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email for login

Hi - I created this account ages ago and just found out it is associated with an email address which has not existed for over a decade. How can I change my email address to my current one? Webster Forrest, London UK (talk) 16:26, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Preferences -> User profile -> Email options. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 16:36, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

How long does an RFC last?

How long does an RFC usually last? Bc this is been here since 4+ months talk:Malabar Muslims#Request for comment on generalizing the origin of Mappilas? Hionsa (talk) 17:41, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

@Hionsa:, see Wikipedia:Requests for comment. Apparently the bot assumes a RFC lasts 30 days. TSventon (talk) 21:32, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

What do I do if another user claimed a page I made has promotional content but won't identify which text needs to be changed?

I recently created the page for the Global Student Forum. While creating the page, the cite source function stopped working, and it seemed like the only way to avoid losing my progress was to publish it unfinished and make subsequent edits to the page, which put it at risk of being swarmed by other users in its unfinished state. Sure enough, a user named Sumanuil put a banner on it alleging that the page contains promotional content. I cited sources for factual claims, tried to write in a neutral tone, and am not affiliated with the organization. I edited the text to remove what could be misconstrued as promotional, but the banner has remained. I posted a request for clarification on Sumanuil's Talk page, but Sumanuil removed this without providing any clarification.

I have been a Wikipedian for over ten years. The Wikipedia I have come to know is a toxic, insular group that is hostile to new and less experienced users. On multiple occasions, I have seen knowledge erased on minute technicalities that could have easily been ameliorated with dialogue and collaboration. Please do not let the Global Student Forum page be another example to further reinforce what I have reluctantly perceived. You can see the timestamps on the Global Student Forum page to see the time I put into creating it and researching the sources. I want to be compliant. I just need clarification and assistance. For historical purposes (talk) 18:05, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

The requirement that Wikipedia articles be primarily based around what independent sources have to say on the subject, rather than citations to the subject's own website etc, isn't a 'minute technicality'. In my opinion, the 'promotional' banner is still justified. As for difficulties with editing, you have the option of using your sandbox, which should ensure you can publish the article only when you consider it complete. AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:36, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @For historical purposes.

Several portions of the article are based on the GSF's own publications.

Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is almost exclusively interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources. If enough material is cited from independent sources to establish notability, a limited amount of uncontroversial factual information may be added from non-independent sources.

The presence of text that is clearly what the subject wants to say about itself is what makes it promotional.

If you have been around for ten years, I would expect you to know that the way disagreements get resolved is by engaging with the other parties, not by appealing for support in another forum. Please see WP:DR. ColinFine (talk) 18:36, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Though I agree with everything said above and that the tag should stay, I would like to note that For historical purposes did ask Sumanuil on their talk page, which was promptly reverted. I can see why the message may be interpreted as perhaps vandal spam, but I think the revert was uncivil and unjustified on Sumanuil's part. GoldRomean (talk) 18:40, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

The article is entirely promotional, I have removed chunks of promotional text supoported only by primary sources, but it appears that there is nothing salveagable, Wikipedia articles are based on what reliable independent sources have reported on a topic NOT what the topics website says! Theroadislong (talk) 19:08, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

@For historical purposes: Since many of the users above have said what I wanted to say, I'll add that you may want to consider the use of the {{in use}} and {{under construction}} templates if you want other editors to be aware that an article is being worked on at the moment if you're concerned about it being swarmed by other users in its unfinished state. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 19:40, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

This is the first time I received actual guidance from other users on how to create pages. I appreciate the clarifications. However, it is too bad that the page is now recommended for deletion before it could be fixed by adding independent sources and rewriting the removed sections. For historical purposes (talk) 23:34, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

If you can fix it in the next few days, I may consider changing my vote. Best, GoldRomean (talk) 00:04, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

A welcome message was left on your talk page in 2013; it included a link to Wikipedia:How to write a great article. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:50, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm just asking regarding Genshin Impact article

