February 18

Hi Wikipedia,

I would like to edit a Wikipedia page with new and current information. The page is locked from editing and I am wondering how I can get a page unlocked.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndswimmer (talk • contribs) 05:05, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ndswimmer You may make a request at Requests for page protection, but for what you're describing, you're better off making an edit request on the page's talk page. – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 05:10, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Am I allowed to move a page to draft, copy it back, then delete the draft? (talking about this one) – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 05:11, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting the history is a big no no. Edit attribution is a minor demigod who is worshipped here. If you feel some of the edits should not be seen by mortal man/woman, ask an admin to hide them. See WP:Oversight. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:11, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@AssumeGoodWraith: Attribution to editors of a page is a legal requirement in our license. See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. You could have copied content when you were the sole contributor to the page but it's too late now. PrimeHunter (talk) 07:43, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to place two images beside each other, but each one I've tried results in different heights. I've tried this, this, and this, but the result is the same at Arts and Industries Building. I'm using the layout that worked on this article. Is there another one that works better? APK whisper in my ear 06:34, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@APK: I used the total_width parameter in {{Multiple image}}.[1] Your example at Sulgrave Club#Wadsworths and American Red Cross doesn't have the same height but it's closer because the width to height ratio of the used images is closer. PrimeHunter (talk) 07:34, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thank you so much. APK whisper in my ear 07:50, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. If I try to preview what I've written, or try the 'Show changes', Wikipedia asks that I fill in a captcha, and then publishes anyway when I do. This is new... bit annoying =harder to catch mistakes. What's going on? It's doing it now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:A45D:25BD:1:C9F6:3F:2D1F:D86F (talk) 09:53, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking as an IP editor who has also encountered this today; I don't find it particularly irksome, and can see that it might be usefully preventing some forms of vandalistic editing. I'm sure we'll all get used to it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.130.191 (talk) 10:53, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IPs, see this thread. – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 10:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The page Stuart Ayres uses Template:Infobox officeholder, which supports parameters from |office1 to |office 16. There is a need for an |office17, but it isn't showing up. What is the procedure to get around this? I tried embedding another template, but it didn't work. Thanks! Shuipzv3 (talk) 11:42, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Shuipzv3 You would need to make a template edit request at the talkpage Template talk:Infobox officeholder asking for |office17 (and any more numbers you may need) to be added for that template. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:13, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An ancestor of mine has this page - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Gomperz. It is not available on the UK version of Wikipedia. I would like to know why, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonyacooper (talk • contribs) 12:39, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Antonyacooper Because no one has created it. Each language version of Wikipedia is its own project, with their own editors and policies. What occurs on one version will not automatically occur on another version. Furthermore, what is acceptable on one version is not necessarily acceptable on another. 331dot (talk) 12:41, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia editions are per-language, not per-country. There are other places besides the United Kingdom where English is a majority language, and we have editors from those locales. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 12:47, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

He looks like somebody who meets our standards of notability, but somebody with more skills in German than I would have to write the article. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:28, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you would like to have a go at creating an English article, Antonyacooper, please see Translation. However, as you are a descendent, you should also look at COI. ColinFine (talk) 13:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that notability is not in question here, so not too much potential for COI. --KnightMove (talk) 07:15, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I never used Wikipedia in that way and I could not understand how to reply to a comment to my submission by reading on the Wiki relevant page (in my case "Uncertainty bars and uncertantinty band"). Where can I find the link to do it without using the "edit" of my submission? Many thanks Frpavese (talk) 14:28, 18 February 2022 (UTC)Franco Pavese — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frpavese (talk • contribs) 14:20, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Frpavese, Welcome! Try this. Go here: Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures. Enable the thing called "Discussion tools". Perhaps reload the page. You should now see a "reply" link at the end of every comment on a talk-page. Hope this helps. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Folks!! Is there such a thing as {{Template:Infobox Convoy}} or {{Template:Infobox Deportation Convoy}} that can be used as an infobox to detail a deportation f folk to a concentration camp. It is regardiing this article:Convoy n° 77 of July 31, 1944 The french at Convoi n° 77 du 31 juillet 1944 has one. There is lot of these deportation article. There was 79 for this Drancy alone. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 16:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't found one, Scope creep, but you can look through Category:Infobox templates and see if there's something suitable. I've no idea how difficut it would be to translate fr:Modèle:Infobox Convoi de déportation. Incidentally, the English and French articles you link to don't seem to be linked through Wikidata. --ColinFine (talk) 17:27, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. XTools only shows 50 items.[2] Is there any way to see more than 50 items/articles? Mann Mann (talk) 18:05, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mann Mann, I wonder if there's some error with that particular page/stat. Compare [3]. Checking my own, I have the same problem. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 21:16, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe XTools developers forgot to implement it for article namespace or it is still work in progress. Mann Mann (talk) 05:41, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

