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November 1

Question about uploading a photo of a person to their wiki page

Hello, I was trying to upload a picture of Sandy Rios to her Wikipedia page (it lacks one), but when I attempted to upload it I got an error message saying that the picture was not suitable for the Wikimedia commons. The picture I obtained of Sandy Rios was sent to me by her for the expressed purpose of updating her Wikipedia page.

I'm not sure what to do and any help would be appreciated.

This is the page in question. Sandy Rios Eastern-Roman-Empire-482 (talk) 00:19, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Eastern-Roman-Empire-482 This is really a matter for Wikimedia Commons. You will need the copyright owner, almost certainly that is not Sandy Rios, to look at and comply with the process at c:COM:VRT, please.

Why do I say Ms Rios is unlikely to be the copyright owner?

This picture is, or appears to be, a picture of the subject, offered to you by the subject, but there is no evidence that the image is under an acceptable free licence. Ownership or possession of a photo, proprietorship of the equipment used to take the photo, or being the subject of the photo does not equate holding the copyright. The copyright holder is the photographer (i.e. the person who took the photo), rather than the subject (the person who appears in the photo) or the person possessing the photo, unless transferred by operation of law (e.g. inheritance, etc.) or by contract (written and signed by the copyright holder, and explicitly transfers the copyright). Evidence of any transfer of licencing must be sent via c:COM:VRT.

Yes, copyright and licensing is complex. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 00:33, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Eastern-Roman-Empire-482 Having examined the Rios article I have noted that the referencing is less than helpful. I am also unsure that Rios passes WP:BIO. You may wish to find better references and also edit the article to assert and verify her notability. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 00:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

If you have any connection with Rios, please also read about conflicts of interest. -- NotCharizard ^🗨 11:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Red Links are All blue now

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T315347

Dear Wikipedians, Why has every red link turned blue? Who decided this was a good idea and made a global change to the wiki style? It's now impossible to tell live links apart from dead ones. I expect to waste an enormous amount of time clicking on dead links disguised as live links. This was a bad idea. Please change it back to normal. 98.240.217.220 (talk) 02:35, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Can you provide an example? A quick check in my sandbox isn't showing this. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 02:38, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure about that, but I think I encountered this situation before. I don't know how this happens, but it has occurred on talkpage redlinks before. ‹hamster717🐉› ^{(discuss anything!🐹✈️ • my contribs🌌🌠)} 02:38, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I was just browsing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Anseriformes. But I found another dead blue link earlier today and thought it was a one-off. This page ^^ has all links blue, not a single one is red, but all the blue links I tried for extinct species were dead links. This... really isn't a good design for a wiki. 98.240.217.220 (talk) 02:40, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

There are so many links on List of Anseriformes that it's impossible to figure out exactly which ones you're asking about. I randomly clicked some blue links on that page, and they all seem to work: they either go directly to the target article itself or via a WP:REDIRECT. If by "broken" you mean the name of the link doesn't match the name of the target article, then WP:NOTBROKEN might be what you're seeing. A "blue link" by definition is a link to an existing page, and it doesn't seem technically possible for a link to a non-existing page to be "blue". If you find that to be the case, please provide the name of the link so that it can be checked. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:00, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I specifically described that the blue links to extinct species are not working. If you clicked on blue links to extant species instead then of course you didn't replicate the problem. You seriously want me to copy and paste the name of every single broken link on that page? Anserpica kiliani, Headonornis, Headonornis hantoniensis, Presbyornis mongoliensis, Presbyornis recurvirostrus, Presbyornis pervetus, Telmabates howardae, Wilaru tedfordi, Wilaru prideauxi, etc. Those are just from the top fifth of the list. I don't want to spend several hours clicking every single link on that page. They all say "Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Wilaru prideauxi in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use the article wizard to submit a draft for review, or request a new article. Search for "Wilaru prideauxi" in existing articles. Look for pages within Wikipedia that link to this title. Other reasons this message may be displayed: If a page was recently created here, it may not be visible yet because of a delay in updating the database; wait a few minutes or try the purge function. Titles on Wikipedia are case sensitive except for the first character; please check alternative capitalizations and consider adding a redirect here to the correct title. If the page has been deleted, check the deletion log, and see Why was the page I created deleted?" 98.240.217.220 (talk) 03:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm seeing this same problem on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Corvus_species now. There are no red links, only blue links. But in the fossil species section, many links are blue but dead. I.e. Corvus galushai, Corvus hungaricus, C. bragai (which is badly named too), Corvus neomexicanus, Corvus fossilis, New Ireland crow, Corvus betfianus, Corvus pliocaenus. The message they give me is the same message I copied/pasted above. I used to get that message if I accidentally clicked on a red link, in previous months/years. 98.240.217.220 (talk) 04:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm seeing them as red links; this sounds like a CSS problem on your end. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:35, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@IP 98.240.217.220. You didn't have to list every single link; just one would've been enough. In addition, just saying links to extinct species wasn't very helpful because you might know what that means in the context of List of Anseriformes, but not everyone at this help desk might not share your knowledge. Let's look at one of the links you mentioned above: Anserpica kiliani. It's looks red to me because no article exists by that name. That's not an indication of anything being broken; it just means nobody has created a Wikipedia article about that subject yet. Now, if when you look at the article and the code [[Anserpica kiliani]] is being displayed as blue link, then that would be odd. I believe users with registered accounts can set their preferences so that they can display links in a certain color per H:LC#Styling all links just for you, but I don't think that's an option offered to IP users. This could be a known issue that others are currently working on resolving; so, I'll post something at WP:VPT to see whether anyone there might know what's going on. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:56, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The links are also red for me. Which browser/app/device are you using to view Wikipedia? Are you viewing it at Wikipedia's own site en.wikipedia.org? Do you have any browser extensions? Is it the same at other Wikimedia wikis like wikt:subpoena#Derived terms where "subpenal" and "subpoena ad respondendum" are red for me. PrimeHunter (talk) 06:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I checked the VPT archives and this appears to have been discussed before at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 182#Red links are shown as blue in mobile version; it also appears to be a problem specifically affecting those using the mobile site. One thing you might try is going to either of the articles where you've noticed this happening, scrolling down to the very bottom of the page, and then clicking on "View in desktop mode" or something similar. Perhaps this will "correct" the problem you're experiencing. It might only be a temporary fix and perhaps even a bit inconvenient, but this appears to be a known issue that at least was reported as being resolved. If it's happening again, then it's not really a problem that can be resolved here, but probably needs to be reported as explained in WP:PHAB. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:09, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I have the same issue. It seems to only be present in the "Vector 2022" and "Minerva Neue" skins. Avessa (talk) 11:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I have that problem (and I don't use the mobile site) if the page uploads as "raw formatted" text, i.e. basic text without the pretty formatting, when I am using too much RAM - I wait until the application has finished, or turn off some unused applications. Have you tried turning some other applications off? - Arjayay (talk) 11:49, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Red links only have the class new in the HTML of the page itself and get CSS from elsewhere to color them. For Vector 2022 it's this:

@media screen {
  a:where(.new:not([role="button"])) {
    color: var(--color-destructive,#d73333);
  }
}

Registered users affected by the problem can try adding it to Special:MyPage/vector-2022.css, but if it fails loading from elsewhere then it may also fail loading from there. Also try to bypass your cache. Use Ctrl+F5 in Windows browsers, not F5 or the reload button alone. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

If you really need to see red links on a specific page and you know how to add CSS to the current page in your browser (also possible for unregistered users) then you can add this simpler version:

