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October 25

Ray Charles

I just read your article about Ray Charles and the accomplishments and life associated with him. I wanted to add that one thing overlooked was the Honorable Degree awarded to him by the University of South Florida in April 1990 for his contributions to music and helping the blind. I can attest to this as I was one of the 1990 graduating class at USF, and I still have vivid memories of him receiving his degree that day. He was so excited he danced when they introduced him to the crowd's cheers.

You are most certainly welcome to verify this with USF. However, I thought it might be worth attaching this to his many honors received as such an extraordinary musician.

Yours Sincerely,

Jeff Dial

<email redacted>— Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.35.183.153 (talk • contribs) 25 October 06:38 (UTC)

Hello, please do not post your eMail address here as it is a page visible to the public. You are also very welcome to add the honour to the article yourself, but you must include an independent reliable source such as a major newspaper (etc.) report thereof. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 08:57, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I found a source for that, so I added it to the article: [1]. We'll see if it sticks. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:57, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello is there a minimal text only version I have slow connection and trouble loading the page thank you

Hello is there a minimal text only version I have slow connection and trouble loading the page thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gluestickgarry (talk • contribs) 25 October 2018 07:27 (UTC)

@Gluestickgarry: You can configure your browser to prevent loading of images from all or specific sites. The page I just linked to also has ways to hide images when logged in Wikipedia, but I am not sure it prevents them from loading. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 09:36, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Gluestickgarry: Many images become smaller if you reduce "Thumbnail size" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. The mobile version transfers less data. You can click "Mobile view" at the bottom of pages in a desktop browser. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:03, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't got the numbers, but I'll bet that the print-view version is lighter than the full view. Compare today's featured article in full and print view. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:10, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not so sure. Many interface files are cached in the browser and not reloaded on each page view. And the print version omits printing some things which are still transmitted. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:23, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I accidentally wiped out the Wikipedia code for references in editing the source code

I accidentally wiped out the code for references in the source code of my article. I would like to replave this code.

Thank you.

Bodvar Antonio Gregersen--2600:1702:3D10:2550:B9BC:3E9A:ECEE:F85B (talk) 18:04, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You don't tell us what you were editing, but if you click on "History" at the top, and then "Undo", you can revert your own edit. Dbfirs 18:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is apparently about the Spanish es:Juan Francisco Morales Llerena, discussed at Wikipedia:Teahouse#I accidentally erased a code that looked like the following {{ref}} or something similar in the source code. I want to replace it. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thita Rangsitpol Manitkul

Thita Manitkul should be moved to Thita Manitkul Rangsitpol

Question re: Community College Research Center entry

Hi there,

The Wikipedia entry for the Community College Research Center is flagged as a press release or news article. I just edited the page in the hopes of eliminating this language and more appropriately adhering to Wikipedia's editorial standards. Is it possible to remove the notice at the top of the page? If not, can you make any suggestions for how I can update the language so that this can be taken care of?

Thanks!

Majocchi's granuloma, etc.

The page for "Majocchi's disease" is incorrect. There are two similarly named conditions (unfortunatley) that are confused within the page. Majocchi's granuloma is a SEPARATE entitity from Majocchi's Disease. The page in question is named Majocchi's disease but in fact describes majocchi's granuloma. This page should be deleted and two separate pages should be created with the following titles: "Majocchi's granuloma" is the first title and should contain the majority of the content within the existing page. A second page should be created named "Purpura annularis telangiectodes" AKA Majocchi's disease which will contact entirely separate content.

I copied this to WP:Medicine. Rmhermen (talk) 01:16, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Truck Driver Institute | Why won't my page publish

I can't get my truck driver institute page to publish live on wikipedia, can you assist?— Preceding unsigned comment added by KaraFaris (talk • contribs) 25 October 2018 21:08 (UTC)

There are numerous issues with the article, but the most critical is that the subject doesn't appear to be notable enough for an article. A Google search turns up no media coverage of the group. Please read Wikipedia:Notability. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 22:37, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Clara Friedman

Clara Friedman, a former Israeli women's chess champion, apparently died just over 3 years ago. Her granddaughter Galiah Friedman (גליה פרידמן (talk · contribs)) wants to record this information in her wikipedia article, however apart from her we haven't been able to find any source for this information. She says her grandmother's death was not recorded in Israeli newspapers. I would like to include the information in the article, is there some workaround whereby we can treat information provided by a relative as a WP:RS for wikipedia purposes? Otherwise she'll likely live forever on wikipedia. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 22:32, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately not, MaxBrowne2; because a reader next week or next month or next year will have no way of verifying that it is true, and has not been inserted in error or maliciously. --ColinFine (talk) 22:59, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I replaced {{birth date and age}} by {{birth date}} to avoid age claim of 98, and replaced Category:Living people by Category:Possibly living people.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 23:09, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I found this at billiongraves: [3]. The birth year matches and the Hebrew date 1 Cheshvan 5776 converts to 14 October 2015, the date given by her granddaughter. I suggest a photo of a headstone is probably good enough. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 23:35, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@MaxBrowne2: Good work, but... can you be sure it's the same Clara Fiedman? I made some searching in the net, too, and found several mentions of women with the same name. A pure coincidence isn't very likely, anyway he still have no proof the photographed inscription joins to the subject (except, possibly, the relative's information, if we get any). --CiaPan (talk) 08:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to be a fairly common first name/surname combination, especially with Jewish women of that generation, so if we we're going to get wiki-anal about it, it might not be good enough. But we've got a site confirming the information proved by her granddaughter. Cut a little slack? MaxBrowne2 (talk) 10:04, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

She was my grandmother, and she was a rewarded chess player, it's not a coincidence. I wanted the correct the information in Wikipedia, so it will reflect the reality. By the way, my name is Galia Peri. You can find me in the web and contact me if you still need any proof.

Jack Brooksbank

Ref number 3 is in red - please help. Sorry - thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 23:03, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You have written )ctober instead of October in 'access date'. You can easily fix this yourself. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 23:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]