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Concern regarding recently uploaded Sailor Senshi Flags in usage

Hi there, when I was reading Sailor Moon articles, I've seen Sailor Moon templates was cluttered by newly uploaded Sailor Senshi Flags besides Sailor Moon flags, which were created to look akin to File:Flag_of_Sailor_Moon.svg with representing symbols of other Sailor Senshis with different color schemes. They are found to be used in userboxes associated with Sailor Moon as well as the main navigation template Template:Sailor Moon. How should I do with them, or any thoughts regarding this?

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Corsadent56709 (talk) 02:24, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I had created them because Sailor Moon is not the only Senshi. I had created them for other users who liked other Senshi. SpinnerLaserzthe2nd (talk) 03:12, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

If they are your own creations, then per Wikipedia:No original research they don't belong anywhere in article space. AndyTheGrump (talk) 07:06, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

This isn't really "original research". It's fan art. Still shouldn't be used in articles/navboxes, as readers may mistakenly assume they're canonical. – Scyrme (talk) 11:45, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Even if these WERE the flags directly from the series... What is the point of them existing within {{Sailor Moon}}? Looks like pointless decoration to me. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:43, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Indeed, I've gone ahead and removed them from that template. Clutters it unecessarily and aren't needed in mainspace. CoconutOctopus talk 14:14, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

You left File:Flag of Sailor Moon.svg in, but I'm unsure whether it's any more canonical than these others. Its description makes it plausibly sound like it's derived directly from the franchise, but looking closer it mentions that it's a scalable vector replacement for a raster .png file which was originally uploaded directly to Wikipedia before being moved to Commons. Looking at the source fields of both files, none cite anything officially associated with the franchise, like an episode where it appears or an official website. It may be that this flag is also fanart. The description of the .png seems to say it was originally intended just for {{User smfan}}, and the "source" listed is identical with its author, Denelson83. – Scyrme (talk) 14:46, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

I left that one in because it was on the template for a while now, unlike the other which were added last week. I have absolutely no issues with someone else removing it, though. CoconutOctopus talk 14:48, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

I have done. There's no need for such a flag. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:05, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Im less worried about them existing in userspace. You can have whatever image you like provided it doesn't break copyright. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:44, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the discussion. I am considering reverting edits made by the flag uploader in Sailor Moon userboxes that somehow ruined them as of my POV. Might have a close eye on original fanarts by the uploader whether they are fit to Wikipedia article spaces or not. Corsadent56709 (talk) 00:55, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Cite

In Edit mode I've been used to citing Papers Past items by clicking the Cite link at the top of the page and using Add a citation - Automatic. It now shows the error message "We couldn't make a citation for you. Try another source or create one manually." Is there a way to avoid having to create a Papers Past citation manually please? Johnragla (talk) 19:06, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I tried a few different links and, curiously, the other newspapers I tried worked. It seems the problem is with specific papers (or, at least, this specific paper) not the site as a whole. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to figure out what was different. – Scyrme (talk) 19:41, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for trying. On the same Papers Past website it seems to work for Parliamentary papers, but not for Books, Letters, or Magazines. Johnragla (talk) 20:29, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

It could be a website bug or something. ScholarlyTome (talk) 12:00, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Creation of an account with a similar username to an "active" account

Hello, I tried to make an account using the WP:RAC process, and it was denied for having a too similar username to a user (I don't want to give names, I'm willing to give more information upon request) that was indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet and an unauthorized bot, however it has more than 15 edits, which means that due to the guide, my request was denied. Are there any account creators/admins that would be willing to make the account for me? dot.py 03:12, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@Dot.py According to WP:USURPNAME only Stewarts on Meta can handle such requests. But best to read the linked policies beforehand. --Maresa63 ^Talk 21:26, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

accessing my saved articles on my laptop

how do I do this? Ashtdog88 09:36, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Do you mean your Watchlisted articles (Help:Watchlist)? If you login to Wikipedia on your laptop they'll be where they usually are, as they're linked to the account not the device. Or do you mean something else? – Scyrme (talk) 11:41, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

If you mean a list that the mobile App allows you to create, then I'm afraid you can't. The mobile apps are really separate developments (see m:Wikimedia Apps and the pages linked from there): the developers decided to put a reading list in, but has never been made available in the desktop version.

One way to create your own portable reading list is to create a WP:user subpage, and populate it with Wikilinks to articles you want to go back to. But that is certainly more work. ColinFine (talk) 14:24, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

History of academic field - correct order

Hello I am working on a planned revision of the article Digital rhetoric - I am wondering if there is a convention for ordering a history of an academic field from oldest to newest (or if the reverse order) might be acceptable (e.g. beginning with more recent research/developments and then going backwards chronologically)?

Thank you,

Matthewvetter (talk) 16:43, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

In general, history/background sections are normally ordered chronologically starting from the oldest history to the newest. Athanelar (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Lists ordered chronologically from newest at the top to oldest some way below are rare in Wikipedia. (They have a few uses other than in articles, e.g. "decline" notices and comments on drafts.) Avoid them. If you encounter such a list, the "sort" function of a spreadsheet makes inverting it easy. -- Hoary (talk) 23:18, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Athanelar and @Hoary! Yes this is what I suspected. Matthewvetter (talk) 17:51, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Neutrality policy

Help me understand the Why about this Wikipedia approved violation policy...

I thought Wikipedia is suppose to be NEUTRAL!

Yet, I read that its absolutely OKAY to not be Neutral concerning things of the strange, or little green men, In other words, the Fringe. I am skeptical, but I also believe everyone has a right to their opinion, and a right to be Judged or assessed in a neutral way. To me, this weird policy looks like Wikipedia said, "We decided to discriminate against anything considered Fringe, and against any authors who write about it, even to the point of declaring them "Not to be an Author".

Please help me understand the WHY of this. I don't believe everything I hear, but I mean, even I consider this policy unfair. (Please do not respond with a kindergarten response "Policy: Wikipedia is not fair". )

I am MagnummSerpentinee (talk) 18:45, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Reality has little to do with 'fairness'. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not neutral. What neutral point of view means is that all significant views on an issue, published by reliable sources, are represented fairly and proportionately. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 21:05, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

"Neutral" means we (WP content) do not pass judgement ourselves, but instead follow cited sources. Being 50/50 on mainstream vs minority vs fringe vs total crackpot is WP:FALSEBALANCE. WP:UNDUE weight is actually a form of non-neutrality. DMacks (talk) 01:11, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

MagnummSerpentinee, can you give a couple of examples or authors of whom it seems that Wikipedia declared, or declares, that they are not authors? -- Hoary (talk) 23:11, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Imagine I decide, just for fun, to tell people that small doses of death cap mushrooms can cure cancer. I start a website about this, get a few hundred followers, and criticize the mainstream media for not taking my death cap theory seriously. One of my followers edits the Wikipedia article about death caps to say it cures cancer. Should Wikipedia keep that edit, so it can stay neutral for the people who I tricked into believing this? Now replace "death caps cure cancer" with any other fringe theory. The full process for situations like this can be found at the page Wikipedia:Fringe theories. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:51, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

One could actually write plausible scientific woo based on doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0035 and credulous readers could easily be fooled. DMacks (talk) 01:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Question about disputed birth year

Hello! I have a question about how to represent someone's birth year correctly when the sources are contradicting. In short, Marie Salmon's birth year is disputed across several sources: either 1754, 1760, or 1763. The 1754 year (based on alleged baptismal records that are cited by a journal but I have not personally verified) and the 1760 year (based on a legal brief from her lawyer, which I have personally verified & cited directly) seem like the most likely.

