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August 15

James Matthews (racing driver)

Reference number 1 is a UK government document and I have done it wrong. Please fix. Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs) 00:13, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

2 things please 1) Please help with the correct citation format for the government document (citation number 1) as outlined in the above article.

2) Please help me add the names of both of James' parents in the "box". I have tried but cannot do it. Please help Thanks so much Srbernadette (talk) 02:14, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Resolved

(partly)

I have tweaked the ref slightly. Eagleash (talk) 04:13, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

On the second point the Template:Infobox racing driver does not have parameter for relatives etc. You might wish to change the i/bx to Infobox person or something more suitable as racing driver is no longer a wholly defining characteristic. Eagleash (talk) 14:51, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Insertion and placement of an uploaded photo into a draft article

How do I insert an uploaded photo and uploaded caption of this photo into a draft article? JBandJohnK (talk) 01:54, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

@JBandJohnK: See Wikipedia:Picture tutorial for instructions on how to insert an image. The fact that your article is a draft is not relevant unless you are trying to use non-free images. Pppery (talk) 01:59, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Lady Nicholas Windsor

Also please note that on the Lady Nicholas Windsor page, I have placed in BOLD her former name - in the introduction - this might not be correct. Please fix if you need to. Srbernadette (talk) 00:59, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

SRbernadette, you can go to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section and learn for yourself whether or not it should be in bold. †Dismas†|^(talk) 01:36, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

I read the manual and I am still unsure - it is her former name.... NOT an alternative to her current name - any advice is welcomed from the experts - RE the Lady Nicholas Windsor article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette (talk • contribs)

Having briefly skimmed through both MOS:LEAD and MOS:BLPLEAD, I would be inclined to have all 3 - Lady Nicholas Windsor, her birth name, and the name she was known as at the time of her marriage (as that seems to be her legal name at that point). That said, I'm struggling to find any reliable sources for her birth name (the Cambridge UP sources only show her name when she enrolled and it's possible she shortened her name for convenience or some other reason), nor anything reliable about her father's name change and when that occured. douts (talk) 20:37, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Unified login template

On my user page, I am using Template:User unified login. When I click on my user name in the template, it says that there is no global account info for "Ergo+Sum." However, when I then search for "Ergo Sum" (my correct username), it calls up the correct information. How can I fix this? Thanks in advance. Ergo Sum 04:18, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

I fixed an error in the template.[1] Thanks for reporting it. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:22, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: I didn't realize it was an error in the template. Thanks for fixing it and letting me know. Ergo Sum 18:25, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

How do I re-use citations from a template?

(Asked on the template's talk page, but it's pretty dead.)

Check out the A Moon Shaped Pool page. It has a table of sales certifications, which is cited using the template. But we also mention the certification in the prose, under the "Release" section. It's uncited. I want to re-use the source cited in the certifications table, but can't figure out how to do it. What do I do? Popcornduff (talk) 04:22, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

@Popcornduff: If you add a "refname=" parameter to the {{Certification Table Entry}} templates in the sales table, you'll be able to re-use those references in the usual way. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:07, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Marvellous, thank you. Popcornduff (talk) 08:35, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Problem with my new signature

I've recently designed a new signature but can't apply it. The code of my signature is as such:

[[User:Mhhossein|<span style="font-family:Aharoni><span style="color:#002E63">M</span><span style="color: #2E5894">h</span><span style="color: #318CE7">hossein</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Mhhossein|<span style="color: #056608">'''talk'''</span>]]</sup>

When I try to save it in the signature box of my preference tab, I see a red text reading "Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags," just after the box. How can it be resolved? --Mhhossein (talk) 05:21, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Where you specify the font-family as Aharoni, there's an unpaired " . Maproom (talk) 07:43, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Check out the WP:UPDC for all available fonts! VarunFEB2003 ^{I am Online} 12:48, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

@Maproom and VarunFEB2003: Thanks but none of the solutions worked; I paired the " and tried the available fonts and the error message appeared once again. I don't know why the code correctly renders and makes this signature (Mhhossein ^talk), the problem must be something else. --Mhhossein (talk) 16:35, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

@Mhhossein: You were also missing a </span>. Adding it made the signature too long but I removed some unnecessary spaces and this works with exactly the allowed 255 characters: [[User:Mhhossein|<span style="font-family:Aharoni"><span style="color:#002E63">M</span><span style="color:#2E5894">h</span><span style="color:#318CE7">hossein</span></span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Mhhossein|<span style="color:#056608">'''talk'''</span>]]</sup>. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:43, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you PrimeHunter. I didn't know that the characters should not be more than 255. Anyway, thank you very much. --Mhhossein ^talk 17:47, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Mobile questions

How do I view categories to which an article belongs to and any templates in mobile version of wikipedia? Skronie (talk) 05:47, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

@Skronie: Just go the settings option via 'Open main menu' located at the very left of the search box. Select the 'Beta' option and save it. Then, you'll see the category tab at the bottom of the article. --Mhhossein (talk) 06:36, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

User:TwoOneTwo

I see the Main Page was created by this user, but shouldn't it have been created by Jimbo? Howcome he created it? Thanks. VarunFEB2003 ^{I am Online} 12:50, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Take a look at that user's userpage. They say, "** This was a software update. One which wiped out every existing user account (imagine that now!). At the time the update occurred I was logged in, and was kicked off. After some WTF chat I was the eighth person to recreate their account. I am not the eighth person ever on Wikipedia and, despite what the page history shows, I did not create the Main Page." ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:03, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Change of Article Title

The Institutions name was translated wrong. It does'nt changes. Universidad Central del Caribe is in spanish as in english. How can I change it?

