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September 22

Help with duplicate user accounts

I apparently have two user accounts, one from 2006 which I accidentally just logged into and made a talk page comment and one from earlier this year where I drafted my 1st article. I know having two accounts is against policy so how do I go about getting the two accounts linked up? I see that is the recommended course, but missed the how-to in my search. Thanks, wysockat & wysockat85 Wysockat (talk) 21:26, 22 September 2016 (UTC) Wysockat85 (talk) 21:27, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

@Wysockat85: having multiple accounts is not against policy. Abusing multiple accounts is. You don't have to do anything about the old account, simply don't log in and use it anymore. If you want people to know that the old account is also yours, you can write that on your user page, but this is only optional. If in the future you are applying for a special user right, like adminship, it's wise to be open about former and alternative accounts. See WP:SOCK#LEGIT – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 21:31, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Incorrect Wikidata?

Greetings, keepers of the eternal flame!

I created Lubomirski Palace (Opole Lubelskie) some time ago, and on re-reading it I notice that that the article at pl:Pałac Lubomirskich w Krakowie in the lh 'Languages' navbox-type-thing is about an entirely different building in Krakow. An attempt to edit the Wikidata page leaves me somewhat baffled and confused. I wonder if someone could remove the offending link. I would write it myself, but I don't speak Polish. Cheers, >MinorProphet (talk) 01:48, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Hopefully these edits have fixed it. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:23, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Changes on Gita Niketan Awasiya Vidyalaya page

i am trying to update my school page.when i change this page ,my changes are restored by grayfall.whats the problem in my change? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.172.153.246 (talk) 05:29, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

110.172.153.246, hello and welcome to Wikipedia. In Wikipedia, material that you add to any article should be supported by reliable sources. In other words, at the end of every statement that you add to any article, you should provide evidence of the source from where you got this statement. Such evidence is provided through citations. Any material that is not supported by sources can be reverted by any editor, and this is what is happening to all your changes. I would suggest that you read up the following pages before editing, as repeated insertion of reverted material can get you blocked, and you have already received multiple warnings to the same effect on your talk page.

• The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Contributing to Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Simplified Manual of Style

Come back if you need any assistance. Lourdes 06:19, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi 110.172.153.246, even if sourced, some of your over-detailed additions, such as lists of school co-ordinators and details of house meetings, are not required (Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines#What not to include).
Furthermore some of your phrases such as "taking school to new heights and flights with best possible events." are meaningless puffery and should not be included in any article - Arjayay (talk) 09:25, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Correct small but major mistake in bio

The article about Elliot Schrage incorrectly states that this individual is the president of Facebook. I can't directly fix it myself without independent review because I have a WP:COI. I explain in further detail and provide citations for the correct title here: Talk:Elliot_Schrage#Correct_major_mistake I put in a "request edit" on the Talk Page but also am raising the request here as this is a major piece of misinformation to have on Wikipedia (and showing up on search engines), especially because it seems credible given the context - this guys actually is one of the senior leaders of Facebook.BC1278 (talk) 18:07, 22 September 2016 (UTC)BC1278

 Done Looks like it was some old vandalism here. clpo13_(talk) 18:12, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

USAF question

Does becoming a U.S. Air Force pilot automatically makes you a civilian commercial pilot? Thank you a lot. --LLcentury (talk) 20:35, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 5.2 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. --David Biddulph (talk) 20:43, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

To answer your question though, no. †Dismas†|^(talk) 00:47, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

On edit counting

Hi,

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I was wondering if there was some way to transclude my edit count onto my userpage. I made my 1000th edit yesterday and I don't like having to update my edit count on my page every month or so as it often falls about 100 edits shy of my real total by then.

Any and all help is appreciated.

Thank you,

YITYNR ^{My work • What's wrong?} 21:31, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

@YITYNR: You can use {{User:UBX/LiveEditCounter}}, which will show your true edit count for users who have installed the JavaScript tool (of which there unfortunately seem to be only thirty). However, for users who haven't installed the JS tool, it will still show a manually-updated count, and there is no way to do what you are looking for. Pppery 21:51, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Pppery: Thank you very much; have a nice night. However, I originally installed the script under the wrong title, so could an admin please delete User:YITYNR/LiveEditCounter.js for me?

Thanks!

YITYNR ^{My work • What's wrong?} 22:39, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

@YITYNR: What you have done with your userpage seems a bit odd to me, though. IF the script is installed, the two occurences of N+ in the userbox with the pencil icon will display your true editcount, but the place in the infobox-like thing at the top of your page wont. Pppery 22:45, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Pppery: I have installed the script, and when I saved the page the two occurrences of N+ did read '1004', which was my edit count at the time. The infobox did not, and I realised that; maybe I'll have to replace that with a "see below" message. YITYNR ^{My work • What's wrong?} 22:48, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Can't upload a file that is not harmful and it is my work.

Hi,

I have been trying edgeways to update the picture of Leticia Gomez Rivera (she is my mother, BTW) on Wikipedia. Every attempt now forbids me as it is considered harmful or not my work or both (or undetermined non-harmful).

What should I do now? I only want to update her Wikipedia entry with a better photo that I shoot myself.

Regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roberto.jimeno (talk • contribs) 22:40, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

I see you have now uploaded File:LetyGomezMexico20160320.jpg to Wikimedia Commons and added it to es:Leticia Gómez so I guess you worked it out. Note that this is a help desk for the English Wikipedia. She does not appear to have an article or photo here. I don't know Spanish but it looks like the Spanish Wikipedia has a help page at es:Wikipedia:Café/Archivo/Ayuda/Actual. Commons has a help page at commons:Commons:Help desk. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:14, 23 September 2016 (UTC)