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December 19

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How do I recover a lost Username? I could create a new account but would prefer to use the old one if possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:D17D:9F00:1019:6861:9CA9:6A (talk) 01:16, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

If you did not associate an email address with your account, there is nothing that can be done for you to regain access to your old account; you will need to create a new one and identify it as a successor account to your old account. If you associate an email address with your new account, you can recover your password so this sort of thing doesn't happen again. 331dot (talk) 01:24, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Finding the Deletion Article

I would like to know where can I find the article I made which was deleted in speedy deletion criteria? Draft article: Octagon Studio or Octagon Studio Limited

Also, how can I contact the one who deleted the article because I want to reupload it after editing it again.

Another thing is how can I ask for opinion whether my article is already correct and can be published accordingly?

Thank you! [[User:|Mikethepaddingtonbear]] (talk) 05:08, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Mikethepaddingtonbear: Hello, there is a redlink at your talk page which points to the 'deleted' draft. There ypu will see links to the talk page of the Admin. who deleted the content. Only Admins. can see deleted content. You can create a new page with substantially different content, but please avoid promotional wording as it will very likely be deleted again. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 05:58, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Possible Page Deletion

Hello,

I have received a message regarding a page I am working on , saying it might soon be deleted. I am new to this and can't find a way to reply to this or get advise on how to reverse this decision.

Can You help me please?

Regards,

Steve — Preceding unsigned comment added by Woodsryan284 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Woodsryan284: Hello, I have moved the page to Draft:Steve Woods (broadcaster). Please continue to develop the article there. Please do not use talk pages to begin new articles; this is against normal operating procedures and can lead to deletion of the page. Please use the article wizard to create new drafts.

On another note, if this is an autobiogrpahy, please read this page and why this is not always a good idea together with WP:COI and WP:PAID (the latter is mandatory) and make any necessary declarations. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 05:42, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Create new page, still under review?

Hi,

Yesterday I created a page for a company, HostNOC (Here is the draft: Draft:HostNOC_Web_Hosting), i want to ask if it is successfully submitted or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xavierjinan (talk • contribs) 06:03, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Xavierjinan: I've submitted the draft on your behalf. Note that there is a large backlog of 4-5 months. If you expect compensation for your edits here or have already recieved compensation, you might also want to read WP:PAID Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 06:16, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict)@Xavierjinan: Hello, a review tag has been added to the draft, submitting it for review. This can take up to 16 weeks so please be very patient. In the meantime you can continue to develop the page in draftspace. Please remove anything which might be considered promotional or in praise of the subject. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 06:17, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict)@Xavierjinan: First, the good news: Victor Schmidt mobil submitted it for you. Now the bad news: our volunteers review things when they feel like it, so it can take a long time. And now, the worse news: Your draft will be declined because the article fails to establish that the subject is notable by our definition. If you want to have any chance to avoid this, immediately read (and by this I mean study) WP:NCORP. My guess it that you will not be able to meet this requirement. If I am correct, you will be wasting your time and ours if you continue. No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability. See WP:AMOUNT. -Arch dude (talk) 06:29, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Content Deleted from my pages

I have edited my page on 14th December 2019. But someone has deleted my contents from my page. Please help me to restore it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kcgnibin (talk • contribs) 09:45, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

From your user name and the fact that you refer to the article as "my page" it seems that you are associated with the article's subject. Before doing anything else please read WP:COI and WP:PAID and ensure that you comply with them. Some of your edits were deleted because they were recognised as violations of copyright - please put things in your own words to avoid this. Mikenorton (talk) 10:18, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Question about how wikipedia knows that we are males or females

Hi. I was wondering about something that happened long time ago, an editor in Wikipedia mentioned me in (his/her) talk page. The notification said user:X mentioned you in her talk page. How did Wikipedia know it is her not his? There is no category or userbox in her/his user page or talk page. This is just a question, not important. I am just curious.--SharabSalam (talk) 12:12, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@SharabSalam: I believe Wikipedia derives that information from the user's 'How do you prefer to be described?' setting in Preferences -> User profile. EDIT: Fx. mangled ping & re-sign. AddWittyNameHere 12:18, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

AddWittyNameHere, thanks! I never noticed that option.--SharabSalam (talk) 12:24, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

SharabSalam, you're welcome! There's enough preference settings that it's pretty easy to overlook some. (It sometimes even happens to me when I know the setting I'm looking for and roughly where it should be...) AddWittyNameHere 12:27, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

How do I get rid of a picture for 1 article but keep it on Wikipedia?