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

Thanks

Uccaribe (talk) 18:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

I've moved the article for you. Please consider getting your username changed. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 18:35, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Picture Upload Question

Hi,

I would like to insert a picture into the infobox of a draft that I am working on. I was using the File Upload Wizard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard) when I realized that I am unable to finish the uploading process because of the following error message:

"This is not an actual encyclopedia article! The page Plum Grove Junior High School is not in the main article namespace. Non-free files can only be used in mainspace article pages, not on a user page, talk page, template, etc.

Please upload this file only if it is going to be used in an actual article."

I have tried "Draft:Plum Grove Junior High School" and "Plum Grove Junior High School", but neither work. I realize that it is not in the main article namespace because it is still a draft. Am I doing something wrong while uploading or is it not possible to upload an image for a draft?

Thanks,

nayakm — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nayakm (talk • contribs) 19:18, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello @Nayakm:, it's usually best to wait with the upload of non-free images until the article has been moved to mainspace. Generally non-free images are only allowed in regular mainspace articles (plus a few exceptions). See WP:NFCC, especially #9 for more information. GermanJoe (talk) 19:36, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

OK Thank you, @GermanJoe:

Nayakm (talk) 19:38, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

How do I find my email account?

I have had an e-mil address for about 19 years, this AOL is so different How do I find my e-mail? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nancy Mekulchek (talk • contribs) 20:16, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 6.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:22, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

date fix script

How do I get a "script" to fix date formatting.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:49, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Could you be a bit more specific? If you’re talking programming, it depends what language and tools you’re using, what problem you’re trying to solve, etc. —67.14.236.50 (talk) 01:54, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

You could use the scripts at User:Ohconfucius/script. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:56, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I should have been using this 5 years ago.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:28, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

August 16

“Reception” section best practices

Do we have a set of best practices for the structure of “Reception” sections, for subjects like media properties? I’ve seen articles that discuss the subject’s reception in general terms with citations reused throughout, and I’ve seen articles that devote a paragraph to discussing each source individually, and I was wondering if there’s any preference or style guidelines about this. Or is it down to local consensus? Thanks. —67.14.236.50 (talk) 01:53, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Like most of Wikipedia, it's mostly left to local consensus. Wikipedia has generic advice about writing better articles, and you can see some more guides at User:Tony1/How to improve your writing. However, I'm not aware of any specific guides for reception sections. Sometimes you can find advice in project-specific style guides, such as MOS:FILM and MOS:VG. Discussing a work's reception in general terms often gives the best overview, but it's difficult to do so without synthesis. It takes practice to train yourself out of saying stuff like, "The film received mixed reviews." On any site other than Wikipedia, this would probably be an obvious statement, but here it's forbidden unless explicitly sourced. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:10, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Lists of sources from the same author?

When using shortened citations, the sources are given in a list at the end. I seem to remember reading somewhere in the MoS that when we have several works by the same author, Wikipedia prefers to give the name again, rather than ---. For example (MLA author-date): In an academic dissertation, we'd use:

• Bloggs, Joe. 2011. How to Cite. London: Methuen.
• ---. 2016. Citations. London: Penguin.

But I think Wikipedia prefers:

• Bloggs, Joe. 2011. How to Cite. London: Methuen.
• Bloggs, Joe. 2016. Citations. London: Penguin.

Could someone please point me to the MoS section/article that says which is preferable? Many thanks,  • DP •  ^{huh?} 03:46, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

The most applicable guideline would be WP:IBID. The problem is that you don't know whether someone else will insert text between your two sources. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:22, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the response, but it doesn't answer my question and it's not there in the section linked to. It's not a quetion about citations, but about the list of sources at the end of the article: should I use ---. or not? Many thanks,  • DP •  ^{huh?} 18:56, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

That's what my response was about. WP:IBID advises against the use of abbreviations in citations because you don't know whether the "ibid" will remain where you originally placed it. Similarly, you don't know whether someone will remove one of your sources, sort the list by date, or insert something between your sources. In a PDF document, you don't have to worry about people modifying your list of sources, but it's a real possibility on Wikipedia. Sometimes you have to use your best judgment and interpret the spirit of the guidelines instead of looking for bureaucratic rules. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:19, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

I see -- I didn't understand that the references to ibid were a comparison. Thanks for that, and yes, of course, in lieu of specific guidance. But I am pretty sure that I have read specific guidance on it somewhere, only it's been a few years since I last edited and can't recall/find where.  • DP •  ^{huh?} 20:30, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Portal:Military of India

What's happened out there?? Can someone correct it? VarunFEB2003 ^{I am Online} 12:30, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