Hello, I'm just asking why the article Genshin Impact is become a vandalism target? Because I coincidentally playing that game in mid 2024s by my friends. Can Wikipedia users explain me? Because that article I mentioned was protected on October 1, 2024. Thanks. Rizky Juliandief (talk) 22:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Sadly, some people will vandalise anything, though some topics attract it more than others - a popular video game is an unsurprising target. From a quick look at the history, the most recent vandalism is likely to mostly down to a single individual - clearly obsessed. There have been long-running problems though, leading to a succession of blocks. [1] We don't really need concern ourselves as to why people engage in such behaviour as long as it can be stopped. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:21, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Middleton family

Middleton family

I'm sorry, reference number 15 is wrong (in red) - please alter. I get confused. Sorry again. Srbernadette (talk) 01:33, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Done, Sister: you had entered the reference's 'Access date' year as "20255" rather than 2025 – not easy to spot once buried in the first of two consecutive reference codings; I opened an edit window for the section, [Control+F]-searched for "Airedale" just before the citation, and looked onwards from there for an impossible date. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.154.147 (talk) 02:13, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

need a credible contributing writer

Hi, I'm looking for someone who can build a content page for my personal listing. I have tried and the content keeps being refused. I am a voiceover Talent professional with many commercials voiced, I have appeared in movies as well as ran for municipal elections. Can anyone suggest a person to help me publish a proper listing.

thnx

Claudio Napoleoni

Aaroc1 (talk) 20:20, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Can anyone Suggest such a person? Probably not, since everything you have written suggests that you have entirely misunderstood the purpose of Wikipedia. We do not have 'personal listings'. We do have biographical articles, but only on individuals who meet our notability criteria, as demonstrated through in-depth coverage in independent published reliable sources. Such articles are open to anyone to edit, and they are not under the control of the subject. Wikipedia is not a web-hosting service. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:49, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Additionally: At the top of this page, a prohibition is described. I've implemented the prohibition. -- Hoary (talk) 20:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

If anyone is wondering, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Claudio Napoleoni. The article Claudio Napoleoni had been created by Nathanguss. The (separate) draft Draft:Claudio Napoleoni (twice deleted after half-year inactivity) was created by Nathanguss and Goulz. Nathanguss also created the article CN VoiceOvers (deleted A7). -- Hoary (talk) 21:14, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Yup - clearly connected, while trying to suggest otherwise in the AfD discussion. Aaroc1, if that was you, or anyone connected with you, please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, and ensure it doesn't happen again. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:18, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Too small articles

Good day or evening! Could you please tell me what we do with one or two sentences articles? I was reading random articles and found this one. As war as I know in some Wikipedias we usually delete this kind of articles. But I suppose that another rules can be applied here. Thank you in advance! Foxyra (talk) 23:05, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi, Foxyra! Since it's a scientifically valid taxon, it's considered inherently notable (by en.Wikipedia) – see Wikipedia:Notability (species).

What we do (if we choose) is to try to expand it with more details from the existing references, and/or try to find more references and utilise their content also. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.154.147 (talk) 23:41, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Foxyra (talk) 02:36, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

See also WP:Stub. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:47, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Possible deleted article

I was reading an article this morning. This afternoon, it doesn't exist. How? The article if "FAZISI" Kenamck143 (talk) 23:22, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

An administrator (which I am not) can probably look up the article if it was deleted, and tell you why. Was this about the yacht of that name (which might theoretically merit an article), the Fazisi Stadium (why so named? The article doesn't say), or something else entirely? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.154.147 (talk) 23:47, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

How can I contact an administrator to ask about the article "FAZISI" which appears to have been deleted within the past 24 hours?

Thank you,

Ken Kenamck143 (talk) 23:59, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

It doesn't appear that any such article has been deleted from en:Wikipedia. Are you, Kenamck143, perhaps thinking of the Polish-language article Fazisi? -- Hoary (talk) 00:33, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

No article called "FAZISI" or "Fazisi" has been here at the English Wikipedia. Maybe you saw it somewhere else and can find the url in your browser history. If you have autotranslation in your browser then you may have seen the Polish article, or the Russian ru:Фазиси (яхта), or the Ukrainian uk:Фазісі (яхта). PrimeHunter (talk) 00:39, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Actually, you are right. I may have read the article in Polish. How can I translate that article to English, then edit it to reflect the current, correct data?

