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March 3

Nick Diaz

I recently put in an edit letting you know that the page contained the wrong MMA history, that it was of Anderson Silva and not Nick Diaz, and I see that it has since been corrected...however your BOT claimed my edit was vandalism, it was in fact NOT vandalism as can clearly been seen that the mistake YOU made has since been corrected. In the future I will NOT try to assist you in correcting errors as clearly you do not appreciate it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.224.76 (talk) 00:52, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Please see the detailed message on your Talk page for an acknowledgement that Cluebot can occasionally make errors, and instructions to report them to improve the bot's performance. Posting your complaint here does not do so. General Ization ^Talk 00:55, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

There is also a link in the page history, in the automatically generated edit summary by ClueBot, which enables the reporting of a 'false-positive'. Eagleash (talk) 00:59, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for that sub-human response to my resentment that your BOT characterized my assistance as vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.224.76 (talk) 02:10, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Just to be clear, the sentence you added to the article, although well-intentioned, was in entirely the wrong place and would thus have been identified as unconstructive by ClueBot which is an automatic program that constantly patrols Wikipedia for problems of this nature. The place to raise issues with article content is on the talk-page or you can come to the help-desk for assistance. Please do not make disparaging remarks about other editors as this is something which Wikipedia takes very seriously. Please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 03:12, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Correction, I made no disparaging remarks concerning any editor, I made a comment regarding the ' response ' I received. That I felt was very robotic in itself, rather than a typical response I would expect from a human. However, it doesn't surprise me that your BOT can't tell the difference between a helpful post and vandalism, when you can't differentiate between a criticism of a reply and the criticism of a person. As for ' proper posting ' you must think that your navigation is wonderful, it isn't, it took me several minutes to find this page, as I couldn't find anything remotely suitable on your ' contact ' page. A typical response from a human would go like this : " Hello, thank you for assisting with correcting that article, we appreciate your support, and we apologize that the BOT mistook your edit as vandalism, when clearly you were trying to assist, we look forward to your continuing support. We realize that not everyone is familiar with Wikipedia can we suggest that in the future you ( insert recommendations here ) ". Try that next time and maybe your replies wont sound so sub-human. (99.250.224.76 (talk) 03:42, 3 March 2016 (UTC))— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.224.76 (talk) 03:38, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Your edit was correctly identified as unconstructive by a bot designed to spot such anomalies. What you did was equivalent to going into a library and writing on a book 'this is wrong, fix it'. When the bot removed it you came to the help desk 'shouting' (using capital letters) and adopting a provocative tone. I will leave some useful hints and tips at your talk-page to help if you intend to continue to edit Wikipedia. And just to be pedantic I did not say you were disparaging. I asked you not to do so as your wording &/or tone was borderline. Lastly, the bot is not 'ours'. It is Wikipedia's bot. Editors give whatever time they can spare to edit, and none of them are wikipedia. By even your sole contribution you are part of Wiki and the bot acts on your behalf also. Eagleash (talk) 14:04, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

To give the new unregistered editor the benefit of the doubt and to assume good faith, my guess is that they didn't know the difference between article space and talk space, and that they should have posted their comment at Talk:Nick Diaz. The bot did its job correctly of removing a non-constructive post, even though the new unregistered editor didn't know that their post was non-constructive. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:15, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

My complaint was not concerning the BOT removing my addition, I fully expected it to be removed, and not linger as a permanent fixture; rather, just long enough so that the article could be corrected. My complaint was concerning my addition as being tagged as vandalism, when clearly it wasn't. Not everyone can navigate Wikipedia as well as someone who uses it often. I saw a mistake and attempted to get it corrected. And I was successful in that attempt, albeit not through the proper channels. As for disparaging , I quote " Please do not make disparaging remarks about other editors as this is something which Wikipedia takes very seriously. ", were you future tensing that statement, a preemptive strike so to speak? I think not. On another note: Robert McClenon, thank you for your reply. (99.250.224.76 (talk) 22:07, 3 March 2016 (UTC))— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.224.76 (talk) 22:02, 3 March 2016 (UTC) And what is this (Warning 99.250.224.76 - #1) and ANN scored at 0.881338? Have I been warned? You do realize this does not encourage me to assist in any way should I see another error, even through the proper channels. You do realize a simple ' thank you for helping, we will remove the insinuation of vandalism, and we encourage you to continue to help here is the proper channels... ' could have avoided this entire conversation.( 99.250.224.76 (talk) 22:19, 3 March 2016 (UTC) )

I'm beginning to think we're being trolled. IP, I really think your complaint has been accepted and your questions (at least the sincere ones) have been answered. Please drop the stick, be happy, and go forth to edit productively. There is really no point in sustaining this dispute. General Ization ^Talk 22:27, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Trolling? Fine you don't get it. Stick dropped, I'm done. (99.250.224.76 (talk) 22:49, 3 March 2016 (UTC)).— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.224.76 (talk) 22:48, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

I defended the good faith of the new unregistered editor, but now I have to defend the design of the bot and point out that the unregistered editor's last complain is incorrect. They complain that their addition was tagged as vandalism, which it clearly was not. That is just incorrect. Their addition was tagged as possible vandalism (read the exact wording of the edit summary), and it isn't true that it clearly wasn't vandalism. It certainly isn't true that the bot should have known that it wasn't vandalism. The bot "knew" that it appeared to be a non-constructive edit, and the bot designer knew that most although not all non-constructive edits are vandalism, so the bot tagged the edit as possible vandalism, and that is exactly what the bot should have done. Just because the unregistered editor didn't know the difference between article space and talk space doesn't mean that the bot designer should have gone to lengths to avoid hurting the feelings of new editors who don't know how Wikipedia is set up. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:22, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Tool to flip NRHP URLs?