I was wondering how? New3400 (talk) 12:21, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@New3400: Files (images) have to be uploaded either to Commons or to Wikipedia. They are then linked to so as to display on pages. Removing the code from one page will not delete the image from the project as a whole. Eagleash (talk) 12:34, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

It is worth noting, however, that a non-free image loaded to enwiki is liable to be deleted as an orphan if it isn't used on at least one article. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:48, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Ditto to the above - if an image is free, it should be uploaded to WikiCommons, and it'll stay there. If it's "fair use", it can only be used in articles that the free usage applies. If the article either no longer exists, or doesn't have the picture on anymore, it is no longer fair use, and should be deleted. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:53, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I think you mean "fair use", Lee Vilenski. --ColinFine (talk) 17:09, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I did. I have zero idea why I put free use. That would be the exact opposite. I'll change. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:37, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@New3400: Please identify the picture and article so we can see the circumstances. As the edit notice for this page says: "If possible, please be specific in your question rather than general and link to any page or article your question involves, or at least tell us the title of the page." PrimeHunter (talk) 17:06, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

My Wikipedia

Hi Team.

My profile on wikipedia information is incorrect and has a different profile picture.

I have set up an account to change the information to the correct information but its not allowing me to remove this photo.

I am Ryan Edgar. But the account information is wrong including this photo that has appeared

Please let me know if you can make this change for me. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by MRRYEDGAR10 (talk • contribs) 14:14, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

MRRYEDGAR10 The article in question, Ryan Edgar does not have a photo. Are you by any chance referring to the photo that appears on the right of a Google search for Ryan Edgar? If so, Wikipedia has no control over that, and Google draws that information from a variety of sources. You can click on the link that says "Feedback" under their Knowledge graph and report the error to them. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:19, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

D.O.B

This article has my correct D.O.B

https://www.eurosport.com/football/ryan-edgar_prs198177/person.shtml — Preceding unsigned comment added by MRRYEDGAR10 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

My D.O.B is incorrect.

Please update as im not allowed to updated my own profile.

My D.O.B is 26 February 1986 — Preceding unsigned comment added by MRRYEDGAR10 (talk • contribs) 14:25, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

MRRYEDGAR10, is there a published source with the correct date of birth? Information in Wikipedia needs to be verifiable, in other words, readers need to be able to look at our sources and verify that they say what we say they say. We cannot take your word for it, either that you are the subject of the article or that your date of birth is when you say it is. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:28, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Im not understanding?

The information you have is wrong.

I can send you my ID and copy of my passport which has my photo and D.O.B

How can we resolve this asap? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MRRYEDGAR10 (talk • contribs) 14:33, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

1. Please don't begin a new topic for every response. You can click on the little "edit" button by the last header to add to that conversation.
2. For future reference, this type of conversation should be held at Talk:Ryan Edgar. Use {{request edit}} (just like that with the curly brackets) to get people's attention. That said, it's fine here now.
3. Please don't send anyone your ID or a copy of your passport. Like I said, Wikipedia's rules require information to be verifiable, in other words, readers need to be able to check our sources. The date of birth currently in the article came from "Help desk/Archives/2019 December 19". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2019.. If it is incorrect, we can change it if you provide a source (magazine article, news article, website) that has the correct information. If you cannot provide such a source, we might remove the date of birth all together, but it would be better to have correct information if possible. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:38, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@MRRYEDGAR10: Please note that one of the currently cited references, SoccerWay, also has 10 August 1986. I suggest you contact them to correct it (along with national-football-teams.com mentioned above). Once those sites have been corrected, if you'll post to the article talk page Talk:Ryan Edgar as mentioned above, someone should be able to update it. I'll also note that the FIFA site (currently the last cite) has no date of birth; getting it placed there would be sufficient to overrule the sources that have it wrong. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 09:08, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Update Company Logo

Hello, How do I update my company logo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.113.100.84 (talk) 14:49, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

What is the article in question, and is there a link to the new logo? Also, since it is your company you should not edit the article associated with the company at all. Rather you should use {{edit request}} on the article's talk page to ask someone else to make the changes. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 14:53, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Contributing

Can you allow us to donate using Apple Pay? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.178.53 (talk) 15:56, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

This page includes ways to donate. I don't see Apple Pay on the list. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:45, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

1067th Engineer Constuction Group

I have around 60 pages to back up my Exhibits A -M. But I have no way of knowing how to get this into my article 1067th Engineer Construction Group.