Thank you Kenamck143 (talk) 01:15, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

I think Help:Translation is what you're looking for? DonIago (talk) 02:25, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Translating pl:Fazisi, Kenamck143, would result in a draft sure not to be promoted to article status. First, find reliable sources, independent of the yacht's owners, for information about the yacht. (Wikipedia articles, whatever language they're in, are not reliable sources.) Then use those sources to create a draft, noting which part of the content comes from which source. -- Hoary (talk) 03:21, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Satelite images and creative commons

Hi all, I'm just curious if open-street map or google satellite view images are considered open-access under creative commons licensing, and can thus be screenshotted or saved to be uploaded for image reference on the site. I've searched elsewhere but couldn't find a definitive answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

CSGinger14 (talk) 04:58, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi, CSGinger14! Have you seen, and followed up the links on, Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps? After a brief search, I couldn't find a definitive answer to your question, but you could ask on its Talk page. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.154.147 (talk) 07:03, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Have not, but will. Thank you!

CSGinger14 (talk) 07:09, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

@CSGinger14: Google satellite views are definitely copyrighted and can't be uploaded to Commons. I'm not entirely sure about OpenStreetMap, but I found this thread at Commons's Village pump that seems to indicate that OSM screenshots are OK to upload. If you have further questions about this sort of thing, it's best to ask at Commons. Deor (talk) 16:14, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Screenshots of OSM maps can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, but not screenshots or downloads of satellite views in OSM editing tools. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:39, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

how to uplod profile pic hwlp

hello team help i m not undstn how to uplod profile pic Ethical Hacker in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (talk) 06:36, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

This should be done at Wikimedia Commons and it should be a free to use picture.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 07:06, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

how do i contact my mentor

how do i contact my mentor, cyberdog958 DavidJames1948 (talk) 11:28, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

@DavidJames1948 you can message him directly at User talk:Cyberdog958. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 14:08, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Alternatively, navigate to your Homepage at Special:Homepage and click on the boxed link that says "Ask your mentor a question about editing". Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:17, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

IP address blocker issue

Hi team , I am facing IP address blocker issue while trying to create a Wikipedia page how do I rectify this 115.96.84.45 (talk) 14:37, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi IP editor, you are editing without an account, so you can't create a Wikipedia article. You could create an account and qualify as WP:AUTOCONFIRMED or you could create a WP:DRAFT and use WP:Articles for creation. TSventon (talk) 15:34, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Change a logo on a Football Club Page

Hi,

I wanted to update the club badge for Cribbs FC to the badge shown on www.cribbsfc.co.uk

No idea how I achieve this?

Is it possible to upload a JPEG at all?

Thanks Thealewolf (talk) 16:13, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

@Thealewolf .jpg are fine, although the current logo for Cribbs F.C. is a .png. The issue is whether the logo is copyright or is too simple and thus public domain. See WP:Logo for advice on this. The current logo is at File:Cribbs F.C. logo.png, uploaded as a WP:NONFREE image, so you could always upload the new one in the same way, just onto en: Wikipedia. See the current logo's file page for the justification you will have to use. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:44, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Editing a page

I'm currently editing the Life of Pi page and when I try to click publish changes, it forces me to take a CAPTCHA test, and no matter how many times I take the CAPTCHA test, it does not let me publish changes, but instead, keeps giving me another CAPTCHA test. What do I do> Aalistairr (talk) 17:40, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

This might be a cookie issue - can you try another browser, or another device?

Otherwise, ask at WP:VPT for more expert help. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:09, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

A common mistake with CAPTCHAs on Wikipedia (which of course you may not be making) is to enter your answer and then click 'Refresh' next to the entry box.

Instead you need to enter the answer and then click 'Publish Changes'.

The 'Refresh' is for when you can't read the CAPTCHA image and want to request a different one.

If you aren't clicking 'Refresh', I don't know what the problem is, but I expect others will have suggestions. Hope this helps. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.154.147 (talk) 18:15, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Multiple references

I would like to note that in the Back to the Future article, some of the sentences have a footnote stating "Attributed to multiple references" since some of them have at least four or more references attached to said sentences.