is omarossa's birthday

february 15 or february 5

sometimes it will have both.

which is accurate? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:301B:7:4600:DC7:C244:2903:13F0 (talk) 21:33, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Our article Omarosa Manigault had (twice) a date of 5 February, but this was unsourced, so I have removed it, since the birth date of a living person is regarded as private, and should not appear in a Wikipedia article unless it has been widely published already (see WP:BLPPRIVACY). If you have a reliable published source for her date, please post it with a reference to the source on Talk:Omarosa Manigault, and perhaps somebody will add it to the article. --ColinFine (talk) 22:25, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to know how to change the suggested languages to English only. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:7600:734D:C938:87E7:2B20:B474 (talk) 21:37, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by "the suggested languages". What is suggesting them, in what context? --ColinFine (talk) 22:26, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I was wondering if I could have assistance with changing the name of a page. The organization that I work for has changed its name, and we would like our wikipedia page to reflect that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RJCAdmissions (talk • contribs) 22:05, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RJCAdmissions I would note that it is not "your organization's wikipedia page", but a Wikipedia article about your organization. Please see your user talk page for important information about your username, conflict of interest and paid editing. Regarding your question, changing a title requires a page move, which may be requested at Requested Moves. Be advised that article titles are not necessarily official or legal names, but what a subject is commonly referred to as in independent reliable sources(see WP:COMMONNAME)- but more than likely you will be able to have it changed. 331dot (talk) 22:10, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When you put an image on a page, do you have to cite its source? FelixAnon (talk) 23:12, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@FelixAnon: No. The source should be in the image information page, which viewers can see when they click the image. RudolfRed (talk) 00:27, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your history on how Pickleball was created is totally fiction. Hillbilly Ping Pong started in MN and is not anywhere near what you are showing online. It wasn't called Pickleball until later because of the negative connotations associated with the word Hillbilly. It was invented by two men in rural MN who were bored when their ping pong table broke. They used the ping pong paddles to play badminton and when they couldn't find the shuttlecock, they used a wiffle ball. Then it was created. Nothing like you have stated - ridiculous and outlandish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheRobinKing (talk • contribs) 23:22, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@TheRobinKing: Do you have a WP:RS stating this info? ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 23:27, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@TheRobinKing: If you have suggestions to improve an article, please start a discussion on that article's talk page. Along, with sources, as Blaze Wolf has said. RudolfRed (talk) 00:35, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

February 19

In the upper left hand corner of every wikipedia page under the words 'article and talk', there is the word 'language'. When the word ' language' is touched it tells you 'suggested languages'. There are two foreign languages listed under my 'suggested languages' which are errors. I accidentally touched two foreign languages which translated the wikipedia article into two other languages. I don't know why these languages were saved under 'suggested languages'. How do I delete these languages? I would appreciate your referring this inquiry to the appropriate help technician. Please respond at your earliest possible convenience.

