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May 31

Create a page

Would like to create a page and upload some useful historical information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:C389:301:B161:B37F:C211:5982 (talk) 00:22, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Any notable subject can and should have a Wikipedia article. We define notability: see WP:RS. An article about a non-notable subject is not allowed and will be deleted. we delete about 200 article every day, mostly due to non-notability. If you are sure that your subject is notable and that most objective reviewerd will agree, then proceed. Read WP:YFA for what to do next. Good Luck! -Arch dude (talk) 01:23, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

200 deleted per day!! I had no idea. Seriously, I was quite hurt when an article of mine was marked for deletion for non-notability. Happily, another editor stepped in and found some good sources, which rescued it. This should be a lesson to new editors, and even to old ones like me: 1) Don't take it personally if an article (or an update) is deleted 2) If you think your article or change is good, persist (short of edit wars); get reliable sources to cite. These days in WP it's all about all about reliable sources (i.e. references or citations) --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 08:02, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

updating the date= in Template:Use mdy dates, etc

I sometimes see editors update the "date=" field in templates like {{Use mdy dates}} or {{Use American English}}, changing them from listing whatever date they had listed (such as the date they were first added to the article) to the current date. (Usually these edits are not accompanied by any major rewriting of the article.) Is this useful/desirable, or harmful, or pointless, or what? -sche (talk) 01:27, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

The template documentation says:

Use the parameter |date= for the month and year that an editor or bot last checked the article for inconsistent date formatting and fixed any found.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 03:05, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Biographies - when to use full name?

I thought I was getting a grip of the rules, but apparently not ... I hope somebody here can explain for me. I thought that in biographies "the subject's full name, if known, should be given in the lead sentence" (per MOS:FULLNAME), and that "after the initial mention, a person should generally be referred to by surname only" (per MOS:SURNAME). But yesterday's Featured Article, Scarlett Johansson, has her full name in the lede, then the full name again at the start of "Early life". I have seen this pattern many times in articles, and I thought I was doing the right thing by changing the second occurrence to use just the surname. But if it is in a FA then perhaps I was wrong; perhaps this is an acceptable practice. Can somebody clarify for me please?--Gronk Oz (talk) 12:38, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Gronk Oz WP:FAs are not perfect. I'd be WP:BOLD and make the change, MOS:SURNAME is pretty descriptive of what should be said. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:07, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Gronk Oz: the "early life" section, in this article and in many others, refers to other members of the subject's family, who have the same surname as her. So using her full name helps make the text clearer. Maproom (talk) 18:45, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback, Lee Vilenski and Maproom. I appreciate the need to distinguish between family members, but I don't think that is the case here. The "early life" section starts with "Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born in..." so the author seems to be making a deliberate effort to use her full name again, not just calling her "Scarlett" for clarity.--Gronk Oz (talk) 00:00, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

I protected my sandbox and I cant undo it

I protected my sandbox and I cant undo it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 8DD8DD8 (talk • contribs) 19:17, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

8DD8DD8 Only administrators can protect a page; you cannot do so, so there is nothing to undo. 331dot (talk) 19:22, 31 May 2019 (UTC) ok thx

You can remove the pointless template yourself. I've done this for you in your sandbox. Dbfirs 07:39, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

2019-20 Minnesota Timberwolves and 2019–20 Dallas Mavericks seasons

Hey Wikipedia A Few Days Ago I Created the 2019-20 Minnesota Timberwolves season article and yesterday I Created the 2019–20 Dallas Mavericks season article can you put in the 2019-20 NBA season by team article please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 19:26, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

You have created drafts, not articles, as IP users cannot create articles. You can submit your drafts for review using WP:AFC. 331dot (talk) 19:35, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Template include size is too large

I'm working on an article in my sandbox and when previewing an edit before saving I noticed an warning message "Warning: Template include size is too large. Some templates will not be included." In addition the last two templates on the page {{reflist}} and {{Big Brother in the United States}} aren't showing up which I'm assuming has something to do warning message. This is just a bit too technical for my taste, any advice? TheDoctorWho (talk) 20:05, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

That draft does contain a lot of templates and according to Wikipedia:Template_limits#When_do_problems_arise?, repeated use of templates can cause this issue - it suggests that a few dozen shouldn't be a problem, depending on how much data they contain. It appears that those last two templates may have been the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, but I'm no expert. Mikenorton (talk) 20:44, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

@Mikenorton: Thanks. I think I'll split half of it into a separate list to keep the template size from being too large. TheDoctorWho (talk) 21:27, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Should I care that whoever attempted to write facts about my investigation on the Wikipedia Connecticut River Valley Killer page got the facts all wrong?