So far what I've done is use "circa 1760" for her birth year and then added a footnote explaining the different dates (with citations).

Is this what you all would recommend? I just want to be as accurate as possible, given the circumstances. I think it's best to trust her lawyer's date (1760) for the article, as I have seen his document & am able to cite it directly? But that 1754 date alleges to be based on baptismal records... Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 20:37, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@Chao Garden: I like your approach. The inline "circa" conveys the uncertainty. The details are available to an interested reader in the footnote without distracting a casual reader. Your decision to choose 1760 comes down to editorial judgement, and you are the editor. Arch dude (talk) 21:17, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

MOS:APPROXDATE is a relevant guideline, and your approach is what it recommends. DMacks (talk) 23:00, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Chao Garden, Arch dude's comment seconded. Well done. But unfortunately the article has many birth-unrelated problems, throwing up -- at least as I view the page -- numerous messages such as "Harv error: link from CITEREFHardy doesn't point to any citation" (in "Citations"); and "Harv warning: There is no link pointing to this citation. The anchor is named CITEREFBinetPatas1786" (in "References"). A tip for you: User:Trappist the monk/HarvErrors. -- Hoary (talk) 23:04, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Wow thank you, there are a lot of harvid errors! I think I've addressed them all now... though it was confusing at first, because the "Show preview" seems to throw the "multiple targets (2x)" error. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 00:08, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you all for the feedback! I really appreciate it. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 00:09, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Chao Garden, consider a reference: {{Cite book |last=Fournel |first=Jean-François |author-link=Jean-François Fournel |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/r4VSc1f3XLoC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Consultation pour une jeune fille condamnée à être brûlée |trans-title=Consultation for a young girl condemned to be burned at the stake |date=1786 |publisher=[[André-Charles Cailleau|Cailleau]] |publication-place=Paris |language=fr |via=[[Google Books]] |ref={{harvid|Fournel|1786}}}}. Within that (at its end), what is |ref={{harvid|Fournel|1786}} doing? Or, what is lost if you simply delete it? -- Hoary (talk) 01:56, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

oh yeah, I see your point. Admitted, I got pretty scared by all the errors earlier & went overboard. I just removed the unnecessary harvids from books and journals. Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 02:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Redirects

How do I create a Redirect page?

Xavier Newcombe (talk) 22:07, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

All redirects can be created and edited like any other article, and all share the same opening format: #REDIRECT followed by a blue wikilink to the intended destination article.

For example: pasting #REDIRECT[[Wikipedia]] into the first line of a new article page would create a redirect to the article Wikipedia,

There is more guidance with examples at Help:Redirects.

It also helps if you categorise new redirects when you make them. The process for categorising redirects is different than the one for articles. When categorising an article you would add a category link at the bottom like [[:Category:Wikipedia articles]]. For redirects you instead insert templates, which you can find listed in Category:Redirect templates. – Scyrme (talk) 22:49, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

According to Help:Redirect. -- Hoary (talk) 22:52, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Replacing dead URLs with Live ones that have archived URLS

Often on this site, there are news citations that are dead accompanied by archived links. Instead of simply marking them as dead, however, the story will have been reposted on the publication's website, but the newer URL for the old story will not have been archived. In circumstances such as these, can the newer URL replace the original URL whilst keeping the archived version of the original? JPHC2003 (talk) 01:52, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

I only hazily understand, JPHC2003. (I may be able to guess what you mean, but my guess could well be wrong.) Please provide an example of what you have in mind. -- Hoary (talk) 05:25, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Here's a citation: Howell, Peter (March 20, 2009). "Polytechnique: Silent witness". The Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010.. The URL has been deviated, and another editor has included an archived link. I found this version of the page that is still online. Should the first URL be replaced with the URL I found whilst keeping the archived link? JPHC2003 (talk) 06:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, JPHC2003. Howell, Peter (March 20, 2009). "Polytechnique: Silent witness". The Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010. Fine so far. The Wayback Machine did take its time serving me its March 2009 scrape, but the delay was only mildly annoying. The newer (but undated) page ("...com/news/...") lacks this minor annoyance but has no other advantage that's obvious to me. Updating the link so that it points to this could be held to require checking either that the texts of each page are identical or that its use (summary, quotation) reflects the newer one -- though for a page such as this, such a demand seems pedantic. Let's for a moment consider the apocalypse: the Internet Archive collapses (perhaps bought by a billionaire who reorients it in some billionaire-friendlier direction). We'd then be very grateful for the newer URL, of course. When a linked source seems of particular importance to a WP article and is available at two or three places, I do on occasion note these alternative URLs on the article's talk page. All in all I wouldn't replace the older link (via Wayback) with the newer one -- but am (sleepily) open to being told I'm missing something important here. -- Hoary (talk) 07:02, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Submit the new URL to the Wayback Machine (or other archive, if preferred). Then update the citation with both the new link and the new archive. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:17, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Tyler Tanner

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Tyler Tanner (disambiguation)

Hello! Please, delete. СтасС (talk) 08:25, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

The page is already tagged for deletion. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:14, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

div col not working

I've just edited White_hole#See_also and noted that it was a long list - so was going to add {{div col}} to neaten it up - but I noticed it's already there. Doesn't seem to be working though? Why should that be? The only thing I can think of is that it's a list of wikilinks, as opposed to plaintext but those don't seem to be proscribed in the documentation: Template:Div_col#Limitation

I think that the list could perhaps be trimmed anyway and reduced, but I'm more interested in why {{div col}} isn't working. Chaheel Riens (talk) 09:23, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Never mind - seems to be working now. I'll assume a cache issue. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:25, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Regarding topic bans from infoboxes

Would a user who was topic banned from infoboxes be prohibited from altering infoboxes on their own userpage?

I ask because a topic ban from infoboxes is being considered for an editor over at AnI, and I noticed they have an infobox on their own userpage. It feels like it would be rather punitive to prevent them from modifying it, given nearly zero risk of improper behaviour, so I'd like to think the answer is 'no, of course not'. MEN KISSING (she/they) T - C - Email me! 09:33, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

That's something you should raise in the ANI discussion. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:13, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

suggestion for info boxes

Many info boxes have a person's age, either current or when they died. I would like to suggest that someone add some completely general code to the info box template to make the age (i.e. time duration) appear in units of days, after the age in years of course. If this seems like it would have too narrow an appeal, we could allow readers to choose in the Preferences that it appear or not appear. Can I get this suggestion through appropriate channels? Peter Jedicke (talk) 13:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

@Pjedicke: Aside from "how might that improve the encyclopedia?", it could be a bit tricky for some dates. And what does "day" mean in your proposal, particularly in respect of the days of birth and death? The template {{Age in days}}, for example, calculates that there are 30 days from 1 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026; some people will argue this should be 31. Bazza 7 (talk) 13:58, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

undeleting image

Louise Richardson image was deleted from her page. How do I request it back?