.new {color:red}

PrimeHunter (talk) 12:20, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I believe that something has changed recently (i.e. this week) in MediaWiki that caused red links to show as blue for some people in some skins, including Vector 2022. I have had a custom blue color for blue links in my personal CSS since Vector 2022 was released, and red links worked fine. Red links turned blue for me this week; I had to modify my personal CSS to get them back. See T315347. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:14, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

If the editors having this problem aren't using a more-or-less updated mainstream browser, it may not support the :where{} pseudo-class. Saw this happening today on an old laptop and tracked it down to that; easy enough to fix with custom CSS as described above. Gamapamani (talk) 11:55, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Indus Valley Script

Indus script states that "Despite many attempts, the "script" has not yet been deciphered." The article does not refer to Yagna Devam's deciphering of the Indus Valley Script even though the Wikipedia article has been updated in 2024. Is that a mistake or is Yagna Devam's work not considered to be valid? Thanks. KUBH (talk) 04:36, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@KUBH:, volunteers at the Help Desk are unlikely to know the detail of the content of an article like Indus script. You could ask at the talk page of the article, my impression is that the article has not been updated because no Wikipedia:Reliable source has been found for the claim that the script has been deciphered. TSventon (talk) 04:50, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Having briefly websearched, it appears to me that Yagna Devam's proposed decipherment has only very recently been well publicised, and that there has not yet been enough time for other reputable scholars to peer-review and comment on it. Like all such indeciphered scripts, many different and incompatible decipherment proposals for the IVS have been made, ranging from deluded to plausible, so determining which are WP:FRINGE and which are worthy of mention is not easy.

In view of the above, it may be WP:TOOSOON to add this particular theory to the article yet, but if it proves on further academic analysis to have merit, as-yet-unwritten WP:Reliable sources will be published that will qualify it. I hope this happens, because being able finally to understand the IVS will provide invaluable historical insights.

Wikipedia only summarises already-published reliable sources, and in academia publishing is often measured and slow, so delays in being able to include new findings are usual. I notice for example that in a parallel case, a recent proposed decipherment of Linear A (suggesting it's not Minoan, but Egyptian hieroglyphic shorthand – the proposers's book was due to be published this October) which I find very persuasive has not yet achieved a mention. Oh, well, I've been waiting 60 years . . . . {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.6.86.81 (talk) 13:53, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Manipulation in Wikipedia

The article about HonestReporting, and NGO, is not real and generates misinformation about the conflict in Middle East. As example, was completely real that journalists of CNN, AP, Al Jazeera and others participate of terrorist acts. The NGO fights against misinformation, and with the entrance in Wikipedia lying and spreading fake facts, the site contributes to the free hate. Berele (talk) 05:39, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Berele, please go to Talk:HonestReporting. Start by reading the section near the top, "Warning: active arbitration remedies". If you believe that you can comment in a way that will satisfy this, then make clear proposals, of course authoritatively referenced, at the foot of the talk page. Mere complaints will get you nowhere; instead, say exactly what is wrong, and say exactly how it should be fixed (of course, with references to reliable sources). -- Hoary (talk) 07:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Permanently Banned on Hebrew Wikipedia

Hello,

Nice to meet you. I'm Noam, 32 years old, from Israel. Recently I was permanently banned on Hebrew Wikipedia, for stupid reasons, and despite doing everything I can to explain the situation, and contacted the admins, nothing helped.

A few questions about this I have:

1. Can you help me contact Hebrew Wikipedia Admins to explain everything? There is a misunderstanding on there and I cant contact them because im banned.

2. They banned me for a very stupid reason. I had a small argument with someone else and they banned permanently just because of that. Do they have a right to?

3. I contribute alot to Wikipedia and being banned makes absolutely no sense.

4. If i remain banned on there, it means i will be banned on this english wikipedia too?

thanks, noam Noam Atadgy (talk) 05:50, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Noam Atadgy:
Can you help me contact Hebrew Wikipedia Admins to explain everything? There is a misunderstanding on there and I cant contact them because im banned.
Each language is its own individual project and has its own policies and guidelines. The English Wikipedia does not have any say in how the Hebrew Wikipedia operates. Most Wikipedias should have something similar to the {{unblock}} template.

If i remain banned on there, it means i will be banned on this english wikipedia too?
Your actions on the Hebrew Wikipedia won't reflect the fate of your account here, though if you're found to have caused trouble across multiple projects, there is a chance that your account will be globally locked. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:56, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

I see. Thank you. Just to confirm my conclusion is correct from what you're saying,... being banned on the hebrew version has no effect on here? I have a feeling there is some effect... But like i said, they're ignoring me. I have the email address, of their support team but they fail to respond. And they banned for stupid reasons... they didnt even give me a chance to explain anything! What can we do? Noam Atadgy (talk) 02:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

As long as you edit in accordance with English Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, you should be fine. In other words, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas until you start doing the same things outside of Vegas. In that case, someone could cite your ban on Hebrew Wikipedia as possibly an early indication of problems you're now causing on other WMF projects, which in turn might lead to someone deciding Wikipedia:Global actions is needed.

There's nothing English Wikipedia can do to help you with your ban on Hebrew Wikipedia. FWIW, many who end up blocked/banned on English Wikipedia claim that it was for "stupid reasons", but in almost all of those cases the block/ban was justified. If you happen to be the rare exception and really want to get back in the good graces of Hebrew Wikipedia, perhaps the thing to do would be to follow the advice given in WP:OFFER and WP:NOTTHEM, and show you're willing to eat a little crow (even if its fake crow). Step outside yourself and try to look at your block from the eyes of those who blocked you to try and understand what they saw. Wait a few months to give yourself sometime to show others you're reflecting on things, and then file an unblock request in which you state you understand the problem and have no intention of repeating it. If you keep peppering Hebrew Wikipedia with emails or unblock requests, you're probably only going to reduce your chances of getting unblocked. You can use this down time to make productive edits on other WMF project pages which you can than cite as evidence that you know how you messed up and have no intention of repeating your mistakes. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@Noam Atadgy, when someone is banned from a Wikipedia and there is no option to discuss it locally they sometimes open a Meta Request for Comment, see m:Requests for comment. I see a few Hebrew Wikipedia related requests there. I don't think they work out often, but they do exist. Out of interest, was your ban part of the 50+ editors who were blocked from Hewbrew Wikipedia in June that I heard about? Commander Keane (talk) 20:56, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

No. I'm relatively new and wasnt around in June. I joined as editor in september or so,but ive been reading wikipedia for years. Pls read my reply to Marchjuly, I explained there. Noam Atadgy (talk) 02:00, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the detailed reply Marchjuly. Yeah I understand, it has no effect here. I tried to talk to them but they dont answer. What happened on Hebrew wikipedia was, I simply became a little rude and made irrelevant comments somewhere and ended up banned because one of the immature admins on there became angry. However, the comments were because someone else was rude first, he reversed my edits without a valid reason and tried to erase my contributions on a few articles. I'm actually very helpful, I edit alot and contribute alot and I try to respect everyone and I'm almost never rude or disrespectful, not even on talk pages of articles. Its all good right? I mean we can forget hebrew wikipedia and focus on here. What do you think about everything I explained to you now? Noam Atadgy (talk) 01:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Nobody's going to really care what happened on Hebrew Wikipedia as long as you don't start doing the same thing here on English Wikipedia. You're describing a situation that users are sometimes also blocked for here on English Wikipedia. It matters not who was rude first or whether you feel the admins were immature and overreacted; you're still going to be expected to follow WP:CIVIL and WP:DR when dealing with disagreements over edits. I'm not an admin, but there are plenty who answer questions at this help desk and one of them will probably say the same thing. FWIW, almost everyone who ends up being blocked says they were only being helpful. In some cases, they might have been to some degree, but their helpfulness ends up be overshadowed by other things; in other words, they start to become more of a negative than a positive to the point that others get tired of dealing with them and decide it's best for the project for them to be moved on. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:25, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I have an idea. How about you go over my history of discussions, talk pages, edits, contributions, and more, and tell me how ive been, or go ask an adminn to do so? you can clearly see how much i respect other people, how much i contribute to health related articles and mediacations and more. im a very nice guy! what happened on hebrew wikipedia wont happen here and you can be sure about that mates. lets sit down and have a beer or roll up a cannabis joint, shall we? Noam Atadgy (talk) 05:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

What, why did you become silent? Because I talked about alcohol and drugs? XD Noam Atadgy (talk) 02:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

add new article

Sam new here so we want add new article for our company Wizfreelance (talk) 07:04, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

how many day take to review article and accept from new user Wizfreelance (talk) 07:08, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Wizfreelance, please read Wikipedia:When your boss tells you to edit Wikipedia very carefully. -- Hoary (talk) 07:22, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Short answer: you can't, WP is not a marketing platform.

