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June 3

Citing an article inside of a meeting report

Forgive me if this has already been asked, I looked but couldn't find anything. I want to cite a specific article (Acanthoma fissuratum of the outer auditory canal from a hearing aid, page 304) within this collection of abstracts. How should I go about this? If I just use a citation generator the title will be "Abstracts of papers presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology" which isn't very helpful. Should I just manually create the citation and use the page number, authors, and title from the specefic article? If so should I include the doi from the collection since that specefic article doesn't have its own doi. Any advice is appreciated, I just want to make sure I am properly citing this source. CursedWithTheAbilityToDoTheMath (talk) 01:44, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

{{cite conference |title=Acanthoma fissuratum of the outer auditory canal from a hearing aid |book-title=Abstracts of papers presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology |doi=10.1111/j.1600-0560.1989.tb00057.x |page=304}}

"Acanthoma fissuratum of the outer auditory canal from a hearing aid". Abstracts of papers presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology. p. 304. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1989.tb00057.x.

Include author(s) of the paper, editor(s) of the Abstracts, publisher and publisher location, date of publication (year), ISBN, and any other pertinent bibliographic details.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 02:26, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Redirect-categorization tool?

During this past month, I've begun to take notice of a new tag filter that detects old-school redirect pages consisting only of "#REDIRECT" and the linked [[page target]]; WP:Categorizing redirects now recommends adding an {{R from X}} tag to avoid the "Uncategorized redirect" message in summaries. Planning to take advantage of this new rule any moment from now; before then, can any editors/developers direct me towards a tool (à la WP:RATER for content assessment) that can help me on the way? --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 02:43, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Slgrandson, there are some suggestions at Wikipedia:WikiProject Redirect#Scripts, but I haven't tried them myself. TSventon (talk) 04:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Resolved

Ultimately, I voted for WP:Archer over Eejit43's redirect helper as it satisfied my desire to create tagged redirects (on the first save). Thanks for the tip! --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 20:45, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Unless I misunderstand what you are saying, mine allows that as well. You of course are welcome to use any script you wish to :) ~ Eejit43 (talk) 21:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Deletion Review Request

User indeffed as promo-only account

Description of the Deleted Content: The deleted content was an article titled "The Stealing of Emily - Closed Material Procedures Secret Courts" that I authored. It provided information about a book I wrote, including its title, genre, and a brief summary of its plot. Reasons for Reinstatement: I believe the deleted content should be reinstated for the following reasons: The article adhered to Wikipedia's content policies and guidelines, including those on notability and verifiability. The book "The Stealing of Emily - Closed Material Procedures Secret Courts" is a notable work in its genre, as evidenced by its positive reception and reviews on reputable platforms such as Goodreads. The deletion may have been based on a misunderstanding or misinterpretation of Wikipedia's guidelines. Supporting Evidence or References: The deleted content was sourced from Goodreads, a reputable platform for book reviews and information. [Link to Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195237122-the-stealing-of-emily---closed-material-procedures-secret-courts] The book is also available on the author's official website, further confirming its availability and relevance. [Link to author's website: https://thestealingofemily.co.uk/bookshelf/] The book has an official Facebook page maintained by the author, which provides updates and information about the book. [Link to Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheStealingofEmily/] The book's ISBN information is available through the ISBN Agency, providing additional verification of its existence and publication details. [Link to ISBN Agency page: https://www.isbnagency.com/titles/9781513697574-the-stealing-of-emily--fate-of-children-through-our-court-system] Clarity and Conciseness: The original article provided a clear and concise overview of the book, including its title, author, genre, and plot summary. It adhered to Wikipedia's guidelines for article structure and content presentation. Respectful Tone: I respectfully request that the deleted content be reinstated in accordance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. I believe that restoring the article would contribute positively to the Wikipedia community by providing valuable information about a notable literary work. Thank you for considering my request. Sincerely, [Your Martinnewbold] Martinnewbold (talk) 06:05, 3 June 2024 (UTC) @Martinnewbold I have replied to your second question below, please don't make duplicate questions. Qcne (talk) 07:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC) Collapse a second copy of this same question, by this user indeffed as a promo-only account. Mathglot (talk) 17:36, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

How do I add sources please?

