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June 12

My Article?

Hi

I created an article in my Sandbox. It is my first one. However, it appears that it hasn't been looked at. I think I saved and submitted too?! Am I going wrong somewhere? Please help. It has been several weeks!

Thanks a lot for the help!

Aritra — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aritra81 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Aritra81. You had not yet submitted your draft for review, so I did it for you. You can continue improving the draft which is located at User:Aritra81/sandbox. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:25, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Αbout deleting my Wikipedia account

How can I delete my Wikipedia account? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KPatrinos (talk • contribs) 03:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We don't delete accounts. If you don't wish to edit Wikipedia just abandon the account. Meters (talk) 03:25, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why is text disappearing in Talk:Killing of George Floyd?

I added a new section to Talk:Killing of George Floyd and the preview looked good. However, after I saved the article, the text at the end of Talk:Killing of George Floyd#Deletion of RS and dragging of Floyd's body. and at the beginning of the new section did not display, and the remaining text of the two sections was run together. I assume that there is something wrong with my markup, the other section's markup, or both, but I don't see it. Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 04:18, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Chatul: Looks like Talk:Killing of George Floyd#How is citing the MPD Policy & Procedure Manual WP:OR is now displaying properly. GoingBatty (talk) 05:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)@Chatul: Fixed, I think. when you use a named ref where you are not defining it, you must put a slash immediately before the terminating greater-than sign. so: <ref name="foo"/>. When you leave out that slash (like this:<ref name="foo">), the code treats the following text as the definition of the ref until it sees a </ref>. Since you had three of them in a row, it thought it was dealing with refs inside refs and it grew very confused. -Arch dude (talk) 05:39, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That text wasn't mine, which is why the preview of the new section had no problem, but I still should have spotted it. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chatul (talk • contribs) 11:25, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fundraising

ref number 4 is in red and I do not know why. please fix - I have tried and tried. Thanks 175.32.219.132 (talk) 05:22, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Lupton editor! You made the mess yourself. When I make a mess and don't know how to fix it, I revert my edit(s). Wouldn't you consider doing likewise? But actually it's blazingly obvious. "ISBN" is for one (1) ISBN. You have two. Delete one of them. DIY! -- Hoary (talk) 05:28, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

thanks, I'll try. 175.32.219.132 (talk) 05:44, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Contribution is Still a Draft

Hi, does anyone have a clue why a draft of me just won't get processed ? I am now waiting for several months and nothing happens. In the german Wikipedia the exact same article was accepted within a few days and even improved since then. Are english speaking persons not interested in accepting drafts or is there something that does not get shown or that I oversaw?

Thanks in advance for any advice! Mr.532nm (talk) 08:42 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Mr.532nm, I guess this is about Draft:X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy. If you want to submit it for review, you should add {{subst:submit}} at the top of it. But en:Wikipedia already has an article section X-ray spectroscopy#X-ray emission spectroscopy. Maproom (talk) 07:11, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Would extracting X-ray spectroscopy#X-ray emission spectroscopy into its own article be justifiable, if only to be able to link it to German language edition, be justifiable? Shushugah (talk) 22:54, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Editing articles.

How do I find articles to edit?How also do I post my own articles?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kckanac (talk • contribs)

Kckanac You can find articles that need edits at the Community Portal. Some people will also keep clicking the Random Article link at the left of the screen and review those for needed edits. It is usually recommended that you spend much time editing existing articles before attempting to write a new article- which is the absolute hardest task to perform on Wikipedia. Editing first helps you get a feel for how Wikipedia operates and what is expected of article content. It's also a good idea to use the new user tutorial. If you still wish to attempt to create a new article, please read Your first article and then use Articles for creation. 331dot (talk) 09:49, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Optimal way to edit an article so that it looks very similar on all web browsers?

Hello fellow editors, do you know of any guidelines or have any tips on how to best edit/format an article so that it can be displayed very similarly across all (or most) web browsers, including desktop and mobile views? Otherwise, should I just focus on one browser (Chrome-desktop view for example) and not worry about the rest? My hope is to keep the articles I edit as tidy as possible for all of our technologically diverse readers. Thank you, History DMZ ^{(talk)+(ping)} 10:12, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@History DMZ: In general, if you stick to Wiki markup language for your formatting, the Wikimedia software will handle any browser differences (to the extent possible). Adding HTML and CSS tweaks is where things start to make a difference. Stick to guidelines and policies like the WP:MOS, WP:ACCESSIBILITY, and the Help pages, and use established templates for things (e.g., {{Infobox}}, {{Cite}}, {{Convert}}, {{Val}}, {| class="wikitable", etc.) and the results should be good and consistent. WP:BROWSER and its talk page appear to have (possibly dated) info about problems with various things on different browsers. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 11:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to use Wikipedia

