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Deleted edits (%)
edit
I'd like to be able to see the
Deleted edits
information associated with my account. As the "Live edits" stat is 99.5%, naturally I'm curious about the other .5% (162 edits as of this morning). How can one access this information (mostly, to avoid repeating any mistakes I may have made)? Cheers,
Cl3phact0
talk
08:22, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Edits are not deleted from the total just because you have made a mistake, because your edit will be part of the page history. AFAIK edits are only shown as deleted when the page you made them on is deleted. So if you propose an article for deletion, or try to improve an article which is subsequently deleted, these will show as deleted edits. -
Arjayay
talk
11:05, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Cl3phact0
It's possible but rare to delete individual edits. Deleted edits can only be seen by administrators. All your deleted edits are to pages which were later deleted.
Karin Bonelli
is the deleted article you had the most edits to.
PrimeHunter
talk
12:02, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thank you (both). This might, in fact, discourage people from trying to improve articles. I probably picked up the thread for the
d:Karin Bonelli
article doing NPP, of maybe I tried to help preserve it at AfD – either way, if such efforts are destined for the bin, why bother? I would also suggest that individual users in good standing be given some way to see which of their edits have been deleted. It seems counter-productive to hide this information. In my case, it would benefit my understanding of how certain nuances of the project work, and how best to spend my time here. Cheers,
Cl3phact0
talk
15:09, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Cl3phact0
there are a lot of annoying aspects of Wikipedia,. often caused by its openness to anonymous editing by anybody with internet access. It is a good idea to try to avoid any aspects that get too annoying.
It is difficult to give non-admins access to deleted edits and I understand that the Wikimedia Foundation is strict about changes to permissions for viewing deleted content. Articles are deleted for various reasons: some of them mean the content should not be accessed, including violations of
WP:BLP
policy and copyright violations. I notice that none of your new articles have been deleted, and it is likely that your deleted contributions are similar to your undeleted ones.
TSventon
talk
16:00, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Cl3phact0
As you say, the "Live edits" stat is still 99.5% at
. Note however that "Live edits" only means they can be seen at
Special:Contributions/Cl3phact0
and page histories. Many of them may have been reverted or changed a lot by other editors. That's the nature of contributing to a wiki where articles are written collaboratively.
Karin Bonelli
was submitted at
Wikipedia:Articles for creation
. You made edits both before and after it was accepted by
Tagishsimon
. It's unfortunate that an AfC-accepted article was speedily deleted as unambiguous advertising or promotion. Maybe
Jimfbleak
would consider trying another process.
PrimeHunter
talk
17:08, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PrimeHunter
thanks.
Cl3phact0
, this poorly referenced obviously COI article should never have been promoted. If you would like more feedback, post on my talk page.
Jimfbleak
talk to me?
08:33, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
If it's not possible to look at the actual edits that were deleted, then it would be handy to at least see a log of some sort that serves as an
aide-mémoire
as to which articles contained deleted edits (I had forgotten about the Bonelli AfC --> AfD, which, in spite of the comments above, seemed like it was worth working on at the time – now I know to avoid
wasting
time on similar articles). Cheers,
Cl3phact0
talk
09:25, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PS: Did I promote the article at AfC? --
Cl3phact0
talk
09:28, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Cl3phact0
Tagishsimon promoted it at AfC as mentioned above. It did not go to
WP:AFD
which is a different process from the used
WP:CSD#G11
which is done by an administrator without a discussion. The Wikimedia legal council is adverse to give any general access to deleted edits. Your log of deleted article edits looks harmless. As mentioned it's just edits to articles which were later deleted for any reason. I can mail a copy if you want and you enable mail at
Special:Preferences
PrimeHunter
talk
14:20, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Sorry I overlooked the above mentioned details and thanks for the G11 clarification (also relieved to know that my deletion log looks harmless). Perhaps I'm overly concerned with statistics and abnormally fond of symmetrical numbers – 99.5% is, after all, less than perfect (and not even a triple nine, which has its own appeal and an odd symmetry of sorts). Be that as it may, I'm surely not the only editor here who doesn't like wasting time, so I try to avoid doing work that will end up being deleted (this also makes things like
WP:DTQ
fairly unappealing, alas). If the poobahs and lawyers could be persuaded to allow
limited
access to a simple log showing which articles contained deleted edits (harmless, it would seem), that would be better than no visibility whatsoever (at least from the standpoint of improving the quality of one's contributions). Cheers,
Cl3phact0
talk
08:17, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Policy regarding sources that quote other sources incorrectly
edit
I'm investigating a claim made in
this article
. Specifically
Nicotine, a key ingredient in most e-liquids,
is well-recognized as one of the most addictive substances, as addictive as heroin and cocaine
This cites
[1]
which does indeed contain the claim:
Nicotine is well-recognized as one of the most addictive substances, as addictive as heroin and cocaine
That source cites
[2]
for that claim, which, as far as I can tell (it is 600 pages, so I only checked all the mentions of 'heroin' and 'cocaine' respectively) does not support that claim. It does make a weaker claim:
Moreover, the processes that determine tobacco addiction are similar to those that determine addiction to drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
However this concerns tobacco, not just nicotine, and it also only states a similarity in mechanism, not in addictiveness.
What is the policy in this case? I want to remove the claim, but that feels like original research. Would I have to find reliable sources that directly contradict the claim in order to justify removing it?
Stowgull
talk
01:56, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
This seems to fall within
WP:MEDRS
, so I would raise the matter on one of the discussion pages recommended there.
Andy Mabbett
Pigsonthewing
);
Talk to Andy
Andy's edits
11:30, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Stowgull
Andy is correct (I think? A national guideline is an OK source under MEDRS but I suppose the issue is that it's too old?) but I would like to emphasize that even if the source you were looking at was reliable for this claim, you are still okay to change it with the justification presented. We are under no obligation to blindly trust facts from reliable sources that claim something demonstrably false.
Wikipedia:When sources are wrong
is a very good essay, basically required reading for anyone that does content work here long-term. A major point that it makes:
We do not engage in original primary or secondary research, but
we
are
creators of original tertiary analysis
. That is what we do as encyclopedists. We can and do look at things and say "We know this to be wrong, even if no source says it is wrong".
emphasis in original
Snowmanonahoe
talk
contribs
typos
22:51, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Unable to log in
edit
Hello Help Desk editors. I have had my Wikipedia account for many years, but recently I have not been able to log in. I am told I need to verify my account; however, I no longer know the email account I established as the recovery account. Please know that I am not necessarily tethered to that account and am open to options regarding my future editing, participation that has diminished as I have delved deeply into graduate school research. This holds true, also, for the Wikimedia Commons platform in which I am particularly, but not entirely, interested. Please advise me how to proceed. Kind regards to all,
~2026-23882-61
talk
15:47, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
If you don't care about your old account, then just make a new one. If you want, you can note on the userpage of the new account the name of the old one.
Athanelar
talk
19:10, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
"Lost access to your previous account" is a perfectly valid reason to
have multiple accounts
. Wikipedia does not have a one-account-per-user policy; using multiple accounts for
illegitimate
reasons (such as vandalism) is what's banned.
ScalarFactor
talk
19:17, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
It's probably easiest to create a new account and note the existence of the old one. It would also be worth having
two-factor authentication
, as this is better than email verification. If you have the the authenticator app or the recovery codes, you do not need an email address.--
♦Ian
Ma
M♦
(talk to me)
21:00, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
~2026-23882-61
Try
Special:AccountRecovery
. Please note that it may not be possible to recover your old account and you may need to create a new one.
OutsideNormality
talk
20:49, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thank you everyone. I have attempted to access help through
Special:AccountRecovery
. I not used the recovery email for such a long time, I no longer recall what email I used then. I will begin a new account and explain matters there on my home page. Nothing in my old account is particularly important to my editing, which has much tapered as my life evolves. Nonetheless, I do try to monitor certain articles which can do from any account. And a new account will serve me just as well on Commons platform. Kind regards and many thanks.
~2026-24070-27
talk
21:20, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Real time exchange rate update in Wikipedia.
edit
Does Wikipedia have any template that updates live currency exchange rates in real time?
