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    If I go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad, I reach the iPad article. If I go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipad, I should be taken to the same place, and I should get a little (Redirected from Ipad) notice. However, this message is not appearing. It's as if the titles are identical, or as if titles aren't case-sensitive. The only way to get this message is to go to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ipad, by going to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IPad&action=history, tweaking the URL, and clicking the "Article" tab.

    What's going on? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebay displays the "redirected from" notice, so it's probably not related to the first letter of the title being lowercased. It's not a single bad browser, because the same things happen in Edge and Chrome. 123.51.107.94 (talk) 04:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    The first letter - only - is case insensitive. iPad and IPad are different ways to write links to the same page (the full article). Ipad and ipad are the same redirect to that article. ipAd is right out. —Cryptic 07:01, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I have tested your link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipad in Firefox, Edge, Chrome and Opera. All of them display "(Redirected from Ipad)" at the top as they should. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:28, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    hi im new to wikipedia

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    hello, i think i just created my first article for wikipedia, when i did it, i did it from the TALLER part, and i published it, does that mean i actually created the page? I dont know how i am supposed to know if i have to make changes or something? and i dont know how to start another article? Success Coach LIZ (talk) 06:23, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Success Coach LIZ: Well, "publish" just means that you saved the text and it's publicly visible, for those who happen to look there. But the curious thing is what's shown at Special:Contributions/Success Coach LIZ. The only "contributions" (that is, edits which you have saved) is Wikipedia:Help desk. To me, that means that you weren't logged in under the username of "Success Coach LIZ".
    Perhaps you published without having logged in, i.e. as an IP editor. Since we don't know your IP address and you didn't give the name of the article (never mind whether you saved it to "sandbox" or saved it under your "User" (e.g. your IP address), there's not much way to figure out what you've done. Ok, that's my take on it, maybe somebody else has better mindreading skills. Fabrickator (talk) 06:52, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    i appreciate the guidance a lot! The article was about Ingeniera Elizabeth Coto Chinchilla, an industrial engineer recently discovered to have been the first woman in the field. I apologyze for not specifying the details before Success Coach LIZ (talk) 07:21, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    In Costa Rica that is Success Coach LIZ (talk) 07:22, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Success Coach LIZ. This is the English Wikipedia. It looks as if your article was started on the Spanish Wikipedia here. Once your article there is ready, you'll want to move it from your user space to the main (Principal) space. gobonobo + c 07:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    This is so confusing to me! Crazy new world! Any video links i can watch.to.get.it done? Much appreciated Success Coach LIZ (talk) 08:25, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Success Coach LIZ: I don't know about video links. If you go to your draft article, you may be able to select 'Trasladar' from the right hand menu. Then change the new title to Elizabeth Coto Chinchilla and set the prefix to (Principal). Otherwise, there are instructions for creating a new page at Ayuda:Cómo empezar una página or you could ask for help at the Café. gobonobo + c 08:42, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Success Coach LIZ You may find something you like here: Category:Wikipedia video tutorials. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:48, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    If you tried to create that article on English Wikipedia (even in English) it would have no chance of being accepted, because it has no citations to independent sources. Furthermore, it appears to be an autobiography, which is strongly discouraged here.
    Spanish Wikipedia may have different policies, but I doubt whether they are different enough to make that CV acceptable. ColinFine (talk) 13:34, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    i wish i was so successful with that career, but no, unfortunately this is not me. It is a publick figure in Costa Rica. But thanks! On the other hand, i certainly am not over 60 and plan to stay young for much longer hahhahah, However in your answer i did not see any recommendations about WHERE i can check if the page is online or not? or how long does it take to be online? thanks Success Coach LIZ (talk) 16:49, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    It is 'online' in the sense that it can be linked to on the internet (as Gobonobo has above), but it is not a (Spanish) Wikipedia Article that could be found by someone googling (for example). In its current form it will never become an article, and anyway it has not been submitted for approval (to become an article) because it lacks the template to do so.
    (1) You have created it on your (Spanish) User page. Such a page is for saying something about yourself as a Wikipedia editor, not for creating Drafts of articles: on English Wikipedia it would be deleted quite quickly. (Note that each language version of Wikipedia is independent of any other, and each one has its own rules, so I'm guessing about exactly what might be required on Spanish-language Wikipedia.) You will need to move it to a Draft or Sandbox page (or have someone do this for you).
    (2) It has no references whatsoever. Everything in a Wikipedia article needs to be cited to a source so that readers can verify that what is written is corroborated by published material, not someone's private knowledge (or invention).
    (3) To qualify, an article has to demonstrate the subject's notability, in Wikipedia's special jargon use of that term. To do so it needs to be based on at least three pieces of substantial length about (not by) the subject, that have been published by Reliable sources that are completely independent of the subject.
    You have probably made the frequent newcomer's error of writing this piece WP:Backwards, saying what you personally know and then perhaps hoping to add references to confirm it all. This is like trying to build a house from the chimney down, finishing with the foundations: it's very difficult and rarely works!
    Instead, you should gather published, independent Reliable sources (at least three to show Notability, but as many more as you can find), and create a Draft entirely based on summaries of what they say. Very minor and uncontentious facts only can be cited to non-independent sources. Wikipedia, as a Tertiary source, cannot use unpublished facts/personal knowledge, which amounts to Original research and is strictly disallowed.
    Incidentally (and I am assuming this does not apply to you), writing an article about someone you have personal connections to is very much frowned upon (and about ones-self, even more so) because this creates a Conflict of interest and because it is very difficult for such a writer to maintain the WP:Neutral point of view that Wikipedia requires.
    Once you have created a likely acceptable Draft, preferably by going through the Wikipedia:Articles for creation route, you will be able to submit it for approval (because it will have a button to do this). It may well be 'Declined' (most first drafts are) with comments by the reviewer explaining what aspects of it need to be improved: it may have to go through several rounds of this before finally gaining approval. It might also be 'Rejected', meaning "this subject will never qualify as notable, so please give up", but from what I can tell (I cannot actually read Spanish) your subject is likely to be thought potentially notable.
    This may all seem difficult, but Wikipedia is not Social media, or a Directory, it is an Encyclopaedia (or rather a collection of encyclopaedias in in many languages) and has to maintain encyclopaedic standards. I hope all this helps. Good luck! {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.2.67.235 (talk) 18:29, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Everything that 94.2.67.235 has written above is accurate, and I would like to add that this page may be helpful for you: es:Ayuda:Tutorial (referencias) Reconrabbit 18:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Acceptable to cite a source that is behind a paywall?