Shortly after consulting with Ashley's mother in 2001, Carty was easily able to obtain Nicholaou's contact information with some cursory Internet research. Nicholaou, who was living in Georgia, denied knowing anything about the family's whereabouts. Eventually, he stated that Ashley was a "slut" who had been doing drugs and ran off, abandoning the children. He stated that the children were fine. Carty confirmed this by reaching Nick the following day, who tearfully described life with his combat-traumatized father, who had since remarried. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lynn-Marie Carty (talk • contribs) 22:08, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not believe editors. Wikipedia believes WP:SOURCES. Tgeorgescu (talk) 22:47, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

@Lynn-Marie Carty: If you have issues with an article, please raise them on the article's talk page. If an article contains assertions that are not supported by a cited reliable source (see WP:RS), you may remove them. If teh article will benefit from additional information you fine in reliable sources, you may add the information and the sources. If supported assertions are contradicted by other reliable sources, you may add the contradiction and your sources to the article. Whether or not you should care is a personal decision on your part. -Arch dude (talk) 23:02, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

None of the allegations about Nicolaou in Connecticut River Valley Killer were supported by reliable sources and so I have removed the entire section. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:10, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

June 1

Links not working

In List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, can somebody please fix the links in the "films by decade" table? They used to work before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.2.145.83 (talk) 01:11, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

By the way, I think 190.2.145.83 means that clicking links in the box "Films by decade" in the Filmography section results in nothing occurring. I'll try to work out the problem. OkayKenG (talk) 07:00, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

 Fixed Thanks for bring up the issue. I was looking though the history of edits and it looks like on this edit the whole format of the table in the Filmography changed (I really like how the new table looks like). So all of the links in the "films by decade" table broke (as they linked to the old table that no longer exists) (I think that's the issue). The issue should be fixed now. Thanks!! OkayKenG (talk) 07:27, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding edits.

The wikipedia of Shamsheer vayalil contains an inbox. In that inbox a profile picture of Shamsheer vayalil is present.Below that picture his alma mater column is present in which name of two colleges are provided.It is very difficult to know from which one of the two colleges he obtained his undergraduate degree(i.e MBBS) and postgraduate degree(i.e MD).Please! any master editor with platinum badge fill these important informations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 04:41, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Link to Wikipedia page: Shamsheer Vayalil, Link to Google Search here. OkayKenG (talk) 07:35, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi again! Thanks for bring up the issue, although I don't quite understand the first issue you have mentioned the second one appears that there is an issue is on the Google's side. In that I case, I recommend reporting that issue to Google. (there is a "feedback" button at the bottom of the "Google profile" to report it) (But to be honest I think Google copies the "Google profile" from Wikipedia). I think another editor can address your first query. OkayKenG (talk) 07:43, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. You can disregard my comment above. OkayKenG (talk) 08:29, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Dramatics

with the deceased you state Larry Demps As well as James Mack who passed. when you use as well as that means that person is dead also and Larry Demps is alive That is confusing and his name should not be mentioned in the same sentence as such — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:21CE:4F00:F431:ED4A:2B00:B1D3 (talk) 05:03, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

convience link: The Dramatics. The sentence is messy, but not unclear. Please suggest an alternative. -Arch dude (talk) 06:02, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

@Arch dude: Fixed. The problem was in using both 'and' and 'as well' in the same list, which could be read as two last items make a single 'subgroup' of the list. --CiaPan (talk) 10:40, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Help regarding route map

I want to edit the route map Kolkata Metro Line 2 provided in the article and make it like that of Kolkata Metro Line 1. But I know little about templates, and how these are made. So I need some help. Saha 08:29, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

(convience link) Here's link to the route maps (they use templates as Saha stated) Template:Kolkata Metro Line 1 diagram and Template:Kolkata Metro Line 2 Route. OkayKenG (talk) 09:01, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

A good place to start would be Wikipedia:Route diagram template, which describes the operation of the templates. Triptothecottage (talk) 11:22, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding edits.

