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November 28

Save issue

Hello, I'm trying to make a userpage subpage, but the save button doesn't work- or more accurately, when I click it, it does nothing. Can you please help? Thanks, CrazyMinecart88 19:30, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Half an article in Italian ...?

Hi,
the last third of the article about Alsate, the Apache chief ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsate ) is in - I think - Italian; probably not vandalism, more like some infelicitous editing, I hope - Idk. Sorry if this is the wrong place to give notice, btw. T 85.166.162.64 (talk) 00:58, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the heads up - I needed a translation needed tag to the article. If it's not addressed soon, the non-English material can be deleted. Best ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ^ᐐT₳LKᐬ 01:30, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

I've changed the tag to {{Cleanup translation}} instead like I mentioned on the translation project page. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 01:55, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Thx. T 85.166.162.64 (talk) 05:31, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

English Wikipedia Account Request Second Email Never Sent

I received my email requesting an English Wiki page, but a second email to confirm was never sent. My first message said: "Once you click this link, your request will be reviewed, and you will shortly receive a separate email with more information. Your password is not yet available.". It's been 2 weeks and I never received an email. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.64.237.82 (talk) 01:28, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Have you checked your spam folder? The email may have been mistakenly sent there. It's also a possibility that the account request was turned down. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 01:49, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Updating a Brand Page

Hi there, Wondering what's kosher when it comes to a brand updating its outdated Wikipedia page. Can the brand do it without issue? Can a person not tied to the brand do it without issue? What are the risks involved in updating your own Wikipedia page? Thanks @WBrodribb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.81.55.2 (talk) 01:46, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello WBrodribb, and thanks for asking about this. Anyone connected to the subject of an article as outlined in the conflict-of-interest guideline is strongly advised to refrain from editing the article directly and instead make edit requests on the article's talk page. If an editor is being paid for their contributions to an article, they must disclose this status per the Wikimedia Terms of Use (see the paid editing policy). If you do edit the article directly, you can run the risk of being blocked for promotional editing if you cannot write from a neutral point of view, which can be very hard for connected contributors. – Teratix ₵ 02:19, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

2019 Pro Bowl Logo

Can you upload the 2019 Pro Bowl Logo please. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 02:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Why Didn't You Answer Me 2 Days Ago And Why Didn't you Upload the logo. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 15:29, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

New, Unwelcome 'PopUps'

Is there a way to stop these obnoxious "OnHover" popups that started about a year ago? I find it impossible to read an article of any length and scroll through it, without seeing these unwelcome windows intruding upon the reading material. Really? How much was this change vetted?

Navigating articles these days is like a game. I can spend hours some days reading Wikipedia, but have to take on extra skills to avoid this. You cannot scroll without having some popup take over your display. Disabling Java and Flash does not help.

I assume this is some sort of HTML5 extension? Isn't it just as easy for those of us who want to view a linked article, to open it in a new tab or window - rather than have it obstruct the entire article that we're already reading?!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.111.230.40 (talk) 02:41, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

It sounds as if you may have accidentally enabled an optional feature "Navigation popups". To disable it, click on "Preferences" (near the top right corner of any page), select the "Gadgets" tab, and uncheck "Navigation popups". Maproom (talk) 08:11, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Or perhaps you mean Page Previews? You can turn those off by clicking the cog icon on the bottom and selecting 'disable'. – Teratix ₵ 08:46, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, it's Page Previews. But unfortunately they cannot disable it without creating an account. It's default in non-logged interface. –Ammarpad (talk) 10:54, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

No, you can disable them without logging in, using the same method of clicking the cog at the bottom right of the popup. Disabling popups whilst not logged in sets a cookie, which means it'll be remembered on that device that you're on as long as the cookie remains there, but will not persist across multiple devices. --Deskana (talk) 11:13, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for that info. I struck my incorrect comment. –Ammarpad (talk) 11:34, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Help!

How do I submit my summary of main points and conclusion of Research Project for publication? My Instructor said, "Contribute your passage to a Wikipedia

(Links to an external site.)

Links to an external site.

page related to your research topic. Just find an entry you feel relatively confident adding to, and go for it. Instructions on how to edit an entry are located on the main page of Wikipedia."

My paper was deleted already from Draft Talk which said it was posted there in error.

