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March 20

Search user contributions by content?

Is it possible to search user contributions by content? For example, I'd to find my edits containing the word "merge", where I have inserted template:merge. Thanks! fgnievinski (talk) 02:18, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Fgnievinski: I used AutoWikiBrowser's List Comparer to compare your last 25,000 edits with all the articles that contain Template:Merge, and found these 8 articles:

• Information visualization
• Data visualization
• Digital imaging
• Involuntary commitment
• Commitment (mental health)
• Digital image processing
• Contour line
• United States Hydrographic Office

Hope this is what you were looking for! GoingBatty (talk) 03:05, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@GoingBatty: thank you for your help! Should I hold any hopes for finding articles in which I had inserted the merge template but no longer have it in its current version? For example: Nutation, Magnetosphere, List of common misconceptions. fgnievinski (talk) 03:44, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Fgnievinski: I can't think of a way to search that way, but maybe someone else will. GoingBatty (talk) 03:52, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Fgnievinski: it is possible, though you have to do some work. Basically, when you have the list above, you have to fire an API query similar to this one, replacing the title. The software will then return you the latest revision of that page. After that, you can extract the revision text using a JSON parser and check for the presence of a merge template. Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:46, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

How to frame an article about a policeman who attacked a woman and was given what is being seen as a very light sentence

Hi

Recently in the UK a policeman attacked a woman and was given what is being seen as a very light sentence. There are many many reference sources about it in national newspapers. My question is what is the best way to frame the topic, should it be:

1. An article about the court case (I'm not able to find the name of the case currently)
2. An article about the attack its self
3. Something else? My assumption is it is incorrect to create articles about the people as biographies.

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 09:56, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Try [1].

Personally, I feel it is more notorious than notable. Any continuing general notability is for the change in sentencing, as that may be relevant to future cases.

--Verbarson (talk) 10:54, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Verbarson:

I'm sorry, I don't understand what the link is or which framing you're suggesting. Are you saying it would be best framed about the court case?

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 11:07, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Are you saying that this murder, which happened about three miles from where I'm sitting, is notable enough to merit an article in a global, general encyclopedia? Britmax (talk) 11:14, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

I think that's what he's trying to say. SenatorLEVI 11:24, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

I don't think this is notable enough to sustain a full article, it doesn't seem large or relevant enough; I can't think of any suitable titles since the incident itself is too specific and localized, however I would go with Outrage Over Unjust Verdict (Insert Area Name), but that sounds like a news article. SenatorLEVI 11:24, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Better link: [2]

If it is WP-worthy it is either for the sentencing, or the fact the criminal was a policeman.

--Verbarson (talk) 11:27, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks all

I know what the notability rules are for Wikipedia, if it is about the court case (which I think makes most sense) is anyone able to find a link to the court documents so I can call it the correct name?

John Cummings (talk) 11:34, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, but I think you are trying to create an article for an fractionally above average murder. We would be wandering into newspaper territory. Britmax (talk) 11:45, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

For the record, the OP was asking about a case that was an assault, not a murder, and the assailant (Oliver Banfield) who happened to be a policeman was given a 14-week curfew plus a fine. Wikipedia hardly needs articles about such cases or it would be inundated. The links provided by Verbarson are to a different case. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:53, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Mike Turnbull is quite right. I had either misread the link (or more likely jumped to the wrong case based on recent news). My apologies to John Cummings and all for muddying the water.--Verbarson (talk) 13:39, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks all, I think maybe I am not being clear, I am not asking about notability, I'm asking about framing and structure, maybe I can ask in a different way.... Can people suggest good examples of Wikipedia articles about crimes against people which are not murders? The one that sticks out to me as potentially similar is People v. Turner, but I assume there are many others, cases in the UK would be super helpful.

