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:{{ping|CBallard}} In Wikipedia, blue text usually means a link. See [[Help:Link#Wikilinks]] for how to make links to other Wikipedia pages. The text will automatically be blue if the linked page exists. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 16:52, 2 December 2016 (UTC) |
:{{ping|CBallard}} In Wikipedia, blue text usually means a link. See [[Help:Link#Wikilinks]] for how to make links to other Wikipedia pages. The text will automatically be blue if the linked page exists. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 16:52, 2 December 2016 (UTC) |
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I dispute the contents of the entry on Dolores Cross. I am her son and you have many facts wrong. Morris Brown had been obtaining money illegally (based on ineligible students) from the federal government for many years prior to my mother's term as President. When she tried to put a stop to the practice, the college's financial officer drew down the money then asked for protection under the whistle blower act.Just because the media says so does not make it right. Please contact me for clarification |
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November 28
Editor using multiple IP addresses
I have discovered an editor who seems to have a project to remove unsupported claims of descent from participants in the Battle of Hastings (1066, the Norman Conquest of England). This is useful work, since many spurious claims have been made in this area, and many aristocratic English families have made such claims in the past as a way of justifying their rank in society.
However this editor uses multiple IP addresses when editing. This makes it difficult for me to find out what edits he/she has made. I wonder if this is deliberate. Here is a conversation I had with this person (headed "Who's hiding?"), which shows that he/she is reluctant to state why they use multiple IP addresses, rather than set up an account. You will see some of the IP addresses he/she uses in that talk sequence. I first spotted this person's activities on the Delaval page (see edit dated 20 November 2016).
This is a new problem to me. Any thoughts? AWhiteC (talk) 22:43, 27 November 2016 (UTC
- There are several perfectly reasonable ways in which the user's IP address will change often; most obviously if they are using public computers in a library or internet cafe. Beyond encouraging them to create an account, I don't think there's much you can do, AWhiteC. --ColinFine (talk) 00:11, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- AWhiteC, I agree. Multiple accounts are often used for sock puppetry and other nefarious purposes, which can lead to a block, but it's the misuse that is the offence, not just having more than one account Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:34, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- This editor's edit history, from what I can tell, consists of a long list of deletions from many articles. I would like therefore to check that he/she has not removed valuable information, but I find that frustratingly difficult to do because I don't know all of the IP addresses he/she uses. AWhiteC (talk) 18:08, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- AWhiteC, I agree. Multiple accounts are often used for sock puppetry and other nefarious purposes, which can lead to a block, but it's the misuse that is the offence, not just having more than one account Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:34, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Accredited editors
How do I find a list of accredited editors for wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8802:1102:5F00:C9D5:2717:57B0:DC2 (talk) 01:55, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "accredited"? See Wikipedia:Wikipedians for a general description of what is expected of Wikipedia editors and a number of statistics concerning them. General Ization Talk 01:59, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- See also Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia? One of our sister sites Wikinews has such a concept: Wikinews:Credential verification. Wikipedia does not. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:35, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Responding to a warning I received when creating an article
I submitted a page for review and received this notification:
Warning: The page Dean Robbins redirects to List of Days of Our Lives characters. Please verify that it is not a copy of this submission and that this page does not need to be moved to a different title.
Two questions: 1) Where and how do I submit such a verification? 2) There is no existing "Dean Robbins" page per se, but typing "Dean Robbins" into Wikipedia does redirect me to a page called "List of Days of Our Lives Characters" (where, oddly, there appears to be no character named "Dean Robbins"). Does this mean I can't create a Dean Robbins page?
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annshaffer (talk • contribs) 02:23, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Where did you receive this warning message as your talk page has not yet been started? Is 'your' Dean Robbins a fictional character or a real person? There may be no note of the fictional character in the Days of our Lives page as 'he' is not significant enough a character. It may be necessary for either your page to be disambiguated to (E.g.) "Dean Robbins (author)' or for the re-direct to be moved to (E.g.) 'Dean Robbins (days of our lives character)'. Once it is clear that the two are separate 'persons' you can continue to develop the draft. Eagleash (talk) 04:27, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Convenience link: User:Annshaffer/sandbox/Dean Robbins.
- †dismas†|(talk) 04:30, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. I received the warning after I put the submit code at the top of the article and hit "save changes." My article is about a real person. Another question: have I truly submitted my article for review at this point? I'm a little confused about the process, and your note implies that the submission may not yet be complete. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annshaffer (talk • contribs) 12:17, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- The draft is not currently submitted for review. It will need some (fairly minor) work on layout, headings etc. but that alone would probably not be detrimental at review...things like that can always be fixed. You could move it (or ask someone to move it for you) to draft space where you can finalise it and at the same time give it a more definite title. The references also need to be properly formatted (see WP:REFB for a basic guide). WP:MoS will also help with the style of the page. Please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~) thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:46, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the help! I will explore. Annshaffer (talk) 14:09, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- When you have studied the guidance and are happy that it is fit to be submitted for review, you can do it by clicking the blue button labelled "Submit your draft for review!" at the top of your userspace draft. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:12, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- That's what the user did, but she says she got an error message. The message she indicates is part of the review waiting template so she should have submitted the article at this stage, but it is not showing. I suspect that she pressed "Show preview" instead of "Save changes" after pressing the submit button. SpinningSpark 15:16, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Why is my username shown in the deletion log?
