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    Why are articles about Japanese entertainment media lumped into one big article but other countries' articles are split up per entry?

    As an example, look up any anime on Wikipedia (Beastars, for example): It will most certainly direct you to the manga page with tiny sub-sections about any adaptations into other media like OVAs, Anime TV series', Video Games, etc and if there is a separate page, it's usually only a list of episodes and only because the episode list is "long".

    Now do the same with any other media made anywhere else, I'll use Mortal Kombat as it's relevant right now with the 2021 movie coming out. Searching "Mortal Kombat" brings you to the franchise page but each and every type of derived media: every video game, movie, TV series, Music Album, and Comic book series has its own page.

    Why isn't Japanese media treated the same? When searching, I want to get a high-level overview about the TV show: how it was produced, the history, etc; but when the article is structured so it's 99% about the manga with "here's an episode list of the Anime that was produced years later" that isn't helpful at all and very frustrating/infuriating. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8081:1610:E059:B1D7:26E6:4100:B8F9 (talk) 04:11, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    You might find your answer on Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Anime and manga, or by posting on the related talk page. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 05:21, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The English Wikipedia often has more coverage of English-language franchises than of other languages but here are some TV series articles based on manga: Bleach (TV series), Dragon Ball (TV series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series), One Piece (TV series), Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series), Attack on Titan (TV series), Sailor Moon (TV series), Berserk (1997 TV series), Berserk (2016 TV series). PrimeHunter (talk) 11:31, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    March 12

    Delete account and editing

    I'd like to delete my account Ozzykozzy2 and any associated data. I thought things would be further kept under controls by eager to please users and knee jerk users and we wouldn't blow ourselves up but I realized that it would likely get worse until more responsible parties arrive to guide and maintain the system we've had going for decades. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ozzykozzy2 (talk • contribs) 00:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Ozzykozzy2, Wikipedia can't delete accounts because edits like this one have to be attributed to something. As far as I can tell, this is the only edit you've ever made on this account, so the easiest thing to do would be to just abandon the account. That said, you could ask for a courtesy vanishing. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 00:57, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Fake news

    Hello sir i am shah fahad from Pakistan and i belong to Muslim family i saw content on Wikipedia that a man. Was claiming 5th caliph but in Islam there is only 4 caliph so please remove that content

    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mirza_Masroor_Ahmad&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.43.127.70 (talk) 08:39, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    "Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Urdu: مرزا مسرور احمد‎; born 15 September 1950) is the current and fifth leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His official title within the movement is Fifth Caliph of the Messiah (Arabic: خليفة المسيح الخامس‎, khalīfatul masīh al-khāmis)." That info is correct, isn't it? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:48, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If there is an actual documented contraversy about this that has been published in reliable sources (WP:RS), then you are free to add a referenced discussion of it into the article. -Arch dude (talk) 20:47, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    This is probably more knock-on from Google's idiocy in re its search results that blew up in December. IIRC Google still returns that article for the search term "current caliph of islam". —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 20:58, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The first result on the Google search current caliph of islam is Mirza Masroor Ahmad and displays: "Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Urdu: مرزا مسرور احمد‎; born 15 September 1950) is the current and fifth leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His official title within ...". That's a completely acceptable search result when the sentence also contains "Caliph" a few words later. The problem is not with Google or Wikipedia but the people who get upset over this because they are clueless about how search engines work, or want censorship of anything that disagrees with their religious beliefs. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:18, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    User: Rabin Baldewsingh

    I have created a Wikipedia page for Rabin Baldewsingh. I have published it, but it does not show on google. It seems that this is not active yet. The page is called User:Rabin Baldewsingh. It should be: Rabin Baldewsingh

    How can this be changed and published so that everybody can see it in google.

    Please help me to correct this.

    Thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rabin Baldewsingh (talk • contribs) 10:39, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Rabin Baldewsingh Writing an acceptable WP article is hard, especially if you are unfamiliar with WP:s policies and guidelines, and you have made several common "newbie" mistakes:

    Signature

    Hi. Why my signature is not correct? [[User:Dr Salvus|<b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Dr</b><sub><small><b style="font-family:Verdana;color:#27B382">Salvus</b></small></sub>]] ([[User talk:Dr Salvus|<b style="font-size:80%;color:#a9a9a9">talk</b>]]) (talk) 13:43, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dr Salvus: You should check the "Treat the above as wiki markup" option. enjoyer|talk 13:49, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Enjoyer of World: Thank you. DrSalvus (talk) (talk) 13:53, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Glad I could help. enjoyer|talk 14:00, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Mathematics

    Solve for X — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.115.13.60 (talk) 14:34, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    In order to solve for x, you would need to provide the full equation for context. However, this is the Help Desk, where you can ask questions about how to edit Wikipedia. Do you have any such questions? Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 14:45, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    X = 42. If you want tips on solving a more specific mathematics problem then you can post to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics, but they don't do your homework for you. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:03, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Streets map

    How do I drop a marker on the map?Mwinog2777 (talk) 16:07, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Mwinog2777: This may help Template:Location map TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 18:58, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    How can I ask the Wikipedia community for an opinion on the publication of an encyclopedic entry?