I do not know how to add sources. Whereabouts do I add these sources? Thank you. R.FrancesFyfe (talk) 06:15, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello R.FrancesFyfe, check out:

• Help:Referencing for beginners
• Wikipedia:Citing sources

Typically, sources are added as footnotes at the end of the material they cover, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 06:27, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

There's also a tutorial at WP:INTREFVE which you may find helpful. I find the Visual Editor easier than the Source Editor, as it looks like Microsoft Word so you should already be familiar with it @R.FrancesFyfe. Qcne (talk) 07:05, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Deletion Review Request

User indeffed as promo-only account

=== Description of the Deleted Content: === The deleted content was an article titled "The Stealing of Emily - Closed Material Procedures Secret Courts" that I authored. It provided information about a book I wrote, including its title, genre, and a brief summary of its plot. === Reasons for Reinstatement: === I believe the deleted content should be reinstated for the following reasons: The article adhered to Wikipedia's content policies and guidelines, including those on notability and verifiability. The book "The Stealing of Emily - Closed Material Procedures Secret Courts" is a notable work in its genre, as evidenced by its positive reception and reviews on reputable platforms such as Goodreads. The deletion may have been based on a misunderstanding or misinterpretation of Wikipedia's guidelines. === Supporting Evidence or References: === The deleted content was sourced from Goodreads, a reputable platform for book reviews and information. [Link to Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195237122-the-stealing-of-emily---closed-material-procedures-secret-courts] The book is also available on the author's official website, further confirming its availability and relevance. [Link to author's website: https://thestealingofemily.co.uk/bookshelf/] The book has an official Facebook page maintained by the author, which provides updates and information about the book. [Link to Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheStealingofEmily/] The book's ISBN information is available through the ISBN Agency, providing additional verification of its existence and publication details. [Link to ISBN Agency page: https://www.isbnagency.com/titles/9781513697574-the-stealing-of-emily--fate-of-children-through-our-court-system] === Clarity and Conciseness: === The original article provided a clear and concise overview of the book, including its title, author, genre, and plot summary. It adhered to Wikipedia's guidelines for article structure and content presentation. === Respectful Tone: === I respectfully request that the deleted content be reinstated in accordance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. I believe that restoring the article would contribute positively to the Wikipedia community by providing valuable information about a notable literary work. Thank you for considering my request. Sincerely, [Your Martinnewbold] Martinnewbold (talk) 06:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC) Hi @Martinnewbold. The proper place to request undeletion is at WP:REFUND. However based on your supporting evidence there is no way your article is suitable for Wikipedia. Only books that meet our notability criteria for books merit a Wikipedia article. Your four sources (Goodreads, your website, Facebook ISBN) do not prove notability in the slightest. Wikipedia is not a repository of book information, but an encyclopaedia of notable topics. You also shouldn't be writing about a book you wrote in the first place! Please see conflict of interest. As such I would not waste more of your time on this. Also, please don't use ChatGPT to author requests like this, we want to hear from you, not a robot. Let me know if you have any questions. Qcne (talk) 07:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC) No further responses needed; this user indeffed as a promo-only account. Mathglot (talk) 17:30, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

National Tortellini Day

I would like to add, on the tortellini page, that the world celebrates National Tortellini Day every year on 13 February, but my work doesn't focus on adding sources and I don't want to make mistakes; the source is this (which I don't know if it's reliable): https://nationaltoday.com/national-tortellini-day/ (information present in the "Giornata Nazionale dei Tortellini" section of the it.wiki page, Tortellini). JacktheBrown (talk) 06:34, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

