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March 5

Article/Draft Expiration Ray Lorenzato--Sculptor

Hello I drafted an article about Ray Lorenzato (Sculptor), which was subsequently put into a draft-mode, pending requested revision. This was in September. Am I at risk of losing it due to some expiration date? Thank you. And please visit the page if you'd like to share your input otherwise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecoarts1 (talk • contribs) 05:02, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ecoarts1: Yes, if the page has not been edited for 6 months, it becomes eligible for deletion as abandoned (WP:G13). If the system is operating correctly, you should receive a warning notification, but there is no guarantee of that. To delay the process just make an edit to the page... a simple one would be to fix the headings per MOS:HEAD removing the bolding and adding appropriate heading levels. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 05:18, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Spurious CAPTCHA

When attempting to edit the article Alice Eagly (version https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Eagly&oldid=863570407 ), no matter what change I make (e.g., adding an insignificant space inside a template) I get the familiar CAPTCHA with "Your edit includes new external links". Is this a known bug of the MediaWiki software? Or caused by some kind of transient database inconsistency connected with that article version? 192.118.27.253 (talk) 09:10, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Someone reported this in February. If you were editing a section, not the whole article, then you may have run into phab:T211848, a known issue. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:55, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

create a page

how can i create a new page and right about a person?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmadcat (talk • contribs) 10:17, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Mmadcat. Well, the first thing you can do is to stop vandalising articles. Then, I always advise new editors to spend a few weeks or months improving existing articles before they try the difficult task of writing a new article. This not only gives them a chance to learn how Wikipedia works, and its rules and policies, but it also does some much-needed work in improving some of our millions of inadequate articles. When you are ready to think about a new article, read and study your first article. I have put some links to be going on with on your user talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 10:31, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia Account live

Hi,

I am trying to create my Wiki profile, but it's rejected. please update if i made any mistake or missed a point.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abhimanyu mishra (talk • contribs) 13:30, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@Abhimanyu mishra: You seem to misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia; it is not social media that has "profiles". This is an encyclopedia that has articles about subjects shown with independent reliable sources to meet the relevant notability guidelines. Wikipedia has no interest in what an article subject wants to say about itself, only in what third parties say about it. Please also read the policy on autobiographies; I've also posted information about this on your user talk page. 331dot (talk) 13:39, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

recreating a page the author deleted before moving to article space

I came across a userspace draft that the author just blanked and has been nominated for speedy deletion. I took a look at it and it appears to be a good article. here if anyone wants to see. Is it kosher for me to copy-paste it into a new draft page? valereee (talk) 14:17, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@Valereee: Yes, if you provide the attribution for the previous editors. See WP:CWW. RudolfRed (talk) 18:25, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

RudolfRed, Thanks! I put a tag on it contesting the speedy, and it's been returned to draft space. I'm actually not sure the subject is going to turn out to be notable enough, but at least this way I can look for some sources. Appreciate the help! valereee (talk) 19:22, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Questions About 167.21.142.30

This is a shared IP, but blocked for vandal with account creation disabled. Is it appropriate? Because this affect new comers using this IP to create accounts.--94rain ^Talk 14:49, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi 94rain. In cases of repeated damage to articles, blocks are sometimes necessary to protect our content. This often has to include people creating new accounts in order to circumvent the block. Because blocks also deter good-faith would-be contributors, most blocks on IP addresses are short-term.

If the block is affecting your editing, then as an editor with a record behind you, you could consider applying for IP block exemption: Bhunacat10 (talk), 10:35, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

9/11 attacks

you may think this is an old topic well its not and I would be happy to help you with your research of whatever you are doing on wiki. Well the 9/11 attacks were on well 9/11 idiot. so it killed more than 9,000,000,000 people so thats all you need to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.249.55.37 (talk) 15:10, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. You do realise that you have just called several thousand people "idiot", most of whom (like me) have no idea what you are talking about or why? This is a page for help with editing Wikipedia: what is your question about editing Wikipedia? --ColinFine (talk) 16:11, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

The IP user has never made a constructive edit and is obviously trolling. – Teratix ₵ 22:58, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

How do I change a page title?