    Hi, I have inserted the encyclopedic entry "Gianfranco Continenza" in my Sandbox (here). He is a jazz-fusion author and composer. How can I ask the community for an opinion (and even a contribution) before publishing it? Thanks in advance to anyone who wants to help me.--Max Peltuinum (talk) 17:24, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Max Peltuinum: - lots of short paragraphs, need to be consolidated. Fair amount of material is apparently unreferenced. This is not good in a BLP. Mjroots (talk) 17:32, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mjroots: - Thanks for your very welcome reply. I will try to rework the text in a more articulated form. Can you tell me which parts of the text (even just some) are not sufficiently referenced, in order to guide me?--Max Peltuinum (talk) 17:41, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Max Peltuinum: - I'll mark them for you. It may be that the next reference after what I peceive is unreferenced covers the statement, but only you'll know that. Mjroots (talk) 17:44, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mjroots: - In any case, your help will be invaluable. Thank you!--Max Peltuinum (talk) 17:49, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Max Peltuinum: I've marked them all with {{cn}}, which displays as [citation needed]. BTW, references go after punctuation. See HELP:REFBEGIN for more info about referencing. Mjroots (talk) 17:50, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Max Peltuinum: When you're addressed the issues above and ready for more feedback, you can move the page to Draft:Gianfranco Continenza and add {{subst:submit}} to submit to through the Articles for creation process. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:33, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @GoingBatty: I thank you infinitely. I hope I have fixed the issues that have been reported to me (or at least most of them). Before I move the entry to "draft", could you take a look? I also ping @Mjroots: who welcomed me.--Max Peltuinum (talk) 15:01, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I think the article may well be accepted after you submit it Max Peltuinum. However, I found some of it a bit irrelevant. Do we really need to know (first line of biography), that he listened to a long list of well-known musicians. Didn't we all do that in our youth? And did he really have so many teachers and influencers? Notability (in a Wikipedia sense) is not inherited from these people so perhaps the focus should be only on the most significant one(s) mentioned in the sources. Good luck. Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:13, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Michael D. Turnbull: Hi. Thanks for your help. I think you are right about the musicians he listened to when he was young. I included them because I think they could help better describe the multifaceted style of this musician: he is a predominantly jazz-fusion guitarist (he learned jazz from his father and then studied at the Musicians Institute), but he also recorded on funk, rock and heavy metal music records (genres he has loved since he was a kid). In any case, if this information appears redundant, I agree with you that it is best avoided. As for his teachers, however, they were actually those listed (all musicians from the Musicians Institute). He has maintained constant relationships with most of them throughout his musical career, both professionally and personally. Many of them have collaborated on his solo albums, and with many others he has recorded compilations. This is also reflected in the references. Obviously, even in this case, if the information appears redundant it is definitely necessary to avoid it. Before I delete the two paragraphs indicated, do you think I should wait for another opinion?--Max Peltuinum (talk) 16:39, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Max Peltuinum:. I don't think there is any need to worry about this while your draft is not accepted. I'd advise submitting it for review, which should trigger more experienced editors to take a look. You can still work on it while it is waiting (it can take a while). Wikipedia articles are always "works in progress", never complete. Mike Turnbull (talk) 17:24, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Just moved to Draft ([[1]]). Thanks for your invaluable help!--Max Peltuinum (talk) 18:01, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    RfA Request

    My Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/J.Turner99 is not showing up in the current requests on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. I think this is because I removed some important syntax. Please assist/advice. Thank you J.Turner99 (talk) 19:37, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    J.Turner99, please don't waste the community's time by trying to get that RfA to show up at WP:RfA. With <1,000 edits, you would have no chance of being accepted, even if it were a serious request. It looks more like a piece of polemic, and its successful transclusion is unlikely to go well for you. GirthSummit (blether) 19:42, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Girth Summit I appreciate your concern. However, I do meet the requirements to make a request, so as a requester, I would apprciate your help on this greatly J.Turner99 (talk) 19:46, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Hopefully someone will delete it before you get blocked. What with this and your post at WP:BN you are just being disruptive now.-- P-K3 (talk) 19:48, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    J.Turner99, I'm not going to help you disrupt the project by transcluding that - it's not a request for adminship, it's a rant. You have been topic banned; your requested a review of the ban, it was reviewed and upheld. You haven't been 'arrested', you haven't been 'denied any freedom'; all that's happened is that the people who administer an online encyclopaedia-writing project have told you not to edit in a particular topic area. There is no need for you to put on a Spiderman outfit and climb any public buildings. Drop it, go for a walk, listen to some music, whatever - this is just wasting your time, and everyone else's. GirthSummit (blether) 19:52, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    J.Turner99 I too strongly suggest that you abandon this effort. Wikipedia is not a government with laws and due process- though we try to be fair. Free speech only means that the government cannot jail you for your speech- not that you can force Wikipedia to allow you to say what you wish. Do you provide for due process and fair trials and free speech with setting policies and guidelines in your residence? As a private entity, Wikipedia can determine what content is on its computers and how it gets there using any means it sees fit. If you don't like the rules, you are free to go somewhere else with rules that you like, or start your own website with your own rules. 331dot (talk) 19:52, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    J.Turner99, if you would like me to delete that, I will. It has no chance of success, and if I delete it now, some point several years in the future when you may be more prepared to run for admin you'll have a clean slate. However, I will not delete it unless you ask me to. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 19:55, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Eh. Never mind. 331dot already did it. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 19:56, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    331dot has said I can't even put the request on an archived sub page or my own user page. Why is this? J.Turner99 (talk) 21:11, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @J.Turner99: might be because it was complete horseshit. That's just a guess, mind you. Nick (talk) 21:14, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    J.Turner99, I cannot answer this question but let me - after reading half an hour stuff on your talk page - tell you honestly: It is for your own interest if you really in the far future want to run for RfA again. Girth Summit left you a very good advice on your talk page and I highly suggest following it before you get blocked (which sometimes also have good effects, it gives you the peace and the time to reflect yourself - I know exactly of what I am talking about). CommanderWaterford (talk) 21:18, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Too late. He has been blocked. CommanderWaterford (talk) 21:56, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    TOC format

    What's the template(?) that displays/links the sections by letter horizontally and compactly? I'd like to make List of American advertising characters look a little nicer. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:41, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Clarityfiend: Template:Compact ToC. I have experience with it and will do it. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:20, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:22, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing dates on references

    Hello, I am getting errors on my access dates and page ranges on my references. I have access the help page but it is very confusing to me. Can you please help me?

    The Social Experimenter The Social Experimenter (talk) 22:10, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

     Courtesy link: User:The Social Experimenter/sandbox 2 @The Social Experimenter: You need to include a url field (ex: url=http://xyz.com) in order for the date errors to disappear. I'm not sure why - probably a glitch. Also, the page numbers need a field name (ex: pages= 1-2). TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 23:12, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Not a glitch. |access-date= is the date that |url= was observed to support the content of the en.wiki article. |access-date= applies only to the value in |url=. When there is no url, |access-date= is meaningless.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 00:53, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @The Social Experimenter: Please make sure that you use the right citation template. For example, the first refereence seems to be a sientific journal, so you should use {{cite journal}} for that. Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:05, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
     Fixed. See what I changed. Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:16, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Ispiration for edits