2603:7000:7600:734D:6475:FE37:7C25:1DC7 (talk) 00:18, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is this on one of the webapps for Wikipedia? Because that's not a thing on the desktop site. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 00:20, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What is the URL of the article were you reading when this happened? GoingBatty (talk) 01:20, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It can be on articles in the mobile version. I for example see it at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia where "Language" links to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia#/languages. The language links go to articles about the same topic in other Wikipedia languages. They don't have to be translations of the English article. Each Wikipedia language is edited separately and it varies which languages have an article on a topic. I don't know what determines whether "Suggested languages" is present and which languages are shown, apart from the need for an article to exist in the language. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:22, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This sounds like the Content translation tool, see Wikipedia:Content translation tool#Turning the tool on and off. However the tool is only available to extended confirmed users. TSventon (talk) 11:36, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It seems that for disambiguation pages without a primary topic, in English Wikipedia it is default to create a redirect with "(disambiguation)", e.g. Eris (disambiguation) to Eris; but not in all such cases, e.g. no Mabeta (disambiguation) to Mabeta. What are the respective reasons? --KnightMove (talk) 06:16, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The reason is that nobody has created them. In case of Eris Eris (disambiguation) the redirect was created by a move. Ruslik_Zero 08:38, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is only necessary to create them if there is a link that needs to use them, for example in a hatnote that says

For other uses, see Lincoln (disambiguation).

. Not all dab pages are used in that way. MB 12:03, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Disambiguation#How to link to a disambiguation page for the rule about always linking through a "(disambiguation)" name. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:03, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all, understood. --KnightMove (talk) 07:38, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I recently edited the Wind power in the United States page. I have included a reference (this one ^[1]) to cite the new content I added, but a script warning in the preview told me that the "cite web" template apparently has a maintenance message. However, I cannot see any problem with the reference, not even the common ones listed in Help:CS1 errors. Can you tell me what is the exact problem here, please?--Inky100 (talk) 08:35, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This one has a meaningless |url-status=live parameter. To enable maintenance message display, see Help:CS1 errors § Error and maintenance messages.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:34, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have just added this^[1] reference into Queen's Pier, Ramsey. There is no overall problem with the cite, but it actually refers to an article in The Railway Magazine via pressreader.com. Is there any proper way to make that fact apparent in the ref, and include magazine title, issue number and page? Since I found it online, I assume it would be dishonest to write it up as a reference to the printed version, as there might conceivably be differences. --Verbarson ^talk_edits 15:58, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A magazine is a magazine is a magazine whether as a dead tree or as a passel of electrons.

{{cite magazine |title=La'al Ratty celebrates 60 years of preservation |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-railway-magazine/20210830/page/77/textview |magazine=The Railway Magazine |volume= |issue= |page= |date=30 August 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022 |via=Pressreader}}

Add the bits that you know, omit those that you don't.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 16:10, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

and thanks for your help. --Verbarson ^talk_edits 16:24, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think {{like resume}} fits Kevin Møller.A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 18:29, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@A. C. Santacruz: Hi there! The article already has a stub template. You could consider adding {{prose}}. GoingBatty (talk) 21:31, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How do I post the following entry?

The Women’s Basketball Journal

The Women’s Basketball Journal was published from October 15, 1997 to January 28, 2002. It was dedicated to providing up-to-date coverage of women’s basketball, at all college levels. Coaches, star players, conferences, tournaments and up-and-coming high school stars all received attention. Sixteen issues were published each full year of publication with a total of seventy issue over four and one-half years. Each issue had a color photo cover page showing one or more players or coaches. It was the first publication in the United States devoted to women’s basketball.

Founder & Publisher: Doug Herakovich Initial Publication: October 1997 Final Publication: January, 2002 Headquarters: Raleigh, NC Herakct (talk) 19:02, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

