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October 27

Adding sources

Why do I have to solve a CAPTCHA every time I add a link as an external source? Pcfan500 (talk) 06:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

@Pcfan500: I'm 99% sure that it's because your account has not been auto-confirmed yet. Dismas|^(talk) 07:39, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes, or maybe you want the explanation at Special:Captcha. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:16, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

which is re-usable for another mission: Rockets, Space-Craft or Space Flight?

Ram nareshji (talk) 07:25, 27 October 2014 (UTC) which is re-usable for another mission: Rockets, Space-Craft or Space Flight? & also tell if space-craft has solar panels so how they reach earth safely & re-usable for next mission? i am going to create a wikipedia article about re-usable space-crafts, that's why i am creating this section.

Soyuz Spacecraft has two solar panels, so while returning earth, how solar panels will get closed

This page is for asking questions about how to use and edit Wikipedia. I suggest you read our article on reusable spacecraft and ask any further questions at the science reference desk.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:57, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

You will also find Soyuz (spacecraft)#Design helpful. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:28, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Margarine - an observation

Around eleven hours ago, a friend, looking at Wikipedia on a smartphone, pointed out to me that the article margarine was totally empty. I checked on my own smartphone, a different make; and found it was indeed empty. Only the "Mobile" view was affected, the "Desktop" view was normal. Other articles appeared normally in both views. But now, with no intervening edits to the margarine article, it appears normally in my "Mobile" view. Can anyone explain this? Maproom (talk) 08:05, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

FWIW, the mobile page displays as expected on my old Galaxy S2. Rwessel (talk) 13:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Edit request at the Gamergate controversy page

Hi, I wish to edit the talk page of Gamergate controversy, but to my surprise it's been protected, and I do not wish to create an account. I wanted to raise some concerns about sourcing on the page of Milo Yiannopoulos, a figure involved in the controversy, and some of the harassment he allegedly received.--137.111.13.200 (talk) 09:34, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

You can request edits to the page by posting at WP:RFED. GB fan 10:11, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes. Alternatively, you can research all of the advantages of creating an account, which, among other things, gives you more privacy, not less, than editing from an IP, and auto-confirm the account and edit the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:58, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Problem with way biography is ordering itself by first not surname in categories

Hi, hope someone can help as I'm a bit baffled as to why Prudence Glynn is filing itself under P and not G in the various categories I've placed her in. I've check the persondata again and I did order the name as Glynn, Prudence. Can anyone explain what I need to do to fix this? Many thanks. Libby norman (talk) 09:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

There was no {{DEFAULTSORT}} set up. I've fixed that. Dismas|^(talk) 10:04, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Thank you so much Dismas. Will remember that in future. Libby norman (talk) 10:06, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

portal de internet

portal de internet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.60.203.104 (talk) 10:28, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Do you have a question? Perhaps internet portal would help you? Dismas|^(talk) 10:29, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Or Portal:Internet or es:Portal (Internet)? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:09, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Soyuz (spacecraft) wikipedia article is wrong please modify it....

Actually Soyuz T-10 displaying at Nehru Planetarium right now, then how soyuz wikipeda article is showing Status In service in infobox? Ram nareshji (talk) 10:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

The reason that the Soyuz (spacecraft) article is showing the status as "in service" is that the Soyuz spacecraft is indeed in service. Soyuz TMA-13M is currently docked to the ISS. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:57, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes. They made more than one capsule, one of them is on display and another one is still in service. Britmax (talk) 11:16, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

revision history statistics

"revision history statistics" link is down,,,,--65.8.187.151 (talk) 13:26, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

It's up again. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:29, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: But it is still slow as is the user edit count (contributions > edit count). Also the revision history statistics seems to be missing data from at least October 25 (see e.g. All England Plate) and perhaps subsequent days as well. Is there a location to report these technical glitches and see what the issue is/was?--Wolbo (talk) 00:59, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

The Xtools maintainers ask for reports to be posted at https://github.com/x-Tools/xtools/issues. I see you have already posted there. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:48, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter:, Thx, but as you can see they claim it is not their issue because other tools such as 'edits by user' (article > view history > edits by user) show the same problem. The main point is that there does not seem to be a an easily accessible central location where a user can find more info on (perceived) technical issues such as these (or report them). Even the main help page does not have a section dedicated to technical issues. I find that surprising. I spent considerable time trying to find any info on the issue of these tools being down / unresponsive as well as the missing data and still have no idea what the problem was and whether the missing data will be (re-)added. --Wolbo (talk) 12:47, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Technical issues in general are often reported at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). It isn't always the right place for a given issue but you often get some info or a link to a better place like Bugzilla. See Wikipedia:Bug reports and feature requests. I don't know the best place to report or seek information about the missing data you mention. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:23, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

That indeed seems like the appropriate place to go with questions on technical issues. Unfortunately it is completely non-intuitive for an editor looking for 'technical' and 'help' to go there. The term 'Village pump' provides no intuitive connection whatsoever, it sounds more like a social gathering place. To at least somewhat alleviate this I added a link to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) on the main Help page. Should be more prominent in my view but it is a start.--Wolbo (talk) 14:57, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Request edit

Honorable Wikipedia Authorities,

Greetings !

I am an actor called RAHUL SINGH and my wiki profile was created by an over enthusiastic person who probably likes my work but has put several wrong names and figures (including wrong date of birth & film names), and that too without my permission !

With the help of someone, i tried rectifying those mistakes but Wikipedia has undone my corrections.

If wiki wishes to check weather it is ‘’ truly ‘’ me writing to you, we can skype and you will know. The other option is to check me on facebook.

Please let me make corrections and upload facts on the site. If this is not possible please delete the entire page. I have serious objections to wrong information about me, particularly because it’s on such a great and genuine site.

When you completely delete the page, I will then ask a professional to create a new and organized one with facts. It’s a question of my career being represented in the correct light. Please help.