Longer answer:

• WP:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
• WP:NORG

Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

question regarding charts

i'm working on a draft page right here and i need some help with the charts. is there a way to get the Official Albumss Charts UPDATE on the charts because there is only the regular uk2 on the template and i want the one with update. is it on the chart template? Ddellas (talk) 08:35, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The chart you provided seem to be a non-default of UK chart, so in this case you'll need to fill out the specific citation information instead of having the algorithm generate by itself. Check out "Maunual Referencing" part of Template:Album chart for detailed instruction. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 14:05, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

How do I speed up the process to review the page I created?

I have created a page and I improved it following the guidelines, but somehow it's still under review and it keeps postponing. How can I speed up the process? Thanks. DialaSharief (talk) 09:14, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

There is no way to speed up the process; drafts are reviewed in no particular order. 6 weeks is actually very low compared to the recent past when the wait was months. Please be patient. Do you have a particular need for a speedy review? 331dot (talk) 09:16, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

No, I'm writing about this photographer just like any other random pages I tried to create. I'm trying to understand why none of this would work. I get the notability part and reliable source, but I edited it following the guidelines. I also tried to edit some other random pages on Wikipedia and they got rejected too. DialaSharief (talk) 13:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Now reviewed and declined for a third time and for the same reason. Please attend to the issues hightlighted by the reviewer before submitting it again. Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:42, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, @DialaSharief. A point to realise is that Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost entirely interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources.

Only one of your three citations even might be an independent source. ColinFine (talk) 14:01, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your explanation. I totally get the reliable independent source and I edited it according to what I found articles online. I created and edited other random pages and they were all removed or deleted or rejected. It became a challenge. I'm just learning how to fix it. Appreciate your feedback. DialaSharief (talk) 13:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

DialaSharief, has anyone yet pointed you to WP:42 and WP:BACKWARD? They're both fairly brief pages, and article creation may become much easier for you if you're able to keep their guidance in mind. Folly Mox (talk) 13:42, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

question re article featured on main page

can someone please tell me why the excerpt for "today's featured article,' on the front page, is NOT the same as the actual opening of the article? the featured article today is William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 13:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

please ping me when you reply. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 13:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Funnily enough—speaking completely partisan as the guy who wrote the bloomin thing—I've always thought our blurbs weren't that different from the lead. I could be wrong! But, you know, if it's an anniversary, it should state outright that "Today, X years ago, Y took place ion Z" etc. But it never does... it sort of makes the reader guess, or dig out for himself, a reason for that article being on the main page. (And of course, mostly, there isn't a reason, as if there's no anniversary, it's just randomly scheduled.) If a reader works it out, fine, but by then they must already be reading it, whereas if it stated the anniversarical reason, it might draw people in who might otherwise not have thought of doing so. Paging @TFA coordinators , also in an effort of reassurance that no hint of criticism of the stalwart work they do is intended, just an alternate view on a very minor aspect. @Sm8900:, for further and more general info, see WP:Today's Featured Article. HTH! SerialNumber54129 13:40, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

It's almost always based on the lead, but given we have only 1,025 characters to do our work, the need for compactness of language may lead to a number of omission from the article lead, and sometimes, more rarely, additions, either because the lead is short or we want to emphasize the anniversary if there is one.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Sm8900: The text in Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 1, 2024 is not automatically extracted from the article. We never allow that on the main page. It was mainly written 12 October 2024 [1] with minor changes [2] since then. You can post to Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors#Errors in the summary of the featured article if something needs fixing in the main page text but not if you merely want to synchronize with the article wording. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Sm8900, We are restricted to 1,025 characters (including spaces and "(Full article...)") for the blurb, so leads all have to be trimmed and distilled down. Just by way of example, De Ros is 3,105 characters, so we have to lose two-thirds of the text just to get it to fit. This should also explain why there isn't space to include any reference to date connections. - SchroCat (talk) 13:50, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

It does not explain that at all. Specifically, inserting (for example) ...who died today in 1414 would add a grand total of five words, and frankly, if some of our top-FA writers can't shave another five words odd when as you say they've already cut >2,000 then that is obviously a completely acceptable alternative. SerialNumber54129 14:02, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

As his date of birth is in the first line, maybe it doesn't need to have the additional text? That would certainly come in for criticism at WP:ERRORS, I think. - SchroCat (talk) 14:06, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

ok yes, these replies really help me to understand this. thanks!! Sm8900 (talk) 14:46, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

i need someone to review my draft

Draft:London Borough of the City of Westminster (its a redirect btw) Size5football (talk) 14:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Redirects aren't done via the draft process. You should just create it. 331dot (talk) 14:26, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

im making the draft so it can redirect to City of Westminster Size5football (talk) 14:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

You should be able to edit London Borough of the City of Westminster to create the redirect. 331dot (talk) 14:33, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

okay Size5football (talk) 14:34, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@331dot sandbox, improve, or article wizard? Size5football (talk) 14:35, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

In this case you can just click the red link I created to create the redirect. In the future you can just create a link in your sandbox to accomplish the same thing. 331dot (talk) 14:37, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Problematic Search Suggestion

When searching for “Sprunki” a popular kids game, one of the search suggestions is “ejaculation” which depicts four photo frames of an erect penis ejaculating. Whether the page for ejaculation really requires an actual picture of an erect penis ejaculating while pages like that for “urination” take a more delicate route is not what I want to get into, but it seems like the search term “Sprunki” does not need to offer “ejaculation” as a suggestion. Who moderates this sort of thing? 2.101.138.60 (talk) 18:29, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not censored for any reason. I'm guessing that the issue here is that the name of the game is close to a slang word for ejaculate, which is why that is coming up. See WP:NOSEE for options on suppressing the display of images. 331dot (talk) 18:36, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Can you give a more detailed explanation of what you did? When I put "Sprunki" into the search box, all it offers is Draft:Sprunki (which has no images) and "Search for pages containing Sprunki". When I pick that option, I'm taken to Special:Search/Sprunki, which says Showing results for sprung. No results found for Sprunki. Nyttend (talk) 19:54, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Now I'm wondering if you were shown results for spunking where I was shown sprung? There's a redirect from spunking to ejaculation (don't mouse over either of these links if you don't want to see the image), according to Special:Whatlinkshere/Ejaculation. Nyttend (talk) 19:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The OP may be referring to the search box at https://www.wikipedia.org/ where I get the reported results. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:37, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry yes, the offending suggestion is prompted and listed 5th of 8 suggestions by typing into the search field. 2.101.138.60 (talk) 11:33, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thumbnail doesn't match full image