~2026-22374-78
talk
19:44, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
No, because this is not something that could be done solely via template; it'd require a bot. And even if that were the case,
Joe Blow from San Antonio would have minimal use for it
. —
Jéské Couriano
v^_^v
MUSH
ROOM
21:55, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Actually there is a
{{
ToUSD
}}
template that can be used in articles, in which you can specify a year (up to 2025) display a currency in US dollars.
There's also an
{{
inflation
}}
template that automatically updates a currency value of a given year based on inflation. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
22:21, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Help request
edit
help me find old data
~2026-24097-15
talk
21:48, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Old data on what?
AndyTheGrump
talk
22:04, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PrimeHunter
talk
23:43, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Clearly a Romulan tactic. A Vulcan would have just written
hello, world
in binary and be done with it.
Jéské Couriano
v^_^v
MUSH
ROOM
02:44, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PrimeHunter
I have not laughed this hard in many months!
David10244
talk
14:14, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PrimeHunter
won Wikipedia. :)
Naraht
talk
00:31, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Naraht
Yes, @
PrimeHunter
won all of the Internets.
David10244
talk
03:34, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
This took me a second to get, but it was very funny. I'm not even a trekkie haha
mghackerlady
talk
) (
contribs
18:18, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Very small edit help
edit
Hi all, I am currently writing this draft, and I’m not sure why the reference after the number of speakers is bugged and not showing up as a number, any help or fix will be most appreciated.
Draft:Venezuelan French Creole
The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a)
talk
17:44, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
See
Template:Infobox language § Number of speakers
and
Template:Infobox language § Example 1
Trappist the monk
talk
17:55, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thanks very much, will do.
The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a)
talk
18:17, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Ok I fixed it, this discussion can be closed now. Thanks for your help @
Trappist the monk
The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a)
talk
18:22, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I need help with DEFAULTSORT for articles with people with certain kinds of names. What is the correct way to add DEFAULTSORT to someone like
Björn Grossmann
, do I write it as Bjorn or Björn. Different editors have told me different things. I'm being warned that I may be blocked from future editing.
Vincelord
talk
14:28, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I think you should put this as its own question as opposed to answering under this one, however I usually follow the name most used (so if the person uses an umlaut then I’d use an umlaut), don’t take it from me though.
The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a)
talk
15:04, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thank you. I've been getting a lot of heat over it this week. But all my edits are in good faith and should not be considered disruptive.
Vincelord
talk
15:07, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
After reading your message on your talk page I would actually advise against following my advice, I didn’t fully realise what you meant, I suggest asking a proper question at the help desk as opposed to replying in this thread), maybe stay of the topic for a couple of days also. @
Vincelord
The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a)
talk
15:21, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Pictures of notable and famous people .
edit
in many articles of famous people the pictures are not always the best .the pictures should be when they are at the height of their fame . That's not always the case . The pictures could be when they were very very young or very very old. Some pictures may be obscured .
~2026-24078-34
talk
19:05, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
If you wish to dispute a particular image for a particular article, please discuss it on the relevant article's talk page. Keep in mind thar copyright can limit what images are available for use. For living people, usually a current image is used. For deceased people, a "height of fame" image can be used(like
Elizabeth II
).
331dot
talk
19:13, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Image aligning
edit
Hi:)
I created an article/list and the image is in the way, if its set to left or right, then the table alignment is off and if its in the center it just looks bad, can i do an overflow? or just place it somewhere else so it wont get in the way?
List of people who achieved posthumous recognition
what would you suggest?
Happypenguins82
talk
19:44, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Happypenguins82
You could try
{{
clear
}}
to stop the image extending down into the table area, but this will create a blank void beneath the text. I've edited the list article to demonstrate. It's up to you whether you think this is an improvement. –
Scyrme
talk
19:52, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
thank you so much 🙏
Happypenguins82
talk
19:57, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Is it permissible to publish photos from Wikipedia in a book
edit
I have taken nearly sixty photos of my own for the project, but there are two that I would like to reproduce in the book from Wikipedia articles. These are of statues that I was unable to locate.
Krispee56
talk
22:04, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
You have to click on each photo you are interested in and look at the licensing information. If it says "public domain" then you can do as you please. Most of them are CC-BY-SA, which means you can freely use them as long as you give attribution to the source you got it from, something like "Photograph by JaneSmith, from Wikimedia Commons", or other appropriate wording. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
22:12, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
"Photograph by JaneSmith, from Wikimedia Commons" is rarely if ever an adequate form of attribution. Please follow the guidance on the page for the specific image.
For example, on
File:West Midlands Metro Eastside extension - 2026-04-09 - Andy Mabbett - 20.jpg
you can read:
attribution
– You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Andy Mabbett
Pigsonthewing
);
Talk to Andy
Andy's edits
10:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I was suggesting something concise that could be put in a caption under an image in a printed book. Providing a link in print media isn't really practical. A more detailed attribution could possibly be an endnote in a chapter. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
14:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
If someone uses your text in a printed book, they will be in breach of the licence.
Andy Mabbett
Pigsonthewing
);
Talk to Andy
Andy's edits
14:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Text? This discussion is about publishing an image in a book. The CC-BY-SA license would permit this with proper attribution. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
16:51, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Indeed. The text you suggested (and which I quoted) is not, according to the licence, "proper attribution".
Andy Mabbett
Pigsonthewing
);
Talk to Andy
Andy's edits
17:38, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello, @
Krispee56
. For background detail to Anachronist's answer, please see
WP:reusing Wikipedia content#Images and other media
ColinFine
talk
10:05, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
If you have taken images yourself, please consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons, under an
open licence
Andy Mabbett
Pigsonthewing
);
Talk to Andy
Andy's edits
10:36, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Mobile watchlist
edit
On the desktop watchlist, there's the option to group changes together per page. Is there any such option or user script for the mobile watchlist? Thanks.
Helpful Cat
talk
03:41, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
How do I mark an article as a stub?
edit
I found an article that's very short and needs more details. It should be marked as a stub, but I forgot how to do that.
Alphapeta
talk
03:55, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Template:Stub
:)
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
Ping me!
04:16, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Add a image in Jacobabad District
edit
Page
Jacobabad District
in add a image
caption "the
Shrine of Lal Shah Bari
is an renowned Sufi shrine in The Dodapur
UC
Garhi Khairo Tehsil
Kashif123m
talk
05:47, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
The article
Jacobabad District
is not protected, so you could add it yourself or make a request on the talk page of the article.--
♦Ian
Ma
M♦
(talk to me)
05:55, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Ok very much
Kashif123m
talk
06:01, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
But please do be mindful that we should not describe things with words like "renowned" and "famous" unless we're directly quoting somebody. See
MOS:PUFFERY
Athanelar
talk
13:57, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Ok ok thanks
Kashif123m
talk
15:50, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Also, just for general English reference, "an" comes before things that start with a vowel sound (generally things that start with a, e, i, o, u or where the first sound in the word is that kind of sound even if the letter it starts with isn't a letter than normally makes that sound). The correct article in this situation would be "a" as in "a Sufi" instead of "an Sufi". -
Purplewowies
talk
16:02, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
correct word "a Sufi"
Note use same word: Description of things and Death person.
Kashif123m
talk
16:19, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Profanity
edit
The message was from @
.nhals8
i removed image from
Reddit
because the image i saw contained words such as "FUCK SPEZ!" which is isn't suitable for younger kids because Wikipedia was designed for all ages but im unfortunately told im not allowed to censor information what can i do?
HelloIMEditingSometimes2026
talk
08:11, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Please read
WP:NOTCENSORED
. Wikipedia is
accessible
to all ages but not
designed
for all ages. Parents shold be supervising their children's internet use.
That the image merely contains the word fuck is not sufficient grounds to remove the image. If there are other reasons to do so, please discuss it on the article talk page.
331dot
talk
08:18, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Per
Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not
Wikipedia is not censored
. More specifically;
Wikipedia may contain content that some readers consider objectionable or offensive‍—‌even exceedingly so. Attempting to ensure that articles and images will be acceptable to all readers, or will adhere to general social or religious norms, is incompatible with the purposes of an encyclopedia.