At the top of the nationaltoday page you linked, it says "Got an idea for a holiday? Send it to us". If anyone can submit a holiday, then that site is unlikely to be reliable. Information present on another Wikipedia is also not a reliable source. You will need to come up with reliable sources. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:56, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Shantavira: in what sense "Information present on another Wikipedia is also not a reliable source"? It.wiki isn't reliable? JacktheBrown (talk) 17:20, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@JackkBrown No, it.wiki, like all wikipedias, is not a reliable source. See WP:CIRCULAR which says "Do not use articles from Wikipedia (whether English Wikipedia or Wikipedias in other languages) as sources, since Wikipedia is a user-generated source." CodeTalker (talk) 20:12, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Shantavira: this source is reliable? https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-tortellini-day-february-13. JacktheBrown (talk) 17:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikis are not reliable sources for Wikipedia articles, since they are user-edited. It's the same reason we don't use blogs, Goodreads, or the IMDb for substantial content. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:25, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Again, the nationaldaycalendar is just another website, and it invites anyone to "Register A National Day". Shantavira|^{feed me} 19:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

The world celebrates national noodles? —Tamfang (talk) 19:02, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Tamfang: ? JacktheBrown (talk) 23:00, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Multigenre glitch in comics - the return of.

7 years ago I noticed a glitch on Leviathan (2000 AD) in the multigenre section where the genres were always prefixed by a comma. Topic here - David Biddulph suggested that the first genre needed to be "first" not "y" and that fixed it - but none the wiser as to why 2000 AD (comics) didn't need the qualifier and was happy with a "y".

Now I've got the same thing on The 'Nam - but this is even weirder in that the existing revision has a "y" for the first genre, and the preceding comma, but if I change that to "first" then I still get the comma and also the first genre is bunched up without spaces to the second genre.

Should this be declared a bug in that the same criteria yields three different results:

1. 2000AD - fine with "y"
2. Leviathan - needs "first"
3. The 'Nam - doesn't work with either "first" or "y"

They all use the Infobox comic book title template, so surely behaviour should be the same? Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:00, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Additional - I've looked up Template:Infobox_comic_book_title#Genre_list, however all that does is state that "first" should be used - but in practice that's not the case as outlined above. Chaheel Riens (talk) 09:10, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Additional additional - if I mark "War" as first it fails. If I mark "historical" as first, then it displays as it should. Why is this? Chaheel Riens (talk) 09:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Looking at the source of Template:Comics infobox sec/genre, it looks to me as if it's all coded for individual cases rather than any sort of general logic, so I'm not surprised that there are some individual oddities. I suggest asking at the talk page for either that or the main template you're calling. ColinFine (talk) 11:05, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@Chaheel Riens: Looking at the template code, all genres are listed in alphabetical order. first is not an option for which genre you want displayed first. It's a required value for the first alphabetical genre of those genres you want listed. That's why |War=first |Historical=y fails. You cannot display War before Historical. The template could have been coded to avoid the need for the caller to specify first but it would require significantly more code with our rather limited template language. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:58, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

2000 AD (comics) doesn't need first because one of the genres is Action Adventure and that's always first alphabetically so the template automatically treats it as first. If the template was modified to accept an earlier alphabetical genre then Action=first Adventure=first would be required when the earlier genre isn't used. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:19, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

The parameter is called Adventure but it displays as Action/adventure. According to the template, you cannot have adventure without action. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:24, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Aardvark fiction never really took off... Anyway, I have clarified the use of first in the documentation.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 15:55, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Skyway group

(header added) Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

hi i have been with skyway group for 8years i am having problems with my account and my wife having same issue please can someone help us 92.27.141.89 (talk) 11:24, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

IP editor: This helpdesk is exclusively for assistance with using and editing Wikipedia. We cannot help with any other matter. There is an article SkyWay Group you may wish to read. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

updating article

hello, i am trying to update the article Vicky Theodoropoulou Greek Writer. don't know how to keep one of the two same profile pictures i have uploaded by mistake. also i don't know if i have the updated is correctly done. i would appreciate your help. thank you Theodoropoulou (talk) 18:26, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

For the record, i have tried, and failed, to find appropriate sourcing for this article and have now taken it to WP:AFD. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 20:23, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Cannot login

We have been trying to reach Wkipedia to help us login for months. We are a non profit and we do not know who was our admin for the site OpenTravel (talk) 19:22, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @OpenTravel. Firstly, your username is in breach of our username policy as it seems to represent a company or organisation? Note also Wikipedia accounts can only be used by a single person, not shared.