I don't see an issue, the portal is in the same unfinished state it's been for the last 5 years and none of the major template pages it uses have been edited in the last month. What is the problem you are experiencing? Nanonic (talk) 13:08, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Special:PrefixIndex/Portal:Military of India shows the portal doesn't have the pages needed for a selected article/biography/picture feature. The page histories indicate this is an abandoned one-man project from 2009. The portal does not seem suited for links from mainspace so I have removed the link in {{Military of India}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:47, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Help

Hi there, i would like to ask if some wants to help me with this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Acrotec_Group — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swissfrance (talk • contribs) 15:11, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

I would suggest asking at WP:COMPANIES or WP:BUSINESS for this as they are the experts douts (talk) 20:57, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited - requires editing

August 16th, 2016

Please note that the information as it relates to HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited is not current. For current information, please refer to www.hsbc.bm > About HSBC.

Angela Cotterill, Communications Manager, HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.113.20.135 (talk) 15:41, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, Angela. Thank you for raising this here, and for not going in and editing it yourself. I assume you are talking about HSBC Bank Bermuda (it would have been helpful if you had identified the article). The best way of getting it updated is by starting a new section on the article's Talk page Talk:HSBC Bank Bermuda, requesting the changes you would like to see made. Be as specific as you can (even suggesting the text), and give citations to reliable published sources, preferably sources independent of the bank, for every piece of information you give. Since there is little traffic to that article, it would be worth adding {{edit request}} (with the double curly brackets) to your suggestion: that will bring it to more people's attention. In time a volunteer unconnected with the bank will see your suggestions, and will decide whether and how to apply them to the article, bearing in mind our policies of verifiability and neutral point of view. --ColinFine (talk) 18:48, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Copied to WT:COMPANIES douts (talk) 21:15, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Help! I need a file revived!

I need a file that was deleted from Wikipedia after being published. I forgot to save it to my pc documents. I need it for school work. It was called The Double Alternative. I had an argument with the admin that deleted it and he said he gave it back but he didn't. Then I was banned from responding. Any help's appreciated. This published work is an unmatched alternative to creation. The Big Bang Theory doesn't really compare. Thank you very much.

*9HSE2* (talk) 20:46, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi *9HSE2* are you the same user as HSO922016 who asked about the same article at User talk:Widr? If so, as that account is blocked, you must not create more accounts, as this is sockpuppetry- instead, go back to your original account and request an unblock. Joseph2302 20:56, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Also, please refrain from using Wikipedia as a host for unrelated stuff, we don't host schoolwork here. Nitpick: Widr, http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html is not copyrighted ({{PD-USGov}} or {{PD-laws}}, either applies) and thus an article copied from there is not eligible for G12. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 21:01, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Traducción del ingles

Hay una tema cuyo contenido esta en la versión del idioma ingles, yo lo veo traducido al castellano mediante el navegador, pero hago a editar o sugerir si la pagina no existe en español ?..... puedo guardar una copia de ese tema, traducida y corregida?

Saludo y gracias de antemano. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richard R Richard (talk • contribs) 22:21, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

According to Google Translate, the above text reads:

There is a topic whose content is in the English language version, I see it translated into Castilian by the browser, but I suggest editing or if the page does not exist in Spanish? ..... I save a copy of that issue, translated and edited?

Greeting and thanks in advance.

And I would say that you want to take a look at WP:TRANSLATE. †Dismas†|^(talk) 00:22, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

You could also try this page: [2], which I believe is spanish wikipedia help desk. RudolfRed (talk) 00:45, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

August 17

List of images

I would need to generate the code for a gallery page, or at least a list, of the images contained in a category at Commons. Cambalachero (talk) 02:00, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

@Cambalachero: If you mean you want another page than the category page to automatically display or list all images in a category then it's not possible. Each image must be explicitly named. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:12, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

List of countries by length of expressways

Motorways or Expressways ?

Why one column is titled as motorway then not expressway? List of the countries by lenght of motorways should be dispose in other article. Dawid2009 (talk) 06:48, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Sources?

In this article is not a lot of sources. I don't urdenstand why Spain has got more express'/(and)motorway's length than Germany and I also don't urdenstand why Albania has got more denistry than Lithuania? In some maps and sources it looks otherwise. Dawid2009 (talk) 06:48, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

I also don't understand why China has got more lenght of these ways per capita than Norway? X1000 is most probably a wrong parametr Dawid2009 (talk) 07:04, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

It article has been actualized in 2013, and accorting to its Spain has 16,205 km lenght of expressways. I know source by which in 2013 Spain had 10 286 km lenght of motorways, France 10 843 km and Germany 12 363 km (http://www.forbes.pl/autostrady-w-polsce-na-tle-europy-jestesmy-w-czolowce,artykuly,164481,1,1.html). However this article is contary to data in List of countries by road network size. Is someone intrested in problems in it? Dawid2009 (talk) 10:52, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

I'll have a look at this (hopefully) at some point tomorrow and try to collate an accurate and up-to-date list. Problematic subject when new roads are constantly being built tho! douts (talk) 22:35, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Should offices in an infobox be ranked chronologically or by importance?

