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May 5

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.143.126.52 (talk • contribs)

Your edit caused an error message to display because the <ref>...</ref> tags were misplaced. The help page Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input describes this error and how to fix it. There are no error messages currently being shown at the Heart transplantation article. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:25, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Asegúrese de que los datos de pasaporte español

Tengo una tarjeta de pasaporte español y la definición de la llamada E D Comprobé en el que no quiero caer bajo pena de ley y Sarvq mi pregunta con todas las tarjetas y los datos de pasaport — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.254.9.239 (talk) 00:11, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

¿Tiene alguna pregunta sobre cómo utilizar la Wikipedia? Ian.thomson (talk) 00:16, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Changing our username

Hi. I just set up an account but our username does not have spaces. Our user name needs to be changed. How can I do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sotheycan (talk • contribs) 01:56, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

With or without spaces, your username is unacceptable because it represents the non-profit organization So They Can. And your userpage promotes the organization, which is also unacceptable. If you as an individual wish to edit Wikipedia for some purpose other than promoting your organization, you can create a new account with a username the represents you as an individual. —teb728 t c 05:31, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And, as well as what TEB728 said, Sotheycan, sharing accounts is not permitted, so if several of you are intending to edit, you should each have an individual account. (You don't need to use your real name, but the name mustn't suggest that you are editing on behalf of an organisation). Finally, if you are intending to edit articles about So They can, you need to read the guidelines on editing with a conflict of interest first. --ColinFine (talk) 10:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: They are now indef blocked as promotion-only account. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:54, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

how to put a note in an existing page

I want to put a note in the 'Empire Sandy' page. In the registration (of the Empire Sandy) descriptions they list Port Arthur for some dates and then Thunder Bay for the last one. I would like to put a note saying that Port Arthur (and Fort William) were amalgamated in Jan 1st 1970 to form 'Thunder Bay' How do I put that note in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cruious2 (talk • contribs) 15:26, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. You do it by using <ref>...</ref> tags, but instead of a reference, you just put a footnote between them. Please change what I have put there if you can improve it. Maproom (talk) 22:10, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Maintenance category

Is it possible to create a (temporary) maintenance category that list all tennis articles which have a link in their 'References' or 'External links' sections to the url 'www.atptennis.com' (example)? This is an outdated link that creates a 404-error. The url to the ATP website was changed several years ago to 'www.atpworldtour.com' and many tennis articles have since been updated but articles with the outdated link still keep popping up. A maintenance category would allow a more structured approach to updating the remaining articles. Thanks.--Wolbo (talk) 15:38, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A bot could do it but a category is a poor way to handle it. A bot-made list would be better but you can just use Special:LinkSearch/www.atptennis.com. PrimeHunter (talk) 15:57, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Given that there are more than 2000 in the list, a bot would be helpful, but the question is whether there is a consistent convention of the URL from the old form to new.Naraht (talk) 16:36, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also, given the unlikelihood of many of these updating, it might be appropriate to use archive.org .Naraht (talk) 16:38, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick replies. The link search is very useful but the outcome of almost 3,000 outdated links is a lot worse than I expected. Will have a look to see if there are any consistent update conventions to the current url so that the migration can be automated but from what I remember this is not straightforward.--Wolbo (talk) 17:06, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you know a date that everything worked, you may be able to have a bot created an archiveurl for a given time. I *think* that archive.org , if given a datetime it doesn't have something from will slide back to the most recent prior. *not* an easy task. But you may want to look at WP:BOTREQ . Even if the people there don't think it is appropriate to do as a bot, it might be able to be done with a a semi-botlike program like AutoWikiBrowser. They would know.Naraht (talk) 19:27, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why do my posts keep disappearing?

I keep posting about my dog on the 'oldest dogs' page but my posts keep disappearing. I get no notification or explanation...they just vanish. I have included reference to the woman that handled my dog's paperwork...150 pages plus photos at Guinness, etc...but my posts keep disappearing. What gives?

Rtotoj (talk) 15:53, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For the reason given at User talk:Rtotoj#Recent edits to List of oldest dogs. There are 3 wikilinks in that message, telling you how to provide a citation to a reliable source. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:59, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Donna Summer

I don't want to create an account. But the Donna Summer page has an incorrect link to the "Mistaken Identity" tour. It is linked to Kim Carnes' tour and not Donna's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.154.235.102 (talk) 19:16, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed I changed the link so it links to her "Mistaken Identity" album, not Kim Carnes' "Mistaken Identity". Joseph2302 (talk) 19:19, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Princess Cruises New Tagline

Hi, the new tagline for Princess is come back new. Escape completely was retired over a year ago. You may find the new logo on our company website (princess.com). Thank you!!

Hello, anonymous person. If you want to suggest an improvement to a Wikipedia article, the best place to do so is on the article's talk page; and it's helpful if you provide a published reference for the information you want changed. --ColinFine (talk) 23:09, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Things vanishing from my watchlist

For several days now I've noticed articles are vanishing from my watchlist. I re-add them, but within a few hours they disappear. Is this a bug or am I being hacked by nefarious cyberthugs? Popcornduff (talk) 19:38, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's rather odd behavior both for software and thugs. Are you saying that you'll put something on your watchlist and then later, when you go back to the article, the blue star at the top is no longer blue? If that's so, then someone at WP:VP/T may have a better answer than someone here. VP/T is more for technical issues such as a bug.

That's exactly it. For example, I've repeatedly re-added Thom Yorke to my watchlist (having worked on it a lot in recent days), but checking it today, it's gone. This has happened across different machines. Popcornduff (talk) 10:11, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean that something will be on your watchlist view and then later isn't, that may be because you have 'Hide bot edits' chosen and a bot was the last editor to edit the article. Therefore it would drop off the view of your watchlist. Dismas|^(talk) 06:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed this happening over the last couple of days as well, and I don't believe it's to do with hiding bot edits. I've actually had to re-add an article to my watchlist several times now. I will keep an eye out, but I had wondered whether it was some kind of bug. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 10:47, 6 May 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Need help uploading new graphic

The company logo at the top of the page Aruba Networks is sorely out of date, and I'd like to upload a newer version. I have the graphics I need from the Aruba Networks marketing department, but I'm not sure how to upload since I just created a new account, and won't be make changes to any article besides just this one graphic swap.

Suggestions on how to do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lrpiccolo (talk • contribs) 20:32, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You can't upload to Wikipedia until your account is autoconfirmed (4 days old and 10 edits) so your only option is to request upload at WP:FFU.--ukexpat (talk) 20:51, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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