Please help me. Thanks, T — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teresa Huston (talk • contribs) 05:38, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

@Teresa Huston: I speculate from the way it was worded that your professor did not expect you to create a new article. Instead, It appears that you are expected to find an existing article to which you can contribute based on your research. Since research papers are written in a style that is different from an encyclopedia, You will need to add sentences, written in an encyclopedic style, and add citations to reliable sources (i.e., those that you found in the course of your research) to support your sentences. If I am incorrect and your professor did expect you to create a new article, then we have a whole series of points to raise with you and your professor, because the effort to get a new article into Wikipedia is generally large. -Arch dude (talk) 06:51, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Teresa Huston, I hope your professor has read Wikipedia:No original research. Maproom (talk) 08:14, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Multiple pages

Hi,

Can i create multiple pages for a university? For example the university has to campuses can we create 2 separate pages. Will it be useful. Kindly suggest. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.63.243.250 (talk) 06:49, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

If a topic is notable by our definition, not yours, then it should have an article. See WP:N. thus, if the second campus has been extensively and independently covered in news articles, it may deserve an article. However, if you are associated in any way with the university, you should not write create the article:see WP:COI. Instead, you should create a draft and submit it. In many cases the desirability of a separate article is a matter of editorial judgement, and we are all editors here, including you. You should think in terms of what is best for a user of Wikipedia who is looking for information: will a separaet article be mor useful, or will it be detrimental? -Arch dude (talk) 06:59, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Individual campuses of a university are unlikely to be independently notable, but may be worth adding a mention of the different campuses into the one article. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:27, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Deactivating the account

Hello,

We would like you to guide us in deactivating this account. We have issues with the username which we want to change. The page is showing name as user: Fwalla and we want to change the name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fwalla — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fwalla (talk • contribs) 08:49, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Hoping for a positive response.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fwalla (talk • contribs) 08:47, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

@Fwalla:, You don't actually need to deactivate your account. If you need to change your username, it can be done at [here]. If you are facing problems in getting to the link provided by me, just follow the following steps:

1)Click the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page .
2)In the left side navigation pane, under 'Tools', click 'Special Pages'.
3)Now, in that page, under the section 'Login / create account', click on 'Global user account rename request' and follow the instructions provided there.Adithyak1997 (talk) 09:16, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

(e/c) @Fwalla:You say "we"; who are "we"? That sounds like the account is used by more than one person, but a Wikipedia account may have only one user. And while I have your attention, your sandbox draft blatantly promotes Furniturewalla; promotional articles are not permitted. —teb728 t c 09:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

@Teb728: Sorry for not checking that. @Fwalla: Please read [this].Adithyak1997 (talk) 09:32, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

This account has been blocked by an admin as a spam user name making spam edits. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:40, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

What to do with an old user account

Can someone point me to the right discussion area to figure out what I can do with my old account, now that due to my own blunder I can no longer access it? Difficultly north (talk) Simply south alt. 13:42, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

@Difficultly north: There isn't really anything you can "do", per se. If you can no longer access it, it will just go unused. You can(and probably should) identify your current account as a successor to your old account.(which I now see that you did) 331dot (talk) 13:45, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

What should I tag the pages with? Retired or something? Or just redirect the lot? Difficultly north (talk) Simply south alt. 14:00, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

If it were me, I would post on the user talk page of my old account a statement saying something like "I was the operator of this account, but I can no longer access it and created my current account as a result." 331dot (talk) 14:01, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Although the second account was created for other reasons and has been semi-active for many years. But I will say something similar. Does it look okay? Difficultly north (talk) Simply south alt. 14:10, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Seems OK to me. :) 331dot (talk) 14:15, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Timezone of Edits?

What timezone are edits listed on the "View history" tab of Wikipedia pages? For example, this page shows the most recent edit as being 23:22 21 November 2015. Is that 23:22 UTC or 23:22 local time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by OlganITicIna (talk • contribs) 17:18, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

It depends on your settings. If you go to Special:Preferences and find the "Appearance" tab, scroll down to "time offset" where you can set how it displays for you. The default is server time, which is UTC. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 17:20, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

I'm not sure if this is the way to reply, but thank you! OlganITicIna (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:02, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Removal of attribution... edit blanking.

Is it possible to have any attributions made by me for editing I have done in Wikipedia removed? Essentially to have every edit I have made to be removed? Hamster Sandwich (talk) 23:39, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

No. Please don't overreact; you ran into a jerk at WP:BN, and he followed you to your talk page. Ignore him. This is not in keeping with your "not going to harm, not going to help" philosophy. --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:46, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

No. The legal answer is that every time you press the submit or publish button you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL. Stephen 23:49, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

True, and thank you for your prompt reply. Hamster Sandwich (talk) 02:38, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Hamster Sandwich, and FWIW, the person who gave you the most grief isn't actually an admin themselves, and on that evidence would never become one Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:05, 29 November 2018 (UTC)