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August 27

On this day....

Can you nominate an event to be included on a day's anniversary? --LLcentury (talk) 00:59, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Yes you can LLcentury, please see WP:OTD for instructions on how to do so. These instructions may seem a little vague, so if you have a specific idea that you want to suggest, and don't know how, you can ask here. -- The Voidwalker ^Discuss 01:09, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Unable to reset my another account password

Am forget my login password for my another account, but unable to get my reset password link on that mail kindly rectify — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfaathima (talk • contribs) 16:26, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

When does the edit show

Hi, I'm new and have just made an edit but it has not shown up on the site, I am guessing it needs to be moderated? How long does it take for it appear? Regadrs Robert Nicholas — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertnicholas (talk • contribs) 17:55, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Your account (User:Robertnicholas) has definitely made no other edits than the one above. Try the Sandbox for testing. Your edits will usually show in your contributions immediately after you click 'Save'. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 18:00, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

@Robertnicholas: Perhaps you clicked the Show Preview button instead of the Save Page Button:

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If you do not click on Save Page, the edit will not be kept. Pppery (talk) 18:19, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Panting

Hello, I created the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panting_(ship_construction) I am trying to link to it from "Panting" on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms#P but as it consists of a template I have not been able to figure out how to insert the link. Thanks in advance for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AugusteBlanqui (talk • contribs) 23:03, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Not 100% sure what you intend but [[Glossary of nautical terms#P|piped content]]? Eagleash (talk) 23:23, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

I think this edit does what you intended. --David Biddulph (talk) 23:53, 27 August 2016 (UTC)