This would need to meet the general notability guideline for a standalone article. I do wonder if there would be enough sources for this, as it is not a very well known journal. Alternatively, you could find a basketball related article where it could be mentioned.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 19:12, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Herakct. The "zero-th step" in writing an encyclopaedia article (which is what you are contemplating, rather than simply "posting an entry") is to find the independent reliably published sources that are a non-negotiable essential to establish that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for WP:notability (ianmacm has given you some useful links above). I call it the "zero-th step", because if you do not succeed at that step you should give up the project, since an article on the subject will not be accepted, however it is written. If you can find such source, your first article will tell you how to proceed. I always advise new users to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works by making small improvements to some of our existing six million articles before trying this difficult task. --ColinFine (talk) 21:43, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@ianmacm and @ColinFine, it's pretty clear from the OP's name, and the journal publisher's name, that they are the same person. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 06:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm seeking to use sources but am not sure if they would be considered reliable or not. I have checked the list but they do not appear there. For example, islandecho.co.uk countypress.co.uk 39essex.com capitalfm.com hampshirelive.news onthewight.com As a rule, does anybody have any advice on what to do? I'm new to this and struggling a bit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrownieFudgeLawyer (talk • contribs) 19:56, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@BrownieFudgeLawyer: I think local news sources that have an identified publisher and editor are assumed to be reliable unless otherwise known to be unreliable. However, they do not contribute to the notability of an article's subject: that would require a national major regional news source. -Arch dude (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Arch Dude: are you sure that regional newspapers aren't good for notability? I thought they were, if the coverage is in-depth and not an interview (same as with all other news sources...) 73.127.147.187 (talk) 06:39, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I always assumed the same thing, that regional newspapers contribute to notability. I have no idea why they wouldn't? Skarmory (talk • contribs) 12:47, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Arch dude: Courtesy ping; the IP capitalized the first d in dude, which broke the ping. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 12:48, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Skarmory: Sorry, I meant to say "national or major regional". The argument, if any, would be about what distinguishes a "regional" from a "major regional". However, a local newspaper or TV station does not count toward notability, although they are usually excellent sources after notability has been established. -Arch dude (talk) 16:23, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On Hawke government, I removed content that was unsourced so the article can be more accurate. I instantly got reverted by someone who told me that I should have left the unsourced claim in place, citing Wikipedia:Content removal#Unsourced information. However, there is a rule on Wikipedia:Verifiability that says, "The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material." Now these unsourced claims are back on the Hawke government article even though there's no sources backing them up.

I am really confused here. In terms of unsourced content, should we leave a [citation needed] tag or just delete the content as it is unsourced? Ak-eater06 (talk) 21:27, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ak-eater06: Hi there! Per the Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle, you can start a discussion on the article's talk page with the editor who reverted you. The two of you and others can work to form a consensus on the best way to improve the article. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 21:36, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ak-eater06, it is always better to search for a source and add it as a reference instead of removing possibly accurate content. If you are unable to find a source, you can note that in your edit summary. Cullen328 (talk) 22:59, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Recently, when I do a Google Search and click on the Wikipedia link, it no longer opens Wikipedia APP. Instead it opens up the Wikipedia website in the Chrome browser. How can I fix this to open my Wikipedia APP once I click a Wiki link from a Google search? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenpucci (talk • contribs) 21:37, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On the "Search Wikipedia" bar on the top right corner, how do I get my new article (that was even reviewed), Premiership of Jean Chrétien, to appear on the search predictions? Ak-eater06 (talk) 22:44, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ak-eater06: It happens automatically with a delay, probably within a day. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:21, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My teachers say this isn't a reliable source. Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.8.25.132 (talk) 22:56, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please read about that here. 331dot (talk) 23:33, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

However, a well-written Wikipedia article will have many reliable sources in the References section, so you can read those books/journals/magazines/newspapers to learn more, and then cite those in the reports you write for school. GoingBatty (talk) 23:39, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The main issue with Wikipedia that is part of what makes it not a reliable source is that it's an encyclopedia anyone can edit. So if you use a Wikipedia article as a source in a paper, when your teacher goes to check the article to make sure the information you are saying is there (And that you didn't just straight up steal the info from Wikipedia), a vandal may have come along and messed up the article (or maybe it was another student trying to sabotage you) and it isn't reverted by the time the teacher looks at it. Now the teacher is seeing a completely different version of the article than what you saw. Now, while some articles on Wikipedia may be better than others to use as a source, generally you shouldn't due to the chance of someone coming along and messing it up. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 23:46, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's not, that's why, for reasons explained above. Take the references from the references section, and look at the inline citation for the statement you need to back up if you only need one statement. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 12:50, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