I recently requested a significant edit to this image, and someone just uploaded a new version. When I first loaded the file description page after the new upload, the cache apparently reset, because the 590×599 pixel preview image was different, but the original thumbnail appeared in both versions of the file history. Any idea why this would be the case? I've tried purging, but that didn't help. Not urgent of course; I'm just trying to understand. Nyttend (talk) 19:25, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

It takes time to update the thumbnail, probably something to do with the algorithm. The thumbnail looks good now. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 01:45, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

User Edit Count

Under my user page's "Your Impact" section, it lists a bunch of total edits I've made. Is it true that if I create the entire draft of a Wikipedia page from scratch and press the publish button, that this counts as one edit? While at the same time if I, for example, make a small copyedit say altering the simple grammar of one sentence on a Wikipedia page, this also counts as one edit. Yet the amount of time and work involved in both of these one edit conditions is vastly different. Thanks. Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 21:38, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Yes. I do think that is how it works. User Page Talk Contributions Sheriff U3 21:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

⚖️ Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 21:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

An "edit" occurs when you click "publish changes". The time it took you to generate the edit is not factored in. 331dot (talk) 22:00, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Since there are certain status levels granted editors based on total number of edits, I wonder if this strategy is fiar. Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 22:02, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

fair. Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 22:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja, you are correct. By the way, it is quite risky to write an entire new article in the edit window without intermediate saving, because a power failure or other technical glitch could cause you to lose all your work. I recommend use of your sandbox space to draft new content instead, with fairly frequent saving, to prevent such a disaster. The valid point that you make, though, is why an individual editor's edit count is only the roughest approximation of their productivity. For example, I am a highly active editor with over 110,000 edits but probably 10,000 of those are correcting my own typographical errors. What matters most of all is the decent quality articles that an editor writes or expands, and the useful, friendly work they do behind the scenes to make the encyclopedia function more smoothly. Cullen328 (talk) 22:05, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the message, Cullen328. Also noted the green and red indicators next the edits in my "Contributions" section. Def have been sandboxing my entries before moving them to draft space, but thanks for the tips and clarifications! Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 22:11, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja, as for autoconfirmed and extended confirmed, these are not "status" levels. They are effective user metrics designed to minimize vandalism and POV pushing in specific articles prone to certain types of disruption. They are not shiny badges and they have no impact on editing the vast majority of articles. Cullen328 (talk) 22:16, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Makes sense. I am fluent in Spanish and English and have been editing Spanish Wikipedia entries the past few days. I read that in order for me to qualify to be able to translate using the Wikipedia Spanish to English translator, I must first have more than 500 edits. Instead of status, perhaps experience is a better term. Also should note that the total edit count is not combined across my Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja Spanish and English edit entries. Wikipedia:Content translation tool#English Wikipedia restrictions Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 22:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The red and green indicators next to individual contributions (diffs) indicate only whether the edit decreased or increased the byte count of the page source. They are not value statements or "points" (although if someone's entire contribution history is only removals, their value as an editor may fairly be questioned). See also WP:EDITCOUNTITIS. Folly Mox (talk) 14:33, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification Mitaja Mitaja Mitaja (talk) 14:50, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Candidates

Can candidates of a alliance as third alliance in an assembly election be added in Candidates section of an Indian state assembly election article? Ritwik Mahata^t@lk 22:14, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Cullen328 Ritwik Mahata^t@lk 07:31, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@RITWIK MAHATA I don't see why not, as long as you cite a WP:reliable source. Try it. Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:30, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Ritwik Mahata^t@lk 09:33, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Photos by museums, auctioneers, and authors

Is a recent photograph of a 200 year old letter, taken by one of the above and appearing on the internet, usable on Wikipedia? What about photographs of other antique items of similar vintage? What about photographs of antique paintings?

Similarly, authors of books may publish photographs "by courtesy of..."; does copyright in the book apply to the image?

I know of a relevant cases by individuals: a very old miniature painting is held in a private collection, the person (not the owner) was allowed to photograph it and now claims copyright on their photograph. (Yet several copies appear in blogs.) Humpster (talk) 22:40, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Humphrey Tribble, copyright law is highly complex and also varies from country to country. So there are few absolutes. There are general principles, though, that can be used for guidance. In the United States, Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. established the principle that exact photographic copies of public domain images could not be protected by copyright in the United States because the copies lack originality. The "Subsequent jurisprudence" section of that article discusses how other courts have used that particular decision in other cases. So, a photo of a two dimensional painting, document, poster, or book cover is OK to use, no matter who took the photo, if the originals are in the public domain. This legal theory does not apply to photos of three dimensional objects like sculptures in the public domain. The photographer's decisions about lighting, angle, framing and lens choice introduces a level of creativity that justifies a copyright of photos of such objects. Cullen32c8 (talk) 23:20, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The "courtesy" notice you mention just indicates that the copyright holder has authorized one time re-use of the image for a specific purpose. It is not a general copyright release. Cullen328 (talk) 23:22, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Humphrey Tribble, it's my understanding that if a two-dimensional painting, letter, photograph or whatever is in the public domain (probably because of its age), then, regardless of how much time, effort and skill was needed to create it, a faithful photograph of that work is also in the public domain as far as Wikipedia is concerned. (A three-dimensional work is a different matter. And where two- becomes three-dimensional -- bas-relief? impasto? -- is a question I can't answer offhand.) Wikipedia is here following its interpretation of US copyright law. Nations outside the US have other copyright laws. If somebody took a photo of a centuries-old artefact, that person may indeed own the copyright to the photo in this or that jurisdiction. For further questions about such matters, you'd be better off asking at Wikimedia Commons. -- Hoary (talk) 23:29, 1 November 2024 (UTC) Oops, edit clash. Cullen328's answer is good. -- Hoary (talk) 23:32, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Hoary, two good heads are better than one, especially when we reinforce each other. Cullen328 (talk) 07:29, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you both. I will proceed with using photos of two-dimensional objects, but not three-dimensional artefacts. For the latter, I will just have to visit or get some Wikipedian to take a photo. Humpster (talk) 00:08, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I am closing this question. Humpster (talk) 00:09, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Adjusting photo sizes

Regarding WP article "Paul Martin (illustrator)." Heading, "Gallery of Poses." I added the picture, which has the caption "Check exchange..." The entire row of pictures then became supersized. I tried lowering the 155px. Nothing happened until it reached 141px, and then the row of pictures became super small. How can that row of gallery pictures be drawn inward and lowered in size just a little? Thanks. JimPercy (talk) 22:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@JimPercy This seems to have been fixed by various editors, including yourself, today. If there are still problems, it is probably best to WP:PING those involved to the article's Talk Page. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:55, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@User talk:Michael D. Turnbull. Right. An editor removed an unrelated picture, which brought the row of images back to their original sizes. I think the deletion of the picture form the article is iffy. I might go the more correct route, as you suggested. I thought that editor might notice my summarized comment in the history section. Update. Maybe reasoning was the pic didn't add anything to article (even though rare in form). JimPercy (talk) 15:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

My removal of the file had nothing to do with its size, but rather because its use fails WP:NFCC. The file is now being discussed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2024 November 3#File:PosterArtists.jpg and you're free to seek consensus in favor of the file's use there. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:42, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Please also don't add in-body descriptions related to image locations or image existence like "picture below", "picture above", "pictured", etc. to articles for the reasons given in MOS:SEEIMAGE. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:54, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

November 2

Wrong photo

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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The photo of my dad Charles Herbert smith on Wikipedia is not of my dad it is a Māori guy.How can I have that photo removed 115.189.99.123 (talk) 04:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

This has already been asked and somewhat answered at c:Commons:Help_desk#Wrong_photo. Commander Keane (talk) 05:22, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Seeking Deleted Article and Talkpage

Hello, I am looking for a place where I can find deleted articles from Wikipedia as well as the discussion that surrounds why they were deleted. Specifically, I'm looking for the Wikipedia article associated with Leon Feingold. I heard that it was deleted from Wikipedia by Leon himself and he mentioned that he had written to the help desk before asking about why it was deleted and how to restore it. He said that at the time he had received a response that indicated that he was unable to undo the deletion himself and that somebody else needed to do it, possibly because trying to restore one's own article could be seen as a conflict of interest (COI).

