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March 26

Retrieving a deleted page revision

Would there be any way, by myself or by request, to retrieve the last revision of a recently deleted page? I was hoping I could improve the just-deleted Ann Road to hopefully try resubmitting it (if I found a way to improve or found more sources). WaddlesJP13 (talk) 00:14, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

At WP:REFUND, you'll be able to ask for a copy of the page contents to be emailed to you. If you improve it sufficiently that it warrants being restored, go to WP:DRV. Red Panda 25 01:38, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks! WaddlesJP13 (talk) 02:58, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How do I print/save a wikipedia article without the brackets/numbers that are interspersed throughout the article?

I am trying to make a long post on reddit that includes me copy/pasting about 40 paragraphs of text from wikpiedia but all the text I grab includes numbers like this[1] and this[2]. Is there a fast way to remove the numbers with brackets around them? Also what are the bracketed numbers formally called? 2600:1006:B054:DE27:9042:63B0:7DA9:3E23 (talk) 02:11, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To answer your second question, they are called inline citations. To answer your first, if you make an account on Wikipedia and log in, you should be able to set preferences to hide inline citations. See Help:Reference display customization for more details. Red Panda 25 02:36, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Another way to remove the numbers is to paste it into a Word document and use Find/Replace to replace them all with a space. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 04:05, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I also posted a way at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#How do I print/save a wikipedia article without the brackets/numbers that are interspersed throughout the article? Please only post a question in one place. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:16, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

misconception in accessing date

How can I access date in my new edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seosuraj (talk • contribs) 05:05, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The access date parameter is supposed to have the last date you visited the website and knew the link was valid. It should probably have today's date. I would fix it for you on Public limited company, except I don't think the paragraph you added is where you want it to be in the article and I don't know where you want it. Also, you should take the brackets off that paragraph. I'll leave it alone right now, but if you don't fix it someone is likely to come along and revert all your edits. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 05:25, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This presumably relates to your edits to Public limited company? The error essage says "Check date values in: |access-date= (help)", and the word "help" is in blue to indicate that it is a hyperlink, in this case to Help:CS1 errors#bad date. One example of unacceptable content is an access date in the future. I notice also that you removed the short description and replaced it with malformatted content before the usual lede sentence, so I have reverted your edits. --David Biddulph (talk) 05:27, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

State route marker images

I'm working on creating an article for the US 68 bridge over Lake Barkley and want to include the crossings navbox. I was able to figure out from its sister bridge over Kentucky Lake the names for svgs for US route symbols and the generic symbol Kentucky uses, but I found out from List of crossings of the Cumberland River that the upstream crossing carries a Tennessee state route, and I am not sure how to get that symbol? Ullpianissimo (talk) 06:20, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind; I was able to find the svg name in the article for the state route. (although I will note thanks to my amusement that they show up absurdly large by default if you forget to display them at 25px like the others) Ullpianissimo (talk) 07:55, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Report Wiki Abuse

Hello. I have a Trump troll changing my Wikipedia page. Is it possible to ban them from using the site? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.15.60.225 (talk) 06:51, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello 73.15.60.225, I assume this is about Deren Ney. First of all, please don't call others a "trump troll". Calling others by their (assumed) political party is unacceptable, especially because you don't know who the other one actually is, and wether they even live in the united states. As for the article, I have reverted the problematic edit, and warned the user. I don't think a block is in order yust yet. However, if this continiues, a block may be requested. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 07:01, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please also don't call Wikipedia articles 'your page' - none of them belongs to you. See WP:OWN for more explanation. --CiaPan (talk) 11:42, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reputation level of a user

I would like to know if every Wikipedian has a reputation level and I would like to know how a user can know their reputation level? Dr Salvus 10:30, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Salvus: Wikipedia has no concept of reputation level. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:17, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Salvus: Try clicking 'View history' for any article or talk page, and and click (contribs) for any editor. You will find that some editors have a tendency to create well-sourced, well-referenced articles, or make similar additions to existing articles. These are the edits with green numbers in the thousands of bytes. Some editors have a tendency for taking existing articles in hand and bringing them to featured article or good article status. Some just add wikilinks; some find and add missing references; some go around correcting spelling mistakes or removing duplicate words such as 'the the'. Others spend their time removing inappropriate material such as advertising spam, self-promotion, or unreferenced nonsense. These are the edits with red numbers. Yet others patrol new pages or the various help desks, or otherwise review new articles. Another type of Wikipedian spends most of their time completely behind the scenes, concerning themselves with what are essentially programming or coding tasks, making sure that the multiple bits of software which format and present an article on screen continue to work. There are some lesser beings with an axe to grind, who deliberately make tendentious edits, often against WP:NPOV. They, like sockpuppets, often end up being ~~blocked~~. Others resolve disputes or consider articles for deletion. As you will see, Wikipedians do a number of very different things, and it would be invidious to compare their various reputations. MinorProphet (talk) 22:24, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You left out WikiGnomes :-) MarnetteD|Talk 22:30, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Centenarians