Ronald Sexton (talk) 15:42, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

The image was deleted at Commons for having no permission; if you believe that was incorrect you'll need to ask over on Commons, it's not anything to do with us here. CoconutOctopus talk 15:47, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

There is already discussion of this issue at:

• c:User talk:Ronald Sexton#File tagging File:DLR December2025.jpg
• c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard/archive/2026#VRT ticket is ticket:2025081310007167
• c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard/archive/2026#image on Dame Louise Richardson's Wikipedia page
• c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard/archive/2026#undeleting image of Dame Louise Richardson
• Talk:Louise Richardson#updated image of Dame Louise Richardson

(all but the last on Wikimedia Commons). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:14, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

I have asked some questions at c:User talk:Ronald Sexton#File tagging File:DLR December2025.jpg. TSventon (talk) 13:52, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Quiz questions

Good afternoon. It's golden hour! I wanted to ask if on the Reference Desk, can there be question like guess the year (this was taken)? ~2026-24671-3 (talk) 16:11, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @~2026-24671-3. Absolutely not. The WP:Reference desk is not for guessing anything, and not for games. Asking questions to which you already know the answer would be disruptive editing. ColinFine (talk) 18:17, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

There are other websites for that, Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia not a social media or online game. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 17:00, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Tirade on Talk:Llangollen Canal

An editor who popped up for about a month has added a lengthy tirade to Talk:Llangollen Canal, arguing that much of the content I added to the article in 2020 (I actually added it in 2018, but facts don't seem to matter) was inappropriate. He uses comments like This level of ignorance is staggering, This is what amateurish editing gets you. A completely distorted and incorrect article. and I am so frustrated I have to even point this out. Wikipedia is messing up history because AI reads this. Is it alright to remove the tirade? I posted a reasoned response at the time, but if this was a biography of a living person, the content would be deleted immediately. This sort of abuse of other editors does not appear to enhance Wikipedia. Bob1960evens (talk) 17:07, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

No, Bob1960evens, don't remove it. This editor posted an intemperate and rather rude comment on 3 December '25. You replied to it, amicably and I think helpfully, on 7 December '25. You edited the article on 9 December '25. I don't notice any return by you to the article or talk page since then, or any by your indignant interlocutor in three whole months. Just ignore the comment. You come out of the exchange well. -- Hoary (talk) 07:34, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. Bob1960evens (talk) 16:40, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Nefertiti

around last year october i was reading on nefertiti and someone put in an edit that she can be compared to alix of hesse, the romanov. I need help finding when and where that edit was made and when it was extracted. When describing Nefertiti's tactics of punishing peoplr, someone added in that it can be compared to Alix of Hesse which is not factual at all seeming there are not stories of the Empress doing such things. So i need help finding when that edit was made and when it was extracted because i no longer see it. Please and thank you its vrry important ~2026-13648-92 (talk) 20:05, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

If the false information was already removed, why is it very important to find when it was removed? It sounds like someone already dealt with the problem. Or am I missing something? – Scyrme (talk) 21:13, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Also, I checked the past revisions of Nefertiti using WikiBlame and WikiWho via XTools and found no results for the terms Alix, Alexandra, or Hesse. Evidently you're mistaken about where you read this information. – Scyrme (talk) 21:30, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

DRAFT - Location / approval?

Hi! I submitted a draft - I don't know how to find out if it has been received/ accepted - how do I do this? Johnsonh21 (talk) 23:16, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Assuming you are referring to Draft:Treatment Studio, it is awaiting review. As it stands though, it has zero chance of being accepted. Promotional fluff. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:31, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

HI @AndyTheGrump - Thanks for answering my question. Hope your attitude towards newcomers isn't always against wiki guidelines. IF you have suggestions on improving the draft I would take them - however, I am now distrusting of your opinion. Thanks! Johnsonh21 (talk) 00:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Attempting to use Wikipedia for promotion is against Wikipedia guidelines too. Feel free to distrust my opinion, and read Wikipedia:Neutral point of view,Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources to see what Wikipedia contributors in general have to say about appropriate article content. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:59, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

As a first time user that isn't my intention and I prefer that you assume good faith and guide me on how you think this article could improve rather than degrading something I spent a lot of time on by using language like fluff. Johnsonh21 (talk) 01:13, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Like other contributors here, I am a volunteer, and am under no obligation to assist you or anyone else. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:27, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Johnsonh21 Do you want us to tell you what you want to hear, or the truth? Are you associated with this studio? 331dot (talk) 01:30, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi @331dot I would most appreciate constructive criticism. Thank you for your comments on my article - I appreciate it. No, I am not associated with this studio just went to the U2 sphere show and really appreciated their work. Johnsonh21 (talk) 01:37, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Johnsonh21

A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary of what the majority of people who are wholly unconnected with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications, (see Golden rule) and not much else. What you know (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be verified from a reliable published source.

If it is - or appears to be - what the subject wants people to know about it, that will be promotional. ColinFine (talk) 10:21, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

I would most appreciate constructive criticism. Here then is some constructive advice. Read and digest Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). Make a list of three sources each of which satisfies all the conditions (significant coverage, independence, etc) described in that page. Here, tell us your best three. -- Hoary (talk) 01:59, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Intentionally or not, it's obviously promo and tells us nothing else about the company, such as the number of employees, management structure, turnover or profits. The bare url refs are not WP:RS, and many of the claims are unsourced. It has no chance of acceptance, and little reason for anyone to help you promote this company. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:58, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Structuring article on two bombings

I'm intending to overhaul 2009 Yemeni tourist attacks and get it to GA class, but I'm not sure as to how it should be structured. Typical articles on singular terror attacks (such as 2007 Temple of Awwam bombing, which I've already gotten to GA status) involve a background section followed by sections on the attack, perpetrators/responsibility, the investigation, reactions and aftermath. However, this article covers two bombings on seperate days, which has confused me a little. Should I expand on the current format by placing each bombing under a separate heading and basically writing a "mini-article" for each with subheadings within them, or should I write it with traditional headings and combine info from both attacks (mention both bombers in the "perpetrators" section for example)? Should I also use two infobox's or one? Guidance from an experienced editor would be appreciated. Hsnkn (talk) 01:42, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Use of citation needed template

What is the threshold for applying a "citation needed" template, vs outright deleting a section of an article? In a case I'm looking at, an edit was made by someone who probably has a conflict of interest. I've restored half of the removed text with better inline source code, but a quarter was unsourced claims of controversy that I've marked with CN and "whom" templates, and the remaining unsourced quarter mentioned legal issues that might be ongoing IRL and I couldn't find anything after a quick Google so I left that out. Is that the correct approach? Anothersignalman (talk) 05:34, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Hard to say, without more context. If any of this involves named or identifiable living persons though, 'unsourced claims' regarding controversy should be deleted immediately, per WP:BLPRS. AndyTheGrump (talk) 07:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for that. For what it's worth, this is the page section: Puffing Billy Railway#Controversy.