Obviously, I know that the word
fuck
is inappropriate for kids, but in documenting human knowledge, and especially in cases of
dissent
, (see also subjects such as
Fuck Donald Trump
Putin khuylo!
, or
Hitler Has Only Got One Ball
) I doubt that we should censor them to an "acceptable" view for a certain group or for the sakes of family-friendliness.
nhals8
rats in the house of the dead
08:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I'm no longer even certain that
fuck
is inappropriate for kids. My kid came home one day from private-school kindergarten and used the word without any prompting from us parents. It turned out he learned it from a cute little girl at school. I was more amused than offended. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
18:50, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I'd be more concerned about a child reading that far in to the Wikipedia article for Reddit than that they stumbled across a singular fuck while they were at it. --
D'n'B
--
19:00, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
*I'd be more concerned about a child reading
that far in to the Wikipedia article for
Reddit
than that they stumbled across a singular fuck while they were at it.
Metal
Breaks
And
Bends
talk
19:14, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
...There's an episode of Arthur about that. Heck, the episode even predates Reddit. And introduces children to
The Sopranos
The Altos to explain the liberal censorship beeping the episode is about to use! (Which I suppose is both an example of "kids understand more than you think" and "maybe parents should supervise their kids or at least help them understand the things they come across in their lives, including cursing".) -
Purplewowies
talk
23:22, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Yeah, I've asked a parent who wanted to shield their kids from profanity: would you rather they learn about those words from you, or from the schoolyard? One way or another, they will be exposed. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
00:26, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Anachronist
wait you have a kid?
nhals8
rats in the house of the dead
00:27, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I've had one for almost 17 years. It shouldn't be surprising; I've been on Wikipedia for almost 20 years and was already fairly advanced in my career when I started (now I'm retired). So along the way I found time to have a kid between Wikipedia edits.
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
06:15, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Why APKMirror had no standards page
edit
Unlike
Aptoide
Cafe Bazaar
, [[F-Droid], and other Wikipedia notable android app stores APKMirror lacked Wikipedia page it was supposed to had a standalone page years ago but it was deleted and non-existent as
ChatGPT
told me in its knowledge cutoff 2023 (in logged out session) it said APKMirror had a standalone page but i tried searching APKMirror in Wikipedia search bar and the results i just saw nothing
(Im hoping for a new another Wikipedia editor to reply my help desk message)
HelloIMEditingSometimes2026
talk
08:33, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
The article about
APKMirror
was transferred to draft,
Draft:APKMirror
. and then deleted as an abandoned draft.
331dot
talk
08:51, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
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Why it deleted its draft
HelloIMEditingSometimes2026
talk
08:58, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
As I said, it was deleted as an abandoned draft; drafts are deleted after six months of inactivity, but they can be restored with a request at
WP:REFUND
331dot
talk
08:59, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello, @
HelloIMEditingSometimes2026
The article would have been moved to draft because it was unsatisfactory as an article, to give somebody a chance to work on it: the problem was probably that it was inadequately sourced.
Note that the basic requirement for there to be an article about a subject is that the subject meet Wikipedia's criteria for
notability
. These criteria do not much depend on what the subject is, or does, or has done, but on what has been published
about
the subject. This means that it is perfectly possible that APKMirror is not Wikinotable even if the other ones you mention are. If that is the case, then no accceptable article about it is possible. (I don't know whether it is or not, but that is a possibility).
ColinFine
talk
10:13, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
This isn't really related, but you wanted to check whether there was a Wikipedia article about a certain topic, and your first thought was to ask ChatGPT whether the article existed and
then
come and check Wikipedia to verify that? Instead of just checking to see whether Wikipedia had the article you were looking for?
Athanelar
talk
13:53, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Sand box
edit
Is there a way to see anything that I may have started and forgot about in my user or usertalk sandbox as
User:TonyTheTiger/sandbox/x
or
User talk:TonyTheTiger/sandbox/x
?-
TonyTheTiger
WP:FOUR
WP:CHICAGO
WP:WAWARD
15:19, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
TonyTheTiger
Do you mean
Special:PrefixIndex/User:TonyTheTiger/
(linked on "Subpages" at the bottom of contributions) and
Special:PrefixIndex/User talk:TonyTheTiger/
? It doesn't show deleted pages.
PrimeHunter
talk
15:31, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Ths
User:PrimeHunter
. That works.-
TonyTheTiger
WP:FOUR
WP:CHICAGO
WP:WAWARD
18:09, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Where did my Watchlist icon go?
edit
When viewing any WP page in the browser, I always had some icons in the upper right corner: Alerts, Notices, Watchlist, Settings. Yesterday, the Watchlist icon got replaced with a Saved Pages icon. I did not deliberately make that change. Maybe I accidentally changed some user preference? Any idea how to get my Watchlist icon back? (I'm using Vector 2022 Skin, within a web browser).
Noleander
talk
17:53, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Noleander
Is this about the English Wikipedia? Does it happen at
? Does the Saved Pages icon lead to a url? Does the icon look like the third from the right in
File:Mockup of save article feature on desktop Englih Wikipedia.png
. Does
Special:Watchlist
work as usual?
PrimeHunter
talk
20:09, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PrimeHunter
English WP?
Yes.
Happens in Safe mode?
Yes.
Does icon lead to URL?
Yes, to
Looks like 3rd from right in Mockup?
Yes (the desired watchlist icon had a star; new unwanted icon has a flag/banner icon).
Special watchlist still works okay?
Yes.
Noleander
talk
21:01, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Noleander
The feature is only in Vector 2022 and only if "Saved pages" or "Automatically enable most beta features" is enabled at
Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures
. There should be a Watchlist option in a drop-down menu on the user icon at top right. I don't know a way to keep the feature without moving the watchlist.
File:Mockup of save article feature on desktop Englih Wikipedia.png
is apparently not how it's actually implemented.
PrimeHunter
talk
21:37, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Huh. I un-checked
"Automatically enable most beta features"
and
"Saved pages"
on my Preferences page, and that fixed it. Apparently I clicked
"Automatically enable most beta features"
just for kicks a few days ago. I wouldn't expect that choice to
remove
an icon from my skin, but I guess it did. Thanks for the help!
Resolved
Noleander
talk
21:46, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I have started a help page at
Help:Saved pages
PrimeHunter
talk
16:59, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Convert into pdf downloaded and use APA latest version for reference
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1. Physical geography is the core of geography. Discuss
2. Describe the Tetrahedral Hypothesis by William Lowthiam Green in 1875, discuss it's application in physical geography and give a critique for the same.
3. Examine Aeolian Mechanisms in shaping a rid landscape.
4. Discuss the causes of perennial floods in Kenya. Critically examine various mitigation measures to address the flood menace in Kenya.
~2026-24254-04
talk
19:00, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello, @
~2026-24254-04
I have no idea what you are asking
about using and editing Wikipedia
. That is the only purpose of this page.
You seem to have copied a study assignment here: nobody is going to do your homework for you. But you might find the articles
Tetrahedral hypothesis
William Lowthian Green
and
Aeolian processes
helpful.
ColinFine
talk
19:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Typo in Diffusion of Innovations?
edit
First section under:
Characteristics of organizations
> h individual decisions where behavioral models (e.g. TAM and UTAUT) can be used to complement the diffusion framework and reveal further details, these models are not directly applicable to organizational decisions. [...]
The beginning of the sentence, is that a typo? "h Individual..."?
Joschavz
talk
20:08, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Joschavz
I examined the page history and it was a bad edit
[3]
which changed "Unlike" to "h". I have fixed it. Thanks for reporting it.
PrimeHunter
talk
20:13, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Requesting revision undeletion
edit
How do I request a previously non‐free file revision, e.g.
File:D'Ambrosio Gelato logo.png
, be undeleted?
Star walker
talk
21:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello, @
Star walker
. I don't know the answer. But the fact that
WP:REFUND
specifically excludes pages deleted under
WP:F7
, and doesn't say anything about an alternative mechanism, and nor is the case discussed on
WP:UDP
, strongly suggests that there is no way to do this, and the image would need to be uploaded again.
ColinFine
talk
21:34, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
ColinFine
It appears that they are deleted as
F5
(orphaned non‐free revision), which is not excluded.