How does one change the title of a wiki page? I don't seem to have the move button option. Why is that? Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucykeystratton (talk • contribs) 15:40, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Lucykeystratton, You do not have enough contributions. The privilege unlocks when your account is 4 days old with at least 10 edits.WelpThatWorked (talk) 15:42, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

• Note: Also asked in more detail at the teahouse. Relates to Glen Baxter (cartoonist) and concern over the disamb.
• @Lucykeystratton: Please do not ask the same question in multiple locations (it just makes extra work for other volunteers). You can propose a move at the article talk page... see WP:MOVE for more information, or go to WP:RM. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 15:52, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
• I've moved it to Glen Baxter (artist), which is probably where it should have been to begin with. I presume this is what the OP is requesting. Black Kite (talk) 15:59, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Infobox chronology formatting

The X Tour (Christina Aguilera) - see the infobox, the items in the chronology section are not centred or aligned correctly. See other articles for concert tours (such as Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour) for how I assume it should properly appear. Any clues for fixing this? TheKaphox T 19:09, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

The X Tour

Tour by Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera concert chronology

Reputation Stadium Tour

Tour by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift concert chronology

@TheKaphox: It looks right to me in Firefox and Vector. I copied the current code here. What exactly do you think is wrong? PrimeHunter (talk) 21:51, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Compare the screenshots: 1, 2 (hosted on Imgur) TheKaphox T 21:54, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@TheKaphox: I'm not at all certain what is wrong either. You mention 'chronology section' are you possibly referring to the 'table', I.e. the grid-like part with a list of tour dates? An infobox is the small pane at rthe top right of many Wiki pages. If this is the case and you want it to look similar to the Taylor Swift page, open the source (click edit source) at that section, see how it is formatted and use the same mark up at the Aguilera page. Suggest experimenting by using edit source at the point you want to edit and checking by using 'preview'. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 22:27, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@Eagleash: See here and view the discrepency between the chronologies within the infoboxes: screenshot TheKaphox T 22:34, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@TheKaphox: Sorry, still not seeing it. Please clarify exactly what you feel is wrong. thank you. Eagleash (talk) 22:39, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

It's about the infobox field below "concert chronology". Screenshot 1 shows "The X Tour" to the left on a new line. My browser shows it centered on the same line like "Reputation Stadium Tour" in screenshot 2. The last screenshot from this section shows "The X Tour" on the same line but to the left of the center. I see it centered. I don't know what causes the difference. You appear to have the default "Vector" skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. What is your browser? Is it the same if you log out? Do you see the same difference in the combined table here? It looks fine to me. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:24, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Migrating very old account to new account, without permissions

After the better part of a decade, I've decided to rejoin the fold and start editing again. I have the Username of the original account, but no access to the email that I used. I have created a new account, but I am unable to ask for a merge request with due to restrictions on new accounts. Any thoughts on getting access or who I might be able to contact to get an uncontroversial move initiated? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lincoln7711 (talk • contribs) 20:05, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@Lincoln7711: Unless there is some compelling reason, it's probably best to just use your new account. Put a notice on the user page of the old account that you've "moved" to the new account, and a notice on the new one pointing back into the deep dark past. (i.e., the old user page). -Arch dude (talk) 21:16, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@Lincoln7711: In addition, if you have no access to your old email account, you would have to prove some other way that this was really you (committed identity or similar comes to mind). As for your other question, moving is enabled once you reach 10 edits and 4 days on your account. If you cannot wait that long, you can request a move at Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests. Regards SoWhy 08:41, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

How do we remove advertisement notification from top of page?

Hello,

How would we go about editing this page so that the advertisement notification is not on top? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CK-12_Foundation

I am new to this.