I think that it would be wise to continue this discussion elsewhere because topics here can be archived before they are completed. To that end:

Moved to WT:NRHP

—Trappist the monk (talk) 10:33, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

disambiguation in infobox

In Monroe County, Indiana, there is an Law Enforcement Agency infobox in the government section that has a field subdivname = Monroe. This results in a wikilink to Monroe, Indiana which is a disambiguation page as there are several places named Monroe in Indiana. This should refer to Monroe County, Indiana. The text in the infobox displays County of xxxx; changing Monroe to Monroe County would resolve the disambiguation but would display as "County of Monroe County". And this would be a circular link (Monroe County to Monroe County). So I think this should be displayed as "County of Monroe" where Monroe is not a blue link at all. I don't know how to do this in the infobox. Mb66w (talk) 03:54, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

I don't see any link-override feature in the documentation for {{Infobox law enforcement agency}}, but I could have overlooked it. The issue is that the infobox isn't supposed to be used in articles about counties, cities, etc.; it's supposed to be used in articles about the law enforcement agencies themselves. Better just to remove the template, both because of this problem and because of the more general problem that bots may well interpret the infobox as an indication that the entire article is about a law enforcement agency. Nyttend (talk) 04:00, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

OK, I removed the infobox from this article as suggested. Mb66w (talk) 05:19, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Publishing an Article in Wikipedia (after final corrections made in the article created in Sandbox of my user)

Respected Sir/Madam,

I have created an article in Sandbox Area in my User. I would like to publish the article for public viewing in Wikipedia.

kindly provide me the complete details about the process.

Thanks in Advance.

G.Gagananand 05:23, 3 March 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by G.gagananand (talk • contribs)

Hello G.gagananand. Thank you for your contributions. I have seen your contribution and they cannot be added on to the project. I would suggest that you first study two guidelines on Wikipedia that provide suggestions on what kind of articles are included on Wikipedia. The two guidelines are: WP:Notability and WP:Notability (web). If you find any trouble understanding, leave a reply here. Thanks. Xender Lourdes (talk) 05:50, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

It appears that the draft is trying to use Wikipedia in order to conduct some sort of survey. That isn't what Wikipedia is for. If you can explain in more detail here what you are trying to do, perhaps we can give you more specific advice. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:11, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Wileyfox corrections

Wileyfox

Hi there. Full disclosure I represent the company in a PR capacity.

How do we clean up the Wileyfox page as there are a number of inaccuracies and uncited comments criticising the performance of the Swift product and no mention of the Storm. Launch dates are in the wrong tense, present and future when in fact they are now past tense.

But key issues are namely:

Wileyfox at present does not offer replacement batteries

″The GPS and GLONASS reception is very poor″ - no citation seems like personal opinion

″Because the metal ring holding the rear camera lense has sharp edges...easily leaves scratch marks″ - no citation or proof point

It's been cited as a 'an absolute steal of a smartphone' by leading tech title Stuff and Forbes 'Smartphone of 2015' but these accolades are not mentioned or referenced.

We are happy to edit if you will allow it purely for accuracy purposes.

Dwcc888 (talk) 09:41, 3 March 2016 (UTC)DWCC888

Dwcc888, thank you for approaching this in a good manner. Your best choice is to bring this up at the article's talk page. I'll help with these problems now. (1) Fixed the verb tenses. (2) I don't understand what you'd like to see regarding the batteries. Please give additional details at the talk page. (3) I've removed the GPS/GLONASS bit. This kind of information is important to include if reliable sources, e.g. technology writers addressing cellphones, consider it important (we're an encyclopedia, not a promotional website), but as I didn't find any such sources with a quick Google search, I've removed it. (4) Ditto on the metal ring. (5) Steal of a smartphone — these awards appear to be merely the opinions of a few technical folks at those websites, not major industry awards. They don't contribute significantly to the encyclopedia article, so they should be avoided. Nyttend (talk) 12:59, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

References

Islamic State of Iraq and levant

Please correct the subject name of state in your future writings to " State Organisation " only as these people have nothing at all to do with merciful Islam. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.240.34.197 (talk) 14:20, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

The current name of the nation in question now is Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. This is backed by many sources and it would not be correct to change it. The encyclopedia should represent neutral views, and the name of this does that. See WP:POV for more information. Fritzmann2002 18:40, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

62.240.34.197, you may also see Names of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to understand the reasoning behind the name and the various controversies surrounding the name change. Thanks. Xender Lourdes (talk) 02:34, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Wrong work of text editor in image

In my sandbox in image with diagram of the gameplay is wrong work of hashs. I can't used hash to mark of parts by following numbers. BTW, is here someone who can check my English in this sandbox? My English isn't very quickly but I worked at this text a long time. Dawid2009 (talk) 17:20, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you trying to make a list using hash marks? By hash marks to you mean this : #? The image shouldn't need hash marks, so why did you mention that? If you clarify some more I may be able to help, otherwise I just don't understand. Fritzmann2002 18:46, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Now I see, that in fact # aren't using in gameplay's diagrams but for notation in this game are useful numbers not any point's determineds (b7-a3 etc.). Here are just numbers, for example: : 1 : 35 :2 :3456789 etc. In case of this notice is more clear if for saved gameplay will by use of list by hashes (##) to highlight the importance and significance of points which define here the following players' rounds/tours. Dawid2009 (talk) 19:24, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

So you want to make a graph that shows what moves were made. I believe there are templates for this for more mainstream games, but I don't think there is for paper soccer. If I find anything else I'll tell you, but I don't know how to do that. Fritzmann2002 20:02, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

How does one enter the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) for an article about a location?

How does one enter the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) for an article about a location? And (most importantly as far as I'm concerned) how do you get the coordinates to appear in the top, right of the article?

For example, I was just reading the article about the Italian town of Quaglietta. At the very top, right of this article it has the latitude and longitude, appearing as: Coordinates: 40°44′43″N 15°14′8″E.

