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August 22

Weird section banners?

In the crucible steel page I am seeing:

That appears to me to imply that sections of crucible steel are Wikipedia policies? I do not know what to do. 69.168.144.139 (talk) 00:04, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

One of the tags applied ( {{Disputed tag|talk=Crucible steel#Not in agreement with other sources}} ) was incorrect and has been removed. The correct tagging should be {{disputed-section|Talk:Crucible steel#Not in agreement with other sources|date=July 2014}}, but unfortunately there has been, for more than a year, a bug in the way the templates work, see Template talk:Disputed-section#Talk page link feature seems to be broken. --David Biddulph (talk) 00:26, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

okay then. Thankyou. 69.168.144.139 (talk) 00:38, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

SAVED BOOKS

HELLO! I want to ask THAT yesterday i saved a book of some 3 -4 pages , but today when i logged in , the ' ADD TO BOOK ' widget was firstly unavailable and then when i re started it, my yesterday's saved book was lost... help me with this .....DO SAVED BOOK APPEAR ONE FOR A DAY , A SESSION OR WHAT? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamran365 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

@Kamran365:, It looks like you saved [1] yesterday. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 04:31, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Alternative account

Resolved

 – 1999sportsfan (talk) 08:07, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Is it alright if I create an alternative account to use when I am in public wifi hotspots or computers? I am worried that my password can be captured and that I can be held responsible for edits which I did not make. Is it considered sockpuppetry if I create a second alternate account for security purposes? 1999sportsfan (talk) 07:17, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi, the short answer is yes - see the details at WP:VALIDALT for a full explanation. CaptRik (talk) 08:05, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, @Captrik! 1999sportsfan (talk) 08:06, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Deletion tag log

Dear editors: Is there a help page that explains in detail about the various logs and how to use them? I found Help:Log, but it is very general. For example, what is the "tag filter" and how is it used? Also, there is a log called "deletion tag log"; when I add my username there are two entries; since I know that I have tagged hundreds of pages, does this mean that all of the others have been deleted? —Anne Delong (talk) 11:22, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

@Anne Delong: I believe that the deletion tag log only records deletion tags applied through Page Curation; it doesn't record twinkle or manual nominations. The log records all such actions, including when the page was deleted.

On the User Contributions log, adding in a parameter in the "tag filter" brings up any edits that were tagged by the corresponding edit filter (e.g. [2]). Examples of tags are "blanking", "possible BLP issue or vandalism"; they're all listed at Special:Tags. I have no idea how the tag filter works with any of the other logs. (talk) 22:33, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

(sigh) Thank you, Altamel. As happens about once a week, I am feeling that editing Wikipedia is like wandering around in the woods and every now and then bumping into a tree. These tags, then, have nothing to do with the frequent use of the same word to mean the adding of little templates to pages, which then expand into automated messages? For example, the ones created by Twinkle or the Page Curation software? —Anne Delong (talk) 23:16, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

The tags of the "tag filter" are mainly there so suspicious edits are marked for recent changes patrollers. So yes, they are different from all those maintenance templates. Wikipedia is like a giant forest, straight out of a Grimm Brothers' fairy tale...who here hasn't become lost or run into unpleasant characters? But it can be fun to explore all the hidden places. Altamel (talk) 23:34, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Referencing

How do I reference and submit pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gblake1989 (talk • contribs) 16:14, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Try this guidance on writing your first article. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:28, 22 August 2014 (UTC)