-S — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ses ck12 (talk • contribs) 22:53, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

It's going to have to be significantly trimmed to remove promotional verbiage and to better source the info that is there. You're also going to have a hard time with your user name because it gives the impression that you are associated with the group. See WP:COI and WP:CORPNAME. I suspect others will jump in and start to trim the article, but if not, I will check back later when I have time and see what I can do. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 23:23, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

This question also has some answers at the Teahouse. @Ses ck12: Please don't ask the same question in more than one place. RudolfRed (talk) 00:32, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

 Done CK-12 Foundation has now been pruned of all promotional content, and I've removed the 'advertisement' template. Nick Moyes (talk) 01:04, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Creating the headline for a new wiki page

I have drafted what my new Wikipedia page should look like but there was no place to enter the official title- instead it automatically dropped in my username. Should I have created an individual account for the page I’m creating or is there a specific way to title my page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.253.27.13 (talk) 23:27, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Don't create an individual account for the page. You posted this question without logging in. Which page is it about? PrimeHunter (talk) 23:39, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

It’s for university of Denver’s college of arts humanities and social sciences page- I’m the intern and nobody in the office (including myself) knows how to work Wikipedia, I’ve drafted what I wanted but maybe in the wrong draft page? So nothing’s published/saved — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.96.72.154 (talk) 23:55, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

You are still not logged in and you failed to give the exact title or URL so I had to search for the page. Is it about User:CAHSS DU/sandbox/College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences which has not been edited by a user since November? The page name is automatically displayed as title and the current page name is fine while it's a draft created by User:CAHSS DU. Click "Submit your draft for review!" in the box at top if you want it to be reviewed as a possible encyclopedia article. If it's accepted then the reviewer will give it a suitable title. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:57, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@CAHSS DU: Please also note that your user name is not acceptable and must be changed, because it names an organization, not an individual: see WP:USERNAME. Also note that you are a paid editor WP:PAID and must disclose this. (Sorry, I do realize that interns only get "paid" a pittance, but it still counts.) -Arch dude (talk) 17:57, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

March 6

Recreating a deleted page for disambiguation

I'd like to create a disambiguation page from Shriving (and Shrove) to link to Shrovetide, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday. However, I'm doubtful about doing so because a similar page already existed and was deleted in 2018. I don't have a plan to overcome its shortcomings because I don't think the old version had any shortcomings except for lacking the {{disambiguation}} template. For some reason the deletion discussion didn't consider its usefulness as a disambiguation page and discussed only its lack of promise as an article. Should I just be bold and recreate it? Krubo (talk) 00:18, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

A disambiguation page is meant to list articles that use the exact term but in different contexts/meanings (i.e., "may refer to..."). Would you say that "Shrove" can be construed as "referring to" Shrove Monday/Tuesday/Sunday /Shrovetide (on all of which we've got articles) - or is just contextually related? In the latter case, I don't think a disambiguation page is indicated. The lede of Shrovetide already does seem to do the job of linking all of these up. - By my assessment, a redirect from both Shrove and Shriving to Shrovetide would be handy though. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 02:58, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

That makes sense to see Shrovetide as the article that can tie all the terms together. I'll go ahead and redirect Shrove to Shrovetide. I won't touch Shriving for now since its relationship to the other terms is less obvious. Krubo (talk) 07:44, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Agree, "shriving" (going to confession, receiving absolution) doesn't relate only to a particular time of year and calls for a separate article. The deletion discussion linked above gives some pointers: Bhunacat10 (talk), 10:15, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Uploading a picture

Hi there, I find this all very confusing. How do I prove when I upload a picture that I have taken myself please?Missmadameclaude (talk) 03:15, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Missmadameclaude for photos you took yourself you can use commons uploader; it will ask you if it's your own photo. You'll have to register, but it's easy, fast, and free. valereee (talk) 11:06, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Katherine Dettwyler - notability

Someone has recently added a tag disputing the notability of Katherine Ann Dettwyler. The Talk page says that a proposal to delete was in fact rejected back in 2007 with a consensus to Keep – but there is no link to the archived deletion discussion, which I had to search out manually. How do I wikify the template on the Talk page so that the sentence "The result of the discussion was Keep" is linked to the pertinent deletion discussion? Muzilon (talk) 08:18, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@Muzilon: The box is generated by {{Old AfD multi}} and needs to be amended by the page= parameter. I fixed it. Regards SoWhy 08:36, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Is there a reason why my quoting the source the website: aalt.law.uh.edu is unacceptable?