When you click on these coordinates, it brings you to a GeoHack webpage, which gives you a variety of options to view this location on a map.

If I am editing an article about a location, which article does NOT have this geographical information in it, and I want to add the geographical coordinates for this location, how do I do it? How do I get the coordinates to appear in the very top, right of the article? And how do I get these coordinates to appear as a link for the GeoHack webpage?

By the way, Quaglietta is where Spartacus is believed to have lost his life in 71 BC after leading an unsuccessful slave rebellion against the Roman Republic. The article Battle of the Siler River describes his last days, but the article does not give the geographical coordinates for the location of this event. After searching online I discovered that the place he is believed to have died is near the modern town of Quaglietta (Source: Howard Kramer, "BATTLE OF SILER RIVER (SILER RIVER BATTLEFIELD)," December 7, 2015, http://thecompletepilgrim.com/battle-of-siler-river/6.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlg666666 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Unless you can find a reputable publication that gives an accurate map, it is going to be difficult to determine the exact position of the battle. If you can identify the location on Google Earth, then that software will give you the co-ordinates, but, without a good reference, this might be regarded as original research. Perhaps the safest option is just to link to our article on nearby Quaglietta. Dbfirs 21:08, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

In terms of the question on coordinates, it is the template Template:Coord that produces them. There is a lot of information on that page about using the template. For Quaglietta, I believe it is actually the specific infobox used on the page, Template:Infobox frazione that produces the coordinates. As to your comments about Spartacus, you may get more specific responses at Talk:Battle of the Siler River or Talk:Spartacus. -- Natalya 21:14, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Mlg666666, user Natalya's response is very appropriate for your query. If you feel any issues still in this, contact me on my talk page. I went through the same query some time back while creating an article on a beach and found various routes to reach the same solution. Xender Lourdes (talk) 02:29, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

MACP

I tried to post something to wiki and its been a day but it still hasnt published. i was able to add it to MACP but the actual article is not publishing. Can you help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fnw76 (talk • contribs) 21:49, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

You added "Mobile Associate Communication Platform" to the disambiguation page MACP. But it doesn't link to an article of that name because there is no such article. Maproom (talk) 22:08, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

@Fnw76: The "filter log" link at Special:Contributions/Fnw76 shows you have tried to save articles [1] but they were never actually saved for some reason. I'm not sure the filter is working correctly but try Wikipedia:Articles for creation instead. "Mobile Associate Communication Platform" has zero Google hits. This is a very bad sign for satisfying Wikipedia:Notability. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:32, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

March 4

Draft:Joseph Walter Mountin

Help -- I am new to Wikipedia, so I figured there may be some formatting issues. Below is the reason given for the rejection. I am unclear on what it means to set off the headings with nowiki. In addition, in the references there is a formatting concern because the journal listing is for November-December 1993. I think there is an issue with the two months, but I could not find anything in any of the editing tips on how to list a date like that. Can you help?

Why have all of the level 2 headings been set off with nowiki, which prevents them from rendering as headings. Correct formatting. Fix errors in references. NPHICTom (talk) 00:13, 4 March 2016 (UTC)Tom

Looks as if the errors have been fixed with this edit. Eagleash (talk) 00:33, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Please delete this article: Mohammed Ali (entrepreneur).

Can someone put this article -- Mohammed Ali (entrepreneur) -- up for deletion discussion? I think it's called "AfD". I don't know how to get that ball rolling. Also, I can't believe that that article has not been deleted yet! Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 02:20, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Joseph, if you have Twinkle turned on, you can pull down the TW menu and click on XFD. It will do the AFD process for you. Dismas|^(talk) 02:24, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. But I didn't understand a word you just said. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 02:26, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

I have Twinkled it to AFD here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammed Ali (entrepreneur).--ukexpat (talk) 02:28, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

@Joseph A. Spadaro: WP:TWINKLE is a user script that makes pretty much every maintenance task so much easier. You can turn it on from your preferences. Preferences -> Gadgets -> Twinkle (under Browsing). Once turned on it will add a TW tab on the toolbar at the top to every article. Under there will be a button that says XFD. That button will cause a popup where you can fill out your deletion reasoning and category for the AfD. When you click Submit Query the script will create all the pages for you, tag the article with a deletion notice, and tranclude the discussion to the main AfD page. Basically, I would not do anything complicated if it wasn't for Twinkle. You can do everything from AfD an article, to request protection, to speedy tag an article with one of the CSD criteria. I highly recommend it for anyone that is planning on sticking around. --Majora (talk) 02:31, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll check it out. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 02:40, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

@Majora: Thanks for preemptively answering the question I came here to ask... and the followup questions I didn't know I'd have. :) Permstrump (talk) 07:00, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, all. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:02, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

fix this

I have spent 30 minutes trying to set up an account, every username sounds like another. (wtf!) this is impossible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.181.224.107 (talk) 02:52, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Use Special:ListUsers to see if a name you want is already taken. Try coming up with a user name that is very different from the other ones you've been trying, or adding something to one of the user names you've already tried. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

There are 28 million accounts. Special:Log/newusers shows new ones are created every minute so the system seems to be working fine. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:11, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Image Question

So I have been trying to find an image for Omar Espinosa's wikipedia page and I came across this picture. http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/45952.gif I tried a reverse image seach and it doesn't apper anywear else online. Is it safe to upload to wiki? Teddy2Gloves^{(talk)(contribs)} 05:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Almost certainly not. Someone somewhere owns the copyright in that photo, and unless you can find evidence that they have released it under a licence acceptable to Wikipedia, we can't assume that it has been. Also, this page says "The content from Rankopedia is allowed for personal use, under the United States Copyright Law", which isn't good enough for our needs. All images must be released for all uses (with attribution). Rojomoke (talk) 06:05, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