On Wikipedia of Shamsheer vayalil there is an inbox. In that inbox there is a profile picture of Shamsheer vayalil. Below that profile picture there is an alma mater column in which name of two colleges are provided. It is very difficult to know from which one of the two colleges he obtained his undergraduate degree (i.e MBBS) and post graduate degree(I.e MD).I don't know how to add these informations there,I tried very hard but I was unsuccessful.I am a learner and this is the main reason behind my failure.Please! any master editor with a platinum badge fill these important informations in the alma mater column of the inbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 08:30, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Link to Wikipedia page: Shamsheer Vayalil OkayKenG (talk) 08:35, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

The information is contained in the section Early life which is immediately adjacent to the infobox. If you feel strongly that it should be in the i/bx you are free to add it. You can add it immediately after each college, in brackets, using {{small|xxxx}} with line breaks <br /> where necessary. Please don't start multiple sections at the help desk with the same heading. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Eagleash (talk) 08:42, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

 Done It's fine we all were, and we all are still learning to use Wikipedia. I made the change as you requested. What matters is that we improve. Hope the change is ok. :) OkayKenG (talk) 09:41, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Vandalism on AfD

I'm not sure who to contact about this, but can an admin please take a look at the history on both my talk page and the AfD nomination for Richard Latto. You'll see in the history a lot of vandalism has been taking place by a few users claiming to be "editors". I'm not clear which editors are genuine and which ones are WP:SOCKS as they seem to be battling against each other. Looking at the AfD for Richard, it appears one of the editors claiming to be part of the nomination has been blocked. - Funky Snack (Talk) 10:21, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

It looks like everything has been taken care of. All the Sockpuppets have been blocked and their edits have been reverted. ~ GB fan 10:47, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding edits.

Thankful to the editor "OkayKenG". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 10:49, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

discovery

How to discover software through Wikipedia Pls I need help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oluwa zacky (talk • contribs) 11:25, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

We have an article on Software which has various links for more detail. You will have to ask a more specific question if this does not tell you what you want to know. Dbfirs 14:07, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding edits.

When we search Shamsheer vayalil on google, his profile gets open. In that profile his alma mater is indicated, which contains name of two medical colleges from where he completed his medical studies. The problem is that the name of the place where these two medical colleges are individually located is not indicated besides them. I wrote about this to google, but the google advised me to add these information myself only. But I don't know how to add these information. Please! any editor add these information. I shall be grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.156.159 (talk) 11:30, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

The information you requested has been added to the Wikipedia page. It is up to Google what they display. Wikipedia has no control over that. Again, please do not start multiple threads with the same heading. and (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Eagleash (talk) 11:46, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Username

Is the username user:Hacker31337 against username policy? CLCStudent (talk) 13:20, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

If they're for example a computer security professional editing articles about computer security, then probably not. If they're trying to 'hack' Wikipedia in any way then maybe. It falls under a policy we often use for confusing usernames, "discouraged but which are not so inappropriate on their own as to require action". -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 13:28, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

(ec) There are legitimate hackers(typically employed by a company to test its own security) and the edit they have made seems to suggest this, so I would say this is probably not a violation. Feel free to discuss your concerns with the user, and if they are not resolved, you could start a discussion at WP:RFCN. 331dot (talk) 13:30, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Hacker is also a fairly common surname (though in this case "1337" suggests that isn't the intended meaning). – Arms & Hearts (talk) 14:45, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Accepting Article

Good afternoon Wiki. I uploaded a page on wikipedia for the past 4 Months and till today, it has not been approved. Can you please help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Opeinoluwa101/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opeinoluwa101 (talk • contribs) 14:55, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Opeinoluwa101. You have never submitted User:Opeinoluwa101/sandbox for review. You can do so by pasting {{subst:submit}} at the top (with the double curly brackets. Before you do so, I suggest you find some more (and more importantly independent) sources: you have only two: the second one is clearly not independent of Ogen, but the first one, from Street Journal, reads like a press release. Wikipedia articles should be almost entirely written from sources wholly unconnected with the subject: please see WP:IRS and WP:REFB. I also notice a strange use of words: is "bagged" a formal word in Nigerian English? In every English I'm familiar with "He bagged both his M.A. and PhD degrees" reads as far too colloquial for an encyclopaedia. --ColinFine (talk) 16:26, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Listed Counties in Massachusetts -you left out Norfolk County

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_locations_by_per_capita_income#Counties — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.76.91.238 (talk) 14:57, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

The article had been vandalized. I've reverted to the last good version. Deor (talk) 15:56, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Duplicate articles

I just found today there is Antonio Fraguas Fraguas created in April and Antón Fraguas created in January, both by translation from the Galician Wikipedia.