The now deprecated URL of the article is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Feingold, and it can be accessed via the Wayback Machine.

I was wondering if I could see the talk or the discussion about the article and why it was deleted. It definitely is on the WayBack Machine and can be accessed quite easily. Wondering if it's possible to restore and if not why it's not possible to restore.

Cheers and thank you, V Victortanws (talk) 05:27, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@Victortanws if you visit the url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Feingold or a red link like Leon Feingold it should take you to the "This page does not exist" landing page which has the deletion log entry with deletion reason from the admin.

Alternatively you can visit Special:Log and fill in the article title in the "Target" field to see the deletion reason.

In this case @Liz deleted the article without a formal discussion as a PROD. You can request undeletion at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion. Commander Keane (talk) 05:53, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Be careful of autotranslate in Google Chrome

This is more of a public service advisory than a question but it may pop up as an issue in questions you answer.

Be careful when using Google Chrome mobile (not sure if it applies to desktop) as the autotranslate feature can deceive you. For selected languages (I don't know how I accidentally selected them, but it included German, French and some others) the browser automatically translates without a prompt.

This can be an issue when visiting interwiki links on Wikipedia. For example I had a situation where I needed to analyse the accent used on the letter in a person's name but when a clicked on the "in other languages" button and visited the French Wikipedia article Chrome stripped all the accents in the title when it automatically translated. Very confusing for me.

To disable automatic translation in Chrome mobile open a new tab and then go to Settings > Languages > Advanced > Automatically translate these languages > Select each language and remove it.

This works independently of the "Translate this page" popup, which I still use if desired. Commander Keane (talk) 05:41, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I would like to say that Auto Translate is also in the Desktop version of Google Chrome. You can access the setting on desktop by clicking Settings then Languages. User Page Talk Contributions Sheriff U3 22:18, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Article draft

Hello! I am Kartik. I recently created an article of Srikant Dwivedi but it shows that it is Draft. Even after I published the article, I am not able to find the article anywhere on Wikipedia . Please help me with this. I spent almost 4-5 hours creating that article for my favourite person. Please help me 🙏 KartikxShivyaSri (talk) 08:39, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I have added the appropriate information to allow you to submit the draft. "Publish changes" should be understood to mean "save", it does not mean "publish this to the encyclopedia". New accounts cannot directly create articles.

You seem to have a connection to this person beyond them being your favorite, you took a picture of them and they posed for you. Please clarify. 331dot (talk) 08:43, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Note that your draft, if you were to submit it, is likely to be declined, as IMDB is not an acceptable source(it is user-editable with little editorial oversight). The other sources seem to not be signficant coverage. 331dot (talk) 08:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Contributions feedback

I'm looking at my past contributions and want to know what the +100, -100 things mean. The + numbers are green and the - numbers are red. I'd attach a screenshot but don't know how / if I can on Web Mobile. ChronicDumbass (talk) 14:04, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Such a number indicates the number of bytes that were added (+) or removed (-) by the edit. Deor (talk) 14:08, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@ChronicDumbass When you view Special:Watchlist, you'll find a box on the right which explains all the abbreviations used in the summaries. Special:Contributions doesn't have that explanatory box as there are fewer possibilities in that view. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:11, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

How do I edit sources for an infobox?

The elevation of Mt Antero listed at Mount Antero was previously incorrect. I'd like to update it per this source: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/news/moving-mountains.shtml. How do I update the source citation to not be NGS88? (The source is in the infobox.) KilimAnnejaro (talk) 15:36, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

KilimAnnejaro, since the reference for the previous height was a named reference, defined at the instance where you removed it for the newer source, the reference information had to be copied into one of any of the other references named "NGS" so the software would know how to display it. I did this here, adding your source's source in the same edit.

I misunderstood your sequence of edits, which I apolo­gised for in a second diff formatting an unrelated citation.

In practice, people overwrite named reference definitions frequently enough that User:AnomieBOT performs the OrphanReferenceFixer task to rescue them from previous revisions. By far the best practice is to do this bit yourself. Folly Mox (talk) 18:19, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! I was confused about the elevation ref bit. This is super helpful! KilimAnnejaro (talk) 02:37, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Ken Eberts has been dead for ~2 months and page isnt updated

While doing research on a list of automotive artists I made, I discovered Ken Eberts died around September of this year, however his page (and the page on the AFAS) still haven't been updated to accomodate this. I don't really know how to edit wikipedia articles properly myself, and I can't even find an exact date of death! Would anyone better at editing than me be able to make this edit? Or is there been a reason the page hasn't been updated? 2A00:23C4:B780:8101:A1CD:961:A20B:2FBE (talk) 15:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing this out. I updated Ken Eberts with his death date of August 14, 2024 and added a reference. The reason that the article hadn't been updated is that Wikipedia is a volunteer project with over 6.9 million articles and no volunteer got around to this update until now. Cullen328 (talk) 17:46, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Yes, I know the site is volunteer run, but 2 months is an edit time that's unheard of to me, so I thought that there might possibly be a reason I was unaware of. I guess some things just go under the radar. 2A00:23C4:B780:8101:A1CD:961:A20B:2FBE (talk) 21:58, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Timecard

On the editor stats page, under the timecard is the option to use local time instead of the UTC default. It doesn't seem to change anything when ticked though; has it been discontinued or is it just a browser thing my end? SerialNumber54129 16:09, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Or is your local time actually UTC? Then it wouldn't show any change either. 176.2.70.177 (talk) 17:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I think SN is in the UK, so that explanation seems likely. My timecard shifts over when I tick the box. Folly Mox (talk) 17:51, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I deliberately tested it on editors I know to be absolutely elsewhere so as to eliminate that particular possibility. SerialNumber54129 18:22, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

 Works for me

I'm on Firefox. Folly Mox (talk) 18:38, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

No, you must be on FireMox. I'm on Firefox  :) thanks for the pics. I don't understand this at all, tbh. Literally the check button is 'dead'. Non-responsive. Bizarre. SerialNumber54129 19:54, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

It certainly sounds like a browser issue. I think even html / css that disables tickboxes will grey them out rather than leaving them unselectable with normal styling. I suppose if you're able to replicate in a different browser / on a different device, then a report to VPT might be in order. Folly Mox (talk) 21:37, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

@Serial Number 54129: You said "I deliberately tested it on editors I know to be absolutely elsewhere". Do you think it's the local time zone of the editor? That information is private. It's the local time zone set in the browser viewing https://xtools.wmcloud.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org/Serial_Number_54129#timecard. The browser usually copied it from your operating system. See e.g. https://webbrowsertools.com/timezone/ for your setting. It works for me. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Help

I accidentally added "11" to counter parameter on Talk:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's archive template and the lowercase sigma bot archived the talk into Talk:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom/Archive 11. What to do. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 18:36, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

An unregistered editor corrected the parameter and I moved the talkpage archive. Then I idiotically spent three diffs tagging Talk:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom/Archive 11 for G6. Folly Mox (talk) 18:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

somebody's been rude to me in their talk page

very rude Size5football (talk) 21:26, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

also they said a british swear word. Size5football (talk) 21:26, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: User talk:Bkonrad § West London

I don't view the comment as objectionable. People revert each other all the time, which is no big deal. If someone reverts your edit and explains the problems with it, correcting the problems and retrying is usually an option, or discussion on the talkpage per WP:BRD. Reverting the revert then showing up at someone's usertalk all I may have been wrong but that doesn't mean you get to revert my edit because i said the wrong thing seems less polite than the response. Folly Mox (talk) 21:52, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

he called me a b*llocks Size5football (talk) 12:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@Folly Mox Size5football (talk) 12:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Size5football, I read that bit differently: I understand it to mean nonsense; i.e. :wikt:bollocks § Noun sense 2, rather than 3.