I would add: for all types of users (i.e. for personal, for public and for commercial use) and in the whole world (so it must be stated explicitly; any implicit or presumed conditions specific for some country's law do not suffice, as they may not apply in other countries). --CiaPan (talk) 07:44, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

editing a page

Californication (album) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Hey Wikipedia,

Crazy question. I was looking on the red hot chili peppers californication album page to remember a guy's name i worked on the record with and i looked at the album credits and my name is missing. my name is louie mathieu my credit on the record was Our Man Louis "Make It So" Mathieu and it appeared above Lindsay Chase. I'm trying to figure out why I'm on the credits at discogs but not on wikipedia. was i edited out or was it an oversight by whoever 1st created the page? any insight you guys would provide would be appreciated. thanks, louie--45.48.185.18 (talk) 10:37, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

As far as I can tell the page was created without the name being included. Inclusion may depend on the extent of the involvement with the album. And we'd need a WP:RS verifiable source. Eagleash (talk) 11:08, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Here are some sources, found with Google [2]:

• http://www.antartica.cl/antartica/servlet/LibroServlet?action=fichaLibro&id_libro=175460
• https://www.discogs.com/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-Californication/release/2523139
• https://linbee.home.xs4all.nl/export/details/11083.html

Not sure, however, if they're reliable enough... --CiaPan (talk) 11:46, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. The name does appear in all three sources. Perhaps someone from some facet of the music project might be able to comment as to reliability. Thus, I have posted here Eagleash (talk) 14:10, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

I have got the CD somewhere in theory though my stepdaughter has borrowed it a few times so who knows where it is now ... anyway, if I find it and you're on it (and I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't be), I can cite the CD liner notes using {{cite AV media notes}} which is perfectly acceptable per our verifiability policy. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:42, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Adding external links

Hi,

I am trying to add external links to finding aids of individuals whose materials are being held in Special Collections at UWG. I have only added two links but now it will not let me add more. Instead it is directing me to read up on if my external links could be spam, which I did. Can anyone help me with this issue? The links I am adding would be beneficial for anyone looking into doing research on these individuals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UWGSpecColl (talk • contribs) 14:26, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

• @UWGSpecColl: Adding links to holdings of individual libraries is generally not necessary. This is because we have templates that link to the most important library classification services (WorldCat, Library of Congress, VIAF, and so on). This is typically done via the Template:Authority control template. For example, look for the "Authority control" box at the very bottom of the article Newt Gingrich. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:35, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Referencing errors on List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

Reference help requested. I'm confused as to what error it created? Can you please shed some light on this? Thanks! Thanks, Rabbit Hill Beer (talk) 17:12, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

John Wayne

In John Wayne's page I did not see (or maybe I missed it) one film he was in which for me was a great film "In Harms Way". If its there then I'm sorry to have bothered you; if not then perhaps someone can put it in, Thank you, sincerely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.116.118.124 (talk) 17:13, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

See John Wayne filmography. It's there. General Ization ^Talk 17:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Note it's called In Harm's Way with an apostrophe. Your browser can probably search a page for a string with Ctrl+f. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:53, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Uechi-Ryu--Help with Edit War

Sorry to bother, but a user: Special:Contributions/32.97.110.58 keeps changing the order of the Major Organization section without explanation. I reverted the edit and requested this person discuss it on the Talk page for Uechi-Ryu. I also asked for a more senior member to vet the situation, but nothing has happened.

As I explain on the Talk It is very subjective which organization "is more bigger important awesome" than another. For example, currently, the first organization listed is very small, the third is bigger than the second and the first, but advocates of the fifth could argue their organization is bigger than all of them!

I am not aware of a way to OBJECTIVELY resolve such fights, but I would like it to end. Otherwise, I fear members of every organization could potentially play with the order to satisfy whatever personal agenda they have. "My organization is ONLY 13th?! IT'S TOTALLY 11th!!!!"

For the record, I have not ordered/re-ordered the organizations based on what I think since that is not objective and the situation changes.98.227.140.14 (talk) 18:48, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Is the article in question Uechi-ryū? Robert McClenon (talk) 19:52, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Read the dispute resolution policy. Discuss on the article talk page. If that discussion is inconclusive, follow one of the dispute resolution procedures listed in the policy. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:52, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, and I did. The discussion on the Talk Page has been ignored. I had hoped to avoid advancing this further but if that is appropriate, I shall do that. Thanks!98.227.140.14 (talk) 22:48, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

display quirk on ipad

In Addison Baker#Final mission, is the following: B-24 Liberator (Serial 42-40994). It appears as expected on my desktop browser. But on an ipad with Safari and either desktop or mobile view, the serial number appears as a bluelink and the ipad thinks it is a phone number and asks if you want to call it if you select the link. I'm not sure if this is within the scope of Wikipedia or is a technical issue that should be referred elsewhere. Mb66w (talk) 18:58, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

This is an iPad issue, or Safari issue, and has nothing directly to do with WP. I've often seen the same thing. deisenbe (talk) 22:10, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Illegal use of Wikipedia content?

I discovered a book site that takes Wikipedia articles and prints them as books on demand for $32. Doesn't that violate terms of use? It's found on ABEbooks as Book on Demand, Miami. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.44.244.29 (talk) 19:50, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia is published under a free license (CC-BY-SA 3.0) that permits reuse, even commercially, under some conditions. The only conditions are that the text is attributed to Wikipedia and its contributors (mentioning the original URL will do), that any derivatives of Wikipedia content are released under a similar free license (commercial publishing is still possible), and that the license is mentioned and its text made available (again, mentioning "CC-BY-SA 3.0" and mentioning the URL to the license text will do). – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 20:01, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

But anyone paying $32, to order something, which will probably be out of date by the time they receive it, when they can printout the latest version themselves for nothing, has "more money than sense" - Arjayay (talk) 21:44, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Listing multiple geographic coordinates?