My first thought was to delete the newer article as a CSD A10, (it is somewhat smaller). But the newer article has some preferable en-WP wikilinks instead of links to gl-WP articles, as well as some different photos.

So maybe a Merge is better? If anyone wants to take the initiative and do one or the other go ahead. MB 17:54, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing up the issue. Agreed, merge might be best. Added the {{duplication}} template on both pages. OkayKenG (talk) 19:50, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi Folks, I had a look at them last night. They seem to be identical except for two images on Antonio Fraguas Fraguas. I plan to merge the two images into Antón Fraguas. I'll do it today, and get rid of old one. I don't known the background, but I'm curious to why it happened. scope_creep^Talk 12:18, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

To add some information.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia there is an inbox. In that inbox his profile picture is present. Below that picture there is alma mater column. In that column name of two colleges and respective degrees which he obtained from those two colleges are also given. But only one thing left is name of the place where these colleges are situated. I sent an email to google regarding this matter but no action is taken till now. Please! any editor help me to sort this problem. It's very urgent.The information should be added as soon as possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.167.171 (talk) 19:04, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

• The article has bveen updated, but it takes some time for Google to pick up those changes. There is nothing more we can do here at Wikipedia. Black Kite (talk) 19:27, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Les Baxter

Les Baxter (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

On behalf of the Estate of Les Baxter, we hereby demand you remove the paragraph titled Controversy. It has been proven in court that the parties involved sought to discredit Les Baxter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.83.237.102 (talk) 20:32, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. "Demands" don't tend to be very effective on Wikipedia, which is a volunteer project; articles do not in any way belong to the subject or their representative. Having said that, Wikipedia is committed to its articles' being neutrally-written summaries of reliably published sources. If you make a request (not a demand) on Talk:Les Baxter, specifying precisely what changes you would like to see made, and preferably back your suggestion up with references to reliably published sources (we do not take note of unpublished information), and add {{edit request}} (with the double curly brackets) at the end of your suggestion, then in time somebody will come along and evaluate your request and the sources, and decide whether to implement it in whole or in part. --ColinFine (talk) 21:48, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

I've just read the paragraph, and it seems balanced to me. We have a referenced statement that many compositions are in Baxter's own hand. If you have further references, please add them on the talk page, but don't try to whitewash out the fact that there was a controversy. Dbfirs 11:25, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

June 2

Edit

I am new and I need some advices ,my question is how can I make my edits nice and have a common sense???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jolly Jackson (talk • contribs) 10:07, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello Jolly Jackson. Are you using a translation program to write your comment? If English is not your first language, you may want to edit the version of Wikipedia in your primary language. 331dot (talk) 10:13, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

English is my first Language yours???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jolly Jackson (talk • contribs) 10:16, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

The first thing you need to know is that Wikipedia is written in formal standard English. It's difficult to advise on common sense. Dbfirs 10:20, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

[This OP account has now been blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet.] {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.177.55 (talk) 13:49, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

To add some information.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia page there is an inbox. In that inbox there is his picture. Below that picture there is an alma mater column in which name of two colleges are given from where he completed his medical studies. But one major information left in that alma mater column is the name of the city where these respective colleges are situated. I tried very hard to add this information but I couldn't succeed. The main reason is that I am a learner, and despite of knowing every thing I don't know how editing process takes place. Please! anyone add these information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.131.31 (talk) 10:39, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

I've added Manipal to the first link, thus avoiding a redirect. You can add further detail if you wish, but anyone wanting to know where the colleges are based can just click the links. Dbfirs 11:14, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

To add some information.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia page there is an inbox. In that inbox name of the two medical colleges are given from where he completed his medical studies. Name of the city where the first college is situated is indicated beside it, but the name of the city where the second college is situated is not indicated beside it. I know where the second college is situated but couldn't add the name of the place there,because I don't know how to edit Wikipedia. Please! anyone add this information. I shall be very grateful to him/her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.131.31 (talk) 11:30, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

note - this is (at least) the sixth time this question has been asked on the help desk. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:32, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Please stop. See all the answers, in all the sections, you have created above and previously. You have been asked multiple times not to create sections with the same heading and also to sign your posts. The information is included in the article. It is not typical to include the locations in the infobox; it is close by in the text anyway and the links are there to be clicked by anyone who requires further information. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 11:41, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

To add some information.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia page there is an infobox. In the article the nationality is indicated but in the infobox it is not indicated. While in other physician's profile there nationality is indicated in their Wikipedia article as well as infobox.