February 20

There are about 130+ pages on wikipedia that go "List of tourist attractions in ...". I just finished sending two of them through the AfD process to see the response: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tourist attractions in Toronto and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tourist attractions in Kolar district. The response was unanimous. These fit WP:NOTGUIDE and are also very subjective lists with no set criteria for inclusion, and further tend to be underreferenced. As I see it, I have two routes to go with this:

1. Place all of them in one AfD listing, which could work out well or very badly if there starts to be different conversations about individual pages.
2  PROD each one, and then go back to step one with the survivors.

How should I approach this? Thanks P.S. To see these pages, search for intitle:"list of tourist attractions". — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:18, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, rsjaffe. I disagree with you about any mass deletion of such list articles, although I would certainly agree that such lists should be limited to notable tourist attractions with Wikipedia articles including references that verify that the topic is widely considered a tourist attraction. In my opinion, the solution is not deletion, but as you yourself stated, defining set criteria for inclusion, and removing all poorly referenced entries. I have lived in or near San Francisco for half a century, and to me, the notion that San Francisco does not have many highly notable tourist attractions that already have well referenced articles that deserve to be assembled into a list strikes me as utterly bizarre. After all, the guideline you cited says An article on Paris should mention landmarks and if the number of such notable landmarks with Wikipedia articles AKA tourist attractions grows to the point that a spinoff list is appropriate, then so be it. That reminds me that I was touring Paris almost exactly 50 years ago. I had a wonderful time and would love to return. Cullen328 (talk) 06:37, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cullen328 Yes, but is Wikipedia really the best place to look up tourist attractions? I think a search engine would be far better. I see that WP:NOTGUIDE was already mentioned. Edited to add: regarding Paris and even San Francisco, landmarks and tourist attractions are not the same thing. Landmarks, yes, in a city article. Tourist attractions, maybe not. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 06:52, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IP editor, I will look up whatever I want on Wikipedia with its 6.5 million articles and consider its coverage of such topics far superior to the clickbait websites that dominate such searches. "Landmarks" and "tourist attractions" are highly notable topics, and I see zero reason why Wikipedia should not have well referenced lists of clearly notable tourist attractions in various cities, with appropriate inclusion criteria. There is literally nothing in policy that forbids such well referenced list articles. From the point of view of notability, there is no reason to distinguish between a notable landmark and a notable tourist attraction. It depends entirely on the depth of coverage in independent reliable sources. There is massive coverage in reliable sources of tourist attractions in Paris and San Francisco. Why on earth should Wikipedia arbitrarily exclude coverage of such highly notable topics? Cullen328 (talk) 07:09, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cullen328 You make some good points. I used to work in SF and I couldn't always keep with all of the attractions to show visitors. (I think of "landmarks" as things that are easy to see, and might help you navigate an unfamiliar place, while tourist attractions might be harder to find, or off the beaten path. But maybe that's just how I think of it. They are both worth seeing...) But I know that you are quite experienced, and you're probably right. Thanks. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 09:27, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I need Archive my user talk. I want an automated bot to do this. So, I want to preserve my user talk using the Lowercase sogmabot III. How can I use this bot to preserve my user talk? (P.S. At Korean Wikipedia, use ko:사용자:Revibot I. Is this bot available on English Wikipedia?) -- KeySpace / Talk 03:06, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. See Help:Archiving a talk page for more details. According to Help:Archiving_a_talk_page#Sequentially_numbered_archives, you can use a template to archive your talk page. I.hate.spam.mail.here (talk | contributions) 03:25, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@KeySpace: Revibot I is not active here at the english Wikipedia. Please see User:Lowercase sigmabot III/Archive HowTo for how to set up Lowercase sigmabot III for your talkpage. If you're just want to set up archiving, place {{subst:Setup auto archiving}} (as it appears when viewing this page) on the top of your user talkpage. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:54, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@I.hate.spam.mail and Victor Schmidt: Thanks. And am I doing it right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KeySpace (talk • contribs) 07:44, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@I.hate.spam.mail.here and Victor Schmidt: Repinging as pings (and archiving) doesn't work when you forget to sign your post. GoingBatty (talk) 13:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Refs number 106 and 108 are exactly the same - but both are required.