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    Hi, I'm currently editing the article for Tanjong Katong MRT Station and I have a good source for the process of constructing the station. However, the article is locked behind a subscription paywall? Is it still acceptable to cite it as a source? Imbluey2 (talk) 08:07, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Being behind a paywall doesn't disqualify it. 126.161.68.51 (talk) 08:12, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    But it does annoy the hell out of some of us. HiLo48 (talk) 08:17, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Haha thank you so much both of you! Imbluey2 (talk) 08:30, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Imbluey2 as long as a source passes WP:RS and verifiable to other users having access then no issues with paywall (see WP:PAYWALL).
    Usually in doubt you approach WP:RSN for such guidance. As per WP:RSNP, seems, as long as news is Singapore non-political no issues with The Straits Times - but whenever political nature take guidance from WP:RSN.
    Wikipedians can request help in access to paywalled content for updating wikipedia or verification at WP:REREQ
    @HiLo48 Wikipedians can request verification help along with WP:REREQ also at WT:REFCHECK.
    My view may have been tainted by the fact that I'm in Australia, and most paywalled sources we see are from Murdoch's NewsCorp. They are rarely truthful or objective. HiLo48 (talk) 08:47, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald are paywalled, and not owned by Murdoch. Are they the reasons you say "most" instead of "all"? 123.51.107.94 (talk) 23:59, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Sadly The Age and SMH Are now part of the right wing Nine Entertainment conglomerate. It's as if there's a correlation between being right wing and being paywalled.HiLo48 (talk) 00:03, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Happy editing Bookku (talk) 08:41, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    When will this page be released please？

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    When will this page be released please？Draft:Tang Yihe Yhhwz (talk) 14:59, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Never, if you do not submit it for review. I have added a header which allows you to do so.
    Note that a review may take anything from hours to months: there is not a queue, and volunteer reviewers choose which drafts they will review. ColinFine (talk) 15:29, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yhhwz, is there some reason this needs to be hurried? I would note that the article itself is probably not going to be accepted as it is now. See WP:TONE/WP:NPOV regarding writing style. For the subject, see WP:ARTIST to help determine if this person should have an article at all (if so, more about the "notable" aspects needs to be added). Before you continue, I recommend answering this specific question: "do you have a conflict of interest...some real-world connection to this subject?" DMacks (talk) 03:16, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm having trouble imagining what sort of conflict of interest someone could have regarding an artist who died in 1944. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    DMacks Yhhwz published the article in January and it was moved to draft by another editor as it needed improvement. They were warned recently that the draft would be deleted if it was inactive for 6 months, so it is a good thing that they are asking questions and getting advice. TSventon (talk) 03:42, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Gerry Adams

