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April 16

Serbocroation heroic songs [sic]

Several pages cite a work called the "Serbocroation heroic songs" by Milman Parry and Albert B. Lord. Can I change it to "Serbocroatian" instead? Thanks, NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 03:27, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@NotReallySoroka: I see a few images online of the book cover with "Serbocroatian" or "Serbo-Croatian", but no images of "Serbocroation". However, some prominent websites use the "Serbocroation" spelling. If you're confident that this book was never released with the "Serbocroation" spelling, then feel free to edit the references. You can also submit edit requests to Amazon, Goodreads, etc. to review their entries. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:39, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GoingBatty: I have changed them all since Serbocroatian makes more sense. I have used the E. S. "Changed "Serbocroation" to "Serbocroatian", o to a." for all such edits. Hope it was correct, NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 03:50, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Coin of the year award article

When is someone with the information, eg, the new owners, World coin news, and the Journal of East Asian Numismatics, going to update this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antlion12 (talk • contribs) date (UTC)

When a volunteer with the necessary interest, knowledge, and reliable published sources chooses to do so, Antlion12. It could be you! I suggest you post a suggestion - with citations to sources - at Talk:Coin of the Year Award. Since that talk page doesn't seem to have much traffic, you might also post at the talk pages of the two WikiProjects identified on that Talk page. --ColinFine (talk)

Question

Can I change my user name? --Dinesh (talk) 06:18, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:UNC. nagualdesign 06:53, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please Thonks re The Bronks (The Bronx, yes Thonks)

I used [[Category:Defunct hospitals in The Bronx]] and then, seeing RED, made a file with

#REDIRECT [[Category:Defunct hospitals in the Bronx]], which was changed per someone's objection to
{{Category redirect|Defunct hospitals in the Bronx}}

Time to call for help? The Bronx is what should have been used, so should I call for Tobor (Robot spelled backwards)? Can someone with 'bigger than big, stronger than strong' (from the theme song) please help fix this? Perhaps [[List of hospitals in the Bronx]] and friends (e.g. Category:History of The Bronx) too? Pi314m (talk) 07:04, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi314m: I don't know what you mean by "Thonks". The Bronx says "the Bronx" hundreds of times and so does the whole category system at Category:The Bronx. See The Bronx#Use of definite article, the third box at top of Talk:The Bronx, and Talk:The Bronx/Name and capitalization. Categories work differently than articles and we generally don't want category redirects at alternative spellings and capitalizations. This is partly because the category becomes blue when it's added to a page so editors may think it's OK but the page isn't listed in the right category. I will clean up some inappropriate "The Bronx". PrimeHunter (talk) 09:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

page title with 'wikipedia:title'

I just finished my edit. It was in the draft page I asked someone to move the page. It was saved like https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Vakki I like to have this page https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Vakki without Wikipedia and it's in the project page not just a page. Please help me to move. thanks --Jvanilie (talk) 07:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jvanilie: I have moved it back to Draft:Vakki and added a box with a Submit button. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:15, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: thanks so much!! It worked! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jvanilie (talk • contribs) 10:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Too many grammar issues

Hello there,

I happened to be one of the editors for the article The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, and I do watch the series, but however I happen to come across this help desk because many of the edits made by a same contributor (anonymous) happened to make too many grammar and proofing mistakes (as well as some minor original research and other inconsistencies not found on other Apprentice articles) and I took some hassle to improve it according to the Manual of Style. I already informed the editor on the issue, but I may not have the time to work on edits because I am busy, hence I need manpower.

If this the case, may I include the tag (copy edit) and can you last this until the end of the season? Thank you for reading this. TVSGuy (talk) 11:32, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

TVSGuy, if you add {{copy edit}} it'll pop up on the Guild of Copy Editors' backlog, which means someone will eventually look at it. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 12:11, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, and this is my first time I was intended to do this; I need some time before I decide whether I will be doing this. I be keeping that link for now. Remember, it will be a long-term (until the season finale).TVSGuy (talk) 12:20, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Job hard to complete