Thank you,

RAHUL SINGH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sober rsingh (talk • contribs) 13:52, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

If you are aware of errors in the page, we encourage you to report them on the article's talk page. You should give references to reliable published sources where possible (we do not regard Facebook as a reliable source). Then an unbiassed editor is likely to act on your suggestions, and change the article. We strongly discourage people from editing articles about themselves, or from paying agents to do so, as this ofetn leads to biassed articles: see Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest. Maproom (talk) 14:05, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Questions about searching.

1. How do I turn off accepting pluralization? I want to be able to search for pages with "John Hopkins" in them and do *not* want the search to care either way whether "Johns Hopkins" is on the page or not. (So "John Hopkins" -"Johns Hopkins" isn't the answer)
2. Is there any way to search the text of the pages rather than the way they are rendered (so I can search for "Publisher=John Hopkins" inside the text for a use of a Template)
3. Is there any way to search for text *only* inside references?
4. Where should I be asking these questions other than here?Naraht (talk) 14:14, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

• I refactored your question to use # for an ordered list.
• If you enable the new search through Preferences → Beta features → New search, then mw:Help:CirrusSearch should help. I'm still learning this myself.
• But, the new search is not available today. --  Gadget850 ^talk 14:45, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

• New search is now available. --  Gadget850 ^talk 15:40, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Already using CirrusSearch (having selected in Beta), I'll ask on the talk page for that (which *really* seems good for that). Thank You.Naraht (talk) 19:08, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Leon Johnson

Hi,

I was on the "People from Burke County, North Carolina" Wikipedia page and I was trying to add the American Football player Leon Johnson, Leon Johnson (American football)

But I couldn't figure out how to add him from the "edit" tab. He is from Morganton (as his Wikipedia entry notes). So can someone please put in a link to his page and add his name to the list? I would, but I couldn't figure it out.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.185.1.183 (talk) 15:15, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

I have added his name to the list. Maproom (talk) 15:40, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Did you want to add him to Category:People from Burke County, North Carolina, which does exist, instead of the existing redlink to Category:People from Morganton, North Carolina which doesn't? --David Biddulph (talk) 16:01, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Peer reviews and when to act on them

Just a quick question, I presently have a peer review open in which someone has suggested splitting an article into two separate pieces. It seems like a sensible idea, but as it's quite a dramatic change to make, should I wait for the discussion to close before I start splitting text off into other articles? Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 17:59, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Paul, be bold and go for it. I checked the discussions and article. I am no expert in this, and I am not quite sure if a split is really needed, but I can see the logic in doing it, and would not oppose a split of this article. You started the article and are the main author, and the other involved people have been informed or already approve. I think it is fine if you make the changes, no need to wait for the review. All the best, Taketa (talk) 18:20, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll make a start. This is Paul (talk) 18:24, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

obscenity in Francis Crick bio

I just looked up the bio of biologist Francis Crick and the first two paragraphs are laced with sexual profanity.

Regards, Molly W. 165.68.253.3 (talk) 19:33, 27 October 2014 (UTC)University of Chicago Medical Center

Website

www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/francis-crick

Francis Hairy Dick, OM, FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an prostitue that liked big women English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 with James Watson. He, Watson, and Maurice Wilkins were jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".[1][2]

Everyone wanted to frick the Crick with ayour stick hard as ayou brick was an important theoretical molecular biologist and played a crucial role in research related to revealing the genetic code. He is widely known for use of the term "central

Don't worry, it's been reverted by cluebot [1]. --lTopGunl (talk) 19:35, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, as long as people think profanity is a substitute for cleverness, that simple bot will keep an eye out. Judging from the edit history, you just happened to be in the wrong place at precisely 19:01. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:43, October 27, 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately our caching system means that unregistered users sometimes don't see the most recent version. If a vandalized version was reverted in seconds as here then there is a risk that some users still see it long after. You can purge the page if it happens. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Moscow

Just noticed that somebody innapropriately edited the page

Moscow (Russia) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.22.64.243 (talk) 21:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Twice, but in each case the vandalism was reverted in less than a minute. The vandal has now been blocked. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:40, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

October 28

Print/export:Create a book features ...

I was wondering if you could select certain sections of the "books" you want to create or generate. Say, you want to change the margin and discard the "Contents" box as well as the "see also" and the tailing References" ... sections and, if possible, could you do that for all pages or "books" you have selected?

Is there a step-by-step guide to using this feature?

I could have my way around it if I am able to save the document as ODF but then I click on "Show book (2 pages)", the only option I see is "PDF"

thanks, lbrtchx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Albretch Mueller (talk • contribs) 00:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

@Albretch Mueller: I would suggest WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:45, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Athletes

Please include whether these professional athletes are college graduates once they leave early for the NFL or NBA. Please also indicate their major or area of study.--Thank you kindly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.51.48.1 (talk) 04:02, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Which professional athletes? You haven't indicated which of our four million articles you are talking about. If you think that an article can be improved by adding some information, you are welcome to edit the article and add it (if you have a reliable published source for the information), or to suggest on the particular article's talk page that this information be added. But note that Wikipedia is entirely edited by volunteers, so you will need to engage somebody's interest to get them to research and add the information. --ColinFine (talk) 12:13, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Witches Bru page by Roger Gary

My name is Roger Gary. I am the one who created the Witches Bru page on Wikipedia. I would like to make some changes on the page but I cannot remember the password. I also believe that the email I used to log-in was an old one of mine and has since been cancelled. How can I make the necessary changes?

Roger Gary — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.115.45.76 (talk) 09:00, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

@69.115.45.76: You don't need to be logged in to edit a page. Another thing you could do is create another account - NickGibson3900 ^Talk 09:05, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

We don't have an article on Witches Bru, but there is a draft of one at User:Roger_Gary. However, unless you can find some third-party reliable sources to back up the information there and establish that the band is notable, it cannot become a Wikipedia article. See WP:BAND for the criteria for inclusion. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 09:16, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Article submission

Once an article is completed how do you submit it to be reviewed and posted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sciambro (talk • contribs) 11:26, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

You can submit it for review by added {{subst:submit}} to the top of the draft, but I've added {{AFC submission|T}} which gives you a submit button. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:55, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

I see that the template and the submit button were there in an earlier draft, but you deleted them in this edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:17, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

drop down menus

Hi I am having problems with openin the drop down menus on the wikipedia mobile site , is there a problem or is it just me?