Thanks again

John Cummings (talk) 15:47, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

You could use the category pages, John Cummings. There is "Category:Trials in the United Kingdom". for example, although it has far fewer entries than Category:Trials in the United States. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:10, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Michael D. Turnbull:, this is really helpful, especially Category:English_criminal_case_law. John Cummings (talk) 17:16, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Files

I just uploaded File:Cute_chicken.jpeg. MifterBot sent me a message saying the file was inadequate. Can someone please help me with this? 🐔 Chicdat  ^{Bawk to me!} 11:48, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Chicdat: Hello, and welcome to the Help Desk. MifterBot probbably explained it in his message already, but on Wikipedia all files need to carry information on their copyryright status (Copyright holder, creation date, permission (if appropiate) etc.) and the license they are under ({{Cc-by-sa-2.5}} etc) or how they meet the Fair Use criteria. I see you have already added a license. Based on that, I assume you are the copyright holder. I have added our standard information template ({{information}}) to the image description page. You should fill in the fields there sooner or later. For future uploads, I recommend that you use The File Upload Wizard, which can take care of filling in the provided templates for you. Victor Schmidt (talk) 12:01, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

A small point but important. When you use the upload wizard, as already recommended, you are asked to provide the date for the image. You should use the date it was taken, not the date you uploaded it. So, for your chicken, the exif data from the camera says it was taken on 2 January 2021 while the date in the "Description" box says 20 March, which is the date you uploaded it. These details can matter for those who wish to use the image and may not notice the discrepancy. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:13, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Can you check the page Haider Alnuaimi and reevaluation it?

Hello hope you have a good day when I published the article it didn't have a lot of sources so the admin evaluation as Start-Class and Low-importance but now I add more sources and it will show why he is influenced in Iraq. so can you reevaluate this article Haider Alnuaimi? thank you --Pro95mustafa (talk) 12:17, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Since this is English Wikipedia and all but one of the sources are in Arabic, it is difficult to evaluate them. Many, many articles in Wikipedia are rated start class and of low importance to whatever Project is interested in them, so if I were you I wouldn't worry about trying to get the article upgraded: few people will care about its rating. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:57, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Michael D. Turnbull and thank you for your response and I just have GAD so I want to make everything perfect, it's true all reference in Arabic cause of the weakness of the media in the Arab countries, and they do not publish in English =( --Pro95mustafa (talk) 13:58, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Pro95mustafa: Those ratings are done wit respect to specific wikipedia "projects". If you want a project to re-evaluate the page, go to the project's talk page and open a discussion there. Tell then what you think the class an importance should be, and why. Make your points with reference to the project's definition of importance. -Arch dude (talk) 15:08, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Pro95mustafa: For articles like this moving up the quality scale, it would really help the reader if you included some translated quotes from the sources. The citation templates allow for |trans-quote= and |quote-page=. See, for example, Template:Cite news for the possibilities. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:23, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Pro95mustafa:, if you want to improve the article you could look at other Iraqi journalist articles. Atwar Bahjat and Hisham al-Hashimi were the first two I found. The lead should summarise the main part of the article so I would suggest moving his education and early jobs to an "Early life" section. TSventon (talk) 16:54, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Use of block quotes for song lyrics

I know the MOS says it, but just to be absolutely clear on this, writers and editors on this website are supposed to use the "poem" block quote format when quoting song lyrics, right?--Thylacine24 (talk) 13:45, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Thylacine24: The MOS you mentioned states the guideline is for a long quote, and also gives the option to quote the material inline. GoingBatty (talk) 20:02, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@GoingBatty: Could you please tell me if you mean "yes" or "no"? I used the "poem" block quote in one of my last edits.--Thylacine24 (talk) 02:58, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

@Thylacine24: Yes, if it's more than one line. Special:Diff/1013175144 looks fine. Go with the MOS unless there is a strong reason not to. I think <poem> is much more readable in source code than a bunch of <br />. Pelagic ( messages ) – (15:56 Sun 21, AEDT) 04:56, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