Whenever I find similar sentences that are attached to multiple references on such articles, I use a footnote stating the same thing. Should it apply to all articles if needed? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:52, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

@Sjones23 I don't think so. Back to the Future is a featured article which will have gone through extensive discussion about referencing. I think that the multiple cites using {{efn}} have been done that way as explanations of the fact that in this case many sources (which are linked in the footnotes) make each specific point. Normally, it would be considered WP:Citation overkill to have so many references in the main text and doing it using explanatory footnotes makes the main text somewhat less cluttered. I don't think this approach is needed generally. An alternative is WP:Citation bundling but that's also fairly rare. Mike Turnbull (talk) 09:43, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

@Michael D. Turnbull: Thanks for the response. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:40, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Xihoudu edit

I am new to editing in Wikipedia. I could not figure out how to correctly do a citation. Is there a simple explanation anywhere? I wanted to place the latest citation as number 19 in citation list. If you could take a look for me and make suggestion or correction I would appreciate it. The edit was the inclusion of the latest study with latest lithic dating for the site. Charlie Charlesvella (talk) 04:15, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Charlesvella. Please read Referencing for beginners and Inline citation. Editors do not assign numbers to citations (often also called references). The mediawiki software does that automatically when a citation is formatted correctly. Cullen328 (talk) 07:05, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for asking, Charlesvella. We have Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates, and Help:Referencing for beginners with citation templates. Choose one or other, try to follow it, and if you get stuck feel free to ask here for an explanation. -- Hoary (talk) 07:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Use of which? template

The article Montgomery Canal had three which? templates against the mention of Acts of Parliament. I have resolved two, but am left with The Ellesmere and Chester Canal obtained an act of Parliament[which?] to enable them to become the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company. All the sources I can find agree that an Act of Parliament was obtained, and the List of Acts of Parliament shows that three acts were obtained in 1846, all for railways, but one of them included the powers to rename the company. No sources say which of the three acts included those powers, and the parliamentary archive does not have the text for any of the three acts. Can I just remove the which? tag? Trying to explain the issue in the article seems to be a bit off-topic. I could remove mention of the Act of Parliament, but as I say, all the sources mention it. Thanks for any clues as to the way forwards. Bob1960evens (talk) 07:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I don't see that sentence in the article. The only 'which?' I currently see is By the autumn of 1846, the LNWR had offered to lease the Shropshire Union, and the directors felt that a guaranteed income from a powerful company was probably better than most other options. They agreed to the terms in December, and the LNWR obtained an act of Parliament[which?] in June 1847 to authorise the arrangement. That is 1847 not 1846, and appears to be this one: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/10-11/121/contents/enacted DMacks (talk) 10:11, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

The sentence you have quoted appears in the article on the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company, whereas I am concerned with the Montgomery Canal article. The sentence I quoted is in the "Shropshire Union takeover" section of that article. I already know about the 1847 Act, because that also appears in the Montgomery Canal article. I'll fix it in the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company article, since you have pointed it out. Bob1960evens (talk) 16:38, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I messed up an edit

Paul Corsaro, American basketball coach

I was adding awards and championships to the information box...now the box is no longer visible and I messed it up Corsarop (talk) 18:26, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

You'd lost the closing }} characters - I've fixed it. AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:32, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. Could you please help with adding another award below the GLVC Coach of the Year? I'd like to add NABC DII Midwest Coach of the Year (2023) Corsarop (talk) 18:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, @Corsarop. Judging from your username, it appears you are connected with Corsaro. If this is the case, then you have a conflict of interest. You are strongly advised to declare this (usually on your user page, User:Corsarop), and you should not directly edit the article about Paul Corsaro, but instead should make edit request on its talk page. Note that requests to add material that is not backed up by citations to reliable sources are unlikely to be fulfilled. ColinFine (talk) 19:37, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I want to register

Bold 105.160.22.36 (talk) 20:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

WP:REGISTER, then? DonIago (talk) 20:43, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

famous person not in city list

hello I was doing research on Nordheimer - Abraham and Samuel who were born in Memmelsdorf Bavaria Germany in 1820s. on going to the city page they were not listed under "famous people". how can they be added? thanks David 2607:FEA8:95A1:6100:B937:676B:90DE:E1BE (talk) 21:03, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I've added them to the list. I see that their articles both claim that they were born in Memmelsdorf, but without references in support of this. I've also removed Ferdinand Tietz, as not wikinotable. Maproom (talk) 21:13, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Help needed finding a source