I am not an admin, but, my user name shows up in the deletion log, see Special:Log/delete?performer=Champion. - CHAMPION (talk) (contributions) (logs) 05:47, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- It appears that if you move a page over a redirect (where permitted by WP:MOR) the deletion of the redirect page gets logged as a G6 deletion, though I believe that it is only relatively recently that they have been logged that way. --David Biddulph (talk) 05:59, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Yes, somebody mentioned this in WP:MOR: "The information about the former creation of the redirect over which the move takes place was lost before MediaWiki 1.28/wmf.16 in August 2016. Since then the deletion of the redirect has been added to the deletion log. It is the only way non-administrators can get entries in the deletion log." PrimeHunter (talk) 10:28, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Referencing errors on Balanites aegyptiaca
Reference help requested. I can't fix the error on Balanites aegyptiaca, I have tried but can't see where the error is. Can you assist? Thanks Quetzal1964 06:45, 28 November 2016 (UTC) Thanks, Quetzal1964 06:45, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- The URL contained a space, which I have replaced with the code percent-two-zero. This is mentioned at Template:Cite web#URL, but that's a big page and it is easy to miss the detail. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:19, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
File my own work/ link to Artical in my sandbox ,Why it will be delete?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 22sep (talk • contribs)
- The contents of your sandbox may be deleted if it is a copyright violation, or contains defamatory statements. Maproom (talk) 11:52, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Archiving problem
Brothers and sisters! I'm not new, but it would appear I am somewhat clumsy. When attempting to archive a section of past user talk posts I created User talk:Oranges Juicy/Archive 2. For some reason that I am unclear on, the words "Archive 2" appear twice which means one needs to be removed. From what I can see, this is all a result of the automated process unless I have made a major error somewhere. If anyone can fix this, please be my guest. Likewise if someone wishes to explain the process, I will keep watch of this thread. Thanks! --OJ (talk) 13:24, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- What should be there on the second occurence is a redlink to Archive 3 (red because you haven't created it yet) and it is there now. It was just that your page needed purging which I have done for you. Couldn't say how it got wrong in the first place, just a glitch probably. SpinningSpark 14:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks Spinningspark. Whatever you did, it worked and and the purge remains off the history. Am I right in thinking that a red link to Archive 3 should also be on display at User talk:Oranges Juicy/Archive 1? If so, I don't suppose you could work some more magic could you!!!! :) --OJ (talk) 18:49, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- No, not with that template. It only displays the immediate predecessor and successor pages. SpinningSpark 18:58, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- I'm with you. In that case I see nothing wrong and it can stay as it is. Thanks for your help here. --OJ (talk) 15:08, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- No, not with that template. It only displays the immediate predecessor and successor pages. SpinningSpark 18:58, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Need help to upload a logo
Hi everyone! Can anyone help me upload a logo of Romexsoft company? I would like to create a Romexsoft page, but I can't upload logo myself as I'm not an autoconfirmed user. Wikipedia sent me here to find someone who can do this.
I will greatly appreciate if someone could help me. Here you can find a logo - https://drive.google.com/a/romexsoft.com/file/d/0Bx6Hac7ckZFqUjRmQXh3d2Vmckk/view?usp=sharing
Thanks in advance.
Nataliia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Natalia.Bubniuk (talk • contribs) 13:54, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hello, Natalia.Bubniuk. You can find information about uploading logos as WP:LOGO. But before you spend time on doing that, please concentrate on more important matters, specifically on notability. As it stands, Romexsoft does not have a single independent source, and therefore is likely to get deleted for lack of evidence of notability. Please understand that Wikipedia is not a directory, and does not have "company pages": what it has is articles about subjects which summarise what independent reliable published sources say about the subject. Wikipedia has essentially no interest in what Romexsoft says about itself, whether on its own website or in press releases or interviews; and no interest in what its partners say about it. Any article about it should be based almost 100% on what people who have no connection with the company have published about it in reliable sources. So your first task is to find these independent reliable sources, and make sure that the article does not contain a single fact that is not found in a reliable source (uncontroversial factual matter can be sourced to non-independent sources, but most of the article should come from independent ones). When you have got the important stuff done, then is the time to worry about finishing touches like a logo. I suggest you look at your first article if you haven't already. --ColinFine (talk) 15:31, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Edit
Hi! It's me Teerta Prasad, I am 5 days older to Wikipedia. Bt I can not edit the page of Pooja Gandhi. Please let me know the reason. Please make it easy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teertaprasad (talk • contribs) 13:59, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- The blue padlock at the top of the article tells you that it has protection which limits editing to those with the extended confirmed right. The protection log shows that protection was applied because of persistent sockpuppetry. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:07, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Referencing errors on Everything Starts With An 'E'
Reference help requested.
- The reference errors appear to be over a year ago. Fixed in the meantime. Eagleash (talk) 15:42, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Colonel Abrams
Colonel Abrams (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Hello my name is Wanda Abrams (sister). Colonel Abrams page has incorrect information. Could you please up this information. Date of birth July 18, 1951. He passed on November 24 2016. Thanks, Baybreezz (talk) 15:21, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- You need to provide a reliable source to back up your claim. Ruslik_Zero 17:36, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- You have also asked this, and had three replies, at Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#Incorrect info on COLONEL ABRAMS page, Please only ask in one place, and please continue the discussion there, not here - Arjayay (talk) 17:41, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
External Links
Hello! I am trying to upload external links for the completion of a research project. As I'm doing so, I keep receiving a warning stating that I look like I'm spamming. I'm not. I'm just trying to link finding aids to existing articles. Please help. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by DCAAP (talk • contribs) 17:55, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- It has to comply with Wikipedia:External links. You can propose your links in the talk page to ask if they pass the policy. --Marc Lacoste (talk) 20:23, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- This account is placing links to the District of Columbia Africana Archives Project, alias the DCAAP. It has been blocked. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:12, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Update our logo.
The logo on our Wiki page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haas_School_of_Business, is three years out of date. I have tried updating it, and see this message: "You cannot overwrite this file." I have tried reaching out to the editor, Lamro, and he/she has not replied, after several weeks.
How can I correct the logo? The correct one is at http://haas.berkeley.edu/images/%23BerkeleyHaas_Logo_FullColor.jpg, also available in png, if wanted. Help?