               Please! any editor add this important information.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.131.31 (talk) 11:42, 2 June 2019 (UTC) 

The information is in the article. Stop asking as of now; continuing in this vein could be seen as disruptive and may lead to editing restrictions. Eagleash (talk) 11:46, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

As above; repeated requests will not help you.(223.230.131.31) If you continue to make them, you will be blocked. 331dot (talk) 12:14, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Help regarding the edit.

On Shamsheer vayalil Wikipedia page his nationality is indicated in the article but not in the infobox. While in Mukesh Ambani's Wikipedia page his nationality is indicated in the article as well as infobox.

            Is this because Mukesh Ambani is more famous than Shamsheer vayalil? Am l asking to add wrong thing in Shamsheer vayalil's infobox? 
                 Please! answer these questions before blocking me.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.230.131.31 (talk) 12:30, 2 June 2019 (UTC) 

May be somebody simply forgot to add it to the infobox? Ruslik_Zero 12:44, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

No, it's not because one is more famous. Eagleash (talk) 12:55, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Added it. Eagleash (talk) 12:58, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Countries involved in ww1

I live in Canada. I am proud of what our country did in ww1 but I could not find any mention of my country's sacrifices in your article. I don't know enough right now about our contribution to the war and I wont find it here. When I do I would like to add them to the article. thanx — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.194.7.63 (talk) 16:01, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. I'm not sure which article you're talking about, but we have an article Military history of Canada during World War I, which seems to be well referenced. --ColinFine (talk) 17:06, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

When a Wikipedia article gets very large, we break it into separate articles. Even after its breakup, the WWI article is still huge. If you use your browser's search within page function (usually ctrl-F) you will find "Canada" 39 times in this big article. Finding the link to the Military history of Canada during World War I is admittedly not as easy as it should be. We also suffer from the fact that Canada was then very much part of the British Empire and is aggregated into the British Empire statistics, etc. throughout the WWI article. -Arch dude (talk) 18:10, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Fabulous images but not much usable text?

I'm working on Delmi Alvarez and the article subject has uploaded to commons a ton of great photos from when he was treating the article like his own personal blog. (He has stopped.) There's a ton of work to be done on this article, but to start I'd like to figure out a solution for the photos. Can someone who understands image placement better than I do take a look and maybe make a suggestion? I've been at Help:pictures but there's almost too much information there, if you know what I mean. I can follow directions, but a pointer as to which solution I should try would be very much appreciated. (Or of course feel free to just have at it!) --valereee (talk) 16:30, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

The article has rather too many images as it stands (WP:NOTGALLERY) and 'squeezing' text between images is never ideal. MOS:IMGLOC may offer more help. Eagleash (talk) 18:08, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

What Eagleash said; as a rough rule of thumb, if an article has more than one image per section, they generally need to be culled. One representative picture from each phase of their career, plus a picture of the subject themselves, is all an artist biography should generally have. ‑ Iridescent 19:00, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

I have created commons:Category:Photographs by Delmi Álvarez, and added a link to it. Now, many images can be removed from the article without making them inaccessible to readers. Eman235/talk 20:51, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks to all! And especially to Eman235, that's great! I think some of these photos could be useful in other articles. --valereee (talk) 21:06, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Invalid Link

On this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigercat_(disambiguation) there is a link for <Tigercat, a Canadian manufacturer of logging equipment>. When I click on the latter I am directed to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat, which is incorrect. Through the search box I cannot locate anything on Tigercat Industries, Tigercat Logging or Tigercat Canada so I'm not sure if there is even a page for Tigercat, A Canadian manufacturer of logging equipment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmbyse (talk • contribs) 20:11, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, a 2017 spammer that hadn't been noticed up to now; now fixed. ‑ Iridescent 20:15, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

old email address dead, cannot recall password, how do I recover my account

When I registered to use Wikipedia many years ago I used an email address that I have long since let go.