Star walker
talk
01:59, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Star walker
You claimed
[4]
File:D'Ambrosio Gelato logo.png
is a signature but it's a logo with the name of the company
D'Ambrosio Gelato
. The owner is called Enzo D'Ambrosio but not
gelato
which is their product. I don't know whether his signature resembles the logo.
PrimeHunter
talk
00:01, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
PrimeHunter
Then I’m wrong, and it is instead
{{
PD-textlogo
}}
, as typography isn’t considered original in the US.
Star walker
talk
01:14, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Reuniting with my children that's in cps care
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How is it legal for a judge to force upon the legal parent to sign over their legal parental rights in court in Reno nv?
~2026-24283-74
talk
22:33, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Please see
WP:NOLEGAL
; Wikipedia is not the place for these kind of questions.
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
Ping me!
22:40, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
You are asking this question on the help desk for the English Wikipedia. The purpose of this page is to help people use Wikipedia. This is a question you need to be asking your lawyer. ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
22:40, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
By the way, Nevada has a right to counsel in child welfare cases, so if you don't have a court-appointed attorney in your case, ask for one. ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
22:45, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Why is it telling me I cannot make an account, because of either my IP address or the Third party cookies?
edit
I have tried multiple different usernames, as well as checking my settings to ensure that my cookies are enabled. I also have tried multiple different usernames. I'm baffled. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
~2026-24514-58
talk
02:50, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello, @
~2026-24514-58
. The best place to ask about technical issues is
WP:VPT
ColinFine
talk
14:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
image for page The Devil is a Southpaw
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Need an image upload for the page The Devil is a Southpaw. Can someone help / upload? Thanks.
Sunnie05
talk
03:34, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Sunnie05
, I imagine that you hope to adorn the article
The Devil is a Southpaw
with an image of its front cover. I have no reason to think that this (
here
for example) is anything other than conventionally copyright, "all rights reserved". So you'd have to claim
"fair use" of non-free content
, in the article
The Devil is a Southpaw
(and nowhere else). ¶ More pressingly, the article currently has four references, none of which is more than a "
bare URL
". How about making the references more informative and thus more helpful? --
Hoary
talk
05:04, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Sunnie05
Assuming you want to add the bookcover as a
WP:LEADIMAGE
: Go to
WP:FUW
, pick Upload a non-free file > This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use. > This is the official cover art of a work. When that is done, you can add the file to the infobox.
Gråbergs Gråa Sång
talk
05:48, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Party color
edit
Hi, I have been working on articles related to politics, especially political parties. When making and editing these, I come across the
Template:Party color
a lot. I have done some digging on this, but I don't know how to create them.
Pierce spacem
talk
05:56, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Pierce spacem
See
Module:Political party#Updating the module
and
Module:Political party#Data pages
PrimeHunter
talk
12:02, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Conflict of interest and improving article sourcing and tone
edit
Hello,
I am seeking guidance regarding the correct process for improving an existing article while respecting Wikipedia’s conflict of interest and paid contribution guidelines.
The article in question is:
Roger Fry (educationist)
There are currently maintenance templates indicating:
- Lack of sufficient citations
- Promotional or subjective tone
- Possible paid contributions
We may have a connection to the subject of the article, so we want to ensure we proceed transparently and appropriately, without editing directly in a way that could violate Wikipedia policies.
Could you please advise on the best way to:
1. Propose improvements (such as adding independent reliable sources)
2. Address concerns about tone and neutrality
3. Properly handle conflict of interest in this situation
We are already planning to use the article’s Talk page, but would appreciate confirmation or additional guidance on the correct approach.
Thank you for your help.
SirNicolasfrias
talk
08:04, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
SirNicolasfrias
Please elaborate on "may have a connection"; you either do, or you don't. You say "we", but only a single person should have access to your account.
You are correct to want to use the talk page, if you use the
edit request process
you will draw attention to your proposals.
Please read
WP:COI
and
WP:PAID
. You will need to disclose your relationship on your user page(
User:SirNicolasfrias
); you are considered a "paid editor" if you work for the subject of your edits or are otherwise editing within the scope of your job duties.
331dot
talk
08:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thank you for your clarification.
Understood regarding the conflict of interest and the need to follow the proper process. I will make sure to use the Talk page and the edit request process rather than editing the article directly.
To proceed correctly, could you please advise what types of sources and references would be considered sufficient to address the current maintenance templates, particularly regarding:
Improving sourcing and verification
Ensuring a neutral and non-promotional tone
I would like to focus on proposing well-supported, neutral improvements in line with Wikipedia standards.
Thank you for your guidance.
SirNicolasfrias
talk
12:20, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Read
Wikipedia:Reliable sources
, but note that whether a source is suitable as a citation depends on a lot more than its 'type'. It clearly depends on what it actually has to say on the subject matter, and on what text it is being proposed as a citation for. Note in particular that we need
independent
sourcing for most content: we base articles on what other people have to say on the subject matter, and not on the subject themselves.
AndyTheGrump
talk
12:31, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello,
Thank you again for your guidance.
After reviewing the references currently used in the article:
I noticed that many of them appear to be institutional or directly related to the subject (for example, King’s Group, COBIS, Trinity College, directories, or similar sources).
To make sure I understand correctly, are these types of sources generally considered insufficient because they are not independent?
Additionally, would sources such as major news outlets, in-depth articles, or independent publications discussing the subject be the appropriate way to improve the article and address the current maintenance templates?
I would like to ensure that any proposed changes are based on the right type of sourcing.
Thank you very much for your help.
SirNicolasfrias
talk
07:21, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Guidance on properly submitting a draft article for Fluance as an affiliated representative
edit
Hello, I represent Fluance and would like guidance on the correct Wikipedia process for submitting a company article draft. We want to follow conflict of interest rules properly and avoid editing in a way that does not align with Wikipedia guidelines.
Could you let us know the best route to take and what level of independent sourcing is generally expected before submitting a draft for review?
~2026-24554-59
talk
13:32, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello, @
~2026-24554-59
The short answer to your question is, Don't waste your time. Most companies in the world do not meet Wikipedia's criteria for
notability
, and no article on them is possible.
If yours is one of the few companies that do meet the criteria, then an article about it is possible. Note that the article, even if you create it, will not belong to you or your company, will not be controlled by you our your company, will not necessarily say what you would like it to say, and should be based almost 100%
NOT
on what you want people to know about the company, but on what people wholly unconnected with you, and not fed information on your behalf, have chosen off their own bat to publish about your company in reliable places - even if they are critical of you, or say things you would rather not be aired. See
WP:PROUD
. (For most companies there is not enough such independent material published, which is why they do not meet the criteria).
I suspect that, like many people, you are here because you believe that "having a page" on Wikipedia will help your company. If that is your purpose, please note that that is called
promotion
, and is forbidden in Wikipedia.
If, despite this, you decide you want to continue, then the second hurdle is that your
conflict of interest
makes an already challenging task (writing a Wikipedia article without significant experience of how Wikipedia works) even harder.
The steps you would need to take (summarised in
your first article
) are:
Create an account. (This one is optional, but strongly recommended.) If there are more than one of you working in Wikipedia, you need to create individual accounts.
Make a formal declaration of your status as a
paid editor
(see the link for how). This is mandatory - and the user page is the preferred place to put it, which you only have if you have an account.
Find several sources each of which meets
all
the criteria in
WP:42
. Read about
WP:CORPDEPTH
before you do this.
If you cannot find at least three sources which are reliable, wholly independent of you, and containing subsantial coverage of your company (and not
WP:CORPTRIV
), give up.
If you have found them, you can create a draft: use the
article wizard
Forget
every single thing
you know about the company, and write a neutral summary of what your independent sources say. (Do you see why your COI makes it even more difficult)?
I know this sounds negative. I am trying to help you avoid what is probably a long and frustrating (and, likely, fruitless) task.
ColinFine
talk
15:13, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
How should an affiliated representative properly request review of a draft article for Fluance?
edit
Hello, I represent Fluance and would like guidance on the correct Wikipedia process for submitting a company article draft. We want to follow conflict of interest rules properly and avoid editing in a way that does not align with Wikipedia guidelines.