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    An error in the article about Gerry Adams (IRA). It says that the oireachtas is the parliament of Ireland. It is not. It is the parliament of the Republuc Of Ireland. Stormount is the parliament of Northern Ireland and the House Of Commons is the parluament of the UK which includes Northern Ireland. How do I report this error so that it gets corrected? 80.233.75.226 (talk) 18:26, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I've changed it in this edit as it is more accurate. The Constitution of Ireland has jurisdiction only in the Republic of Ireland.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 18:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Craigslist

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    How do I talk to someone at craigslist 2601:200:4300:3920:D93A:D9F4:51E9:DD5A (talk) 21:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Via some method available on its website, I suppose. (It's unrelated to Wikipedia, which is where you are now.) -- Hoary (talk) 21:52, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    July 30

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    User WP template data

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    Some templates that use User WP, such as User WP Computing and User WP Politics, don't have any of the template parameter values on that page. Others, like User WP Ancient Egypt, do.

    Where are the TemplateData values stored for those former templates? Tule-hog (talk) 01:15, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There is a specific context to my question, but I am also just interested. Tule-hog (talk) 01:36, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Tule-hog, it's not quite clear what you're asking about – none of these templates have TemplateData, but all of them document their available parameters. Rummskartoffel 17:03, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hm, perhaps I'm using the terminology wrong.
    To give a specific example, notice how Computing and Politics do not have the file name for their photo included on the main template. I am wondering where that data is. Tule-hog (talk) 17:08, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I suspect you are referring to the Template documentation. Ideally, whoever implements a template will write the documentation, listing and explaining all the available arguments; but that doesn't always happen.
    All those templates are instantiations of Template:User WP, which does document several arguments (no idea whether the documentation is complete). ColinFine (talk) 17:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I am referring to the raw source code of Template:User WP Computing and Template:User WP Politics (and similar), i.e. what shows up after clicking 'edit source'.
    I understand that Template:User WP has arguments, which I was able to use easily here. However, the first two templates linked do not have argument parameters in their source code. I am wondering where those are. Tule-hog (talk) 17:33, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    {{User WP Computing}} calls {{User WP}} with computing as its first positional parameter. {{User WP}} calls {{User WP/switch}} where computing is not found so the template invokes Module:Portal. In the data modules supporting Module:Portal, computing is found to be an alias of information technology at line 187; the image for information technology is specified at line 69. Politics is not aliased; its image is specified line 74.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 18:27, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for. A potential extension to this question would be where the category is stored - currently there is a stray category in the raw source of {{User WP Computing}} that is not properly affected by the nocat= parameter. Tule-hog (talk) 21:51, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not going to spend any more time on this except to note the difference between these two lines from {{User WP}}: 
    |usercategory = {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|User|{{{ucat|{{User WP/switch|{{{1}}}|ucat}}}}}}}
|usercategory2 = {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|User|{{User WP/switch|{{{1}}}|ucat2}}}}
    I'm not really sure what the intent is here. I'll leave it to someone else to noodle out.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 22:58, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    How to view my XfD record

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    Hello! I'm an experienced editor around here, but I have a question about how to access a tool I've seen in the past.

    In past RfAs I've looked through, I sometimes notice people bringing up the nominee's XfD record (that is, whether they generally align with the consensus on whether or not to delete). How can I see my own XfD voting record?

    Thanks in advance! BhamBoi (talk) 02:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This may be the tool you are looking for: [[1]] Netherzone (talk) 02:58, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that's what I was looking for, and wow, my stats aren't too good! Guess that's my inclusionist side coming through.
    Thanks for the link, Netherzone. BhamBoi (talk) 03:02, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Just a question: @BhamBoi: in what way did you decide your stats "aren't too good"? I appreciate you were probably joking but I can't tell what kind of stats you think would be "bad" or "good" in such a case. When I was active on AfD (years ago) I'd often only step-in and comment where my opinion was in conflict with the developing consensus. And it's not wrong to have such an opinion even if the close doesn't go your way. I couldn't see that I was bringing much to the party if I was just piling-on a consensus which had already formed - but equally struggle to see why someone should be criticised if they did. AndyJones (talk) 12:53, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I was mostly just kidding, I just noticed that I generally err from what the consensus is; as you said, I tend to step in more when I think I have a shot at providing evidence to "save" the article. But I'm not sure how a record that doesn't generally align with agreeing with consensus would be viewed within the community at large... BhamBoi (talk) 14:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @BhamBoi, if you are interested in "saving" articles, another way to do that is to improve the article if you can find independent, secondary reliable sources to help establish notability and add those to articles. Non-notable subjects should be deleted, but if an article can be improved based on verifiable sources, it helps improve the encyclopedia. Netherzone (talk) 15:11, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I’m aware, I’m just a really strong inclusionist which doesn’t seem to be a very mainstream sentiment. BhamBoi (talk) 15:27, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    User scripts

