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May 8

List of people from Leeds

Ref number 91 is dead. Please remove it - I am unable. I replaced it with another verifiable ref. Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 00:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Srbernadette As explained at Wikipedia:Link rot#Keeping dead links we do not normally remove citations with dead links. Instead we try to fix them if possible, but even if that is not currently possible, it may be in future, and the cite may still be of value, so please do not remove it or ask anyone to do so. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:51, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

I have left the dead link in - but could one of the more experienced (cleverer) editors try to fix it? Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 00:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Only because you said please.... Lourdes 01:10, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

someone keeps deleting edits

I have been trying to correct info on a page dedicated to our charity motorcycle club & people keep deleting the info even though it is the true history.

We have a tribute site that has posted on it to attract people to their name but they are nothing to do with our 60 year old club other than trying to encourage people to come to their events

we are older people & have been running the club for 45 years so are baffled why anyone wants to delete our edits

Can someone please help us to combat this, or should I just start a new page about the club

of course anyone can amend or add to the story, that's fine, but it has to be the truth & factual

thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reverendtonup (talk • contribs) 09:26, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

You haven't given a link to the article in question, and I can't find it among the list of edits you've made yourself, so it's impossible to give a specific answer. Any material added to a Wikipedia article should include references to confirm that it's true, otherwise it's likely to be deleted. Maproom (talk) 09:39, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Reverendtonup: Hello, please could you provide a link to the page in question. It is not easy to say, from what you have told us, why edits have been removed but the most likely possibility is that no reliable source was included to substantiate your changes. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:41, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@Reverendtonup: I am guessing the article in question is 59 Club - is that correct? You also have Draft:The 59 Club, but you are the only person who has ever edited it. --Gronk Oz (talk) 10:40, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

If that is the right article, then material has been removed for several reasons, and they may not be obvious to somebody who is not familiar with Wikipedia's policies. One is "unsourced content" - that is, material that is not supported by citing a reliable source that verifies the material. Personal experience is not verifiable, Wikipedia needs material to state where the information can be confirmed. Other material was removed because it was "original research", or speculation about what will happen in the future - neither of which fits with Wikipedia's policies. (Click on the blue links in that sentence to see more about each of those issues.) I fully understand that it is frustrating to be unable to put in material which you know is correct - but what you know is less important here than what can be verified in a reliable source. --Gronk Oz (talk) 10:50, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

To keep improving the article, I suggest the best way is to start by making a suggestion on the associated Talk page, Talk:59 Club. This is the place where editors can agree on what changes will improve the article, avoiding the back-and-forth changes on the article itself. Provide the source to support the change you suggest. Once there is consensus, the article can be updated. --Gronk Oz (talk) 10:59, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Table edit help

Hi. How can I make a line in a table to be thicker or colored? Like in this example — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daduxing (talk • contribs)

@Daduxing: Below is an example with style="border-top: 4px solid red;" in a row. See Help:Table#More complex examples. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:06, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Header 1	Header 2
row 1, cell 1	row 1, cell 2
row 2, cell 1	row 2, cell 2
row 3, cell 1	row 3, cell 2

PrimeHunter Thank you very much. Have a nice day. --Daduxing (talk) 11:24, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

My Wiki Entry Disappeared!

I worked very hard at my entry...why is it now gone? It was quite extensive!

Michael K. Clifford CliffordCapital 173.170.211.147 (talk) 11:26, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

This is the only edit saved by your IP address. We need more info to search for anything you might have saved with an account or other IP address. Is it about Michael K. Clifford which was deleted in June 2016? PrimeHunter (talk) 11:32, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

My goodness; Michael K. Clifford was a particularly steaming pile of promotional dung. I will reserve to myself my opinion of the subject of said article; but the article was thoroughly despicable and unsalvageable. Orange Mike | Talk 22:54, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

HOW TO HIGHLIGHT A NAME WHEN EDITING

I am totally new to this. Have figured out how to edit & reference but am having problems in figuring out how to highlight a person's name or title in the editing. Still having problems figuring how to get the right help. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank You! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2PacKidada (talk • contribs) 12:13, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@2PacKidada: Hi! You might be trying to link a name like I did with the word "link"? Click my "link" or have a look at the source code of this page to see how I did it. Hope this helps! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 12:19, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

About creating accounts

My friend's trying to create an account with the username Noice, but it apparently already exists, however, their non-existent userpage, Wikipedia says they aren't registered. What's going on here? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340846610974113794/443454585491947520/unknown.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340846610974113794/443454661593268245/unknown.png Banana439monkey (talk) 16:56, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

• Usernames that are very similar to existing ones cannot be registered normally – but if you do want to use one, you may request its creation at Wikipedia:Request an account. Lourdes 17:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

But even that says it's taken. Banana439monkey (talk) 17:58, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

We have a unified login system with other wikis run by the Wikimedia Foundation. Special:CentralAuth/Noice shows the name is taken. The English Wikipedia account can only be created by the existing user. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:34, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Haringey Borough FC

Hi, I tried to edit honours section for Haringey Borough as they won the isthmian division One north playoff fina 2017-18l but it was rejected. I was just wondering why this was the case as previous winners of the playoff final have it listed in their honours section on their wiki pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donbenkneetoe (talk • contribs) 21:06, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@Donbenkneetoe: Hello, you should discuss it with the other editor involved, either at the article talk page or your or his own talk page. You could also raise it at the football project talk page to see if there is a convention. If other articles have the win listed as an honour that doesn't necessarily mean that it is right to do so or that this page should have it shown. Please sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 21:27, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Double content

Hello,

Could someone look at Women in the United States Senate and remove the page's double content? I have no idea which parts should be left and where. Thanks.

WhatsUpWorld (talk) 21:59, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

What do you mean by double content? PrimeHunter (talk) 22:03, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Possibly the two tables that overlap: the one with current senators and the one with all of them, with the ones in office highlighted in blue? Clarityfiend (talk) 00:21, 9 May 2018 (UTC)