    Many times I don't "find inspiration" to do edits on Wikipedia. By inspiration, I mean the fact that I never know which page to edit. How can I solve this problem? DrSalvus (talk) 22:36, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Dr Salvus, consider joining a WikiProject, where you can collaborate with other editors on a certain topic that interests you. There's really one for everyone, here's a directory for you. Hope that helps you a bit. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 22:45, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dr Salvus: You could also be sent a list of articles (at intervals you decide upon) tailored to your recent edits, by subscribing at User:SuggestBot. Eagleash (talk) 23:10, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    You could look at a series of articles about things that interest you,such as places you have lived in or books you have read. Somewhere there will be spelling mistakes or mistakes in grammar.There could be important facts missed out that you have the sources to add. I found that the article on a town I knew had nothing about an important industry which had existed there and which had left its mark on the town. I had a book on the subject and was able to add a paragraph about it.This all leads on to more things that you find you could improve or correct. Spinney Hill (talk) 00:14, 13 March 2021 (UTC) .[reply]
    You can check "Help out" at Wikipedia:Community portal. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:00, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Trial of the Chicago 7 Missing Awards

    Who ever is in charge of editing the Trial of the Chicago 7 movie page is missing a bunch of the guild awards in the awards section. Trial got top ten films at the PGA, top ten films at the AFI, Director Guild, and an ASC nomination for cinematography. Please fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:9303:67AE:5454:74F1:B919:F818 (talk) 23:32, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

     Courtesy link: The Trial of the Chicago 7 You're welcome to edit yourself, if you can find sources for the info. This is a help desk for asking general editing questions. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 23:39, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    There is no specific editor "in charge" of any article. You have the same rights and responsibilities for correcting that article as any other editor. If you are not comfortable editing the article yourself, please make an {{edit request}} on the article's talk page. Be sure to add your reliable sources WP:RS. -Arch dude (talk) 01:59, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    ...but only use the {{edit request}} template if you have a conflict of interest. Otherwise, you can add your suggestion on the article's talk page without the template. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:38, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Translator

    I'm planning to translate some Argentine film reviews into English. I realized there might be someone on Wikipedia who might help with translations. Is there a directory or a place to ask? Thanks. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 23:46, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @DiamondRemley39: Do you want to publish the translations in the English Wikipedia? That would be unsuitable unless you mean short extracts from the reviews. If you want to recruit free translators for work unrelated to Wikipedia then it doesn't sound suitable either. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:25, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @PrimeHunter:, I mean excerpts of the reviews to the Wikipedia articles as is customary in our film articles. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 00:52, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @DiamondRemley39: See Wikipedia:Translators available#Spanish-to-English and Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:01, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @DiamondRemley39: Eyo. I might help you translate some stuff. Leave a message on my talk page pls. --ProWarCrime (talk) 13:06, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    March 13

    Imelda Marcos

    I was browsing about when the year Imelda Marcos was born, it caught to my attention your stating that they( Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda) stole a huge amount of money in the Phils. As a Filipino who grew up in that country I have the right to say that you should research Philipine status under his regime. Not even a single case proved that they stole money. Check the real history like a deeper meaning of Philippine history. The Aristocracy in the country change the Philippine History, that makes my country sick for the last 30years after Marcos administration have fallen. You need to do more research.

    Thank you, Arlene Dalisay — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.150.28.21 (talk) 00:50, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    If you feel there is incorrect information on an article, you can feel free to make the edit yourself or make an edit request on the corresponding talk page, provided you have reliable sources to back up these changes. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 01:32, 13 March 2021 (U
    No. It is proved that the family has stolen millions of dollars from the Philippines. Check these sites

    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/65607-greatest-robbery-of-a-government https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/analysis-just-how-bad-was-corruption-marcos-years --ProWarCrime (talk) 12:57, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Christopher Bullock

    I have added a commons file inside the info box on the above page. It needs to be centered and enlarged; it is too small. Please help if you can - Thanks 175.32.41.33 (talk) 01:53, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Ah, the spouse of one Barbara May Lupton! Well, IP, you can centre it, by removing "|thumb". But you can't make it any bigger, because the file that Srbernadette (hello!) uploaded is a measly 74×150 pixels. -- Hoary (talk) 01:59, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Editing my entry in Wikipedia

    I have just spent 3 hours editing my entry in Wikipedia, to correct factual errors and omissions. I then clicked on 'Publish', as there was no option to 'Save' visible anywhere .... but when I subsequently checked my entry in Wikipedia to see my corrections, none of them had registered. Please help by advising me to make edits effectively. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenwich Road (talk • contribs) 06:47, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Which article was this? (There's no sign here that you've edited anywhere other than on this page.) But whichever the article, you shouldn't edit it directly; you should instead edit its talk page, saying there which changes you'd like to have made to the article, and why. Please see Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. -- Hoary (talk) 07:23, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If you are given the option to "Publish" and click on this, then what you have is normally saved. You will get an error message if you attempt to "Publish" a version that includes links to websites that are blacklisted (because of attempts to spam links to them, because they routinely flout others' copyright, etc); you won't be given the impression that your attempt to "Publish" was successful. -- Hoary (talk) 08:23, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Greenwich Road "Publish Changes" should be interpreted to simply mean "Save Changes". The button used to say save changes, but it was changed to emphasize that all saved edits are visible to the public(such as this page). As Hoary aptly notes, you should avoid directly editing the article about you, but you may make a formal edit request on the talk page, detailing changes you feel are needed, along with any reliable sources to support them. 331dot (talk) 08:31, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Greenwich Road: Your account has not saved anything outside this help page. If you were not logged in then there is a chance your changes were saved but reverted and can be seen by clicking the "View history" tab, or that the changes actually are in the article but you need to bypass your cache to see them. It's impossible for us to tell without knowing the page. I guess you are not an old road. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:57, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    WP:VAND and WP:DE

    Which are the differences beetween WP:VAND and WP:DE? DrSalvus (talk) 15:15, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    "Vandalism" is behaviour which is "deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project's purpose", while "disruptive editing" is disruptive in effect though not in intention. Maproom (talk) 15:18, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Disruptive editing can be intentional but often isn't. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:21, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I've been doing some destructive edits lately with no intention of doing damage to Wikipedia. How can I make other users understand that I do not vandalize? DrSalvus (talk) 15:28, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Dr Salvus have you read Wikipedia:Competence is required, which advises that editors need "the ability to understand their own abilities and competencies, and avoid editing in areas where their lack of skill and/or knowledge causes them to create significant errors for others to clean up"? TSventon (talk) 16:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Dr Salvus, it's good that you're asking questions—asking for more information (or taking time to learn more by reading policies, guidelines and discussions) rather than jumping right into a new area is often a good way to make others understand that you are acting without intent to damage Wikipedia. Stick to small things that you have done successfully in the past and read lots before taking any new types of actions. By making good contributions to articles, like you have done on football-related topics, you show other people that you are here to help. — Bilorv (talk) 18:45, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Notability criteria for scientific subjects and experiments?