Please "double them up" which I have seen done on many pages here on Wikipedia before.

Thank you in advance for your time. 49.198.41.28 (talk) 07:06, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. See WP:REFNAME for how to do this yourself in the future. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:48, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

i want editing in plant tissue culture department. can i use my knowledge here. and what benefits add to me by this work — Preceding unsigned comment added by Er. Mangla Gupta (talk • contribs) 07:58, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for considering contributing to Wikipedia. You can't use your personal knowledge of plant tissue here, but you can use your knowledge of reputable sources (about plant tissue and anything else), and your access to such sources. You won't get any personal benefits by contributing here; just the awareness that you've helped provide better information for our millions of readers. Maproom (talk) 10:07, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

hello i want to know, how i creat my a page about my self in wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 0786 pawan verma (talk • contribs) 10:15, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

0786 pawan verma While it is not forbidden to do so, it is not advised, please read the autobiography policy. People naturally write favorably about themselves, and it is hard to set aside what you know about yourself and only write based on what independent reliable sources have chosen on their own to say about you. However, if you feel you can do that, I would advise first using the new user tutorial. You should then review the definition of a notable person, gather at least three independent reliable sources that give you significant coverage(and is not based on materials you have put out like your personal website), and you may then visit Articles for Creation to create and submit a draft article for review. Read Your First Article as well. Be advised that writing a new article is hard even when you aren't writing about yourself. 331dot (talk) 10:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, pawan verma. Please do not try this. Writing about yourself is very strongly discouraged on Wikipedia, and if you try it it is likely that your attempts will not be successful, and you will have wasted your effort. If you have been significantly covered in sources wholly unconnected with you, then there could be an article about you. Such an article would not belong to you, would not be for your benefit except incidentally, would not be controlled by you, and should be based almost 100% on what people unconnected with you have published about you, not on what you or your associates say or want to say. If after this caution you wish to go ahead, please read your first article, and about notability. ColinFine (talk) 10:37, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Note: This might get a bit technical. If you think I should post this elsewhere, please suggest me a better place to post this. Thanks)

I recently created a small script (covidstats) that I use to periodically update covid statistics in a template. It currently works in a hack-ish way where the script must be executed in a JS console in the browser and a bit of user involvement is needed. I would like to instead run this as a script that makes API calls to submit edits.

I don't really feel like it's necessary for a bot account to be created for this as it's nothing big. I looked through WP:BOTPOL and it seems like there is this huge process that goes into making a bot. I really just want to be able to programmatically edit a page, so I skimmed the page and mostly focused on the WP:SEMIAUTOMATED section.

Now, for my question. The section states "A bot account should not be used for assisted editing, unless the task has been through a BRFA." which is something I desired. However, I am struggling to see how I must move forward with this because reading through WP:CREATEBOT and mw:API:Edit, I see that (while looking at the python sample code) there is a need for mw:Manual:Bot passwords, for which... the use of the main account is not supported. But I would like to do my assisted editing on my main account. So how might I achieve this?

