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June 27

Wikipedia’s privacy policy

In corresponding with an organization about giving a photo with a copyleft license for their Wikipedia entry, they requested information about how to remove a semi-private studio address from their Wikipedia page. They’ve apparently had incidents regarding people coming to that address. What is the authoritative policy that is relevant in this situation? A Tree In A Box (talk) 01:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@A Tree In A Box: There isn't one. Our privacy policies are about people, not organizations. We usually omit street addresses which aren't for public visitors but that's more about what is considered encyclopedic. I don't know the circumstances here. If it's the main address of an article subject and can be found on their website then we might show it. If it's a secondary location and they hide it from the public then we should probably omit it. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:11, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Person does not belong on page

The page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_military_personnel_killed_in_World_War_I contains the name of Karl Schwarzschild.

However, the article on Schwarzschild reveals that he died of natural causes after leaving the army. He was NOT killed. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Schwarzschild LarryWiki115 (talk) 02:47, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Resolved

Easy enough to fix. I've removed the category from his article. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:32, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Help in Chinese Wikipedia's block

I have been wrongfully and non-logically block in Chinese Wikipedia, but my Chinese Wikipedia's IPBE have been cancelled. I can't appear in my talk page and the unblock email have no reply. So what is the solution for this problem? --Gongxiang01 (talk) 03:59, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Gongxiang01 you were blocked for POV-pushing. Your TPA and email were not revoked, so, if you wish to address the issues and make an appeal, you need to place {{unblock}} on your talk page there. There's not much we can do about your block here. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 04:21, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@CanonNi: Hi, your word wrong, my TPA edit is blocked, where I edit my Chinese Wikipedia's talk page, it say "Your IP address have been global blocked". --Gongxiang01 (talk) 04:30, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

https://imgse.com/i/pkyTGi6 is given link for my appearing tip. It let I can't be appear.

The block is completely to violated to the Block Policy. It had been not to give a more details about block. Gongxiang01 (talk) 04:45, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Gongxiang01 your IP address is locked because it is an open proxy, '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 04:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@CanonNi Yes, it is. I only can using Open Proxy to visit Wikipedia. Do you know reason is GFW? Gongxiang01 (talk) 05:01, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Gongxiang01: Each of the local Wikipedias is separate project with it's own policies and guidelines; so, there's not really anything anyone here on English Wikipedia can do to help with a block on Chinese Wikipedia. You are going to need to ask about that on Chinese Wikipedia. There is, however, an English Wikipedia page at WP:OPENPROXY which explains English Wikipedia's policy regarding "open proxies". If you look in the left side panel under "Languages", you'll find there is a Chinese Wikipedia page related to the same topic at zh:维基百科:开放代理方针.Perhaps the information on that page will explain what you'll need to do to get your account unblocked. For reference, might also want to take a look at the Chinese Wikipedia page zh:维基百科:IP封禁豁免, which corresponds to English Wikipedia's WP:IPBE. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:14, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I only can ask the solution here. I want to get a way to unblock. Gongxiang01 (talk) 06:13, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

As explained to you above, asking here will achieve absolutely nothing for you, because there is probably nobody at all who reads this page who has any authority whatever to do anything in Chinese Wikipedia. It's like asking the local government of a foreign city to help you in your dispute with your city. ColinFine (talk) 09:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Please wait for the email reply.  — 魔琴 (Zauber Violino) [ talk contribs ] 02:34, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

English is too difficult

English Wikipedia's language is too difficult, it is hard to understand. Only Simple English Wikipedia can understand easily. It should be use a easier grammar, and expressions.

Is English Wikipedia not consider(考虑) to the foreign wikipedians? Gongxiang01 (talk) 05:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Gongxiang01, I'm sorry you have difficulty reading the English Wikipedia. Unfortunately the answer to your question is no: the English Wikipedia does not consider how easily readers with a limited understanding of English will be able to understand articles here; that is exactly the purpose of the Simple English Wikipedia and Wikipedias in other languages. If this Wikipedia were written in the same way as the Simple English Wikipedia, why have the Simple English Wikipedia at all? If you would like to read Wikipedia in Chinese, you may be interested in the Chinese Wikipedia. Tollens (talk) 05:12, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

I have been blocked from Chinese Wikipedia, please see also topic above this.

Can I consider the foreign Wikipedians? Gongxiang01 (talk) 05:33, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

A block of one person, rightfully or not, cannot cause us to entirely rewrite Wikipedia on their behalf. If you are able to understand the Simple English Wikipedia but not the English Wikipedia, the clear solution to me would simply be using the Simple English Wikipedia. Tollens (talk) 05:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

​ It's not clear what you're asking? Do you want to know whether you can read other language Wikipedias? Do you want to know whether you can edit other language Wikipedias?