These are the edits where the questionable part was deleted and restored twice: [1], apparently by four different people, before I got involved. I later rewrote and restored most of the text, and I think I've now removed the identifiable elements so it might pass WP:WIALPI; happy to have it reviewed by someone else. In particular, there's a paragraph I've left in the code but hidden for now; does that make it safe from, say, search engines?

Anothersignalman (talk) 11:26, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Given the total lack of sourcing, the first paragraph in the 'controversy' section doesn't belong in the article at all in my opinion (and we generally avoid separate 'controversy' sections these days anyway). Likewise, other inadequately/improperly sourced material. I'll remove it myself, and see that it isn't restored without proper sourcing. It looks to me like people are using the article to further a dispute. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:13, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I'll reply to your note on the talk page, pinging the relevant people to make sure they're brought up to speed. Anothersignalman (talk) 15:44, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Erreur de traduction

Bonjour,

Ma fonction traduction ne fonctionne pas. Lorsque j'essaye de choisir ma langue, la langue reste sur English. Est-ce que c'est un bug de mon compte ? Est-ce qu'il y a une solution ?

Merci et bonne journée Cecile25 (talk) 13:04, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Vous pouvez consulter la Wikipédia française à l'adresse https://fr.wikipedia.org, où les contributeurs s'expriment en français. Athanelar (talk) 15:50, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Bonjour, @Cecile25:

Je me demande si vous avez l'idée que les artiques en Wikipédia se traduisent automatiquement ? Celà n'est pas vrai . Si personne n'a traduis une artique de l'anglais en français, cet artique française n'éxiste pas . ColinFine (talk) 16:48, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

This user is asking "Hello, my translation function isn't working. When I try to select my language, it stays on English. Is this a bug with my account? Is there a solution? Thank you and have a good day." 331dot (talk) 13:05, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

@Cecile25: Which "translation function" are you referring to? If you mean the language setting at Special:Preferences then it only affects the interface, e.g. menus. Articles in the English Wikipedia here at https://en.wikipedia.org will still be in English. The French Wikipedia is at https://fr.wikipedia.org. They make their own articles which are usually not translated from English. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:42, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Cape Beale Lighthouse and Bamfield, British Columbia Wikipedia articles.

Would like to communicate with authors or editors of these articles Brian Mills, LCDR, USCG (ret) (talk) 17:35, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Cape Beale Light and Talk:Bamfield, British Columbia would be where you go to do that. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 17:37, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your direction!!! Brian Mills, LCDR, USCG (ret) (talk) 17:38, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

How do I edit a page on Wikipedia

How do I edit a page on Wikipedia ~2026-13729-16 (talk) 18:24, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

That's a pretty vague question. You could start with Help:Editing. DonIago (talk) 21:29, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

@Doniago I concur. WP:Editing is very helpful. Avishai11 (talk) 22:19, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-13729-16 Also WP:Help Button is helpful. Avishai11 (talk) 22:20, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

thanks ~2026-13729-16 (talk) 04:21, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I have left some introductory links on your talk page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:28, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Is there a tool to automatically archive all links in a reference list?

Title. I'd love it if I could automate this process: checking if an archived page exists and adding it if it does, or archiving the page and adding it otherwise. Barbalalaika 🐌 22:11, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

@Barbalalaika have a look at InternetArchiveBot, but note that this tool sometimes struggles with heavy workloads. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 09:26, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! It did do the job, although only partly for some reason, but already saved me some time :) Barbalalaika 🐌 16:05, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Request to move sandbox draft of Maxamed Aw Aadan Wayrax Geelle

Hello editors,

I have created a draft biography in my sandbox about Maxamed Aw Aadan Wayrax Geelle. The draft includes inline citations (Hiiraan Online, Haatuf Newspaper, Laasgeelse Blog), categories, and cleanup templates to meet Wikipedia standards.

Here is the draft: User:Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan/sandbox

Since my account is not yet autoconfirmed, I kindly request assistance to move this draft into the main article space. Thank you very much for your support.

Best regards, Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan (talk) 00:24, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Your draft is written in Somali. As such, it cannot be accepted as an article on the English Wikipedia. Athanelar (talk) 00:49, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Welcome to English-language Wikipedia, Abdirisaq Mohomed Hasan. What is your purpose in creating an (I think) Somali-language draft? (That it should appear, in Somali, within Somali-language Wikipedia? That it should appear, in Somali, within English-language Wikipedia? Something else?) -- Hoary (talk) 00:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana

Special:Diff/1341440497

Reference help requested.

Hello! I was hoping to add the information found on this webpage https://samformontana.com/endorsements/ to the endorsements box for Sam Forstag. I have tried to add it in but have not been able to do so successfully both formatting and citing. If someone could help get this information posted that would be great. Thank you.

Thanks, ~2026-57713-3 (talk) 02:15, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Another editor has objected to this content itself, so there's no need for now to fix any referencing that was part of it. DMacks (talk) 02:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Dave Shumka

Special:Diff/1341620855

Reference help requested.

Hello,

I'm told there is a CS1 error on my page, Dave Shumka. I don't know how to fix it! Could you point me in the right direction?

Thanks, Purplelighter (talk) 04:16, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

For "Victorian comedians celebrate...", I see "date=2018-15-04". That's an odd date format (or date). "15 April 2018", perhaps? "2018-04-15"? -- Hoary (talk) 04:34, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I couldn't find the error for the life of me Purplelighter (talk) 05:08, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Well done, Purplelighter. But when we read: To conclude the conversation, Shumka graciously called attention to the importance of mental health resources, that's gracious in whose opinion? -- Hoary (talk) 06:19, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Oop! Borrowed "graciously" from a blog post I decided wasn't a RS. I'll pull it. Thank you for noticing! Purplelighter (talk) 07:37, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Article Improvement Help Request

St. Mary's Forane Church, Thankey - please someone help in improving the article, by giving necessary corrections and edits. Please Tellmethetruth555 (talk) 06:20, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

A heads up that this account is/was a sock evading a block, and the user has now undertaken to abide by the block and not edit for 6 months.

For anyone curious about the church, see Kadakkarappally. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-76101-8 (talk) 14:14, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Using screenshots from 1970s mockbuster free to watch on YouTube

Hi, I'm a new editor (familiar with Wikipedia process and policy due to lurking on non-article pages for a long time) but this question felt advanced enough to me to include it here, feel free to move this discussion to the Teahouse.

I'm improving the article for the movie Ömer the Tourist in Star Trek, which was produced with total disregard for any copyright Gene Roddenberry or anyone else might have had for Star Trek. I'd like to include some screenshots from it to better illustrate a few points made in it, but I'm unsure if this would be okay copyright-wise. Is there precendent for this? Thanks Wreaderick (talk) 08:15, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Wreaderick. I don't know if there's precedent, but I would draw your attention to the non-free content criteria, particularly:

"8. Contextual significance. Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the article topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding", and

"3a. Minimal number of items. Multiple items of non-free content are not used if one item can convey equivalent significant information".