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    Hi, I heard that some user scripts can be used to automatically generate articles. Which ones are those? How do I use them? Ogundareibrahim123 (talk) 04:09, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There are automatic scripts, sometimes known as "wizards". But they only do the routine stuff. A human user still has to do the hard work of finding acceptable sources and summarising what they say. Maproom (talk) 15:36, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    New draft content submitted for approval - subject: Kirill Richter

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    I have submitted draft content for review. Please can you confirm receipt? Here it is for reference.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Kirill_Richter Allthecats1 (talk) 11:18, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This isn't currently submitted for review, and it is nowhere near suitability as an article because it is poorly written and sourced. See your first article.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 12:18, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Woodbridge High School

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    Woodbridge High School in Woodford, London used to have its own page, however it appears to have disappeared (it now just has a circular link to the page about Woodford) and I was wondering why? The other local schools all have pages. Reapingmd (talk) 12:03, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This was redirected in May 2024 as it did seem to have problems with WP:NSCHOOL. It isn't possible to guarantee that every school can have a separate article unless there is significant sourcing.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 12:24, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Reapingmd, AlphaBetaGamma did away with it, largely because very little of what it said came with references to reliable sources independent of the school itself, and this didn't seem likely to be much improved. -- Hoary (talk) 12:31, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Unless those other local schools have been independently written about, it's quite likely that their articles should also be deleted (or turned into redirects). Wikipedia has thousands and thousands of articles which shouldn't exist in their current form, and many of them shouldn't exist at all (because their subjects are not notable in Wikipedia's special sense). But this being a volunteer project, people don't often go through these and improve or delete them. See other stuff exists. ColinFine (talk) 17:33, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Reverting a reverting edit

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    Because of edit wars, I can't revert removal of an articles content, what should I do? If you need the page, it's Leron, Leron Sinta. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    On Talk:Leron, Leron Sinta, propose the restitution of this content. -- Hoary (talk) 12:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Is it correct? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:38, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I mean the proposal. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:40, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The proposal, Talk:Leron, Leron Sinta#Per WP:HD, probably should have been more explicit about what revisions you want to undo or otherwise the text you wish to add/remove.
    For the content itself, it appears the editor that reverted you has been blocked for "indiscriminate mass reverting", so I think you're in the clear for restoring any or all of the content they removed/changed without worries about edit warring at this point (if there are additional reverts, perhaps let other editors revert them first and then continue your work expanding the article) (and their warning against you as clearly not in good faith). (I would have reverted their unexplained content removal if it was still technically possible to do a clean revert.) Skynxnex (talk) 13:16, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    to install a software

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    attain: CAN SOMEONE HELP ME TO INSTALL my Microsoftware? I tried several ways and it is asking to buy one, I already bought it and it doesn't allow me to install it, pleas can someone help me? THANKS 2607:FEA8:581F:E700:9C69:B13A:46E:335F (talk) 13:18, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry, this isn't a general help desk. I would suggest contacting Microsoft for assistance with their software. 331dot (talk) 13:19, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    What is the law of apartheid

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    Laws during apartheid In 1948 and 1960 41.121.59.8 (talk) 16:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Did you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia? Your question is probably better suited to the reference desk. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 16:37, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    ... or see Apartheid.   Maproom (talk) 17:01, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    kml template

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    Just to mention that Template:kml isn't working. The issue has been pointed out on Template talk:GeoGroup but has not been picked up and I'm not sure where the issue lies or who is responsible for looking into it. Shantavira|feed me 18:37, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    wikipedia funding

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    Don't the state department and nsa and CIA etc etc deep state contribute and or censor content on here? I think thats pretty well established by anyone who isn't a numb nut. So why don't you hit them up for funding like meta/ facebook or alphabet/ google. 100.37.166.201 (talk) 20:26, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia editors are not involved with fundraising. That is handled by the Wikimedia Foundation. Anyone can edit Wikipedia as long as they follow our policies and guidelines. Wikipedia is not censored. Cullen328 (talk) 20:33, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Dump Sorting