Regarding reading other language Wikipedias, you should be able to do that as long as you can in some way access the Internet. Being blocked from editing Wikipedia doesn't prevent someone from reading Wikipedia; so,unless there is some kind of technical reason stopping you from accessing the Internet, you should be able to read pretty much any Wikipedia page in any language you want. Now, given that your previous posts are related to Chinese Wikipedia, any technical restrictions that might be in place where you live that prevent you from accessing the Internet or certain IP address are things that probably beyond the scope of this Help Desk and you will need to address on your end.

If you're asking whether you being blocked on Chinese Wikipedia will stop you from editing other language Wikipedias, then the answer is no. Each local Wikipedia is, in principle, separate from the others when it comes to blocks; so, being blocked on Chinese Wikipedia only applies to editing Chinese Wikipedia. The fact that you're posting here at the English Wikipedia Help Desk means that you're not blocked from editing English Wikipedia; so, as long as your edits comply with English Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, you should have no problem here on English Wikipedia. The same should also apply to any other language Wikipedia. It's only when an account is globally blocked that its unable to edit any of the various Wikipedia or other Wikimedia Foundation project pages.

Finally, if you're finding it difficult to understand the English used in the responses you're receiving, you can always try to use something like Google Translate (zh:Google翻译) to translate them into a language (e.g. Chinese) that you better understand. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:54, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

how to get total gdp by region?

how to get total gdp by region? 82.131.43.116 (talk) 05:38, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Is List of countries by GDP (PPP) what you are looking for? Tollens (talk) 05:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

here > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) 82.131.43.116 (talk) 05:42, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

I am not sure whether or not you providing this link means your question has been resolved. If not, can you clarify exactly what you are trying to do? Tollens (talk) 05:46, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi! This is not for non-Wikipedia's question. For Wikipedia:Assume good faith, it may be you not understand that what place should you send.

See also: Wikipedia:Help desk/Are you in the right place - Wikipedia Gongxiang01 (talk) 06:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Lowell High School

Do Not Change Lowell High School San Francisco Wikipedia page 2601:640:8801:3100:A898:666:E9A0:1918 (talk) 07:44, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi IP editor. You've made some changes to Lowell High School (San Francisco), were you wanting to undo them? Your question is unclear. -- D'n'B-t -- 07:51, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

I wonder what's happening here. The OP changed the name of the principal from "Michael Jones" (with a reference) to "Karl Hoffman" (no reference). The external link to the school's official web site gives the message "This school's website has moved to a new URL or is inactive." https://www.sfusd.edu/school/lowell-high-school appears to be the school's real official web site, and names the principal as "Mike O. Jones".   Maproom (talk) 09:16, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

I dunno, I've reverted the IP edits and the page now Protected so, if the IP did want to make a change then they can explain what they were trying to do here or on the talk page. -- D'n'B-t -- 17:21, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

font too small: new wikipedia format after Microsoft Edge update?

fixing broswer preferences didnt help and i couldnt find any other guides regarding this issue. tried reinstalling the browser and tinkering with wiki account settings but no luck;

if anyone has any solutions to this, please help! tia Space011 (talk) 10:27, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Space011. Maybe an obvious question, but have you tried resetting the browser zoom? Go to the three dots menu ... in the top right corner, and adjust Zoom.

I'm on Edge and see no issues with the font size. Qcne (talk) 11:22, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Space011: You can also zoom with shortcuts: Ctrl++ for larger, Ctrl+- for smaller, Ctrl+0 for standard. It also zooms other content like images. If you are logged in with Vector 2022 as skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering then you hay have a glasses icon at top of pages to change text size. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

cntrl 0 solved it, thank you so much (cntrl with pluses and minuses not so much) Space011 (talk) 20:39, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

i did but no luck. luckily someone here suggested to try control 0 and it worked! Space011 (talk) 20:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Changing the name of an entry

Hi! I am working on an update to a page for a large institution that is undergoing an official name change. Is it possible to edit the page title of the current entry (I'm not finding that option), or do I need to create a new one and update the current one to say it is no longer?