@Pelagic: Thanks. Sorry not to link to that particular edit myself.--Thylacine24 (talk) 13:14, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

@Thylacine24: I meant "no", because the MOS provides more options than just saying editors are supposed to use the "poem" block quote format. GoingBatty (talk) 01:46, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@GoingBatty: Thanks, but could you please tell me if there's nothing wrong with using the "poem" format for song quotations?--Thylacine24 (talk) 02:39, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@Thylacine24: Yes, the MOS says you may use the "poem" format for song quotations. GoingBatty (talk) 05:05, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@GoingBatty: Okay, thanks.--Thylacine24 (talk) 17:05, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Stuart Lubbock

I tried to move the article, Stuart Lubbock inquest to Death of Stuart Lubbock and got into a mess. I've now created the article, 'Death of Stuart Lubbock' and put the material I wanted there. The 'Stuart Lubbock inquest' article is still a mess, please put it right. Proxima Centauri (talk) 13:55, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

@Proxima Centauri: I have made a history merge and redirected Stuart Lubbock inquest to Death of Stuart Lubbock. Do not make cut and paste moves. Your first move accidentally selected "Template talk" in the namespace field below "New title:" on the move form. You should have fixed it by making a new move from there to Article space. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:15, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Can you unthank an edit?

Hello, I accidentally thanked a vandalism edit when I didn’t mean to. Is there a way to “unthank” the edit? Also be aware I am in the mobile Safari version. Ididntknowausername (talk) 16:08, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

No, I don't think so. Maybe the vandal will think of it as sarcasm, given that I assume you reverted it and gave a warning! Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:12, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

He may well do so. But I would not like to encourage the use of sarcastic thanks, there's enough misunderstandings around already. Maproom (talk) 22:41, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

AFAIK there is no way to unthank as the thanks has already been sent. BTW Ididntknowausername if it was an IP my understanding (though I could be wrong) is that they do not receive pings whether they be thanks or mentions in talk page threads. MarnetteD|Talk 23:05, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Obscene photo in Spring entry

Check the photo associated with Spring. Someone has replaced the photo with obscene material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.222.189.129 (talk) 16:22, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

If you are referring to Spring_(season) the vandalism has been fixed. If it's another article, please clarify. RudolfRed (talk) 16:30, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

March 21

Can't recover password

After years of doing Wikipedia edits from a computer that automatically logged me in, I'm on a different computer where that info is not available. I remember my user name, but not my password. I've requested a password reset many times, but never get it. Can anybody help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.15.55.209 (talk) 01:15, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

I believe that it sends the needed info to the email address that you registered for the purpose. If you didn't register an address, or if you did but for one reason or another you don't check incoming mail there, then of course this won't work. -- Hoary (talk) 03:03, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

To expand on this answer, if you didn't register an email address, or can no longer access it, you're out of luck. The only way to recover your password is by getting a password reset email. If you can't get one, recovering your password is impossible. JIP | Talk 03:11, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

A possible solution is to open a new account, which could have a username similar though not identical to your old account. Enable email access so that this doesn't happen again. Put notices on both userpages reporting the connection between the accounts. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:13, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

about "Zhou Chengzhou"

Dear Wikipedia editor,

Recently I came across such a problem, do not know how to deal with, ask everyone's help.

The questions are as follows:

I established "Zhou Chengzhou" English wiki entry "Zhou Chengzhou" has passed the audit. This is an article about Chinese mainland people. Here I would like to thank the wiki users who have passed the audit and edited together. However, after that, I received a discussion reminder that the page was deleted.

His user page is here: Chinese: https://archive.is/oLPpt (https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AINH) ,

（Page Translation: “Ainh expressed strong dissatisfaction and strong opposition to frequent talks about Hong Kong affairs among mainland users, and demanded that such persons stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs immediately What about the fight? Open the whole simple encyclopedia directly! Pink to hide your ears: you don't want to face the problem, I'll be with you. "Yellow and blue are political opinions, black and white are conscience")

English: https://archive.is/yigjl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AINH) , which is the same user name, presumably a person.