I do understand now why you felt the comment was so rude. It's certainly direct, but I'm not seeing a personal attack there.

On the substance of the matter under discussion in the talkpage thread, it is true that a hatnote stating "West London" redirects here at the top of the article West London is incorrect, and a bit confusing: it seems like the kind of thing that would be left around in error following an article title change.

In any case, it looks like an uninvolved editor has incorporated the link to West End of London you've been wanting to include, using a more accurate hatnote template, so hopefully the reversions can stop with all involved satisfied about the outcome. Folly Mox (talk) 13:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

The statement I may have been wrong but that doesn't mean you get to revert my edit because i said the wrong thing. is ... untrue / rubbish / not how Wikipedia works; the editor whose correct reversion was reverted just expressed it a little more forcefully. No attack on the editor, just a comment on the statement. PamD 17:42, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

The page on The Region Palestine has been heavily altered with information both added and removed this is not right and is misleading

several paragraphs on the region of Palestine have been removed completely while others have been altered to create a Jewish presence on the land and not an Arab/Muslim presence. The page was altered to say that Judaism existed since the beginning and this is not true, there was a renaming of the west bank which is against international law, and there was a clear effort to distort history, and rewrite it fit a narrative, and for the sake of history this cannot be allowed. 186.45.212.244 (talk) 21:27, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately, only users with accounts that are 30 days old with 500 edits are permitted to discuss anything related to the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian conflict, due to special rules in place. I will post these on your user talk page. 331dot (talk) 21:36, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

IP Address

Hello Wikipedia, i edited on wikipedia page called Fall of Constantinople, and i didnt even ralize that i was logged out, so i got my IP address leaked, please remove it. Nikolaass31 (talk) 23:52, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Nikolaass31, for this sort of sensitive request, the instructions at WP:RFO apply. Folly Mox (talk) 00:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

November 3

im having issues finding my draft article

I tried to write an article "College Hockey Bluebloods" and it was pushed back to me to make further edits but I can't find it yet. Can someone help me find it? Jackmar1 (talk) 02:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Draft:College Hockey Bluebloods. Folly Mox (talk) 03:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Help with transcluding a section to a new article

I recently have been editing the List of campus radio stations, which covers multiple countries. The United States section has grown to dominate the listing by at least a 4:1 ratio and could possibly grow another 50 percent. For this and other reasons, I believe the section warrants its own page, as is the case with the List of campus radio stations in Canada (a much smaller listing). Using the Talk page, I have alerted the most active editors to the possibility and only one has responded, expressing their support. Hence, I would like to proceed with WP:Splitting. Originally, I thought this would entail a simple procedure, but after reading through the main topics and help pages on the subject, I'm stymied. Is there admin or other assistance available for doing this? BTW, I also would like to use a slightly different name for the new page: List of college radio stations in the United States. Allreet (talk) 02:53, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Follow the instructions in WP:PROPERSPLIT (steps 1-5 should suffice in this case). Just transfer the US list to List of college radio stations in the United States, noting in the edit comment that this comes from the main list for attribution purposes. Then do a bit of cleanup and add a hatnote in List of campus radio stations like others already there. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:15, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Wonderful! I read this procedure before, and because some concepts are relatively new to me in terms of hands-on, the "headspinning" got in the way. With your assurance, I believe I can get over that. I'll follow the step-by-step as necessary and do the best I can. If I have any doubts about the end result, I'll ping you here. Many thanks. Allreet (talk) 15:36, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Pointer needed to guideline regarding adhering to established terminology and characterisation

Hello, after spending some time browsing and searching, I figured I'd better ask an expert who can point me to the editing guideline, or MoS article, which states that text of WP articles should adhere to established or universally adopted terminology and characterisation and avoid deviating from it or inventing something new.

Many thanks for helping out with this. 188.66.32.240 (talk) 10:40, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

WP:No original research would be the place to go. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:07, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Attribution after splitting problem

Hi, following the WP:SPLIT procedure I added diffs and version IDs to Talk:Concorde histories and aircraft on display using Template:Copied. In both templates 'this version' is linking to the current pages and not the versions that were used. Hopefully an easy fix, thanks. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 13:22, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Fixed it by just using the 10 figure number from the URL. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 14:55, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Can I edit or write an article about a thing I made?

What if I do that, but don't do any self-promotion or other stuff like that? Gnu779 (talk) 13:28, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Read Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:31, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@Gnu779 Please read the whole of the box at the top of your Draft:Pelles C very carefully, including reading all the linked pages. Writing articles to Wikipedia standards is quite difficult and I think the main problem is that you will have difficulty finding independent sources. This essay is worth reading. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:51, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Uploading SVG replacement

I'm learning how to use Inkscape, so I figured I would practice on some WP images that have been flagged for vectorization. Vectorification? Anyway, this file seemed like an easy enough one to start with. I've created the SVG and am ready to upload. The instructions strongly imply that I should "improve" the file here first, then move to Commons. But when I go to "upload a new version of this file", I am stymied because it won't let me change the file type (or even the file name, which is also not great). So... what exactly am I supposed to do? And, thinking about this further, the current image looks like crap because it was shrunk as a non-free image. Well, that's great but my SVG could be expanded to the size of a billboard. So, which is it? Is it a non-free image that should be kept tiny and used under fair use - or should it be converted to a vector so it can be scaled up infinitely? Matt Deres (talk) 14:34, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@Matt Deres If you now have a good .svg for that file, I'd be inclined to upload it to Commons via the Wizard, giving it a suitable name with file extension .svg. The existing file is a .gif and can't be renamed as an .svg. Once you have placed your new file into Cincinnati Celts, that old .gif can be marked for deletion on en:Wikipedia, as we don't need it any more. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:59, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I'd be inclined to do that as well, but I stupidly did the work before realizing that the file had been flagged as being fair use - Commons doesn't accept fair use images. I made the new file myself, but if the image is copyrighted, I don't have the authority to release it. Like, this is also an SVG file, but it's flagged as being copyrighted and so is not suitable for Commons. Don't get me wrong; I doubt anyone is going to come hunting down WP for infringement of a logo for a sports team that was defunct a century ago, but I want to do the right thing as well. Matt Deres (talk) 21:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

But the Image page uses {{PD-textlogo}}, which says that for reasons of simplicity, it cannot be copyright, and so is in the public domain. This means that you can upload it into Commons with the same justification. ColinFine (talk) 22:12, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

question

how to create a page on wikipedia David.trajchevski4 (talk) 17:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

It is the advice of myself and many other editors not to create a page on Wikipedia until you are well-versed with such concepts as the Manual of Style, notability guidelines, and sourcing guidelines. Consider joining a WP:WikiProject, or otherwise doing suggested newcomer tasks to gain more experience. However, the bare minimum requirements to create a page are to have at least 10 edits, and an account age of 4 days; failing this, you can use the wizard at Wikipedia:Articles for creation to create a draft, which will be reviewed by more experienced editors before being published. Welcome to Wikipedia! Departure– (talk) 17:27, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Article cleanup help

This article from si.wikipedia.org si:උණවටුන මහා විද්‍යාලය, a school, looks more like a school website page rather than a wiki article. If this page was to be in the english wikipeia, what would be the changes done to this article? As in what will be removed based on what criteria and such. No guidlines regarding these exist on the si.wikipedia, so im trying to bring it upto en.wikipedia standards. Pls help VihirLak007^hmu!/_duh. 20:49, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm having trouble getting the page translated, but the list of subjects, the school song, and the vision/mission would all likely be removed from EN.wiki. The alumni would all need either a valid wiki-link or a reference to support notability. Matt Deres (talk) 21:27, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

In other words, a conflict of interest. That will need to be resolved beforehand. 2601AC47 (talk|contribs) Isn't a IP anon 22:10, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I need help to move 3 redirections i created and delete the 4th.

