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June 21

Kinnaird, Gowrie

2 problems - Please place the new refs ABOVE the blue VTE box. Please also fix up the red link on the Laird page in the "Traditional and current styles" section. Thanks - I cannot do this. 175.33.198.186 (talk) 07:00, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done @175.33.198.186: The references were fixed up by Cmr08 adding a {{reflist}} template at the place where the list of references should go. --Gronk Oz (talk) 08:07, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Laird

Please fix up the red link on the Laird page in the "Traditional and current styles" section. Thanks - I cannot do this. 175.33.198.186 (talk) 07:00, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done @175.33.198.186: the / in the wikilink should have been a |. --Gronk Oz (talk) 08:02, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is this original research or not?

I was editing Blacks in Liverpool, but before doing so, I was considering adding a link to a Google Street View capture of a street with many Afro-Caribbean-owned stores.

I know about Wikipedia:No original research, but is Google Street View a reliable source or original research? --Chelston-temp-1 (talk) 09:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • In general, an external link is not original research. Also in general, a photograph is considered (at least in Commons) to be reliable. In my opinion, Google Street View is a reliable source: The provenance of those pictures is a lot better documented than the provenance of a typical picture on Commons. Unless you make inferences in the text you write about it, there is no original research here. The "original research" would be the inference that these stores are "Afro-Caribbean-owned". That assertion must be backed up by a reliable source. -Arch dude (talk) 14:53, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Communion and Liberation

I have no idea where to ask the question. However, the article was recently influx of accusation and tabloid journalism material from ip user, anywhere to find help to read the original Italian citation and cleanup the article? Matthew_hk tc 15:44, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to change a heading

I have been editing Dorset Green Technology Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Green_Technology_Park) to show that it is now called Dorset Innovation Park. But I can't change the title. Is it better to create a new 'Dorset Innovation Park' wiki page and recreate my edits?

Thanks, Sarah — Preceding unsigned comment added by Powellpisareva (talk • contribs) 15:52, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Start by reading WP:COI and WP:PAID. Ian.thomson (talk) 15:54, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
And do not create a new page. Articles must be moved to change name. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:00, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The title of an article should be the name most commonly used for it, rather than its "official" name. None of the references in that article uses the name "Dorset Innovation Park". Maproom (talk) 16:37, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Crating a new Wikipedia page about myself/channel

Apologies in advance if I'm asking in the wrong section, but I was wondering where I can find the guidelines if I wanted to create a Wikipedia page about myself/my youtube channel. Is this even allowed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by YummyCarrot (talk • contribs) 16:28, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, YummyCarrot. Per Wikipedia:Autobiography, this is strongly discouraged. If you or your own Youtube channel meet Wikipedia:Notability, there's a good chance someone else will write about it. Home Lander (talk) 16:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do I wikilink Bible texts? I have been told to do so by my GA reviewer. Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:09, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!! I had no idea this could even be done when my reviewer told me to do it. I said YIKES and tried not to panic! You have saved my vegetarian bacon! :-) Jenhawk777 (talk) 03:11, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect info

Error: Protected edit requests can only be made on the talk page. Hey Help Desk Team,

We are in the process of updating our company's digital presence and we're having some problems with Google pulling in incorrect information from Wikipedia.

Our company, Helix TCS Inc, provides technology, compliance and security services, however when running a Google search for our stock symbol (HLIX), Wikipedia is displaying information for a restaurant company, Spicy Pickle. In order for Google to update our search results, we have to update our company page in Wikipedia.

How might we go about updating our company page so that Google pulls the correct information about our company?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Stock Symbol Google Search: https://www.google.com/search?q=hlix&oq=hlix&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3.777j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Incorrect Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spicy_Pickle — Preceding unsigned comment added by HelixTCS (talk • contribs) 18:39, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • That's a new one. We have no control over what Google displays. They pull info from wherever they want to to build that box that they display. We can usually guess where in Wikipedia they pulled the info and why, but I sure can't find the connection in this case. Do you have a particular one of our 5.6 million articles in mind? -Arch dude (talk) 19:00, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yuo can ask Google to fix this. Click on the tiny little gray "feedback" link below the right-hand lower corner of their silly box. -Arch dude (talk) 19:09, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Etta place

Get it right ,do your research, Etta Place, wasn't born in Texas. She was born in Montclair PA.. my grandma Helen place, grew Up in the same house. . Research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1:C515:E742:D064:B1A3:456E:3A78 (talk) 19:12, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Welcome to Wikipedia, the encyclopedia anyone can edit. "Anyone" includes you. We are all volunteers here, and each of us edits whatever we feel like. Most of us do not react well to being scolded and will just ignore you and go to some other problem area. If you see a problem, feel free to fix it, If you can find a reference in something we call a reliable source: see WP:RS. We can't just take your word for it: for all we know you are a scammer of some sort. If you are uncomfortable with editing the article, make a suggestion on that article's talk page. -Arch dude (talk) 19:28, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The article Etta Place does not mention a birth place. It only states that she lived in Texas. It does mention several women who might be the basis for Place. It could use better sourcing. MarnetteD|Talk 19:45, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It appears that OP didn't didn't do their research. A google search for Etta Place does list Texas as a birth state, and many people mistakenly assume the information came from Wikipedia. It did not.--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:04, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. The most our article says is:
"According to a memorandum from the Pinkerton Detective Agency, dated July 29, 1902, she was "said ... to be from Texas".
If the OP has any information published in a Reliable Source as to where she actually came from, we (and many historians) would be very grateful for it. For obvious reasons, what some anonymous person on the Internet claims that his/her grandma once told him/her does not cut it as a published reliable source that others can consult, even if the claim is true and the grandma was both honest and correct. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.125.75.224 (talk) 08:53, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Unwatching talk pages

Is it possible to unwatch talk pages, but still watch the article?💵Money💵emoji💵💸 19:51, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Only by editing a css page for your account to hide individual entries in the watchlist. Your css is public. See Help:Hide Pages in Watchlist. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:01, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting biographies

Does somebody know how to format the type of content that appears on the side of the article in the frame? Like in the celebrities biographies where we can see a photo, caption, and some details below (born, occupation, children,...) It would be great if there is a way in "visual editing." — Preceding unsigned comment added by HisroyK (talk • contribs) 22:27, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Click on the box in Visual Editor and a link to edit its details should appear. Alternatively, you can edit the details in source mode. TeraTIX 23:34, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@HisroyK: I'm not sure what you mean by "format". You can generally only fill out text fields and add images in infoboxes, not change the formatting which is controlled by code in the infobox template. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:50, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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