The part that is the article now has all been hand typed. And as you can imagine 60 + pages would be a impossible task for a one fingered typist as myself.

I do however have the whole article on a flash drive. Of which I have no idea how to get into my existing article. I also have gotten it published in Wikimedia Commons. Again no knowledge of how to move to this article, if at all possible.

90% of my article is backed by either The National Archives in St Louis ( Personnel files sent for and received personally. ) Or College Park ( Unit Files by personal visit to the archives and Copying. ) All files have been de-classified. Most bearing the de-classifying number. The other sources being Wikipedia, Military.Com Unit and Clifton Allen Pratt Family Biography, which could be edited out.

I would like to take a minute of your (all of you ) for taking the time to help me in this project. The 1067th was a small Engineer Company That was conceived towards the end of the war. My father Clifton Allen Pratt had the honor of being it's first commanding officer if only 3 days. He was only a major at the time and they needed someone with more rank. He then became the Exec Officer. Anyway this gives me a chance to bring a small recognition to this small band of men.

Also I would like to wish each of you: A very Merry Christmas. And thanks for any help that I can get to get this published.Aapostal (talk) 16:26, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Aapostal Please don't upload or re-type your 60+ page source! Please read referencing for beginners to understand what we need. Basically, we need to to tell us where you got the information in such a way that we could go to a library or on the internet and retrieve a copy of the documents you used. We don't need you to actually upload the documents themselves. So if it's a magazine or newspaper article that you got the information from we would need:

1. The name of the article
2. The name of the magazine or newspaper
3. The date when it was published
4. What page it was on

~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:52, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Aapostal: All of your hard work is valuable, but Wikipedia considers it to be "original research". See WP:OR. We cannot accept original research. Instead, you need to find an acceptable venue where you can publish this. If that venue is itself a reliable source, then after it is published you can reference in an article here. An example might be the journal of a military historical society. If you just want to get it out there on the web someplace, then consider other web sites. We have a list at WP:OUT. -Arch dude (talk) 17:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Aapostal: Courtesy link: Draft:1067th Engineer Construction Group. You may also find guidance and resources at WP:MILHIST. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 09:21, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

About the vote

Hello! Is it necessary a minimum of editions to can to vote? In some Wikis, 300 editions required! Best regards! -- A.WagnerC (talk) 16:51, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

A.WagnerC, No, there is generally no criteria on who can vote in discussions. Although you do require to have registered an account to vote in Requests for adminships, this is the only similar restriction I can think of here. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 16:56, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, OxonAlex! -- A.WagnerC (talk) 17:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

But note, A.WagnerC, that while any editor can participate in discussions, most discussions are not determined by number of votes, but by the strength and cogency of the arguments. If one person posts a reasoned argument for something, consonant with Wikipedia's policies, and 100 people post variations on "I vote against this", the one will probably carry the discussion. See WP:Vote. --ColinFine (talk) 17:15, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Yes! Thank you, ColinFine! -- A.WagnerC (talk) 17:33, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Bot assistance

Can a Bot be created to modify a redirect link? Reason: I just moved Godolphin (racing) to Godolphin Racing, LLC that has far too many redirected pages to do by myself. Thank you. Stretchrunner (talk) 16:58, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I've moved it back again; please read WP:NCCORP. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Changing the title of a film

Hi there,

I am with the film distributor Bleecker Street and the title of one of our films has changed and I would like to change it on Wikipedia. Could you give some advise on how I can do this? I tried to change it and it immediately reverted back to its old title.