That said, it is unclear what your question is. You are logged into Wikipedia right now. Are you talking about a different account? Could you provide the username if so? Please give more details. Qcne (talk) 19:25, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

@OpenTravel: Maybe you think OpenTravel Alliance was written by somebody from your organization and that's the account you are trying to get into. Don't, that's not how Wikipedia works. Articles don't have an "admin" and nobody owns an article. Accounts are for individuals, not organizations. The article page history [2] shows contributions from many users who may or may not be affiliated with you. The orignal creation was by User:B3zra1y but they have no more right to the article than anyone else. Most articles are written by volunteers who are not connected to the subject. If you are connected then see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. PrimeHunter (talk) 19:44, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

To add to what the others have said, I recommend reading the essay WP:BOSS, for more context. ColinFine (talk) 21:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

William James Neatby

I have a picture of William James Neatby and his first wife Emily taken on their wedding day. The picture you have was also taken on their wedding day and I shared it with Mr. B Strol (?) to be used on his web page. If you would like the wedding picture I will be happy to send it to you. I also have a picture of his second wife with their 2 children and William Douglas Neatby his son born to Emily.

Please advise

Ron Neatby Great grandson Of William James Neatby 2607:FEA8:2C5F:BA30:79AF:2B04:F5B9:45A5 (talk) 19:45, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

It's up to you if you want to share it or not, as photos (especially wedding photos) are not necessarily required for biographical articles. If you wish to share it, you can upload it with Wikipedia:File upload wizard. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 21:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

My edits on "Summit-Level Canal"

My reference did not make it into the just-published revision of "Summit-Level Canal". Do I assume that the Wiki editor of the edits will fix this? ~~~~

Stembrij (talk) 21:48, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Two references were both named ":0" so I changed one to be named ":1". Did this fix what you were asking about? RJFJR (talk) 22:38, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Handling mass unsourced edits

I have encountered an unsourced and seemingly wrong edit on the List of countries by obesity rate (I also made a comment on the talk page Talk:List of countries by obesity rate#Republic of Korea). I've tracked it down to the user Special:Contributions/37.211.172.77 that seems to have made many unsourced, and to my eyes wrong, edits, e.g.:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badin&diff=prev&oldid=1221755115

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badin&diff=prev&oldid=1221755428

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sibi&diff=prev&oldid=1222374419

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sibi&diff=prev&oldid=1222374578

I'm not an expert on the topic, but some of these figures seem very unrealistic, and I can't find any sources supporting them. What should be done? 131.111.5.246 (talk) 23:08, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

In this type of case per a personal point of view, I will find ones sources that if it supports two or one of the edits, then they may be true (not confirming that they are). But whenever I see sources that oppose the edits and supports the former figure there, I will manually revert or revert all edits as unsourced entry while linking to the source I have. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 00:35, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

June 4

Using Word

Hi Lew. I seem to have lost you?? Can I simply copy an article I have written using MS Word and paste it straight onto Wiki? Best wishes, Bruce Seachange2000 (talk) 04:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Seachange. You seem to be following up a message you posted at User talk:Encoded, so that user will probably answer there. My answer is that you can do that, but you will lose the formatting, and any referencing (and referencing is absolutely the most important part of a Wikipedia article) so it is not a very effective method of creating a Wikipedia article. Images will not go across either - they need to be uploaded and then used in an article in two separate steps, and Wikimedia is very careful about copyright: see Help:upload.

In my experience, editors who attempt the challenging task of creating a new article before they have spent weeks or months learning how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles, usually have a frustrating and miserable experience. Would you enter a major tournament when you've never picked up a tennis racket before?

When you have learnt about core concepts like verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable sources, and most importantly notability, then is the time to read your first article and give it a go.

