Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2018 February 9

Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current Help Desk pages.

February 9

Zab Judah

Good day I am the professional boxer Zab Judah and I wanted to know if you can please update my personal status? I am single and no longer married to Christina Llano my divorce is now final. Can you please remove her name from my bio? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C05D:14D0:6806:3529:B8EA:462E (talk) 00:03, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

I'm puzzled because I cannot find any mention of Christina Llano in the article about you. Your mention above seems to be the only place on Wikipedia where that name occurs. I expect you have seen a Google infobox with that name, but we have no control over what Google displays. You will have to take up the matter with them. Dbfirs 00:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Our stock answer for such posts:

Are you by any chance referring to a photo or text shown to the right of a Google search? Google's Knowledge Graph uses a wide variety of sources. There may be a text paragraph ending with "Wikipedia" to indicate that particular text was copied from Wikipedia. An image and other text before or after the Wikipedia excerpt may be from sources completely unrelated to Wikipedia. We have no control over how Google presents our information, but Google's Knowledge Graph has a "Feedback" link where anyone can mark a field as wrong. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:49, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

1). Help link to reference! 2). Wikipedia… STARFISH 3). Section… SENSORY/NERVOUS SYS. 4). Info to add… Most known starfish species possess a compound eye at the tip of each arm, which, except for the lack of true optics, resembles an arthropod compound eye. 5). Link… http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1777/20133011

THANK YOU!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bkripto (talk • contribs) 00:20, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bkripto: I have fixed the referencing errors at Starfish#Sensory and nervous systems. However, the wording you have added appears to be a direct lift from the source. Please return and re-write it in your own words as otherwise it is a copy violation which Wikipedia takes seriously and can lead to loss of editing privileges if it is not quickly put right. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 00:48, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Working with Infobox School template.

I'm adding to my high school's wiki page (Denver Academy)and I am having trouble getting info to show up in the sidebar template. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jake.Nicholas (talk • contribs) 04:15, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey Jake.Nicholas. Poking through your edits, it's not totally clear what the problem is. The information you're adding seems to be showing up in the infobox just fine. GMG^talk 07:22, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Moonwalm

The moonwalk please see Bill Bailey performance's and correct you reference.

https://www.google.com/search?query=Bill+Bailey+moonwalk&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&hl=en2601:644:1:23C3:BC31:8626:65CC:6354 (talk) 05:06, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Bill Bailey is mentioned in Moonwalk_(dance)#History, with a reference. Maproom (talk) 10:31, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Haha! You had me wondering then. I thought you were talking about the comedian not the tap dancer! nagualdesign 14:00, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

A page on wikipedia needs tweaking

The article Trans_woman is messy. Can someone please fix it? Lionesstiger (talk) 06:10, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Lionesstiger. That article is "semi-protected" due to heavy vandalism, so it can only be updated by autoconfirmed users. You will qualify as autoconfirmed soon, but not yet. Even so, the best way to suggest improvements to that page would be to describe specifically what you think should be done at Talk:Trans woman. Try to be clearer than just saying it "is messy", and ideally say what you think should be done to improve it. Include any references to support your suggestion. Then editors can discuss it and agree on how best to incorporate your suggestion into the article.--Gronk Oz (talk) 08:18, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

coding robots

Hi. i wanna to start coding of wiki robots, where can i start ?--Dandamayev (talk) 11:17, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

• Wherever you want, Dandamayev, but please read Wikipedia:Creating a bot first. If you know how to code but do not have any idea of what to do, you can pick something off Wikipedia:Bot requests. Make sure you understand what editing Wikipedia is about, though - I just reverted an edit you made to Purim, blanking a whole section "because it used primary sources" - when in reality that section discusses those primary sources, using scholarly sources. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 12:44, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Sandbox

Hey! I'm new to Wikipedia. Do I understand wright that any post or editing I'm doing in sandbox will not be public and will be saved as a draft? Kojasaar (talk) 13:56, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Kojasaar: You are correct up to a point. Any edits you make to a sandbox in your userspace you can 'save' by clicking 'publish' but it will not be saved as a draft per se. If you are looking to create an article it would be better to go via articles for creation or the article wizard. Please see Help:My sandbox for more info about sandboxes generally. Please do not create content in your personal sandbox that is unrelated to Wikipedia's goals as it will likely be deleted. There is also WP:SB which is a general area for experimentation but which is cleared regularly. Eagleash (talk) 14:38, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Kojasaar:, edits in your sandbox are visible to anyone who cares to look, so they are public in that sense. Sandboxes are given some latitude, since they are not finished articles, but content that breaches or rules on copyright or advertising can still be deleted Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:23, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

External Links Port Vale FC

Hi,

I have added some valuable information to the Wikipedia Port Vale FC page and would like to know if adding *National News Coverage Port Vale FC News to the External Links of the page is ok?

This external link is taking users to a place that is of interest and help regarding Port Vale FC national news.

