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March 12

Appology

Dear, to whom this may concern I apologize for vandalizing the binging with babish site I didn't realize how people like me can make your life harder. Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely, Bones Poopoo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bones Poopoo (talk • contribs) 02:22, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Can someone please help fix my ITN nomination?

Hello. I nominated the suspension of the 2019-2020 NBA season to be in the news, but I can't get the infobox right. Can someone help? I don't know what I'm missing. Here it is Thanks! --Rockin 02:24, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@RockinJack18: Since you are getting comments there, I assume the formatting issue has been fixed? RudolfRed (talk) 03:16, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

"Reversion counter"?

Wikipedia:Reverting#Different ways to revert mentions that some editors prefer to have their edits undone manually rather than through the undo button so as not to increase their "reversion counter" in the user statistics. I wasn't previously aware that this was something that was tracked, and when I just tried finding it out of curiosity, I couldn't find anything. Is this something that exists? Sdkb (talk) 03:41, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Sdkb: I think this means these stats. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 09:19, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@1997kB: Yeah, I've come across that before; it seems to list the number of times I've used "undo", but not the number of times that my edits have been undone, as the page implies. Sdkb (talk) 20:50, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Pinging Giraffedata, Flyer22_Reborn, Gap9551, as you all have discussed a similar topic before. Do you know what the reversion counter is referring to? Sdkb (talk) 21:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Also, while we're here, I'd also be curious to know (and perhaps add documentation to the article on) how the undo notification is triggered. If you click the undo button but then change the content in the preview window so it's not a straight reversion and/or change the edit summary to say something else, is the other user still notified the same way? (When an editor implements something the wrong way and there are intermediate edits, I'll sometimes use the undo button as a starting point to then implement what they were trying to do correctly. I'd prefer they not be notified that their edit was undone in these cases.) Sdkb (talk) 21:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Help with editing

Hi, just checking if there is any restriction on the information that we can edit? As we received a reply stating that we have no right to make changes on someone's Wikipedia page?

Kindly assist.

THanks, Ling — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ling2020 (talk • contribs) 04:16, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Where did you receive this reply? I see nothing on your talk page. Your only edits have been to Jim Rogers. You replaced the previous picture, which made him look disreputable, by a better one which you claim to have taken yourself. You added an unnecessary caption to the picture – I have removed it. You changed the first sentence of the article, including adding the description of him as an "Adventurer", which seems unsupported by anything in the text of the article. The opening section of an article should always summarise the rest of the article. You capitalised several words in the text which you added, contrary to Wikipedia policy and common English usage. I have corrected that.

You are certainly allowed to make such changes, though you should not be surprised if they get modified or reverted. Maproom (talk) 08:01, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Ling2020. Nearly anybody can edit nearly any page in Wikipedia. But when you edit, you must keep in mind Wikipedia's principles, especially verifiability - don't add any information unless you have seen it in a reliable published source; and neutral point of view: don't use evaluative language about anything, unless you are directly quoting a reliable independent source. :On a different topic, I see you use the pronoun "we". Please be aware that Wikipedia accounts are required to be individual. If there is more than one of you using that account, then each of you needs to create a separate account. --ColinFine (talk) 09:16, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Two left hands to contribute / adding Australian (living) Artists https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Australian_artists&action=edit

Hi there,

I read me through all instructions to learn what I have to do but -hard to say but I have to pass.

I am an Australian artist, international and international award recipient in photography, brush- and digital created art, Finalist of the SA "Essence of Heritage" competition.

I'm also supporting Wikipedia, the RFDS Royal Flying Doctor Service, charities and good causes.

More about me see [[1]] and when 'this old girl Sue' could get your help to be listed and link to Wikipedia were fantastic and as I have a bit donation budget left I were happy to show mu thankfulness.

Kind regards, Sue ADELAIDES SUE SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY (ASSP) ® — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suesmithphotography (talk • contribs) 04:20, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

The title "List of Australian artists", and of many other such lists, is misleading. It's really a list of Wikipedia articles about Australian artists; or, if you prefer, a list of Australian artists who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Maproom (talk) 08:04, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Organisation page is incompleted

Dear Sir,

Our Organisation page is incomplete and inaccurate.I had try to updated it ,but it get revert after 1-2 days.

Request you to please suggest the step or process to complete the desired page.

Link of Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_Rashtriya_Sanskrit_Vidyapeetha

Regards, SLBSRSV Technical Team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SKR1812 (talk • contribs) 06:31, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@SKR1812: Becuase you have a COI, you will not be allowed to edit the page directly, but you can propose changes on the article talk page. You will also need to cite some reliable sources for your change to be accepted. NonsensicalSystem^(err0r?)_(.log) 09:49, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@SKR1812: Also note that your account must be operated by a single individual(you use "our" in your post). 331dot (talk) 10:00, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Something you may find useful to think about, SKR1812, is that Wikipedia is basically not interested in what the organisation says or wishes to say about itself. It is only interested in what people who have no connection with the organisation have chosen to publish about it. --ColinFine (talk) 15:20, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Infobox text smooshing?