Any help with understanding the best practice here would be grand. Thanks! Ucmturn (talk) 13:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Ucmturn pages are 'renamed' by moving them to a new location, see Wikipedia:Moving a page for more info. Since your account is not autoconfirmed yet, you may need to make a request at WP:RMTR. Before you make the request, please make sure that there are reliable sources confirming the name change. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 13:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Ucmturn the wording of your question suggests that you may be being paid for updating the page. If so you need to disclose this, see WP:PAID. TSventon (talk) 15:50, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

question re page location

could you please tell me what page here would provide details on the movement charter vote? I have been actually involved in the discussion on this elsewhere, but actually i don't know what is the location of that page here. Sm8900 (talk) 13:25, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@Sm8900 the details are at meta:Movement Charter. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 13:30, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Help with {{italic title}}

I've got a case of {{italic title}} not playing nice in {{infobox book}} at Resistance (Star Trek). It's doing the default thing, which means "Resistance" (a novel) is italicized while "Star Trek" is not. I can't get it to italicize both, even with DISPLAYTITLE. I've encountered this before and would appreciate learning how to troubleshoot!   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       15:04, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@TARDIS Builder: Looks like @Cryptic has fixed it. Bazza 7 (talk) 16:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Notably good articles created by a banned or blocked user

I am aware of the G5 policy Wikipedia has. However, what if an article created by a banned or blocked user was actually a good article, well sourced, well written, and about a notable subject worthy of having its own page on Wikipedia? Is there no exception to the G5 policy? Per Wikipedia:Copyrights surely we are allowed to copy what was written in a deleted article from a banned or blocked user and repost it? I understand the purpose of G5 is to prevent further disruption to Wikipedia and Wikipedia:BLOCK and Wikipedia:BAN make that clear: to prevent further disruption. However, surely if the user has since been banned and the deleted article they created has been carefully analyzed and confirmed that it was actually a well written, well sourced, and good article, that such deleted article could be restored, even if it is simply copied and pasted by another Wikipedia user? What are the rules surrounding this? Inexpiable (talk) 16:38, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Inexpiable, the rules are short, see WP:BANREVERT. Note that G5 is for articles published by a banned editor after their ban, not those written before the editor was banned. See also WP:COPYWITHIN for rules on copying within Wikipedia. You could ask the deleting admin to copy to draft or ask at WP:REFUND if the deleting admin is not available. Whether a particular article is "actually a good article" is likely to be a matter of opinion. TSventon (talk) 17:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Table of Contents Missing

Hi, I'm not sure what I did but now, when I read articles, there is no table of contents. I just see the toolbar on the right and the main menu (with nothing above/below it) on the left. The only things I've really done with settings is enable Twinkle, Hotcat, etc. so I'm not sure why it could suddenly disappear. Any advice on how to bring it back? Thanks and cheers, ~~~~ GoldRomean (talk) 18:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @GoldRomean. This is a frustrating new feature of the Mediawiki Vector 2022 skin, which is rolling out to users.

The ToC is now automatically hidden. You can find it in the new icon next to the article title. If you click that icon, you can then select move to sidebar and it'll go back to how it used to look. Qcne (talk) 18:30, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Wow, thanks so much! GoldRomean (talk) 20:59, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Business page deleted

Our business page was deleted. OPCC OPCC (talk) 18:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello @OPCC OPCC. Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Nobody has their own business page here. Are you referring to a Wikipedia article? If so which one? Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:57, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello OPCC OPCC, is this about Overland Park Convention Center? That article was replaced with a redirect because the subject didn't appear to be notable enough to warrant an article. -- D'n'B-t -- 19:48, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Grammar Issues and Source issues

On the article Mamie Van Doren which I have heavily worked on in the past three weeks, I’ve seen source problems and grammar and spelling issues. Can I get help with that? GreyChen (talk) 20:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

You'd better attend to c:Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by GreyChen before anything else. -- Hoary (talk) 04:37, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@GreyChen You can make a request at WP:GOCE to ask for copy-editing. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:27, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

GreyChen, you deleted this discussion thread. If you want to close a discussion, please do so according to the instructions at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Closing_discussions; please do not delete the thread. -- Hoary (talk) 12:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

cite book

i put the cursor in the correct place in the text, then i clicked "cite" from the toolbar, then from the popup offering "add a citation" at the top, in a row below offerings are "automatic manual re-use", in a line below that is "website book" i choose "book". then a column of fields is shown on the left, at the top is "hide unused fields" i choose that. the used fields all have solid blue boxes with white check marks, EXCEPT "title". this field has a grey solid box with a white check mark. ON THE RIGHT IS A COLUMN OF EMPTY ENTERING BOXES. the entering boxes are all empty EXCEPT “TITLE” WHICH HAS AN ASTERISK AT THE FAR RIGHT. above EVERY one, there is a name and instructions how to enter information in that box, INCLUDING TITLE. here is the instruction above the title box "The title of the book; displays in italics Field is required."

****CAN YOU FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CAUSING AN ASTERISK IN THE BOX AND THE GHOSTED BOX IN THE FIELDS COLUMN?