I can conceive that you might be able to argue 8 for a screenshot (depending on why you want it) but I think you'll have a hard time justifying multiple screenshots. ColinFine (talk) 11:01, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

What I was mostly asking about was whether the movie has copyright or not, especially given that Star Trek is definitely still copyrighted. I doubt that the company that produced the movie, Saner Film, has any actual copyright over it given that copyright law was all but ignored in Turkey back then (plus can someone who produces something that so blatantly infringes on another's copyright ever have a legitimate copyright claim for that work?). Wreaderick (talk) 11:55, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

International copyright law gets very messy. I think the safest bet is to assume copyright exists - regardless of who holds it - and follow policy for non-free use. Better safe than sorry. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 14:28, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Also, generally speaking you assume the creator of a given work holds the copyright UNLESS it's been challenged in court. Personally, I'm not going to attempt to find out whether Roddenberry filed a Turkish lawsuit in the 70s. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 14:34, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Turkish copyright is a 70-year term (after the death of a known person who owns the license or after the publication if it's corporate or anonymous). If it's a "derivative work" of the original, then the newly added parts are still protected as part of this new publication but the stolen parts are not. As I understand it, that's regardless of whether the whole thing is an infringing derivative work. And we can't say "at that time and place, ignoring the rules was common, so we will do that also." DMacks (talk) 05:35, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

It's the international aspect that throws an extra monkey wrench into things, because Star Trek is an American production. I'm sure they've addressed international rights to it in the intervening half century, but you'd have to determine what the exact status was at that time and how Turkish copyright laws (from the 70s) apply, whether the material constitutes a violation under those laws, THEN whether Roddenberry pursued a case and yeahhhh have fun with that. ChompyTheGogoat (talk) 07:06, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Article not published

I published an article in November 2025, but it has not been published. What did I do wrong? AllaWhite (talk) 12:49, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

There is no indication of any article in your contribution history. Would you care to tell us the name of the article? Athanelar (talk) 13:04, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Viktor Sheleg is a contemporary Latvian artist AllaWhite (talk) 14:33, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Neither Viktor Sheleg nor Draft:Viktor Sheleg seems to have ever existed. User:AllaWhite/sandbox also does not seem to have any deletion history. I'm not sure what article you're referring to. Athanelar (talk) 14:42, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Then what should I do to get the article published? AllaWhite (talk) 15:42, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Which article? At the moment you have not given any indication that this is an article that exists in any form. If you haven't written it yet, then you can follow the guide at Help:Your first article. If it does exist somewhere, you need to tell us where. Athanelar (talk) 15:44, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

This article was written in November 2025 and is located in the draft section.I sent it twice for review, it is noted in my history. AllaWhite (talk) 15:49, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Are your referring to ru:Участник:AllaWhite/Черновик, which is on the Russian-language Wikipedia, albeit written in English? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes, this article AllaWhite (talk) 15:57, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

We cannot help you with the Russian Wikipedia. You may use the Article Wizard to create and submit a draft here. 331dot (talk) 16:02, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

How can I transfer an article to the English version? AllaWhite (talk) 16:04, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @AllaWhite. There is no method provided for moving or copying articles or drafts from one Wikipedia to another, AFAIK. You'll need to copy the source from the ru-wiki draft and paste it into a new draft in the English Wikipedia. (If you do so, you should state in your edit summary that you have done so, to comply with Wikipedia's licensing conditions).

However, I'm not sure that there is much point in doing so. That draft is nowhere near acceptable for English Wikipedia in its current state, as it does not cite any sources (it has several lists of URLs, but it's not clear what function they are intended to serve in the draft).

A Wikipedia article should be a neutral summary of what the majority of people who are wholly unconnected with the subject have independently chosen to publish about the subject in reliable publications, (see Golden rule) and not much else. What you know (or anybody else knows) about the subject is not relevant except where it can be verified from a reliable published source.

So I recommend you begin again. You should begin by assembling several sources that each meet all the criteria in golden rule; then if you have found several such sources, you should summarise what those independent sources say, and nothing else.

My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 16:24, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I studied the ‘golden rules’ and wrote an article according to the rules. Therefore, I do not understand why it was not published. AllaWhite (talk) 16:40, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Your article contains no inline references, which is a basic requirement for a biography of a living person. I presume your 'Notes' section is supposed to contain your references, but it's completely unformatted.

You should read Help:Your first article and Help:Referencing for beginners and give it another try. There is currently no chance your article can be published. Athanelar (talk) 16:45, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

To be clear: there is no chance it can be published in its current state; there is every chance it can be published if it is brought up to standard, and shown to meet our notability and other requirements. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:56, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Your draft is now at Draft:Viktor Sheleg. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:31, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Hacked?

You love Ramdan? You’re site is hacked. Close the doors for no edits until it’s fixed. No matter what I look up that comes up. ~2026-14108-09 (talk) 12:54, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

That's a banner. We haven't been 'hacked,' it's the same as the "Wiki Loves Folklore" banner which was up a while ago, or the donation banners. If you read what it actually says, you'll see it's encouraging people to contribute to Ramadan and Islam-related articles, which are underrepresented on Wikipedia. Athanelar (talk) 12:59, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-14108-09: See more at meta:Wiki Loves X campaigns. Maybe the "Loves" term would not have been chosen if the first campaign had been about a religious topic but now it's established for such campaigns. The first was "Wiki Loves Art". PrimeHunter (talk) 15:36, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

There is no "Ramdan". The banner is about Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak to all! Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

How do i delete a page on Wikipedia

how do i delete a page on Wikipedia? i want to like write a page all over again because i messed up and i dont want anyone to see how the article looked like before ~2026-14066-46 (talk) 17:47, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

There's no need to do that. Nobody's going to judge you for not getting an article perfect right away. Athanelar (talk) 17:59, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-14066-46: Please link the page if you still want it deleted. Only administrators can delete pages and there are rules about it. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:06, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

it already got deleted but thanks! ~2026-14066-46 (talk) 18:12, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Unmerge

How do I make a request to unmerge two pages?

 Courtesy link: Draft:Arsen Ostrovsky version 1

Somebody moved my page to draft space, and fused it with an alternate version that was there.

The edit history is now a confusing mess that alternates between two very different versions. So I want it undone, and I want one version moved to my user space or moved to another page name.

I tried requested technical moves, but the instructions for that seems to be for much simpler requests.

