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March 23

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why has my name and descrition been taken down — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.87.252.6 (talk) 00:38, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Can you give us a page and a full description of what happened? -- The Voidwalker ^Discuss 00:41, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

This is the only edit made from your IP address. If you made the edit from a different IP address, please provide us with the page that you are asking about. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:50, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Stitchers

Regarding (Stitchers) the season 2 link goes to the show baby daddy instead of stitchers season 2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.51.209.202 (talk) 02:40, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Discuss on the article talk page, Talk: Stitchers, or be bold and edit the article, but if so, be prepared to discuss if reverted. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:49, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

The link to season one (in the episode table) goes to the right place but the link to season two goes to Baby Daddy as stated. Clicking on 'edit source' for the table just gives (me) a mark up of a template for list of Stitchers episodes. No idea how to fix it so the link goes to the right place. It's not all that controversial, I wouldn't have thought anyone would want to revert the correction of a link. Eagleash (talk) 04:40, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

The code says {{:List of Stitchers episodes}}. The colon in front means it's not transcluding from a template but an article: List of Stitchers episodes. That article uses <onlyinclude>...</onlyinclude> to control which parts are transcluded. The error has been corrected in the article.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 13:49, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Should have spotted that. Eagleash (talk) 16:02, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, is an editor "allowed" to edit the remarks and comments of another editor on Talk Pages?

On Wikipedia, is an editor "allowed" to edit the remarks and comments of another editor? I am not referring to articles, obviously, as we all edit each other's edits all the time. I am referring to comments, posts, remarks, etc., on Talk Pages and User Pages and such. I assume it's not proper etiquette. But is there some rule/policy about this? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 05:45, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Joseph A. Spadaro: WP:TPO is the guideline you're after, which I recommend taking a glance at. Others' comments and posts should generally not be edited without good reason. In addition to not doing the obvious things like editing a comment's meaning, you also shouldn't edit someone's comment to fix their grammar, spelling, etc. Reasons why you might reasonably edit someone else's comments could be to fix a formatting flaw that damages the readability of the page; adding a missing signature; removing prohibited materials such as copyrighted content or libel; removing off-topic posts or spam; moving a comment to the proper section; and so on. Basically, use good judgement! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:51, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I will check that page out. Thank you. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 07:08, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

As noted, please read talk page guidelines carefully. Only in rare cases is an editor allowed to edit the talk page remarks of another editor, and in some cases except those rare cases, editing another editor's talk page comments is disruptive editing. Changing the spelling or grammar of a post isn't disruptive; it is just rude. Changing the meaning of another editor's post is a very serious matter. Do you have a specific reason for asking? Did another editor edit your post? Do you wonder whether you may edit another editor's post? Robert McClenon (talk) 01:49, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: Thanks. No specific reason. Just a general curiosity. I was not sure if it was rude and lacked etiquette and, as such, was simply frowned upon. Or if there was a "real rule" about it. In other words, I wasn't sure if it was simply an unwritten rule and an expected behavior. Or if there was an actual written rule. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:09, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

@Joseph A. Spadaro: The usual reason that I find myself editing another editor's comments is to shorten or clean up a link to an article. A lot of IPs and new users will copy the URL from their browser for the article they're talking about. So it will look like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk and I'll change it to a wikilink such as Wikipedia:Help desk. It makes their comment easier to read and not as messy looking but in no way changes what their meaning was. Dismas|^(talk) 17:26, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

@Dismas: Thanks. Yes, I do minor administrative things like that myself. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:54, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, all. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:56, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

mortgage law

You allowed someone to edit Mortgage law which was edited to correctness in 2013, and the edit was wrong. THE NOTE is repaid! The mortgage is to secure the NOTE. Lawyers who bombastically believe only they are correct change definitions to comport with their limited myopic intelligence. They write it and memorialize it -- but it does not change the definition it just changes the argument. So now wiki is dumbing down the process facilitating not so bright editors. It will dilute the meaning of your effort. (by the way wiki noted dumbing as incorrect . . .) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teddy321 (talk • contribs) 15:24, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

This is the encyclopaedia that anyone can edit, but we are keen to get the facts correct. Sorry you were upset by an article, but you do not make clear what the problem is. If you believe there is an error on a page, please correct it and provide a reference for your correction, or, if your edit might be controversial, please discus it on the talk page of the article first. Dbfirs 15:49, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Looking at the edit history of Mortgage law and the date in question (2013), I guess this is the same person as the IP who tried to "fix" that definition in 2013 by adding a very similar rant to the article, [2] & [3]. @Teddy321: If you disagree with the content of the article, you should discuss it at Talk:Mortgage law, citing reliable sources to support your claims. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:21, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

?how can I write a new Wikipedia article?

