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October 21

Changing font

In a User Box, can one change the font? I was looking at this page (Template:Userbox) ... and I don't see any field that allows for a change of font. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 00:19, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

A font can be set as part of the id or info parameter like in other wikitext: Here is Cursive. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:55, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Here is Cursive

Thanks. Is there a page on Wikipedia -- or on the Internet -- that has a list of the available fonts and their "official names" that can be used within the template? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 03:14, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Perhaps Wikipedia:Typography might be a good resource or https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_websafe_fonts.asp as an outside source, but there may be more. OkayKenji ^{(talk page)} 04:13, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, all. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:29, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Martineau family

PLEASE PLACE THE COAT OF ARMS FILE further up the page - at the top of the page. THANKS Srbernadette (talk) 01:52, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

@Srbernadette: What you need to do is copy (cut) the code for the second image and paste it in front of the code for the first image. I.e. reverse the positions of the image markup. Both sets of code are at the very top of the source. Eagleash (talk) 03:35, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Ok I will try. thanks

Srbernadette (talk) 03:56, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Martineau family

Accidently removed alot of text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.152.109.19 (talk) 04:53, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Another editor has fixed this. The next time, you can go to the page history and click "undo" to fix a mistake. RudolfRed (talk) 05:33, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

deleting my user page

I have newly edited a user page on the meta-wiki portal as I am frequently using Wikipedia in different languages. Unfortunately, the meta-wiki text will not appear if I have already created a user page in a certain language in the past. Can somebody tell me how I can delete my user page (in English and Italian wikipedia)? Thank you in advance! GLAMoperator (talk) GLAMoperator (talk) 12:14, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

On enwiki, you can put the template {{Db-userreq}} at the top of your user page. On itwiki it might be {{cancella subito|17}} but you ought to ask there. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:25, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

GLAMoperator, I've tagged your English userpage for deletion for you, as deletion by user request. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 17:34, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

David Biddulph and :OxonAlex, thank you for your help. Now the meta-wiki is working :-)

GLAMoperator (talk) 15:04, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Creating my first article

Hi! I'm almost finished with my first article and I'm happy with the outcome except one problem: In the beginnings of the preview there keeps appearing a title "About me" although I haven't coded it into my text and the text is certainly not about me. What have I done wrong and how can I fix it? Venla Ni (talk) 12:14, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

You included the template {{New user bar}} at the top of your sandbox draft. If you don't want it there, delete that line. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:20, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Invite others for help in creating new page.

I would like to ask other researchers in my field for help in writing a new page that I've been working on in my sandbox. Do they have access to my sandbox? I would like, if possible, to make this invitation before I submit the page as a draft. G John Dick (talk) 12:47, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

G john dick, Yes. Your sandbox is technically the same as any other wiki page. Any user can see and edit the page. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 14:07, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Courtesy link. User:G john dick/sandbox and FYI that the editor has declared a conflict of interest on his user page, since he seems to be the inventor of the Dick Effect (no, this isn't a hoax - see: [[1]]. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

National Association of Women Artists

In November of 2018, NAWA added a third chapter in South Carolina. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:6C0:8200:CB70:E927:6AB7:415:820B (talk) 12:54, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Do you have a question related to this statement? 331dot (talk) 13:37, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

If you want to add this information to the article, you can either post on its talk page - Talk:National Association of Women Artists, or edit the article yourself National Association of Women Artists.

However, you would require a source to verify this information. ~~ OxonAlex - talk 17:32, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Steve Scutt

Can you please advise as to the policy regarding a users edits on the page Steve Scutt, an IP user is removing a section stating - 'right to be forgotten' (presumably someone close to Steve Scutt). Should this section be removed? or should it remain? Many thanks Racingmanager (talk) 14:44, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not recognize this so-called right; neither do historians, nor most of the human race. I have reverted the deletion of reliably-sourced content. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:22, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

"Right to be forgotten" is a part of EU law, which has no bearing on Wikipedia. That said, the entire article seems... bare. Making a "Personal life" section which only calls out his conviction is undue focus on that one event, and highly frowned upon. Frankly, the article is just a stub at this point, and might be deletable if there's nothing to add to his track & field wins. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 15:59, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Colorado Inferno FC - Coach