I was editing the page Christianity and Judaism and I noticed that someone had made a statement in which they said was "according to the Talmud" (misspelled as Talmut). I'm not sure where, or for that matter if, I could find a source to back the statement up. The text is in the first paragraph of the section "Jewish self-identification". Many thanks, Inkycosmos (talk) 01:40, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Please dissuss this on the article's talk page: Talk:Christianity and Judaism. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:57, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Blatant errors on page - Dart (missile) I do not have the computer skills to edit !

"This technology was used worldwide from the Upper Palaeolithic (late Solutrean, c. 18,000–16,000 BC) until the development of archery made it obsolete." Darts were still used from the fighting tops of ships at least until the Tudor period as can be learned from the Anthony Roll of Henry VIII th's navy. later contradiction "they appear in multiple illustrations from the 15th and 16th century."

"To maximize elastic energy storage and recovery, such darts should be held only by the nock and allowed to pivot as they are thrown........in Australia the Aboriginal word woomera is used." MISLEADING _ indigenous Australians did NOT use darts from spear throwers, but extremely long, thin and flexible spears (without fletching)

"Some alternate terms for this missile have included the spear, but this term has fallen out of favour since in all other uses, spears are stiff enough to be used for stabbing." Many Australian indigenous spears used until well into the 20th century were extremely thin and flexible and unlikely to be used for "stabbing" as can be witnessed in Google search "Australian aboriginal with woomera " or https://www.teachermagazine.com/assets/images/teacher/Indigenous-science-Spear-throwers2.jpg Various other weapons were derived for close quarters "stabbing"

I hope these errors can be rectified ! 2001:44B8:104:1C00:A849:62C0:DA9C:7DBA (talk) 01:47, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

The best place to discuss these issues is the article's talk page: Talk:Dart_(missile).   Maproom (talk) 07:15, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Phantom threats?

What can I do about unknown entities slithering messages to me threatening "vandalism" on a page I have never even visited? Is anyone in charge here? 64.188.201.83 (talk) 01:58, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, IP editor. The IP address that you are now using vandalized Toothpaste several weeks ago. IP addresses can be shared among several people, so possibly it was another person who made the edits. The solution is for you to register a Wikipedia account. That process is free, easy, quick and gives you maximum protection of your anonymity. If you do not vandalize with your account, you will not receive vandalism warnings. Please read Wikipedia:Why create an account? for complete details. Cullen328 (talk) 02:22, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Right on the user talk page for this IP address, it says If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices. Cullen328 (talk) 02:24, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Barrie/Little Lake Water Aerodrome

Barrie/Little Lake Water Aerodrome

Hi, I've just spotted this page which has some words struck through. I've never seen this before and don't know if it's OK to do this, or if it's vandalism. Any thoughts? Blackballnz (talk) 02:27, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

It appears to have been done to indicate that the aerodrome is now closed. Possibly some sort of convention, but not very helpful for the average reader. You could try posting a message on the talk page, or maybe ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airports. AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:36, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

I've removed the strike-through. The article is worded in past tense, which is sufficient. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:55, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Richard Ukiri

Richard Ukiri

Draft:Richard Ukiri

Hi, This article looks suspicious to me. It was apparently written by the subject, and I am not sure it meets the notability criteria. Please have a look. Thanks, Yann (talk) 11:01, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

I agree. The statement "he was scheduled to deliver a public lecture" is weird – did he deliver it, or didn't he? If he did, just write "he delivered a public lecture". If he didn't, it's not worth mentioning. But it'll take a German reader to check whether the subject is shown to be notable. Maproom (talk) 11:46, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

The creator, User:SinclairUkiri, claims to be a "German animator, YouTuber, music creator, and indie game developer"; the article is about a medical doctor. What is your reason for saying "apparently written by the subject"?

Nonetheless, given the similarity of names, there may be a family connection, so I have (again) advised the creator about CoI, on their talk page.