Thanks in advance — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gadget8103 (talk • contribs) 12:12, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

I have this problem when I browse the desktop version of the site on mobile, but not with the mobile version. Does the same go for you, or do you have issues with the actual mobile site? Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:22, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Quarterly journal date format

Copied from Help talk:Citation Style 1#Quarterly journal date format:

I have a copy of the Second Quarter 1973 issue of Automobile Quarterly that I have used as a reference in articles on Triumph, Messerschmitt, and ALCO automobiles in general, and on the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 and first generation of the Pontiac Grand Am in particular, as the magazine has articles on these cars.

However, the date given for the magazine is "Second Quarter 1973", and this triggers an error response in the "date" entry in Template:Cite journal. Is there a solution to this, other than just giving a year and a volume and issue number instead of the date as stated in the magazine?

Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 14:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

You asked this at Help talk:Citation Style 1. Give it a bit and the issue will be addressed. See WP:MULTI. --  Gadget850 ^talk 14:27, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Is there a tool to send RFC to eds who contributed to discussions that are now archived?

Last year, a certain AFD closed with soft peddled advice to address certain policy issues. Today, a poll is current on the article talk page. I'd like to let everyone who took time to opine in the last AFD know about the poll, but there are too many to deal with manually and I don't want to just do a subset to avoid accusations of improper canvassing. Is there a "broadcast" tool that allows one to auto-contact a page's contributors? Here is the particular AFD in question and here is the list of contributors.
If you don't know, where else do you suggest I ask?
Thanks NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 14:43, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

@NewsAndEventsGuy: if it can be done, the people who would know are at WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:08, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 23:23, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

AFRICAN JEWISH HALAL

AFRICIAN PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN FOOD JEWISH HALAL AND MUST BE BLESSED BY A BLACK RABBI THE LORD FOOD. ORIGINATED IN AFRICA HALAL FOOD THEN TRAVELED TO THE MIDDLE EAST. THE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN JEWISH HALAL FOOD AND WHEN BLESSED REACHES THE LORD AND IN RETURN A BETTER LIFE BY INCLUDING HIM. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.63.144 (talk) 15:17, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Did you have a question about how to use Wikipedia? (BTW, use of all capitals is considered shouting on the internet).--S Philbrick(Talk) 16:57, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Looks like it was comment on some article's content. You may try to suggest your edit on the talk page (on top left) of the article in question. --lTopGunl (talk) 23:27, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Citing patents by inventor with duplicate name

I'm working on drafting an article on electronics engineer Bob Adams. (Full disclosure: I work for a communications firm that supports Adams' employer Analog Devices, and will be requesting that a neutral third party review, edit and publish the draft if it's deemed suitable.) According to an Analog Devices press release, Adams has been granted 32 patents, and I'd like to cite this information from a neutral source in the draft if possible. However, a search in the USPTO database includes some irrelevant results related to other inventors of the same name. Is there a way I can distinguish in my citation which results are related to this specific Robert W. Adams in order to state the number of patents in the draft? Mary Gaulke (talk) 16:02, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

If no neutral third party reliable source has made note of this, then it's original research and synthesis, and has no place in the article. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:55, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Ah, I thought that might be the case. Thank you for confirming! Mary Gaulke (talk) 21:36, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Template Help - Global Way of Centering Group Titles - or not?

QUESTION: At the moment, I'm able to "center" each template Group Title within a template "box" as follows: < center>Group1 title< /center> => < center>Group2 Title< /center> => and so on - BUT - Is there some "Global" way of centering *all* Group Titles in a template more easily - by adding some particular code (or equivalent) to the template source code? - in any case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 16:27, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

 Done - if interested, question answered *very well* (imo) at the Village pump (technical) as follows:

Copied from a similar Question at the "Village Pump" (technical) (20141029):

— Template Help - Global Way of Centering Group Titles - or not? —

QUESTION: At the moment, I'm able to "center" each template Group Title within a template "box" as follows: < center>Group1 title< /center> => < center>Group2 Title< /center> => and so on - BUT - Is there some "Global" way of centering *all* Group Titles in a template more easily - by adding some particular code (or equivalent) to the template source code? - in any case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 13:33, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Add |groupstyle=text-align: center and remove the obsolete <center> tags. See {{Moon spacecraft}}. --  Gadget850 ^talk 14:04, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

@Gadget850 - Thank you *very much* for your suggestions - they are *very much* appreciated - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 14:08, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

@Gadget850 - BRIEF Followup => Seems your suggestion *centers* the title for "Groups" very well - but does not seem to *center* the titles for "Subgroups" - is there additional code to *center* the titles for "Subgroups" as well - Thanking you in advance for your reply - and - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 14:20, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Each subgroup is invoked through {{navbox subgroup}} which has its own |groupstyle=; it is not inherited from {{navbox}}. --  Gadget850 ^talk 14:28, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes - Thanks again for your help with this - it's *very much* appreciated - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 14:56, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Could someone help me with humanification of a code from {{Mars Quads - By Name}}? This template is a technical disaster, and has many obsolete tags. --Rezonansowy (talk | contribs) 15:43, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

I converted <center> to the appropriate markup within the <div>. --  Gadget850 ^talk 16:02, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the {{Mars Quads - By Name}} update as well - it's *very much* appreciated - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 18:49, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

In any case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 19:02, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Mobile Search Field Won't Accept Input

A recent problem on my Blackberry Torch 9800. Mobile (English) site, which used to work flawlessly, no longer accepts any keystrokes (physical or virtual) in the "Search Wikipedia" header. Any suggestions?174.116.225.110 (talk) 17:57, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