Is there a reason why my quoting the source the website: aalt.law.uh.edu is unacceptable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RosemaryHSimons (talk • contribs) 10:34, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

No idea, RosemaryHSimons. But it would help if you would indicate what you are trying to do, and what happened to make you ask if it is unacceptable. --ColinFine (talk) 10:43, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

What policies wiki-en has about politicians in the US?

Hi! I just read some news about Margareth Shepard. Apparently she is the first Brazilian to be elected to a political office in the United States, in the city council of Framingham. I'm not sure how relevant this is for wiki-en. I would try to find relevant information about her like any other politician. User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 12:07, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

The English Wikipedia covers anything and everything that reliable sources have discussed in enough depth. There is a special guideline for politicians, with a specific allowance for local politicians with a lot of media coverage. If you can find enough reliable sources (that don't treat the subject in a WP:Routine manner) for an article, be bold and create it! The first Brazilian elected to public office in the US sounds like a very interesting article topic. – Teratix ₵ 12:22, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Family Picture deleted

Can I ask why? I uploaded a picture of my great grandfather, a family pic I own and it was removed.  :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by KimMouse (talk • contribs) 14:10, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@KimMouse: You uploaded it at commons:File:PhilipKeeper.jpg and it was deleted at commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:PhilipKeeper.jpg. I cannot see deleted Commons files or which information was given about them. This is an issue for Commons and not the English Wikipedia. You didn't answer when the photo was created. This is important for the copyright status. Make an estimate if you are uncertain. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:25, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Mainly, we need to know who made the photo. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:11, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Commons have a template for inherited images commons:Template:PD-heirs, you will still need to provide as much info on where the picture came from. MilborneOne (talk) 19:37, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Updating My Company Logo

Hi there, 1 need to update a logo on our wikipedia page. How do I do this?

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CreativeRaleys (talk • contribs) 17:22, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

CreativeRaleys, it would help if you were to point out which article you're referring to. †dismas†|^(talk) 17:36, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

• @CreativeRaleys: First of all, if you are doing that as part of your job duties, see that link and make the appropriate disclosure.

Have a look at our guideline about logos (short version: except if the logo is simple enough not to be eligible to copyright, it must be uploaded only as a low-resolution raster image) and come back if you have any questions. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 17:40, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

I'm assuming that you are attempting to work on Raley's Supermarkets along with Kbuffalino. There are a lot of problems here which you must address before editing further. First, the username "CreativeRaleys" suggests that it is not a personal username but a corporate one. All usernames must be personal and used by one person only, see our policy on usernames. Next, both "CreativeRaleys" and "Kbuffalino" look like employee accounts. If so you must comply with our conflict of interest policy and our paid-contribution disclosure. Once that is sorted out you should generally request another editor to make the change by explaining what is needed on the talk page. Finally, you do not have "our wikipedia page". If the page belongs to anyone it is the community and the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia has a page describing you. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 17:52, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Recent discussion about getting rid of the Wikipedia Reference Desks

There was a (relatively) recent discussion about getting rid of the Wikipedia Reference Desks. It started around Christmas time, and it dragged on for a good month or two. I assume it has been closed by now. Where can I find that link? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:35, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@Joseph A. Spadaro: There have been a few. This is a recent one: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Indefinitely_semiprotecting_the_refdesk. The one before that is Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/RfC:_Should_the_Reference_Desks_be_closed. You can search the archives at WP:VP for others. RudolfRed (talk) 18:42, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@RudolfRed: Thanks. That is what I was looking for. Thank you. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:21, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Moving files