Late Night Coffee (talk) 19:27, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

The correct place to request this would be WP:Requests for history merge. Anyway I've seen this request now and will handle the split when I get a chance later today. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:32, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. @Pppery, I put the link to the merged page at the top. I moved it to "version 1" so I could save my open edits without the history of the merged page getting even more confusing. Late Night Coffee (talk) 23:55, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

After a lot more effort than I expected this split should now be done. The version originally in draft is back at Draft:Arsen Ostrovsky; the version originally in mainspace is at Draft:Arsen Ostrovsky version 1. Admittedly you didn't do a good job keeping them separate yourself, with lots of edits in the draft that at first glance looked like they belonged in the original-mainspace version, but the rev_parent_id field doesn't lie. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:05, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Biographies in Senate Hearings - Primary or Secondary

For someone confirmed by the US Senate, do the text Biographies that they give for things like Birth date and Birth location count as a primary source since it was given by the person being confirmed or does it count as a secondary source since it was published by someone else. It seems like it would fall into the same category as an interview, but I'm not sure. See (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Nominations_of_D_Nathan_Sheets_Ramin_Tol/uL6jJam0pewC) for the record in question.Naraht (talk) 19:45, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Naraht. Unless there is strong evidence that the biography in question was written by an uninvolved party and not based on the subject's submission, assume that it is from the subject, and so a primary, non-independent source.

This applies equally to biographies of faculty in educational institutions, of fellows and other members of learned and professional societies, etc. ColinFine (talk) 19:52, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I have every reason to believe that it was a submission of the subject. As a note, I've actually reverted the addition of the birth date for this person. I'm not doubting that the date is correct, (I actually know the person in question and have access to private information which matches with it), but I wanted to make sure that none of the sources were enough to add it to the wikipedia article. Note, this hasn't stopped half a dozen other places from listing it on the internet, all of which, IMO, would be *worse* than a primary source. *Thanx*!Naraht (talk) 20:00, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naraht (talk • contribs) 20:00, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Naraht, there is nothing wrong in general with using a published source written by the subject themself for basic biographical facts such as date of birth, city of birth or college degrees earned. The exception would be a person who is known for spreading falsehoods or when the information is contradicted by other sources. Otherwise, it is acceptable. Cullen328 (talk) 08:23, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Chase Pistone

For date of Deceased, all I see is March 2026..no "Day". ~2026-14028-34 (talk) 21:33, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-14028-34: Do you have a reliable source for the date of death? The sources I have found refer to [2] which was published March 2 and doesn't give a date but leaves the impression it's very recent. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:37, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-14028-34: Chase Pistone now says he died March 2 and gives a source [3]. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:46, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Map keeps on getting accidentally removed for some reason

More than 3 users told me the map (but not the index) was accidentally removed when they made unrelated edits to the article. Here is an example of an unrelated edit that probably accidentally removed the map [4]. (Another editor re-added it after this, then it got removed again accidentally, then another added it, then the same happened again). Why is this, and how can I fix this?

Wikieditor662 (talk) 00:43, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Here is the index: (this part was NOT accidentally removed, but I removed it on purpose temporarily because it ended up being a stand-alone in the article)

  Israel and the United States.

  Countries that supported the Israeli-American attacks.

  Countries that condemned the Iranian attacks.

  Countries that expressed mixed reactions or made calls for peace.

  Countries that condemned the Israeli-American attacks.

  Iran.

Wikieditor662 (talk) 00:45, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I think that is a good map and should be included, I’m not technical at all so I’m not sure how to fix it, seems like a weird glitch or people keep taking out the “International” section either on purpose or by mistake. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 10:13, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Also @Wikieditor662 would it be worth adding a dotted line and showing Somaliland, which also have made statements about the war (sources indicate they would likely be in the orange, as they have condemned the Iranian attacks on the gulf states), and the map already shows the disputed SADR (Sahara). That’s just my suggestion though. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 10:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Also one last thing, I’m going to be honest and say that your map is better than the current map, the colours are better for the eyes and easier to understand, as well as a higher quality. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 10:28, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@KeyolTranslater: Unless, of course, colours mean nothing to you. Bazza 7 (talk) 12:52, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I’m pretty bad with colours 😅 but on comparing the two maps this one seems clearer, the one currently on the article has too similar colours, a red and a darker red, which to someone who has worse eyesight than me might nit be able to understand or see the difference, whilst this on has pretty bland standard colours, easier to see in my honest opinion. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 13:05, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@KeyolTranslater: I get all that, but converting the image to greyscale shows that green and red are very similar (eg Finland is part of Russia); yellow is close to light grey (Chile is Peru); black is close enough to red/green to need a good look. ColorBrewer might be useful. For starters, try replacing the colours with this palette:

• fill > #f5f5f5
• blue > #8c510a
• orange > #d8b365
• yellow > #f6e8c3
• red > #c7eae5
• green > #5ab4ac
• black > #01665e

Bazza 7 (talk) 13:45, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Wikieditor662: I've been rude and forgotten to ping you in my replies. Sorry, and thanks for introducing me to {{map}}. Bazza 7 (talk) 14:45, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Bazza 7 and everyone else for helping out! I updated the map in the article. However, the colors on the map shown below seems kind of dull, is there any way to make the colors better while still remaining accessible per the guidelines? Wikieditor662 (talk) 18:22, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Wikieditor662: The key to making colouring WP:ACCESSIBLE is contrast, and this inevitably leads to some colours looking "duller" than others; so there's a mix which helps the greatest number of readers distinguish the individual map components and thus access the information being presented. I mentioned ColorBrewer above, and that article includes a link to the ColorBrewer web site where you can see sets of colour combinations proven to be most accessible; they all include a modicum of "dullness" to pay for maximum usability. It's an interesting site, if your nerdy enough like me to be into that sort of thing. Bazza 7 (talk) 19:07, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

But are there not better options even among these "duller" colors? Wikieditor662 (talk) 21:36, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Bazza 7 I see, I’m no map colours guy but it’s interesting to learn about the different colours and how thy are similar. I like your new map down below, that also works better than the current map. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 14:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I could've done that in the {{map}}, so here it is, some colours swapped from my suggestion above. According to ColorBrewer this map is "colour-blind, printer and LCD-friendly".

•   Israel and the United States
•   Countries that supported the Israeli-American attacks
•   Countries that condemned the Iranian attacks
•   Countries that expressed mixed reactions or made calls for peace
•   Countries that condemned the Israeli-American attacks
•   Iran

Article page has not copied talk page from sandbox

Hi; I feel very foolish. I've been working on Stuart Brownlow Beatson for a couple of days, and have just moved it to mainspace, however I seem to have made an almighty error in that the talk page link points to a previous page that I created. Sincere apologies! Muchclag (talk) 01:30, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Please ignore, now fixed! Muchclag (talk) 01:37, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Dealing with possible organized trolling/gaslighting

Hello, I am beginning to increasingly suspect there is an organized trolling/gaslighting attempt at Talk:2025–2026 Iranian protests, specifically in response to my recent move request. As you can see on the talk page, I explained that the protests are ongoing, and therefore to use "2025–2026" rather than "2025–present" gives the incorrect impression that they already ended sometime this year. It's a little difficult to explain, but the users who have responded against the move request are repeating statements that are logically impossible, as if some sort of prank or joke is being played.