****what bothers me is that the title field box on the left is ghosted out, and the asterisk is already in the title entry box on the right before i enter anything MikeMARS52 (talk) 22:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

@MikeMARS52: The asterisk indicates the field is required, meaning you have to fill it out. An asterisk is a standard symbol for this. The asterisk is not part of the value of the field. The checkbox is grey to indicate you cannot change it (because it's a required field you aren't allowed to remove). Grey is a standard way to mark something you cannot change. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

I think the Title field and entry box are not of any interest. My bad. the title of the book is coming through to the template created reference at the bottom of the artical.

The problem is that there is an apparent error showing at the end of the completed reference. RED letters - "Check date values in |year=

at the end is a blue "(help)"

when i tap the help it offers "References List" at the top of the box, and inside the box says "Use this group, General references, Use responsive column layout"

This "Help" is totally incomprehensible!

• • • can you help me clear the error that is apparently or potentially can torpedo my reference---I have checked the dates a dozens of times. I own the book, it is right here on my desk!
    • I this to be ignored or is something required? if required, i have no idea.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

• MikeMARS52

MikeMARS52 (talk) 23:52, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

That blue help link should take you to the appropriate section of Help:CS1 errors (click that link). I presume that you are using the visual editor. I don't (won't ever) use that editor so can't help with that. What is the date that you are attempting to use? Is the date's format one that is accepted by Wikipedia (there is a large table of malformed date examples and how they should be written at the help link).

This is the reference?

<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Joe |title=Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions |date=August 2023 |publisher=Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum |year=August 2023 |isbn=978-0-578-27907-7 |location=401 Gay St. Nashville, TN 37219 |publication-date=August 2023 |pages=152–153 |language=en}}</ref>

Chambers, Joe (August 2023). Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions. 401 Gay St. Nashville, TN 37219: Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum. pp. 152–153. ISBN 978-0-578-27907-7. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: location (link)

Too many dates is too many dates. For a book, all you need is |date=2023 or |year=2023; choose one. Another comment: |location= gets the city name and nothing else so rewriting the template:

{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Joe |title=Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions |date=2023 |publisher=Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum |isbn=978-0-578-27907-7 |location=Nashville |pages=152–153 |language=en}}

Chambers, Joe (2023). Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum: A Visual and Historical Account of Acquisitions. Nashville: Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum. pp. 152–153. ISBN 978-0-578-27907-7.

Also, get rid of the <sup>[x]</sup>; see Help:Referencing for beginners.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 01:21, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! i am pretty sure i can do this. it makes sense

As you may have suspected, this is my first attempt to create an article. I have been so frustrated that i couldn't find somewhere someone would answer what seemed easy questions. Every one i contacted (eg googled person), my alma matre english dept, others - all wanted money.

May i ask occasional questions if i have gotten stymied? i promise i won't bury you with questions that i can figure out. i spent hours trying to sort this out

Best Wishes,

• MikeMARS52

MikeMARS52 (talk) 13:53, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Answering questions about using and editing Wikipedia is the purpose of the Help desk. If editors here don't know the answer to your question, they can often point you to a better place to ask.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 15:56, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

June 28

Best way to verify facts about a fictional character

I'm reviewing Twilight Sparkle for GA status and I need to verify the veracity of the plot summaries (it's basically one massive plot summary). Do I just have to do my own research to figure stuff out? Thanks in advance! Cessaune [talk] 01:16, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

The source for a plot summary is usually assumed to be the work itself, so verifying that information would likely mean watching the relevant episodes. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:01, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Well is that what I have to do? That sounds like far too much work. Cessaune [talk] 02:02, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Fair point. That does seem excessive. It's not like watching one or two episodes. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I suggest asking at WT:GAN as helpers here are not necessarily GA experts and it might be helpful to make the GA guidance clearer. TSventon (talk) 10:01, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Proper venue for discussing application of policy within a Wikiproject

I've been asking around on various pages to no avail. Recently there has been an ANI thread and several templates deleted due to a discussion that included how articles should cover active tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, etc). However, I think that how pages should cover active storms needs to be discussed further. The first suggestion was to take the matter to ArbCom, but it did not seem so serious. Next I suggested holding a discussion on the relevant project talk page (either Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Weather or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tropical cyclones), but others suggested holding it outside of project space to reduce bias and invite more outside opinion. One editor suggested WP:NPOVN but that seemed a poor fit. Following the suggestions of a couple others I did start a thread at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy), but I have gotten no response one way or the other there. Admittedly, that isn't quite the right place either as that page is more about discussing changes to policy. At this point I am not sure where this kind of discussion should be held. TornadoLGS (talk) 01:57, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@TornadoLGS That ANI thread seems quite thorough. Please note that Wikipedia is not particularly interested in transitory current events. Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:21, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Shantavira Yes, the whole point was to have a discussion on what information should or should not be included per WP:NOTNEWS but there were a few points I still thought were worth going over. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