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    Hi, I am wondering if there is a way to download a wikipedia file for all featured articles, another for a-class articles, another for b-class, and so on. I’m not exactly talking about sorting while in a wikipedia dump, though if that is the only option, I could use help navigating that process as well. I would like to have the differentiated files for the b-class and above as an archive and the c-class and below as an easier way for myself to use to see what articles need the most work and to help edit. Thanks. MiniMikeRM (talk) 22:42, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi MiniMikeRM! Are you interested in downloading a list of the articles (maybe each as a link for easy access to read and edit each) or downloading the actual articles themselves? Both are doable, former probably easier than the latter (and maybe even easier to have it on-wiki?). DMacks (talk) 22:51, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @MiniMikeRM One relatively simple way to start would be to look at the maintenance (hidden) category Category:Featured articles from where you would have various download options. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:38, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    For at least the b-class and above, I would like to have all the articles rather than a simple list, do to the function being more of a viewable archive that I can use as a source. For the C-class and below I would still rather have a file for each class with all of the articles, still rather than a list, due to the fact that It would be easier for me to access and possibly edit the articles needing maintenance, even when offline. MiniMikeRM (talk) 22:15, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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    Recent Columbus, Ohio, Monorail proposals

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    so, I am wondering how I should go about editing an article about the transportation history of Columbus, Ohio, to include a group known as Greater Central Ohio Public Transit Project and their goals of seeing Monorail brought back as a consideration for the mass transit in the city. Their group exists on facebook only, however there was at one point a letter to the editor article written to the Columbus Dispatch by who appears to be the group founder. The current only way to access that particular article is through the Columbus Library system, however, so such link does not seem proper for the edit to the article. I tried editing the article but was only able to include the link to their official Facebook group, is that enough in this case? General Greenstar (talk) 00:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    General Greenstar, for an article to be written about a subject, en:Wikipedia requires that the subject should be notable. It provides criteria for this. It's not necessary that every ingredient of an article is notable; however, there is an expectation that an ingredient isn't merely trivial. Now, the Greater Central Ohio Public Transit Project has an imposing name (and one that suggests worthy aims); however if (i) the GCOPTP "exists on facebook only" and (ii) you feel the need to point out that a person "who appears to be the group founder" at one point wrote a letter to the editor of Columbus Dispatch, I sense that showing that it rises above the trivial would require some desperate barrel-scraping. -- Hoary (talk) 05:35, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Mass-linking inside articles

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    Hello! I've been trying to add wikilinks towards the article Highly Cited Researcher inside articles of researchers included in the program. I have been using FindLink, but adding the backlink to every article in the list is tedious.

    Could someone automate something that links Highly Cited Researcher or highly cited researcher in all articles where it is not already wikilinked? BhamBoi (talk) 00:08, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    There appear to be at least two competing programmes, the ISI highly cited researcher and the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers program, so using a bot would not be a good idea. TSventon (talk) 00:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    They are the same. A link to either is fine, though it's a redirect to a section, when the direct link to the Highly Cited Researchers program would be better. Thus, if the text "highly cited researcher" in an article is unlinked, it should be linked to one of these. BhamBoi (talk) 00:53, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know if this is something that WP:AWB could help with? (I've never used it myself). ColinFine (talk) 14:14, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Neither have I. Should I ask on the talk page? BhamBoi (talk) 14:29, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    You could add a request at WP:AWBTASKS. A Wikipedia search for "Highly Cited Researcher" finds 509 hits, presumably the same as FindLink, and a Wikipedia search for "Highly Cited Researchers" finds a different list of 516 hits, some of which are webometrics highly cited researchers. TSventon (talk) 14:31, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm a AWB user, wouldn't be too bad, but I'm very concerned about the fact that there is nothing on the page being directed to that even mentions ISI.Naraht (talk) 14:47, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Clarivate owns the ISI, and in recent years has stopped branding the program under ISI and has just branded them as Web of Science or Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers. Calling them an ISI Highly Cited Researcher isn't incorrect, it's just what the same program was called a few years back, and linking to ISI or ISI Highly Cited will have a link to the main article. BhamBoi (talk) 15:02, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    BhamBoi that's fair, but IMO, that needs to be shown (and referenced), on the page to be linked to.Naraht (talk) 18:02, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Help with Template:Collapse_top