Debra goldentyer
19:01, 28 November 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgoldentyer (talk • contribs)
- Done The original file was uploaded as a GIF, so it wouldn't let me replace it with a JPG. New logo is at File:Haas School of Business Logo.jpg. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:16, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Joseph2302, is there a reason not to prefer the low res version per WP:IMAGERES? TimothyJosephWood 20:18, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Well it doesn't meet Wikipedia threashold of originality (as it consists only of text), so WP:IMAGERES doesn't apply? Were it non-free, I'd agree. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:30, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Joseph2302, is there a reason not to prefer the low res version per WP:IMAGERES? TimothyJosephWood 20:18, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Derp. I should/did know that. TimothyJosephWood 20:44, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
WP:3RR
Hello, I'm unsure about the WP:3RR: is the revert limit applies to the original editor adding information (who wants to replace its edit, therefore reverting the undo) or the reviewer reverting his changes? Thanks. --Marc Lacoste (talk) 19:47, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- It applies to all editors. RudolfRed (talk) 21:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Neelix question
Hi,
I'm just looking through what happened with the Neelix redirects. Can someone point me to a link on redirect policy so I can see what was violated, for curiosity? Thanks, Icebob99 (talk) 19:53, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- If you want the details on the Neelix redirects, you can look through Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive904#Dozens.2CThousands_upon_thousands_of_unnecessary_redirects, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Neelix/Evidence and Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive906#Proposal:_temporary_WP:IAR_speedy_delete_criterion. The policy on redirects in general can be found at Wikipedia:Redirect. -- Tavix (talk) 21:14, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
WMF finances
I have been asked to do an editorial for the Signpost, and I am doing research for it. Specifically, in 2005 Jimmy Wales told a TED audience the following:
- "So, we’re doing around 1.4 billion page views monthly. So, it’s really gotten to be a huge thing. And everything is managed by the volunteers and the total monthly cost for our bandwidth is about 5,000 dollars, and that’s essentially our main cost. We could actually do without the employee … We actually hired Brion because he was working part-time for two years and full-time at Wikipedia so we actually hired him so he could get a life and go to the movies sometimes."
First question: how many page views per month are we seeing ten years later (any figure from 2015 or 2016 will do)?
Second question: is there any reason to believe that bandwidth costs per page view have gone way up or way down in the last ten years?
For those interested in what I am working on here, see Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2016-11-26/Op-ed. --Guy Macon (talk) 22:00, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Guy Macon: The second question could probably be asked/duplicated at the WP:Reference desk. Either could be asked to the WMF staff, and I imagine they would answer. (I would imagine [citation needed] that as for everything internet-related, bandwidth costs per megabyte have gone way down. On the other hand, page views have gone up a lot as well. On the third hand, you probably get a discount on the price per megabyte when you buy many of them.) TigraanClick here to contact me 09:23, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Guy, for page views, I think this is the best tool. For other interesting statistics for any project, see this and this. And here's the alexa ranking. And for bandwidth costs, see the 2015-2016 Foundation returns here. Check for the terms bandwidth and internet hosting. There is significant bandwidth provided pro bono to the Foundation by various providers. The cost, less that, for internet hosting is $2,069,572 for the past year Thanks. Lourdes 23:39, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Adding Semi Protection to a Page
I am trying to add semi protection to the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Wisconsin.
I tried putting in the command:
Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. A w a c (talk) 22:12, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
... but I can't figure out how to place it below the header. I tried two different ways. Once, it ended up written in the article. The second time, it dropped the logo from top right of the page.
Any help is appreciated!
A w a c (talk) 22:12, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation/AWAC promotional account blocked. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:14, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Regular users can't add protection to an article, that is an administrator only function. You can request it HERE but it looks like your account has been blocked already. uhhlive (talk) 22:17, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
November 29
Lua Error with new template
Hi all, I'm getting a Lua Error for the expression '{' when trying to create a new template. I've run through the code a couple times but cannot figure out what is going wrong. Here's the link for my template: User:Curoi/Template:Election box referenda. I was attempting to replicate the template Template:Infobox referendum/results. You can see what I'm trying to do in the List of Oregon ballot measures page in November 2014 general election. Any ideas? --Curoi (talk) 00:15, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- I seemed to have isolated the issue. When running the :
{{#expr: {{formatnum:{{{yes}}}|R}} + {{formatnum:{{{no}}}|R}} }}
expression in the sandbox template space, I get the following error: Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".. Curoi (talk) 04:40, 29 November 2016 (UTC)- Hello Curoi, the reason you are getting the error message is because while the template #expr: expects a number as input, the expression {{formatnum:{{{yes}}}|R}} + {{formatnum:{{{no}}}|R}} returns the output {{{yes}}} + {{{no}}}. Therefore the error message shows "{" as an unexpected character. Thanks. Lourdes 06:04, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Curoi: {{{yes}}} and {{{no}}} should be assigned values by the caller and then the quoted expression evaluates correctly. If you want to avoid the error message on the page itself and when a caller doesn't assign them then you can assign default values with code like {{{yes|0}}} and {{{no|0}}} each time they are used. I have added a missing pipe.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 10:47, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @PrimeHunter and Lourdes: I kind of thought that was the reason, however, I still don't understand how the Template:Infobox referendum/results is able to do just that. I'm trying to pass a template variable into the #expr parser function as was done in that template. Is there another way to simply add two variables together without resorting to more complicated means like Scribunto or something? Maybe I just have to make the template page first and then it will work. Curoi (talk) 17:40, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Curoi: Your code correctly adds the variables when they are numbers. Template:Infobox referendum/results avoids an error message on the template page by saying
{{#if: {{{yes|}}} |...code which assumes {{{yes}}} is non-empty...}}
. The addition is never made when the top of the template page before the documentation is rendered. But lots of templates display an error message on the template page itself because a mandatory parameter is not set. Don't worry about that. Just make the template work when it's called with valid assignments of mandatory parameters. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:21, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Curoi: Your code correctly adds the variables when they are numbers. Template:Infobox referendum/results avoids an error message on the template page by saying
- @PrimeHunter and Lourdes: I kind of thought that was the reason, however, I still don't understand how the Template:Infobox referendum/results is able to do just that. I'm trying to pass a template variable into the #expr parser function as was done in that template. Is there another way to simply add two variables together without resorting to more complicated means like Scribunto or something? Maybe I just have to make the template page first and then it will work. Curoi (talk) 17:40, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Curoi: {{{yes}}} and {{{no}}} should be assigned values by the caller and then the quoted expression evaluates correctly. If you want to avoid the error message on the page itself and when a caller doesn't assign them then you can assign default values with code like {{{yes|0}}} and {{{no|0}}} each time they are used. I have added a missing pipe.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 10:47, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hello Curoi, the reason you are getting the error message is because while the template #expr: expects a number as input, the expression {{formatnum:{{{yes}}}|R}} + {{formatnum:{{{no}}}|R}} returns the output {{{yes}}} + {{{no}}}. Therefore the error message shows "{" as an unexpected character. Thanks. Lourdes 06:04, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Donation to Wikipedia
I know this is not the correct site for my remark, but you may be able to pass it on: i was happy to donate a modest amount to wickipedia until I read the part about allowing my personal particulars to be used by wikipedia. The explanation on exactly how this information would, or could be used was, in my opinion,vague. I question why my personal details are relevant once the donation is made. I would need a better explanation on why and how my personal details could be used before I donate. I suspect that many others are like minded. 1.132.96.168 (talk) 00:27, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- This may be helpful in regards to how your information is used. -- Dane2007 talk 00:30, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
How to edit
How do you edit articles? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxspace64 (talk • contribs) 02:39, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia. Check out Help:Getting started. It has links to tutuorials and other useful things to help you learn how to edit. RudolfRed (talk) 02:46, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Pinging the new editor: hello, Maxspace64. RudolfRed's link should answer the bulk of your question. TigraanClick here to contact me 09:15, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
2017-18 United States Network Television Schedule
I Think I created the 17-18 schedule on the talk page but it is suppose to be on the main page.2600:8803:7A00:19:4DE4:4A01:85CC:DF68 (talk) 04:01, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- I have moved it from Talk:2017-18 United States Network Television Schedule to 2017–18 United States network television schedule (removing the incorrect capitalisation), but it may again be deleted as WP:TOOSOON. Note also that you have a number of referencing errors. --David Biddulph (talk) 04:13, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Thank you David Biddulph for your help but I hope this Category stays. 2600:8803:7A00:19:4DE4:4A01:85CC:DF68 (talk) 16:46, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Page with pasted info in it?