Right now, I cannot recall the password I set and with the old email address dead, cannot get a reset on the password.

What can I do to get my account going again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:246:0:1F19:14AD:2D78:72BC:A6C8 (talk) 21:29, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

• Nothing, unfortunately (unless you used Template:Committed identity, but few people do). Just create a new account and start editing again. If you want, you can leave a note on the old account's page saying where the new account is. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 09:47, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Hutton House

My mother was a student of Hutton House in 1952. I am her daughter and am looking for information. Please help. Eleanor Bailey age 21. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.183.148.42 (talk) 21:43, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

This help desk is for questions about using or editing Wikipedia, not for general questions. The fine folks over at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities may be able to help you. -Arch dude (talk) 23:35, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Park Hall

Please check ref number 3 - it is a PDF. Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 23:55, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Convenience Link: Park Hall. OkayKenG (talk) 00:06, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

 Done: Some tweaks; plus a date fmt in the para and 'Pearson' instead of 'Pearman' at one point. Eagleash (talk) 02:59, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

June 3

How to add /* External links */

How to add external links? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leonlovechengdu (talk • contribs) 05:52, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Take a look at WP:External links#How to link. Also note the sections on the same page 3. "What to link" and 4. "Links normally to be avoided". Mikenorton (talk) 08:24, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Just for reference Leonlovechengdu - this edit [1] looks like you successfully added an external link. Not sure on the content myself, but that is how you do update external links. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:28, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

The external link that you added has been removed because another editor felt it was an example WP:LINKSPAM, there only to promote a company's products, an assessment with which I agree. Mikenorton (talk) 11:05, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Altering the alignment of templates and infoboxes?

Hello, Is it possible to alter the alignment of infoboxes on Wikipedia as it is for images, e.g. making them anchored to the center or left side of the page instead of the default right? If so, how? I've been passively wondering this for several years, as articles with infoboxes or templates of mixed justification can be more compact or even more legible than those without, especially when they are in short sections. Grant Exploit (talk) 07:15, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Huh. That's odd. This apparently got added under a "How to add External Links" supersection. Oh well, continue as if this was normally placed. Grant Exploit (talk) 07:28, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

@Grant Exploit: A level 1 header = Question about External links = has now been deleted.[2] The main {{Infobox}} has a bodyclass parameter which allows |bodyclass=floatleft, but most other infoboxes do not pass on this parameter. You can wrap an infobox in <div class="floatleft">...</div>. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:35, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Facebook created by Wikipedia

Hello. Theres a Facebook page called Halibuton/stanhope Municipal Airport created by Wikipedia and it conflicts with the real page called Stanhope Municipal Airport, witch i run and I am the Airport Coordinator as well.

People are getting confused on what page to follow.

I need the Haliburton/Stanhope page removed and also its the wrong name any how

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.114.225.68 (talk) 09:57, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not make Facebook pages but Facebook has copied content from many Wikipedia pages. I guess you refer to https://www.facebook.com/pages/HaliburtonStanhope-Municipal-Airport/192310710915720. It says "Unofficial Page" near the top. Hovering over it gives "This unofficial Page was created because people on Facebook have shown interest in this place or business. It's not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with Haliburton/Stanhope Municipal Airport." https://www.sitepoint.com/facebook-community-pages/ may be relevant. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:35, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

New article

Hi!

I'm waiting for moving my article Samira Mustafaeva in mainspace during 2 months. Can you tell, how can I hasten this process? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tinusik (talk • contribs) 10:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Tinusik As you were told on your user talk page, there is nothing more you can do once you have submitted it. Reviews are conducted by volunteers in no particular order, meaning it could be reviewed in 10 minutes, or in three months. There is no way to know when, and attempts to 'jump the line' as you are asking do not speed things up. You will need to be patient. Why are you so desperate for it to be posted? 331dot (talk) 10:24, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

How to take over a redundant web page.

Hi,

I'm Richard Eden, owner of Switchwise Ltd based in UK since 23rd July 2002. I own switchwise.com and switchwise.co.uk and other domains.