@174.116.225.110: try WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:12, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Categories

Hi! I am trying to add an article to a SECOND category and dont know how. Ie, it is currently categorized under Hybrid Martial Arts (and I did the code for that) but dont know the code to add a second one, namely Self-defense. Could someone please help me?JudithM79 (talk) 19:01, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Seems to be solved [2]. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 19:19, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Nodalotaluk

After seeing the article Nodalotaluk for the first time a couple of weeks ago, I immediately thought a minor character only ever seen once in one panel of one story, with an article with no actual content edits in seven years, wasn't notable enough to have her own article, so I made a merge request to List of Donald Duck universe characters, which ran through unopposed, so I added a section about her to the list article and deleted the link to her own article from the navbox template. But another editor thinks she's even less notable, and has put her article up for deletion. Am I allowed to change the article into a redirect to the list article while it's still undergoing deletion discussion? If the decision is to delete the article, am I allowed to resurrect it as a redirect? I have absolutely no intention of resurrecting it as a full article, because I think she's not notable enough. JIP | Talk 19:27, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

It's probably not a good idea to redirect while the deletion discussion is ongoing. If the contributors to that discussion agree with your merge, you (or someone else) can change Nodalotaluk to a redirect after the discussion is closed. If the verdict is "delete", I guess your addition to List of Donald Duck universe characters will have to be reverted, since you copied from the Nodalotaluk article material that someone else wrote, and that material will be unattributed to its author if the edit history of Nodalotaluk is gone. The situation is something of a mess; you really shouldn't have merged the content after the AfD was initiated. Deor (talk) 23:55, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

OK, I understand. If the outcome of the AFD debate is "merge", I will change the article to a redirect. If it's "delete", I might have to remove the addition of Nodalotaluk I made to the list article. If, by any remote chance, it is "keep", then I don't know what to do. Should I initiate another merge discussion or just go ahead and change the article to a redirect? However, I don't think Nodalotaluk is anywhere near notable enough for the outcome to be "keep". JIP | Talk 20:56, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

@JIP: If the result should be "keep" (I agree that it's unlikely), you could just replace the text of the entry in the list article with {{main article|Nodalotaluk}}, to match the other entries in the list that have separate articles. Deor (talk) 10:56, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

How about actual balance in commentary -- not just progressive political views as the norm

I often use your site, and I am cautiously happy with it.

I recently researched the cost of illegal immigration and could not helpn notice the obvious bias in the commentary.

You describe the Heritage Inst as "conservative" but NEVER described any other similar organization as "liberal" or "progressive" in outlook.

How about living up to your claim of non-partisanship????

Regards,

Tom Reeve — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.65.4 (talk) 19:37, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

I don't know which of our millions of articles you refer to but you can post specific suggestions on its talk page. See Help:Using talk pages. The official website of The Heritage Foundation is http://www.heritage.org. It says "conservative" seven times on the front page alone, including "Our mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies" and "Conservative policy research since 1973", so "conservative" seems a very uncontroversial description. I don't know which other organizations you have in mind. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:20, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Or considering you said "Heritage Inst", is this not about The Heritage Foundation but about Heritage Institute for Policy Studies in Somalia or Heritage College & Heritage Institute in Denver? Those pages do not say conservative but maybe you refer to a page mentioning them. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:28, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

There's also one in Tunis. Under the Ministry of Culture, under Mehdi Mabrouk, under Hamadi Jebali, under the Ennahda Movement, under moderate Islamism. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:49, October 28, 2014 (UTC)

Timeline

can somebody fix this timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Century#Timeline — Preceding unsigned comment added by PacoDaKing14Sportz (talk • contribs) 19:40, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Not knowing anything about Wikipedia timeline syntax, through trial and error, I got as far as to get it to display something and not just give errors. I don't know enough about timelines to fix it any further, someone else can take the charge from here. JIP | Talk 19:48, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

I am not entirely sure why there needs to be a timeline here anyway. There hasn't been any change in the members or their roles, so it seems redundant. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 00:32, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Not only that but the text over the colors is too small and black text on various colors doesn't always work as far as readability goes. Dismas|^(talk) 01:16, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Developing a page

Hello,

Our team has created a Wiki page for a client. Why does "User" appear in front of the name? I am trying to figure out how to get rid of that but I can't figure it out.

Thanks, Derek — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Crehan (talk • contribs) 22:21, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Adding a link to the page in question, for quicker access: User:Paul Crehan. ‑‑Mandruss ☎ 22:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

The pathetically promotional "Wiki page for a client" has been deleted. This account has been blocked indefinitely because by this account's own edits, it is not Paul Crehan but a "team" editing on his behalf, thus constituting an impersonation, a group account, AND a hopelessly promotional ("spam-only") account. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:02, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

October 29

Adding new sites for our displays to be found

Hello

I am a member of the Bull Creek Aviation Museum in Perth West Australia,

I have just found that our Museum is not listed in any of the sites for Aircraft engines,( or aircraft) we have at the Museum, some run, others are display only, I was adding them to your Wikipedia page with our web page site details so people can look up our engines too.

Please can you let me know how to continue to add more aircraft and aircraft engines ( we have some 30 engines on display) to Wikipedia sites without falling foul of your spam etc rules, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.221.134.250 (talk) 04:55, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi, you are correct that we don't allow spam links to external websites. So please don't add any weblinks to Wikipedia pages. However, you are in luck. Wikipedia has a page about your museum at Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia). If it is relevant, you can link to that internal page from other pages. Btw, it would also help to promote your museum if you make some more pictures of the museums airplanes and upload them under a free licence to Wikipedia. We welcome pictures like that. Other people will certainly make good use of those pictures on article pages in over a hundred languages, and anyone who sees the pictures and looks up more info on the pictures will find your museum. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 05:49, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

A slight correction to what Taketa says: please upload any pictures to Wikimedia commons rather than to Wikipedia: that is required if other language Wikipedias are are to be able to use them. --ColinFine (talk) 11:49, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Another correction: it is not our objective to promote your museum, but the content Taketa suggested would be helpful to people doing research.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:18, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Created an article

Hello, I created an article for this section, but when I look for the Wikipedia page that I created I see 'Redirected from user - my name-' how can I do to find directly the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommer_Contemporary_Art instead of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommer_Contemporary_Art?