    What is the relevant notability criterion/guideline when it comes to scientific topics, like proteins, chemical reactions, various reagents, etc.? And is there any guidance for evaluating notability of experiments, or are they just considered "events"? JoelleJay (talk) 19:10, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    I assume both are just considered under GNG, but it would be helpful to know of any consensus discussions since these topics are more nuanced than the "RS coverage" anticipated by GNG criteria. We have informal notability guidelines for practically every sport, so I was very surprised to see there was nothing on scientific subjects. JoelleJay (talk) 19:18, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    There is general advice for chemistry at WP:NCHEM, JoelleJay. Most scientific Projects are pretty active, so for specific cases you could post a suggestion at a Project Talk page before starting to draft a new article. There is WT:WikiProject_Chemistry, for example and others are listed at WP:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science. We always welcome new editors in science areas provided they are competent in the subject they write about. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:46, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the NCHEM link, Mike Turnbull! I wonder why it isn't included in Category:WikiProject notability advice? It would also be really helpful for such essays to be included in the lead of the AfD (science and technology) DS category. JoelleJay (talk) 03:05, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    WP:MENTOR

    Hi. I think I should join the WP: MENTOR. Despite having made more than 3000 changes, I think I'm a bit inexperienced. I believe I need to be supported by a more experienced user. How can I ask a user to be my mentor? DrSalvus (talk) 19:28, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dr Salvus: See WP:AAU (which was linked in the page you quote). Eagleash (talk) 20:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    extinct mountaines in uk

    Snowdon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:3F14:5601:1554:DAE4:9E5B:109B (talk) 20:15, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    What is your question about editing Wikipedia? There is no article or category called anything like "extinct mountains in the UK". I've never encountered the phrase "extinct mountain": if you mean Extinct volcano, I don't think that Snowdon has ever been classified as a volcano, though it is made of volcanic rock. --ColinFine (talk) 21:22, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Citing source without unique URL

    I have a question about citing a particular online webpage. I want to cite an online database of Colorado high-school championships to update an article about a school's athletic records. However, the only way to see the records for a specific school is by doing a search for the school on the webpage itself. This means there isn't a unique URL for the school's record -- only a URL for the database itself. How should I go about citing this? It would help a lot with cleaning up the entry for the school, but I want to make sure users are able to accurately find the exact source of my info.

    https://chsaanow.com/history/champions/all/ is the database in question. The search feature is underneath the heading that says "All-time champions"

    Rileydblack (talk) 21:10, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Rileydblack: Go back to basics. A citation is intended to provide a way for an interested reader to find the cited information. If the URL is insufficient, then add the needed "recipe" for finding it. For example your citation could be <ref> search for Longmont HS at {{cite web|url= ...}}<ref>. -Arch dude (talk) 00:56, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Arch dude: Gotcha. Added a "recipe" - thank you for teaching me a new term :) Rileydblack (talk)
    @Rileydblack: See List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States#References for many examples of references that include navigation. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 01:37, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @GoingBatty: Thanks for the examples! Rileydblack (talk) 17:20, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Messages without reply

    I have sent two messages to a user and I need a reply. Surely he read it but he didn't answer. What can I do? DrSalvus (talk) 22:04, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    How do you report a bad editor?

    There is a lot of back and forth between the editors on the pages for both “counting on” and “19 kids and counting”. People will go in and make updates and add information and then other editors will CONTINUOUSLY remove it because they PERSONALLY feel the information shouldn’t be available. Wikipedia is an information site - having users take information down because they don’t agree with it being on there is INEXCUSABLE. There is no option to report the editors who continue to delete information and previous edits. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. It has been happening for a very long time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DishSoap24 (talk • contribs) 22:04, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    DishSoap24 Wikipedia is not a mere "information site", it is an encyclopedia with criteria for inclusion. If there is information that is in dispute, you need to discuss it on the article talk page. It is difficult to say more unless you provide specific diffs that we can examine. 331dot (talk) 22:14, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, DishSoap24. This is your only edit with this account. Do you have another account? I looked at the history of the second article you mentioned, and I see highly experienced editors enforcing policies and guidelines to prevent addition of poorly referenced content that violates WP:BLP policy and creates accessibility. problems. If you have complaints about an editor, discuss your concerns on the editor's talk page. There are various methods of Dispute resolution available as well. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 22:21, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, creating a second account to stir up debate is sockpuppetry, which is generally met with an indefinite block of editing privileges. Matt Deres (talk) 13:41, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    March 14

    Question about musical groups

    Could anyone please tell me if a group only qualifies for category pages like Category: Musical quintets if the group consistently has only five members, if they started out with that number and changed the amount of members over the years, or if they had five members at one or more points midway through their run?--Thylacine24 (talk) 00:49, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm going to make it explicit in the category, but The Beach Boys are now only 4/5 what they were, so it looks like five for any significant portion of their existence. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:45, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Clarityfiend: Thanks. Could you please tell me how much time it takes to qualify as a "significant portion of their existence"?--Thylacine24 (talk) 12:38, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Long enough for critics to call them a quintet. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:00, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Clarityfiend: Thanks, but I'm a bit confused by the piped link. Could you please tell me if you're trying to "pass" some metaphorical "buck" to me by telling me to use my own judgment?--Thylacine24 (talk) 15:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Thylacine24: No, I'm passing the buck to the critics. If a reliable source says they're a quintet, they belong in the category. Clarityfiend (talk) 15:52, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Clarityfiend: Oh, okay. Sorry about that. Thanks.--Thylacine24 (talk) 16:44, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I also see that they were a septet for a while there. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:48, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Processing edits by a new user (with an IP address)