Can someone download anything like Whatsapp and how???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2020-06-12T12:26:37‎ (talk • contribs) 154.158.231.53 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. I'm not sure what you mean. There is a Wikipedia App available on Apple and Android phones and tablets, if that's what you mean. But if you are talking about communicating with people, then Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not social media. --ColinFine (talk) 12:03, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If you are looking for a simple interactive way to learn about Wikipedia editing, look at The Wikipedia Adventure. -Arch dude (talk) 14:44, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

error on the reference i made please

Can you fix the error on the reference please. 68.102.42.216 (talk) 13:33, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:40, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted edit

I was trying to add continuity to the page Gary & Mike but had it reverted by the admin, Materialscientist. Said it wasn’t “constructive” - that he was triggered by the by me yelling “REAL” and my lack of citation from my “Featured Music” edit. I’m okay with the “no yelling” rule. I asked him if this would work as a citation: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JBRUNKVE0FCaOmh8gGZUd?si=F_dbwgsNRvKS-XYuZjOxHg

And if not that, what would work better, but he never responded. Your feedback? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christengo (talk • contribs) 14:29, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Christengo: It's possible that Materialscientist isn't watching your user page and may not know that you asked a question. You can use {{Reply to}} (as I did here) to invite someone to a conversation. I see you already posted your question on Talk:Gary & Mike, which is the best place to discuss edits to the article. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 23:06, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest was indeed a notorious racist. History elucidates this very clearly and it makes me ill to see Wikipedia try to glorify him by leaving out that fact.

The first sentence in the article literally states "Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was a white supremacist, so I'm not sure where you got the idea that it somehow was (no pun intended) white washed or otherwise glorifying him. Praxidicae (talk) 17:35, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Salt Origin

Hi I was trying to find the origin of pink salt, while looking at the concerned page and I could not find, is the information unknown to Wikipedia? Thanks

Shareef — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.238.95.219 (talk) 18:17, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article Himalayan salt provides some information. --S Philbrick (Talk) 19:58, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The link Pink salt is a WP:DISAMBIG page which indeed links to Himalayan salt Shushugah (talk) 22:59, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect italic article name

Londoner's Diary has been given a magazine infobox which has italicized the article name—incorrectly, because "Londoner's Diary" is a newspaper column and doesn't merit italic status. The parameters of the magazine infobox are otherwise broadly suitable: is there any way to retain the infobox while solving the italics problem? Thank you. Spicemix (talk) 18:46, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This edit adds the parameter |italic title=no. --David Biddulph (talk) 19:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Logo Update for WNET

Dear Help desk, 6/12/2020 Here is the Update that still needs to get done right away On The Web Site at www.wiki.riteme.site On The WNET Page The Old Red THIRTEEN PBS Logo needs to get taken off right away thats because its an outdate it one already that station does not have that Logo & The New Black THIRTEEN Logo MEDIA WITH IMPACT thats On The New Web Site at www.thirteen.org thats on the top left needs to get put on right away & Would you please keep that in mind & don,t forget to go On The New Web Site at www.thirteen.org The New THIRTEEN Logo MEDIA WITH IMPACT is on the top left needs to get put on right away & don,t forget to take care of it right away & don,t forget to let me know when its all set & done with & don,t forget to get this problem fixed big time right away & don,t forget.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Yankeejess (talk • contribs)

Yankeejess Wikipedia has no deadlines, even if your company does. And if you ask nicely rather than demanding, people tend to be more helpful. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:50, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yankeejess: The best place to recommend changes to the WNET article is the article talk page: Talk:WNET. If you want, you can also upload a fair-use version of the logo via WP:File Upload Wizard. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 23:09, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Yankeejess: if you are an employee of WNET or are otherwise being compensated in any way by them, you are required to adhere to the WP:PAID policy. -Arch dude (talk) 23:49, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I’ll do it right away ... oh wait, I forgot. Pelagic ( messages ) Z – (15:23 Sun 14, AEST) 05:23, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Long talk pages.

How often are you at the bottom of a very long "talk page" and have to scroll up to the top? Wouldn't it be nice to have a button that would take you to the top? That is way above my pay grade, but I am sure there are Wikipedians that can do it. John (talk) 19:53, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jnhmunro, for me, the home button brings me to the top of the page. Does that work for you? S Philbrick (Talk) 19:55, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alternatively, User:Numbermaniac/goToTop Eman 235/talk 20:34, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to both of you. This will save me time. John (talk) 22:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]