I came across this page: Suzie Del Vecchio and googled some of the info. It looks like it's mostly copied from this publicity site. I ran the article through the copyvio detector but it says it's an unlikely violation for speedy deletion. What else can be done? Thanks --Jennica✿ / talk 07:21, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- The fact that its been translated into English and some of the characters from the original language have been kept in the song titles will throw the results of the automated detectors. Looking at it with human eyes, its obviously a copyvio. Treat it as such. - X201 (talk) 08:08, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
My Page - Pt. Om Prakash Mishra
Pt. Om Prakash Mishra (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Hi,
My Wikipedia Page - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pt._Om_Prakash_Mishra has been deleted couple of times. Will you please solve the issue — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opmishra123 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hello, firstly, you may have written it, but it is not your page, it is a Wikipedia article about you. There are obvious problems in respect of conflict of interest and autobiography. Further, the page is currently nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pt. Om Prakash Mishra as it fails Wikipedia's quite stringent rules on notability (follow the links at the discussion page as well as the blue links above for more information). Wikipedia articles are written by independent editors without direct connection to the subject and are based upon what has been written about the person in reliable independent sources. Twitter, Facebook and own websites do not constitute reliable sources in the great majority of cases. Regret we cannot be of more assistance. Eagleash (talk) 11:28, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- As unelected politicians are not normally deemed notable, in Wikipedia's use of the word, probably the only way that the "issue" will be "solved" is by you getting elected - Arjayay (talk) 15:20, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Change title of the page
Anant Kumar Ojha (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anant_Kumar_Ojha
This is the page which I had created. It's about an Indian politician who won in election & is presently MLA in Jharkhand. I want to change the title of the Page as Anant Ojha instead of Anant Kumar Ojha & again, want to make url as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anant_Ojha
Is it possible to do either of these things?? If yes, please do it; I am new to Wikipedia editing. You can write in initially as Anant Ojha (also known as Anant Kumar Ojha)
This person is popular with name as Anant Ojha. One can search on internet as well! Please help me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frosterrace (talk • contribs) 13:14, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Frosterrace, in order to change the name of an article, the article must be moved to the new location. In order to do that, you can use the "More" menu up near the top of the page. It gives you the option to move the article. Please see WP:MOVE for more info. †dismas†|(talk) 14:08, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict):Hello, I have taken the liberty of fixing the bare urls and tidying up some of the wording. Most of the entries via google give the full name and searching for Anant Ojha again produces entries with the full name. Do you have evidence that he is best known by the shortened version? If he is best known by that name, the page can be moved. Please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~) and link to pages by typing [[:WP:Page name]]. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 14:11, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
Referencing errors on Dialect comedy
Reference help requested. What is wrong with the reference --Mfalzone24 (talk) 14:54, 29 November 2016 (UTC) Thanks, Mfalzone24 (talk) 14:54, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Mfalzone24: The message you got is from 4 October. It was fixed the same day in [2]. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:02, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
2017 in music
I Think I Created the 2017 in music on the talk page but it's suppose to be on the main page if you can help me thanks. 2600:8803:7A00:19:4DE4:4A01:85CC:DF68 (talk) 16:48, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- To be able to create "main" pages you need to register. Ruslik_Zero 17:11, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
I think that I incorrectly labeled my new wiki page.
The Gynocratic Art Gallery - The GAG (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Hi, Yesterday I created an entry for The Gynocratic Art Gallery - The GAG. I have been watching "how to" videos today, and think that I may have done so incorrectly. I was not asked, during the steps to creating the page, about the categories, etc for the subject. I am thinking that might be why it is now subject to deletion. Is there a way that i can go back and complete those categories?
Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hogan2015 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Gynocratic Art Gallery - The GAG. The reasons it has been nominated for deletion have nothing to do with the lack of categories. General Ization Talk 16:56, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict):The page is being considered for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Gynocratic Art Gallery - The GAG as it fails Wikipedia's requirements in respect of notability. Wikipedia requires in depth discussion of the subject in independent reliable sources to demonstrate notability. You are free to continue improving the article whilst the discussion proceeds. Please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 17:04, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- FYI, the article has been deleted as unambiguous advertising -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:23, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
article
Hello,
I tried to do some simple editing of an article. Just to change a few words in the heading and re-write a sentence or two. I attemped no changes to the content of the article, but my few changes have set off a series of problems which I have no idea how to fix.
How can I reset the version back before I tried to make the changes? I think it will be the easiest way to solve the problem.
The article is titled "Richard Fletcher - Conductor"
I would appreciate any assistance you might be able to provide.