Kind regards,

Daniel Thompson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fcexclusive (talk • contribs) 14:34, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Please do not link spam on Wikipedia. Sam Sailor 14:44, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Blocked. Black Kite (talk) 14:55, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Draft:Sam Davis (producer)

I don't understand why the article Draft:Sam Davis (producer) has been deleted. The last time the submisson of this article was declined was because of the following: "Please edit this submission for grammar, spelling and capitalization before resubmitting." I've corrected this and now the article has been deleted and I don’t know why. Sam Davis is a very successful producer in Germany, he even won an International Emmy in New York for one of his films A Day for a Miracle - which is very very rare for a German producer. Winning an International Emmy, which along with the Oscars are the most recognizable entertainment award worldwide, is sufficient grounds for an English language Wikipedia article.

Also his German Wikipedia article has no issues and has been accepted. I have given a lot of soures to show his notability. If you look at other Wikipedia articles, for example, of another german producer Stefan Arndt, there are only a few sources to show his notability and his article has been accepted. Fair standards. So please help me to have the article of Sam Davis equally accepted.

Thanks KatharinaRB (talk) 16:19, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

The deletion discussion is at Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/Draft:Sam_Davis_(producer). The German Wikipedia article has only two references, neither of them meeting the standards required at English Wikipedia. But you're right about Stefan Arndt, I've nominated that article for deletion. Maproom (talk) 18:10, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

MoS question

The first sentence of Interstate 35 says that it ends in five. It ends in the digit 5. What is the correct way to state this? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 16:31, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

As you said in your section heading, it's in the MoS, in this case MOS:NUMERAL. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:34, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Yes, but it isn't clear in this case. It is an integer less than 10, but it is extracted from "I-35". The name of the highway ends in the digit 5. It is more of a name than a counting number.

For instance, "five" is not used in Interstate 5 or List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 17:52, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

For example, "There are five interstate highways in Jasper County, California, and I-5 is one of them." Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 18:22, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bubba73: I would say the digit it ends with is a case of "figures as figures," which is mentioned a bit further down. "Figures as figures" should be written as numerals ("5" in this case). Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 06:53, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Why are Template:Pitbull songs and Template:Jennifer Lopez songs purple instead of yellow?

Why are {{Pitbull songs}} and {{Jennifer Lopez songs}} purple instead of yellow? Please {{ping}} me when you respond. --Jax 0677 (talk) 18:18, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Jax 0677: Purple links denote pages that you have visited. Clear your browser cache and they will turn blue. I'm not sure why you think they should be yellow. nagualdesign 20:02, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Reply - @Nagualdesign:, I think you misunderstood me. The background at {{Pitbull songs}} behind the word "Discography" is purple, but the background behind "Pitbull" at {{Pitbull}} is yellow. Do you know why? --Jax 0677 (talk) 20:17, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Jax 0677: This is decided by the type of artiste. See Template:Navbox musical artist (parameter 'background') for information. The same applies to musical infoboxes. Eagleash (talk) 20:24, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

I had no idea that J.Lo was an artiste! nagualdesign 20:34, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Nagualdesign: Artiste = "professional entertainer, one not involved in the 'fine arts' ". Eagleash (talk) 20:47, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

I always thought that artiste was just a flowery way of saying artist, used by artists with an inflated ego. nagualdesign 20:51, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Reply - @Eagleash:, @Nagualdesign:, the background field for both says "solo_singer". --Jax 0677 (talk) 20:27, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Both {{Pitbull songs}} and {{Jennifer Lopez songs}} use {{Navbox}} not {{Navbox musical artist}}. nagualdesign 20:32, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Jax 0677: Ah right: One Pitbull template uses 'template navbox': One uses 'template navbox musical artist'. Lopez uses 'template navbox'. The difference is caused by the coding of the template. BTW, there's no need to type reply. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 20:41, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Template:Cite book

Hi everybody! In Template:Cite book#Anchor, we find the phrase "When |mode=cs2 defaults to |ref=harv. See Template:Citation/doc § Anchors for Harvard referencing templates." Question: Isn't there something missing to complete the sentence before "See"?--Boczi (talk) 19:14, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@Boczi: The whole paragraph is about ref written in bold at the start. It means that if |mode=cs2 then ref defaults to |ref=harv when no value is set for ref. I think it would be excessive to repeat the names of parameters all the time. The whole page is full of paragraphs about a specific parameter without constantly repeating the parameter name. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:43, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Thanks a lot! Now I've tried to take heart and improve it, as the sentence appeared to be incomplete, still. So I hope it is better now. Best wishes--Boczi (talk) 14:29, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

How to do 'See also' and 'External Links'

I'm not sure how to create links that will appear underneath See Also and External Links — Preceding unsigned comment added by CanadianMusicFan3 (talk • contribs) 20:33, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

When in doubt I usually find another article and look at the source code. See also sections follow the form:

==See also==

*[[Article 1]]

*[[Article 2]]

External links look like this:

==External links==

*[http://www.website1.com Name of website]

*[http://www.website2.com Name of website]

Does that help? nagualdesign 20:42, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

CanadianMusicFan3, note that "See also" shouldn't include anything already wikilinked in the text, and there are restrictions here on what are acceptable as ELs Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:43, 10 February 2018 (UTC)