs) 17:34, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Vijayasarathyr: Wikipedia is not a "host" for text published elsewhere. Last time you came to the help desk was on 2 February. We were several editors who answered you, see Special:Permalink/823652692#My Page Swami Sri Vedanta Desikan, but got no feedback. Please revisit that link. If you then still have questions, please post them here. Sam Sailor 18:24, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vijayasarathyr: Draft:Swami Sri Vedanta Desikan has been deleted, for reasons explained on your talk page. In any case, Wikipedia already has an article Vedanta Desika. If you are aware of errors on that page (which certainly has scope for improvement), you should describe them on its talk page, giving references for your views wherever possible. Maproom (talk) 18:37, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

bad historical timeline DEMETRIUS II NICATOR[edit]

HOW IN THE WIDE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS CAN THIS GUY HAVE A REIGN IN 146=139BC AND 129-126?

Demetrius II Nicator lived born 161 BCE died 125 BCE killed fighting the usurper Alexander Balas in 150bc.

DemetriusII, coin, face.jpg

King of the Seleucid Empire (King of Syria)

Reign 146–139 BC

Predecessor Alexander Balas

Successor Diodotus Tryphon

King of the Seleucid Empire (King of Syria)

Reign 129–126 BC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A000:1407:C095:36F9:BE5B:5D74:188D (talk) 04:54, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article Demetrius II Nicator seems to make it clear. What is it that you don't understand? --David Biddulph (talk) 08:48, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cf. e.g. Grover Cleveland and Winston Churchill. Sam Sailor 16:01, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input[edit]

what do i need to do to validate my recently deceased father's actions in a particular event that is listed on your webpage? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:2B43:D100:3DF5:5BB:9826:6391 (talk) 14:16, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia and sorry for your bereavement. What you need to do is to track down a report in a reliable publication to confirm the statement added to our article on the Melbourne–Voyager collision, then add a citation to the statement using the methods explained in our beginners' guide : Noyster (talk), 14:28, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you could provide us with his first names (M. A. W.) there's a better chance of helping you find a source. Searching for "Riseley" "Melbourne" "Voyager" "collision" I have found nothing so far. Sam Sailor 15:50, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Moscow location[edit]

Hello,

I would like to request to someone who has experience with Wikipedia maps to add the location of Moscow to the map in List of most visited art museums, so that there are twenty cities located and not only nineteen.

Thanks. WhatsUpWorld (talk) 16:38, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Have you any actual source for Moscow being on the list, since the alleged "source" used on that article doesn't mention Moscow once as far as I can see? ‑ Iridescent 16:42, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Link problem[edit]

The name Rundle Stone is mistakenly linked to Runnel Stone. Can this be fixed? (Rundle Stone is a kind of dimension stone that does not currently have a Wikipedia page) Georgialh (talk) 18:45, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

✗ Not done That redirect is correct; the rock formation off Gwennap has been called "Rundle Stone" (or "Rundlestone") for centuries (here's an 1856 example). ‑ Iridescent 18:51, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, the proper noun Rundle Stone is targeted correctly to Runnel Stone. If Rundle stone^[1] in the future is mentioned in Dimension stone, a hatnote in Runnel Stone might be needed. Sam Sailor 19:05, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a link [1] that says Rundle Stone [Rock] is stone quarried from the base of Mount Rundle, so it appears to have multiple meanings. MB 19:12, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Scott, P.W.; Bristow, C.M.; London, Geological Society of (2002). Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based on Papers Presented at the Combined 36th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals and 11th Extractive Industry Geology Conference, Bath, England, 7th-12th May, 2000. Geological Society special publication. Geological Society. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-86239-099-7. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

Yes, the problem is that "Rundle Stone" has two meanings. I hadn't known that. I was only aware of the stone quarried from the base of Mt Rundle in Alberta. Georgialh (talk) 23:15, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bianca Marroquin[edit]

Hi. My name is Bianca Marroquin. I’m a Broadway performer and TV actress. My date of birth is incorrectly posted on Wikipedia. It says I was born in 1975. But I was born in 1976. How can I change this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.244.66.191 (talk) 22:28, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Someone vandalized the article several years ago by removing most of a paragraph, which made parts of the Wikipedia article nonsensical. I restored the removed content. I also removed the birth date, since it was sourced to the IMDb, which we don't consider to be reliable. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 23:08, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Translation Ita-Eng[edit]

Hello, I'm an italian user. I have basic English knowledge and for this reason it's probable that I will make mistakes. Anyway, I'm here because I want to translate part of this page from italian to english. That page on Wiki-It it's about 107,000 bytes, while on Wiki-Eng it's about 84,000 bytes. So, I want to translate the additional information on Wiki-It in Wiki-Eng, but I don't have enough English knowledge to do it. So, I'm looking for a user who can do it (with a big knowledge of italian and english). I think that this isn't the right page to find it, but I don't know the organization of Wiki-Eng, so I didn't know where to ask it. Thank you in advance for your help; --Samu204c (talk) 23:18, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Samu204c. I see you have found the {{expand Italian}} template, which is to my knowledge the best tool we have for such cases. You could also propose some changes on the talk page, even if your English is not great, as long as it is understandable; whoever implements them will correct your English. You could also try directly contacting editors from the Category:Translators it-en. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 08:45, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[Scott_Bristow_London_2002-1] Scott, P.W.; Bristow, C.M.; London, Geological Society of (2002). Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based on Papers Presented at the Combined 36th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals and 11th Extractive Industry Geology Conference, Bath, England, 7th-12th May, 2000. Geological Society special publication. Geological Society. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-86239-099-7. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

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