Specifically, I'm referring to the article Tony Blair, in which his position as Prime Minister (the most important) is ranked above his position as Special Envoy of the Quartet (the most recent). Does the manual of style say anything about this? Thanks in advance, Specto73 (talk) 09:24, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

I would say that importance should be above. First, because if some decades from know we want to read about Tony Blair, he will be remembered first and foremost as a Prime Minister, not by his current office (unless something really out of the ordinary happens). And second, because that way we don't need to keep rearranging the infobox all the time. Have in mind that "the most recent" is a state that gets outdated in no time. Cambalachero (talk) 02:38, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

If infoboxes should be ordered by importance, then most politicians' infoboxes would have to be re-ordered. e.g George H.W. Bush's role as UN Ambassador ought, on that basis, to be ranked above his role as Liaison to China, despite Bush holding the latter office more recently. Specto73 (talk) 15:29, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Y Done. douts (talk) 22:49, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Robin Sherwood

Copied from the talk page. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 10:09, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

I tried to contribute this edit to the Robin Sherwood page but did not reference it correctly. I then tried to remove it but it still needs to be edited back in. Would you please add this as the very last paragraph and sentence? The new paragraph and sentence to be edited in is below:

Robin Sherwood made her first personal appearance at The Lincoln Center for the opening night of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Film Comment Selects 2015 film festival at the Walter Reade Theater."

That would make it the very last paragraph after the present last paragraph which is:

Robin returned to acting in 2009. In 2014, she stars in the feature-length documentary, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014). The documentary is directed by Mark Hartley and was produced by Brett Ratner.

I referenced The Lincoln Center's website, https://www.filmlinc.org/films/electric-boogaloo-the-wild-untold-story-of-cannon-films/, however and I did not enter it properly.

Thank-you so much for your help. Inspiring Dreams Inspiring Dreams (talk) 01:32, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Inspiring Dreams (talk) 01:32, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Fruit Shoot

Copied from the talk page. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 10:09, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi,

Please can we update the Fruit Shoot information on the site as a lot of this information is out of date and incorrect?

Below is the correct information:

Robinsons Fruit Shoot is a refreshing drinks brand with a fruity flavour, designed especially for kids, made with real juice and no added sugar, artificial colours or flavours. Fruit Shoot is a leading global kids brand produced by Britvit PLC since 2000 in a re-sealable colourful sports cap bottle and offers a range of product options such as Fruit Shoot No Added Sugar, Fruit Shoot Hydro and Fruit Shoot My5, to fit current kids’ balanced diet and nutrition.

Fruit Shoot No Added Sugar is made using real fruit juice and water and it is a low calorie drink with added multivitamins and minerals to help keep kids refreshed. It offers a variety of tasty flavours such as: Apple and Blackcurrant, Orange, Summer Fruits, Peach and Mango, Tropical flavour, Apple.

Fruit Shoot Hydro is sugar free refreshing flavoured water made from spring water with no artificial colours or flavours. Hydro offers a variety of flavours such as Apple and Raspberry, Blackcurrant, Orange and Pineapple.

Fruit Shoot My-5 is a school approved fruit juice drink designed to give kids 1 of their 5 a day of fruit. My-5 is packed with real fruit juice and contains no artificial colours, no flavourings, no sweeteners and no preservatives.

Fruit Shoot has made it its mission to inspire and encourage kids’ adventurous side. As kids love outdoor adventure and challenges, the brand has teamed up with the world’s greatest obstacle event, Tough Mudder to create Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder, a 10 obstacles 1 mile course, making it the ultimate kids obstacle adventure.

Today Fruit Shoot can be found in supermarkets and retail shops in more than 25 countries

195.99.180.72 (talk) 09:22, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, I am assuming this post is about Robinsons (drink) where the same request has been made a few weeks ago, and left some advice on the article's talkpage Talk:Robinsons (drink). Also, registering a personal single-user account for yourself is optional, but it would make it easier for you to suggest changes and for others to respond and offer advice. GermanJoe (talk) 11:48, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

User:Akonstantino/Nicholas Jordan - Reviewing a draft to replace a deleted article

I reviewed User:Akonstantino/Nicholas Jordan and declined it for two reasons. First, there was another draft at Draft:Nicholas Jordan. Second, however, it had already been discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Jordan (2nd nomination) and deleted. The author, User:Akonstantino, now says on my talk page that they coordinated with the author of the other draft, who wants to remove his draft. I see that the other draft has been blanked, and I have tagged it for speedy deletion. However, here is my question. I haven’t seen the deleted version, and so I don’t know that the current draft is better. What should I do? Should I ask an administrator to review the draft and compare it to the deleted draft? I don't want to just guess that the current version is better than the deleted version. Robert McClenon (talk) 13:29, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

It appears that two articles named Nicholas Jordan have been deleted after deletion discussions. The first one is described in the deletion discussion as a non-notable athlete, and the second one as a non-notable businessman. The first one is obviously a different person, because the draft in question is about a businessman. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:37, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Related Question