How to fix a problem with political party modules I have noticed

I've noticed that for templates such as {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}} and {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}, the full name is only shown as Janata Dal. I see why this is important for {{Full party name with color|Labour Party (UK)}} and {{Full party name with color|Labour Party (Australia)}} maybe, but Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal (Secular) have the same party name when their full names should include the bits in parentheses. A simple solution is to add a flag in the module that indicates whether the full party name should include text in parentheses, and consider that in all political party templates involving the full name. Where is the right place to get a discussion going on this issue? C1MM (talk) 04:49, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@C1MM On the template's Talk Page should be best. If it is not an often-edited template, you may need to WP:PING a couple of people who have previously worked on it. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:19, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@C1MM: This can already be done with |dab=yes after a discussion at Template talk:Party name with color#Undisambiguated full name. It's currently only documented at {{Party name with color}} but it also works for {{Full party name with color}} which uses the same module. If you want it to be done automatically for some parties then you have to start a new discussion. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:36, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Forget the email id

I need some help with our page. We created a page for our company but forgot the email address we used to sign up. We've tried all the ones we can think of, but none are working. If you can help us out with this, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance! 110.226.182.71 (talk) 05:47, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Some questions:

• What is "our page"?
• Who are "we"?
• Can you remember the user name you used?
• Can you remember the password you used?   Maproom (talk) 08:33, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

See H:RP, but if you cannot remember the username, password or email address it may be impossible to access the account. See also WP:BOSS.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 08:50, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia doesn't use email addresses to log on, it uses usernames plus passwords. Hence if you look in the contribution history of the article you say you created, you should find that username. If you can't remember the password, just create a new account and mention on its new userpage that you previously edited with that other account. Note that accounts are for one person only: your use of "we" might be interpreted as if you think it is acceptable to have role-based accounts (e.g. for the PR department). It is not. Also, if you edit an article about your company, then by the T&Cs here, you must declare you are a paid editor. See WP:PAID. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:14, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I wonder whether "We created a page for our company" merely means that Wikipedia has an article about your company and you think it was created by an unknown person at the company. We are an encyclopedia with millions of articles mostly written and maintained by volunteer editors with no affiliation with the subject. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure if you want to make edits about your company. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:01, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

The IP address belongs to Bharti Airtel, which is a lengthy article about an Indian company. The editing history looks like it contains several COI edits, so it's likely that one of the redlinked usernames is the account in question. ~Anachronist (talk) 15:25, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Bharti Airtel is an Internet service provider so I guess the poster is just a customer. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:58, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I need permision

Would it be ok if I was to write down the title or subtitle of an article on Wikipedia that I am reading for the sole purpose of remembering where I finished off so that I can continue reading the article or would that be a copyright violation?

Thank you

Saleh Malaeb Salehmalaeb (talk) 10:45, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Salehmalaeb No problem at all. In fact, you can download whole articles for personal use, if you like. Everything in Wikipedia is licensed under a Creative Commons license (see that link and WP:CCBYSA for details). Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

You can also make notes to yourself in your user space. You can use your sandbox, or create a sub-page under your username, like User:Salehmalaeb/Notes. ~Anachronist (talk) 15:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

No notification of replies to my comments

I recall I used to get a notification when someone clicked the "reply" link at the end of my comment without explicitly naming me in a {{ping}} or {{reply}} tag. I am running across replies that seem to have been made this way, but for which I never got notified. I don't recall changing anything in my user preferences, and I don't see any setting about this either. Would someone click the reply link at the end of this comment and reply without referencing my username, so I can confirm this? ~Anachronist (talk) 15:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Are you subscribed to the discussions in question? —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 15:31, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I see the problem. I thought I would be auto-subscribed to discussions I comment in. It seems I am not. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:22, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Anachronist You can check which threads you have subscribed to, and remove them if you wish, at Special:TopicSubscriptions. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. The problem was that my auto-subscribe setting wasn't enabled. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:24, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

getting wikipedia article seen on google

Anyone know why my article isn't showing up on google? It's on Wikipedia but I can't get it to show up on google even when I type in the name of the article followed by wikipedia.