Hi there. I uploaded a movie poster with the name, Dishdogz (2006) Film poster.jpg. However, I just now found out that the film was, actually, released in 2005 and the file should be named File:Dishdogz (2005) Film poster.jpg. I tried to move it to fix my own mistake, but I don't have the right to do so. I don't know where or how to request its move, either. If someone could help me I would appreciate it.--SirEdimon (talk) 19:58, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Look at WP:FFR. There is a tag you can add to the file and a user with permissions will move it. RudolfRed (talk) 20:09, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@SirEdimon: fixing bad ping. RudolfRed (talk) 20:10, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@RudolfRed: I get it. Thank you for your help.--SirEdimon (talk) 20:27, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

SirEdimon, I've moved the page without a redirect Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:58, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Jimfbleak Thank you.--SirEdimon (talk) 18:39, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season

There are 3 Categories that have been still red and they need to turn to blue now The 2019 C-USA football season article. The 2019 Mountain West Conference Football Schedule. and The 2019 Sun Belt Conference football schedule for the past month it has been doing nothing. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 21:36, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Images published in 1923 now in public domain?

I have seen several articles such as this one about material published in 1923 entering the public domain as of January 1, 2019. I noticed, however, that the Upload Wizard at Wikimedia Commons still has "First published before 1923" under the heading "The copyright has definitely expired in the USA". Does the recent change not apply to images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, or has the Upload Wizard just not been updated to reflect the change? Eddie Blick (talk) 22:28, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

The wizard has a "Leave feedback" link to commons:Commons:Upload Wizard feedback. The issue has been reported at commons:Commons:Upload Wizard feedback#Change "before 1923" to "before 1924". But I don't know whether the page is read by anyone who works on the code. It may have more effect to report at Phabricator with the "Report a bug" link in the infobox at mw:Extension:UploadWizard. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:52, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, PrimeHunter. I didn't know about that option. I will try using that page and see what happens. I appreciate your help. Eddie Blick (talk) 16:03, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Usage of Google My Maps in a wikipedia article

Visualization of history associated with a geographical large area entry can sometimes be useful in the body of an article (or as a reference). For instance, check https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest and the "Early Settlements" subsection (under History section). A number of important locations are cited. It would be most useful to include a map showing these locations of interest via a powerful tool such as Google My Maps (and even allow further visualization of the historical data via the map). Check https://www.google.com/maps/d/view?mid=14M4ikDB2SSJSNIqTjuvqbQwtwOuYkFxA&ll=49.21753099599351%2C-125&z=5 Can such a Google My Maps link be included? Or just a screen snapshot (with URL link embedded if further clicked)? Or nothing?

Otherwise stated, what are the restrictions (if any) in the usage of Google My Maps in wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeCanardQuoi (talk • contribs) 23:02, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

I believe a screenshot would not be possible. Google maps content is all copyrighted, and there is no reasonable way to claim fair use in Wikipedia articles. A link might be permissible per both there terms of use and Wikipedia's. Better is to have our own free maps hosted on commons, there are number of tools over there for creating maps. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:30, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

LeCanardQuoi (talk) 05:49, 7 March 2019 (UTC) @Beeblebrox THanks for your comment. Wikipedia article link validation does not accept special characters used by Google My Maps. Nor tinyurl links. Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps does not say anything about Google My Maps usage. Does not look promising.

@LeCanardQuoi: Let's take a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps. I haven't read it yet. -Arch dude (talk) 02:39, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham

please help - publisher for ref number 9 is wrong. I cannot get it right. Sorry Srbernadette (talk) 23:10, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

I formatted the citation using the Google book citation tool. MB 23:55, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Rowspan behavior

I recently added a table to Joe Taufeteʻe, but can't seem to get the last entry to span all three rows of table like I want to. Your assistance is appreciated! ebbillings (talk) 23:33, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ebbillings: class=sortable apparently has issues if the last row has both rowspan and a header cell. One solution is to add an invisible row at the end with | colspan=8 style="display:none;" |. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:17, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