I have also tagged the article for notability concerns.

Both of these actions are things you could have done. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:02, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

It has now been draftified. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:15, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Italian food

The name of the Italian food that includes Bladders 2.114.203.114 (talk) 13:06, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

What of it? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:15, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Frattaglie? Maproom (talk) 18:42, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

User:Hichem algerino

Hello, I am trying to log in to my Wikimedia account, but I am being prompted to enter a verification code that was supposedly sent to my email address. Unfortunately, I am either not receiving the email or no longer have access to that email account. Could you please assist me in one of the following ways: Resend the verification code to a different or updated email address, or Help me regain access to my account through an alternative method.

Here are the details of my account: Username: [Hichem algerino] 41.108.174.146 (talk) 16:33, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Hichem. If you are logged into the account from somewhere, you should be able to update the email address to one you do have access to. Unfortunately, if you are not logged on and do not have access to the email set for it, then there is no way to recover your account. You'll need to create a new one - I suggest that then you note on the User pages of both accounts that you are Hichem algerino under a new name. ColinFine (talk) 17:01, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Include Enrollment History for College and Universities

Hi: Layperson Wiki user here. Please consider.... Adding history of Enrollment counts for Colleges and Universities. Why? Given enrollment challenges today, those numbers have relevance. Any value? Absolutely. Aggregate Enrollment History for most Colleges and Universities is all but impossible to find quickly. Wiki pages holding that history would be a huge plus for users. Thank you for considering. All the best! 50.52.121.3 (talk) 19:34, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

You can make such requests at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:16, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Editing a Misspelled Image?

Could someone please look at the following image file? The team D.C. United is misspelled "Untied". If it were a simple text mistake, I would do it myself. File:2024 US Division 1 professional soccer teams.png [2] Thanks! 2600:4040:7FA3:B800:AA3B:D1C6:61A0:9110 (talk) 23:33, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

File:2024 US Division 1 professional soccer teams.png was created at Wikimedia Commons by User:JTRamsey, but they only seem to edit occasionally. TSventon (talk) 23:50, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

I fixed it. DMacks (talk) 07:35, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Apologies it's been a busy month. Thanks @DMacks for fixing. If there are any other issues I have the code in my sandbox but I can give it to someone else if they want it. Thanks again for catching and fixing this! JT Ramsey (talk) 17:15, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

AAM Consulting Page Review Request

We kindly request that the reviewed version of the article "AAM Consulting" be updated to match the content we previously submitted, which currently appears only in the unreviewed version.

The submitted content complies with Wikipedia's standards and offers a more accurate and up-to-date overview. We would appreciate your support in making it the official reviewed version.

The exact name of the article that I wish to discuss is: AAM Consulting, you can find the URL here:

hu:AAM_Consulting

Thank you for your assistance. Bettina.aam (talk) 07:21, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

That article is on the Hungarian-language Wikipedia (hu.wikipedia); this is the English-language Wikipedia (en.wikipedia). The two are run independently of each other. You will need to ask on the Hungarian project. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:34, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Meet

Hello. Am not english native speaker. Please, someone, check weather "Meet may refer to: niga" in Meet is not vandalism. Thanks Pápiliunculus (talk) 08:11, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi,

That is indeed vandalism; I have reverted it now. A F K When Needed 08:45, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Translation

Hello, I'm studying a Master's of Translation studies at a university and I want to translate some Wikipedia articles for experience (as a part of my degree I need to make some published translations) but I see that I need to have made at least 500 edits to Wikipedia to publish my translations. Is there anyway to bypass this? Or do I need to have made the 500 edits? Thanks Specificy (talk) 12:30, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

There is advice about translating from other language Wikipedias to English at Wikipedia:Translation and Help:Translation. I also recommend Help:Your first article as you are responsible for ensuring that your new article meets en Wikipedia requirements, including Wikipedia:Notability.

