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February 1

IP address and User name

After creating new articles and editing I have noticed that published not by my User name, IP address was placed. How to change it? IL68 (talk) 05:10, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IL68: Unfortunately, once you have published your edit, you cannot change it from your IP address to your username. GoingBatty (talk) 05:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

IL68, double-check and make sure you've allowed cookies for Wikipedia so that you're not inadvertently logged out. You can also send an email to WP:OVERSIGHT to ask that a particular revision be deleted (i.e., make the diff unviewable to non-admins). —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:26, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IL68: You can ask for the IP address to be hidden. The revisions don't have to be deleted. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:40, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Company Infobox bug - changes to source code not reflected on published page

I've updated the James Villa Holidays page (https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/James_Villa_Holidays) to remove 'parent - Wyndham Destinations' from the company infobox and this has not been reflected on the published page. The infobox is also showing elements which are not included in the source code... I cannot find a way to address this. Is it a bug or can someone help??

Thanks in advance! - — Preceding unsigned comment added by KLC JVH (talk • contribs) 09:34, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's being pulled from Wikidata, something which can be easily fixed. But more importantly, your user name suggests that you are affiliated to James Villa Holidays in some way. Wikipedia has important rules regarding that and potential conflict of interests, please read WP:COI, also you MUST adhere to WP:PAID if it applies to you. - X201 (talk) 09:40, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Campaignbox state collapsed

On the page Rohingya genocide, I've added a campaign box (a navbox that goes at the top of an article, this one is on the right below the infobox and is called "Internal conflict in Myanmar"). Anyway, I added "|state=plain" to it, but it is still auto collapsing for me on Chrome, 1080p. Any tips for getting this to default to not collapsed? Please ping me in replies. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 11:47, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Novem Linguae: I have passed on the state parameter so your |state=plain has effect.[1] Will you modify your signature to use spaces instead of underscores in the piped links? It doesn't affect rendering but is a little distracting in the source. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:34, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing the template, the fix works great. I did the suggested signature tweak, should be all set. Thanks for your help. –Novem Linguae (talk) 12:55, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

PrimeHunter. Hey, I've got a similar question if you've got the time. How do I make the "Wikipedia biomedical editing" template default to uncollapsed on the following page? Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles. I tried a couple of things, including your | state == { { {state|} } } trick, and it didn't work. Thank you. –Novem Linguae (talk) 23:07, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Novem Linguae: | state = {{{state|}}} works fine. I have added it.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 23:28, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure where I got confused. But you're right, that does work like a champ. Thanks again for your help. –Novem Linguae (talk) 23:35, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia skin?

So, I changed my skins under preferences just to experiment, before going back to Vector, with Legacy Vector activated. However, now there are subtle changes, most notably, in the top right corner, there is a clock to the right of the log out button. If I have to learn to live with it, that's fine, but does anyone know if there is a way to revert back to what I had before? Do other people see clocks or is this a paranoid delusion? ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:35, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@El cid, el campeador: That is at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets: "Add a clock to the personal toolbar that displays the current time in UTC and provides a link to purge the current page". PrimeHunter (talk) 13:47, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!! Actually, all of the changes I noticed were under that section. Strange. Much appreciated ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reporting disruption

Can you revert this edit by ItsLife1 because of too disrupted with template and boldy fonts. The Supermind (talk) 14:27, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Supermind: The proper place to discuss this is the article's talk page, Talk:Ethiopia. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:08, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nonprofit organization disclose COI

Hello!

I am writing a Wikipedia page for a nonprofit organization I volunteer at. I checked the requirements and we fit them regarding the amount of credible sources.

I am wondering if I need to disclose that I volunteer there? Is it a conflict of interest? I will be sure to remain objective and keep a neutral tone about what we do.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiSpitfire (talk • contribs) 16:02, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WikiSpitfire If the organization compensates you in any way(be it money or something else), that falls under the paid editing policy. If you are just a volunteer for the organization, yes, it would be a conflict of interest that you should disclose, especially if you were asked to write an article(not just a mere "page") about this organization.