Sorry for the long question. I really want to just do something simple but I can't seem to figure out how to do it right whilst following all the policies. Satricious (talk) 11:54, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, re-reading this I think I worded this a bit confusingly.
TL;DR: I want to use code to edit a page. But I don't want to make a bot (why? because it's a long process). Satricious (talk) 14:11, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The SVG seems exaggerated, it isn't that hard or bad. If you're willing to check every edit before it saves, that's semi-automated and you can do it without approval. That includes using the edit API, assuming you're creating your own interface to check the edit before it gets saved. If you want to save edits without checking each one before it goes live on a page, you need a bot approval. It's probably better to get thoughts at WP:BOTN than here, as more editors familiar with the relevant policies frequent there. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 14:23, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@ProcrastinatingReader: Thanks for the clarification! I'll post about this on the bots noticeboard. But while I have you here, could I ask how exactly I could make edits using my main account? Looking through mw:API:Edit it seems like I need a CSRF token which it seems is possible to get from the JS console, I tried to avoid the 'bot passwords' thing and just tried using my CSRF token with this code and I failed. I don't want to take up your time and have you walk me through things step by step, I'd just like to know what I'm doing wrong since I'm clearly not doing what's supposed to be done. Satricious (talk) 15:28, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Satricious: at this pont it might be better to move this to WP:VPT. I have checked your code, it does not appear to be wrong at the first glance. From where are you executing this? Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Victor Schmidt: Got it. I'll just state that my question here has been solved. I've already got an answer on WP:BOTN, but I'll ask any follow-up questions over at WP:VPT if I don't get any other replies on the bot noticeboard. Oh, and the script is just run in a JS console in the browser. (I know, not particularly great but it works). Satricious (talk) 07:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This question has been answered. Satricious (talk) 07:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Could someone rename the Category:Departmental councilors (France) into Category:Departmental councillors (France), as the use of "councillors" instead of "councilors" is in line with general use of British English on French topics, e.g. Category:Regional councillors of France.

Thanks.

77.63.125.97 (talk) 13:18, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you IP editor, I have added your request to Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy. TSventon (talk) 13:38, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can a photograph be used to reference that the subject of the photo existed at the time and place the photo was taken? If so, is there a template or example? Thank you. Moon Joon (talk) 20:41, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm curious as to the need to cite the mere existence of a subject at a particular time for an article. 331dot (talk) 20:46, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Immediate goal is railroad locomotives, but buildings and bridges would probably follow. Moon Joon (talk) 21:00, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@331dot: it can happen, per Saint-Inglevert Airfield, note 3. Mjroots (talk) 17:49, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would say, only if the photo has been published by a reliable source, which has also identified the place and time. Otherwise it's original research. --ColinFine (talk) 21:35, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, they're just from blogs and Flikr. Oh well, thanks anyway. Moon Joon (talk) 21:47, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

like the title says, for instance if i want to make an edit from a friend's place, i can get sharing it with the server, or maybe even the highest ups, but not EVERYBODY who looks at the edit history. Please explain — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.147.156.158 (talk) 23:58, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because that's how we track unregistered users. If you want to hide your IP, make an account. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 00:01, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately this isn't something Wikipedia does. That is simply the information available from an IP address. If you don't want the information to be available to anyone who knows what to look for, you can hide your IP address by creating an account and logging in. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 00:02, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

February 21

Hi there, I have edited wikipedia accounts but i just noticed now my IP address is showing. I created a account to conceal it, how does it change to my account instead of my IP address showing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahmoudahmed180018 (talk • contribs) 02:36, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mahmoudahmed180018: Hi there, and congratulations on creating an account! From now on, edits that you make while logged in will be attributed to "Mahmoudahmed180018" and not disclose your IP address. However, those edits you made before you created your account will forever be identified with the IP address. GoingBatty (talk) 04:56, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

I do work on Template:Infobox UK legislation - its sandbox (Template:Infobox UK legislation/sandbox) has drifted quite far from the live version. What's the best way to reset a template sandbox and ensure in future it clears properly? Thanks --Thunderstorm008 (talk · contributions) 02:53, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Thunderstorm008: Hi there! You could open both pages in edit mode, copy all the text from Template:Infobox UK legislation and paste it into Template:Infobox UK legislation/sandbox, and click "Publish changes". Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 04:57, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@GoingBatty: Ah okay, that would've been my first instinct. There's not a good way to automatically clear the sandbox? --Thunderstorm008 (talk · contributions) 05:06, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Thunderstorm008: If there's an automatic way to make the sandbox code the same as the template code, I'm not aware of it. GoingBatty (talk) 05:36, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My great, great, great grandfather, Thomas Parish Murphy, watched the Monitor and the Merrimac engage. He witnessed the confederates destroying the Merrimac. His diary reads, "Sunday, May 11, 1862: Windy. Merrimac burned by the rebels. Blew up at daylight.