If you are determined to go ahead with it now, absolutely your first task is to find the reliable, independent sources with substantial material about your club. Nothing written, published or commissioned by the club will count, and nor will anything based on interviews or press releases, or just having passing mention. You need to find places where people wholly unconnected with the club have chosen, off their own bat, to write about the club in professionally published places like significant newspapers, or books from reputable publishers. If you cannot find any such places, then your club is almost certainly not notable, and all further effort you spend on trying to create a Wikipedia article about it will be time wasted. ColinFine (talk) 09:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Permanent dead link; piadina romagnola

Reference 2 is a "permanent dead link", should I delete it? JacktheBrown (talk) 06:39, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

I think this is the same source [3]? Timur9008 (talk) 06:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Timur9008: I don't know, "Impossibile raggiungere il sito". JacktheBrown (talk) 19:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

The link works fine for me (also in Italy). -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 20:40, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cl3phact0: the link works, but within the page it doesn't; in fact, it's marked as "permanent dead link" (references). JacktheBrown (talk) 20:46, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Try now. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 20:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cl3phact0: PERFECT, thank you! JacktheBrown (talk) 20:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

how to upload content on wikipedia

how to upload content on wikipedia 182.191.79.147 (talk) 09:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

This isn't a mere place to upload content, this is a project to write an encyclopedia. Writing a new article is the most difficult thing to do here, and it is highly recommended that new users first gain experience and knowledge by editing existing articles in areas that interest them. Unregistered and new users cannot directly create articles, you would need to use the Article Wizard; please see Your First Article. 331dot (talk) 09:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

If you meant "uploading images", please see c:COM:First steps/Contributing (Wikimedia Commons) and WP:Uploading images/WP:NFCC (WP). Open-content media is welcome on Commons, while non-free material stays on any Wikipedia allowing it (including this edition). Since you are editing from an IP, you must create an account before submitting media to either venue. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 23:32, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Question by Lenutaa mirceaa

what îs the www.en.m.wikipediia.org?/4-6-2024/"addtopic" Lenutaa mirceaa (talk) 12:14, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Lenutaa mirceaa Would you mind giving us some context, please. An example might be to tell us what you were attempting when you found www.en.m.wikipediia.org?/4-6-2024/"addtopic". 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 12:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Even giving us a valid URL might help. Maproom (talk) 17:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Category:Works about children

I recently came across Category:Works about children, and the articles listed in it directly (as opposed to in subcategories) are an extremely eclectic collection. We have IQ tests for children (Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children), an episode of Star Trek (Miri (Star Trek: The Original Series)), a photograph (Faith and Confidence), etc.

Is this a properly-functioning category? If not, what should be done about it? Walsh90210 (talk) 18:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Seems "fiction" should be a "top" subcategory. Fwiw, there is a Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:49, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks; when I went to the Category_talk page a message said "Talk pages in this namespace are generally not watched by many users. Please consider visiting the Help desk for a more prompt response or reviewing the Categorization FAQ for quick tips." I can post at the WikiProject next time. Walsh90210 (talk) 20:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Saving user preferences

Hi, I have tried multiple times, but it seems I am unable to disable the setting that allows people to email me because, even after clicking save, my user preferences are not saved. I would really appreciate it if you could help. Urboyspong (talk) 20:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

It seems you have asked this question at the Teahouse under a different username. Please stick to only one of these two venues to avoid duplication of volunteer effort. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 03:47, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Article page view is different if logged on. Why?