    I noticed an edit from an IP address to Second_Bill_of_Rights&oldid=1011770530, which I reverted. Checking out the edit history associated with that account showed a variety of small contributions which are interesting but not supported by discussion or sources. I vaguely recall there being a process for welcoming new users to Wikipedia and I'm not looking to bully anybody here. What should my next step be, if any? --Edwin Herdman (talk) 02:10, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Is it possible to use Template:Sortname with an ill link? I'm trying to sort Jacques De Braekeleer [nl] by "De Braekeleer" for List of monuments to Ludwig van Beethoven but not sure how to link in this case... Aza24 (talk) 03:04, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Aza24: Those templates cannot be combined but you can e.g. use {{sort}}: {{sort|De Braekeleer|{{ill|Jacques De Braekeleer|nl}}}}. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to edit the user source

    Hi Wikipedia team,

    May I please request to edit the user source? I am still familiarizing myself with Wikipedia and had no idea about the rules. Could you please allow me to edit the username? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajanicharles (talk • contribs) 03:56, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Ajanicharles: This looks like your only edit so far, so just stop using your current username and create a new account with the name you want. There is a process to change the name, but it is only used for accounts that have been editing for awhile. RudolfRed (talk) 04:17, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    How to edit category?

    @Pelagic:,All of the instructions given by the Administrator which is involved in my questions were little bit complex to me because i am new to wikipedia. Among the PrimeHunter and GoingBatty.your instruction has been easy for understanding.
       Thank you (Fade258 (talk) 04:04, 14 March 2021 (UTC))[reply]
    @Fade258: You refer to Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2021 March 10#How to edit category ? 12 minutes after your original post I asked "Which type of edit are you trying to make to which category?" The problem is that it took you four more posts and two days to answer it and when you finally did, you tried to ping me with [[Ping|PrimeHunter]]. The correct code is {{Ping|PrimeHunter}}. Please be specific when you ask a question. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    “Controversy” sections in articles

    I am pretty sure I’ve read somewhere that “Controversy” sections in articles are deprecated. I can’t remember whether it was a policy or guidance. Anyone able to point me to what I think I’ve read? Many thanks in advance. KJP1 (talk) 07:31, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    KJP1 WP:CSECTION is the guideline that says that you shouldn't have a controversy section. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:38, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Joseph2302 - Exactly so! Many thanks. KJP1 (talk) 08:45, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Description

    I wanna know how I can write info about me to this.thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anandowrld (talk • contribs) 07:50, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Anandowrld Wikipedia is not a form of social media where we tell the world about ourselves; please review the autobiography policy. Wikipedia is interested in what others say about you, not what you want to say about yourself. If you want to tell the world about yourself as a Wikipedia editor or user, you may use your user page, User:Anandowrld, to do that, in keeping with user page guidelines. Your user page is not for telling anything and everything about yourself. 331dot (talk) 07:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Regarding the copyrights © information

    Hello sir, I'm Kiran Sai from Hyderabad, India. I want to use some of your information in my upcoming book for free. For that reason, I want to know that if there is any chance to write. If possible, I'll be sending the details of my book once if I receive any mail from you. Thanking you Kiran Sai Hyderabad — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:4900:4E10:148E:C0D4:4EE8:6855:77D7 (talk) 10:21, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    See Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:22, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi. Please see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:52, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Informations from non-reliable sources.

    Hi. I have to put some missing information on a page that I would like to promote in FL. The problem is that this information is only found on transfermarkt.com, an untrusted source. Can I enter this information on the page? DrSalvus (talk) 14:26, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    We neither desire nor tolerate promotional efforts in Wikipedia. If your intention is to promote something, then you should not be doing it. (And no, by definition we only want impartial information from reliable sources to be used here.) --Orange Mike | Talk 14:30, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Orange Mike, I think the background is that Dr Salvus wants to successfully nominate a page for promotion to FL status. Dr Salvus, I think the answer is you need a reliable source for all information in a featured list. Wikipedia:Featured list criteria requires that "statements are sourced where they appear", which links to WP:BURDEN. TSventon (talk) 14:48, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Is tuttocampo.it a reliable source?

    Is tuttocampo.it a reliable source? DrSalvus (talk) 14:29, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Dr Salvus, WP:RSN is that right venue to ask questions like that. Note that you should indicate what article you want to use it on, and what assertion you want to use it to support - a source may be reliable for one thing, but unreliable for another. GirthSummit (blether) 16:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Do wiki instructions apply to all wikis?

    Hi. I am not a native speaker of English and I would prefer to read the instructions on Wikipedia in Italian. Do wiki instructions apply to all wikis? DrSalvus (talk) 15:00, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Dr Salvus Each language version of Wikipedia is a separate project, all with their own policies developed by the editors on those versions, so the Italian version policies are likely different than here. They are most likely not exact translations even where similar. 331dot (talk) 15:10, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Dr Salvus - :331dot is correct with regards to policies. However, if you mean the technical instructions, such as how to create a table or insert a template, I believe all the Wikipedias use the same version of MediaWiki, so the Italian instructions should work just fine. Matt Deres (talk) 15:18, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Matt Deres I meant instructions on topics like vandalism. DrSalvus (talk) 16:34, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dr Salvus: That will be different between languages, e.g. different templates, procedures, thresholds for blocking. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:40, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Gtranslate may be of some help. WP:VANDALISM and WP:VANDALISMO have clear differences. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:47, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Codes for Up down same

    I know that Increase is the green arrow, Decrease is the red one going down, but what is the code for the blue line that indicates no change? Thank you --Chutyo (talk) 16:28, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Update: Nevermind, I figured it out! --Chutyo (talk) 16:29, 14 March 2021 (UTC) The code is Steady[reply]

    For the benefit of the reader, the codes to type in are {{increase}}, {{decrease}}, and {{nochange}}, respectively. JIP | Talk 00:35, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Automatic grammar error corrector

    Is there a bot that automatically corrects grammatical errors? DrSalvus (talk) 18:20, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Dr Salvus Yes, there are a variety of bots that fix a variety of errors, with a few of them errors that could be characterized as "grammatical" – but not "deeply"; writing is too "bespoke"; too dependent on context for anything but a super-complex AI to make more than superficial fixes of this nature, for clear cut cases. For example, some bots will go around fixing "they was", but you can see by that example how clearly defined and self-contained such an error must be. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:14, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    coi