What's the approved way of adding multiple geographic coordinates to an entry? My use case would be St. Peter, Leipzig. The church was moved to a new building in 1885 or so. The German Wikipedia splits the article up into two, one for the old church [3] and one for the new church [4], but the English Wikipedia has a single page which covers both. The coordinates current in the article are for the new building, and I'm wondering what the best way is to add the coordinates for the old building to the English language article. -- 160.129.138.186 (talk) 20:09, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

See St Edmund Church, Godalming for a technique I used for multiple sets of coordinates (10, in this case, but would also work for two). I don't know if this is the best or most appropriate way to do it, though. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 20:19, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, as of now you can only mention them in the text. {{Infobox_church}} currently does have an ability to show the second set of coordinates, although this option is probably worth implementing. Ruslik_Zero 20:22, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

You tube

When you are on YouTube and are trying to write a comment it sometimes says that channel does not exist just ignore that and carry on with your reasearch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:422A:7D00:F81E:AB99:E5EC:53CC (talk) 20:21, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Try asking at the Reference Desk; the Help Desk is for questions about editing Wikipedia. -- Natalya 21:25, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Austrian painters

Why is not Adolf Hitler on the list of austrian Painters, or artists? He is the only one people know, this is history whith washing at it`s very best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:FE0:C911:A3E0:B95C:3D9D:3C30:EB75 (talk) 20:56, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Just because Hitler could paint, that doesn't make him a notable painter. He was notable for many things, being a painter isn't one of them. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:21, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

The IP has a point: there certainly seems to be adequate coverage to establish that Hitler is notable as a painter (though he may not have been during his lifetime). He is, of course, notable for other things as well, and it's an open question whether he would have been notable for his painting (which seems to have mostly been mediocre) alone, but it doesn't quite cut it to simply say he isn't notable as a painter; the linked Google search will show otherwise. I'd say he should be added, and have done (at List of Austrian artists and architects). General Ization ^Talk 22:18, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

I don't know - a similar Google search would show many mentions of George W. Bush being a painter and Barack Obama being a golfer - but surely neither of those is notable in those fields. Similarly they're both husbands and fathers, but are not particularly noteworthy examples as such, even though their spouses and children are frequently mentioned. They're merely newsworthy for pretty much anything they do because of their primary occupation. Rwessel (talk) 07:39, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

In all three cases mentioned above, their primary occupation is or was head of state, and heads of state are always notable, but usually only as heads of state. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:23, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Why was my article deleted?

The article Brutal Raps 1: Sex and lies was proposed for speedy deletion because it was "promotional". I responded that there was nothing to promote: the album is long out of print; the publsher long vanished, and I personally have no connection with the album or anyone on it. I thought that WP wanted to include every CD released commercially, or at least every important one. But despite my reply it was deleted.

Now, if the deleter said it was "not significant" or "not documented" that would be different. But "promotional" seems loony to me. I don't know what if anything to do. Advice or explanation sought. Thank you.

It's very discouraging to have one's work deleted, and summarily at that. Please see my personal page where all my WP activities are collected. deisenbe (talk) 22:05, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

According to Brutal Raps 1: Sex & Lies, the administrator who deleted this article was TomStar81. You should post a message on his user talk page and discuss the matter with him. If you ask, he may restore the article to a userspace draft, where you can work on it without fear of deletion. Usually, promotional articles are deleted because they use peacock language, such as "acclaimed" or "legendary". For example, the article is likely to be deleted if you write, "The legendary band's first album, which features the acclaimed producer Producer X, was released in 1990 to universal acclaim. Billboard magazine raved about the amazing lyrics." However, the article will not be deleted if you instead write, "The band released its first album, featuring Producer X, in 1990. It sold 100,000 copies and received a positive review in Billboard magazine, which highlighted the lyrics." I can't see the deleted article, so this is obviously just generic advice. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:33, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

The content that seems most promotional was the following (entirely unsourced): Never reprinted, never continued, and unavailable in 2016 in digital form, it has a become a cult item. Most of its tracks are unavailable in any other format, and most of the artists are all but unknown. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:54, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Uploading a photo to a new page

I would like to add a photo to a Wikipedia page that is in for review. It is a U.S. Army photo from their website which they allow use of for informational websites. I am confused by the online instructions, so I am looking for someone to help me get the photo into the "box" at the top of the entry.Grhynedance (talk) 23:00, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Can we see the photo and the website? Works by U.S. federal employees, including soldiers, are sometimes but not always in the public domain. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:08, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Actually, since I sent this note, I found a different photo uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. I don't know how to share that with you, but I am happy to try. it is located at File:HunzekerKennethW-ACU 2007-08.JPG.Grhynedance (talk) 00:10, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Then add "HunzekerKennethW-ACU 2007-08.JPG" (without the quotes) in the infobox after the image parameter and the image will appear there. Be sure to also add a caption (using the caption parameter). General Ization ^Talk 00:13, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

And by the way, Grhynedance, to refer (and link) to an image file here without acually diaplaying it, put its full name in double brackets with an initial colon, so [[:File:HunzekerKennethW-ACU 2007-08.JPG]] displays as File:HunzekerKennethW-ACU 2007-08.JPG. --ColinFine (talk) 08:43, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

March 5

Martineau family

I have added 2 new refs. but am worried about ref number 5. Please check - I found it hard to get the name of the publisher. Thanks 101.182.136.195 (talk) 04:44, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Seems OK to me. Eagleash (talk) 04:53, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks BUT I think the actual name of the publication may not be correct. Are you too busy to check? Also, as it is a book, should there be a "digital' number as well? Thanks again101.182.136.195 (talk) 04:59, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

The title looks the same as in the source and the ref already includes the ISBN. Eagleash (talk) 05:44, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Martineau family

Help fix please. Sorry. Ref number 42 is all wrong. I am tired now and have tried hard. Please fix up 101.182.136.195 (talk) 05:25, 5 March 2016 (UTC).