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richardfletcher (talk • contribs) 19:08, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hello, I have restored the page to the version before your edits. However your username indicates that you may have a connection to the subject. Please see WP:COI. You can request that edits be made at the article talk page. Please provide your sources. Eagleash (talk) 19:15, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
First Article
DreamWakers (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Would anyone be willing to glance at my first article post for Wikipedia? I'm unsure whether or not I cited with the correct symbols.
Thank you.
Norabma (talk) 21:40, 29 November 2016 (UTC)norabma
- Hello, I have done some very minor tidying of the headings etc. You need to place the references in line at the point they relate to. See WP:REFB for a guide to referencing. You need to use one of the templates found at WP:CITET and place them between ref tags (<ref></ref>). Please do not place just the urls between the ref tags. Then add {{reflist}} immediately under the references heading. This will produce a list of refs annotated to the text. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 21:56, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Eagleash and Norabma: I just moved the refs into ref tags and tagged the article for bare URLs. Pppery 22:06, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Pppery: Thanks. I've fixed them and Maproom got the spaces before the refs. Eagleash (talk) 22:11, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
November 30
Bare refs + admins
How come there's no rules regarding leaving bare references? Especially for admins who partake in this? To me, it's pretty lazy. I know it's "frowned" upon but there's no rule against it. Admins should be expected to at least be able to cite a webpage --Jennica✿ / talk 00:36, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no key
Sorry for any misunderstanding. Please remove my name from the "bad name" list. I believe the problem was created by a different user. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JOHN MCKINNON (talk • contribs) 01:13, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- No, the problem wasn't created by a different user. It was created by these edits of yours. I have reverted them because they had a number of problems. As well as the problems with reference formatting they also removed existing references without explanation, and it appeared that there was a conflict of interest so you should read the guidance thereon. --David Biddulph (talk) 01:24, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Article Deleted - nowhere to be found or followed up on
I submitted an article a few days ago and shortly after noticed it had been filed for speedy deletion. I can no longer find this notice or any trace of the article, leaving me no chance to contest it. Can someone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyanHabs (talk • contribs) 03:54, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Normally WP:REFUND would be the place to go, but the article was deleted as an attack page and so probably will not be undeleted. I strongly recommend you read our biographies of living persons policy, our notability guidelines, and our reliable sourcing guidelines thoroughly before trying to create the article about a living person. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:34, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- RyanHabs, having looked at this, I'm prepared to accept that you didn't mean it to be an attack page, but if you state that people are criminals, you need absolutely impeccable independent verifiable sources, not the random websites you have used. I've pinged the deleting admin, Anthony Bradbury, to see if he wishes to add anything Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:23, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- I would concede that the article was not meant to be an attack page; nevertheless, as the greater part of the text relates to criminal allegations, with inadequate references, I would not be comfortable restoring it. As a separate issue, and one which did not play a part in my original decision, as the subject of the article appears to be a performer only on internet sites, notability may not be seen as adequately demonstrated. --Anthony Bradbury"talk" 13:17, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- RyanHabs, having looked at this, I'm prepared to accept that you didn't mean it to be an attack page, but if you state that people are criminals, you need absolutely impeccable independent verifiable sources, not the random websites you have used. I've pinged the deleting admin, Anthony Bradbury, to see if he wishes to add anything Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:23, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Referencing errors on Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary
Reference help requested. How do I fix this ref error? I have tried to do this for my friend but do not really know how. Sorry, I need help Thanks, BB Finnegan (talk) 05:27, 30 November 2016 (UTC) Thanks, BB Finnegan (talk) 05:27, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hi there. The diff you have provided is one from last year. In the between, one of the editors JamesBWatson removed non-notable persons, including the individual whose name you were attempting to add, from the article in this edit. Other than that, I've cleaned up other reference errors in the article; Orangemike too has edited it. Don't hesitate to ask for more help. Thanks. Lourdes 07:42, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hi BB Finnegan. As Lourdes said, Bies was removed from the list as non-notable; so don't try to fix his entry. But if you are asking where you went wrong for future reference, let me explain: As you discovered in your later edits of that series, every
<ref>
must end with a corresponding</ref>
, and every{{cite web
begins with a double bracket. Your biggest mistake was that although you discoveredcite web
is closed with a double bracket, the closing double bracket goes not immediately after the "cite web" but just before the</ref>
-- after the vertical-bar-separated parameter list. —teb728 t c 09:16, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Creating a "latest stable release" template page
Hi! I've edited a lot, but I have never created a new page, so this will be all new to me. I want to learn to create the "latest stable release" software template page, as seen on Template:Latest stable software release/Google Drive, for example. I understand the formatting of the page itself, but since it has Template in the name, I'm not sure it's the same procedure as creating a new article, so if someone could teach me how to do that simply, I'd really appreciate it! LocalNet (talk) 09:19, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- You can go to Template:Latest stable software release/page name (replacing 'page name' with the title of the intended page), put your content in it and save the page when done.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 09:38, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! Now I'll just wait for the article to update with the template to hopefully see the correct result :) LocalNet (talk) 10:12, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
YG/ YANG HYUN SUK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Hyun-suk
This is a loooong story but there is currently a issues regarding YG entertainment's Owner Yang Hyun suk
some troll has edited the info on him to information on rats
this is bullying and unacceptable
I and many others expect it removed and back to normal and who ever this snakey person who edited the information we expect their account removed ASAP
wikipedia wasn't made for this is was made for proper information on the topic they asked for not full on bullying
change it
if it isn't changed I'd imagine a lawsuit would be in your near future
60.231.176.226 (talk) 14:55, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- It is not bullying, it's more akin to vandalism and has already been corrected. Please do not make legal threats; see WP:NLT. Eagleash (talk) 15:00, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- For your peace of mind, you might like to know more about what has been done. The initial error was detected and reversed automatically by a program, within about half an hour of it being posted. The wrong version was live from 14:19 to 14:56 (UTC). The editor who made that change has been warned. That article has been protected, which limits who can update it for the next two weeks. --Gronk Oz (talk) 15:40, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
I am forced to confirm purges