After the other draft was deleted, I moved the draft in question to Draft:Nicholas Jordan. It then displayed reference errors that had not previously displayed. I was able to fix them, mainly because a slash was outside the ref tag when it should have been /ref. However, why should a draft have reference errors after it is moved that previously didn't display? This is just a complaint; I think that I have fixed it. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:37, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Naming Conventions

Is it policy that the first names of, say, Germans be anglicised? I'm seeing it a lot, but I can't locate a specific statement in that regard in naming conventions policy. Is there one, or is this happening mistakenly? Engleham (talk) 21:21, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

What you might be looking for is WP:COMMONNAME. †Dismas†|^(talk) 00:03, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Beyond WP:COMMONNAME though... and some not-all-that-famous people don't have enough refs in English sources to have a COMMONNAME: I don't think there is a rule about how to render names. I'm only familiar with Russian articles, but there for instance the Russian "Варвара" is sometimes transliterated as "Varvara" and sometimes translated as "Barbara". Similarly we see "Aleksandr", "Alexander", or "Alexandr" for Алекса́ндр, and so forth.

Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany may have a rule, but if not then as far as I know you are free to do what you think is best, and what you think a typical English speaker is most likely to be able to recognize and pronounce. Again, all this applies only if there is not a clear WP:COMMONNAME for the individual in English sources. I would not recommend changing existing names in articles, except to make the article internally consistent; letting previous editors' decisions stand, when possible, generally makes for less work all round. Herostratus (talk) 00:41, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks so much @Dismas @Herostratus for your assistance. I've posted on the Village Pump the suggestion that there could be a clarification in policy. [3] You want to contribute there. Engleham (talk) 16:44, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Please help

I am a couple days new to this and have found myself annoying the commuinity for links that i have used, my intention is not to annoy anyone, please forgive my ignorance. When adding external links do i use a no follow tag instead? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Plumber London (talk • contribs) 23:03, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

The link to the Wordpress blog wouldn't be considered an authoritative reference for Wikipedia purposes, but on casual inspection I can't see what the issue is with the other reference. Suggest you post a query on the reverter's Talk page. The no-follow tag isn't necessary. Engleham (talk) 23:39, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Plumber London, as for the blog link, please see WP:BLOGSOURCE. †Dismas†|^(talk) 00:06, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

What was wrong was replacing parts of a valid citation with new |title=, new |journal=, and new |url=; none of which were authored by the named authors nor belonging to that |doi= (even though that seems to be dead at the moment). Editor Plumber London, don't do that. That citation is fixable which I have done.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 00:17, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

August 18

Kat Coiro

I accidentally uploaded a picture that I didn't have permission to upload and would like it removed. Please HELP! It's the picture on Kat Coiro page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katceves (talk • contribs) 01:21, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

@Katceves:  Done on Wikimedia Commons: Speedy deletion asked for copyright infringement and at uploader request (see your talk page over there). Regards, --Lacrymocéphale 01:34, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Knut Folkerts

Hello, I wanted to translate this article from dewiki to enwiki, but it did not work because there is a redirect to Red Army Faction, i could not receive a red 'Knut Folkerts'. Thanks--Buchbibliothek (talk) 07:27, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

I don't understand what you're asking. There is a Knut Folkerts article but it is very very short. †Dismas†|^(talk) 08:12, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

There was a missunderstanding, but i could solve the problem. Thanks--Buchbibliothek (talk) 22:03, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

If you look at the history, Dismas, you'll see that the content (replacing the previous redirect) was written after the question was posted here. Presumably the questioner worked out how to do it. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:48, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Adding a famous social activist details on wikipedia

Hi All,

I am supposed to add information of a famous social service person details on Wikipedia.

Kindly let me know how to do it. And How many days it will take for reflection on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nagarjunpujari (talk • contribs) 09:04, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello Nagarjunpujari. Assuming you mean you want to create an article about this person, I recommend you start with WP:Your first article and WP:COI. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:04, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Silverthorne, Colorado

Reference help requested. I got an error report on my edits to the Silverthorne, Colorado article but I don't understand the error message. And so, I don't know how to resolve the error. Can you help? Thanks, 69.7.123.121 (talk) 09:11, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

You have used a ref name without assigning that name to an actual reference. Write the first instance of the ref <ref name="XXX">reference content</ref>. Then if you wish to use the same ref again then you only need type <ref name="XXX"/>. Eagleash (talk) 09:20, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Ryan E. Gatti - Page Deletion

I was doing research on our local senators in Louisiana, something I've done before, and noticed that the page for Senator Ryan Eugene Gatti of District 36 is missing. Can you please tell me where it went? Who deleted it? And why? Thank you for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankirkhart (talk • contribs) 14:12, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

@Ankirkhart: Please sign your post by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this: . Do NOT sign in articles. :To find the specific reason your page was deleted:

1. Go to the Deletion Log
2. Type the page title in the case-sensitive search field
3. The date, time and reason for deletion will be displayed

Since I do not know what the exact title of the page you are talking about, I cannot perform the above steps.Pppery (talk) 14:21, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

See[4] It was created by a banned or blocked user in violation of their ban. --S Philbrick(Talk) 14:25, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The article was deleted on July 12 under speedy deletion criterion G5, as it had apparently been created (on April 1 of this year) by a sockpuppet of the indefinitely banned user Billy Hathorn. If you want a copy of the text, perhaps with a view to recreating the article, the deleting admin, Ohnoitsjamie, may be willing to supply one if you ask on his talk page. Since, however, the query above is the very first edit of the Ankirkhart account, Ohnoitsjamie may want to make sure that you're not another Hathorn sockpuppet. Deor (talk) 14:33, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Book Creation

Wikipedia "create books" is a great aid to study a topic. I have some questions about working with the tool.