 Done Eagleash (talk) 05:45, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

create a book in formats other than txt or pdf

I was trying to create a book from a wikipedia page. However in the drop down menu only pdf or txt formats are available. Is it not possible - any more - to create a book in odf or other formats? Letterx (talk) 14:50, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

You might find more information at Help:Books, Help talk:Books, or Help:Books/FAQ. There is a notice at the FAQ that that the Book Creator software is out-of-date, so that may be part of the problem? -- Natalya 16:32, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Create new article and admin user blocked it.

I created new article about a Musician in Persian language. less than 24 hours I got Notability sticker on my article. However I've had several article source/References and I've mentioned about it. Finally I found an user Wikipedia admin blocked my article and I couldn't publish it. I've sent message to him but he mentioned you didn't provide references into your article within 24 hours. However all references about my article are official websites in Iran. Actually I provided 15 official website references. So Still That Musician name is blocked and I can't create page and that user admin also didn't reply to my message (It's already 48 hours) but no reply. please guide me how to make complaint about him or how to create that page? I highly appreciate your help and support. regards Shahmirani (talk) 16:50, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

@Shahmirani: You mention that you provided references to the official website but that is not all of what is meant by providing references. In order to establish notability, references to reliable secondary sources which are independent of the subject of the article must be used. Dismas|^(talk) 16:55, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

@Shahmirani: Can you please provide a link to the deleted article? You didn't edit it under your current username, so there is no way of finding out more about it. RockMagnetist(talk) 16:57, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

As you mentioned about reliable secondary sources, The article subject is about a musician man who is already dead, and all official website references mentioned about his name and everything that I've mentioned into the page. You can check it out here. Here is the page

And here is the warning message when I'm going to create an article. Please check it out

As you can see the user Mahdy Saffar blocked it and I can't create the page. Shahmirani (talk) 17:08, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello, Shahmirani. I'm afraid that the Farsi and the English Wikipedias are completely separate projects, and have no authority over each other: you need to take that up in the Farsi Wikipedia. (In the English Wikipeida, an article must be based almost completely on what people with no connection to the subject have published, so an article based only on their own website would not be acceptable. The rules may be different on Farsi Wikipedia, but it sounds as if they are not). --ColinFine (talk) 17:17, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello, ColinFine. Thanks for your reply, Just I need to mention that I've no connection with that Musician guy and also all provided links are official websites, those aren't my own website!!

As I know Wikipedia policy should be same in all languages, it doesn't mean it can be changed in different languages! Regard Shahmirani (talk) 17:30, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia policy is not the same in all languages, Shahmirani. Each language Wikipedia is a separate project, and policies are nearly all determined by consensus; so since you have a different group of people in each Wikipedia, you can get different rules and policies. (By "their own website" I meant the website of the subject of the article, not of the editor who created the article. I assumed that by "official websites" you meant the musician's official website, but maybe that is not what you meant: I don't know what else an "official website" might mean. But in any case, you need to discuss this in the fa.wikipedia, according to that Wikipedia's rules). --ColinFine (talk) 17:37, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Is there someone at this English Help Desk who knows Farsi and can advise the original poster as to whether there is a Farsi Help Desk, or how to discuss an article creation issue in the Farsi Wikipedia? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:50, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

On the left side of this page is a link to the equivilent page in different langages, including one at fa.wikipedia.org. RudolfRed (talk) 22:12, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Just I wanna mention some of official website that what I meant in English Language, like: Iranian music, CHN cultural heritage news agency, Hamshahri online NewsPaper, comprehensive database of book information, Radio Iran, Arya News Agency and more. These are example of official websites. Anyhow I've to follow my problem in Farsi Wikipedia! Thanks and regards Shahmirani (talk) 17:58, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

How link a word to wiktionary page without indicating that the link is going to wiktionary?

One way to link a word on a Wikipedia page is via wikt:word, for example. Another way is via the URL, for example, word. Is there currently a way of using the 1st method that does not show the "wikt:" part? Thank you. --Thomasmeeks (talk) 18:39, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, just use [[wikt:word|word]] which displays as word. Dbfirs 18:48, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

And the pipe trick means you only have to write [[wikt:word|]] when you save. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:58, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, that's even simpler. Dbfirs 20:14, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

I am weak from both your trickeries. Thank you so. --Thomasmeeks (talk) 20:59, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

EDITS

Rubus deliciosus

TEMPS ARE BACKWARDS... CELCIUS FAHRENHEIT,... NO SOURCE NEEDED. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.211.121.197 (talk) 20:16, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Discuss on article talk page. The temperatures do not appear to be backwards, but inconsistent. A source is needed. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:20, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

I made a correction based on 71.211.121.197's claim that the scales are reversed, but I agree that we need to check whether it should be 5a or 5b. Dbfirs 20:42, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

change to wikipedia

you've recently changed Wikipedia. It used to be that when I read an article by clicking the address, the color of the address changed and stayed that way forever.

Now each day you reset some of these entries so I cannot determine which ones I have read, and therefore which ones are new.