This is the relevant page of "Zhou Chengzhou" entry,

chinese: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E6%89%BF%E8%88%9F

english: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Chengzhou

I have had some discussions, but I really don't know much about the terms of Wiki. Maybe I don't know how to deal with such a situation. I sincerely ask all experienced editors to help me and ask for help. Thank you very much.

I respect the standards and guidelines of Wikipedia very much, and I will try my best to cooperate if the items need to be improved.

Best and have a good day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armidazhou (talk • contribs) 05:44, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Armidazhou, you claim above that Zhou Chengzhou "has passed the audit"; and in the deletion discussion, that "[i]t must have been passed for the right reason". It seems to me that the article was created directly in mainspace by Sai Li 450, has never been reviewed or accepted, has never reached an acceptable standard, and in particular has never established its subject's notability.   Maproom (talk) 08:12, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Maproom This one was created by Sai Li 450 that before , that was over a year ago, and now this one is accepted, created by Armidazhou.Could you see it? Sorry, I do not understand your mean.Armidazhou (talk) 09:06, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Armidazhou, I apologise. You are right. I now see that Zhou Chengzhou was reviewed and accepted by Arthistorian1977 with these edits.   Maproom (talk) 09:22, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Maproom It doesn't matter, Sir. I would like to ask you for help. What should I do in this case? Thank you.Armidazhou (talk) 09:42, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

So are you asking people to find sources for Zhou Chengzhou so that Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zhou Chengzhou will end with a "keep" decision? If so, this is going to be tough, as the sources (if they exist) are likely to be in Chinese, and most people reading this don't read Chinese. -- Hoary(talk) 12:41, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Hoary Hello, sorry, it's my fault. I didn't make it clear. I meant to find the most reliable English source in his article. Thank you.Zhou ChengzhouArmidazhou (talk) 17:43, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

• Again, I said the same thing on AFD, what is this? A personal attack? Yes, I hate China pushing its propaganda on Wikipedia, so what? That doesn't change the fact the article lacks notability. I will still propose to delete the article if this is a Hong Konger or American or whatever, the nationally have nothing to do with it. Having a personal attack on the one who proposes to delete it will not help you keep the article-AINH (talk) 12:44, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

how to get an error about me fixed at page about me?

Hi. There is an error at the otherwise very well done page about me.

I know not to touch it, but can someone please fix it?

As the link below shows, I STILL teach at Syracuse University College of Law, but I now teach "Law in Action," which is legal theory and principles applied to current legal events (impeachment, taxes, Affordable Care Act, labor law,. etc.).

Here is the law school page to cite:

http://law.syr.edu/profile/david-cay-johnston

Thank you. If you can't fix this can you please advise how to get it corrected?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidcay (talk • contribs) 06:42, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Davidcay, I've made the change. I think and hope that the result is better than it was; but chronologically it's a bit of a mess, and anyway I don't think that the lead is the best place for your employment history, so I'm not satisfied with what I've done. (I've also removed one part of your message above, because of policy hereabouts.) In future, the best way to make requests would be in Talk:David Cay Johnston -- however, when I took a look there I saw a wall of text (which I didn't bother to read) about earlier request(s), and if that experience put you off the notion of asking on the talk page, I sympathize. Still, do try to ask there; and if there's no response or the response is unsatisfactory, you're welcome to bring up the matter here. -- Hoary (talk) 07:40, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

What categories should this information page go in?

