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September 4

Rajput

Should Rajput not have a hatnote pointing to Rajput (disambiguation)? I think I have read somewhere that a hatnote should point to a disambiguation page just in case someone does create one.

Also, Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Dark_mode_when_logged_out_of_Wikipedia still needs to be addressed. --Jax 0677 (talk) 00:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jax 0677, "Rajput (disambiguation)" is merely a redirect to Rajput (surname), which disambiguates between people with this surname. We're all volunteers: you are most welcome (i) to turn "Rajput (disambiguation)" into an actual disambiguation page for "Rajput", (ii) to link from the former and (iii) to link to it from Rajput. ¶ If an issue brought up at WP:Village pump (technical) a week or more ago is yet to be addressed, then give it a bump at WP:Village pump (technical); or, if appropriate, bring up the matter on WT:Village pump (technical). -- Hoary (talk) 02:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hoary:, I tried to place a hat note, but it got reverted. I may need to consult WP:3PO. --Jax 0677 (talk) 11:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User stats

Why does my user ID not display?I checked before and after date change in Greenwich. On 2 devices. DMc75771 (talk) 01:07, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DMc75771: Please clarify your question. What user ID and where is it not showing that it should be? RudolfRed (talk) 01:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DMc75771 if you are editing from the mobile interface, your username will be shown when you click on the person icon located at the very right of the top navigation bar. – robertsky (talk) 05:34, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Active users

it didn't show on the active user screen. DMc75771 (talk) 01:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where in Wikipedia is this "active user screen", DMc75771? -- Hoary (talk) 02:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

After some searching I guess it's Special:ActiveUsers. Please link pages you refer to. I don't know why DMc75771 isn't listed there. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to Post Article.

I work in entertainment, and I would like to submit my contributions, and articles, but for some reason would i'm having a hard time figuring out how to submit properly each article. Betanstyle (talk) 05:08, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Betanstyle. I am sorry, but your user page is the wrong place to post the draft of an article. Plus, an unreferenced biography of a living person is a policy violation. You should spend a few weeks improving existing articles before taking on the difficult and daunting task of writing a new article. Spend a lot of time reading and studying Your first article and its links. Cullen328 (talk) 05:41, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Betanstyle: I have left some links to guidance on your talk page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 08:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Undoing multiple edits / Also, query on Outing

When undoing a string of recent edits, is it necessary to select each edit individually and select 'undo' each time, or is there a way that one can select the last 'good' version of the article and revert directly back to that version in a single process?

(The issue relates to the following thread at WP:COIN, here.) Axad12 (talk) 06:51, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, there is also another issue on that thread re: whether outing should be struck, removed or something else. Any input on that point would also be very much appreciated. Axad12 (talk) 06:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's easy to go to the article history, click on the date "15:28, 12 August 2024", and then click on "restore this version". And, I don't see it as "outing" when the person has chosen to use his own real name. Maproom (talk) 07:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so when I click on "15.28, 12 August 2024", where is the option to select "restore this version"? Apologies if I'm missing something but I don't see it. Axad12 (talk) 07:52, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps clicking "15.28, 12 August 2024", then "edit source", then scroll to the bottom, add edit summary as "reverting to [etc]" and then click "publish"? Axad12 (talk) 08:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can also use the undo function to undo multiple consecutive edits by selecting the first and last of the offending edits, clicking "compare selected revisions" to view the diff, and clicking "undo". (WP:UNDO) Perception312 (talk) 15:31, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the outing question…

The relevant policy (WP:OUTING) says Posting another editor's personal information is harassment, unless that person has voluntarily posted their own information, or links to such information, on Wikipedia. Personal information includes real-life name, date of birth, identification numbers, home or workplace address, job title and work organisation, telephone number, email address, etc.

My interpretation is that just because someone is editing under their real name doesn’t entitle other editors to post information that they have discovered about that person from a brief Google search. I’d be interested to hear the opinions of others on this point.