This a real pain - I'll probably stop going to the site since this is so annoying

David Winnett — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.63.170.131 (talk) 20:50, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

It sounds like the issue is at your end: sounds a lot like you have set your browser to automatically empty its browsing history every time you close it. We redirect some articles every now and then, but this is hardly noticeable even to a regular reader. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 20:55, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

David Winnett: Yes, this is a function of your browser. And whether or not it keeps your "browsing history" or -- for whatever reason -- clears out your browsing history. This has nothing to do with Wikipedia. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 02:12, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

A Administrator to Protect My Pages & To Keep My Changes On Wikipedia Please without Anyone Else Changing it Without My Permission

Hi Wikipedia

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Hi The Administrator My Name is James Duggins from Pop & Chart Hits Live In Suffolk & a Member of Wikipedia. I am Excellent researcher looking into My Favorite Topic Bands & Artists. I am always updating to date with New Music that are being released from the Albums that has just come out. I have added about roughly 50 changes to Wikipedia That I have Found New Music that is on Youtube & Vevo. On Wikipedia Editing I have Fix Things & I don't Ruin Adding New Stuff, I get stuck Sometimes when I add something like singles for a Title example and doesn't gone as planned When that is different and I add the new releases onto the Singles in the Years Shown. My Question is I have researched A band Called the Vamps for a long Time Now and a lot of People is Keep Editing My New Added Stuff which is True, that I have found on the Internet. What I found is That There are 3 Promotional Singles & That's It Which are 1. Dangerous from the Meet the Vamps Album is a Promotional Single & 2. What I found is that The Music Video for Cheater is a Promotional Single Not a Single & also 3. Stolen Moments is a Promotional Single from the Album. All Three of these Should have there own Table with the Year With It. A Promotional is/ Means it is a free download from the Album for the Band or Artist is giving away But It is Not A Single & a Difference also to SOUNDTRACKS as well Okay. If the User'Users DOESN'T know What the Difference Between the Three ABOVE Then Please STOP EDITING MY TABLE & CHANGES. Then have a look at the Internet, I did and There is a Difference Okay. And Also there should be a Different Table & Is to Be Called Soundtracks, or Soundtrack Singles from the Film or the Album Shown. There Are 2 Soundtracks for these Films from the Vamps, Which are Hurricane which is from Alexander the Great, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Film & Kung Fu Fighting from the Kung Fu Panda 3 Film Which are Film Albums & Soundtracks from the Film & Can be a Singles as well. SOUNDTRACKS Are Not Promotional Singles, They Are SOUNDTRACKS Okay, So Please put them into a different Table with the Word Soundtracks or Soundtrack Singles with the Year & Album or Film Album Shown above Well. I am Trying My Hardest to Seperate the The Vamps Promotional Singles from the Soundtracks. If You Don't Believe Me Then Have a look at the Other Soundtracks from the Albums or Films Shown. For Example In 2006 Brad Paisley who is a Country Singer who sang 2 Soundtracks Called "Behind the Clouds" & "Find Yourself" from the Film Cars (soundtrack). These here are Not In the Promotional Singles Table Because They ARE NOT FREE DOWNLOADS & They are From A FILM & Is a Singer As Well. 2011 Brad Paisley Sang "Nobody's Fool" "Collisions of Worlds" (with Robbie Williams) from the Cars 2 (soundtrack) Which are Singles & from the Films Listed. In 1997 Seal Sang "Fly Like an Eagle" From The Film Space Jam Soundtrack which are Singles & from the Films Itself. In 2001 Seal Sang "This Could Be Heaven" From the Film The Family Man Soundtrack, which is a Single & from the Films Itself. In 2006 Seal Sang "A Father's Way" from the Film The Pursuit of Happyness Soundtrack which is a Single & from the Films Itself. In 1996 R Kelly Sang "I Believe I Can Fly" From the Film Space Jam and the Album Called R. Which is a Single from the Film & The Album. In 1997 "Gotham City" From the Film Batman & Robin and the Album Called R. Which is a Single from the Film & The Album. And The Very Last Example is Phil Collins Sang in 1985 "Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin) From the Film White Nights Soundtrack Which is a Single from the Film. In 19988 Phil Collins Sang "A Groovy Kind of Love" & "Two Hearts" from the Film Buster Soundtrack Which Are Singles from the Film Itself. In 1999 Phil Collins Sang "You'll Be in My Heart" From the Film Tarzan Soundtrack Which is a Single from the Film Itself. In 2000 Phil Sang "Strangers Like Me", "Son of Man" & "Two Worlds" from the Film Tarzan Which are Single from the Film Tarzan like You'll Be In My Heart. In 2003 Phil Collins Sang "Look Through My Eyes" from the Film Brother Bear Soundtrack Which is a Single from the Film Itself. In 2004 Phil Collins Sang "No Way Out" from the Film Brother Bear Soundtrack Which is a Single from the Film Itself. So You See from these Examples, NONE OF THEM ARE IN THE PROMOTIONAL SINGLES Because They Are Not a FREE DOWNLOAD, They are Singles Download from the Charts/Top 40 and Promotional Are Not. There are Other Examples Like 2014 Brad Paisley sang "All In"& "Runway Romance" from the Film Planes: Fire and Rescue (soundtrack) which is a Single & from the Films Itself. Administrator Please block Other Users from editing My Changes on Bands & Artists because This is my Favorite Topic and Protecting the Tables that I have made on Wikipedia of the Singles & Soundtracks added by Me. I say this because All the Other Users Doesn't know all the Brand New Singles Coming out every time it comes, Other Users STILL cannot Tell the Difference Between SINGLES, SOUNDTRACKS & PROMOTIONAL SINGLES But I do Okay. Please Help Me you are my Very LAST Chance because other People/Users on Wikipedia have been Liars/Lying on Wikipedia. I have separated the Promotional Singles & the Soundtracks in 2 different Tables because You cannot buy a Soundtrack in a Promotional Singles because It is NOT Free at all, The only way to buy one is to Buy it from the film CD/Film Album Itself Like For Example Kung Fu fighting by the Vamps in Amazon.co.uk, You have to BUY The Kung Fu Panda 3 Album itself, BUT IT IS NOT FREE AND Isn't SHOULD BE IN A PROMOTIONAL SINGLE. When All of my Edits are Saved & NOT edited then I will Be Happy and I will not bother you Ever again and That Will Be It. Administrator If I See Another User Like Ss112 Editing My CHANGES Again When I Fix Something Like This Then I will be So Angry at that person and Swear everytime that person STOPS ALL of My Edits Please, THIS IS NOT THREATENING, IT IS A MAJOR WARNING & IF He/She is Ignoring my Message then Let Me talk to Ss112 and see if then the both of us can come to a Conclusion on Wikipedia. One person called Amortias that that Youtube is Not a Reliable Resource, Then tell him or her to give me a example of a reliable source because I am lost and I don't get what is saying. Thank You Bye Kind Regards From