I am currently being prompted to confirm page purges like an anonymous user, despite being signed in. Occurs in Chrome, IE, and Firefox. Any ideas? Thanks, —swpbT 15:21, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- I have enabled Add a "Purge" option to the top of the page, which purges the page's cache at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets. This gives me a "purge" link with no confirmation step under a tab saying "More". See more at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 149#Disable purge cache confirmation prompt and phab:T143531. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:43, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- I have that option enabled; the link gives me the confirmation prompt. Looks like a project-wide problem, I'll just use the script from that VP thread. Thanks, —swpbT 16:27, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Did you disable Javascript ? Cause that would do it. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 09:37, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- I have that option enabled; the link gives me the confirmation prompt. Looks like a project-wide problem, I'll just use the script from that VP thread. Thanks, —swpbT 16:27, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
I wish to edit the Hillary Clinton page but it is protected. I have many important changes to make, constructive changes. What can I do? --Croenaarda-Rusk (talk) 15:36, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- When you attempt to edit the article, you should list a list of options under the heading "What can I do?". Have you tried any of those? The "Submit an edit request" option seems to me what would be best for you at the moment. Deli nk (talk) 15:40, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, Welcome to Wikipedia! The Hillary Clinton article is currently Semi-Protected which means that only accounts that have existed for at least 4 days and have at least 10 edits can edit the article. Smd75jr (talk) 15:43, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Croenaarda-Rusk: Go to the article's talk page. Start a new section. Place {{edit semi-protected}} at the top of the new section, and then list, in detail, the changes you would like to make, along with supporting sources. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 15:45, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- It's easier to click the "View source" tab and follow the instructions to submit an edit request. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:46, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Canadian alternative charts
Dear editors: I have been improving an article about a band which apparently has had success on the Canadian Alternative Charts. The reference provided, HERE, appears to be a forum, so I thought I would find a better source. I haven't been able to find the original website of these charts, and Wikipedia doesn't have a page called "Canadian Alternative Charts". The charts are mentioned in a number of news reports, so they are real. Can someone direct me to information about them?—Anne Delong (talk) 15:52, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Syntax coloring
I use the source editor, not the visual editor. I spend a significant fraction of my editing time figuring out where closing </ref> tags are. Is there a syntax colorer I could be using? Ideally it would use one color for text, another for the contents of ref tags, and a third and maybe a fourth for the tags themselves. Maproom (talk) 17:12, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- syntax highlighter at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets under editing header. Works most of the time.
- —Trappist the monk (talk) 17:25, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- I use that, and it makes editing so much easier - although it does sometimes cause the editor to slow down.—Anne Delong (talk) 19:08, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, Trappist the monk! It even has configurable colors. An unexpected benefit is that it makes me aware of unpaired < [ { . Maproom (talk) 20:10, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
VPN service
I'm going to be travelling and would like to edit Wikipedia using a VPN for better security. I've read a bunch of pages but I'm still not sure if it's allowed or not. Do I need to get special permission from an admin? Are there any VPN services that are either preferred or forbidden? Felsic2 (talk) 21:19, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Felsic2: you do not need to ask for permission or even to declare this; there is no policy reason to restrict you from editing from multiple IP addresses (well, do not sockpuppet, but that's about it). However, there is a technical issue if the VPN provider's IPs were the source of a lot of abuse. In that case, it could have been hard blocked (meaning even logged-in editors cannot edit through this IP address) and then you will need to ask a block exemption. As I read it you cannot ask for such an exemption preventively; if you know which VPN you will use and are ok with disclosing it, maybe go to WT:IPBE and ask people there if it is hard-blocked. TigraanClick here to contact me 13:52, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Scripps Stations
4 Journal Stations have switched to Scripps Graphics WTMJ WTVF KTNV and WGBA have switched to them in the past 5 months. But the other 5 Stations KGUN KMTV WSYM WFTX And KIVI have not Switched to the graphics because they still have those stupid Journal Graphics And also Because of those Ray Rice And Adrian Peterson Investigations. And is Acting Lazy Come you 5 Other Stations Get Your Lazy Butts in gear now.68.102.57.28 (talk) 21:57, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- This is the page for help in editing Wikipedia. Your question (should it exist) is not clear. Eagleash (talk) 21:59, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Red name vs blue name
I am very self-conscious due to the color of my user name. I am aware that users undergo a "color-shift" at some point in their relationship with Wikipedia. What leads to the shift from red to blue?--Quisqualis (talk) 23:45, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Its all up to you. see Wikipedia:How to use your user space......then see Wikipedia:User page design center.--Moxy (talk) 23:49, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- I am not part of the WP culture, nor do I aspire to be. I searched your cited pages for " red " and "blue " and came up with nothing. I was not asking how to design my signature. What is the significance of the automated change from red signature to blue signature? --Quisqualis (talk) 01:00, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Any link here goes from red to blue when there is an article or page at the other end of that link. So, once you create a user page, your name will change to blue. You don't have to put anything on it. It can be blank. It just has to exist as, at least, a blank page. So, click on your user name, hit save, and your name will henceforth be blue. †dismas†|(talk) 01:03, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks, that is a useful explanation.--Quisqualis (talk) 01:10, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Any link here goes from red to blue when there is an article or page at the other end of that link. So, once you create a user page, your name will change to blue. You don't have to put anything on it. It can be blank. It just has to exist as, at least, a blank page. So, click on your user name, hit save, and your name will henceforth be blue. †dismas†|(talk) 01:03, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- I am not part of the WP culture, nor do I aspire to be. I searched your cited pages for " red " and "blue " and came up with nothing. I was not asking how to design my signature. What is the significance of the automated change from red signature to blue signature? --Quisqualis (talk) 01:00, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)The red link indicates that your userpage has not been started. If you click on it, it will take you a page where you can provide brief details about yourself and add userboxes etc. relevant to your Wikipedia editing. Editors with a blue link have initiated their userpage, but there is no 'pressure' to do so, it is at the discretion of individual editors. If you click on any of the blue usernames on this page it will take you to that editor's userpage. Eagleash (talk) 01:08, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
IN THE NEWS SECTION
WHEN TRUMP WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT YOU DID NOT GIVE IT TOP BILLING AND NO PICTURE.....YOU HAD A PICTURE OF A POET WHO DIED....NOW CASTRO DIES AND YOU HAVE THAT KILLERS PICTURE UP FOR A WEEK....IT JUST SHOWS YOU PEOPLE ARE GLOBALSOCIALISTS..(LOOK IT UP)..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.84.226.148 (talk) 23:57, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- You are wrong. Trump did get top billing, with a picture. Look it up: Wikipedia:Main_Page_history/2016_November_9. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:05, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Don't you usually tweet when you're upset? Maineartists (talk) 00:45, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
December 1
Referencing errors on Barnsdall Main Street Well Site
