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September 9

Article not linking

Can anyone fix the error at J. T. O'Sullivan#NFL statistics. Can't figure out why the years won't link. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:01, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed by replacing tabs by spaces.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 01:13, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How could you even tell that lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:25, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder that many times too... Lourdes 03:17, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Broken code which looks right is sometimes caused by invisible Unicode characters or a character which looks like another. You can fill out the "Characters" field at http://r12a.github.io/apps/conversion/ (tool unrelated to wikis) and click "View in UniView" to see the used characters. If you only want to fix the code and not find out what was wrong then you can also just try to delete it and manually type it. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:46, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, interesting. Thx. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 16:49, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Account deletion

I want to delete my Wikipedia account? how do i go about doing this?Zielinski Auto Parts (talk) 02:11, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Zielinski Auto Parts, this subject is addressed at WP:U#Deleting and merging accounts. Basically, it's not possible to delete an account entirely, but it's entirely fine if you just want to stop editing with this account. Nyttend (talk) 02:19, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So there is no way possible for it to happen. not even done by technical with my persimmon to do so?Zielinski Auto Parts (talk) 02:21, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. Our software doesn't allow it. And even if it did our copyright restrictions don't allow it. Sorry. You can request to be vanished but that is about it. --Majora (talk) 02:27, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok i request to be vanished. it was fun while it lasted Zielinski Auto Parts (talk) 02:36, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You're going to have to actually read that link and follow the instructions. We don't do that here. --Majora (talk) 02:38, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, where the link locate under? what sub heading?Zielinski Auto Parts (talk) 02:41, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WP:VANISH --Majora (talk) 02:44, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rfc problem

Hello. This WP:RFC launched on 5 September still has not been automatically added to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Politics, government, and law and Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia technical issues and templates, and thus has not garnered much community-wide attention. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks.--Neve –selbert 04:40, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Neve-selbert: see Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment#RfC bot not working correctly.3F RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 05:21, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How to indicate that a new article in one language is available in other languages?

If i create the missing article in Danish for the region Livernon, which in Danish would be at da:Livernon, how do I indicate that this article is available in other languages, so readers get the list of references to other languages to the left when the read the article in Danish? --MortenZdk (talk) 08:08, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@MortenZdk: see Help:Interlanguage links RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 08:21, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@RegistryKey: Thanks, did not know about Wikidata before; great :-) --MortenZdk (talk) 08:46, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Change a title.

Dear help desk,

I would like to change the title of a Wikipedia page of the hotel I'm working with:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Hotel_Bah%C3%ADa_del_Duque_Resort

The hotel has changed its name to just "Bahía del Duque". Could you please tell me how to do it? I read the help articles but I couldn't make it.

Thank you so much in advance,

Jonatan Rey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JonatanReyB (talk • contribs) 09:17, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, changing a page title is done by 'moving' the page via the 'more' tab at the top of the page. This will only be available to you after your account is four days old and you have made at least ten valid edits. However, as you have stated you have a connection to the article subject, you should not be editing the page yourself. Please see WP:COI for more information. You should make requests for edits at the article talk-page. Please sign your posts on talk-pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:28, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

errors in information in details of village panchayat information under ibrahimpatnam mandal

In Ibrahimpatnam mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana state you have given the information about the panchayats. In Mangalpally panchayat you have given the telephone code is 040. But 040 is the Hyderabad city code. Actual code is 08414. Next, in Patelguda gram panchyat you have given the transport code is AP 26. But AP 26 is belongs Nellore, Andhra Pradesh state, Not Telangana. correct code is TS 08. Please rectify it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.206.211.35 (talk) 10:59, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The correct code is already given in the first article that I found. Could you provide links to the articles which contain errors, or, even better, make the corrections yourself. This is the encyclopaedia that anyone can edit. Dbfirs 19:33, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not all of the user scripts I have installed are working all the time

It seems that only half of the user scripts that I have installed on my common.js work at a time. Sometimes they seem to go out at random or not load at all. Any ideas on how I can fix this? I've already cleared my browser cache and removed some lesser scripts. -- MorbidEntree - _{(Talk to me! (っ◕‿◕)っ♥)}(please reply using {{ping}}) 11:40, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@MorbidEntree: Yes, please check if you have both "Compact language links" beta feature in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures as well as "SidebarTranslate: display sidebar language links in English" gadget in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets enabled. The SidebarTranslate gadget does not play nice with the "Compact language links" feature and you should disable it, if enabled. Also replace // Adds the hidden host navbox to your Teahouse pages in your common.css with /* Adds the hidden host navbox to your Teahouse pages */ - NQ (talk) 13:04, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

indefinite aka unknown Youshallnotpassss (talk) 14:56, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

I am blocked for making socks for an indefinite amount of time, so how long would you think that is. If it is more than a few weeks I'll forget about editing Wikipedia Youshallnotpassss (talk) 14:56, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You are not blocked on the English Wikipedia, which is what this is. As for your indefinate block on the Plants vs. Zombies wikia, see the responses to your earlier post, here. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:00, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Now they are and will remain so until they can prove they are here to contribute and not troll. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 16:01, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt he's trolling, I think he just doesn't understand the difference between Wikipedia and the Plants vs. Zombies wikia. But I agree, that's a sufficient reason to ban him anyway. Maproom (talk) 16:19, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How/where to make suggestions for Wikipedia core functionality?

I have an idea for a Wikipedia core functionality; where can I make such a suggestion? --MortenZdk (talk) 15:44, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Post it at the Village Pump Idea Lab, WP:VPI RudolfRed (talk) 15:50, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@RudolfRed: Thanks :-) --MortenZdk (talk) 16:00, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Change/ add pictures to my Wikipedia

Hello I would like to add and change my picture and I try logging on and change it myself but obviously it doesn't work So I'm hoping you can help me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.114.107.104 (talk) 19:30, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please be specific where do you want to do it? Varun FEB2003 09:09, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright licence

This licence is compatible with Wikipedia/Wikimedia, am I correct? Joseph2302 20:52, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Joseph2302: According to WP:FAQ/Copyright, yes. Ppp ery 21:01, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Joseph2302 21:06, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Joseph2302: Just for future reference a good list of acceptable CC licenses can be found on Commons on their Flickr how-to page. See c:COM:F for the chart. The symbols are also a nice added touch on the Commons one. --Majora (talk) 22:11, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

how to swap redirect page and main page

Hi there

The pages https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jodi_Vaughan&redirect=no and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Vaughn should actually be reversed. The NZ recording artist's name is Jodi Vaughan (as can be seen on any of her record albums https://www.google.com.au/search?q=jodi+vaughan+records&safe=active&espv=2&biw=1590&bih=906&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjoiYibuIPPAhWFJ5QKHcvIACEQ_AUIBygC&dpr=1#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=jodi+vaughan), it is not and has never been Jodi Vaughn.

Regards.

Glen Moffatt Sinzt (talk) 23:32, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sinzt: You can request moves like this at WP:RM. Administrators and users with the page mover right can perform such swaps. clpo13_(talk) 23:50, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sinzt: I have moved Jodi Vaughn to Jodi Vaughan but didn't need my admin powers. All autoconfirmed users including you could have moved it per Wikipedia:Moving a page#Moving over a redirect. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:23, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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