March 7

Referencing plot summaries

I'm watching the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Force of Nature" and looked up the article. I notice that every paragraph of the plot summary is tagged with 'Citation needed'. What reference can be used for a plot summary? Can the episode itself not be the reference? †dismas†|^(talk) 00:20, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction#Plot summaries of individual works says: "Because works of fiction are primary sources in their articles, basic descriptions of their plots are acceptable without reference to an outside source. References should be provided if a plot point is ambiguous (e.g. Gaston's fate in Beauty and the Beast)." PrimeHunter (talk) 00:58, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

@Dismas: All removed. Thanks for the heads up. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 01:09, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Can't find space in template

If you go to Beacon Falls, Connecticut#Demographics, you'll see that there's a space between the estimated 2016 population and its citation. If you look at {{US Census population}} you'll see that there's no space between the estimate= and estref= parameters. How does one eliminate the space? If you're not an admin, you can still make this change by going to Template:US Census population/sandbox; if you make a workable fix and can't transfer it to the template yourself, let me know and I'll do it. Nyttend (talk) 03:12, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

There is no space character but estimate and estref are in different cells. Is there a reason for that? Several things can contribute to spacing between content in different cells. The simplest solution seems to be moving them to the same cell. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:19, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Creating a new Wikipedia page

We are trying to create a new Wikipedia page but unable to find the link here we can update all the information about the Company article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MobiGarage (talk • contribs) 06:31, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

This user has been blocked. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:26, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Kelly

There is an article on Mandarin profanity. It includes an image which I tried to edit, but failed. It refers to a pair of hanzi which it translates as 'Kelly = bad egg'. The real characters in pinyin are 'huài dàn', nothing whatsoever to do with my family name. I consider this as an intended insult and wish it corrected or removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.145.183.75 (talk) 13:18, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

On the assumption that this relates to Mandarin Chinese profanity (please provide a link to pages you wish to discuss), there is an image of the Chinese characters, which the page interprets as 'huài dàn'. However I was unable to see where 'Kelly' is mentioned. Please clarify. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 13:36, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Apologies Mr or Ms Kelly: this was a piece of vandalism introduced into Mandarin Chinese profanity on 29 December last year, and corrected in this edit on 14 February. Most vandalism gets noticed pretty quickly, but this one took several weeks to correct. However, if you are still seeing it, I think you must be looking at an old version of the article for some reason. --ColinFine (talk) 16:04, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

How to Create My Personal Collection of Articles?

Feeling a bit dumb as I searched a lot. Sorry, but did not find the answer. Thus, could you please point me to the right place to find out how a registered user can create her own collection of Wikipedia articles seen only by the registered user herself and not by other users. Looking for online and internal Wikipedia solution, only (meaning: I do not need to download and PDF's are not necessary). Hope, I have phrased my q clearly enough.  :)

If such a solution exists, is it also possible to make personal categories for those articles (areas of interest)?

Thank you.

br,

Marko — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.181.57.113 (talk) 13:38, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Not possible, all articles posted here are viewable by everyone, registered or not Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:49, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

English is not my mother tongue and I was not able to formulate my q correctly. I do not want to hide any articles. I want to make a personal Wikipedia article collection that I can return to at will for rereading purposes. I other words I would like to Save some articles OR in other words create a list of articles that I deem personally important, so that I can find them again easily. I do not know, what word to use to accurately from your point of view to describe, what I want to accomplish. From my poin ot view I would like to create a permanent view to certain articles I like. I hope I am more clear now.  :)

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Marko Finland — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.181.57.113 (talk) 13:55, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi Marko, welcome to the Teahouse! If you want a certain group of articles available for easy access, couldn't you just bookmark all such articles within a folder on your browser? (Oh, this isn't the Teahouse? My bad.) Bus stop (talk) 13:59, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

As a registered User you could also create a list of such articles on your User page. This would allow for easy and permanent access. (Disregard my first suggestion. As this is a better suggestion.) Bus stop (talk) 14:02, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Hey, Marko! You can do that at your userpage, but I'd suggest creating an account. I'll put instructions on the IP's talk page here . valereee (talk) 14:03, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Or use the Books extension, which is designed for this exact purpose. Yunshui ^雲_水 14:04, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi,