Ever since I've started editing I've noticed this problem with infoboxes. Here are some examples John Lee (California politician) and Jim Gardiner (Chicago politician). If you notice on the infobox of John Lee the "political party" text is smooshed into 2 rows while in the infobox of Jim Gardiner the "political party" text is on 1 row. In my opinion the 1 row just looks cleaner and better overall, and every time I put in an infobox I cross my fingers and hope the text is on one row. What could possibly be causing this 2 row text? By the way this doesn't only affect the political party parameter. Iamreallygoodatcheckers (talk) 08:39, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Iamreallygoodatcheckers: It may vary by circumstances but in my tests on John Lee (California politician) with Firefox, the deciding factor appears to be whether any of the fields in the right column have line wrap. This causes the left column to be more narrow. [[California State University, Northridge]] wraps with "Northridge" on a second line. If I force a newline with [[California State University, Northridge|California State University,<br /> Northridge]] then the left column becomes wider and "Political party" does not wrap. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:40, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Iamreallygoodatcheckers (talk) 18:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Stefano Ianne

Hallo everyone. I wrote the page in question: Stefano Ianne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Stefano_Ianne I would like to know if it is well written and how to publish it thanks, --Hotgarrison (talk) 16:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Hotgarrison: the biggest issue will be that the limited sourcing doesn't demonstrate the notability of the subject. I would first concentrate on sourcing everything in the article, with articles written about the musician. See WP:RS. Otherwise if you submit it it will be rejected. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:56, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Hotgarrison: Please do not spend any more time on this until you have established notability: see WP:AMOUNT. The relevant notability guideline is Wikipedia:Notability (music). Not all reliable sources contribute to notability: see Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability). Please do not get discouraged: if he is notable, we can help. -Arch dude (talk) 21:34, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank u for precious words about this page :-) --Hotgarrison (talk) 00:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Need help updating and correcting info for Sue M. Cobb

for example underneath her photo it starts with the 26th Secretary of State of Florida followed by her Ambassadorial info after. Amb. Cobb would like to have the info listed first followed by the Secretary of State of Florida. Perezi22 (talk) 19:17, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

The best place to make this suggestion is the talk page of the article, Talk:Sue_M._Cobb. Note that the Ambassador's own views will not be considered relevant, though the suggestion may well be accepted on its own merits. Maproom (talk) 19:21, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Editing a page Rachel

Hi! My name is Rachel and I was going through and doing some general research on the college I am enrolled in, and noticed the page had several errors so I have been trying to change them. I have removed all the sources that came directly from their website because I know that is not allowed, but I am also trying to clear up all other errors on the page.

There are the errors that are listed:

This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. (July 2017) This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2017) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (January 2019)

I have provided more information for those who are reading the article to know that it is about a college so people are able to understand it better as well as adjusted the citations. Another thing is that it says a major contribute to this article is someone close to the subject but I am just a student of the college so I wouldn't call that so close. Really want to try and get all the errors removed to help out the college, and it is definitely interesting to learn all of these new things on wikipedia.

Please let me know!

All the best, Rachel Doerfler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touro_College — Preceding unsigned comment added by RachelDoerfler (talk • contribs) 19:32, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi @RachelDoerfler: - I took a look at your edits and they seem fine. But, since you are a student, you have to be careful to not add anything that would suggests a conflict of interest. Please read WP:COI. (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.) TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:52, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Andrew Peach (Self-promotion)

Hi all, can I bring your attention to my latest comment on the talk page of Andrew Peach? I have been fobbed off before being told self-promotion isn't a issue with this article, but have since made a discovery. I believe most of the information on the article has been "bigged up" more than it should have been. Possibly not all true? This article seems to be ore of a presenter's CV than anything else. Also, most of the links are dead! Any help would be gratefully received! - Funky Snack (Talk) 20:14, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Courtesy link Andrew Peach. Doesn't seem too bad but could use some eyes on the sourcing. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:48, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

Hi, I was adding a refereence to this "Endace" page and appear to have made a hash of it. Can you help?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endace#References — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.149.65.34 (talk) 22:38, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

See WP:EASYREFBEGIN. Another editor removed the cite you were trying to add because we don't know what the cite was for. It needs to be put immediately after the part of the article you are citing:

This is a claim in the article for which you are adding a cite.<ref name="Stuff-20130630">{{Cite web
 |last1       = O'Neill
 |first1      = Rob
 |date        = 30 June 2013
 |url         = http://www.stuff.co.nz/ipad-editors-picks/8859155/NZ-firm-linked-to-suspect-spy-row
 |title       = NZ firm linked to suspect spy row
 |website     = [[Stuff (website)|]]
 |access-date = 13 March 2020 }}</ref>

which will produce this cite, automatically numbered, in the list:

O'Neill, Rob (30 June 2013). "NZ firm linked to suspect spy row". Stuff. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

I hope this helps. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 03:10, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

How to publish my page in Wikipedia sites

Dear Sirs I am new to this .Please could help me that how my page can appear on Wikipedia .

Thanks Max — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxian1 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

You mean Draft:Dr Ian Fletcher 1920-2013? I'll assume for now that you do. First, are you related to Fletcher? If so, please give up your attempt. If you aren't, then you can proceed. You first need to add plenty of material to your draft, demonstrating that Fletcher is a notable person who merits an encyclopedia article. All of this material must come from independent, reliable, published sources, each of which you'll have to specify. When you're pretty sure that the draft is good enough to be an article, click "Submit your draft for review!" and follow the instructions. (If your attempt is successful, the article will emerge under a different title.) -- Hoary (talk) 23:14, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Maxian1: Please do not spend any more time on this until you have established notability: see WP:AMOUNT. The relevant notability guideline is Wikipedia:Notability. Not all reliable sources contribute to notability: see Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability). Please do not get discouraged: if he is notable, we can help. -Arch dude (talk) 23:21, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

King's Ely

I am trying to add to this page but it won't let me — Preceding unsigned comment added by RICHARDGLLMORGAN (talk • contribs) 23:33, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

• Please do not try to add yourself into a Wikipedia article. If you are notable, someone not connected to you will come along sooner or later and do it. JIP | Talk 23:56, 12 March 2020 (UTC)