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October 19
editI have mucked up badly when trying to make a file on this article smaller. Please fix sorry. 203.132.68.1 (talk) 00:52, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- No worries; should be fixed now. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:53, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Sorry - reference 3 should have the publisher in forward slanting italics but NOT (I think) in BOLD. I am too scared to fix this myself. Please help if you can. Thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 01:12, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Fixed - See the change made here that fixed it. You just needed to remove three single-quotes on each side of the publisher title to change it from being both bold and italicized to being just italicized. Adding two single-quotes on each side will italicize the text (but not add bold font), three single-quotes adds only bolded font (no italics), and five single-quotes adds both fonts. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:18, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
In the section - "Bridesmaids and page boys" section, I have tried to do the link on Autumn Philips - who has her own page. But, it is in RED. Please help Thanks203.132.68.1 (talk) 02:19, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed, you merely misspelled Autumn. MB 04:05, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Vandalism
editHi, I am a new user(only was autoconfirmed today) and I want to know what should I do when I see vandalism. Can you take a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Kane, one sentence says "PICKLE REE divined..." is this vandalism because I'm pretty sure PICKLE REE does not show up in any of the books.
Thanks --Boothsift (talk) 04:07, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Most articles can be edited by anyone. This means that in most articles, vandalism can be reverted by anyone. This particular instance looked like the simple addition of a couple of words. Some IP kindly removed it. What's more problematic is what to do when you suspect alteration. I could explain, but a full explanation would be laborious for both you and me until you're familiar with the exploration of article history. This isn't hard to understand, once you familiarize yourself with it. Here is a silly fellow. (I always think of such people as male.) I "reverted" his last, stupid edit to an article. What I could have done instead is to use the "history" to see, and then to edit, the version of the article that preceded his silly interference. Attempting to edit an old version brings up a warning message. Ignore the warning message and instead simply click "Publish changes" (of course providing an informative edit summary). If you'd additionally like to make other improvements to the article, go ahead, but the article history will be easier for others to understand if you make these improvements in one or more separate edits. -- Hoary (talk) 04:23, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Stray reference
editHi, on the English Wikipedia page for Globeville, Denver, there is a stray reference at the very bottom of the page, just above the categories. This reference occurs by itself, after the regular references. I cannot fix this because I cannot find the reference anywhere when I edit the page. What is generating this stray reference and how can it be fixed? Thanks and best wishes, Jeffrey Beall (talk) 10:43, 19 October 2018 (UTC).
- @Jeffrey Beall: The reference was coming from {{Neighborhoods of Denver}}. I have fixed it there.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 10:59, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
socialsecuritywaste.com
editThis isn’t a reliable or unbiased source, imo. But its claims about education among GOP and Democrats are a major feature of Republican party.107.77.231.130 (talk) 19:34, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Please start a discussion on the article's talk page, proposing corrections. If you don't get responses, just edit the article. If you do get responses but cannot reach consensus, follow the steps at WP:DISPUTE. -Arch dude (talk) 01:02, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
Need help on grammar
editI have edited the article of EOKA, a massive edit.[2] My edit was reverted, which caused me frustration as I had worked for 2 weeks and used 3 great books on the subject- probably the 3 best. The user who did the revert explained that grammar was one of the reasons he did it. When I answered him that he could just help to improve, he declined and proposed for me to go back to el.WP. Can anyone help me fix the grammar mistakes? You can find the version in my Sandbox. The section that need improvement is the "Armed struggle". Is this the appropriate place to ask for such help? Should I ask elsewhere? You can find the discussion, at the EOKA's TalkPage. Thanks.Cinadon36 (talk) 20:56, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Hello Cinadon36. You should not attempt to undertake such large edits that have a high probability of being challenged. You should attempt such edits small bits at a time, with edit summaries (which you've ignored). And if your edits are reverted, you need to take up the discussion on the talk page (which you have). And when you find that consensus does not exist on the talk page for your overall changes (it doesn't exist as of right now), then you need to propose the changes step by step, bit by bit, rather than en masse. So if it's only grammar that you wish to improve, without inserting heavily slanted POV statements, continue discussions on the talk page. Read dispute resolution for more information on this. Warmly, Lourdes 02:18, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
- Hello Cinadon36, I know nothing about the content, but your edit also introduced lots of BLOCK CAPITALS, and changed the spelling from British to American English. We don't do either of these on Wikipedia without good reason. Dbfirs 07:44, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you both for your comments. Lourdes, I am following dispute resolution as you suggested. Hope it will get us somewhere. As for POV, it is not a POV edit I am trying to insert. But I do understand why they are objecting the edit on such a claim. It is because EOKA is a highly controversial and polarizing subject. Among the right-wingers Greek Cypriots, they are considered heroes. Among British were seen as villains, during the past decades. Among Turkish Cypriots were considered super-villains. That 's why any attempt to write the article according to mainstream scholars (RS) is seen a "POV pushing". I wish more users, not heavily interested in EOKA, could offer a helping hand. Is there a way to make a call to a non-POV audience? Would that be appropriate? User:Dbfirs Are you talking about the block capitals used in the translation of EOKA's first pamphlet? It was not me who added that text. Cinadon36 (talk) 08:20, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry, yes, on looking again, I realise that the block capitals were part of a long quote. Dbfirs 12:47, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you both for your comments. Lourdes, I am following dispute resolution as you suggested. Hope it will get us somewhere. As for POV, it is not a POV edit I am trying to insert. But I do understand why they are objecting the edit on such a claim. It is because EOKA is a highly controversial and polarizing subject. Among the right-wingers Greek Cypriots, they are considered heroes. Among British were seen as villains, during the past decades. Among Turkish Cypriots were considered super-villains. That 's why any attempt to write the article according to mainstream scholars (RS) is seen a "POV pushing". I wish more users, not heavily interested in EOKA, could offer a helping hand. Is there a way to make a call to a non-POV audience? Would that be appropriate? User:Dbfirs Are you talking about the block capitals used in the translation of EOKA's first pamphlet? It was not me who added that text. Cinadon36 (talk) 08:20, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
How to translate the map legend (in German) to English in an embedded map, part of the article on The Vikings
editurl is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings#/media/File:Z%C3%BCge,_Landnahmen_und_Siedlungsgebiete_der_Nordm%C3%A4nner_-_800-1050.png 216.110.201.69 (talk) 21:00, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- The file is commons:File:Züge, Landnahmen und Siedlungsgebiete der Nordmänner - 800-1050.png. The German legend and also the German text on the map are part of the image made by Mediatus. The language can only be changed by making a new version of the file with image software outside Wikipedia, and uploading the new file with another name. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:45, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Mediatus may have created this from files that are easier to edit than the PNG file. If so, he may choose to provide those files to you if you discuss it with him on his talk page. -Arch dude (talk) 00:57, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
- I asked Mediatus in German to share a SVG or other source file, in case my German is less worse than his English (they seem to be mostly active in German). TigraanClick here to contact me 12:53, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
- Mediatus may have created this from files that are easier to edit than the PNG file. If so, he may choose to provide those files to you if you discuss it with him on his talk page. -Arch dude (talk) 00:57, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
Bold type.
editI changed the large page description to a single title. I wish to reverse the change.
Frank — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.134.233.241 (talk) 22:05, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Please let us know which page you are referring to. This question is the only edit from that IP address. RudolfRed (talk) 22:50, 19 October 2018 (UTC)