Hi, I have noticed that any article appears differently, when I am logged onto Wikipedia. If I am not logged on there is a wide margin on the right hand side of the page. When I log on this margin disappears. So, I am editing (and formatting the page, photos, etc.) with no right hand side margin but most users (who are generally not logged on) will see it with the margin. I cannot predict while editing (no margin) what the page will look like with a margin. That makes fitting text around photographs, etc. a bit hit and miss. Editing is thus not WYSIWYG. Is there a reason for this? Is there a way around it without trial-and-error? (In case it is relevant, I am using Chrome). Thanks TrimmerinWiki (talk) 23:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@TrimmerinWiki: Wikipedia and most other web sites do not use information about the aspect ratio and font size of the user's window or sub-window: this is left to the browser. You can never build a "WISYWIG" web page, because each user will see it differently. What you can (try to) do is resize your window to see how the page displays with various aspect ratios. -Arch dude (talk) 00:00, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@TrimmerinWiki: In addition to the answer from Arch dude, the different view is likely due to the skin. Logged out users get Vector 2022 skin with lots of whitespace and your account may have a different one chosen in the preferences. There are several skins to choose from, so different users will get different views depending on their preference. RudolfRed (talk) 03:25, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

June 5

Change email account

I have an older account which I made a lot of updates but haven't used in several years. Now that email connected to it was Yahoo and is now not usable. Can I assign my new email address to my existing account. Username is toneron2 Thank you for your time 134.65.175.36 (talk) 01:53, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

not sure how someone would contact me if I don't have my email address on here 134.65.175.36 (talk) 01:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure you'd need to be able to log into your account in order to update the email. Otherwise, you're just a random IP asking that the email address tied to a user account be changed. DonIago (talk) 02:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Although email is an option, the normal way to contact editors is on their talk page, such as User talk:Toneron2. You can update your email by logging into your account and changing it in preferences. If you cannot remember your account password and your email is not accessable, then there is no way to recover your account. You can create a new account and mention on your user page that you previously edited under the old name. RudolfRed (talk) 03:49, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

File Replacing

How do you replace a file? I asked this a bit ago but i dont know where my question has gone. 7s3s (talk) 04:39, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@7s3s: Questions are archived periodically to keep the page size from becoming too large. Your question is here. To upload a new version of the file I think you can use the upload wizard c:Special:UploadWizard. If that doesn't work or you have more questions about how to upload files at commons, the help desk there is a better place to ask: c:Commons:Help_desk RudolfRed (talk) 04:48, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@7s3s: Note that you need to have autopatrol right in Commons in order to overwrite an existing file (this is a recent change starting from late last year). MKFI (talk) 07:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Link to template is missing in category page

I notice that for most redirect categories, there is a link to the template itself ("Template:R from...") under the section "Pages in category..." before the alphabetical listing of entries. See "Category:Redirects from short names". But "Category:Redirects from incomplete names" doesn't have it. I'm happy to do it but I see that category pages can't be edited, per se.

PS: I've unlinked the Wikilinks to the categories, because it wasn't working for some reason. Can you not Wikilink to a category page?   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       09:54, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@TARDIS Builder: Those template links at the start of a category are actually part of the alphabetical listing like other category members but they are sorted under a space to appear first with no heading. See WP:SORTKEY. In this case an editor had applied a WP:SORTKEY rule for templates inappropriately and sorted the template under τ where almost nobody will see it in a large category.[4] I have reverted it.[5] You can wikilink categories and files by placing a colon in front. [[:Category:Redirects from incomplete names]] produces Category:Redirects from incomplete names where the template is now listed first. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Oh, DUH. Of course that would just add this page to the category rather than displaying. I've seen so many category links by now, yet I just blanked on that.

Thank you for your help, I didn't realize the template links were actually part of the sorting via a space. Clever!   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       12:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Help: cannot update article due to error

Hello,

I have been editing the page of CE Constància on the Wikipedia in English for the last two hours and wanted to publish the changes, but then the error message "No stashed content found for 0/2053e283-2322-11ef-adac-bb09748fe902" keeps popping up. There seems no way around it. Is there any way to publish the changes anyhow?

Kind regards,

Liam Liamb723 (talk) 11:21, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Fixed! Liamb723 (talk) 11:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Template:Editnotices/Page/Maldives

The page Maldives needs a British English edit notice on Template:Editnotices/Page/Maldives Thanks. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 12:14, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Why? I suggest you raise this at Talk:Maldives. Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@MAL MALDIVE: Edit notices are a distraction and we usually only make them to prevent existing problems. {{British English editnotice}} is only used in around 270 edit notices. Has there been significant problems on that article? PrimeHunter (talk) 17:32, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Submitting a page for publication

Hi there,

I have created a page for a Dr Jamie Lachman ( Draft:Jamie Lachman) can you tell me where the publish button is for this so I can have the page reviewed for publication.

many thanks Julietm276 (talk) 12:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I think your question is best asked here - Wikipedia:Teahouse but this is just my opinion.