    I read the page about COI and wikipedian in residence. I don't find info about paid contributions from destination marketing organizations. Writing about a destination, its history, its sightseeings, its typical food (of a city or of a region etc) is it similar to writing about a GLAM institution? were there case about it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.57.253.17 (talk) 18:26, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Those are marketing organizations. This is not editing for public enlightenment, this is writing to bring in tourist dollars, and is shamelessly promotional. All our strictures about promotional editing, COI editing, undisclosed paid editing, etc. apply in full. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:16, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    This is promotional like is promotional writing about a museum. I'm not talking about writing with POV but writing about towns with articles as stub but they must deserve long and detailed articles. For instance, is also the translating from other language to english without further modifies a COI editing?93.57.253.17 (talk) 20:42, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't really understand what you're getting at. It sounds like you're interpreting COI without really taking in the natural meaning of the words. A conflict of interest essentially means what the words mean in English in conjunction, and is not some stand in for "bad edits". A person has a conflict of interest in writing a neutral article when their "interest" ("An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.") "conflicts" ("A clash or disagreement...") with writing neutrally—just as, for example, a lawyer has a "conflict of interest" in representing a client neutrally if they actually have an interest in not hurting the person on the other side of the legal matter because of a prior relationship with them (or an interest in the subject matter, where their own interests would be affected, that keeps them from truly neutrally representing that client). So, a person writing about a town, who is doing so to sneak in their links to a tourist website, has a COI. A person translating an article into English who does not change the poor output, but has no stake in writing about that subject has no conflict of interest (COI), but is an imprudent editor.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:15, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Twinkle options

    Hi. I made a number of twinkle personal options but unintentionally took Twinkle options off the screen. So are my options above the screen. What can I do to get Twinkle to reappear in my options? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Salvus (talk • contribs) 19:44, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    I'll try to be clearer: despite having activated Twinkle in the preferences I can't see it on the screen. DrSalvus (talk) 20:22, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I replied at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Twinkle options. Please only post a question in one place. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:36, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Would this book contribute to the notability of the companies listed in it? SK2242 (talk) 19:58, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't see why it shouldn't. Has somebody suggested otherwise?Spinney Hill (talk) 10:15, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Spinney Hill: Contains factual info, but questionable whether it actually contains content that is independent of the company per WP:NCORP. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Regal Busways for discussion SK2242 (talk) 15:14, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @SK2242: It's not that clear-cut to me. If the book has an entry for every member of this class of business or if the subjects must pay for the priviledge of being in the book, then it might be a "mere business directory". A listing in a business directory does not count toward notability. I would want to see at least two other sources that count toward notability. Further, if that book's chapters are each provided by the subject itself, then it does not count as a reliable source at all. -Arch dude (talk) 15:27, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    How can I protect a page to interface administrators?

    How can I protect a page to interface administrators? DrSalvus (talk) 20:24, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Based on the description on that page, the protection may be automatic for JS and CSS pages. What page do you think needs protection? RudolfRed (talk) 20:30, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @RudolfRed: The page need protection is User:Dr Salvus/twinkleoptions.js — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Salvus (talk • contribs)
    @Dr Salvus: I'm not sure what you mean by "to" interface administrators. The page can only be edited by you and interface administrators. All of them except one are also administrators and can edit fully protected pages. The page cannot be protected from editing by them. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:45, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    PrimeHunter In this page there is this message

    Code that you insert on this page could contain malicious content capable of compromising your account. If you import a script from another page with "importScript" or "iusc", take note that this causes you to dynamically load a remote script, which could be changed by others.

    If you are unsure whether code you are adding to this page is safe, you can ask at the appropriate village pump. The code will be executed when previewing this page.

    I panicked and maybe I asked the wrong question at the wrong time DrSalvus (talk) 20:50, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dr Salvus: It's a standard message displayed on all js pages in your userspace if you edit them. Most users just ignore it and there are around 77,000 js pages in userspace. Interface administrators can also edit sitewide js which is loaded by all users with JavaScript. If you are really paranoid about security then don't create js pages and consider disabling JavaScript in your browser, but the latter would mean you cannot use gadgets and many other Wikipedia features. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:07, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    How do I ask for a source?

    If i'm reading an article and I see a fact attributed to a historical person without attribution, how can I ask for a source to be added? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muirbio (talk • contribs) 20:46, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Muirbio! You can easily place {{citation needed|date=March 2021}} directly after said text to produce this.[citation needed] Hope that helps! Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 20:55, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Please Publish this article

     Not done. This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 21:50, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Redirects

    Hi, Apologies if this is a stupid question but do we have a tool that can find redirects for an article ?, We used to have one created by Dispenser but it's no longer in the View History area of articles, Many thanks, –Davey2010Talk 21:29, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey, Davey2010! Don't worry, your question isn't in the least bit! I'm not quite sure about a tool to specifically find redirects, but there is a way to see every article that links to whichever article you choose. Go to the article, then on the left, under the "Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia" logo, there is a list of functions, and one of those says "What links here." Click that and you can view every single article that has a link to it. Hope that helps! Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 21:35, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi, Thank you for the kind words, There's been the odd occasion I've had a brain fart and the answer's been staring me in the face so glad that's not the case here! :), You are absolutely amazing thank you so much!. Only been editing here for 6 years yet managed to forgot "What links here" even existed!, Anyway thank you for your swift response and help it's greatly appreciated EDG 543, Take care and stay safe mate, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 21:44, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Davey2010, no problem, bud. I'm more than happy to help you with any other concerns in the future! Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 21:47, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Additionally, if you click on the page information link in the sidebar, there is a link that shows redirects to that page. RudolfRed (talk) 21:37, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Many thanks RudolfRed much appreciated. –Davey2010Talk 21:44, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Color Box in German

    Hi, I'm trying to translate a Wikipedia page for a competition show and I require the use of Color Boxes to do so, however I don't believe that I can just simple copy and paste the English spelling into the source editor, as it says it doesn't exist. Is there a way to get Colour Boxes in German? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylveon (talk • contribs) 22:07, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Taylveon: "Color Boxes" could refer to many things. Please be specific in your question as the edit notice asks. Which page are you translating and which boxes are you having problems with? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:25, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @PrimeHunter: Hi, sorry. By "Color Boxes" I mean the boxes on the left hand side of this page, under the "Contestant Progress" chart, where they act as a key for the colours up above. Here — Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylveon (talk • contribs) 23:31, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Taylveon: Simply: don't. Color names are not language specific, they are part of Web standards. You may want to see Web colors#HTML color names for more information. --CiaPan (talk) 00:07, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Taylveon: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2)#Contestant progress uses Template:Color box. Color names are not language specific but templates are. German is not listed under "In other languages" at the template. Maybe you can use de:Template:Box or de:Template:Farbe. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:12, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Citation Bot, error 308