Move these 3 redirections from Kosovar to Kosovan (missspelled):

Category:Kosovar brands to Category:Kosovan brands

Category:Kosovar drinks to Category:Kosovan drinks

Category:Kosovar alcoholic drinks to Category:Kosovan alcoholic drinks

and

Delete this redirection , (NATO didn't bomb the whole balkans, lol) - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nato_bombing_of_the_balkans&redirect=no

If you can help, thank you. Leutrim.P (talk) 22:22, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Leutrim.P Hi, the first three are categories, you can use Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy, criterion C2E: Author request, possible requesting redirect rather than deletion of the old pages.

For the fourth you can use Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#G7. Author requests deletion. TSventon (talk) 22:44, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Sice you dont want to help, thanks for the response and references you made. Leave it like that i dont have time to deal with a redirection for years. Leutrim.P (talk) 23:15, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

After looking at your talk page I noticed that you appear to have a great interest in anything Kosovo. And while it is great that you like your country, you need to remember that Wikipedia is only interested in information that can be found in reliable sources.

The three categories that you are talking about have been recommended for speed deletion. So I don't think that it would be wise to rename categories as they are being deleted. I would first deal with the speedy deletion before thinking about the renaming.

And as far as the NATO related request, just be cause they did not bomb all of balkans does not mean that they bombed it. It would be like saying Nazi Germany did not get bombed, cause not every inch of the land had a bomb land there. Do you see?

User Page Talk Contributions Sheriff U3 22:46, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Correction, For the fourth you could use Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion, but other editors might disagree. TSventon (talk) 22:50, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Also, there is another redirect NATO bombing of Republika Srpska, so perhaps Nato bombing of the balkans should be a disambiguation page, with Balkans capitalised. TSventon (talk) 23:09, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Actualy im totaly blind, where is the topic about reliability , i cant see it? can you?

If no one wats to help fix them, its totaly fine, i understand it.

Your vision is totaly unbased in this case, that redirection leads to the bombing of RF Yugoslavia (serbia and montenegro) which it doesnt have the whole big territory it had before 1990, so in this case you dont have a point, its a fraction of balkans only one country, so you cant pretend it bombed Europe if it bombed, Belgrade. You could say "Nato bombings in europe" not bombing of europe. It should be first lingualy correct, so it can be politically correct later.

I am an administrator in Albanian Wiki and contributions in there were related in similar topics in here, thats why. I have a big list of things to do and didnt have enough time to make good articles here, which i might do in the future. I dont think there is anything wrong in writing about Kosovo, Abkhazia or even Australia. Everyone can find a place in their best field where are better prepared for. Ex. Im not so good in physics.. Leutrim.P (talk) 23:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Leutrim.P I am trying to help by letting you know how you can get your issues dealt with. I am not an admin, so I can't delete pages myself. TSventon (talk) 23:40, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

You maybe an admin on a different wiki, but when you are on the English Wikipedia you need to follow the rules here.

Looking at some of your previous replies you appear to not be willing to follow the correct process. If you are unwilling to follow the correct channels you will not get very far without issues. And the editor that responded is trying to help, by telling you the correct way to do it. The Nazi Germany bombing was an example. You also have to remember that we don't have the same background of the topic as you may have. There is nothing wrong with you writing articles that you want as long as they are:

1. Written from a unbiased view
2. Are properly sourced
3. Are notable

User Page Talk Contributions Sheriff U3 23:52, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Sheriff U3, we often handle requests for querants at this venue, and using arcane processes has very little to do with follow[ing] the rules (for example, misplaced or malformed requests are often corrected by editors experienced in the relevant process). We usually only straight up refuse to help people directly if: it's something we don't want to do / think is a bad idea; or, it's Srbernadette asking for someone to fix trivial citation template parameter errors for the umpteenth time.

If fielding requests at the Help Desk, I'd encourage you to aspire to increased helpfulness. I feel your comment above comes off as condescending.

In this case, it looks like the OP has created the respelled categories, and emptied the misspelt ones into them. The misspelt ones are already tagged C1 so this should see resolution in a week's time. Folly Mox (talk) 12:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

November 4

Odd question.

Do we have to use the words used in sources to describe places and things, or do we use the most accurate words? For example, if a source calls calls a quarry a cave, despite it not being a cave, do have to abide by the words used? My specific example for this would be the previous revision of this.

Thanks!

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 00:11, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

@Kingsmasher678, this is a tough question to handle in general. We're not obligated to say things that are wrong when we know they're wrong, but we are also supposed to avoid original research. Can you find no sources that call it a quarry? -- asilvering (talk) 01:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

It's not about that particular case as there are some sources that do list the site as a quarry. My real question is the semantical differences between "quarry" or "tunnel", and "cave", and if it would be appropriate to change from one to the other, depending on what the site actually falls under, based on the sources description. A very common issue with cave related articles is the mistagging of rock shelters, quarries, and mines as caves. For example, the page for Mega Caverns used to describe the structure as a cave, though it is a mine/quarry. TLDR: Is it acceptable to use a more accurate term for a formation/location even if that term is not used in a source, as long as the source provides evidence that it falls under that term?

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 01:54, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

There's a pretty good user essay at Wikipedia:When sources are wrong. Folly Mox (talk) 11:38, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Folly Mox, I was trying to find that one. -- asilvering (talk) 15:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

AI-generated response in consensus building

I believe I've encountered a new account using a large-language model in a consensus building context. It's clear to me, anyway, but I don't quite know how to deal with this. Is there an equivalent to (Personal attack removed) I can use for LLM-generated content, as now there is non-trivial discussion underneath? Departure– (talk) 00:34, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

@Departure–, not that I'm aware of. You might want to hat the comment with Template:cop and Template:cob? I don't know that I'd do anything about it, myself, aside from perhaps making a reply asking the editor not to do that. -- asilvering (talk) 01:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Departure–, we have Template:AI-generated inline, which renders as: It is designed for articlespace, but usage in a discussion should be ok. (As with other templates in this vein, usage of the |certain= flag will remove the question mark at the end of the superscript link). The template accepts a |date= parameter as well; I'm not sure if User:AnomieBOT is scoped to add these outside mainspace if one is not included.

We don't quite have a policy on LLM usage yet, but what we do have is at WP:LLM. Since using a chatbot in a discussion is pointless and lazy, collapsing the entire contribution as suggested just above by asilvering is probably the better option. We don't have user warning templates for AI generated text outside mainspace, but a custom message on the editor's talkpage would be appropriate if you haven't done that already. Folly Mox (talk) 11:32, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Article history...

Hello again!

I come back to the Help Desk regarding the article I'm working on, Glaiza de Castro. I recently checked the article history and discovered that the user who created the article, User:Mervin 110694, is a suspected sockpuppet.

If I will make a WP:GAC or WP:FAC nomination for the article in the future, will this fact affect the nomination process?

Looking forward to your reply. Thank you! Ramkarlo82 (talk) 02:46, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

No, this I don't believe that this should have any impact on the process. Both of those areas review articles based on their own merits, not who created them.

