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Is a disambiguation page which only links to deleted/non-existent pages eligible for speedy deletion under G8? CoolSkittle (talk) 14:19, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi CoolSkittle. I would say no, Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#G8 does not apply. But some administators may use G8 in some cases. Do you have an example in mind? PrimeHunter (talk) 16:36, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

It is eligible under G6, not G8. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 16:42, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

I would look at "View history" to see if the disambiguation page is recently created or past dated. If new, another editor may be preparing to add the linked pages, and so I would recommend keeping. Otherwise if the page has no recent activity, then proceed with deletion. Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 18:39, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

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hey sorry follow up question, can you give me code for a highlighted talk? i have code for my name highlighted but i the hightlight in a different color, also is it against policy to just have your name and no talk like thishandatoe 15:03, 8 October 2018 (UTC)? thanks

It's fine to not have a talk link. -A lad insane (Channel 2) 18:45, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

You could use something like [[User_talk:Handatoe|talk]] which produces talk with a green word on a light yellowish background or you could use other colours. Just make sure you're using foreground and background colours with enough contrast between them. For example, I'd suggest using a lighter pink and darker blue in the userpage link, like this: handatoe ([[User:Handatoe|handatoe]]). The darker background will make the foreground look slightly lighter than it is, which might be useful if you want to put the next to some non-highlighted link and not have one look noticeably darker than the other. – Pretended leer (talk) 19:28, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

thanks man [[User:UserBob|UserBob]] (talk) 13:46, 11 October 2018 (UTC) but it's still code

@Handatoe: On your preferences page, under the box where you set your signature, you need to turn on the "Treat the above as wiki markup" box. Otherwise, the code will simply display as plain text. – numbermaniac 01:23, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

"Invalid CSRF format?"

I recently attempted to upload an image, under the photos of deceased persons section, and filled out the copyright form as best I could based on my understanding (it is my understanding that someone more experienced and with the proper user permissions looks it over before giving the file the final "okay"), however as soon as I finished filling out all parameters and hit the upload button, a little pop-up said that it couldn't work because of an "Invalid CSRF format". What is this and how do I fix it? WesSirius (talk) 02:35, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

How long did it take you to fill out the box? Sometimes, if you leave it alone for a couple hours and come back to it, then try to submit an edit or upload, you'll get an "Invalid CSRF token" error. It's happened to me when trying to make an edit with Twinkle on articles that have been open for a while. – numbermaniac 01:24, 14 October 2018 (UTC)