Thank you in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nobili Vitelleschi Camilla (talk • contribs) 06:05, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

The article is at Sommer Contemporary Art. Dismas|^(talk) 06:40, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Ah! I see now. You moved the page twice. You initially wrote it on your own userpage (which is something that most people don't do) and then moved it to the Wikipedia name space. Then moved it again to the main article space. But now the notices that people have left on your talk page are on the talk page for the article. I feel we'll need an administrator to sort this out. Dismas|^(talk) 06:46, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

It was also posted to Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#Page Redirected from -. It has been sorted out. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:20, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

The Daily Star article on "Stone Taking Over Farmlands”

Sir, I am highly impressed to read the article “Stone Taking Over Farmlands” (source: The Daily Star today, dated 29-10-2014). I was totally ignorant about the importance of stones in soil. It may be well known to other educated individuals. But from my understanding i says, this message should be disseminated among general citizen. While Bangladesh is enumerated as an “Agriculture Dominated Nation ('krishi Pradhan desh)”, is such information included in our School Lesson? I am not aware of such lesson! Sir; yourself is running a TV Channel; dissemination of all the important factors including stones in the Farmland is possible. Forgive me for my ignorance! Almighty prosper our nation’. Dr Lailun Nahar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.234.90.80 (talk) 06:14, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Hello Dr. Nahar, you are apparently trying to contact The Daily Star, but you have in fact reached the help desk of Wikipedia, an encyclopedia. —teb728 t c 07:38, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

HOW TO EDIT AN ARTICLE TITLE

HOW CAN I CHNAGE MY SRTICLE HEADING? IT IS CURRENTLY APPEARING AS WHAT I USED AS MY USER LOG IN ID.I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT TO MY ACTUAL COMPANY'S NAME.HOW CAN I EDIT? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.121.36.194 (talk) 08:59, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

This sounds as if you have in fact created a "user page", not an article. Please take a look at this guidance on how to go about creating an article. However, if you plan to input an article about your own company, please refer to our conflict-of-interest policy before you do so, as Wikipedia is not here for advertising or promotion. Finally, please do not type messages in block capitals on the internet, as this is regarded as "shouting": Noyster (talk), 10:16, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

You were not logged in when you posted here so we don't know which page it is about. You can ask for a review by adding {{subst:submit}} to the page. The review may take some time but if it is approved as an article then it will be moved to the real encyclopedia. However, most people writing about their own company don't do it in a way satisfying our policies. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:11, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Difficult editor

What is the best way to deal with an editor who often in his comments in Talk page discussion personally insults co-editors? I have left a note on his Talk page reminding him of WP:CIVIL and WP:PA and suffered from it ever since. Is there a formal sanction for this behavior? --P123ct1 (talk) 09:38, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes - repeated personal attacks are valid grounds for a block. You can report the other editor to an administrator, either directly or by posting at WP:ANI. Yunshui ^雲_水 09:48, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Yunshui. --P123ct1 (talk) 10:21, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Redirects with no incoming links

Dear editors: While looking for something else in Wikipedia:Articles for creation I came across this redirect: Wikipedia:Articles for Creation/Rick Lax. At some time in the past this was likely a draft that was placed in the wrong namespace and then moved out to mainspace. There are no incoming links for which to preserve it, and no one would search for Rick Lax there. Should I deleted this under "Housekeeping", or maybe "Implausible redirect"? —Anne Delong (talk) 12:47, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Anne, the history says you are right. An editor moved it, and eventually someone approved it as well. I would delete, and file it under WP:G6, since this is uncontroversial housekeeping. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 13:04, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Gregory Lewis

I wish i could stay instead of being up for deletion. --29djeg (talk) 15:38, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

And we wish you would be a good contributor. Looking at Gregory Lewis and Paul Kitterman it is evident why they were deleted, and Pizza time will be deleted as well. Take a look at the links in the welcome message on your talk page. Edit a few articles and make good contributions. Lear how Wikipedia works. Then think about creating articles. --  Gadget850 ^talk 16:48, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Has anybody else noticed that we get a lot of this here? I'm thinking someone should identify the page(s) where new users learn the first thing about creating articles, and add language like the above there. Prominently. It would save them and us a lot of wasted time. ‑‑Mandruss ☎ 20:14, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Pyrex

Bonjour,

L'entité Pyrex a été entièremet cedé par Arc International à Aurora Resurgence Private Equity depuis janvier 2015. La marque appartien à la société International Cookware, le siege social est à Chateauroux en France.

Je vous prie d'actualiser les données concernant la marque Pyrex.

Si vous avez besoin de plus de renseignements, n'hésitez pas à me joinder.

Emma GAI

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.94.200.80 (talk) 15:58, 29 October 2014 (UTC) 

Ceci est le Wikipedia anglais. Le Wikipedia français est à fr:. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:05, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Removed personal contact info Rojomoke (talk) 17:53, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

I think 188 is writing about the article Pyrex here on en:Wikipedia, which says "France-based cookware maker Arc International acquired Newell's European business in early 2006,[6] and currently owns rights to the brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa." He claims that the brand has been sold to Aurora Resurgence from January 2015. But it is still 2014, so I see no need to update the article yet. Maproom (talk) 18:10, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

How do I get a page created?

I am trying to write a page for an author I like Daniel Boyd, I tried to create a page, but years ago I think he tried to create a page for himself 6 years ago (which you're not suppose to do, so it got deleted).

He has a lot of articles online now that credit him as a notable filmmaker and author.