I looked for resources about dealing with trolls on Wikipedia but I found nothing appropriate for this particular situation. Confused right now about what I should do. Evaporation123 (talk) 02:37, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

From my perspective, their arguments may in fact be perfectly reasonable. You should try dispute resolution. Nononsense101 (talk) 03:16, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Article created after AfC rejection, plus possible language barrier

While patrolling recent changes, I noticed that the user Rajapov Alisher 1966 (talk · contribs) has created the article Triptych of the Life of Job, despite the fact that the draft they wrote was declined at AfC three times and then rejected. The article is pretty much the same as the rejected draft. I'm having trouble figuring out what to do in this situation.

I also think there might be a language barrier here. (The only comment the user has made on their talk page is: "because it has no sources. it anonymously.") Based on the user page, they seem to be from Uzbekistan. Is there a recommended way to deal with these kinds of situations when there's a possible language barrier? Cadddr (talk) 04:19, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Nominate it for deletion? Clarityfiend (talk) 12:00, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

It needed cleanup, not deletion; and more sources, though many only exist on paper. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:18, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

AFC Article Taking Forever

So, I Submitted a Draft to the Article Wizard Back in January and I'm just wondering cause Ik know there are thousands of articles waiting for submission like yesterday I checked and there were 7k and now it is like 2k, based on Pending AfC submissions. Most of the other drafts I submitted in the past took like a day, week max. So, it's weird that it's taking forever cause like obviously it's random and I'm complaining about nothing like are there any reasons (there might not be and I'm just talking sh*t) why it's taking so long and like maybe it's just random or maybe my tags don't have many people interested so if y'all could give me reasons / ways to fasten it thanks,

or maybe I'm just complaining about sh*t Gfroi (talk) 07:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Gfroi. If I was reviewing your draft, I would probably reject it. Most of your references are to various Fandom sites, which are not reliable sources because they are user contributed content without professional editorial control. See WP:FANDOM for details. Soapcentral.com does not appear to be a reliable source. I am not sure about Screen Rant. In conclusion, your sources taken as a whole are so weak that I do not think that you have made a good case that this fictional character is notable enough for a freestanding Wikipedia article. Cullen328 (talk) 08:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I don’t think Missy was created by Raegan Revord as the infobox states, considering Raegan wasn’t a year old when the character had their first appearance (2008 in the BBT). So that probably needs to be changed. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 10:06, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

yeah thats my flaw i will fix that tgx Gfroi (talk) 10:06, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Your welcome! Have a great day The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 10:12, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gfroi You need to get the Fandom/wiki etc stuff out of it. WP:SCREENRANT is IMO ok for a fictional character, and this one [5] might be of use. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:11, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

alright thank you Gfroi (talk) 13:42, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Account locked out

The user account "Keshavparikh" is mine and I created it a couple years ago in hopes to contribute to Wikipedia. I do not have access to the email that I used to create it and I have forgotten the password. I was wondering if the account can be transferred to my new email or deleted permanently. The account has 0 contributions to the foundation, and has been inactive for several years.

Thank you! ~2026-14052-20 (talk) 07:25, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Accounts cannot be deleted for legal reasons and can't have their emails changed without getting into the account first. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 07:58, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

There is no account by that name but it's right accounts cannot be deleted so it never existed. User:Keshav parikh with a space was created in 2010 and has no edits. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:16, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

My contribute tab is freezed

I joined Wikipedia in 2022 and made only one edit at that time. Recently, I have become more active and have edited 13 pages, but my Contribute link is still frozen.Sandeep M Ganesh (talk) 09:00, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello Sandu 2406. Your "User contributions" tab works just fine for me, and shows 16 edits going back to June 16, 2022. Cullen328 (talk) 10:10, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Sandu 2406: I guess you refer to "Contribute" in the left pane. It's a heading for the following links and not a link by itself. I admit this is unclear in the current default skin Vector 2022. It was more clear in the former default Vector legacy (example). PrimeHunter (talk) 12:04, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

This has come up several times so I have made phab:T419124: 'Vector 2022 should make it clear that "Contribute" in the sidebar is a heading and not a disabled link'. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:42, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

How to complain about a user

Hello there, I'd like to put in a complaint about the user Schetm. I feel as if they have continually bullied me since I am new to Wikipedia and have been learning how to edit. I am still in the process of completing my User page (currently writing it on Microsoft Word before I copy and paste it into Wikipedia). This user seems to think that they know best and it is damaging my confidence in becoming a prolific and well established editor on Wikipedia. Can you please give me advice about how I can complain about this user? Thank you. PoliticsObsessedGay (talk) 15:18, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Schetm: Except that none of Schetm's edits on the pages where you both interact involve you or your edits specifically; they're reverting an unregistered user's edits. If you were to take this to WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents it wouldn't go particularly well. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 15:26, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I don't understand why people seem so hostile on here. I am trying to learn how to edit pages - you'll see from my username that I love politics. PoliticsObsessedGay (talk) 15:29, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

See Talk:List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2024–present) for context about this user, his dispute, and the likely sockpuppetry at play. schetm (talk) 15:26, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I am just trying to update a page as there are certain MPs within the list that are no longer MPs! PoliticsObsessedGay (talk) 15:30, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

That's a discussion for the talk page of the article in question, and not for here. Read this thread for the answer to your question. schetm (talk) 17:10, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

While your immediate point has already been addressed, it's worth noting that we have no "complaint" process; we have a dispute resolution process, which you should follow if the need arises in future. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:35, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

PoliticsObsessedGay, what is your connection if any with User:RyanPLB? Please be aware that disagreeing with you in good faith is not "bullying" and it is not "hostile". Learning how to edit includes accepting feedback from more experienced editors, and learning from those discussions. This is a collaborative project. If you want to file a formal complaint about another editor at somewhere like WP:ANI, you will be expected to present rock solid evidence of misconduct, and of your previous efforts to resolve disputes. Cullen328 (talk) 17:44, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

User scripts are disabled, Wikipedia was in read-only mode

See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Meta-Wiki compromised. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:22, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Question about translating a page

Hi I am trying to edit the BBC 100 woman list and translate it into Turkish, as the many lists are fully absent from the page. Right now I am trying to add the 2024 list. I am experiencing some problems with images of the people and also with adding links to the names. Many of the names on the list don't have a translated page in Turkish so would it be accepted if I were to link them to their English pages? Also can I use the images from the English page? Thederen (talk) 18:13, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Thederen.

For your first question, you'll need to ask on the Turkish Wikipedia whether you can link to articles in other languages or not. (In English Wikipedia this is discouraged, except by using the template {{ill}}, which automatically links to an English article if one exists, or to a different-language article if there is no English one. I have no idea whether or not an equivalent template exists in Turkish Wikipedia).

As to your second question: most images used in articles have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, and may be freely used by all Wikimedia projects. You'll need to make sure you get the name of the file precisely correct, including any file extension, and the case of letters.

It is possible that some of the pictures in the article have been uploaded to English Wikipedia when they should have been uploaded to Commons. If this is the case, see WP:moving files to Commons for how to get them transferred (this won't affect English Wikipedia's use, but will make them available to other Wikipedias).