Category:Latest stable software release templates have a lot of versions to update... What can be done to simplify the work? I think to transfer to Wikidata, it is very simple to manage the release versions on Wikidata... --2001:B07:6442:8903:DE1:30D4:8763:8115 (talk) 14:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, you can link to categories by placing an ~~asterisk~~ colon in front of the category name. It took three tries for me to parse out that Category:Latest stable software release templates is apparently what you are talking about. It does indeed appear to be a very large category, over 900 templates. I'm not sure how transferring them to Wikidata would even work though. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:21, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Beeblebrox, I think you mean "a colon in front of the category name" rather than "an asterisk in front of the category name". Deor (talk) 16:08, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I sure do. There was a weird issue recently with asterisks and blank lines in lists and I guess it just stuck in my brain. Beeblebrox (talk) 16:44, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Beeblebrox and Deor: you can check this source code... --2001:B07:6442:8903:40DE:6299:5392:CE91 (talk) 07:56, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Check it for what, exactly? I wouldn't know anything about how things are done on the Italian Wikipedia. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:25, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Beeblebrox: Check for what code is used on Italian Wikipedia and usable on English Wikipedia for Infobox software template. On the Italian Wikipedia, the template Software have the Stable release parameter with empty value, the value come from Wikidata. Maybe on the Infobox software template could be use {{#property:P348}} template for call version value from Wikidata. --2001:B07:6442:8903:3894:6B22:2B65:7A31 (talk) 08:32, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is perhaps a bit beyond the help desk. I'd suggest taking this question to WP:VPT. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:36, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Work Always in Collaboration with help Microsoft Nvidia intel Apple Space-X Tesla Nasa Huawei please

Hi, Wikipedia is not affiliated with any of those companies. For help, you will need to visit their official websites. Félix An (talk) 16:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Twinkle rollback and rollbacker's rollback

Which are the differences beetween vandalism rollback button (Twinkle) and rollbacker's rollback button? Dr Salvus 19:37, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

One is super useful and almost impossible to do by accident, the other is rollback. Forgive my snark, but I find Twinkle rollback much better overall. You have three options instead of just one and you have to confirm each action so the error rate is lower. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:10, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lyli J - starting a page

Hi, I was looking for ways to begin compiling information online to create a Wikipedia page for my artist project Lyli J, but I didn't have any luck.

Does someone else have to create the page and make a request themselves?

Here's information that I wanted to make available on Wikipedia: www.lylijmusic.com

Thanks Lily— Preceding unsigned comment added by Lily.jordy (talk • contribs)

Lily.jordy Wikipedia is not a place to merely tell about something or promote a website. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about a topic, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of notability. Please also review conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 19:59, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

phone number to Congressman Rush in Chicago, Illinois I need the phone number of Congressman Rush's office

Not an issue for Help desk/Archives. Referred elsewhere

– obviously not a question about Wikipedia at all. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:06, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rush, Bobby. "Congressman". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)— Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.97.115 (talk • contribs)

Try This website. It'll need your zip code. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:58, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updates were flagged as COI but I don't know how to respond to it, dispute it, or reply to the user who flagged it.

Hello,

I receive corrections from our organization's historian to update the Wiki page about our organization. The information provided by our Historian after fact checking was to fix errors in dates, wrong terminology, wrong language etc. Not promotional at all. But it was flagged as such. How do I respond and be able to continue making those necessary edits? Cthowell (talk)

This is the page https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Space_and_Missile_Systems_Center

I believe the user that flagged it was Garuda24.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cthowell (talk • contribs) 21:23, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:COI and, because you state "Our organisation" read WP:PAID

You may not edit the article directly. You must use {{Request edit}} omn the article's talk page. You musty also declare the relevant conflict of interest on your user page. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 21:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cthowell failed to ping you. This note succeeds Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 21:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Cthowell please respond by making edits at Talk:Space and Missile Systems Center, the associated talk page. There you can discuss the matter with Garuda28 and others. Buckshot06 (talk) 06:53, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How do I correct page about me

My name is Eric Nalder. There is outdated and incorrect information on my Wiki page. How can I correct it. I have already signed on.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric68nalder (talk • contribs) 16 April 2021 23:20 (UTC)

Eric68nalder Please first review the autobiography policy, and how to make formal edit requests; you may then visit Talk:Eric Nalder to propose any changes you feel are needed, preferably sourced to independent reliable sources. Note that it is not "your Wiki page", but a Wikipedia article about you. 331dot (talk) 00:32, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]