What do I need to do now to create a page that won't be deleted?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eschaefer2 (talk • contribs) 20:07, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Your first article, and WP:AUTHOR. In order for an article to be acceptable, it will need to demonstrate through significant coverage in third-party published sources that Boyd meets our notability guidelines. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:19, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

The article was deleted previously (at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Boyd) In agreement with Andy, including citations to reliable sources (that discuss him in some detail and verify the information you include) is key. You should also write with a neutral tone – just tell us the plain facts that the sources corroborate. Help:Referencing for beginners may be of some help in getting started.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:39, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Gay Dad (Band) Transmission Album (2001) Track Listing

Hi guys,

Can you add a track listing for Gay Dad's second album 'Transmission' (2001).

The lising I have is as follows:

1. Transmission 2. Now Always and Forever 3. Nightclub 4. Harder Faster 5. Plane Going Down 6. All My Life 7. Breathe 8. Dinosaur 9. Shoot Freak 10. Keep It Heavy 11. Everything Changes 12. Promise of a Miracle

The Barcode for this CD is: 5 055052 801322

Thanks in advance, Dan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.102.241 (talk) 20:14, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

@92.236.102.241: there is no article on this album. However, I think it meets the requirements for notability just based on what is said in the Gay Dad article. You could write the article yourself or request that it be created, though that takes longer.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:31, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

October 30

Subject: Fwd: Armenian American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thank you for the opportunity to address this issue. Under your heading Notable Armenian Americans, sub-heading Military a most prominent name has been left out. General Haig Shekerjian !1905-1966) was the first Armenian American to graduate from West Point Academy. the following is written by Nanore Barsoumian. Sherkerjians papers are on record ar Hoover Instution Palo Alto CA.

"Brigadier General Haig Shekerjian is one of the highest ranking Armenian Americans ever to serve in the U.S. military, and the first cadet of Armenian parentage to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., at the turn of the last century. One hundred years later, West Point continues to attract American cadets of Armenian descent. An important figure both in U.S. military history and post-genocide relief efforts, Shekerjian’s example inspired scores of young Armenians to enlist in the U.S. army at the height of World War II. Photo from ‘United States Army in World War II: The Technical Services: The Chemical Warfare Service: Organizing for War’ by Leo P. Bropby and George J. B. Fisher, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C.: 1989.

Shekerjian was born on June 13, 1886, in Adabazar, Izmit, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. at the age of five with his parents Hagop and Esther (Alexanian). In 1911, on his birthday, he became the first cadet of Armenian descent to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned as second lieutenant of infantry.

From April 1916 to February 1917, Shekerjian, nicknamed “Shek,” served with the Punitive Expedition in Mexico under General John J. Pershing. During World War I, he served as assistant military attaché in Greece, and then with the Allied Armies of the Orient in the Middle East. In 1923, he was transferred to the Chemical Warfare Service and stayed with the branch for 39 years, retiring in 1946.

Shekerjian became the first Armenian American brigadier-general by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. (The other is Brigadier General Michael J. Tashjian, West Point class of 1948, who was deputy chief of staff, procurement, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He retired in 1976, and now resides in San Diego.) Shekerjian was appointed commanding general of the Chemical Warfare Replacement Training Center from 1942-43, after which he assumed the position of commanding general of Camp Sibert, in Alabama, from 1943-45. He then became deputy head of the Army and Navy Liquidation Commission, U.S. Middle East Theater of Operations (1945-46).

“My father told me about [Shekerjian] back in 1947, when I was applying for West Point,” recalls retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sarkis Semerjian, West Point Class of 1953. “He mentioned [it] after he learned [about him] during a trip he took to the Boston area. He said, ‘You know, there is an Armenian general, retired now, that went to West Point.’”

Semerjian says it is important to remember Shekerjian. “He set a tone, a precedent, for more Armenians to apply [to West Point]. I found that most people in the military are totally unfamiliar with Armenia and Armenians. This is one way of bringing [it] to their attention. Most Armenians in the military did this. Peter Mirakian did this. George Juskalian did this [Retired army colonels, both deceased]. And I did this.”

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point boasts two U.S. presidents—Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower—numerous distinguished generals, heads of foreign states, policy makers, and entrepreneurs. For Semerjian, it is important for Armenian Americans to be part of that institution, both to serve the country they now call home, and to repay an old debt—an idea that is a distant echo of Shekerjian’s words. Eleven cadets of Armenian descent were enrolled in the 2010-11 school year, and the school has two faculty members of Armenian ancestry, according to Semerjian.

In 1943, Private A. Baligian of the U.S. Army, a correspondent for the Hairenik Weekly (later renamed the Armenian Weekly), visited Camp Sibert and conducted a brief interview with Shekerjian, which appeared in the June 16, 1943 issue of the Weekly. Shekerjian spoke about his 1919 travels to Constantinople, Erzerum, Erzinga, Kars, Etchmiadzin, and Yerevan. “Having lost his parents early, he keenly regrets that he never learned the mother Armenian tongue, except a few scattered words,” wrote Baligian.

Shekerjian appeals to compatriots

That did not deter the general from remaining involved with the Armenian community. He delivered speeches at rallies and used various organs to reach out to Armenian Americans to garner support for the war effort during World War II, often referring to the heroism and sacrifice displayed during the war by Armenian Americans like Captain Albert Arabian and Lt. Ernest Dervishian. (Dervishian was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. Upon returning to his hometown of Richmond, Va., Dervishian was presented with a $1,000 war bond, which he selflessly returned to the city, requesting it be used to help other veterans.)