Hello,

I have just finished writing the information page Wikipedia:Software licenses, which details what should be written in the license parameter of {{Infobox software}}. Can anyone advise what categories this page should go in? Regards, DesertPipeline (talk) 08:22, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

I just added one. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:19, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

User:Timtempleton: Not quite sure about that one, since it's only populated by templates. Thanks anyway, though! Is there a listing of all categories for information pages that I could take a look at perhaps? DesertPipeline (talk) 09:27, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

@DesertPipeline: Maybe Category:Software licenses? Your info is already quite visible for those reading the license parameter documentation. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:57, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

User:Timtempleton: True :) I'll just let it be in the information pages category automatically and leave it at that. Thanks for your help anyway :) DesertPipeline (talk) 03:05, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

All Rounders in Test Cricket

Dear Sir/ Madam Good day. Please update all All Rounders' in Test Cricket (Sakib Al-Hasan/Bangladesh) In the list you did not mention in All rounders of test cricket .....Sakib Al-Hasan/Bangladesh

Thanks Kausar Ahmed Dhaka Bangtladesh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kausar Ahmed Matlab-Chandpur (talk • contribs) 10:10, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Kausar Ahmed Matlab-Chandpur We don't know what it is that you want to update. If there are specific edits you would like to see done, please describe them on the relevant article talk page; you can do this as a formal edit request(click for instructions) if you wish to draw attention to your proposed edits. 331dot (talk) 10:20, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Kausar Ahmed Matlab-Chandpur For your protection, do not post personal contact information in this public, global forum. In any event, Wikipedia issues are typically handled on Wikipedia. Please describe what changes you feel are needed. 331dot (talk) 10:41, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

I somehow managed to add myself to Telugu Wikipedia, but I don't speak Telugu

Yes, I know it sounds weird.

I made my account here about five months ago, but so far have not really done anything on here. But one day, I was reading about something, and I tried to look at the page in different languages and then translate them into English (because what if there's something interesting?). However, it seems that when I opened the Telugu page, it logged me in, and now it thinks that I am Telugu, despite me not knowing a single word in this language. So is there a way to "remove" myself from there? I mean, of course it's not really a big deal, but from time to time, Wikipedia sends me a notification in Telugu and it's slowly becoming kinda annoying

Random0Being (talk) 10:28, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Random0Being Accounts will work on every Wikimedia Foundation project, such as other language versions of Wikipedia. Because of this you cannot "remove" yourself from other versions. There are many reasons you could trigger notices from another version without ever actually visiting it. 331dot (talk) 10:45, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

@Random0Being: Your account is automatically created at a Wikimedia wiki if you view any page while you are logged in. Special:CentralAuth/Random0Being shows 21 accounts. I have 354. You cannot remove yourself. Some wikis send a welcome post to new accounts. Just ignore it. It quickly stops. I'm surprised if you have received several Telugu notifications. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:56, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Random0Being You can actually stop notifications from other wikis. Go to your Preferences, click on the Notifications tab, and uncheck "Show notifications from other wikis". —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 16:37, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

How to use archives template using list?

I looked at Help:Archiving a talk page and Template:Archives, and am trying to use the template to list the archives for my user talk page. My archives are not the standard "Archive 1", "Archive 2", etc. How do I specify the template parameters? It appears I can use the "list" parameter, but If I try to use it in the format "archives| list=archive2019", the page displays the text "archive2019" but it is not hyperlinked. Jay (talk) 16:20, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

@Jay: Specify the full wikilinks with |list=.[3] PrimeHunter (talk) 16:39, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! So there is no magic with "list". We have to give the user talk namespaced page with wikilinks.Jay (talk) 17:31, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Chechili

Hello, you made a very offensive mistake about Chechili. Chechili is Georgian and it isn’t Armenian, it is very offensive to us Georgians and please correct it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.169.2.63 (talk) 23:50, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Start a discussion on the article's talk page for any suggestions you have. RudolfRed (talk) 01:12, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Include reliable sources. Do not make claims in the article which are against the stated source. Do not give false edit summaries like "Fixed typo" when you make significant changes. I guess it was also you who falsified the title of a source to support your claim. Do not ever do that again. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:37, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Courtesy link, Chechil, for anyone interested.