The page called "Switchwise" was set up by a company in Australia which has now ceased trading. www.switchwise.com.au. Their home page says "Switchwise is no longer operational. If you have a question about your transfer or connection, please contact your new retailer directly. Thank you."

I want to edit this page with the information about Switchwise Ltd based in UK.

Do I just go ahead and make the edits? I just want to check before doing anything.

Thanks all,

Richard — Preceding unsigned comment added by Switchwise (talk • contribs) 11:42, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Switchwise First, you need to go to Special:GlobalRenameRequest or WP:CHUS and change your username, as usernames cannot be that of a business per the username policy. Second, you will need to review conflict of interest and paid editing, two policies you will need to comply with(especially the latter, which is a Wikipedia Terms of Use requirement). Those policies will explain that you should not directly edit about your company or anything within your conflict of interest.

Regarding what you want to do itself, the Australian company going out of business does not mean its article needs to go away to be subsumed by one about your company. An additional article could be created with what we call a disambiguation, such as "Switchwise (UK company)"; or the other one could have a disambiguation added later. However, as I indicate, you should not do this yourself. You can submit a draft article using Articles for Creation; but you will need to understand that Wikipedia has no interest in what a company wants to say about itself; as an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is only interested in what independent reliable sources state about a company that shows how it meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable company, written at WP:ORG. Not every company merits an article here, even within the same field(Ford Motor Company meriting an article does not automatically mean my 331dot Auto Company merits one too). To be successful in writing an article about your own company, you would essentially need to forget everything you know about it and only write based on the content of independent sources; most people in your position cannot do this. If your company is truly notable per our guidelines, someone will eventually take note of it and write about it. 331dot (talk) 11:53, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

@Switchwise: I have added some useful links to your talk page. shoy (reactions) 13:21, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Adding Copyright tags

Hello, and thank you to you and the others for free information! I'm trying to use images from commons in Wikipedia, and have noticed some users just use a one line command to present the image, whereas others use the few lines provided from commons. But, even with examples, I'm not sure which one is required when respecting copyrights. I assume we have to do more than mention the tag in the edit summary, but I would really appreciate an example such as from the first to the last character, so I can copy, paste, and use it hundreds of times in the future. Thanks in advance! Davidlwinkler (talk) 12:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

@Davidlwinkler:You use a Commons image in Wikipedia by using a Wikilink to the image. I think that our convention is that the link itself satisfies the "attribution" requirement for any copyright license that is acceptable for use on Commons, so no additinal attribution is needed. The wikilink causes the image to be clickable, and you click the image to get "details" that include the attribution. When using a Commons image elsewhere on the internet, the URL to the image suffices. When using a non-clickable copy of an image (e.g., on a paper printout), the URL needs to be explicitly printed. -Arch dude (talk) 14:57, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

@Arch dude: I cannot tell you how happy I am to hear that, except you said you think, and I wasn't completely sure. So, I went to a Commons page, and after reading about how to do it when sharing it on the web, something which contains a lot of detail, and is why I came here to ask, it was then that I noticed the button next to it to share on a Wiki vs the web. You're absolutely right, and that makes it so much easier for us. Much obliged! Davidlwinkler (talk) 15:26, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedias that require Edit Summaries be in that language?

(Yes, I know this is a meta wiki question rather than specifically to en.wikipedia, I would be happy with information on where else to ask)

Is there any way to tell which Wikipedias require that the edit summary be in that language rather than English. For example, I'm looking to correct usages of "John Hopkins University" to "Johns Hopkins University". This can often occur in wikipedias where I can not read the subject of the article, but even in those languages, the citations are usually "english enough" that I feel comfortable making the changes.Naraht (talk) 13:59, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Naraht As far as I can tell, edit summaries should be in the language of the text - mainly because anyone editing should be able to read that language. I'm of the opinion that an edit summary is better than none, (Which is why a lot of edit summaries are written non-lang specific, things like "d" for delete, "k" for keep, "+" for a reply, etc. If it's a generic change such as changing these names, I'd simply write "John Hopkins University -> Johns Hopkins University". The only real issue with this, would be if you recieved a message, as it would be in that language. However, it's possible to have a site-wide user page, listed at Wikipedia:Global user page, which would show you are a native English speaker.(I'm not sure if this answers your question, however.) Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:37, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Naraht Alternatively, you could translate something like "correction" into the target language.TSventon (talk) 14:41, 3 June 2019 (UTC)