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March 4

Incorrect info that is now showing up on Google search - please help! :(

Dear Wikipedia Help Desk,

This page is about me, Grace Randolph:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Randolph

In March 2016 someone maliciously - I believe it to be someone who was harassing me online at the time - posted incorrect information about my birthdate, saying it was "April 1st 1973". The information could not be verified - again, because it's incorrect - and was deleted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grace_Randolph&oldid=710418988

However, it has now come to my attention that the old, incorrect information is coming up in "Siri Knowledge" on cell phones when you begin to type in my name, citing Wikipedia as the source.

Is there a way to permanently delete this old page/revision so that Siri does not access it?

I've tried to do it myself but cannot.... If you need further information from me, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks so much, Grace Randolph — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bonnar212 (talk • contribs) 07:45, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

An administrator can remove visibility from some or all revisions of a page however I don't believe that would help you in this case. "Siri Knowledge" will have accessed the then-current version of the page at some point in the past to obtain the text and removing it from the Wikipedia history wont make any difference to what it does subsequently. It will likely update itself from time to time by re-accessing the now corrected page and at that point your problem will go away, or you may be able to request that it does that sooner by requesting it of them. But I don't think there is anything further that can be done at the Wikipedia end. Dorsetonian (talk) 15:02, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

   Alright thank you Bonnar212 (talk) 16:21, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect page layout

Hi, I was looking at the page Rabindranath Tagore and noticed an error in the layout of the page. In the lead section, underneath the infobox is a map rendered using the template {{Location map+}}. The map comes with an option to display the locations using different zoom levels, which is usually underneath the map. However, on this page the options are incorrectly placed on top of the page underneath the hatnote and above the lead paragraph. I've tried a few different things but was unable to fix the error, so I was hoping someone else could. Thank you in advance! Shuipzv3 (talk) 12:54, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The example at Template:Location map#User selection of multiple maps does the same so it's apparently a template/module issue and not something in the article. I will post to Module talk:Location map. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:15, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article used Template:Location map+ which is meant to be show multiple locations on an individual location map. I've fixed the article. MB 14:34, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tabs upper left on articles

I changed computers (and operating systems) two weeks ago and noticed a few days ago that tabs that used to appear at the upper left of the screen are missing: Can't remember the labels for all the tabs but one (I think) was Edit, included in which was the option "Find on this page." I can no longer find these tabs which I used a lot, particularly the "Find on this page" feature. Are these restorable by the user? Is this omission a change initiated by Wikipedia or some "feature" of my new computer/software? [HP runnin±g Windows 10] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joan Lewis (talk • contribs) 15:35, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

First thing I would check is make sure you are not somehow on the mobile version. You shouldn’t be but it happens sometimes. If you are, scroll to the bottom of the page and find the link that says “desktop”.

If that isn’t it, you may want to look in your preferences, which alow all sorts of adjustments of the apearence of Wikipedia.

If that stil doesn’t do it I would reccomend asking again at WP:VPT. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:58, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Joan Lewis: It sounds like general browser features and not Wikipedia features. Did they only disppear in Wikipedia? Ctrl+f is Find in most Windows browsers. In some browsers Alt will temporarily display a horizontal menu which is hidden by default. There may also be an icon at the top right to display a vertical menu which includes Find. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:14, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Draft: Murat Karahan

Good morning Sir or Madame, Is possible to review my draft for the Murat Karahan page as soon as possible?

Respectfully, User: Christmastreelig — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christmastreelig (talk • contribs) 15:48, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As it says in the box at the top of your draft, there are 2570 pending submissions waiting for review. The wait might be up to two months. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:52, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Christmastreelig: I have made some small adjustments to refs and other formatting. Some parts may require a minor rewrite to avoid peacock terms such as 'World renowned' which did not have source to back it up and therefore sounds as if it is 'opinion' or 'point of view'. Wikipedia articles have to appear neutral. There are also insufficient references (there seems to be just one in a lengthy 'early life' section) and more to reliable sources would be beneficial. There is nothing to stop you improving the page whilst awaiting review, but as David says there is quite a backlog. Eagleash (talk) 16:17, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Christmastreelig, If I'd seen this before I looked here, i would have deleted it as spam. As it is, I've cleaned-up the worst stuff, don't put it back, and do add references for what you have written Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:06, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Remove from "archive board"?

For some reason, this page with incorrect info is coming up for "Siri Knowledge" and giving out incorrect info.

Is there a way to remove this page from the "archive board" for my page?

Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grace_Randolph&oldid=710418988

Bonnar212 (talk) 17:43, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

1. It isn't your page.

2. You asked this, and were answered, just a couple of sections above above, an hour and twenty minutes ago. -Roxy, the dog. barcus 17:48, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes but the page is about me, and the archive board info is new. Bonnar212 (talk) 17:50, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What is "an archive board"? -Roxy, the dog. barcus 17:55, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's the edit history of the page. Thanks for doubling back, Roxy. Bonnar212 (talk) 18:35, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I believe what you are asking for is revision deletion, but it's quite clear from that linked page that there is no way it would be done just to remove a disputed date of birth. But I'm sure it doesn't matter - deleting old versions of the page really isn't going help one bit with what third-party sites serve up - when and if those sites come back to Wikipedia to re-get or update their information they will access the current version. However, by asking for this twice here (and twice more at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard) you are drawing attention to something you clearly want to suppress - be aware of the Streisand effect. Dorsetonian (talk) 08:22, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing error

Hi, can anyone please fix the referencing error at Daniel Lucas Segovia? I am unable to do it. RRD (talk) 18:26, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done Just needed a line feed removing: Noyster (talk), 19:16, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

hi

last year I did Medical editor stats 2016 at[1] and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Stats/Top_medical_editors_2016_(all) at Phabricator however this year it seems they might be shorthanded[2]where could you suggest I could try?, thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:08, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine#WikiProject Medicine/Stats/Top medical editors.

BTW, you will get better results if you give your questions a descriptive title so that people reading the table of contents can tell what question you are asking. A lot of editors will not bother reading something titled "hi". --Guy Macon (talk) 18:50, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

thanks(answered at talk page)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:18, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]