Per the article, this cheese product is said to have originated in the Armenian Highlands, whose article says the region has been inhabited by Armenians, Assyrians, Georgians, Greeks, Jews, Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds at various times. Since the origins of Cheese "predate recorded history", which is certainly long before anyone cared where nation-state borders were drawn or when modern-day ethnic identities formed, I suggest that trying to attribute Chechil to a particular one may be futile unless someone has a reliable documented claim of its invention. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.219.35.136 (talk) 09:51, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

March 22

Biographies , artists etc.

Hello! So I guess I violated a policy about outside links. It was to the artists being talked about website and I'm not a constant editor so I didn't know you couldn't link since you have a hyperlink tool to use.

So a member of a Band which had hit records etc. and a recording artist and session musician is listed on the bands Wikipedia page and on other pages about the songs he recorded on. He doesn't have a Wikipedia page but as a reference I linked to his website since his name goes to a website not associated with him. I got messages saying you can't link to an outside webpage. So since a majority of the other musicians have links I thought it was OK.

I didn't really appreciate you (The editors) making me feel like I was committing a great sin for wanting people to have an additional resource if they wanted one. You could have just said oh you can only link him to a wikipedia page in his name.

Some of your rules are not that understandable. I looked them up after. Thought you were talking about spam etc. etc. not just linking to an artist website. You might just say that. Even though an artist is mentioned or the subject of the page you can't link to their artist website it must be a Wikipedia page and on the Wikipedia page for the artist then you can link to their website.

You made the process of trying to engage more with the site unpleasant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnysings (talk • contribs) 00:20, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Johnnysings, I'm sorry that you felt as if you were feeling villainized. If you wanted to add a link to the official website, you could consider adding it to the "External links" section at the bottom of the article (or adding the section if it doesn't exist). External links should be used sparingly and should rarely be added directly to the body. If the link can be used as a source, just add it as an inline citation. You can check out WP:REFB for a guide to citing sources. If you are ever confused about a policy, you can always ask, we'd be happy to assist you in any way possible. Thanks, EDG 543 ^{(message me)} 01:35, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your answer. I appreciate your reply and how you approached the subject. I will keep that in mind about the links and inline citations etc., If I have something in the future. I guess that these days linking to things and having everyone link every website and social media account (I don't really do social media) just more informational but still artists websites etc. so it didn't even occur to me that linking wouldn't be OK, heck my phone and other devices are linking me to things automatically that I don't want to be linked too. So thank you again for the information and your kind reply. Best wishes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnysings (talk • contribs) 04:08, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

How do I preemptively archive a url?

I've tried looking at the wiki page on how to archive a web citation but it doesn't make sense to me. Can anyone point me to a resource on this?--Phil of rel (talk) 01:40, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@Phil of rel:Well, Its relatively simple. The process is described in Help:Archiving_a_source. It depends a bit on the archive organisation that you choose. Victor Schmidt (talk) 05:38, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Oh yes, I just realised I wasn't reading the full page. Thank you for your assistance.--Phil of rel (talk) 13:01, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Essay/guideline on a blocked user writing a practice article

There's an essay or guideline somewhere about a user who has been blocked for disruptive editing having the chance to select an article and significantly expand it within their userspace, and then for an admin to review their work and consider an unblock. I'd like to refer to something in it but I can't find it at the moment. DanCherek (talk) 13:26, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

No, any user would have to request the unblock before working on the encyclopaedia. Especially if they have an indef block for disruptive editing, working in a sandbox won't help. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:30, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: Thanks, I found the thing that I was thinking about: {{2nd chance}}, which isn't formalized as a separate essay but I have seen admins paste it into replies to unblocks. DanCherek (talk) 13:50, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

A website that translate the wikipedia pages to persian

FYI

Copied from the talk page. Eagleash (talk) 14:32, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi,

Do you know this page that translate the wikipedia pages to persian language? here is a page of tis website:  https://abadgar-q.com/

Do you have any information about this page? Thanks... Shabnamkalir (talk) 21:55, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Make a bot ignore a link