Let me know! Thanks Richielemay29 (talk) 15:48, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@Richielemay29: Articles aren't indexed on search engines until a new pages patroller reviews it or at least 90 days have passed, whichever comes first. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 15:55, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

User Amage9 and User Luigi Rolly Bedin

I made a mistake by wanting to modify my Amage9 sandbox into the article Luigi Rolly Bedin, I modified the user instead of the article. Thanks in advance Amage9 (talk) 15:52, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Amage9, you moved your sandbox to User:Luigi Rolly Bedin the solution was to move it again to Luigi Rolly Bedin, so I have done so. TSventon (talk) 16:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@TSventon, thank you very much. Amage9 (talk) 17:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Timestamp

I noticed today (I believe for the first time) that the timestamp of a signature is dim. Is that a new, uh, feature?--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

dim? See also last point of meta:Tech/News/2024/26 – robertsky (talk) 16:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I find it weird that they say "all" timestamps when it's definitely not happening on every page... It's also just low enough contrast that it makes my brain tick (and is below WCAG standards!). I know how I could mitigate that on a personal level, but I'd rather there just be a way to turn the entire functionality off. - Purplewowies (talk) 04:12, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

They do look greyer, and I notice they are now clickable links. 57.140.16.27 (talk) 21:55, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

trying to find the institution where i completed high school diploma just can’t find my diploma I earned

Hope someone can help I’m trying to find the institution where i completed high school diploma just can’t find my diploma I earned 2601:5CA:4400:C30:ED82:E3EE:1519:81C5 (talk) 16:59, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Are you sayng you don't know which high school you went to? If not please clarify your question. Shantavira|^{feed me} 19:00, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

This it the Help Desk for Wikipedia: it is for assistance in using and editing Wikipedia - nothing else. ColinFine (talk) 22:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Moving article from sandbox

I would like to move my article from the sandbox but there is no button to move it. I have changed appearance several times but still no avenue to move the article. Have done more than 15 edits and account was opened seven days ago. Please advise. SEQUINS24 (talk) 18:53, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I have looked at User:SEQUINS24/sandbox, but to be honest it has zero chance of being accepted as an article at the moment. It could be moved to a WP:DRAFT article but would need a lot of work. Also, I would have to ask the obvious question of whether you are linked to Bruce Ovbiagele in some way, as this would lead to a conflict of interest.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 19:07, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@SEQUINS24: Perhaps you didn't see ianmacm reply to your question above, but it wasn't wise of you to move Bruce Ovbiagele to the article namespace at this time because it's not ready for article status. I've draftified the page for you to allow you more time to work on it and improve because leaving where it was would have almost certainly led to the page being either tagged or nominated for WP:DELETION. I suggest you take a look at Wikipedia:Notability (people), Help:Your first article, Help:Referencing for beginners for some general information on how you might try to improve the draft. You should also talke a look at Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, Wikipedia:Autobiography and Wikipedia:An article about yourself is not necessarily a good thing because those pages may also contain information that you might find helpful and might apply to your situation. I don't suggest you try to move the page back to the article namespace yourself again because doing so is almost certainly going to led to the page being nominated for deletion (absent any real significant improvements being made). Instead I suggest you submit the draft to Wikipedia:Articles for creation for review when you think it's ready. I've added a template to the top of the draft to make it easier for you to do so, but I don't suggest you do so right now because the draft will only be declined. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:24, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi

I want to ask is it ok if an editor is continuosly creating redirects of potential articles? Doesn't it take away the attribution from the editor which was about to start the article? What @Kumarpramit: is doing is just making redirects of badminton tournament articles, just to pose as the first to start the page, while others are doing hardwork of expanding it without their article tally going upwards. Thankyou. zoglophie^•talk• 19:59, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Expanding an article from a redirect counts as a new article creation. Ruslik_Zero 20:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I suggest you forget the articlecountitis you appear to be suffering from, and get on with improving the encyclopaedia. Almost nobody cares how many articles you have started and how many you haven't, and unless there is major problem with it, almost nobody goes back and looks at who chanced to create the first version of an article. (Looking at my record, I see that I have made 24 891 edits over almost 19 years, and have created a grand total of 14 articles). ColinFine (talk) 22:27, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

June 29

Clarification Regarding Translation Replacement

Hi there,

I'm not entirely sure if this is the correct place to ask, but maybe someone will be able to assist. I noticed that the article Egor Kreed, for example, was considerably empty in contrast to the one found on the Russian Wikipedia, and was looking to add content to it. However, when I was using the translation tool for other articles, I noticed that there is an option to replace an already existing page with a translation. My question for this is: what would be the potential impact of such an action? Would there need to be additional steps taken afterwards? I think it would be easier to do another translation (given how organized the tool is) but at the same time, I do not want to mess things up if that makes sense. Thanks in advance for the help. Losipov (talk) 03:10, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Despite what the notice says at the top of Egor Kreed, expanding an English Wikipedia article with a translation from an article in another language is a bad idea, unless you are satisfied that the text you are translating is supported by citations to the standard required in English Wikipedia (which tends to be a higher standard than many others).