Greetings

My name is Brett Riding, co-owner of Colorado Inferno FC. The head coach is Jeremy Tafoya not Cris Vaccaro. I've never heard of this person. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:281:C400:4B22:75C2:5908:FF0A:E15F (talk) 18:00, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Is this about a Wikipedia article? Which one? We don't have an article on Colorado Inferno currently. RudolfRed (talk) 18:10, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Fixed and sourced at Major Arena Soccer League 2 - Cris Vaccaro is head coach of the Philadelphia Fury. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 18:22, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Finding A Publisher / Editor

Looking to have someone interview me, my life, my business and have it published to WikiPedia.

Where would I find someone who knows the following: 1) How to post properly to Wikipedia 2) Is an effective interviewer

Thanks! Trey Lewellen — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheTreyLewellen (talk • contribs) 19:24, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

TheTreyLewellen Wikipedia does not publish original interviews. What you have just asked for is simply not what we do here. That said, if you want an article written about you, (which is not necessarily a good thing), I would recommend you gather material that has been written about you (but not by you or anyone associated with you) and then head over to Requested articles.~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:31, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

TheTreyLewellen I have removed your personal contact information for your own protection, as it is not wise to publish it in this public forum. This is not the place to solicit interview and Wikipedia editing services. I also think you might be confused about the purpose of Wikipedia. This is an encyclopedia and not a place for people to tell the world about themselves(either directly or through an interview). As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources say about article subjects that meet Wikipedia's special definition of notability(in this case, the definition of a notable person). Wikipedia is not interested in what people want to say about themselves. Please review the autobiography policy, as autobiographical articles are strongly discouraged.

Also understand that a Wikipedia article is not necessarily desirable. There are good reasons to not want one. Any information about you, good or bad, can be in an article about you as long as it appears in an independent reliable source and is not defamatory. You cannot lock an article about you to the text you might prefer, or prevent others from editing it. If you have reviewed the notability criteria and truly feel that you merit a Wikipedia article, you should allow independent editors to take note of you and write about you. 331dot (talk) 19:32, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Why did my article get rejected

My article about my opinion of the girls in Naruto and Boruto got rejected. My purpose in making it is to express my opinion and rate which ones were important to that plot and development. My only problem is that why is my personal opinion not being uploaded?RandomDude912 (talk) 19:44, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

RandomDude912 Wikipedia is not for publishing your personal opinion. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, which publishes summaries of knowledge about topics. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:48, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Disruptive editing. WP:NOTHERE. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 23:27, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

If only there were some place where you can publish your opinions — like your own website. —Tamfang (talk) 01:07, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Script fonts that "work" in CSS and in Wikipedia

Hello. I am trying to find a list of "script" types of fonts, that will "work" in CSS and in Wikipedia. Is there some list available? Here on Wikipedia ...? Or on the Internet ...? Or do I have to do a "trial and error" on each specific font to see if it will work? I am referring to fonts like these ---> List of script typefaces. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 21:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

The font code is passed directly to your browser so it's the browser or operating system and not Wikipedia which decides what works. It varies which fonts a browser can show but there are fallbacks so the browser will still show the text with another font. You have freedom in your userspace but see MOS:FONTFAMILY for articles. You can try searching for web-safe fonts. There are many Google hits but I don't know which to recommend. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. OK, so which fonts are "usable" depends not on Wikipedia, but on my browser (i.e., Mozilla Firefox). So -- back to my original question -- to see if a font is "usable" (for my browser), do I have to go through each font, one by one, and do a "trial and error"? Or is there some easier and quicker way to see which fonts are available to me and, hence, which I can select from? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:13, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

If it's just for you then see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-fonts-and-colors-websites-use#w_changing-font. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:28, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Thanks. I looked at that. When I did so, there was a (rather) long list of font names. You are saying that each of those fonts -- in that long list -- is available to me, through Mozilla Firefox ... correct? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:42, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Yes, they should be available. You can select them in Firefox to use at sites like Wikipedia which don't declare a font but use the browser's default. Or you can make code for them in Wikipedia to see them here. I don't know whether some of them require a variation of the listed name. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:10, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Great. Thanks for all the help! Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:00, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

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