how can i add details to the centurion list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.97.228.185 (talk) 12:00, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: List of British supercentenarians. If you want to add someone to the list, you'll need to cite a source that supports your claim. Maproom (talk) 13:40, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia doesn't have a list of centurions, but we do have several Lists of centenarians. Those lists must only include people who already have an article on Wikipedia, per our WP:LISTPEOPLE policy.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:04, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is Wikipedia, of course we have a list of centurions ;-) Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:43, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change

Hi

I want to add the middle name "Mario" so it's Gary Mario Thompson. Also need to know if it's being reviewed yet?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marshall Carson (talk • contribs) 14:19, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall Carson You haven't yet submitted it for review; I will add the appropriate information so you can do so(you get this automatically using Articles for Creation) I would leave a note for the reviewer; when accepted, the reviewer will place it at the correct title. 331dot (talk) 14:44, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall Carson One major issue which will result in your draft being declined if you submit it now is that you have no reliable sources cited in the draft. Please see referencing for beginners for more information. Facebook is not acceptable as a reliable source for establishing notability. 331dot (talk) 14:45, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Post profile

To Whom It May Concern: Do I need to create an account to post my profile? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.241.255.63 (talk) 15:24, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not for posting profiles, whether you have an account or not. Wikipedia has articles, and not a single profile. Even new accounts cannot directly create articles. IPs and new accounts should use Articles for creation, but profiles will not be accepted. 331dot (talk) 15:30, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Writing about yourself is also frowned upon. Not prohibited, but strongly discouraged. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:40, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also, an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. Your life can go horribly wrong later on. MinorProphet (talk) 22:30, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unable to login

Hello, I haven't used my account in a long time, and I want to sign in again. However, I've forgotten my password, and I did not attach an email address to the account so I can't receive a password reset. If anyone can help with this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:190:4301:6770:58E0:5FC1:CDD9:5C6 (talk)

I am afraid that if you don't remember the password and don't have an email set, the acocunt cannot be recovered. You can only register again using a different username, declaring the fact that you lost the password to the (named) previos account on the new acocunt's userpage, to prevent unnesesary drama when someone notices that a new editor is "too" experienced. Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:00, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vladimir the Great

Wikipedia objected to my corrections, as if some sort of error and not constructive. To the contrary the original page is offensively incorrect and required correction which was done with 100% accuracy. Only problem was I could not edit the Title page.

For Historical accuracy, Vladimir was NOT the name of the Prince who was of Ukrainian dissent and whose name is accurately recorded as Volodomyr. Vladimir is a fake name invented by the Russians to imply he was their patron Saint and brought Christianity to Russia. That is a lie, and fake rewritten history. Russia did not exist in 998. Nor did Moscow where Putin built a fake statue to a Vladimir recently, more of a figment of his imagination. Christianity was brought to KievRus, that became known as Ukraine over the centuries. It is unfortunate that the letter Rus implies Russia, which was born of different Slavic and Mongolian tribes with no connection to Ukrainian Slavs. This is the cause of much conflict to this very day between an authoritarian Russian Facist ruler ie a Dictator with dillussions of grandeur with confused ideologies ? of wanting to rebuild a Soviet Union a marxist contradiction of a communist state versus his Fascist Dictator present day status.

It is greatly offensive to Ukraine that Volodomyr's legacy is denegrated to that of some Russian whim to have his memory rewritten as a Vladimir to suit the Russian narrative. Unbelievable nonsense. The world deserves to have the facts and not fake history displayed in Wikipedia pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uketruth (talk • contribs) 18:15, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Uketruth Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state. If those sources are not being summarized accurately, please point out any errors on the article tal page. If the sources are in error, you will need to take that up with them and/or offer reliable sources that support your claims. 331dot (talk) 18:23, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also please refer to the policy at WP:COMMONNAME. Vladimir is the way the name is commonly written in English. PohranicniStraze (talk) 18:26, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Change username:

Hello I'd like to change my username from Impressions1st to Iris Davis-Heim — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impressionss1st (talk • contribs) 18:34, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Impressionss1st You may make a request at Special:GlobalRenameRequest or WP:CHUS. 331dot (talk) 18:35, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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