If the text you are translating is so supported, then that's fine: you translate it, and cite the original sources (unless you can find equally good English ones, which are preferred if they exist). But if it is not, then what you will be doing is adding unsourced information to the article, which is generally not acceptable (and especially not when it is an article about a living person).

Looking at ru:Крид, Егор, at first sight it has lots of citations. But looking at them, an awful lot of them appear to be either to his own work, or to VK (service), which is a social media site: the bulk of citations in an article should each meet the triple criterion of reliability, independence from the subject, and having significant coverage of the subject. There may be some citations in the Russian article that meet these criteria, but if so, they are swamped by the refbombing of inferior or worthless sources.

Also, I notice that several claims in the first paragraphs are tagged with "источник не указан 423 дня", which I believe means "unsourced for xxx days". ColinFine (talk) 15:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Text size

Hello, I am having difficulty reading the Wikipedia pages. how do I increase the screen text size? Thanks Chris. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chriswv3 (talk • contribs) 03:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

In most browsers, pressing ctrl and + on your keyboard will increase the displayed font size for most websites, (ctrl and - to decrease it). -- D'n'B-t -- 04:05, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

In addition to what DandelionAndBurdoch says, there's also a icon that you can click at the top of the page, which generates a dropdown menu that allows you to adjust text size and width. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 04:27, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Tenryuu, at the top of which page? In what browser? I've never seen that icon; though admittedly I've never searched for it, as I know to use ctrl +.   Maproom (talk) 11:03, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@Maproom: The above assumes that one is on Vector 2022. Frankly I don't like using it as there are a few namespaces that are exempted from it. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 13:56, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@Tenryuu I was wondering what the default is on that appearance icon (oo). I always have it set at the following: text: small, and width: wide. But that's only because it works best that way on my desktop. It's confusing when editing because putting in a "soft hyphen" tag (at end of a sentence) depends on one's settings. JimPercy (talk) 15:17, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@JimPercy: It's been a while since I've fiddled with it, but I think the default text size is Medium and the width is Standard. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 15:34, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Import from another language Wiki

I have seen that my article de:Fadenwurminfektionen des Hundes was transferred (and translated) per c&p to Nematode infection in dogs, without using Wikipedia:Requests for page importation and therefore without article history. In the German WP this procedure is not allowed because it violates Wikipedia:Copyrights. I have no idea how it is handled in the English WP. Uwe Gille (talk) 11:16, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Uwe Gille, Wikipedia copyright policy allows reuse of text, but says that credit to the authors should be provided, for example by including "a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are re-using". This is also explained at Help:Translation#English Wikipedia policy requirements. Unlike in de Wikipedia Wikipedia:Requests for page importation are not required and appear to be unusual. Nematode infection in dogs has followed the en Wikipedia policy. TSventon (talk) 12:15, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Uwe Gille, attribution was included in the initial edit summary for the English page. Also, a slightly incomplete attribution for the work of editors on de.wp was added to the talk-page with this edit. Ideally that would include the exact revision number for the translated content. Alemedicen, would you kindly add that, for this page and for any other that you have translated? Thank you, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:11, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@Justlettersandnumbers, Alemedicen has been blocked since last November. ColinFine (talk) 15:51, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, ColinFine! I'm gradually learning that the Open Knowledge Association is even less well-liked than I had thought. I've added to the attribution for the translation. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 16:23, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Images

what kind of picture can i upload? im writing about a celebrity and it says i cant upload it Y2kash (talk) 11:29, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

New users aren't allowed to upload photos to Wikipedia. When trying to upload images, please keep Wikipedia:Image use policy in mind. If you don't own the copyright to the image, and it isn't freely licensed, please don't upload such images. See Wikipedia:Uploading images § Determine copyright status for details. —⁠andrybak (talk) 14:44, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Greetings! Can you help me?

I need help with this 81.107.43.180 (talk) 12:17, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Whether we can help you or not will clearly depend on what 'this' refers to. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:22, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

I can't login to my account in wikipedia!

Hello, I have been a member of Wikipedia for years.

For the past few days, I have been trying to log into my Wikipedia account, but after entering my username and password, I receive an error message. I am sure that I am entering both my username and password correctly, but each time I get the same response that either the username or the password is wrong!

When I click on the "Forgot password" option, it asks for my username and email address, but I do not receive any email in my inbox for resetting my password!!

