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    The help desk is frequently semi-protected, meaning the help desk pages cannot be edited by unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as accounts that are not confirmed or autoconfirmed (accounts that are at least 4 days old with at least 10 edits on English Wikipedia).

    However, you can still get direct assistance on your talk page. Just use this link to ask for help; a volunteer will visit you there shortly!

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    Hello, can I use same article/interview of actor as reference link, confirming he indeed was in several works in his/her wikipedia article and add it as ref link at several works at his/her Wikipage?

    Or I need to use several different reference links?

    It is just this actor is supportive one and don't have many reliable sources. Илона И (talk) 22:46, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Илона И: As a rule, credits do not need a citation barring an uncredited or pseudonymous appearance; the credits listing itself would instantly verify their participation. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 22:49, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jéské Couriano so roles of actor doesn't need reference links?
    I thought it needed bcs in list of roles someone put tag Citation needed.
    Or we need to add this actor in Cast list of this work at Wiki and put reference link here? Илона И 23:14, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Referencing errors on Ranjani Shettar

    Ranjani Shettar

    Reference help requested.

    Thanks, Herohcreatives (talk) 21:18, 20 May 2025 (UTC) I am not quite clear on what you said, can you narrow it down to the edit you are talking about?[reply]

    In your edit above, Herohcreatives, you have provided a link to an edit that you made. But presumably your intention wasn't to ask about the meaning of what you wrote. What are you asking about? -- Hoary (talk) 05:35, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I was asking for the specific link, but I have figured it out. Please check it out if I have made the right correction. Thanks for your keen observation Herohcreatives (talk) 15:27, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    About wikidata template

    Hi all, I want to ask a question. Is there any way to fetch both stable and preview releases from Wikidata using {{wikidata}}. There is an example on the {{infobox software}} documentation, but probably doesn't work. Karacehennem (talk) 12:42, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    In the example at {{Infobox software}} the wikidata template in the parameter latest preview version is set to {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8038|P348|P548=Q51930650}}, which as there is no pre-release version set to the preferred rank on the wikidata item, nothing shows up. So long as the wikidata item is correct (and you're fetching the right stuff), the template should work Trim02 (talk) 13:26, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Please help my draft

    My draft Draft:Salish Matter has been declined. If you want to, please help me edit my Wikipedia. Rafaelthegreat (talk) 16:37, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    This one is going nowhere as it is basically a promo piece for a non-notable person. Before asking for help here, please read Your first article.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 16:43, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, @Rafaelthegreat. A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary of what people wholly unconnected with the subject have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications, and very little else. Unless you can find several sources which meet those criteria, there cannot be an article. ColinFine (talk) 20:20, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Disambiguation Help

    Hi all! I was trying to make a page for Ohio State Rep. Karen Brownlee (Ohio politician), but "Karen Brownlee" redirected to another politician with the same spelling Karin Brownlee. I ended up adding a disambiguation page here, but Im not sure if I did it correctly. Could someone look over it for me?

    Thank you! :) Aricds (talk) 05:38, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Looks fine to me. CMD (talk) 06:05, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! Aricds (talk) 06:09, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Unnecessarily complex, in my [adjective] opinion. Instead, "Karen Brownlee" could be about Karen Brownlee; "Karin Brownlee" could be about Karin Brownlee; each article could have a hatnote pointing out the existence of the other. (Cf Morris Bishop and Maurice Bishop.) -- Hoary (talk) 06:50, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia page Language change

    Hi,

    There is a company page https://w.wiki/EFep which was in English earlier. Someone changed the language of this page to Hindi.

    Can someone help how I can change it back to English as the page belong to a MNC and should be in English Love.eclerx (talk) 06:43, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this a request for help somewhere in en.wikipedia.org, Love.eclerx? If so, please rephrase it. (And if not, you're asking at the wrong place.) -- Hoary (talk) 06:55, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Hoary The page actually belong to en.wikipedia.org but someone changed the language to Hindi and now it is showing content in Hindi language. I am trying to move it back to English.
    So I need help in en.wikipedia.org Love.eclerx (talk) 06:59, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Love.eclerx: The url points to hi.wikipedia.org, so the page is on the Hindi Wikipedia. The article on the Hindi Wikipedia was a translation of the article EClerx (which was deleted on 4 May 2025) from this Wikipedia (the English Wikipedia). Trim02 (talk) 07:11, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes @Trim02 That's the concern. Someone translated the article in Hindi and deleted the English version.
    Any wayout to restore the english versions? Love.eclerx (talk) 07:30, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Eclerx and EClerx have been repeatedly deleted for nearly 20 years, twice by discussion 1, 2. A version was restored to userspace for improvement but no improvement has taken place. It looks nowhere near to meeting the requirements of WP:NORG and would probably be deleted again if it were to appear in mainspace. Cabayi (talk) 08:00, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia languages are edited independently. The English Wikipedia has no control over the Hindi Wikipedia and it doesn't affect us if they once translated an English language. I don't know their article requirements and it doesn't matter to us. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:40, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Violation of 1RR

    Where do I report against a user who violated WP:1RR rule in an article that falls under WP:CTOP? King Ayan Das (talk) 15:00, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I'd guess Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement or, barring that, ANI. Departure– (talk) 15:05, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    What the above said, although please remember that General Sanctions can be a little confusing, so its worth reminding people of the rules before reporting them. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:07, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    This user has already violated! King Ayan Das (talk) 15:11, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I need help