    Upon clicking on a link in an article, I received an error msg:

    • 308 Permanent Redirect
      • nginx/1.14.2

    A section in Meir Kahane contained {{lacking ISBN|date= ..}} and I wanted the citation bot to fill in at least some if not all ISBNs. Does the bot need more than just clicking? Pi314m (talk) 22:25, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Works for me, although the tool didn't actually find anything to change on that page since the books were not in a format it recognized. A HTTP 308 response is a redirect, not an error, in any case. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:56, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


    March 15

    proposed deletion template re-added after it was removed -- contrary to template guidance

    Hi, I'm watching a page that had a proposed for deletion template added. The template was removed and then re-added by another user. The guidance on the template says that "If this template is removed, do not replace it." If the template is, in fact, replaced, how should one proceed? Thank you. Miaminsurance (talk) 00:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Miaminsurance: Please link page you refer to. I can guess from your contributions that it's Mario Murgado. I have removed the template again and explained why in the edit summary.[2] Replacing the template was the only edit of an account created two minutes earlier. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:20, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for your speedy reply and action. Miaminsurance (talk) 02:14, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    delete Watchlist?

    Could someone please delete my watchlist? At 21k pages, it's become useless -- haven't used it for years -- and it's too big for me to edit it myself (it times out when I try). Thanks, — kwami (talk) 03:52, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi kwami. Only developers have access to your watchlist. Administrators can't even view it, much less delete it. If you go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist there is a link for Clear your watchlist but there you can also click on Edit raw watchlist, which should allows you to edit it without timing out. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:13, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks! That took care of it. — kwami (talk) 05:17, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kwamikagami: You probably know this but Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist has options to automatically watch pages you do something with. I'm at 8k and recently disabled "Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist". PrimeHunter (talk) 13:01, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, but yes, I got to 21k without that option! A bit ridiculous. — kwami (talk) 13:26, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Could you advise if Wikipedia is considered as one of the below as seen on the VW group Newsroom website when attempting to download an image I would like to know if an image that is downloadable can be used to be published on a Wikipedia page? Does Wikipedia Pages qualify for the below categories for the rights of use

    Rights of use The text, image, audio and video documents made available by the Volkswagen Newsroom are intended for personal information purposes only, may only be used for editorial purposes in the social web, or, in the case of journalists, influencers and media company employees, may be used as a source for their own editorial reporting. Text, image, audio and video documents are not intended for commercial use and may not be passed on to third parties. In addition, the Terms of Use for the Volkswagen Newsroom shall apply when using www.volkswagen-newsroom.com. - - - - — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorikeet Birds (talk • contribs) 05:54, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    What you may be able to do is upload the image locally (to en-Wikipedia, not Commons) if it meets all the non-free content criteria. This means no car photograph, for instance (a similar photograph could be taken in the street and released under a free license, which means a copyrighted photo does not satisfy WP:NFCC #1). TigraanClick here to contact me 09:12, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    People removing my additions please lock them in place

    Hi there,

    I am adding to:

    Number of the beast as "Chillibull" and my details are being removed. I have provided credible evidence and supporting citations in order for this to be public, however; someone is removing them. Please apply the changes "Chillibull" made, thank you.

    This is all original research and the removal is correct. If you want to keep this you need to find reliable third party sources that support your opinion. You don't have that, all you have is the sources from where you are getting your own opinions from. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:44, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Additional - you may want to pay attention to your talk page where you've been warned about repeatedly inserting the information. Possibly without realising it, but you're heading towards a block if you're not careful. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:46, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Editor quoting fake news articles as sources

    I have an issue. There is an editor that is quoting fake news articles as a reference source. What is the wikipedia rule, that deals with this. Can you provide the link. It is a page about a living person. The person said something in an interview. There is a video link. The thing he said is very clear, and unambiguous. Like saying the sky is blue. Now some media outlets, twisted his words and publish fake news articles saying "he is saying the sky is green".

    And a wikipedia editor, adds this "he is saying the sky is green" to his wiki bio page, quoting this fake news articles. And the wikipedia editor comes clean as "look media outlets are saying this, here are the references".

    So how to deal with this, thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrankSupra (talk • contribs) 10:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @FrankSupra: The cirumstances are important. Which article and alleged statement is it about? PrimeHunter (talk) 10:12, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    The specific article is this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Garvanliev

    This is the video statement https://www.facebook.com/MZMakedonija/videos/1102958080190449

    He is saying: "Strumica [a city] is very close to the Bulgarian border, so I am on that side of the country" - Meaning I am from that part, region of the country, close to the border.

    Some news media have twisted this statement, as if he is saying "Bulgaria and Macedonia are the same country" [popular idea among the greater expansionist bulgaria nationalists]

    And a wikipedia editor keeps adding here this quote "according to him, there is a country that is divided into two parts, and he was born on the "other side" - quoting the fake news articles. While he has stated nothing even remotely like that.

    FrankSupra (talk) 10:28, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @FrankSupra: I have removed it with a detailed edit summary.[3] PrimeHunter (talk) 12:43, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Problem with picture

    Dear helpers,

    I tried to fix a problem with a picture here: Olaf_II_of_Norway#Christianising

    The image is not displayed in the article (at least not in my browser). I thought, maybe the file name was mistyped and copied it from Commons. On preview, the file showed as hoped, so I saved the edit. Only to find, that the [[File:Bischofstab Norwegen 1375-1400.JPG|thumb|upright|St Olaf with his axe on a bishop's crozier, walrus ivory, Norway c.1375–1400 (Victoria and Albert Museum)]] is still there in the article ...