Hello! I was editing 1.1.1.1 and noticed the links for the DNS over HTTPS urls were marked as dead. They returned HTTP 400 errors, as they should because I wasn't making a DNS request. Is there a way to make bots like IABot ignore the link so it isn't marked as dead? Thank you, Cheesetron246 talk 15:56, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

{{cbignore}} * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:01, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Adding references to Wikipedia

Hi there, how do I add references and cites to other websites on relevant articles on Wikipedia? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zhatty (talk • contribs) 17:34, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Zhatty! The basic structure of a proper reference is to surround the link with ref tags like this: <ref>example.com</ref>. Remember not to just paste the link without the ref tags, or it won't end up in list of references at the bottom of the article. See Referencing for beginners for more specifics. Thanks, EDG 543 ^{(message me)} 18:31, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Diff and hist links in a different location on my watchlist

See this screenshot - the "diff" and "hist" buttons just moved from their usual spot next to the bullet, on my watchlist and other recent changes pages like Special:RecentChanges. When I log out and view Special:RecentChanges, it looks fine, so I think it's something to do with my account but I have no idea what. I don't have any fancy scripts that change CSS and I tried clearing my cache but it didn't help. DanCherek (talk) 17:54, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@DanCherek: I'm not familiar with the recent changes page, but this sounds like it might be better addressed at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:33, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@DanCherek: Disable "Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rc. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:47, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Awesome, thank you! DanCherek (talk) 19:54, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Robert McDermott

At the end of the article about him is a link to an essay he wrote about William James and Rudolf Steiner which is invalid. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.197.192.157 (talk) 18:20, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Robert A. McDermott  Fixed TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:28, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

How to cite individual places using GEOnet Names Server?

I've become aware that, confusingly, GEOnet Names Server is not the same thing as GeoNames. I want to switch my citing practices to GEOnet since it's more reliable. The problem is, though, I can't find a specific url for any individual places on GEOnet. Whereas GeoNames has separate pages for each place, if I search on GEOnet and then click on any of the results, it doesn't link to a new page. The url is always just this: https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/gnsquicksearch.asp

I want to make my citations easily checkable by having a specific url and not making people search through the entire database. Is this possible to do on GEOnet? If not, then what should I do about citing coordinates for places?

Thanks,

3 kids in a trenchcoat (talk) 23:13, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@3 kids in a trenchcoat: try asking the GEOnet technical support folks. There may be a way to format a URL that will act as a query. If they will not or cannot help you, you will need to create a citation that tells your reader how to do the query "manually". e.g., <ref>Search for "Foo City" at {{cite web|url=...}}</ref> -Arch dude (talk) 03:17, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

March 23

opening my draft for editing

Help Desk 3.22.21 Request

x i am new to this

x in march 2020, you read my draft and sent me a note. x my suggested article is entitled:k-12 student rights while at school x on 3.22.21, i added information to my draft on your request.

please tell me:

x how to edit or add to my article proposal x when will my proposal be accepted and how will i know it? x you say that Boyer P. August account does not exist. Why? i created

 an account and you are sending me notices.

x i do not understand signing my posts or articles with 4 tildes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boyer P. August (talk • contribs) 00:32, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

@Boyer P. August: Welcome to the Teahouse! It appears you created Draft:K-12 Student Rights While At School under an IP address, and received a notification at User talk:104.11.59.25. Your draft has not been accepted because it has not been submitted for review. If you were to submit it, I suspect it would be rejected because it appears to be a personal essay instead of an encyclopedia article (see WP:NOTESSAY). Help:Your first article has lots of good information about writing a Wikipedia article, which is one of the hardest things to do on Wikipedia. I suggest you gain experience by improving existing articles before attempting to create a new article. Happy editing! (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) GoingBatty (talk) 01:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

My Account

I need to delete my Wikipedia account but I can't find any page that can do it. Could anyone please help me?