    I have corrected and arranged all the information for actor-politician Sunil Dutt's page. Please check it. Moreover, please let me know if it is verified or not because the maintenance tag was attached since March 2025 plus, some editors disturb the page by removing references or do some modifications. Gooshh (talk) 17:21, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    A lot of your edits seem dedicated to puffing up his significance and adding unreliable sources. Those editors, by and large, have been improving it from your less impartial versions. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:51, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Miss Star International

    Hi, help desk regulars! Hope you're doing well. I am kindly asking for more eyes on Miss Star International (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), please. An editor—who has stated they are the executive director on the article talk and their user talk—has restored blatantly promotional language to the article. I do not know if my schedule for the foreseeable future leaves me enough time to fix the article, issue a second warning, walk them through proper procedure, and answer any questions. I know we are all volunteers here, so I greatly appreciate whatever help you give. Happy editing! Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 18:23, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Reverted, blocked them as spam-only. I think we're done here. * Pppery * it has begun... 18:29, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    In future, you may make such reports at WP:COIN - but note the requirements for prior discussion and notification at the top of that page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:16, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Language Options

    Re: What a MESS Wikipedia's Language Options is in...! Who do I "Report" it to & WHAT CAN BE DONE about REMEDYING it?

    As a multi-language speaker, I've reently accessed the Wiki page at the following linh [for the insect: weevil]: Weevil & at that page's more upper right-hand side saw the Drop-Menu button listing 49 languages. I've clicked on it & was HORRIFIED [in a state of DISBELIED, literally!] at what appeared to me to be a COMPLETE CHAOS & state of GEOGRAPHICAL IGNORANCE. AK63 (talk) 09:49, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @AK63: I don't know what you are unhappy with but some languages are included in multiple regions where they are common in some of the region. It may for example seem odd that Chinese is listed under America but it's also under Asia. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:20, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Trouble with Obstructive Editing

    I'm having trouble with two editors who are obstructing my ability to edit a page, forcing extremely long discussions, with no evidence of compromising.

    Whenever I make an edit, based on our months-long discussion, in an effort to advance the WP:BRD cycle, my edits are reverted with minimal discussion and often weeks between responses.

    here's the page: Nerdeen_Kiswani (yeesh, this I/P conflict, amiright?)

    I know this is a controversial topic, so I'm trying to assume good faith, but it's been several months without any forward progress. The page is not popular enough to attract attention from other editors.

    I've been a wikipedian for 20 years, but I'm new to controversy, so I'm not totally sure how to handle this.

    Any advice would be appreciated! DuckOfOrange (talk) 19:43, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Iamnotanorange~enwiki I'm not sure that nominating the article for deletion is the correct way forward but since you have done so this will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Nerdeen_Kiswani. A more normal way to handle content disputes via talk pages is described at WP:DR. Mike Turnbull (talk) 19:52, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The nomination for deletion is separate from the dispute and obstructive editing. I've been re-thinking the notoriety of the subject and whether it meets our standards.
    I'll pursue the WP:DR separately, thank you. DuckOfOrange (talk) 19:56, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello! magazine: reliable?

    Hello! magazine has turned up as a source for the article Royal Family Order of Charles III and there is uncertainty as to whether it is reliable. Is it reliable and cited, at least on public appearances of the British Royal Family? J S Ayer (talk) 04:34, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Probably not, but it's not clear. It only seems to have been discussed once at WP:RSN, five years ago: WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 267#Hello! Magazine. ColinFine (talk) 09:29, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Is something fishy with Alan Pell Crawford ?

    I looked up the author who received a laudatory reference added to [[Huck's Defeat]] in January:

    "A fine retelling of this battle is Crawford, Alan Pell (2024). This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South."

    The article about that author, [[Alan Pell Crawford]], struck me as promotional so I looked at some of the article's statistics. It was created on 2010 January 5 by "Greaterric". Three users accounted for more than 80% of the characters in the article.

    Account [[User:Greaterric]] was also created on 2010 January 5. There were 11 edits via this account, all on [[Alan Pell Crawford]]. The account hasn't been used since 2010 January 22.

    Account [[User:Jeffarazzi]] was created on 2019 May 10 and made major changes to Alan Pell Crawford the same day. That seems to be the only edit made from that account. Account [[User:Shizshunt]] was created on 2024 June 25 and subsequently made 18 edits, all on July 3 and none since. Of those, 10 edits were on Alan Pell Crawford and the remainder on [[Mickey Bergman]] and [[Margalit Fox]].

    There are no user pages for Jeffarazzi or Shizshunt. Greaterric directs to Alan Pell Crawford !

    I am far from expert in the workings of Wikipedia so I'm just posting something which seems curious to me and asking if any action is needed.

    Humpster (talk) 05:25, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I've removed that promotional reference. It's not clear that it was actually being used as a ref, or that it was needed in the lead. The same user also added the book as further reading, so it is still mentioned in the article. As for the throwaway accounts, there's not much to be done except to check their input for WP:POV and sourcing.
    user:Greaterric redirects to the article because the user incorrectly drafted the article there before moving it to article space. I will tag it for deletion. Meters (talk) 05:45, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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