Please keep in mind that a Wikipedia article about your organization should summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about it, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable organization. Press releases, interviews, announcements of routine activities, and the organization website, all are not acceptable for establishing notability. Wikipedia is interested in what others say about the organization, not what it says about itself. 331dot (talk) 16:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)Hi @WikiSpitfire: I would say that you should disclose that you volunteer there. It can be on your user page as you have done here: just a simple message that you volunteer at a nonprofit, and use the {{UserboxCOI}} template, just so other editors can see your connection to it. If you need more help with COI editing, some pages that may be of interest to you are: Wikipedia:Help available for editors with conflicts of interest and Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Also, if you want to write an article about that organisation, I suggest first reading Help:Your first article, and then using the Article Wizard to write it. Seagull123 Φ 16:18, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox image

I've just created Grands Goulets but can't get File:Grands Goulets.jpg to display. Help! Alansplodge (talk) 16:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alansplodge Fixed, you had the image as Grands Goulets.pjg not Grands Goulets.jpg. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh! Thank you most kindly. Alansplodge (talk) 16:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

You have two article entries about the same person

There is an article for M. Cathleen Kaveny and one for Cathleen Kaveny. Her first name is Malvina, but she goes by Cathleen or "Cathy." They are the same person. How do you resolve that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AntonioPenza1919 (talk • contribs) 16:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@AntonioPenza1919: You can add the {{merge}} template to the top of M. Cathleen Kaveny and Cathleen Kaveny, and use the |discuss= parameter to define which talk page should have the conversation about this. (I suggest the talk page of the article you want to keep.) Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:12, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

They've been merged. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 17:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mongolia is not part of the East Asian Cultural Sphere.

I am a Mongol myself and it deeply offends me to see such an article. Mongolia is not part of the East Asian cultural sphere, it is part of the Central Asian cultural sphere. Although it has been influenced by Buddhism, most other aspects remain deeply Central Asian, and to say to two conflicting groups both of whom have a great dislike for each other that their cultures are similar and/or have been influenced by the Chinese culture is a simple case of misinformation and bias. Mongolia is not entitled to be part of this no matter the historical rendering, it has been its own culture distant and against the Chinese culture for thousands of years and to simply entitle it as "part of the Sinosphere" is not only false fact-wise but also an insult to the Mongolian people and culture. Turkic/Mongolic nomadism is vastly different from the Chinese agricultural way of life, our religion (Tengrism) is animalistic and has several thousand deities. Our way of writing is based on a Syriac derived script with many similarities to Arabic and Persian scripts. Even our modern writing system: Cyrillic, is a European writing system brought in by the Russians. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:151:100:55:2CDE:F8A1:9A49:AC11 (talk) 16:41, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you have concerns about what a certain article says, please discuss them on the relevant article talk page. Please understand that Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state. If the sources in the article you are concerned about are not being summarized accurately, we would like to know. If you have additional independent reliable sources that support what you say, please offer them. 331dot (talk) 16:44, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Download Images

How do you download images? I am trying yo download an image of a Saint Brigid Cross https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Saint_Brigid%27s_cross.jpg/512px-Saint_Brigid%27s_cross.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allison morgenthaler (talk • contribs) 20:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what browser you are using, but for me in Chrome on a desktop computer I have the option to right click and then click "save as". ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:11, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Allison morgenthaler Hello. You have asked this on your user talk page as a Help Me request; please allow that to play out, instead of using multiple methods of seeking assistance, to avoid duplication of effort. Thanks 331dot (talk) 20:12, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Linda cropper AGE

Courtesy link: Linda Cropper

Linda Cropper’s age is incorrect on your website. She is 63 not 73!she was born in Sydney in 1957. Please amend! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Methebee (talk • contribs) 20:30, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Methebee: Are you sure you saw it on Wikipedia? The article on here Wikipedia has of her makes no mention of her age, and it hasn't been edited since July 2020. You appear to be referring to the Google Knowledge Panel, which we have no control over. Please use the feedback link on there to voice your concerns. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:04, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

I would like to submit an article about myself "Omar Meho" and my Business Music Workflow Academy

I need a few pointers on how to get my article approved.