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    When setting width to less than 100%, the box always aligns to the center. float=left doesn't work. Pls change it.
    So I'm trying to do this in an html table instead:

    but my problem is that the header size isn't expanded to full width (from the beginning). If anyone could help me, I would appreciate. Emdosis (talk) 01:02, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Emdosis: From what I can see {{Collapse top}} does not have a "float" parameter. Can you please clarify what you are asking? RudolfRed (talk) 01:32, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Emdosis: the parameter is "left=yes". -Arch dude (talk) 15:09, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    That aligns the text, not the box. Emdosis (talk) 18:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Emdosis: {{Collapse top}} is for talk page discussions and always adds margin: 0.2em auto auto; which centers it. I don't see a need to change that for collapsed discussions. I added min-width:36em; to your above table. Is that OK? If the content is larger than 36em then "show" will expand the heading to the right. If it's smaller than 36em then there will be some whitespace in the expanded box. 36em matches the current content for me and em sizes are more consistent than px or %. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that's perfect thank you very much. I'll try out the margin parameters as well, thanks. Emdosis (talk) 12:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Edit: I don't know how to change the margins:

    you could use this userbox
    Code Result
    {{Template:User wikipedia/wantOtter}}
    This user wants a WikiOtter.
    		 Usage

    Emdosis (talk) 13:03, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Emdosis: Where do you want to do it? Some things shouldn't normally be done but you have more freedom in userspace. I think an override would need Wikipedia:TemplateStyles to for example add .mw-archivedtalk {margin: 0.2em !important;} in an associated page. You could also remove auto from the output with {{replace}} like this:
    you could use this userbox
    Code Result
    {{Template:User wikipedia/wantOtter}}
    This user wants a WikiOtter.
    		 Usage
    PrimeHunter (talk) 13:56, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Information box

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    How to create infoboxes in wikipedia? Thank you . Junurita (talk) 06:07, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Junurita, start at Help:Infobox. -- Hoary (talk) 08:23, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Junurita For many topics, infoboxes already exist and it is unlikely that you, as a newcomer, will need to create one from scratch. You just need to learn how to fill out the parameters in an existing one. Your recent-created new article at ethyl copper had a Chembox added by another editor. That's the standard infobox for chemicals. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia page about a person/ persons

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    I have a few ideas to write about a few persons and their lives. Anil V Gokhale (talk) 09:11, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Great, thanks for wanting to contribute. Writing a new article can be challenging, I would suggest first getting some experience by editing existing articles and using the new user tutorial. If you still want to dive right in to creating articles, you should use the article wizard to create and submit a draft. Make sure you have gathered independent reliable sources that provide significant coverage of the person you want to write about, sources that are not interviews/press releases/the like. You will also need to determine if the person is notable as Wikipedia defines it. 331dot (talk) 09:13, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Anil V Gokhale, adding to the above, see WP:BACKWARD. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:12, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Copying templates from other language wikis.

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    I know that if I translate an article from another language, that at some point the edit summary should include the specific version copied (for example copying https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Studentenverbindung&oldid=247056399 to English (yes, I know Studentenverbindung already exists in enwiki) is that also true for templates and template docs? Naraht (talk) 13:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I think so, yes. They are also copyright materials licensed under CC-BY-SA, so copies or derivative works should be attributed. ColinFine (talk) 14:15, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    OK. I'll do that. I'm not sure templates *can* be used cross-wiki and even if they could, the parameters need to be translated.Naraht (talk) 14:36, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    They can be, but often you need to transfer (and possibly translate) other templates or modules which they depend on as well. ColinFine (talk) 16:23, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I think copying the one that I want and the second that it depends on is probably the way to go.Naraht (talk) 18:45, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Change a page name

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    I want to change the name of the page "Club de Rugby Xerez Deportivo FC" to "Rugby Union Xerez" because it is its current name and the team disassociated itself from "Xerez Deportivo Futbol Club" years ago. SkyRugby (talk) 16:37, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi @SkyRugby:! The best way to do this is to start an RM discussion by following the procedure at Wikipedia:Requested moves#Requesting a single page move. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 17:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I've moved it to Rugby Unión Xerez, but yes, in the future, the better place for requests is what ModernDayTrilobite said. – macaddct1984 (talk | contribs) 18:02, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you @ModernDayTrilobite and @Macaddct1984. SkyRugby (talk) 18:07, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Requesting Deletion of Wikipedia Page