How can I have more that one book? Divide a large book into smaller books? Add a category to titles. The popup for create a book, offers to delete the current book and start a new one. Is the book really deleted? This is very unclear. If I have a book in process, but wish to switch to another what happens to the book in-process? If a book is saved, how can it be recalled to edit? How can pages be added to a book. Like an introduction, chapter overview. Convert a page's footnotes into a book's endnote? Keep page URL in pdf? Timestamps on versions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Resipso (talk • contribs) 14:56, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Please use a descriptive title in future questions.

Also, please sign your post by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this: . Do NOT sign in articles. Pppery (talk) 15:02, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Bad title, please help

QUESTION: I have been working on a page FORREC and noticed that I made it with the wrong title rules, aka all capitals. I did that with a previous article too, Funworld Magazine, but thankfully someone switched it for me. I don't know how to fix this and no one has caught it to fix it yet. Please help. - ThemeParkFan1988b (talk) 18 August 2016 (UTC)

How does the company style itself? Does it use all caps. in its literature etc. As it seems to be a type of acronym and the logo has caps, is it certain that upper-case is incorrect? Eagleash (talk) 16:34, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

They for sure style themselves with all caps, it is all over their website and most of the press about them as FORREC and not Forrec. It isn't really an acronym, more like a Portmanteau it is a merger of two words, "FORREC means For Recreation" according to the hr part of the website, and I have read this detail in articles about them as well. I didn't think it was allowed in the title even if that is the way it is written normally - when I did Funworld Magazine page originally I had made it FUNWORLD Magazine but that got changed and now it is just mentioned in the first line of text that it is stylized in all caps. ThemeParkFan1988b (talk) 16:57, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

You can move the page yourself by clicking on the move link on the page. Pppery (talk) 17:08, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

(edit conflict) If you wish, you can move the page yourself by clicking the 'More' tab at the top. & then word the lead to reflect the corporate style. Funworld looked wrong as it mixed upper & lower case. If you leave it as it is another editor may decide to move it at some future date. (Or not). Eagleash (talk) 17:13, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Koga links

Koga is a dab page. I'm trying to disambiguate links to it, but there are four articles (Cyclingteam Jo Piels, List of Mitsubishi–Jartazi rosters, Mitsubishi–Jartazi, and SEG Racing Academy) where I cannot find any instances of the word "koga". Yet all four link to the dab page itself (not to redirects). I have searched the source and looked for content in templates that might have the link. Nothing. Some use is made of Wikidata, and I tried looking over there to see if I could find anything. Since all the articles have to do with European cycling teams, and because there is a Dutch brand of bicycles called KOGA, I thought maybe there was a team member whose former team was sponsored by Koga. I did not finish going through the list; I got fed up and decided to try to get some help. Any ideas? — Gorthian (talk) 21:57, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

I've had a brief look and couldn't find anything myself. Suggest asking on the talk page at WP:WPDAB as an extra source for advice. douts (talk) 22:32, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Princess Michael of Kent

Ref 2 is all wrong - it is from a magazine - NOT newspaper - Please fix Srbernadette (talk) 23:15, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

I don't see the problem here. The citation uses {{cite web}} which is perfectly acceptable. If you want to change it to {{cite magazine}} please do it yourself. --Majora (talk) 23:17, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

• It also clearly describes itself as a magazine in the citation. Crow^Caw 23:18, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

August 19

I cant find my draft

Hi, how do I edit my saved draft as in where is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Djdamienboss (talk • contribs) 00:50, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Your question here is the only edit ever made by your account. I do not sees any draft you have made. -- GB fan 00:59, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

If you tell us the title, and/or give us details about what it is about, we may be able to help, but we are not telepathic. - Arjayay (talk) 09:53, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@Djdamienboss: Your account has never saved anything. Some new users misunderstand the interface and incorrectly think they have saved a page. If you were not logged in when you saved then we may be able to find it if you say what it was about. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

"Hide Page Categorization"

Under "Watchlist options" the ability to hide "page categorization" appeared several months ago (or at least, that's when I noticed it). However, checking that box doesn't seem to stop the onslaught of edits such as this. Is there any way to filter out these edits from AWB-folk who don't go full-bot? Alternatively, is there any sort of killfile that I could apply against specific prolific editors that are enamored with such inane changes? Antepenultimate (talk) 05:27, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@Antepenultimate: "Hide page categorization" only has effect when you are watching a category page so I guess you are watching the article and not one of the categories. I don't know a way to prevent such edits on your watchlist. Maybe a user script could be made to remove edits with "AWB" in the summary but a script wouldn't know whether the edit is changing a category or other parts of the article. It might make a guess from "recat using AWB" but that summary was probably chosen by this specific editor. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:31, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Rabha Baptist Convention