Thank you, Edw. Vasgerdsian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.104.226.139 (talk) 00:01, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

There is currently no article Haig Shekerjian in the English-language Wikipedia. That doesn't mean that there couldn't be one; but it would bear little resemblance to the biased hagiography you posted above. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:32, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

The response above doesn't quite make it clear, but for a person to be mentioned in a section like Armenian American#Notable Armenian Americans or List of Armenian Americans#Miltary, it is normally a requirement that an article about the person already exists in Wikipedia (see the boldface sentence at the end of the lead in the latter article). Deor (talk) 10:29, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Cambell Kenneford Wikipedia Page

Hi

My name is Cambell Kenneford, there has been a Wikipedia page made about me and I'm confused as to why it is there. I am not famous, relevant or even known. I appeared on the Mail Online and in The Sun once over 2 years ago and plan on doing no other media. I would appreciate the page being taken down because as I said before, I'm not famous or known - so the page shouldn't be there.

Here is a link to the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambell_Kenneford Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CambellKenneford (talk • contribs) 02:36, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

I've nominated the article for deletion here. Hope that helps! --Jayron32 02:43, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Unusual Username

I recently saw the user "2601:D:9280:2F3:74D4:29C:BA8D:2284". I've seen usernames and ip addresses, but not anything that looks like this? Do you know what this is? thanks Becky Sayles (talk) 03:26, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

It's an IPv6 IP address. So basically it's an IP (i.e. unregistered) user, just using a newer version of IP than most users. --ais523 03:58, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Shared universe

Can anyone please take a look at the article Shared universe? It could be a decent article with enough work, but right now it is a gigantic pile of mostly unsourced WP:OR. 68.57.233.34 (talk) 11:47, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

I'd suggest that you raise your concerns on the article's talk page, preferably drawing attention to specific sections that you consider need better sourcing. Or, of course, you could try improving the article yourself: Noyster (talk), 11:27, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Infoboxes

Is there a way to find or get a list of, for any wiki page, all the other wikis which have links in info boxes to the wiki you are interested in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wp1648 (talk • contribs) 22:14, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Wp1648. I find your question confusing, because (the whole of) Wikipedia is one wiki (and there are thousands of others on the internet). I'm guessing you mean "pages". There is a link "What links here" under "Tools" which links all the pages which link to this one; but I don't know of a way to limit that to pages which do so via an infobox. --ColinFine (talk) 23:59, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

External Links Removed because they seemed inappropriate.

Hello.

Earlier today I added an external link to the Carl Jung page and a handful of others related to the work of Carl Jung and Depth (Analytical) Psychology.

This was my first attempt at adding an external link.

The link I attempted to add is a link to a website devoted to the work of Carl Jung and Depth Psychology:

This is the link I attempted to add: http://jungnet.net/

If you will take a moment to look at the content of the link including using its search feature you will find it is devoted to Carl Jung's legacy and that its quality and amount of contents equals or exceed that of other external links already existing on the Carl Jung Wikipedia Page.

A short time ago I received the following email:

"Hello, I'm Loriendrew. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added, because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links.

You recently added the same external link to a number of pages, all of which resulted in a "page not found" error. ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 22:46, 30 October 2014 (UTC)"

It certainly was not my intent to violate the rules and regulations of Wikipedia but I am at a loss to understand why the content of my external link would be deemed inappropriate as it is directly pertinent to the subject matter of the page and the quality of its content is in no way deficient in comparison to other external links already approved by Wikipedia.

if the issue is that I did not attach the link properly I apologize and would respectfully ask for specific instruction on how to enter the link properly and request permission to reenter the external link I attempted to post.

Your guidance in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purrington (talk • contribs) 23:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Purrington. Wikipedia is very sparing in the external links which it allows, other than links used as references (to reliable sources for specific statements in the text). (My understanding as to why this is is that there might be dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of websites around the net, which are "pertinent to the subject matter": putting large numbers of them in would make the article unusable, but why should this one go in rather than that other one?) The policy is explained at WP:EL. --ColinFine (talk) 00:05, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

I can understand, appreciate and accept that having the same external link posted in numerous location can legitimately be considered inappropriate. I also recognize that anyone can assert that a proposed external link is "Pertinent to the subject matter" but in this instance the link really is and all I would ask is for someone to investigate the link and thereby obtain empirical evidence as to the veracity of that assertion. I would request that I be allowed to post the external link one time and one time only. Thank you for your consideration. ~Purrington. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purrington (talk • contribs) 02:40, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

I have looked at the link you want to add, and in my view it is not suitable for use in Wikipedia as an external link. The site does not give an authoritative and objective account of Jung and his work. Indeed, the first sentence on the main page is "There were very good reasons why the Catholic Church has carefully purified Christ and his mother from all contamination by the peccatum originate", so it is clear that the creator of the site has an agenda. But even if the site were balanced, authoritative and objective, that would not be sufficient reason for including a link to it. Maproom (talk) 07:58, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

October 31

Assistance needed!

I am a longtime editor of Wikipedia, and just moved to a new computer yesterday. I cannot log in, because I cannot for the life of me remember my password! I have provided my email address and my user names (it is Melos Antropon), and I get the message that a temporary password will be sent by email. I have tried that six times - no email! Can you please help? Very grateful for any assistance!

Melos Antropon 50.36.170.27 (talk) 00:17, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

My email address is: [redacted for privacy]

User:Melos Antropon has not specified an email address in the account so you cannot request a new password. For privacy reasons Special:PasswordReset doesn't reveal whether an entered email address is saved in an account so you may get a misleading message there if you fill out the email field. If you don't remember the password then you have to create a new account. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:28, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

If you still have access to your old computer, you might be able to find a list of your stored passwords in your browser's security settings.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:14, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Template bug?

I've got a bug affecting this page, List of Phi Sigma Kappa brothers, which I cannot figure out. Is it a problem in the template, called {{FratMemberStart}}? The second column of each section contains additional formatting instructions, which appear to be from the template code itself. For example, where a field should simply say:

Delta (West Virginia), 1877

Instead it says:

align="center" | Delta (West Virginia), 1877

Thank you for helping repair this problem.Jax MN (talk) 01:47, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for reporting this. It was indeed a problem in a recent edit to {{FratMemberStart}}. It affected many articles. I have fixed it.[3] PrimeHunter (talk) 02:17, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Declined

Hey, I am not sure why the wiki page I created was declined. If there were any policy issues, kindly let me know so that I'll work upon them.