Reference help requested. After several tries, I still haven't found the cause of the error message. It keeps recurring in the same place. Bruin2 (talk) 02:10, 1 December 2016 (UTC) Thanks, Bruin2 (talk) 02:10, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- It's been fixed with this edit. Eagleash (talk) 04:02, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
How to fight Vandalism
Hello guys, I am a new user to Wikipedia, just made my account two months before. I was going through the facts related to vandalism on Wikipedia and I need to know more about it and to fight against it. What tools can be used by a new user to detect vandalism and how to use those tools properly. Expecting a reply at the earliest. Jayabilla (talk) 04:23, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- You can start by patrolling recent changes at Special:RecentChanges or using Lupin's anti vandal tool. There is also a gadget called Twinkle that aids in reverting vandalism and provides many useful related functions. You can read through Wikipedia:Vandalism for more information.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 05:53, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Updation Required in Maharaja Agrasen University link
Dear Sir/Mam,
There are numerious of changes required to be made in Maharaja Agrasen Page:
1. Vice-Chancellor Changed from Prof.(Dr.)S.P. Bansal to Prof. Rakesh Kumar Gupta 2.Students 1500 Undergraduates 1250 Postgraduates 250 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunaina.sh39 (talk • contribs) 05:58, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Done by OP. —teb728 t c 10:46, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Referencing errors on Townville Elementary School shooting
Reference help requested. Hello! On an article called the "Townville Elementary School shooting", I made a few edits. One of the citations I made contains a YouTube URL but when I save my edits, the only problem the citation has, involves the URL and I recently got an email about it. When I copied and pasted the URL into the citation, it had a dot after the "u" of "Tube" so it looked like this: youtu.be. But when I tried to save my edits, it wouldn't let me so I got rid of the dot (so it says "youtube") and then it let me. But the reason I keep getting messages to fix my URL, is because I changed it. But if I change it back to its original form (youtu.be), it won't even let me save my edits altogether. The URL currently contains what I changed it to (youtube), but also says I need to fix it. The reference link itself obviously does not work because of this. Thanks, Depthburg (talk) 06:06, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Depthburg: - hello. I have fixed it for you. I found the youtube video and just re-posted the link in there. --Jennica✿ / talk 07:16, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Depthburg (talk • contribs) 07:30, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
User deleted proposed deletion notice from talk page
Does this matter? I have posted a proposed deletion notice to a user's page, and they deleted it saying "[needless blah deleted]". I have since posted another proposed deletion on their talk page for another article. I'm not sure if it matters that they deleted it though? --Jennica✿ / talk 07:14, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Jennica: This is fine; see WP:OWNTALK:
Although archiving is preferred, users may freely remove comments from their own talk pages.
-- John of Reading (talk) 07:32, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Duplicate articles
I ran across nearly duplicate articles here and here that, I think, arose from a name change. I put a message on @Aaronsimmons:'s talk page but thought that it would be best to get this resolved before the two pages diverge. I don't know if it would be best to merge or just delete one of the articles. Leschnei (talk) 13:10, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out, Leschnei. The two were created by the same author by copy-paste, so there was no need to keep both; I deleted the least developed one. My preference would have been to merge them, but consensus says this is a waste of time when only one author has written the text.—Anne Delong (talk) 13:33, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Is there any issue with attribution to be addressed, or am I right in thinking it's OK being the same author? Eagleash (talk) 13:52, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Eagleash, there is no attribution problem when an author copies his own work. Another editor added tags, but these don't contain any of that editor's creative work, and are intended to be deleted eventually anyway. However, I also found quite a bit of copyvio, so I had to delete the remaining article and recreate it with new text, crediting the original author in my edit summary. It's messy, but copyvios have to go.—Anne Delong (talk) 16:43, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks Anne. You've 'fettled' it! Eagleash (talk) 16:46, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Eagleash, there is no attribution problem when an author copies his own work. Another editor added tags, but these don't contain any of that editor's creative work, and are intended to be deleted eventually anyway. However, I also found quite a bit of copyvio, so I had to delete the remaining article and recreate it with new text, crediting the original author in my edit summary. It's messy, but copyvios have to go.—Anne Delong (talk) 16:43, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Is there any issue with attribution to be addressed, or am I right in thinking it's OK being the same author? Eagleash (talk) 13:52, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. Leschnei (talk) 15:29, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Repeated vandalism & personal information
I ran across User:168.216.132.237 while trying out STiki. There are 3 recent edits on Xenotransplantation that are all vandalism. They have been reverted, but what worries me is that one of them includes someone's full name and address. Does this editor need to be blocked? Leschnei (talk) 14:39, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- You could report him at WP:AIV but I suspect he has not been sufficiently warned as yet. The edit(s) with address details should probably be WP:REVDEL even if there a slight doubt that it may not be genuine. Eagleash (talk) 14:53, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- I've hidden the two contentious revisions Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:14, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you! Leschnei (talk) 15:28, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- I've hidden the two contentious revisions Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:14, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
Bolding of Watchlist items
My watchlist has reverted to its old behaviour of only bolding the updated-since-last-visit items for a fraction of a second, so it's hard to tell which they are. Is this because I've misconfigured something, or is it a general problem? Maproom (talk) 23:00, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Mine is doing the same. I'd got used to the bolding (and hitting the 'all visited' button regularly). Eagleash (talk) 23:13, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- The same happened to me. "Display pages on your watchlist that have changed since your last visit in bold" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets had somehow been disabled for me. I enabled it again and the bold works now. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:35, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- Works for me too. Eagleash (talk) 23:37, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
List guidelines
Where can I find the guidelines for lists within an article (not for articles that are lists)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.218.34.42 (talk) 23:12, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- You might be interested in WP:EMBED, WP:LISTBIO and WP:ALUMNI. -- zzuuzz (talk) 23:25, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
December 2
Referencing errors on Liquid smoke
Reference help requested. On the Liquid smoke page, your edit caused an unsupported parameter error (help). (Fix | Ask for help) My references are 2-6, 1and7 existed. Can you see where this problem is? I can't pinpoint the problem. Please fix if you can or direct me. ThanksGsmoke (talk) 01:19, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, Gsmoke (talk) 01:19, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- The only ref error showing was to No.5 where an unknown parameter (page number=) (should be page=) caused the red error message. I'm not certain that {{cite book}} is the correct template for the source but that apart the refs seem OK. (I did a couple of minor tweaks). Eagleash (talk) 01:43, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Personality cult surrounding Jimbo Wales
Please do not block me, or delete this question. I am not a troll. I am just asking a question. Why is it that the slightest criticism of Jimbo Wales is immediately shut down on Wikipedia? I have witnessed other people delete questions on his talk page, and I have been dissent against Jimbo clamped down with force.