What do I need to do in order to write a new Wikipedia article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LizardBird3 (talk • contribs) 17:38, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Check out WP:YFA which has tips and guidance for writing your first article. RudolfRed (talk) 18:13, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

submit an article

Hi,

I have finished an article on chloroplast migration and I would like to submit it for review. I am unable to find a submit button on the editing page. Can someone please help? Plant Stress Doctor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Plant Stress Doctor (talk • contribs) 19:10, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

I tried but failed to add a submit button. I'll try again tomorrow when I'm at a real computer. The draft needs a fair bit of work before it can be accepted:

• it needs dividing into sections with real section headers
• the first sentence uses the word "another" without explain ing what the prior ones are
• terms like C3 should be wikilinks, so readers can easily find what they mean

I can help you with this tomorrow. But I still have fears that the draft may be rejected as a research paper. Maproom (talk) 19:35, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

I've added {{submit}} to the draft so that it can be reviewed. If you want to continue working (and not have the draft status be submitted), either contact me here, or change the template to be {{AFC submission|T||ts=20160323202349|u=Plant Stress Doctor|ns=118}} Cheers! -- The Voidwalker ^Discuss 20:27, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Assessment box display

Hello, I'm in the process of making a GLAM page for the BYU library. I've made a talk page template to put on related pages, and now I'm trying to make an assessment table like many Wikiprojects have: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Harold_B_Lee_Library under "assessment." Do I need to make a page for each cross-category (i.e., FA-class Top-importance articles and the like)? I think the way the Wikiprojects do assessment tables is more automated but I'm not sure how to get that to work. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 19:14, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi Rachel Helps (BYU), it seems to me that your issue is specifically related to the GLAM Project, so you'd get better specific advice if you ask at Wikipedia talk:GLAM. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:40, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try there. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 15:33, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

IP

Resolved

 – Suppressed the edit in question. Future requests should go to the oversight team via email to oversight-en-wp@wikipedia.org GorillaWarfare (talk) 21:32, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Can somone please help me hide my IP on this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mazar_%28mausoleum%29&type=revision&diff=711580107&oldid=702208591 Adjutor101 (talk) 18:59, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Problem with article

dear sirs, I wrote on wikipedia about Lubomir Tomaszewski I add reliable source, but still you write that aricle may be delay, can you te me why?

Lubomir Tomaszewski

Regards Marlen — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarlenPaterson (talk • contribs) 22:25, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

I've removed the template, you don't have to worry. -- The Voidwalker ^Discuss 22:29, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Also removed the uncategorised tag, as several have been added. Eagleash (talk) 22:32, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Help with re-titling: David L. Mackenzie

Folks,

I cannot seem to find the pathway for editing the title of an article that I created: David L. Mackenzie

Having recently discovered that the historical figure's correct name is David D. Mackenzie, I made the requisite edit within the article. I have not yet discovered the method by which to edit/correct the article title to: David D. Mackenzie

Sincerely,

Chuckjav (Charles Greene) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chuckjav (talk • contribs) 19:39, 23 March 2016‎

Changing the title is known as "moving" a page. The 'more' tab at the top of the article page will reveal the link in a drop-down. Your account seems to have existed long enough and completed enough edits for you to be able to undertake the move. Please ensure that you complete the edit summary. On another point, please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~) to produce a signature and timestamp. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 23:59, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Also, Chuckjav, you really should have a source for the correct name. Both sources currently cited in the article list no middle initial or name at all. See WP:MOVE for more about moving a page. DES ^(talk) 00:05, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Will-Do, and thank-you for the assistance

Chuckjav Chuckjav (talk) 00:21, 24 March 2016 (UTC)