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May 20

Moscow

Why are there no population figures visible in the stats section of the infobox?--Neufund (talk) 12:43, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Neufund: Someone tried to update them, but didn't do it correctly. I have restored the 2010 figures. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:48, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot!--Neufund (talk) 12:49, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to have only the Wikimaps "blue globe" icon visible in map coordinates?

I have written some text that includes a number of map coordinates. However, with several of them being inline in full, they interrupt the flow of the text. Is it possible to hide the coorinates' numerals and have only the Wikimaps "blue globe" icon visible? Or any other alternative that rids the text of the numerals but enables clicking for the Wikimap data? I'd appreciate your advice. :-) SCHolar44 (talk) 14:59, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can use a piped link. To link to Wikimaps in Commons you can use an interwiki link. Rojomoke (talk) 17:14, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I use piped links often. However, I had found that when I coded:

Main Street ([[34°55′49″S 138°36′00″E / 34.93038°S 138.59999°E|here]])

it turned out as you see, not as "Main Street (here)" where the word "here" is a hyperlink to the coordinates. I don't know how to establish a link to a Wikimap and it isn't covered in the "Help:Interwiki linking" article.

Any further advice would be appreciated. SCHolar44 (talk) 17:53, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Don't try this. WikiMiniAtlas requires JavaScript and is only available to some users. It is not in the mobile version of the site and probably not in most reusers of our articles. The primary purpose of {{Coord}} is to display coordinates. Other features may change over time and vary by user. There is currently no option to replace the displayed coordinates with other text. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:38, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for this advice, PrimeHunter. Understood. Since the locations are important to be specified and there are several, I will likely put them in a location that isn't inline with the body text, such as the infobox. SCHolar44 (talk) 09:36, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Coloured headings in Wikipedia articles

I would like to colour all the level 2 headings in some articles I'm currently drafting.

Does that require the particular template to be changed?

If so, could you please tell me how that is done? I'd appreciate specific steps rather than broad, top-level comments because although I'm not stupid I am very inexperienced in this area.

I'll appreciate your advice. SCHolar44 (talk) 15:10, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SCHolar44, section headings aren't coloured on Wikipedia per the Manual of Style. Why do you want coloured headings? Richard ⁰⁶¹² 15:46, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The heading "Moscow" -- the first heading on this page for May 20 -- is an example, but I have seen a number of instances in articles. Correction to my question: I meant Level 3 headings, not Level 2 -- in some contexts they can "disappear" in a sea of black text. SCHolar44 (talk) 15:51, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@SCHolar44: That heading is blue because it is 'Wikilinked' to the article.. I.e. using the double square brackets. It is often done on talk pages as a convenient way to link to a Wiki page but should not be done within articles. Links to other articles wouold be made within the section content. Eagleash (talk) 15:57, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'll get back if the examples in articles are anythig different. SCHolar44 (talk) 16:01, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@SCHolar44: See Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Section headings for the guideline: "Headings should normally not contain links, especially where only part of a heading is linked." PrimeHunter (talk) 16:10, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Very good point. SCHolar44 (talk) 16:16, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I Don't know....

what are you guys? just wondering....never mind feels like I'm talking to myself....bye bye. Adios! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.106.210.245 (talk) 18:15, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please delete my account

Hello, I hope I have reached the correct place. I am doing some browser bookmark cleaning and discovered I created this account many years ago. Please delete my David26 account. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David26 (talk • contribs) 19:42, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@David26: Accounts cannot be deleted. You can just omit using it. See more at Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:04, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

artist

Hello. I would like to enter my name as an artist into Wikipedia but am very confused on how to do this. Could you link to the page where I begin to write my entry? Thanks, Ira — Preceding unsigned comment added by Artbyira (talk • contribs) 21:01, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Artbyira. We actively discourage writing autobiographies. You have a conflict of interest and should conduct yourself accordingly. Review our notability guideline for artists, and also read Your first article. Please be aware that Wikipedia is a neutral encyclopedia and not a platform for self-promotion. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 21:14, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]