What should I do? 185.125.249.18 (talk) 12:20, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

BTW, my user-id in wikipedia is: mjdtjm 185.125.249.18 (talk) 12:36, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

If you can't recall your password and the email is not working, then nothing more can be done. You will need to create a new account. You can add a note to the new account's user page that you previously edited under the old name. RudolfRed (talk) 16:08, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello. The account in question is User: Mjdtjm with a capital M. Check whether that may be the source of the problem. That account does not have email access enabled, so the software cannot send you anything by email. You should enable email if you regain access, or on your new account if it comes to that. Cullen328 (talk) 18:34, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Abrupt GA Delist - Florida State University - No Discussion, no cooperation

I am requesting help with another editor who abruptly delisted the main Florida State University from GA status (which the article has had for years) while a GA Reassessment works through the process. I need to resolve concerns with non-free use in a couple sections, mainly and perhaps a style preference or two. Otherwise, the editor proposing the GAR is helpful and generally cooperative. However, a third editor entered the matter abruptly and delisted the article, with no explanation or collaboration. Thank you for any help! Sirberus (talk) 15:12, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Sirberus, you should probably follow the process for Disputing a reassessment at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment. I see you have raised your concerns with the closing editor on their talk page. The steps are

1. A GAR closure should only be contested if the closure was obviously against consensus or otherwise procedurally incorrect. A closure should only be disputed within the first seven days following the close.
2. Before disputing a GAR closure, first discuss your concerns with the closing editor on their talk page.
3. If discussing does not resolve concerns, editors should post at Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations and ask for review from uninvolved editors and the coordinators. TSventon (talk) 15:48, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

   Thank you. I will follow up within the required period. I see we are three days into the seven, so time is of the essence.Sirberus (talk) 17:23, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

   I went ahead and requested GA reassessment and explained what has occurred. I want to stay within the seven-day period if at all possible. Other editors are welcome to join the GAR (once the delist matter is reversed or addressed) and rework. Sirberus (talk) 17:44, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

   The delisting editor (Real4jyy) shows up and says the reason the delisting was made is that no additional edits were made in two weeks...while the two active editors were waiting for a subject matter expert in non-free material to contribute to the review. Pardon me, but I live in the real world, and Wikipedia is a low priority for me and others who want to make Wikipedia better. It may takes months to finish the work. Frankly, the pattern of this individual appears to be to move from one GA review to another and delist whatever falls under their cursor. That is absurd. It takes substantial work to bring an article to GA status. I suggest if any editor want the authority to delist a GA, they should at least bring an article to the GA standard.Sirberus (talk) 10:15, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Turnertown, Texas wrong categories

Turnertown is in Rusk County, Texas, but on my Kindle, it is listed as being in the Categories: Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Texas. How do I correct this on the desktop? It isn't the only one. DMc75771 (talk) 19:57, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@DMc75771: On your desktop, when you are in edit mode, the category is all the way at the bottom: [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Texas]]. You can remove that and replace it with the correct category. RudolfRed (talk) 22:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Account deletion

How do I delete a Wikipedia account created in error? D16sinclair (talk) 22:33, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@D16sinclair: Accounts cannot be deleted. Just stop using the account you don't need. RudolfRed (talk) 22:35, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Adding "et al." to references

How would I add "et al." to references if there are more than three authors? 2003 LN6 23:27, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

According to Help:Citation Style 1 |display-authors=etal in a template displays all authors in the list followed by et al. TSventon (talk) 23:47, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

June 30

Archives of deleted languages

Hey I'm wondering whether there exist archives of languages deleted from wikipedia and of deleted language request incubators. KirkiArty (talk) 03:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

@KirkiArty: See meta:List of Wikipedias#Other Wikipedias for closed Wikipedias. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:46, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes I know, but I need their content. There is a list of wikipedia requests too, but again without contents. KirkiArty (talk) 09:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

@KirkiArty: Some of them were picked up by Miraheze, see https://incubator.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:All_test_languages . TSventon (talk) 10:02, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

That's a bit too little :/ Thanks anyway KirkiArty (talk) 10:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

We have the same name

There are multiple artists along with other individuals with the same name “Matt Lambert” I have noticed that our information biography and such are getting mixed together. It happens quite often on platforms that we are mistaken for each other as we have parallel themes in some of our work. I noticed this happening particularly in the Spanish version.

suggestions on how to remedy this? 178.16.214.236 (talk) 09:39, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, IP editor who is presumably Matt Lambert.

On the English wikipedia, the best way to address this is to use the {{Edit COI}} template on the Article's talk page. You might use to say something like "Please remove XYZ because that refers to the Matt Lambert who is based in Madrid, not the one who is based in LA" and provide a link to a reliable source which makes it clear.

As all the different language run wikis are seperate, we can't advise on Spanish wiki - but I think their process would be pretty similar. -- D'n'B-t -- 10:04, 30 June 2024 (UTC)