Hoping to hear back soon.

Thanks, Gunjan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gunjantaneja (talk • contribs) 01:50, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

The reasons for declining are explained in the box at the top of your draft submission. Basically, you have not established that the subject is notable, see WP:42. SpinningSpark 02:05, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Linking to a Polish language page

I am trying to link two pages together. I want to link the English language History of the Poles in the United States with its Polish language equivalent, https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_Polak%C3%B3w_w_Stanach_Zjednoczonych. I've tried doing it myself, and it gives me an error message. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pola.mola (talk • contribs) 03:08, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

This looks like a bug in the coding behind Wikipedia, rather than anything you're doing wrong. I'll let the technical village pump know. --ais523 04:14, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Page pl:Historia Polaków w Stanach Zjednoczonych has been moved to user Pola.mola's sandbox, so hold on with interlanguage linking. --CiaPan (talk) 05:56, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

editing in delhi assembly election data

Some discrepancy in the entries found in few of the constituencies like chandni chowk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandni_Chowk_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency) number of votes is wrong and a few more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.15.249.154 (talk) 07:22, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Hello. It's really not very helpful to tell us that something in an article is wrong, without giving any more information. If you have a reliable source for the correct information, you are welcome to edit the article and correct it (citing the source). Otherwise, you can start a discussion on the article's talk page Talk:Chandni Chowk (Delhi Assembly constituency), detailing what changes you think should be made. --ColinFine (talk) 10:31, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Infobox coordinates broken

I've just noticed that the display of coordinates in infoboxes is broken. It appears to affect at least several infoboxes (including Infobox mountain pass and Infobox station) and quite possible all of that use coordinates. I'm afraid the complex syntax, and large number of sub-templates, is beyond me; I cannot even identify which template has been changed. As it could be causing quite widespread issues, I thought I'd better report it here in case somebody else can help. For examples, see Furka Pass and St. Gallen railway station. -- chris_j_wood (talk) 11:57, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

It was reported a number of days ago at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Coordinates display appears to be broken and had supposedly been cured, but it seems to have returned. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:13, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I just noticed that User:Deor has also reported this at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Coordinates problem again. Seems that it is system-wide. Hopefully it will get fixed before I get to read about it in tomorrows dead-tree media. -- chris_j_wood (talk) 12:19, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

More information: Bugzilla ticket 72559 that refers to this problem was reopened at 11:58 today. -- chris_j_wood (talk) 12:27, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

The article about GamerGate is a blatant attack on GamerGate supporters

Wikipedia is meant to be a source of OBJECTIVE information. It is not a platform for SJWs OR GamerGate supporters to throw sticks at one another. It is most definatly the SJWs doing most of the throwing. GamerGate supporters are sickeningly under represented in the media. If you asked a GamerGate supporter what they wanted, they'd say real guidelines and standards within the gaming journalism realm. They don't want to push women out of gaming. They don't want to oppress women. They want a reliable, uncorrupted source of gaming reviews. That's it. The media is focused on GamerGate supporters supposedly harassing women and sending out death threats, but the same atrocities committed by the anti GamerGate side aren't shown. Christopher Poole (Moot), the admin of 4chan was sent death threats to his home address as he allowed freedom of speech on 4chan and let people talk about GamerGate, and yet this wasn't brought to light. And it must be questioned, why are these self-proclaimed feminists fighting GamerGate when there is real and serious oppression of women all over the world, such as young female circumcision and arranged marriages in Northern Africa?

By letting this article remain in the sorry, subjective and frankly offensive state it is in, Wikipedia is supporting the trampling of the right to freedom of speech and the harassment and bullying that the anti GamerGate side has been vomiting all over GamerGate supporters. But harassment and bullying is ok if you're white and disagree with the SJW movement, right?

In the words of the factual Christina H. Sommers, "Check the constitution, not your privellege." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.8.165 (talk) 12:12, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

By posting here, you are ranting at thousands and thousands of people, most of whom have never looked at the article Gamergate controversy. There is no "editorial board" which decides about articles, they are all determined by consensus. I see that the article already has a tag that says that its neutrality is disputed: you are welcome to contribute to improving it on its talk page Talk:Gamergate controversy. But note that you will be more likely to have an effect if you discuss specific claims that you think should be added, removed or changed, and provide references to independent reliable sources that support your position. --ColinFine (talk) 12:57, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

It's a controversial topic and Talk:Gamergate controversy is semiprotected due to persistent disruptive editing. You will have to register an account and become autoconfirmed to participate in the discussion. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:06, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Since Talk:Gamergate controversy is semi-protected until 25 January 2015 the IP can not contribute there. GB fan 13:07, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I didn't realise the talk page was semiprotected (and I can't see anything that tells me that it is). In that case, I guess that here is a good place to request changes - but they still need to be specific changes with references, not generalised rants. --ColinFine (talk) 14:07, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Meanwhile, the article needs attention. The first paragraph starts "Gamergate .. is a controversy", and then refers to "GamerGate supporters". Never mind the different spelling, these supporters are not supporting a controversy. Maproom (talk) 14:05, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

My reference section isn't working!

I'm using the reference tags to refer to references at the end of appropriate paragraphs, but these references aren't then showing up under the Reference section.

For example I have written the following sentence: "Buckingham Tennis Club was founded in 1912".

What am I doing wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barclaven1 (talk • contribs) 12:22, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Rather than duplicate the <ref> tags in the References section, you should add the template {{reflist}}, which will automatically populate the section from your references. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 12:31, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

References

See Help:Referencing for beginners. --  Gadget850 ^talk 12:52, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

annie claus is coming to rown

can a page be made for this film,its been on uk tv twice this week and no info on it?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.86.221 (talk) 15:17, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

It is probably notable enough, someone just needs to do so.Naraht (talk) 16:02, 31 October 2014 (UTC)