(There are some images which for copyright reasons cannot be uploaded to Commons, but there should not be any examples in the article you are working on). ColinFine (talk) 19:46, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Not able to submit changes into a article

I’m currently going through the CAPTHA security to edit “2026? FL House Elections for FL-01” and i’m putting on the security letter code. And it’s not going through at all. This is the 5th time in 2 days. And i double check to ensure it’s correct, and it is. Is anybody else having this issue? If so i need assistance on how to fix it. StashofWildfingers61 (talk) 18:16, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Infobox image at Angelina Pivarnick is appearing oversized

I noticed the Jersey Shore cast member's article Angela Pivarnick 's infobox image is much larger than standard size, can anybody help me understand how to fix the infobox image size? Eruditess (talk) 18:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Eruditess: Fixed by [6]. The infobox only wants the file name and then makes it's own image code with a default size. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Is user script dead?

Hello. My user scripts installed on commons.js no longer works. They include WP:WikiShield. I tried to unable uBlock Origin and don't worked. VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 20:12, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello. See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Meta-Wiki compromised. ColinFine (talk) 20:15, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Aquifer remediation watch area at former Lincoln AFB Atlas

Reference help requested. Hello, I regret to say that I don't have much time to look for a solution to this problem at the moment, so I'm asking for some help here Thanks, Scarfy420 (talk) 20:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Fixed two mistakes.[7] DMacks (talk) 21:31, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

tysm Scarfy420 (talk) 01:59, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Autofill not working

The Wikipedia autofill feature hasn't been working for me as of late. I put the link in, press the button, yet the rest of the information doesn't pop up. This has always worked fine for me, but lately it stopped for some reason, including for the same links that have worked before. How do I fix this? Wikieditor662 (talk) 21:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Nominating an article for deletion

How do I nominate an article for deletion? Can you please just reply to me to show me how? – ~2026-78104-0 (talk) 00:56, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Well, you need to be registered, so if you were trying to do it and ran into issues, that may be why. Other than that, the section at the AFD page is pretty in-depth and step-by-step, so is there a particular part you're not understanding? - Purplewowies (talk) 01:08, 6 March 2026 (UTC) .......Markup fixed -- Hoary (talk) 01:13, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

This is okay, but how do I create a new AfD article? – ~2026-78104-0 (talk) 01:46, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Well, you need to have a non-temporary account (Why create an account?) to be able to create pages (which you need to be able to do to make a new AFD page). The part II section of nominating a single page explains exactly what process you can use to get to the deletion discussion and actually make the AFD (there should be a link or two in the template that will get you there, but you need an account to make the page). It's also possible to streamline the process by using Twinkle (a Wikipedia gadget) instead but I don't use Twinkle so I don't want to offer advice there in case it might be off-base (though brand new accounts can't use Twinkle it looks like). - Purplewowies (talk) 02:13, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

2027 NBA All Star Game Logo

Can you Please Upload The 2027 NBA All Star Game Logo Right Now Please ~2026-14517-25 (talk) 02:35, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @~2026-14517-25. What's your hurry?

In any case, the answer is No, because non-free materials may not be uploaded unless they can immediately be used in an article, and the relevant article does not yet exist. ColinFine (talk) 11:38, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

image

How can an image be inserted into my page? Rekhamoni Duari (talk) 02:55, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Uploading images and Help:Pictures. Firstly though, I'd read Help:Your first article, if by 'my page' you mean the content of your sandbox. As it stands, it is unlikely to be accepted as an article. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:22, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Rekhamoni Duari.

My earnest advice to new editors is to not even think about trying to create an article until you have spent several weeks - at least - learning about how Wikipedia works by making improvements to existing articles. Once you have understood core policies such as verifiability, neutral point of view, reliable, independent sources, and notability, and experienced how we handle disagreements with other editors (the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle), then you might be ready to read your first article carefully, and try creating a draft. If you don't follow this advice but try to create an article without this preparation, you are likely to have a frustrating and disappointing experience with Wikipedia. ColinFine (talk) 11:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

How do I nominate articles for deletion?

I need to know about something really important right now; nominating articles for deletion. Can you please help me with that? – The Batterman and NCA Summer Camp Guy ^{Discuss with specific rules from me.} Watch! 03:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:43, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Company Identification Image Upload

Hello,

I am utilizing the 'Files for Upload Wizard' to upload a company logo that will replace an old logo on the company's Wikipedia page (I work at this company). I have gone through the non free files upload, and am stuck at the 'Which option describes the image's license best?' section. What license would a company logo sit under, please? MeanderValleyCouncil (talk) 04:29, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@MeanderValleyCouncil: By default, all-rights-reserved. The only exception is if the logo is merely text or simple geometric shapes, in which case it is public domain. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 04:32, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@MeanderValleyCouncil Just to say that your username is against policy since it is the same as Meander Valley Council and suggests a role account (i.e. one that isn't personal to an individual). Please stop using it: "John at MVC" etc is acceptable, as explained at WP:ORGNAME. You will need to declare your paid status, as explained at that link. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:07, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Upper Kuttanad

Reference help requested. Just wanted to check if the Generic Author error is sorted... Thanks, Davidindia (talk) 09:44, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Connexion through Kindle Fire impossible

Hello, I just installed the version of the Wikipedia application from Amazon store on my Kindle Fire. The application works fine, but I am not able to login with my account on Wikipedia server because of a bug in the 2 factors authentication process. This one requires a 6 digits code sent in my email to be entered. I receved the code, but there is no field in the application connexion page to enter this one.

My device is an Amzon Fire HD 10 (7th generation) with OS Fire OS 5.7.1.0, last update today March 6th, 2026 11:02 GMT+1

Thank you in advance for your help Jacofee (talk) 10:46, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jacofee If you don't get an answer at this general Help Desk within a few hours, try again by posting at WP:VPT, where the real experts should reply. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:58, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Günter Bechly

Re-creation with some history, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Günter Bechly (2nd nomination) etc. Is it a good idea to merge article/talkpage histories, and if so, can someone do that please? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:53, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Referencing errors on Murder of Ermanto Usman

Reference help requested.

Thanks, Ogidzatul Azis Sueb (talk) 12:04, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done. When adding date you should just only add the normal date not a date plus time or extra formatting like {{!}}. Please see Template:Cite web for the full docx and correct P meter usage. Cheers. CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk 12:31, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello Thilio,

I don't understand how my problem could be solved by correcting the date and time I put in my message.

Please, explain.

Sincerly yours Jacofee (talk) 13:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jacofee Sorry, I think you're in the wrong Convo. Did you mean to reply here? CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk 13:49, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Add Wikipedia:PRIMER to the Welcome page Help:Getting_started

My mentor @SunloungerFrog introduced me to a summary page for new editors. I suggest that Wikipedia:A primer for newcomers be added to the Welcome page. I began to add this suggestion to the Welcome page Talk, but a note on the page suggest this talk page. RetiredCIEIO (talk) 13:11, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Hey RetiredCIEIO, your request isn't supposed to be requested here, but rather in the talk page of the page ,there is indeed a note on the talk page suggesting to come here with questions in relation to Wikipedia for new Wikipedia users, since new users came there with questions, requests related to the page go in the talk page, I will look into your request still. Gfroi (talk) 13:37, 6 March 2026 (UTC)