Could you let us know the best route to take and what level of independent sourcing is generally expected before submitting a draft for review?
~2026-24554-59
talk
13:37, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Please see
conflict of interest
amd
paid editing
. Please also read
WP:BOSS
and show it to others at your company. You're not likely to succeed at writing a new article, especially as a new user without prior experience. If you think that you can set aside everything that you know about your company, all materials it puts out, and all mere reporting of company activities, limiting yourself to summarizing critical analysis and commentary as to what
makes your company a notable company
, you may use the
Article Wizard
to create and submit a draft. I will caution you, most people have great difficulty with that. Most companies on Earth are not notable in a Wikipedia sense.
331dot
talk
13:45, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
~2026-24554-59
This was answered just above. Both answers say the same thing -- this task is extremely difficult.
David10244
talk
14:05, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Strange category
edit
Why does
this category
exist?
Questionadora ávida
talk
13:43, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
My guess is that it was formerly a category for error categories generated by pages like cite web, which was later moved with a redirect left. having a cite web with a url=http/:/www.cnn.com parameter would generate an entry in the category that this redirects to.
Naraht
talk
13:47, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Questionadora ávida
Click "View history" and "View logs for this page" to see
[5]
which includes "Populated by deleted or retargeted template" in a deletion summary. There are still thousands of links to it, mostly hardcoded in old messages like
User talk:Bruce leverett#Reference errors on 2 February
, so it's practical to have a link to the current category.
PrimeHunter
talk
15:48, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Image from site
edit
Hey, is it ok to take an image from the subject's site? For example, I am working on updating the article on
Charlottesville Area Transit
, since there are no images of the actual buses (only the free trolley), can I take an image from the official site and put it in? Thank you!
HHellstedt
talk
15:37, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Probably not. It depends on if the images on the official site are compatible with the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
that Wikipedia licenses its content under. Assuming when you say "official site" you mean
charlottesville.gov
, their
copyright notice
says "All content © 2006-2026 Charlottesville, VA and its representatives. All rights reserved." Therefore, no their content is not compatible with Wikipedia's license. I do not believe a photograph of a bus would fall under our
WP:Fair Use
policy. ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
15:42, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Where could I find a good picture?
HHellstedt
talk
15:48, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
You could tag the talk page with
Template:Photo requested
, and tag
Category:Wikipedians in Virginia
and perhaps someone in Virginia can take a photo. You could also look at
the Charlottesville Virginia category on Commons
to see if there is one there. Or if you are ever in Charlottesville, Virginia, you could take one. ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
15:58, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Would this work?
It is requested that a
photograph
of
a regular bus, not a free trolley
be
included
in this article to
improve its quality
The external tool
WordPress Openverse
may be able to locate suitable images on
Flickr
and other web sites.
Upload
HHellstedt
talk
18:32, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Yes. ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
20:20, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
HHellstedt
That would work
if
you put it on the article Talk page.
David10244
talk
14:08, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
El Indio
edit
Hello, a week has passed since this discussion was opened
here
. Consensus has been reached; could someone please proceed with the page moves? Many thanks in advance.
~2026-24468-67
talk
18:13, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
While consensus has been reached to move it, the supporters of the move fractured on the subject of whether or not to capitalize Indio/indio and so I relisted the topic (highly frustrating situation, trust me I was no happier to relist it than you were to see it happen). I actually didn't realize this had been posted here when I did that, but as a tip: go to the requested move and post a reply
pinging
the editors who didn't clearly state their preference for one option or the other. Hopefully that will get them moving.
Also note that if consensus becomes clear I will try to be there to immediately move the article. Waiting a full week is not required after a relisting.
Sorry for the hassle. ⹃
Maltazarian
parley
{\displaystyle \lor }
investigate
01:54, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Missing information
edit
In 2020I uploaded a video explaining bingo, technological AIDS or B.T a in the bingo section of wikipedia.
I can no longer find it or find it in my uploads. Did someone delete it or what happened to it??
Resort2000
talk
18:40, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
There are only two edits, full stop, credited to this username according to the global edit stats (which, to cut off any complaint, includes deleted edits) - this request, and
this 2020 edit request
for
QAnon
. No edits to
Bingo
or any related page (under any permutation) what-so-ever. —
Jéské Couriano
v^_^v
MUSH
ROOM
18:46, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Resort2000
Maybe you used another account. If you enter your email address but no username at
Special:PasswordReset
then a mail will be sent for each account with that address. It's optional to give an email address when you create an account.
PrimeHunter
talk
22:22, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Resort2000
If the video (or any of your other uploads) was copyrighted it may have been removed from the article history for legal reasons. In any case, Wikipedia does not normally host explanatory videos.
Shantavira
feed me
08:10, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
A video can only be uploaded by an account.
Special:CentralAuth/Resort2000
would show a number under "Edit count" even if the video and edits were deleted so it wasn't uploaded by this account. The two en.wikipedia edits are
Special:Contributions/Resort2000
PrimeHunter
talk
14:25, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hoax article been up for months
edit
I was looking at
article
and decided to check out the sources. This seems to to rely fully on a single source that is effectively narrated as a spy thriller with no sources (and historical errors). I wrote more about it on the talk page.
My question is, would this classify as a speedy delete? There are more solid sources that suggest that there is an information gathering function within the Vatican State but we do not know if there is a single centralized information gathering organisation within the Vatican state. We also do not know whether the name L’Entità/Servizio di Intelligence is correct. All these claims rely on a single source (and a derivate of it).
~2026-24576-69
talk
10:34, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I don't think
The Entity (intelligence service)
qualifies for
WP:G3
as the article is not written as a hoax, but the reliability of its sources is disputed. I would suggest informing relevant wikiprojects of the NPOV discussion on the article talk page to get more input. The notices should be neutrally worded.
TSventon
talk
12:05, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Translation into English
edit
Courtesy link:
sv:Per Molander
Hello,
There is an article about me in Wikipedia in Swedish (plus a brief one in German). Some of my contacts abroad have complained that there is no English version, so I would like to add an English version, plus a small update. Beacuse of the obvious COI, I cannot do this myself. How can we solve this problem?
Best regards,
Per Molander, Sweden
~2026-24657-36
talk
12:27, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
In short, my suggestion for
How can we solve this problem?
is that we don't. If you are
notable
by English Wikipedia standards, then somebody completely unrelated to you will eventually make an article about you. The fact that no article thus far exists about you tends to be a good indicator that you don't pass the criteria for inclusion, and trying to force the matter by creating an article about yourself tends to be a frustrating and unproductive endeavour for all parties involved.
The longer answer is; You are welcome to submit a draft article via Articles for Creation, which would then be reviewed by a neutral editor before publication; see
Help:Your first article
for some details.
That said, you should be aware that we
strongly discourage
people to write articles about themselves, that
having an article about yourself isn't always a good thing
, and that the English Wikipedia typically has the strictest criteria for inclusion, and so an article that may be acceptable on svwiki or dewiki may not be acceptable here on enwiki.
Given that your professed reason for wanting the article is complaints from your "contacts abroad" that they can't find an article about you, you should also be aware that the English Wikipedia is not a place to
promote or publicise yourself
in any way,
including
"making sure people can find information about you if they look you up" or any similar reasoning.
Athanelar
talk
13:09, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
In addition to the above, the rules at each Wikipedia are different. The first thing to do is work out if you are "notable", i.e. suitable for an English Wikipedia article. This usually means substantial coverage in several independent sources, see
WP:NBIO
for details. At first glance, the sources in the sv article don't appear to be independent.
TSventon
talk
13:18, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
My Talk page archive is borked
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I set up automatic archiving a little while ago, which was all sorts of fun on mobile. I think I broke Cluebot or made it angry somehow, because it seems to have decided that everything from the last few years should go on the August 2025 page.
I've had a look on the guidance pages to see how to fix it, unfortunately my brain overheated and switched off after two paragraphs.
I'm thinking it would be better to have my archive divided into years instead of months, which would probably also involve renaming the two pages that exist. I now regret having that thought, but it nevertheless remains.
Is there anyone that can help, perchance?
I'm
very
content with someone fixing it on my behalf, but clear instructions would also be very welcome!
The priority is getting the August page fixed, then switching to yearly archiving & getting it all to tally up.