Secondly, if I was to create an article entitled Criticism of Jimbo Wales, just like Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Criticism of Mother Teresa, Criticism of Akira Kurosawa or Criticism of Osama bin Laden, would this be immediately deleted even if it was a great article that met guidelines? --Wintereichengaarden (talk) 07:33, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- Most reverted comments at Jimbo's talk page are from banned users or trolls. There is plenty of regular criticism there. The essay Wikipedia:Criticism provides some guidelines about criticism articles. In general they are avoided for living people, and only used when criticism in the existing article has grown too large. -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:45, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- We have an article on Criticism of Wikipedia that's still standing. Anecdotal, but I've had almost the opposite experience (particularly recently): indirect appeals to Jimbo are usually inexperienced editors who think his name is a magic word that will get them their way. Not bashing the man, just noting that the cultists I've seen usually aren't productive regulars. Ian.thomson (talk) 08:51, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- Exactly. Any ignoring is because of repetitiveness. Any deletion is due to banned trolls. Besides, criticism is easy, doing something yourself is hard.. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 09:36, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Wikipedia Classwork
I am Mr. Roger Gordons, a teacher at Geraldine High School, New Zealand. I have assigned my Computer Science class of 40 pupils some work that involves experimental editing of Wikipedia, so your website may receive significant disruption over the next few hours, but do not be alarmed, it is in good faith. Regards. --Mr Gordons (talk) 07:48, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- Please read Wikipedia:Student assignments. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:51, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Prevent speedy deletion
Hello. This image is on RfC but it automatically gets tag for deletion per WP:CSD#F5 by the bot, because the image was previously in an article but now it's used in talk page for consensus. What should be done to prevent deletion until agreement is reached. CerberaOdollam (talk) 07:53, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- @CerberaOdollam: If the discussion concludes that the image is suitable for the article, post at WP:REFUND so that an admin can undelete it for you. In the meantime I suggest that you add an external link to the beginning of the RFC so that contributors there can view the off-wiki image once the on-wiki copy has been deleted. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:17, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks. CerberaOdollam (talk) 11:44, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Missing Persons picture
I have uploaded about a week ago on "wikimedia common" a picture I own the copyright and I'd like to know when I can put up that picture in the editor to update an old outdated photo already in place . page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_Persons_(band) Thanks, Arc — Preceding unsigned comment added by Archangore11 (talk • contribs) 09:11, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Archangore11: The picture has been deleted from Commons. See User talk:Archangore11 and C:User talk:Archangore11 for messages on the deletion. —teb728 t c 09:25, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Proposed deletion question
If, a few days ago, I placed a proposed deletion on a page, notified the user, they deleted the notice from their talk page [that's fine, they called it "needless blah"]. but then they delete the notice from the actual article. What happens now? I would assume that's not allowed - because it's supposed to be discussed? --Jennica✿ / talk 12:42, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- The prod tag links to Wikipedia:Proposed deletion, so you ought to have read that page. The article's creator is allowed to remove the prod tag, and you were violating the process by adding it again. If you still believe that the article ought to be deleted, your next step would be Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:55, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Trisha Greenhalgh
Hi I'm new to wikipedia, have been asked to edit the page about me (Trisha Greenhalgh) so tried to do that and got told I wasn't allowed to because I didn't have permission. I really don't understand all the instructions. Please tell me how I can edit my own page. Thanks Trish — Preceding unsigned comment added by TrishaGreenhalgh (talk • contribs) 13:09, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- TrishaGreenhalgh, you can sign your comments automatically using four tildes ~~~~. In general you should not edit articles about yourself, see WP:Autobiography. Instead post your addition or amendment on the article talk page with the necessary independent verifiable sources Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:15, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- You attempted to add copyright material. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:24, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Help with school page
I ran across Hinchingbrooke School which is experiencing a lot of silly vandalism and reversion. I am learning to use Stiki, so I clicked vandalism for the latest problem, planning to go to the page and make further corrections. Looking at the page history, there is a lot of nonsense going on today. I could roll it back to November 19, but it will just get hit again. Is it possible to temporarily block it until the immaturity dies down? Leschnei (talk) 13:22, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- The place for such requests is WP:Requests for page protection. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:27, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- Great, thanks. Leschnei (talk) 13:32, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
How do i change color of some text - such as from black font to blue?
How do i change color of some text - such as from black font to blue?
Thank you,
Chris — Preceding unsigned comment added by CBallard (talk • contribs) 16:28, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- In general you shouldn't, see WP:Manual of Style/Text formatting#Color. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:36, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
- @CBallard: In Wikipedia, blue text usually means a link. See Help:Link#Wikilinks for how to make links to other Wikipedia pages. The text will automatically be blue if the linked page exists. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
I dispute the contents of the entry on Dolores Cross. I am her son and you have many facts wrong. Morris Brown had been obtaining money illegally (based on ineligible students) from the federal government for many years prior to my mother's term as President. When she tried to put a stop to the practice, the college's financial officer drew down the money then asked for protection under the whistle blower act.Just because the media says so does not make it right. Please contact me for clarification