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 02:59, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Category:Caves

I am trying to go through Category:Caves and remove/move things that don't qualify. Is there a way that I could search for precedent or consensus about this category and what should be included? My general feeling is that all of the manmade caves should be moved into categories that clearly delineate them as such, leaving the natural caves as the default, as a natural void is the primary definition of the word cave. However, if there is a previous precedent I would like find it before I start a big project.

Thanks in advance,

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 04:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Kingsmasher678, does Category:Artificial caves (6) work for your project? Recategorising constructed caves into this category should be non-contentious (it's already a subcat of Category:Caves, but not diffused by location).

To answer the general case, the associated Category talk: page is a good thing to check, but this namespace sees very little activity. The next step in a search for category discussion or precedent is the WP:CFD archives, like this one. Folly Mox (talk) 11:49, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Cool, thank you! I am going to make some subcategories for Category:Artificial caves, likely specifying which group/religion created them. Other than that, I am going to completely exclude quarries and mines from the category, only adding religious or culturally important places to that category, and since there is no precedent that I can find, the seems like a "be bold" situation.

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 14:44, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Being bold is often the best option ☺️ Be sure to be aware of WP:NARROWCAT in your subcategory creation. Folly Mox (talk) 17:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

how do i change the screen back to how it was?

i need help 121.98.89.82 (talk) 08:03, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Your question is very vague for people who are not actually looking over your shoulder, but perhaps How to Zoom In and Out on a Web Page is on point. If not, you have to be more specific. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:29, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

If you have a glasses icon at the top then try that. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:57, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Autobiographies by Indian Authors

Hello Good evening. Is it possible for you to edit the page to include my book titled, " The Autobiography of a Little Known Indian 100 Countries 100 Wonders"just published by Amazon? Thanks. 2409:4060:395:76A6:B131:22E7:B0FF:A619 (talk) 09:08, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

No, self published books do not merit inclusion in Wikipedia in any form, sorry. List articles are not meant to document every possible member of the list that might exist, only those that merit Wikipedia articles, and to do that, your book would need to meet the definition of a notable book, which is unlikely for self published books(which anyone can do). 331dot (talk) 09:16, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Copy edit

Hi, I have copy edited this article and its my first copy edit specifically on an article other than what i create or edit usually. Can anyone tell whether i did it right ?

Article:- List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh. Rahim231 (talk) 13:59, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for copyediting the article and asking for feedback. There are a few things that I don't understand (I am unfamiliar with the topic):

• Why capitalize nagar in nagar panchayat? I think it's a foreign term but not a proper noun, so I would leave it uncapitalized but italicize it, and maybe add "(town council)" as a translation for its first use.
• Does a source say that the Guntur district "stands out"? If not, we should just state the fact that it has two corporations while the others have one each.
• The article says that every district has a municipal corporation, with one having two corporations. With a total of 17 corporations, this would imply that there are 16 districts, but it says there are 26. Moving this to the article's talk page since it's not really a problem with your copyedit.
• What is meant by "special status"?

Perception312 (talk) 19:51, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Married name

Helene Spilling and Martin Ødegaard are now married, according to VG. [3] It shows that on the Norwegian National Register of Citizens and has been widely reported. Helene has changed her name to Helene Spilling Ødegaard, so in her Wikipedia article, would every mention of Spilling need to change into Spilling Ødegaard? I'm not familiar with these name changes. Usernameisoccupiedtoo (talk) 14:16, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

@Usernameisoccupiedtoo Given that the marriage was very recent, almost all of the sources for the article will use her maiden name and per WP:COMMONNAME that will still be the article title. MOS:NEE says that the married name should be in the lead of the article (as it now is) but I don't see any need to repeat that surname everywhere. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:38, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Logging in

I have tried every username and email address to try to reset but i am not getting any email reset stuff... I have donated every year so maybe I dont have an account but it makes me think I do. 173.68.158.26 (talk) 14:25, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Donations have nothing to do with accounts. They are not linked. If you know you edited a particular article you can examine its edit history to make sure you get your username right. If you do have an account and the password reset does not work, you will need to create a new account. 331dot (talk) 14:33, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Url =value

What does this mean and should i apply it to edit Wikipedia AlekuDrake (talk) 14:34, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

@AlekuDrake: I guess you refer to "Check |url= value (help)" in Draft:Kosea Wambaka. "help" is blue so it's a link. The url value must include the protocol, usually https:// (preferred when it works) or http://. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:05, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks AlekuDrake (talk) 20:00, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Adding drafts to main space categories

This IP has been creating drafts regarding children's media, and insisting on adding them to related categories before they've been moved to mainspace. I've added draft category templates, which are then removed by the IP(hope I havent been violating 3RR there) with no communication following the message left on their talk page. I'm puzzled as to where I should go to report this, WP:AIV seems inappropriate and WP:ANI seems too extreme. This issue might get handled thanks to me posting this, but where should I generally go for instances of editors misusing draft articles? LaffyTaffer (talk) 23:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

November 5

𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎

𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚆𝚒𝚔𝚒𝚙𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊 𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗? 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙸𝚁𝙲 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙸'𝚖 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚍. 1.53.4.193 (talk) 02:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Funny search results

I just ran a search for "South East Melbourne" after finding that it doesn't exist. Nearly all the early results (no surprise) are related to the South East Melbourne Phoenix or South East Melbourne Magic, two basketball clubs, but result #51 is South-East Melbourne, a redirect to geography of Melbourne.

Why isn't South-East Melbourne one of the top results? If I didn't know otherwise, I would expect it be the leading search (before the Phoenix and the Magic), since it's identical to the search term, except for a single punctuation character. Nyttend (talk) 02:12, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Talking about inappropriate or too personal topics with other people on Wikipedia

•  Courtesy link: WP:HD § Permanently Banned on Hebrew Wikipedia

Hi everyone, sorry to open a new question here out of nowhere again. I have an important question to ask you all now.

Well, you see... it seems part of the reason I was banned on the Hebrew Wikipedia was because I talked to them by mistake about drugs, alcohol, and getting laid(sex). I understand these topics are very personal and intimate, and might be considered inappropriate sometimes. Or, as I see things now, maybe its not just "sometimes", but "always". Is that true? Its not allowed to talk to other people on Wikipedia, about drugs, alcohol, and sex? if so, why are these topics so wrong and rude? We have articles on these things and there are full details including explicit photos about these things, so why its okay to leave these articles with the explicit content. But, when I try to talk to other people on Wikipedia about alcohol, drugs or sex, they appear very nervous, worried, angry, disappointed... and I can understand these things arent to be discussed publicly or between people who dont know each other at all, or good enough. But as you all probably know, we have articles about these things including explicit photos. And deep inside, we all watch porn sometimes, we all drink and become drunk sometimes, and we all take medications. And we all get laid. I'm sorry if I sound rude or maybe even crossing the line as they say. But, I must receive a clarification about these things before I explode out of confusion and numbness. With all that being said, if its not allowed to talk about alcohol, drugs and sex on Wikipdia with anybody, then I'll do what you say and will stop talking about it with anybody else on Wikipedia. We're all here to make Wikipedia a better place, and I'm part of this amazing community and all that. I dont "think" the community here is amazing, I KNOW. So if you're so amazing, I hope you can please give me a reply about what I'm asking now, despite how intimate, personal, and controversial alcohol, drugs and sex can be. Of course, What happened on Hebrew Wikipedia that got me banned wont happen here ever again. You can be sure about that. I just need a detailed answer about what I asked now. Thats all I need, and I'll continue editing like I always do because I love Wikipedia so much. Noam Atadgy (talk) 02:17, 5 November 2024 (UTC)