The 500 edit requirement applies if you want to use the Wikipedia:Content translation tool. TSventon (talk) 12:47, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

@Specificy It is worth noting that the English Wikipedia won't accept translations unless the topic meets our notability requirements. Hence, the mere existence of an article in another language won't guarantee that even a perfect translation will be accepted. One way to proceed if you are fluent in multiple languages is to go from English -> another language, starting with a well-sourced article here (see WP:ASSESS for our content assessments). As mentioned, the 500-edits requirement is not relevant as I assume you will be doing the translations yourself as part of your degree, with limited if any AI-based help. Mike Turnbull (talk) 13:36, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

However, other Wikipedias will have their own requirements, so Specificy would need to research those before contributing to them. TSventon (talk) 14:02, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

All right, I'll look into that! Thank you! Specificy (talk) 22:06, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

@Specificy: if you would be interested in translating women's biographies, Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red is very supportive and has redlists of articles which could be translated, subject to meeting en Wikipedia requirements. TSventon (talk) 06:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Oh that looks interesting, thanks! Specificy (talk) 07:11, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Middleton family

Please fix - I cannot do this! Ref number 17 is the same as ref number 41 and Ref number 18 is the same as ref number 42

Please make these "double up".

Thank you Srbernadette (talk) 23:46, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Please fix - I cannot do this! Ref number 17 is the same as ref number 41 and Ref number 18 is the same as ref number 42

Please make these "double up" if you can. Thank you again115.70.23.77 (talk) 03:24, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Please see, read, and implement Help:Footnotes#Footnotes:_using_a_source_more_than_once. And then, in your [when logged in] user page, add a link to Help:Footnotes#Footnotes:_using_a_source_more_than_once, for future use. -- Hoary (talk) 05:19, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

My Wikipedia app's clock has jumped ahead by about 5 hours. How to fix?

I just noticed that my Wikipedia home page is showing the date as June 3, when my local time zone says June 2. I assume it's using GMT rather than Eastern Time. But I don't know how to reset the time/date, or even where to go. Any help would be appreciated. 2600:1700:846A:190:30A8:F5E1:B88D:2A91 (talk) 01:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

If you have an account...Preferences → Appearance → Time zone Moxy🍁 01:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Photographic Murals in Peter Cooper USPS, New York NY

I am a New York based photographer. I have to photographic composite murals in the Peter Cooper post office, on permanent display. I would like to upload photographs of the murals, their titles and a brief synopsis of their subject matter. I do not know how to write computer code. How would I go about accomplishing this? Addthomp (talk) 02:09, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Pls review Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Feel free to come back here if you have more questions. Moxy🍁 02:39, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for asking, Addthomp. Coding wouldn't be necessary; reading will be. You'd have to start by finding out whether the murals fall into the public domain (in the legal sense of this term). For what is and isn't in the public domain in the US, please read c:Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States. Start by assuming that the murals aren't in the public domain; look for incontrovertible evidence that they do (and be ready to cite this evidence). If, and only if, they are demonstrably in the public domain, then you may upload your photographs of them to Wikimedia Commons. (Each time, you'd have to attach an appropriate US public domain template.) These photographs of yours would themselves be in the public domain (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.). If the murals are not in the public domain, then your options are very much more limited (see Wikipedia:Non-free content). I note that the article United States Post Office (Cooper Station) says that the building they're in "was built in 1937"; I'm assuming that the murals weren't moved in from elsewhere and thus are no older than 1937. -- Hoary (talk) 06:53, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Change a Highway icon image in infobox?

I would like to update the Highway shield used in the infobox of Ontario Highway 407 as some tolls were dropped and the image needs to be fixed - but I see that there is no image option in the infobox road template, looks like there is another fancy way one must change it? How on earth do I? Thanks! PascalHD (talk) 04:53, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

@Floydian: I see you were involved in a relevant good topic, do you know how the infobox of Ontario Highway 407 works? TSventon (talk) 08:42, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

How do I translate my English page into Spanish and save it to my sandbox?

I recently completed the upgrading of an English starter article to B level. It is called the Bombardment of Greytown. Because it is a history piece set in Central America, I would like to bring my version to the attention of the Spanish editors who created the Spanish version of the original article.

I thought the best and least intrusive way to do this, would be to do a translation that would not overwrite any of their established article. So I thought I would create a sandbox for it and invite them on the talk page of their article to visit my sandbox and see if they might want to incorporate some or all of the translation into their Spanish version of the article.