Thank you

www.musicworkflowacademy.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Omarmeho (talk • contribs) 20:45, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Omarmeho, you generally shouldn't submit articles about yourself. See Wikipedia:Autobiography for our policy about that. If you meet Wikipedia's definition of notability, someone else will likely write an article about you eventually. Vahurzpu (talk) 20:56, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Omarmeho, Sorry, please read WP:Auto and WP:COI, both of which discourage your involvement in such an article. S Philbrick (Talk) 20:58, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Omarmeho: (edit conflict) I asusme this refers to User:Omarmeho/sandbox. First of all, please be advised that sucessfully creating a new article is one of the hardest tasks one can undertake on Wikipedia, it requires much time and practice. When looking at User:Omarmeho/sandbox I am afraid that a sucessfull article will probbably not be able to use that fragment. That being said, there are guides for creating new articles available here, here and here. Victor Schmidt (talk) 21:00, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

1975 leaving Viet Nam

I am interested in joe biden 1975 political view in viet nam era when ford constructed a plan to exit. Was biden for or against it.Per rumsfeld saying he was against . True or false? I cant find it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.151.184.219 (talk) 21:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to ask this over at the reference desk, as the help desk here asks questions about using or editing Wikipedia. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:44, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Screwed up table

Hello. An editor accidentally messed up a table while adding some (presumably) good info, so I didn't want to revert it, but I'm not too good with tables, so my tinkering was unsuccessful and I couldn't repair it myself. Here is the table, just scroll down a bit; you can't miss it: AJR (band)#As lead artist. Thank you for your assistance! Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 22:54, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

EDG 543, the editor forgot to add a - to designate a new row, which I've added. Some table cells (particularly those in adjacent columns) might need to be delineated. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:31, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tenryuu, thank you very much, Sir! Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 02:21, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Help needed in officially updating my father's page as he has passed away

Hi,

I updated my father's wikipedia page: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Duris_Maxwell - but quickly learned, as changes were revereted, that I broke the rules re: official sources, and possible conflict of interest.

His page is one of the first things that comes up and I want to reflect that he passed on November 25, 2020, but don't want things removed again.

Here is a link to his obituary.

https://www.devlinfuneralhome.ca/obituary/Duris-Maxwell

How can this safely be added as a citation/source, his date of death added, and the biography of a living person, removed. I also wanted to make some small tense edits, etc.

Help would be appreicated. I want to do it right.

Thanks

Unfortunatebiologicalson (talk) 23:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Unfortunatebiologicalson: You did the right thing by using the {{request edit}} template on Talk:Duris Maxwell. GoingBatty (talk) 01:23, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Table poem column formatting

Hi, how come the text in the first two columns of the table in this section starts beneath that in the third one? How can that be avoided / fixed?--Hildeoc (talk) 23:19, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hildeoc, the poem is being centered vertically. Since the others are shorter, they have space on the top and the bottom. How that could be resolved, I'm not sure. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 23:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have added style="vertical-align: top;" per Help:Table#Vertical alignment in cells.[3] But I also added line breaks because I think the verses should be aligned. That means vertical-align only matters if the window is narrow enough to cause line wrapping in the cells. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:51, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: Thank you so much!--Hildeoc (talk) 22:47, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How to remedy the deletion of an article

I have posted the following to administrator Malcolmxl5 who finalized the removal of The Strap-Ons article in July 2020. Is this how to remedy the deletion of an article?

"I have some questions because I posted a different version of a wikipedia article that was removed. I understand why it was removed and sorry for the extended delay and have created a totally revamped article which I believe has resolved the issues of proving notability and providing citations.

My first question is, did I post it in the proper way so that you can review it. If not, let me know the correct procedure. If it is okay the way I have posted it, can you please review it and give suggestions on how to improve it to follow wikipedia guidelines and rules.

I have gained a lot of information through this experience: the importance of providing citations that show notability. I appreciate your help in this matter and look forward to hearing from you with recommendations on proper procedures to follow and ways to improve the article."

    Brianddiederich (talk) 23:48, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Brianddiederich, if you wanted it to be reviewed before being published, it could be moved to a draft and then you could submit it for review. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 01:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Brianddiederich: As a band member, you have a conflict of interest, and shouldn't be editing the article. You also have lots of unreferenced information in the article. You can use the {{request edit}} template to provide suggestions on the talk page on how to improve the article. GoingBatty (talk) 01:30, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]