There is not really a "publish" button at all. You can move the page from Draft to article if you think it follows the English Wikipedia article guidelines of notability.

To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Tools

2. From the dropdown menu, click on "Move". You be redirected to another webpage to Move the article.

3. On the redirect webpage, click on "Draft" then from the dropdown menu, click on "(Article)"

4. Then you press the "Move page" button that is in blue.

Here are guidelines for helping creating your first article:

Help:Your first article

Though you should submit it because I think it should be submitted from my point of view based on the below article.

Wikipedia:Article wizard/version1/Ready for submission Soafy234 (talk) 12:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Julietm276. There isn't a Publish button because the article has already been published and is in Mainspace. If you edit it, you will be given the option to publish your edits.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Julietm276, if you submit it for review, it will not be accepted, as the body of the draft is entrirely unreferenced. The list of publications has references, but as these are to the subject's own works, they do nothing to establish notability. There are also references to the list of awards he has received; but none of these awards is itself notable. Maproom (talk) 15:41, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

They've already moved it to mainspace. It's in a rather poor state at the moment. 57.140.16.48 (talk) 17:06, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

 Note: Draft has been moved back to draftspace. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Blocked

I am not sure whether you can assist or point me in the right direction.

I have created the following page Jamie Lachman

I am trying to edit as somehow it has come up as his being a social worker - he is not, he is a senior researcher at University of Oxford. However, my IP/log-in has been blocked but I have not been informed why.  It is also coming up as having a close connection - again not true. Do you know the right person to speak to regarding this.

Many thanks Julietm276 (talk) 16:22, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

There's no editorial board on Wikipedia, just volunteer editors like you and me.

Your comment makes no sense. Where do you see he's a social worker? If it's in a Google search, then you need to contact Google about that. Wikipedia has nothing to do with it.

The Jamie Lachman article is not protected so there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to edit it. It might help if you pasted the error message you're seeing. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Anachronist, I believe they're referring to the large amount of unsourced content added by an IP here. I have since reverted it. 57.140.16.48 (talk) 17:23, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I see, thanks.

In any case, @Julietm276: I have moved the article back to Draft:Jamie Lachman. It violates the WP:BLP policy, therefore it isn't ready for publication in article space. You should have taken the advice in the section above to submit it for review. In its current state, it would be declined. Please don't move it back to article space until you submit it for review and a reviewer has reviewed it. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:26, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

There was a different heading saying he was a social worker but I did manage to change this by removing my VPN, as I think this was blocking me. Can you tell me where I can submit for review as I have tried now for over a month and not able to see a way to do this

thanks Julietm276 (talk) 17:34, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

There is a button on the Draft:Jamie Lachman that says "Submit the draft for review!" in blue. However, please review the information below before submitting it for review. Soafy234 (talk) 18:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello Julitm276. I'm afraid that the experience you are having is pretty common when new editors try the challenging task of creating a new article without first spending a few weeks or months learning how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles.

Nothing written, published, commissioned, or based on the words of, the subject or their associates, counts towards establishing that they meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability: on a quick look, your draft does not have a single source that meets the triple criteria of reliability, indepedence, and substantial coverage: see WP:42. ColinFine (talk) 19:34, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Julietm276: It would be helpful for you to read WP:AMOUNT to have a clearer idea about Wikipedia's established policies on article creation.   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       20:10, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