Would it be possible to change
User talk:Blue-Sonnet/Archives/2025/August
to 2024 (although there's not much there) and
User talk:Blue-Sonnet/Archives/2025/October
to 2025, then update the archive search box on my Talk page? That would just leave the task of amending Cluebot's instructions.
BTW I don't have a PC, but I might be able to use my work laptop if necessary to get this sorted out - I try to avoid using it since my colleagues inevitably see I'm online and try to get me to do work...
Blue Sonnet
talk
12:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I know very little about talk page archiving, but tip for your computer situation: if you have a local library and your local library has computers, you could log in there, which would make archiving much easier.
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
Ping me!
13:08, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
That'd be great if they kept it open ^_^'
I miss the library...
I might give it a shot on a Sunday actually, I work from home three days a week so I've got the laptop here & Wikipedia thankfully isn't blocked.
Since they're my own pages it's not a huge drama if I get it wrong, it's the sort of thing I'll probably figure out eventually but I'm just not quite sure where to start.
Blue Sonnet
talk
13:18, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I assume you've tried changing to desktop view on your device?
Gråbergs Gråa Sång
talk
13:45, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Yep, since that's the only way I can see the archive search box!
I'm basically not sure how to change the titles of the pages and have them synch to the search box, if it happens automatically, etc. Trying to do it on a mobile phone under any view is not easy, unfortunately! If they're renamed then I can probably cut and paste the contents, I'm just having trouble getting it all straight in my head.
Blue Sonnet
talk
13:54, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Blue Sonnet
Talk pages in the mobile version have a "Learn more about this page" link at the top. It shows your archive box. On 21 February 2026 you requested archiving with
age=4320
[6]
That's 180 days so the first bot run archived everything up to 180 days earlier in August 2025 and placed it in
User talk:Blue-Sonnet/Archives/2025/August
. That's normal for the bot and documented at
User:ClueBot III#format
which mentions another bot doing it differently. If you keep the age then you should get normal monthly archives after that. You are free to split and move archives manually. The bottom of the mobile version has a "Desktop view" link which may be more practical here.
User talk:Blue-Sonnet
is currently 168,036 bytes and covers 6 months. If you keep this activity level then a yearly archive would become quite big. You can also use numbered archives with a fixed size.
PrimeHunter
talk
14:09, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Good point, I remember getting some advice on the numbers but my ADHD doesn't like those.
So if I change the archive page names, will the archive search box reflect those changes automatically? If it does then I can probably figure the rest out for myself.
Blue Sonnet
talk
14:42, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Blue Sonnet
The current archive box uses
User:ClueBot III/Indices/User talk:Blue-Sonnet
which is updated by the bot and may (not sure) be overwritten with archives made by the bot if you try to change it manually. Otherwise
{{
Archived annually
}}
should work with annual archives.
PrimeHunter
talk
14:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Welp, let's find out on Sunday - thank you!
Blue Sonnet
talk
15:21, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Article title question
edit
I am writing an article on the phrase "... by symmetry ..." which is frequently used as a step to simplify mathematical proofs. The article would cover the history of the usage of the phrase, variants of the phrase, and in what contexts the phrase is correctly and incorrectly used.
My question is what should be the correct title for this article. The most accurate title would be
... by symmetry ...
(italic title per
WP:ITALICTITLE
and
MOS:WAW
) but the initial ellipsis (of three unspaced periods) might cause technical or search problems, although starting an article title with three periods doesn't appear to be ruled out by
WP:NC-PERIOD
. A simple title would be "By symmetry" (no italics) but the initial capital letter would be incorrect (although it could use
Template:lowercase title
), and the simple title might give an incorrect impression of the contents of the article. I would glad to receive any feedback on the correct title to use. Thanks
GreatStellatedDodecahedron
talk
13:22, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
GreatStellatedDodecahedron
If you don't get a good reply here, you could try
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics
Gråbergs Gråa Sång
talk
13:42, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I don't know your sources but it sounds like a topic which might have challenges with
Wikipedia:Notability
and
Wikipedia:No original research
PrimeHunter
talk
14:17, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
GreatStellatedDodecahedron
You have recently created
Symmetry in problem solving
. Why not just expand that to more fully cover the "...by symmetry..." part, which you already mention?
Mike Turnbull
talk
10:12, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
about creating the page of the new artist or personality on wiki
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can we create the page of the new artist or personality. If yes please guide us on wiki
Vbmuflex
talk
15:28, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Vbmuflex
That depends. Take the time to read
Help:Your first article
Gråbergs Gråa Sång
talk
17:14, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
First, who is this "we" you refer to? Is 'Vbmulfex' a shared account?
See
WP:NARTIST
and
WP:Golden Rule
. I mean it, click on those links and read them, they aren't long. If the artist meets
WP:NARTIST
criteria, and you can find
multiple
sources that
each
meet
all
the
WP:Golden Rule
criteria, then yes, you can write a draft and submit it for review.
If the artist doesn't meet any notability criteria, and/or you cannot find 'golden rule' sources, then you're wasting your time writing the draft, and you're wasting valuable donated reviewer time too. Please don't waste either one. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
18:43, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Vbmuflex
How "new" are they? If they're so new that mainstream press hasn't taken notice of them yet, then it's likely
way too soon
for them to have an article. Also please note that creating a brand new article is one of the absolutely hardest things to do on Wikipedia, and it is strongly recommended that a new editor such as yourself spend at
least
several weeks doing smaller tasks on existing articles and familiarizing themselves with Wikipedia's policies and procedures before attempting to create something new. Hope this helps, and feel free to ask further questions. Thanks, and happy editing! --
Finngall
talk
19:10, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Noted. thanks
Vbmuflex
talk
07:59, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
First Answer, 'Vbmulfex' is my individual account.
thanks for the response. i shall go through the articles as per the guidance first. Regards.
Vbmuflex
talk
07:58, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Are you associated with the person you want to write about?
331dot
talk
08:04, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Photo on left in Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet#Staff College
edit
Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet#Staff College
It's looks blurred to me, but if I click on it, it looks fine. (Or is it just me?)
Clarityfiend
talk
00:45, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Blurred to me in the article too. The file on Commons has two resolutions, this one described as a thumbnail and a slightly larger and much clearer one, which themselves are extracted from another Commons file of the original framed image with three resolutions. I'm not experienced with images on Wikipedia, but I see no reason for the thumbnail image to be used in the article. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195}
~2026-76101-8
talk
06:03, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
As far as I understand, the standard way of doing images on Wikipedia will
always
pull a thumbnail rather than the original image, technically. It is worth noting ALL thumbnails of this image, including ones I just tried to regenerate, are coming out blurry. I think there might be some sort of bug afoot... -
Purplewowies
talk
06:11, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
It looks fine to me in the article, but if I click on it and scroll down, the thumbnail is blurry. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
06:25, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
MediaWiki usually offers multiple resolutions to browsers by using
srcset
. The HTML in this case says for me:
img
src
"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Officers_at_the_Staff_College%2C_Camberley%2C_1897_%28cropped%29.png/250px-Officers_at_the_Staff_College%2C_Camberley%2C_1897_%28cropped%29.png"
decoding
"async"
width
"250"
height
"193"
class
"mw-file-element"
srcset
"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Officers_at_the_Staff_College%2C_Camberley%2C_1897_%28cropped%29.png 2x"
data-file-width
"454"
data-file-height
"350"
I have 250px as thumbnail size at
Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering
. The 250px
src
version
is blurry for me. The larger
srcset
version is the original upload
which looks good to me. The browser picks depending on circumstances so that explains why it varies whether we see a blurry version in the article.
srcset
would usually have been twice as wide but that would give 500px here and the original is only 454px so you get that instead. I suspect all MediaWiki resizings of this image will be blurry but I don't know why.
PrimeHunter
talk
16:58, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
How to edit (add to) an article
edit
I edited articles several years ago, but now do not see how to edit a Wikipedia article.
Drjoedit
talk
00:57, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
What happens when you try to edit? You should be able to just click the pencil icon.
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
Ping me!
01:09, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Drjoedit
Maybe you are trying to edit a protected article. Please always be specifc and link the page you want help with.