--James Duggins (talk) 21:47, 5 March 2016 (UTC)James Duggins --James Duggins (talk) 21:47, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

@James Duggins: You do realize you are on Wikipedia right? The encyclpedia that anyone can edit. There is no way that your edits will be protected. One, there is no way to do that. Two, that is not how it works. YouTube is not reliable since it can be edited by anyone. See WP:IRS for a guide on how to identify reliable sources. Once you hit that save button they are no longer your changes, they are the encyclopedia's and they can be changed at anytime. You do not own anything here. Please read the links that have been given to you. --Majora (talk) 21:52, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Also, please read too long, didn't read about overly lengthy posts, such as yours (now collapsed) is. Also, please read the civility policy and the policy against personal attacks. It doesn't help, in Wikipedia, to say that other editors are liars or are lying. Read the policy to assume good faith. Even if you disagree with other editors, and even if you are right and can verify that you are right, they are probably mistaken rather than lying. (Also consider that you may be mistaken.) Robert McClenon (talk) 22:13, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

I am involved in an edit-a-thon (my term, not theirs) today

and in order to prepare I created several draft pages in my user space, such as User:Carptrash/Rebecca Salsbury James. I have now published a few of these but am not at all clear as to how I get rid of the drafts. I'll bet you know how, and can tell me. Thanks, Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 21:54, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Tag them for speedy deletion, user-requested (U1). LadyofShalott 22:05, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello, If you put {{Db-G7}} at the top of the page, it will be deleted by an admin. (You can also just blank the page which has the same effect...or do both). See also WP:CSD Eagleash (talk) 22:08, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

The first time I asked this myself I was told G7 but the Lady's means could be considered more applicable. Place {{Db-U1}} at the top of the page. Eagleash (talk) 22:25, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Then User Request it is. Thanks all (both), Carptrash (talk) 01:47, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

March 6

Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers

please check ref number 4 - found it hard to do 101.182.136.195 (talk) 01:49, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

 Fixed. I removed the quote= text in this edit.

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

Ref number 7 . Please fix. I tried to copy and paste form the document , but failed. I need the genealogical step in there. The same problem occurred for ref. 4 on the page: Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers.

Thanks so much 101.182.136.195 (talk) 01:54, 6 March 2016 (UTC Please help fix up ref number4 on cHarles, earl one manvers page. We cannot do it onthisdevice.it needs to fixed up like the page above - the dukep

I think this is what you intended. Mduvekot (talk) 02:20, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Please

Page question

I have a notification that my edit to my user page was "reviewed". Are my edits subject to pending changes, needing to be removed. Are they not immediate? Thank you for the help. 400 Lux (talk) 04:06, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

@400 Lux: No, there's no way to tag all of someone's edits as subject to review; only articles themselves can be tagged for such via pending changes protection. What you got was a message that a newly created article was patrolled. New pages are automatically added to the new page patrol backlog. There, experienced editors evaluate whether the articles qualify for speedy deletion or otherwise violate policy. Once an editor believes the page is alright, they click the "[Mark this page as patrolled]" line at the very bottom of the page. Doing so sends an alert to the person who created the page. Autopatrolled is a user right that bypasses this process and automatically marks every page an editor creates as having already been patrolled. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:47, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

@NinjaRobotPirate: or anyone... Do I need this auto patrolled feature to prevent my edit from being reviewed in the manner?? 400 Lux (talk) 06:13, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Autopatrolled doesn't actually do anything helpful for you. It only reduces the work required for other people, as your pages no longer show up at New Page Patrol. Once you've created 25 encyclopedia articles (ie, not talk pages or other miscellaneous pages), you can apply for the user right at requests for permissions. The reason why we require 25 articles is so that we can tell that you understand policy well enough that it's a waste of time to patrol your articles. Ignore the messages about how your pages have been patrolled; almost everyone gets those messages, and it does not mean anything. It's simply how Wikipedia works. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:54, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. You gave me enough detail to research this feature and I feel like I understand it a bit better now. 400 Lux (talk) 07:18, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Why my article is not publish

Dear,

Why my article JSPM's JSCOE MBA is not publish yet? I have created the page but it is not visible in general search, but when I go on to log in my account I can see it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JSPM's JSCOE MBA (talk • contribs) 06:52, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Confusion about warnings

Dear Sir U are sending me warnings that I am really not understanding as i am just economics professor and not from IT background. plz help me to load my page smoothly. warm regards....User/Dr Sujata Dhopte — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Sujata Dhopte (talk • contribs) 07:55, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Ref Number 2 on the duke of pierrpont page - see earlier queery- should have the word great after ther wood nonetheless. I am finding it really hard to edit this on a broken iPad. Please bear with me.icannot see what o am writing. Also, the the same ref on the Charles manvers earl manvers page - see above- also should have a great in fron of the word ninety. I had success with one edit but now the machine is networking. I cannot see what I am writing. !! Please fix up the w add the word great to these 2 pages. Sorry.101.182.136.195 (talk) 08:44, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers

I am now on a better laptop. I am sorry for my ramblings above. Please do check ref. number 4 on the above page. It is not how it should be - please see ref. number 7 on the page Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-Upon-Hull as to how the example of this ref. should look. Thanks so much again from a confused, tired, old teacher 101.182.136.195 (talk) 09:11, 6 March 2016 (UTC)