"Rabha Baptist Convention" is a Protestant denomination of India. It has 51 congregations. It has about 12000 members. It is in the East of India, primarily in the state of Assam. The Union is made primarily of Rabha people, an indiegenous ethnic group of North East India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.231.44.84 (talk) 06:05, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

I see that you tried to change the text in Rabha Baptist Church Union to read "Rabha Baptist Convention", but provided no references to verify the change. A Google search returns about 3480 results for "Rabha Baptist Church Union" but only 6 (including 2 for this page) for "Rabha Baptist Convention". --David Biddulph (talk) 08:35, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Adding a new triad in Neurology

Hello, I am Nasser Nadim MD, publisher of a triad in Neurology researches named: 'Mais- Nadim Nasser Triad', in the Journal of Genetic Syndromes & Gene Therapy ISSN: 21577412 at 2014. I hope you will include thi Triad in the list of Neurologic Triads in WIKIPEDIA. Thanks very much Nasser Nadim — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.114.146.227 (talk) 15:05, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, Nasser Nadim. I guess the article you are referring to is List of medical triads and pentads. In general, like anybody else, you could edit it, and if you are not sure how to, you can make a suggestion on its talk page Talk:List of medical triads and pentads. However, since you are talking about a triad named after yourself, you have what we call a Conflict of interest, and you are acting correctly by asking for somebody else to add it; but again, the Talk page would be a better place to ask.

Having said that, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information; as a rule, topics are added to it only if they are notable in Wikipedia's special sense; that is, if they are the subject of substantial published material independent of the subject or its associates. In my view that article already contains a lot of material which should be removed, or at least should be removed unless independent sources can be found, and I would not want to encourage adding more unreferenced (or only non-independently referenced) information. --ColinFine (talk) 20:06, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Is there any way to embed an audio or video clip from Commons but only play a section of the file?

Hi

If there is a long audio or video file on Commons (e.g 20 mins) is it possible to embed it on Wikipedia in a way that only plays a short section of the file e.g from 1 minute 30 seconds - 1 minute 35 seconds? I'm thinking about it in a similar way as Template:Annotated_image is able to crop an image within Wikipedia without requiring a new edited version of the file is uploaded to Commons.

Thanks

--John Cummings (talk) 15:07, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

For video, see Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files#Temporal media fragments. Nanonic (talk) 16:22, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Wonderful, thanks Nanonic, do you know if it is possible to specify minutes and seconds for very long clips? Thanks--John Cummings (talk) 19:47, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Two articles about the same topic

Back in 2011 I started a new article about Malvertisement not knowing that an article already existed about Malvertising. Malvertisement limped along until 2014 when an editor who said he was a student introduced some pretty strange language into it. Then in 2015 an editor proposed to merge the two articles, but nothing has happened since. Can I simply redirect Malvertisement to Malvertising which is in much better shape? Ottawahitech (talk) 15:43, 19 August 2016 (UTC)please ping me

Go for it. Be bold! Popcornduff (talk) 15:56, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia search autocomplete

The autocomplete is driving me bonkers — it is the strangest autocomplete I have ever encountered. When I start a search using the letters wp it insists on changing them sometimes to so other times to space. Who at Wikipedia should I inform of this? I do not participate in forums outside Wikipedia? Ottawahitech (talk) 15:54, 19 August 2016 (UTC)please ping me

I don't think that autocomplete is anything to do with Wikipedia. Maybe you are accidentally running some autocomplete software on your own computer, or maybe it's a feature of your browser that has got turned on? Maproom (talk) 16:58, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@Ottawahitech: This is exactly the behavior I see when I'm editing with my iPad; however, it's due to the autocorrect feature on my iPad, not the Wikipedia site. — Gorthian (talk) 21:27, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Removal of editing restrictions

I have been a microbiologist for 42 years. I have been a Wikipedia editor for a few years, but I have made only one or two edits. I would like to significantly improve various microbiology sites by adding or replacing inferior or erroneous photos or videos. I am unable to do this because there is a requirement that I at first make ten edits elsewhere in Wikipedia. Is there a way that I may have the rule for ten edits removed for me so that I am able to download my photos. Some will be accompanied by small text additions. Thank-you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drhx (talk • contribs) 16:06, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

As you already have 9 edits, it would be far quicker if you made and saved a couple of minor edits to User:Drhx - Arjayay (talk) 16:09, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

As far as I know, Drhx, Wikimedia Commons does not have an autoconfirmation requirement (presumably because it is much less subject to vandalism). You can upload pictures to Commons straight away, and assuming they are licensed appropriately, it is much better to do so, because then they can be used in any Wikimedia project (in particular, other-language Wikipedias). Normally only non-free images should be uploaded to Wikipedia itelf, but if they are your own photos, you are free to license them appropriately. Please see the Upload wizard. --ColinFine (talk) 20:11, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Citing a book review

Dear Wikipedia,

How does one add a citation if it's not the usual citation such as a magazine article, news article or TV show? There is a "citation needed" notation on this page about a book called "Through Their Eyes," by George Steffner:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Citadel,_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina#In_literature

The citation is needed for the statement "Said by graduates to be the most accurate narrative of the school's freshman experience." How do you properly cite the source when the citations are found in the book's Amazon review section and in comments on Facebook?