removing improper or irrelevant links

I often find articles in which a link, using a word that could possibly be relevant to the article, actually heads to an almost completely irrelevant article under the same name. If I can't find a way to correct the link, should I just remove it (and keep the original word without it being a link)? Rowellcf (talk) 16:58, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Rowellcf Yes, delinking is a valid action. RJFJR (talk) 17:10, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Rowellcf: A link to an irrelevant subject with the same name should not be kept. Delinking is an option but there is often relevant information somewhere which can be linked, e.g. with a piped link like [[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]] to make John Doe, or a section link like [[X (American band)#Band members|John Doe]] to make John Doe if he doesn't have his own article. If a subject looks notable and may get an article in the future then also consider a red link like [[John Doe (actor)|John Doe]] to make John Doe, especially if the term is in a context where all similar subjects are linked. If the subject has an article in another Wikipedia language then {{Interlanguage link}} could be used. This is mainly helpful when the subject is closely tied to a language or an area where it's spoken. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:23, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Date format

Why articles of days are in format like June 5, and not 5 June? And why the calendar in Portal:Current events uses Sunday as the first day of week and does not use ISO 8601 week numbers? I mean that the calendar currently looks like this (the upper calendar):

but I think that it would be better if that calendar looked like this (the lower calendar):

	November
Wk	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
44					01	02	03
45	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
46	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
47	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
48	25	26	27	28	29	30
2024

Why this is chosen? --40bus (talk) 17:58, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

What are week numbers good for? —Tamfang (talk) 19:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Several different formats are acceptable. See MOS:DATE. ColinFine (talk) 19:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

A 2016 reply at Template talk:Calendar#Starting weeks with Monday mentions discussion at Talk:Common year starting on Monday. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:10, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

To comment using another example, some articles are written in American English, and some in British English. In some cases, the article subject is UK-related, so it was written in British English. Same for North American topics.

But if it isn't broken, it shouldn't be "fixed" just for the sake of it. See MOS:DATETIES and MOS:DATEVAR for established guidelines.   — TARDIS builder^✉     ★       20:25, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm Isaiah Zorn and I'm wondering if My name should be on here..?

I was Told that I'm Related to Wolfgang Mozart, and Bach... So I know that I'm related to a lot of people that some of you would know.... Just email your answers please :p also add "Gizo, Cuscus, William, Reynolds, The Prophet of Isaiah" ZeroBeatz4201 (talk) 20:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Read Wikipedia:Notability (people). AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@ZeroBeatz4201: If someone decides to write an article on you demonstrating that you are wikinotable, then your name might be on here someday. Otherwise, if you're thinking of writing about yourself, you are strongly discouraged from doing so. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 20:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for that, I'll just have to wait and see you know ZeroBeatz4201 (talk) 20:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Question about potential COI disclosure

I've been invited to spend a week at Constellation (an organization devoted to improving AI safety) as a "Visiting Fellow," and while I'm there, I plan to add help the researchers/scientists improve coverage of their field(s) on Wikipedia. While I won't be paid directly for my time, Constellation will pay for housing and transportation while I'm there. How should I (if at all) best disclose this while editing? Is there anything I specifically shouldn't or should do? Yitz (talk) 21:50, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@Yitzilitt: just place this exact information that you posted here on your user page. -Arch dude (talk) 22:39, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks :) Yitz (talk) 02:32, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

June 6

I nominated an article and it got a merge consensus, but it has not yet been merged.

the article is Caspar Babypants Coddlebean (talk) 04:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Someone has to do it. Feel free to do so yourself, otherwise someone will get to it eventually (WP:NODEADLINE). * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:58, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

but i dont know how to do it :( Coddlebean (talk) 05:01, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Category sort order

I need categories to be sorted numerically (1, 2, 10) and not alphabetically (1, 10, 2). Category:Births by year is sorted numerically (as well as chronologically) but I am not able to figure out how it is achieved. I know that I can affect the sorting by putting leading zeros into the categorisation wiki syntax (e.g. [[Category:1|01]], [[Category:1|02]], [[Category:1|10]]) but then they are grouped by the leading zeros into sections in the parent category (e.g. categories 1 and 2 under section 0 and category 10 under section 1). Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson (talk) 05:23, 6 June 2024 (UTC)