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    Requesting Deletion of Martha Mbugua's Wikipedia Page! Martha Mbugua She has personally requested for the page to be taken down but we are having quite the challenge on how to do that! Kindly assist! Moengadanie (talk) 17:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, Moengadanie. Articles can be deleted only if the consensus is that the subject does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability: the subject's wishes are irrelevant (unless the decision on notability is very finely balanced).
    However, looking at the article Martha Mbugua, I don't see that the sources present establish that she meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability, and a quick search did not find any better ones. I have therefore nominated the article for deletion: see WP:Articles for deletion/Martha Mbugua.
    The deletion is not automatic: the discussion will stay open for at least a week, and anybody may contribute to it. It is possible that somebody will find some sources to establish Mbugua is notable in Wikipedia's sense, in which case the article will probably be kept.
    If you choose to contribute to the discussion, please read the linked on the discussion page before doing so. As I explained above, the wishes of the subject are not normally relevant. ColinFine (talk) 18:09, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    REINSTATE MY WIKIPEDIA PAGE

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    Hello,

    I'm Teri McMinn and I played the character 'Pam', the second female lead in the 1974 film, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. When I was considering coming out of anonymity in 2008 and attending a horror convention, a young man asked me, "Teri, you know you're on Wikipedia, right?" I then asked, "What's Wikipedia?" He showed me my page in English, "Teri McMinn", and I believe they used the same bio info as my IMDB page bio. For the first time, I saw a picture of me on set, sitting on the porch steps, taken in August of 1973, 35 years earlier.

    That Wiki page has disappeared, and I am no longer linked to the page when my name appears in the "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Wiki page cast. My scenes are taught in film classes around the world. The person who created the page must have removed it for whatever reason. I found two other Teri McMinn pages, one in Portuguese and another in Russian. August 7-9 the entire cast, cinematographer, writer-producer, and others involved in the filming will celebrate our TCSM '74's 50th Anniversary, with a screening, and panels, at MoMA in New York City. This film is in the Film Archives of, The Academy Of Motion Pictures, The Smithsonian, and is considered a cult classic horror film. [2][3] Is it possible to have the former page on Wikipedia about me, "Teri McMinn", reinstated? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

    Thank you and best regards,

    Teri McMinn

    [4] Pearlofagirl (talk) 19:52, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hey, there. You might want to take a look at WP:BLP, WP:N and WP:COI. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    As a note, possible references for bringing back the article include
    Not so, Naraht. Quoting WP:DAILYMAIL: the Daily Mail (including its online version, MailOnline) is generally unreliable, and its use as a reference is generally prohibited [...]. As a result, the Daily Mail should not be used for determining notability, nor should it be used as a source in articles. The Daily Mail has a "reputation for poor fact checking, sensationalism, and flat-out fabrication". (I am unfamiliar with slashfilm.com, and haven't looked at it.) -- Hoary (talk) 06:51, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The article (later turned into a redirect) is here. (As for what, if anything, can be done about it, I'll leave the matter to others: unfortunately I'm in a rush.) -- Hoary (talk) 20:23, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, you did have a Wikipedia article at one stage here, but it was redirected in May 2023 because the sourcing was not considered enough to meet the general notability guideline. Wikipedia is not like IMDb and cannot guarantee that every actor in every film and television show will have their own separate article.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 20:13, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Pearlofagirl@Hoary@Naraht, looking at archive.org and ProQuest, I might try recreating this one. It's a bit WP:ONEEVENT, but there is coverage over time. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:57, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Missed a ping:@Ianmacm. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:58, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Copied CS1 module language issues

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    Hello, I hope this is an okay type of question to ask here. I copied the citation style 1 templates and modules from here over to another wiki, and it works mostly, but with other language sources it seems to treat the categories they get put in different. For instance if I have a source tagged as Danish it gets categorised as "CS1 dansk-language sources (da)", but on Wikipedia the category is named "CS1 Danish-language sources (da)", same goes for other languages including non-latin alphabet ones. I've searched through the modules and I can't find any issues in our copy, so I don't know if there's a module I'm missing or if its an internal Mediawiki thing I don't know about. Thanks! Ringtail Raider (talk) 22:15, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    The correct place to ask this question is at Help talk:Citation Style 1. When you do, tell us which wiki you are having problems with.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 22:19, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I was going to post it there but I was given this message" "Attention
    Talk pages in this namespace are generally not watched by many users. Please consider visiting the Help desk for a more prompt response or reviewing the Help contents for quick tips." Ringtail Raider (talk) 22:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Really? Where, exactly, did you see that? Help talk:Citation Style 1 is the place to go for questions regarding the cs1|2 module suite.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 22:39, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Trappist the monk: That message shows up at the top of the talk page after entering edit mode for that page. RudolfRed (talk) 23:07, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh, I guess that I've seen it so often that I don't see it. No matter; Help talk:Citation Style 1 is still the place to go for questions regarding the cs1|2 module suite.
    —Trappist the monk (talk) 23:09, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    August 1