    Would appreciate your help. Thanks. --Schwäbin (talk) 10:52, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    I find the same problem - visible in preview but not after saving - very odd. Mikenorton (talk) 11:09, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Schwäbin:  Fixed There was an error in the syntax of the map image in the previous section. This confused the software. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:14, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I've actually removed the link from the caption which was the credit to the museum (see MOS:CREDITS) - I thought that this had avoided the problem, though I didn't realise somebody else had fixed it. I also added alt text to the caption. --ColinFine (talk) 11:18, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks a lot! I had counted brackets, but checking on the previous image did not cross my mind. Cool! --Schwäbin (talk) 11:38, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If a section edit preview doesn't match the saved page then the cause is usually in a previous section. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Invisible link to an article

    In the link list to article Neteller, the first article supposedly linking there is Apple Inc.. But in this articlle, I do not find a link to Neteller, neither in an infobox or other template. So where is this link? --KnightMove (talk) 14:11, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Template:Payment service providers is where is is. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 14:24, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. --KnightMove (talk) 14:33, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

     Done

    Question re proposed deletion of Draft:Ignite India

    I’m not banned user one please help one of editor want to delete my draft Ignite India and delete my account please help I’m requesting everyone to help me .Omsaipower2021 (talk) 15:50, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    FYI - editor was blocked as part of a sock puppet group, and the draft was rejected. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 19:30, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Nas King's Disease UPDATE

    Hello,

    We'd like to update the album credits for Nas's King's Disease as well as adjust the positioning of the 'GRAMMY' mention to the top. Happy to share additional details.

    Thanks!

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Disease — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.84.140.64 (talk) 17:57, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello. First of all, I would ask you who is included in "we". If by "We" you mean Nas' publicity team, please carefully read and follow the instructions for paid editors. Second of all, edit requests should be made on the talk page of the affected article. Assuming you are a paid editor, you can make such requests by typing "{{request edit}}" (with the brackets), and then following it by explaining the changes you want made in a "change X to Y" format, and citing your sources. If you take that route, be patient as the edit request queue is severely backlogged.
    Regarding the mention of the album's Grammy win, I would say it is currently at the top, as it is currently in the article's lead section. Assuming you are Nas's publicity team, you probably want it mentioned more prominently, such as the second sentence. However, the lead is currently structured chronologically, discussing first the album's release, then the reaction of critics, and then the Grammy win. Moving the Grammy win before the album's release doesn't make sense given the article's current structure. However, as I said before, the proper place for a discussion such as this one is Talk:King's Disease. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 18:25, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Archiving of Photography workshop

    It's no big deal but I've just noticed that the archiving of the Photography workshop, which is supposed to be filed by calendar month, is messed up. So far there's nothing filed under Mar 2021. I found what I was looking for erroneously filed at Feb 2021, where only the first entry was properly filed. It's a similar story for Jan 2021, where only the first 4 are filed correctly. If anyone here knows how to fix it please do, although it's not a pressing issue. Looking at the code this may be a wider problem with ClueBot III. I've left a note on the ClueBot III talk page pointing here. nagualdesign 18:14, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    how can I contact a contributor

    I would like to contact the photographer from this page- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Samaritan_Window,_Chartres_Cathedral

    How can I find him? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.2.86.15 (talk) 18:39, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    If you click on the photograph you are interested in, then click on "More Details" you will be taken to its page on Commons. That page will give you more information about the photograph, along with a link to the user talk page of the person who uploaded it (this person may or may not be the photographer - in the case of most of the images on that page, it appears to be). Cliking on the link to their user talk page takes you to a page where you can leave messages for them. In the case of most images on that page it would be Commons:User talk:JBThomas4. I will say, JBThomas4 does not appear to have edited in some time. Their last edit was here on the English Wikipedia in 2016, so they may not see your message right away (or ever). It looks like they were a student editing Wikipedia as part of a class project, so they may not return. Sometimes people will have e-mail enabled, but it looks like JBThomas4 does not. You may not be able to contact JBThomas4, but it's worth leaving a message on their talk page just in case. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 18:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If the reason for contacting the photographer is to ask for permission to use the photo somewhere, note that you do not need permission. See Commons:Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. --ColinFine (talk) 19:51, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Paul Khavari Page

    Recently a page was created and denied for "Paul Khavari", I need to help with citation so that the page can be approved. I searched the page and found it the 1st time, but now I cannot find it anylonger. Can you help? Should I create a completely new one?

    Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikip1015 (talk • contribs) 19:43, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    The draft article (not just "page") is at Draft:Paul Khavari, Mikip1015. --ColinFine (talk) 19:53, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, Mikip1015. It still exists at Draft:Paul Khavari. The references are not formatted correctly. They should be inline references, which are explained at Referencing for beginners. Familiarize yourself with Wikipedia:Notability (academics). Cullen328 Let's discuss it 19:57, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    My Experience

    My introductory experience in attempting to participate in Wikipedia collaborations is that it is rather punitive where contributions are unwelcome. When I brought something up on a discussion page, it warranted no discussion. But when I made a change to that piece of information of concern in the actual article, it was immediately reverted with a sort of insolence, even though I had provided a widely used and confidently neutral data set to contest what was there. I just don't get it. I feel like this must be a very closed community. Lazarus1255 (talk) 21:38, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, Lazarus1255. I'm very sorry to hear that you have had a rather unpleasant experience as an editor. Leaving a concern on a talk page is good but, for many articles, talk pages are scarcely viewed and your concern may not be responded to for a long time, unfortunately. You did only wait 3 days... Anyways, I see your concern on Talk:San Salvador and the edit you made, which was initially reverted. The editor claimed it was unconstructive, but I don't actually see why it was considered unconstructive. This may have just been an error. I see you also tried to address the editor who made this reversion, but they are very unlikely to check for a reply as they likely do this hundreds of times. If you want to address someone directly, you can type {{ping|USERNAME}} to automatically give them a notification to check for a reply. I think Wikipedia is a great place once you get to know it and, I'll admit, we editors are sometimes quick to wrongly assume new editor's intentions. Don't be discouraged. I'll be happy to help you if you have any more concerns. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 21:53, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh okay, thank you. I appreciate it. Well, maybe I'll just stick to Wikivoyage: it seems to be more my cup of tea, and I haven't gone through the trouble to read all the Wikipedia provisos yet. Thanks for the kind reply. Lazarus1255 (talk) 22:32, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    How can I request support for improve a page?

    How can I request support for improve a page? DrSalvus (talk) 22:05, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Dr Salvus That depends. What kind of support are you looking for? You could try asking on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 22:11, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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