He was born in 1840 in Villiarstown, Northern Ireland and immigrated the same year to Roxbury, Vt. In 1861, he enlisted in the 6th Vermont Volunteers. After the war, he settled in Halstead, KS as a rancher. He later was elected to two terms as a state representative followed by two terms as a state senator.

Richard P. Murphy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.185.148.160 (talk) 05:58, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia? It sounds like this is in regards to an article. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 06:12, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IP editor. Anyone who was elected to two terms as a state representative followed by two terms as a state senator is presumed notable and eligible for a Wikipedia biography, per WP:POLITICIAN. If you (or anyone else) were to go to the oldest newspaper archives of the cities in his district and in the Kansas state capital, you would be almost certain to uncover lots of coverage that could be used to build a Wikipedia biography. In many states (I do not know about Kansas), the state legislature maintains a database with facts about their present and past members going back to statehood. Being a great, great, great grandchild is perhaps a conflict of interest but a pretty minor one, since your genetic connection is only about 3%. You are not allowed to add family lore to Wikipedia, since that is original research, which is not permitted. I suggest that you read and study Your first article, which should give you a good understanding of what is required to write an acceptable Wikipedia article. Feel free to return to the Teahouse at any time to ask further questions. Cullen328 (talk) 07:28, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm he served in both the Kansas House and Senate, though there is a different Thomas Murphy who did the same about 30 years before.[4][5][6] So he does merit an article. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:18, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why was Amir Dossal's wikipedia page removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 102.38.236.223 (talk) 10:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A deletion debate resulted in a consensus to delete the page, as per the deletion log on the now-empty page. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 10:26, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since last year I've been doing a lot of work on articles related to the TV franchise Degrassi. I've been illustrating the character articles with images but I would like to minimize the use of non-free content whenever possible. The show is currently owned by a big children's media company named WildBrain. I've read everything about requesting permission for an image, and I found their licensing/sales email on their website, but I was wondering if asking an entire company for the potential free licensing of a few publicity images is any different than asking a single person...or more importantly, whether it's worth it? ToQ100gou (talk) 11:21, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@ToQ100gou: Probably not worth it. They are highly unlikely to license CC-BY-SA, which is the most restrictive license we still consider to be "free" enough. CC-BY-SA allows anyone to use the image for any purpose (with attribution). "Any purpose" includes derivatives, so anyone could reconstruct a derivative of the entire Degrassi franchise, including satires in poor taste, etc., on Youtube, and the company could not demand a take-down -Arch dude (talk) 16:37, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For the band page “The Nymphs”, the title is incorrect. The band’s name is simply “Nymphs”. I have been able to make all the appropriate edits to the page article content, but not for the page title which remains as “The Nymphs”. (Link below)

The Nymphs

The page title should either be “Nymphs” or “Nymphs (Band)” for the purpose of disambiguation with the term “Nymph”.

Is it possible to make this change? If so, can someone ideally reference the instruction section of the FAQ for that? I was unable to find it on my own.

HandOfKwll (talk) 12:17, 21 February 2022 (UTC)HandOfKwll[reply]

HandOfKwll Changing a title requires a page move, you may request one at Requested Moves. You may wish to first discuss this on the article talk page. 331dot (talk) 12:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@HandOfKwll I checked some of the non-dead sources, and it doesn't seem clear what the WP:COMMONNAME is. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:58, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have a problem on used search button it not working. I wanna ask why does not working? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A03:2880:31FF:18:0:0:FACE:B00C (talk) 15:52, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Could you please state exactly which Wikipedia search button is not working for you? Which browser or app are you using to access Wikipedia? Are you using desktop or mobile view? Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 16:17, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]