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    Help with WP.1.0 Assessment

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    I tried to get the Philippine politics task force to have an assessment box, including adding a template request to Template:Tambayan Philippines, and creating categories, yet there isn't a mention of the task force in the WP.1.0 website, any help will be accepted.

    Thanks, 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 01:45, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    usa federal government

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    where are your preapprovals from the above referenced? 100.19.134.49 (talk) 01:49, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Can you add more information about this? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 01:50, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    1992 Olympic Dream Team

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    Statistic show Charles Barkley as starting 4 games, I love Sir Charles but he did not. Charles started against Croatia (pool game), Brazil, and Lithuania. Karl Malone started against Angola, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Croatia(Gold medal game). WDavidD (talk) 02:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

     Courtesy link: 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team
    @WDavidD: If you have suggestions to improve an article, you can start a discussion on that article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 02:47, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    This is apparently about the GS column at 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team#Olympic statistics. Every column has an unexplained abbreviaton but the GS numbers go from 0 to 8 and add up to 40 = 5×8 so it has to be Games Started or some variation. Another section uses the source [5] which says "Chuck started Michael and Magic every game and then rotated the other three. Pippen would start one game, Mullin would start the next. Robinson and Ewing would alternate; Malone and Barkley would alternate." Malone and Barkley are both listed as starting 4 of 8 games so they match that source (if "alternate" means switch every game), but some of the other players don't. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @WDavidD:, there were evidently 8 games, but you have only mentioned 7, omitting Spain. Logic suggests that Barkley must also have started against Spain. The source quoted by PrimeHunter supports this. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.2.67.235 (talk) 13:18, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    This source for the Spain game has a legend indicating * for starters. No player on either team has an asterisk so I guess both teams started the game without players in an attempt to confuse the opposing players. The unusual strategy failed when there was nobody to confuse. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:10, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    How does anyone get a Wikipedia page?

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    How does anyone get a Wikipedia page? Dennis Littrell (talk) 03:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dennis Littrell: First, the person must become notable, as Wikipedia defines the term: see WP:N, and specifically WP:BIO. Then someone that is not associated with the person maust choose to write an article. Not the person: see WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. -Arch dude (talk) 03:45, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Das Agile Manifest

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    Es ist vor 15 Minuten auf Wikipedia verschwunden Blaxown (talk) 03:59, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Blaxown: If this is about something on the Engish Wikipedia, please post in English and be more clear about what you are asking (something existed 15 minutes ago? if I did Google translate right). If you are having trouble with the German Wikipedia, you can ask for help there de:Wikipedia:Fragen_zur_Wikipedia RudolfRed (talk) 04:48, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    English: The Agile Manifesto 185.104.138.71 (talk) 05:10, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Special:CentralAuth/Blaxown shows this post is your only saved page to any Wikipedia language or Wikimedia wiki, and your account doesn't exist at the German Wikipedia. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:09, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Unable to move my article from Sandbox to main page

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    I am creating a page for Archana Kapoor. I have uploaded the whole article and added all the references and citations, but I am unable to move my article from Sandbox to the main page. Please help. Archana Kapoor (talk) 11:52, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    First, User:Archana Kapoor, how are you related to Archana Kapoor? (Are you her? Have you been paid to create an article about her? Etc.) Once this is cleared up, there's quite a list of things that need to be done to User:Archana Kapoor/sandbox before there's any hope of promoting this draft to article status. -- Hoary (talk) 12:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Category:Actors who committed suicide

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    Patrick Bergin is still alive! 2A02:1810:2D36:B000:D964:8A50:5EB8:48EE (talk) 11:58, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This was on the Simple English Wikipedia. I've fixed it. There seems to have been some fun and games here.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 12:05, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Secure a "celebrity" super model page

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    Hi, I am trying to help my friend Fabio Mancini's page to be secure. When he asked , the page removed his profile picture and all kinds of warnings. He is retired from being a TOP model and is active in helping the world but his page has been tampered with. Can you help secure the data ? Sandrajean11 (talk) 14:26, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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