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Don the hamster (talk • contribs) 16:12, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Don the hamster - please don't, because neither the Amazon review section, nor Facebook comments are WP:reliable sources - they are user-edited and could easily be added by the author, or publisher. If it was reported in the The New York Review of Books, or a similar reliable source, that would be fine. - Arjayay (talk) 16:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. Does that mean that the quote at the end of the book description should be removed, with simply the book description remaining? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Don the hamster (talk • contribs) 16:43, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Unless somebody can find a reliable source for it, yes, Don the hamster. --ColinFine (talk) 20:12, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Using an image in a proposal

I would like to use the following image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-means_clustering#/media/File:K_Means_Example_Step_1.svg and others from the K-means clustering article in a text document. I understand that I need to cite the licenses - but how exactly to I do that in the text document? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salle008 (talk • contribs) 17:34, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Since File:K Means Example Step 1.svg is in Wikimedia Commons, Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia should give you the information you need, Salle008. --ColinFine (talk) 20:17, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Did we reach consensus yet?

Hi, I just want to know if we reach consensus already in a talk page of the United States presidential election 2016? Majority of the people in the subject agreed. The name of the talk page is Clinton image voting, thanks!TexasMan34 (talk) 18:10, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

How can I identify the set of Wikipedia pages that fall under category of AI that requires contribution?

Hi Team,

I recently created an account. I had contributed few edits before creating the account. Am interested in AI topics and would like to contribute to the AI related pages which need more information. Kindly can you help me to identify the list of pages of AI topics that need contribution or to be improved.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rathisowumya (talk • contribs) 18:44, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Assuming by AI you mean Artificial intelligence, the article comes under the scope of several wikipedia projects, one of which is WP:ROBOTICS. On the project home page you will find links to various lists of robotics-related pages, including a specific list for artificial intelligence articles. Enjoy your editing and welcome to Wikipedia! douts (talk) 19:40, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@Rathisowumya: You might start by looking at Category:Artificial_intelligence. I thought I might try the intersection of that cat and a cat for articles needing improvement, but I failed to do that correctly.--S Philbrick(Talk) 19:46, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

There was something called wp:Suggestbot that did what you're asking for: it found articles needing attention based on your edit history and/or interest categories -- but I can't find it. Anyone? --Here's a scholarly PDF about it: SuggestBot: Using Intelligent Task Routing to Help PeopleFind Work in Wikipedia -- BTW, an interesting example of AI. 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:296A:CC64:7945:8C5F (talk) 22:47, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Richard_(Rich)_Vernon added refs/cites and still getting warning message

Richard (Rich) Vernon (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Although i've added cites and references I am still seeing the warning that there are no refs or cites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_(Rich)_Vernon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Handheldpixel (talk • contribs) 18:47, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, maintenance templates (or in this case a WP:PROD notice) are not removed automatically. They would be removed by individual editors who are satisfied that the issues have been addressed. In this case, although you have added some sources, they are almost certainly not enough for the 'PROD' to be removed. Wikipedia is not acceptable as a reliable source and the band website is not independent. The article needs inline citations from reliable independent sources which discuss the subject in some detail. (See WP:RS for more info). Please link to articles on talk-pages etc. like so [[:Richard (Rich) Vernon]] and sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 19:31, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Adding an image to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_New_York,_2016

Can Green Party nominee Robin Laverne Wilson's picture be added to this page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_New_York,_2016 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:6B42:1000:F05C:49F4:AB8D:1088 (talk) 19:16, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Do you have a freely licensed photo? If so, we can add it.--S Philbrick(Talk) 19:34, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Automated ping reminder

There's an option in the preferences where, if you have it on, you will get reminded if you try to save an edit without providing a summary. Is there anything similar where, if I'm replying to a post somewhere and didn't ping the user, it prevents me from saving until after it's reminded me to ping? Because I can't remember to do it about a third of the time and I just learned that adding a ping to a message I already added to a page doesn't do anything because of a bug. RunnyAmiga (talk) 20:09, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@RunnyAmiga: I'm not aware of such an option. However, let me test a fallback. I'm going to respond to you without a ping. Then I am going to add a ping, remove my sig and re-add it. Did you get a ping?--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:37, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@Sphilbrick: Sorry this took so long. No, it didn't work. I got no ping. RunnyAmiga (talk) 21:36, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Hmm, troubling, because I've tried that and assumed it worked.--S Philbrick(Talk) 21:56, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@RunnyAmiga: One more test--S Philbrick(Talk) 21:58, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

mw:Manual:Echo#Technical details says: "The diff chunk must be recognised as an addition of new lines of text, not a change to existing lines." The only fairly certain method is to make a new signed paragraph or indented post without changing any existing content on the page. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:08, 19 August 2016 (UTC)