What do you think?

~~~~ Will-DubDub (talk) 05:06, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Why translate it? How about just leaving a note on (currently blank) es:Discusión:Bombardeo de Greytown about the recent augmentation of en:Bombardment of Greytown? -- Hoary (talk) 05:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

You could also inform the editor who created and wrote most of the Spanish article on their en or es talk page. TSventon (talk) 06:21, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Middleton family

Please fix - I cannot do this! Ref number 17 is the same as ref number 41 and Ref number 18 is the same as ref number 42

Please make these "double up".

Thank you Srbernadette (talk) 23:46, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Please fix - I cannot do this! Ref number 17 is the same as ref number 41 and Ref number 18 is the same as ref number 42

Please make these "double up" if you can. Thank you again115.70.23.77 (talk) 03:24, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Please see, read, and implement Help:Footnotes#Footnotes:_using_a_source_more_than_once. And then, in your [when logged in] user page, add a link to Help:Footnotes#Footnotes:_using_a_source_more_than_once, for future use. -- Hoary (talk) 05:19, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

I have tried again and again

This helpful line of advice:

Names must not be purely numeric; the software will accept something like ":31337" (which is punctuation plus a number), but it will ignore "31337" (purely numeric).

is what really confuses me.

I cannot do this effort - I don't have the technical skills and I am embarrassed to ask for help. Unfortunately I will let this go - someone in the future might do the "double up" of refs, but it will not be me.

Thank you again Srbernadette (talk) 06:55, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

What's within the quotation marks of "31337" consists of nothing outside the set {0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}. This isn't true of what's within the quotation marks of ":31337" (because the numerals are preceded by a colon, of course). Incidentally, I wonder about the accuracy of the advice above: Wikipedia "source" isn't (X)HTML, but it's based on it; and if I remember right, an ID in (X)HTML mustn't merely include something other than a numeral; rather, it must start with something other than a numeral. So, the needed skill: Provide one (and only one) reference like <ref name="somedistinctivename">full details of the source</ref> and one or more other references like <ref name="somedistinctivename" /> -- what particular technical skill is required? -- Hoary (talk) 07:09, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Perhaps that wasn't clear enough. For one source, it must be the same distinctive name. Thus for example if one has (a single instance of) <ref name="leksikon">{{Cite website| last1=Sørensen | first1=Knud | last2=Haislund | first2=Niels | date=1 August 2014 | title=Otto Jespersen | website=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon | access-date=12 May 2025 | url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Otto_Jespersen | language=da}}</ref> then one also has one or more of <ref name="leksikon" />. HTH! -- Hoary (talk) 07:59, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Rheinmetall Nordic draft

I have written this text using Norwegian sources, including news articles and a local historical society. However, it keeps getting rejected due to what is considered "poor sources." I want to emphasize that there are no other available sources on this topic—this is a Norwegian company, and naturally, the information I found is from Norwegian websites. I have used the best and most relevant sources accessible. Please help me or accept the Wikipedia page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Rheinmetall_Nordic OleBj (talk) 07:50, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

But OleBj, (i) the most recent decline notice isn't for inadequate sources, and (ii) I don't notice any criticism of the sources for being in Norwegian. (Am I missing something?) Unfortunately I neither read Norwegian nor know anything about guns, but I notice that the very first reference is one of several to a Wikipedia article (see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#User-generated_content), and that there are a number of references to the company's website (see Wikipedia:Independent sources). -- Hoary (talk) 08:09, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Although we are part of Rheinmetall AG, we believe that Rheinmetall Nordic AS (formerly Vinghøg AS) deserves its own Wikipedia page. The company was founded in the 1950s, which means we have over 60 years of history, innovation, and development to document.

With approximately 85 employees, we operate independently within the Rheinmetall Group, with our own products, projects, and a distinct role in the Nordic defense market.

Our journey—from the early days as Vinghøg to our current position as Rheinmetall Nordic—represents an important chapter in Norwegian industrial and defense technology history. A dedicated Wikipedia page would help preserve and share this legacy with the public, researchers, and industry professionals. OleBj (talk) 08:34, 3 June 2025 (UTC)