The film is now called Molly (2020 film) but it is now called The Roads Not Taken. You can see it on its IMDb page here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9411866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The page I need help with is here: Molly_(2020_film)

Thank you,

Troy Bleecker Street — Preceding unsigned comment added by BleeckerStFilms (talk • contribs) 17:55, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

can you show me a source? New3400 (talk) 18:25, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Please, WP:MOVE. Ruslik_Zero 20:21, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@BleeckerStFilms: Several issues: 1) please do not make this move yourself: see WP:COI. 2) please change your user name, as a "corporate" name is a no-no: see WP:USERNAME. 3)after you get your new username, you are required by our terms of service to declare your status as a paid editor : see WP:PAID. and finally, your must provide a reliable source (WP:RS) for the new name. Imdb is not a reliable source. Don't make the change unless you have such a source. -Arch dude (talk) 22:32, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Template on meta, can I make it work on en-WP?

This one: Template:FR-DonorThanks2019 Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:29, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

​Yes, if you also copy over meta:Template:FR-DonorThanks2019/styles.css – Thjarkur (talk) 20:37, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Why doesn't font size have an effect on the font in my table?

I have three tables side by side:

Date	Piece	Composer
06/14/1917	Trio in Q in F Minor, Op. 73	Arensky
06/14/1917	Synphonie Studies, Op. 13	Schumann

Date	Piece	Composer
08/16/1917	Trio in D Minor, Op. 63	Schumann
08/16/1917	Concerto in A Minor for Violincello, Op. 33	Saint-Saens

Date	Piece	Composer
05/09/1918	Quintette in F Minor	Cesar Franck
07/04/1918	Quartet for Violin, Viola and Cello in E Flat, Op. 16	Beethoven

However no matter what number I put for the font size on all 3 tables, it always comes out the same size when rendered. Acferrad (talk) 19:29, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

You have two "style" attributes in all tables. Only the last one is used. Ruslik_Zero 20:11, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Use semicolon as seperator instead: style="font-size: 65%; display: inline-table;". PrimeHunter (talk) 21:12, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! Acferrad (talk) 23:25, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Acferrad: 65% mentioned above is a problem for accessibility. MOS:SMALLTEXT says In no case should the resulting font size of any text drop below 85% of the page's default font size.

If this is about Francesco Ferramosca, I'll note that you're using 95% in the tables there, which seems unnecessary (i.e., it doesn't really save any space). Also, you've used smaller font and line size in the bullet lists below. This sort of thing is really not suggested unless there is an exceptional reason. Wikipedia tries to maintain a consistent style ("look"), which is good for both readers and editors. Different readers use different browsers and browser font settings, screen size and resolution, and WP:SKINs, which all render differently. Any customization you do to make, for example, a table fit on the screen without wrapping, may only work for your particular setup and those like it. It's best to let the wiki software and the browsers do what they do best, which is to render pages appropriately. Thanks. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 09:40, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Yes I discovered 65% was clearly too small (which I couldn't see beforehand as I couldn't get the font-size to render). The only reason I did this was that I thought that the table overshadowed the more important text above, and so decided to try making it smaller (which this does). That goes for the bullets below too which I wanted to have the same line spacing as the text above (they were using paragraph spacing, which they are not). I like the look of it now with these changes, and thankfully the rich wiki syntax allows me to do this. Acferrad (talk) 15:14, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Can somene please review this?

Blaze_(UK_and_Ireland)   One editor is like its not notice, or enough content is not good reason for page to be created. he wants everything on the ONE SUPER BIG page. --Crazyseiko (talk) 23:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

That article is certainly a mess. The parenthetical disambiguation of the title indicates it's about a British-Irish thing, but the first sentence refers to a Spanish version of it. And two editors have been edit-warring there, without either trying to discuss the issue on the article's talk page. Deleting the whole mess seems like a clean solution. Maproom (talk) 23:56, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

@Crazyseiko: When you disagree with another editor, start a discussion on the affected article's talk page to attempt ho reach a consensus. Assume good faith (WP:AGF): the other guy is also trying to improve the article. Only after you have tried hard to reach consensus, continue to the process in WP:DISPUTE. -Arch dude (talk) 03:33, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

I pinged both editors about a discussion I started on the talk page to try to end the edit warring. Talk:Blaze_(UK_and_Ireland)

He didn't even bother to engage in the discussion he just edited back without anytalk, you cant reach a consensus, if the other side refuse to talk. --Crazyseiko (talk) 23:02, 21 December 2019 (UTC)