PrimeHunter
talk
01:47, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
citation in article 'Iranian support for Hamas'
edit
In footnote 26 of this article:
Iranian support for Hamas
, there is an error message. The reference is to the online text of a podcast, which appears to have been mistakenly cited as a journal article.
There are restrictions on editing this Wikipedia page, so perhaps someone who is allowed to do so could make footnote 26 a citation of this website:
Thanks.
BillingsRoad
talk
03:39, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Done
I've changed the
{{
cite journal
}}
template for a
{{
cite av media
}}
template. --
D'n'B
--
12:31, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
My edits are being removed, why?
edit
Hi, I am genuinely trying to update a page and some user is undoing my edits and claiming that my edits are not real. Please advise on how I make my edits or submit them for review for vetting.
Thank you
~2026-22855-47
talk
05:59, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
It looks like an AI wrote it, not a human, and that is prohibited on Wikipedia. You (or the AI) are removing valid citations, adding large swaths of material citing unreliable sources like Ballotpedia, and generally editing as if you're associated with the subject, writing what the subject wants the world to know instead of what reliable sources say. If you have a conflict of interest, you must propose changes on the article talk page. You can use
Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard
to guide you. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
06:18, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Can some one help us to resolve this in ps wikipedia?
edit
In Pashto Wikipedia, when we use a template in other templates, it gives a problem that the first letter of the template is not included, due to which the template does not work either. I am providing an example here as a
link
For example, on this page we have used
کينډۍ:پرځول
which is replaced by
کينډۍ:رځول
شاه زمان پټان
talk
06:58, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
The people at
WP:VPT
might be able to help.
Athanelar
talk
13:25, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Editing the English Wikipedia as a Chinese Speaker
edit
Hello everyone. My native language is Chinese, but English is not. I've actually been studying it for a while now, but I'm worried about making mistakes because I don't know what to do if I do. I am just worried about making spell errors. Thank you.
吳ㄆ大日尸
talk
09:15, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Hello,
Rishi
, and welcome to the English Wikipedia. Don't worry too much about spelling errors.
Wikipedia:WikiProject China
is possibly a good place to start feeling a bit more at home. I left you a welcome message. Best,
Sam
Sailor
10:05, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I am bit worried if my edits always get revert.
吳ㄆ大日尸
talk
11:31, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Nothing to worry about. Your english seems just fine to me.
One thing I would suggest is that you change your
signature
to include an English-language 'nickname' in addition to or instead of your Chinese username so that people know how to refer to you in discussions; since most of us can't read Hanzi.
Athanelar
talk
13:24, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I think I did but my above messages are still Chinese.
Wúpdà Rìshī
talk
14:01, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
It is normal for edits to get reverted. One thing you can do if you are hesitant to make a change is to ask on the talk page instead. Another option is to use
draftspace
to showcase a change. Minor grammatical and spelling mistakes will typically be fixed very quickly.
1101
talk
20:33, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
delete user-sub-sites?
edit
I just saw that i still have some sub-pages, which could be deleted: "my new site", "my second new site" and "Thomas Kellner"... could an admin be so kind to delete them? Kind regards,
Naomi Hennig
talk
10:18, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
{{
db-u1
}}
is the tag you are looking for. Best,
Sam
Sailor
10:37, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I've deleted all three. (But next time, yes, please take Sam Sailor's suggestion.) --
Hoary
talk
10:38, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Oh, i'm adding this to my vademcum for sure! Thank you very much!!!
Naomi Hennig
talk
12:50, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Messed up my sandbox history
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I tried an alternative way of moving content from my sandbox into mainspace, using page move. Wrong! I now have a new article (
Bury F.C. financial crisis
) that has all my Sandbox history, while my sandbox is now a redirect to the Bury article. Can you help me unpick this mess? (Clearly, I'd like to have my sandbox history back (and no longer be a redirect) and the Bury article just to have the relevant edits from its creation today). Many thanks.
Paul W
talk
14:36, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
working on this... ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
15:13, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Testing? ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
15:34, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I seem to have made a mess of it. I've asked for help
at AN
. ~
ONUnicorn
Talk
Contribs
problem solving
15:56, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thanks for sorting this out, team!
Paul W
talk
16:13, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Paul W
I don't know your normal way but if you want to keep draft edits in the history after a move then you can work on a draft in a new subpage like
User:Paul W/Bury F.C. financial crisis
or
Draft:Bury F.C. financial crisis
. If you started in an old sandbox and want to separate the edit histories then an administrator is required to make a
history split
but it's easy to mess up.
PrimeHunter
talk
16:35, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thanks for that,
PrimeHunter
. I don't personally create many articles these days (I do a lot of expanding and updating/improving, with occasional content forking (like the Bury F.C. article today), plus regular work on other people's drafts at AfC). I used to start by creating a redlink, but that can get messy if others jump in and cause edit conflicts. After today's experience, I will certainly rethink my approach next time!
Paul W
talk
17:04, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Helping determine, and alerting the "right" person, about a potential word(s) in error
edit
I read Voters of Tomorrow (VoT) for the first time minutes ago. I found a couple words that I think may be incorrect. I've never entered or edited a page. I'd like to see these words fixed or brought to the attention of someone who has authority and know-how to get them fixed. For example, the VOT page reads: "and boasted its progress in certain areas" Given its surrounding context, I believe the word "boasted" likely should be "boosted." Can you assist?
GMP50
talk
15:15, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Fixed "boasted" to "boosted". Thanks for reporting it! Did you notice any other errors?
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
Ping me!
15:37, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I've reverted this, because to me the source seems to support that they boasted progress (bragged about it) rather than boosted progress (raised). It's possible either fit, but I think boost would need more context than the existing source. -
Purplewowies
talk
19:41, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Ah, I see. Sorry, I should have paid more attention there. :) Thank you!
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
Ping me!
Potential Page Creation
edit
Hello. I was wondering if we could make pages for individual youtubers or youtube niches? Specifically I would like to do Frizeris, or one of his main niches, his BeamNG Seconds From Disaster series (including works of other youtubers) Thanks!
Mysterious Unknown000
talk
16:10, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Mysterious Unknown000
WP:YFA
and
WP:NYOUTUBE
may be of help to you.
Gråbergs Gråa Sång
talk
16:59, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
A quick look at a Google search suggests that they would have difficulty meeting
WP:GNG
, which is "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".--
♦Ian
Ma
M♦
(talk to me)
17:04, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Okay, thank you guys!
Mysterious Unknown000
talk
17:28, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
YouTube links
edit
Good evening. I just want to ask: why are YouTube links blacklisted?
~2026-22534-68
talk
18:57, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
They aren't. Shortcuts are blacklisted, such as youtu.be. Why do you ask? ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
19:15, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
They are not. https:/youtu.be links are as those are using the share feature and are a redirect.
is not blacklisted.
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
19:16, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Was this appropriate?
edit
I’m a mentor here and recently had this interaction.
Create a Wikipedia page for Rivellino Massa D sangma --
Rivellino massa sangma
talk
07:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
First of all, I don’t have to do anything you tell me to. Secondly, do you have a question or did you just want to give me, a real human btw, a command which I will not follow?
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
17:12, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Can you please publish about rivellino massa d sangma or create a Wikipedia page.
Rivellino massa sangma
talk
06:25, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
No.
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
13:06, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
This is Wikipedia, not an AI chatbot. And AI writing isn't permitted on Wikipedia. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
19:16, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Actually, text by LLMs is allowed as long as the content is verified, is it not?
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
19:17, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
The LLMs themselves say it's allowed, but they don't really know Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and actively coach people to circumvent them. So no, we really don't allow it. See
WP:NEWLLM
, which prohibits LLM output in article content, and
WP:AITALK
which says AI-generated talk page comments may be struck or collapsed.
"Verified" is only part of it. Even if an AI writes factual information, the tone, emphasis, phrasing, and sourcing often leave much to be desired. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
19:25, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Always glad to know more about guidelines, thanks
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
20:54, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I just thought it was weird that he was giving you AI prompts as if you would respond with an article. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
22:19, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I’ve had a few people assume I’m AI, weirdly.