Surely it's preferable to simply say “off-wiki evidence suggests that this account has a conflict of interest on this subject”. In the case in point even that would have been unnecessary, as the account was an SPA making unsourced edits in relation to the internal operation of an organisation and removing criticism, so the COI was transparent even without giving specifics. Axad12 (talk) 09:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Did you know

Hello, I am looking for a page on English Wikipedia that has articles on naval topics (like sailor biographies, warships) in the "Did you know" project. Where can I find these types of articles? Hope someone can help. Have a nice day! P. ĐĂNG (talk) 08:32, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@P. ĐĂNG, if you don't get a good reply here, you can try Wikipedia talk:Did you know. The closest I find is this page where you can search the hooks:WP:DYKA. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:10, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@P. ĐĂNG Articles that have generated a DYK will be placed into the category Category:Wikipedia Did you know articles, with a template on their Talk Page. You can use a tool like WP:PetScan to intersect that category with any other categories of interest to you. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:49, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gråbergs Gråa Sång, Mike Turnbull. I found those pages. Thanks! P. ĐĂNG (talk) 09:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation links

I believe that I have read somewhere, that when a disambiguation page is linked by a hat note, that the hat note should almost always refer to the page using the "(disambiguation)" suffix, just in case someone moves a disambiguation page to a title containing "(disambiguation)". Do you know of a page in the Wikipedia domain where this is documented? --Jax 0677 (talk) 12:19, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jax 0677: See Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Links to disambiguation pages for the rule and reason. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:31, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) you should probably read Wikipedia:Disambiguation. As Rajput currently has three meanings it may not need a disambiguation page, so I have added the third meaning to the hatnote. If you do create a disambiguation page, you should include all three meanings starting with the primary one.

I see you started a discussion on the article talk page, you could have pinged the editor who was reverting you and asked them directly if you disagreed with or didn't understand their reverts. You need to try a discussion and allow some time before asking for a third opinion as explained on the third opinion page. TSventon (talk) 12:42, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Exempting sections from auto-archiving?

As relates to Help:Archiving a talk page, how might one exempt a specific section of e.g. one's user talk page from being auto-archived.

Cf. [1] for the details of my current set-up. Biohistorian15 (talk) 18:29, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Biohistorian15 This is supposed to work: User:DoNotArchiveUntil. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:09, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Photo Help

Hello! I am Kathy Taylor of Tulsa, OK.

I am unable to update the photo on my profile. The photo on the page is very dated and I would like for a more recent photo to replace it. Below is a list of current and verified photos that would work great for my page.

Wiki URL: Kathy Taylor (politician)

Personal Website: - https://kathytaylor.co/

News Stories and Website Mentions:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathytaylortulsa/

Thank you for your help. Please let me know if I'm not in the right place, or if I can provide anything further to get the photo changed over.

-Kathy Taylor KathyTaylorTulsa (talk) 22:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:A picture of you for the best practices for uploading a photo of yourself to Wikipedia or elsewhere on a Wikimedia project. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 22:20, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please also note that it is not "your profile" it is an encyclopedia article about you.

The short answer to your question is that Wikipedia requires that images of living persons be freely licensed, as opposed to being copied from copyrighted websites. Wikipedia's copyright policies are significantly stricter than many other websites. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 22:48, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi KathyTaylorTulsa. You can, however, license the images on your website in a way that makes it easier for others to use as explained in creativecommonswiki:Marking your work with a CC license. Be advised though that you can only do this if you're the copyright holder of the image in question. In the case of photos, it's generally the person who takes the photo, not the subject of the photo, who is considered the copyright holder. Before you start re-licensing any photos, though, you might want to make sure it's really something you want to do. It would probably be a good idea to speak with someone who has a better than average understanding of what it means to release your creative content under the type of licenses Wikipedia accepts before uploading any files because such licenses tend to be irrevocable and only offer minimal restrictions; for example, any license that places restrictions on commercial reuse or derivative reuse is considered too restrictive for Wikipedia's purposes even though other websites might have no problem with it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:08, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vynalrecords

Vynalrecords Friendly ian (talk) 22:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Friendly ian: Do you have a question about Wikipedia? It's not clear what "vynalrecords" is supposed to mean. Do you have a question about the Wikipedia article "Vinyl record"? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:32, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]