I am a registered user. So there is this article (Ipso facto - in English) that I would like to "save". 1) Books extension seems to be under renovation at the moment from what I read in the page linked to in the answer above. 2) I do not see "a user page" when I go to this article "Ipso facto". I am loged in Wikipedia with my user name. 3) The user talk page that was kindly provided by you, did not have links to the info I am looking for. I followed some of the links further and arrived to different types of tutorial pages to no avail. Sorry, but could you help me further? Where is this user page? Cn you give me a link or something? I tried to find the userpage (as you suggested that as a solution) as I was reading the Ipso fact article and was not successful.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mheikin (talk • contribs) 14:17, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

@Mheikin: I've created your user page for you. Feel free to change it around as you need. There's also a basic welcoming message on your talk page. I seriously suggest you spend some time browsing the links, it will pay off by making your work easier. Regards, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:30, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for creating the User Page for me. I was not able to come up with that solution myself. I understand that there is a strong preference in self help and thus your recommendation is fine. I tried to follow your recommendation before contacting this page to the point it became futile. My observation is that finding a solution to the problem (a common one, I suspect) I described in my question is difficult. Thus I recommend making some additions to FAQ's and Tutorials as regards the topic of this discussion. Thank you for your help! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mheikin (talk • contribs) 15:05, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Mheikin, WP is very overwhelming at first. One of best tips anyone gave me was to search for help by searching in the "Search Wikipedia" box at the top using WP:search term. Over the years people have set up a lot of redirects that help with finding stuff. For instance, searching WP:user page will bring up ten different suggested help or guidelines pages. valereee (talk) 16:35, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Mheikin There once was a tool such as you describe. It was called "Gather", however development was shut down while it was still in beta testing. See this RFC, and this page on MediaWiki about Gather. It looks like the software developers are currently working on a similar concept for "reading lists". See this discussion on "reading lists", and this page on MediaWiki. In the meantime though, you've found your userpage and it should work well enough for your purposes. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:35, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Mheikin There is unlikely to be a place within Wikipedia where you can keep a truly private list. However, You can create such a list on your own computer in a file of links to URLs at Wikipedia. Depending on your browser and your skill level, there are several ways to do this. I personally use SeaMonkey Composer to create my local HTML pages, but you can use a simple text editor to build a minimal HTML file with a list of URLs. After you build the file, open it with your browser, then just click on the links as you need them. Alternatively, some browsers let you build a hierarchy of bookmarks. Build your list in a bookmark subfolder.-Arch dude (talk) 17:58, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

non-free fair use question

I've been working on Ten Talents (cookbook), which has a non-free image of the current edition's cover. The earlier editions show an interesting progression in the cover art. Would including the two covers used for previous editions be acceptable under free-use policies? I wasn't sure how to interpret 'minimal' in this case. Thanks for any help! --valereee (talk) 16:30, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

I'm inclined to think your best bet for a well-informed answer to this would be to post it again at Wikipedia:IMAGEHELP. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:51, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

I fear that unless you can find reliable sources which specifically discuss the evolution of the cover art at some length, such non-free image use would not qualify as fair use. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:53, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you both! valereee (talk) 09:40, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

March 8

recent changes

The definition, "Left-wing" Politics, is inaccurate. It states left-wing supports social equality, and that is not a truth. Look at the behavior today. I wish to have the definition changed to match the "real" behavior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.25.60 (talk) 01:25, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia is based on reliable sources, not your own opinions. If you can find enough credible sources supporting your changes, you are welcome to start a discussion on Talk:Left-wing politics. – Teratix ₵ 01:31, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Just look — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.25.60 (talk) 01:38, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Looked. Follow what Teratix mentions above. Thanks, Lourdes 08:37, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Adding a photo

Hello. I would like to add a historical photo. How can I do this? Thank you, Peter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Strafrag (talk • contribs) 12:42, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello @Strafrag:, the basics are as follows:

To use an image on Wikipedia, follow these steps:

1. Ascertain carefully the copyright status of the image. If in doubt, ask. As a rule of thumb, images that you did not take yourself are almost always under copyright, and images that you took can be released under a free license.
2. If the image is in the public domain, or under a free license compatible with Wikimedia Commons' license requirements, or if you hold the copyrights and are willing to release the image under such a license, upload it on Wikimedia Commons using the Upload Wizard.
3. If the image is neither public domain nor available under a free license, check whether it satisfies all non-free content criteria. In particular, photographs of living people almost never qualify. If it does not, it cannot be used on Wikipedia; do not upload it. If it does, upload it on Wikipedia (not on Wikimedia Commons).
4. Once the image has been uploaded to the Wikimedia Foundation's servers (either to Commons or Wikipedia), follow the steps in the picture tutorial to place the image in an article.

But please feel free to ask here again, if you have any further specific questions. WP:Media copyright questions is also a good forum, if you are unsure about the copyright status of a specific image or have other copyright-related questions. GermanJoe (talk) 12:46, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Change Page name

Hello, the Museum I work for has recently rebranded and we would therefore like to update our Wikipedia listing by changing the name on the landing page. I don't seem to have the capacity to do it myself, can anyone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe Faretra (talk • contribs) 13:50, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi Joe, there are a number of points you need to be aware of:

• You don't have "our Wikipedia listing", Wikipedia has a page about you. You have no more control over the page than any other editor.
• Before editing further you must read, understand and apply the following policies: WP:COI and WP:PAID.
• Because you have done so little in Wikipedia (3 edits including the above) you have not yet reached "Autoconfirmed" status and have restricted rights. This is to protect the encyclopedia against people creating an account purely for vandalism (not in your case of course).

Once you have set up the required disclosures for COI and PAID, then the correct course of action is to request changes on the article's talk page. An uninvolved editor can then review the changes and implement them. Please don't try to cheat or "game" the system; it leads to unpleasantness whereas following the correct procedures makes life easy for all. Regards, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 15:16, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Also, we are not here to support your re-branding. We are here to provide reliable information. If your museum is still known primarily by its old name, the article name should not change yet. Once your new name is in common use, the article name can change. This may not be important in this case. -Arch dude (talk) 15:28, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Reliable source

Hello, I wondered if this website would be considered as a reliable source for a biography. Transdiffusion's stuff does get used for television programme related articles, but I'm less sure about a biography. The subject doesn't currently have an article on Wikipedia, but I feel that as an early female television producer she would be notable enough for one. I know we have WP:RSN for stuff like this but that seems to deal with existing articles and existing sources. Thanks in advance, This is Paul (talk) 15:04, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

TV Times certainly had a good reputation so I would assume reliability. I'd be careful with the Dennis Vance issue though unless you can find corroborating evidence. Both appear to be dead, so WP:BLP isn't an issue except where it touches on living people (like the daughter). I'd certainly feel she was notable. Quite apart from the attack her achievements seem pretty significant. Just my 2d worth though, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 15:31, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Article improvement tagging

Is there any way to get a list of articles that I have created that have been tagged for improvement so that I can work on improving them? Adamtt9 (talk) 19:56, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

how to send letter to congressman regarding medicare insurance that is being delayed due to their error

How to contact my congressman regarding medicare issues — Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylorcenter (talk • contribs) 20:29, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Google their office for contact details. Send an email or postal mail (postage free by the way) Legacypac (talk) 20:37, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Taylorcenter Per the notice at the top of this page...

This page is only for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia.

Sorry but you'll have to look up the answer yourself on how to contact your Congressperson. Shearonink (talk) 20:40, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Book sources

Hi, regarding the above document, is there any way to create a "regular" (i. e. visible) heading paragraph line spacing before the two headings Bookselling and swapping and Non-English book sources, which is to say without using new line tags such as <br> (creating a line spacing larger than usual)?--Hildeoc (talk) 20:51, 8 March 2019 (UTC)