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
14:14, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Of course, I’m coolgurl5555. I’m just verifying that this was appropriate of me to do?
coolgurl5555
✈︎ (she/her) ✈︎
19:14, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Rivellino massa sangma
has energetically posted an unreferenced draft about him- or herself: sandbox, user page (moved by
Anachronist
to draft space), and (ignoring Anachronist's explanation) user page again. --
Hoary
talk
21:06, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I even reformatted the draft so it isn't a wall of text.
Severe case of
WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT
. If after becoming autoconfirmed in two days, he creates a mainspace article, he should have the mainspace page creation right revoked. ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
22:15, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Linking to archived pages for dead links
edit
I'd like to update the dead link for a band's website on the article infobox to point to the archived version while preserving the original url in the anchor text.
What would be the best way to do this? Is there a url template that supports additional properties similar to
{{
cite web
}}
that preserves similar metadata?
As of now, I'm leaning towards using the external link syntax that points to the archived site using the original as anchor text, and adding an additional citation like so:
kottonmouthkings.com
Thoughts?
User:Eulersidentity
talk
19:46, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
References
"Kottonmouth Kings | Home"
Kottonmouth Kings
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-01-09
. Retrieved
2026-04-23
Looks good to me. You correctly used archive.org rather than archive dot today (which is now against policy due to DDoSing drama or something). I might only suggest that the title field containing the '|' character strikes me as awkward, and the repetition of string "Kottonmouth Kings" in the citation seems unnecessary or inelegant. You might not even need a citation, given that you're just linking to it in a template, not making a claim that needs a source. The link by itself, as you present it, seems fine without the superscript reference, in my opinion.
1101
talk
20:17, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Thanks for your feedback! After reviewing the citation style guide again, I wound up removing the work property to address the redundancy as its intended use case is only to denote the publisher/journal of cited articles.
While the citation itself doesn't provide any additional value to to the end user, I elected to keep it for the value it adds in providing context to editors on the backend as to why the implementation is necessary and in keeping track of the archived version for those who may wish to choose a better candidate than the one I selected at random. Anyway, here is the
final form
kottonmouthkings.com
ref
{{
Cite web
url
url-status
dead
archive-url
archive-date
2016-01-09
access-date
2026-04-23
title
Kottonmouth Kings
{{
}}
}}
ref
--
User:Eulersidentity
talk
00:43, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
How may one request the assistance of a template editor?
edit
Or catch the attention of an administrator in order to resolve or apply the result of
a productive discussion urging change to an image
in
a template for the subject of artificial intelligence
1101
talk
20:07, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I don't see a consensus in that discussion, except maybe that it's valid that electronic representations of human anatomy would probably be inappropriate.
I note that the
Intelligence
article has no infobox, simply a Greek Ψ symbol for the psychology portal. Would there be something analogous for "artificial" intelligence?
Personally, after experiencing dialogues with LLM chatbots, I'm leaning in favor of using the lead image in the
sycophancy
article, but I know
that
would never be approved! ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
23:52, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
1101
Template:Artificial intelligence
does not appear to be protected, so anyone can edit it, but obviously it is advisable to get consensus first. Where an article is protected, you can select view source and then there is generally a button to "Submit an edit request".
TSventon
talk
13:44, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
MAELUMPUNG in Bang Saphan district?
edit
Is there the village name of MAELUMPUNG in Bang Saphan district in Thailand?
~2026-24941-04
talk
22:11, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Apparently not, based on the search I did just now. Why? ~
Anachronist
(who / me)
talk
23:37, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Tule Island
edit
You only list one. There is another, smaller but much much older, at the top of Clear Lake. Why don’t you add it?
Zxzxma
talk
01:16, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Zxzxma
, I see an article about
Tule Island
, but which list are you talking about? And when you say "you": Do you mean (for example) me? If so, no, I'm not adding an article about a second Tule Island, for a variety of reasons; but if you can cite reliable sources for this second Tule Island, then you're as free as I am to summarize those sources and use what you have to create
Draft:Tule Island (Clear Lake)
. Later, such a draft, if it's any good, can be promoted to article status (and its title adjusted if appropriate). --
Hoary
talk
01:52, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
The infobox in
Clear Lake (California)
has a Tule Island in the list of islands but the article says nothing about it so I'm not sure it's worth mentioning in
Tule Island
. A normal hatnote at top of the article would say something like:
For the island in Clear Lake, see
Clear Lake (California)
But the hatnote itself already says as much as the linked article: It's an island in Clear Lake. Maybe an alternative hatnote which doesn't imply that you can see more:
There is a different Tule Island in
Clear Lake (California)
PrimeHunter
talk
Unable to log in
edit
when logging in using the app on Kindle Fire, the captcha keeps repeating.
I tried deleting the app and reinstalling but did not help.
~2026-25213-72
talk
11:54, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
This is not for questions about the internet, only for Wikipedia. Please do not ask random questions on this site. To answer it, I do not know what you can do myself.
Mysterious Unknown000
talk
14:54, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Please ask this on
WP:VP/T
.––
KE
mel
49
15:28, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
Editor removed my paragraph
edit
Help me please the editor wrongly removed my paragraph because im added nonsensical things but i didn't
While i editing the page i edited the category and add citation needed but the editor was editing THis page but i saw my paragraph was removed so i was so very tired of readding it back please report the editor whom falsely declared me as vandal @
ULPS
HelloIMEditingSometimes2026
talk
13:56, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
reply
I assume you mean this.
[7]
It is gibberish.
AndyTheGrump
talk
14:01, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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As @
LuniZunie
said in their edit summary, the grammar is off and difficult to comprehend.
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
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16:33, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Want to help
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Is there any specific place on wikipedia for articles that need attention? I would love to get some experience in editing. Thank you!
Mysterious Unknown000
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14:36, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Mysterious Unknown000
Check
Wikipedia:Task Center
. Various Wikiprojects, like
Wikipedia:WikiProject Women
will often have suggestions of things to do.
Gråbergs Gråa Sång
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15:03, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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You can try clearing up various articles from categories with
CS1 errors
.––
KE
mel
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19:01, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Google play
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i can't login to Google play I disabled it now can't turn back on I just want to play monopoly go can't down load anything help please
~2026-24984-16
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14:40, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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This is the Help Desk for Wikipedia only, not the entire internet or Google. You may need to contact your service provider for assistance with your device.
331dot
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14:43, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Scrolling photos?
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Is there a way to have one
[[File:name.jpg|thumb|Description]]
element, which is capable of displaying multiple photos from a defined set with user input?
E.g. for an article section I'm working on, I want
this photo
as the primary, but
in the same position with scrolling options
I want to also show
photo 2
photo 3
, or
photo 4
. Each photo represents a distinct period of the attached history paragraph, but they take up too much space if they're all displayed and it's hard to see the boundary between this set and similar sets for other locomotives which also should have a distinct series. If a fixed primary with scrolling extras isn't possible, an automated slideshow between the four photos would be an acceptable compromise.
Thanks,
Anothersignalman
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17:00, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Try using
Gallery tag
.––
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mel
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18:59, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Blocking policy
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I have questions about Wikipedia's blocking policy. I realize that I've made dozens of spelling errors with my DEFAULTSORT edits all of which were easily fixed. But all my edits are always clearly in good faith and I've never vandalized a single page. But now I'm being threatened with being blocked any slight error I may make.
Vincelord
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17:13, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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It seems like you're being threatened with a block because you are repeatedly making many typos in your DEFAULTSORT edits. These may not be intentional, but the fact that you continue making the same mistake over and over indicates carelessness; @
Tom.Reding
has left you multiple messages on your talk page and you haven't replied. Is there something stopping you from just copying and pasting the name instead of typing it?
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
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17:25, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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I know I've been on Wikipedia for 15 years but I've heard of copy/paste before. I don't know how it's done.
Vincelord
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17:28, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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If you're on a PC, it's usually Ctrl + C to copy and Ctrl + V to paste. Just highlight the name, hit Ctrl+C. Then go to wherever you need to paste the name, hit Ctrl + V, and the text will appear there. (Also, please only reply in one place).
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
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17:39, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Thank you. I really appreciate the help.
Vincelord
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17:51, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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No problem :)
🏳️‍🌈JohnLaurens333
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17:52, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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