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October 21

Resizing image in infobox?

I was trying to add an image to the infobox for the Quba Mosque, but the image is unreasonably large and offsets the formatting of the page-- does anyone know how I can resize it to a normal size?

Thanks

Eggventura (talk) 02:54, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Eggventura: I've edited the article and the image should be fixed now. When adding files to infoboxes, you don't need to use the wikicode [[File:]], as the template does that automatically, so you only need to type in the name of the file. Thanks for helping improve the article. Isabelle ^🔔 02:58, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Isabelle: Thank you so much! I always love how despite its flaws Wikipedia brings together some of the most genuinely altruistic people there are. Definitely noted advice for the future.

Have a fantastic morning/evening/afternoon wherever you are,

Eggventura (talk) 03:08, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

How do I unpatrol a page?

Hello. I've accidentally marked Draft:Let's Go Brandon! as patrolled while fumbling around with my scroll bar. It's not immediately clear to me how I can undo my marking of the draft as patrolled, since the page curation script does not pop up on drafts for me. Is there a way to undo this through a standard Wikipedia interface? — Mikehawk10 (talk) 03:32, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

How do bots automatically add content to articles?

Hi! I often read articles about cities and towns around the world, and the vast majority of articles contain detailed, recent statistics about the place's demographics and climate. Here are a few examples of content I suspect is generated by bots:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town#Climate (see the table "Climate data for Cape Town")
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giddings,_Texas#Demographics (you see these demographics, presented in this exact order, on many articles about US towns and cities)

My hunch is that this content is added to articles by bots, and not human beings. Is this true? What are these types of editor bots called? Is there a community that maintains them? I'd like to contribute but need a place to start.

Thank you for your help. Data Engineer (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 03:34, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

The "Demographics" section you link to was created by User:Rambot in 2002. Rambot last edited in 2006 and is no longer being maintained. The "Climate" table of Cape Town was added by a human in 2006 , and gradually reformatted to match the current format. So, there's no bot that I'm aware of maintaining these anymore, only various humans each doing their part. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:49, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Data Engineer: They are called bots like you say. See Wikipedia:Bots. Their username contains "bot". The page history shows who added what. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:20, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Referencing

how to referncingJamshi jabeen (talk) 06:12, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Jamshi jabeen Please see referencing for beginners. 331dot (talk) 07:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Harvey Feigenbaum

I submitted an article on Harvey Feigenbaum a couple of months ago. Has it been received? Is it being considered for publication?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gregorywall (talk • contribs) 17:30, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

No you didn't. You dumped a big load of information about this guy on some other editor's talk page (User talk:Gregorywall) a while back. That's not the same as creating an article. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:45, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Orangemike: It's his own talk page, not "some other editor's". DuncanHill (talk) 17:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Gregorywall: Hi there! You may be interested in Help:Your first article, which will guide you through the process of creating a draft article that can be considered for publication. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:52, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

WIKIPEDIA DELETED MY BOOKMARKS! WHAT DO I DO?

Hello lovely people! I'm an avid wikipedia user, particularly on the mobile app on IOS. I love the app and used it regularly. However, just yesterday, I opened it for a late-night read, and lo and behold, everything is gone! And I mean everything; my saved pages, reading lists and history all disappeared. I've been using this for years avidly and a massive amount was lost overnight, an aggregate I doubt I'd be able to simply recover. So I'm writing to ask if there is anything I can do to recover what's been lost. One of the issues is I was using the app without an account, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Any ideas of what to do? Anyways, thanks for your consideration and patience and have a great day!

17:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)17:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:40D:4300:9A3:C0DC:DF2B:3CAE:2EE3 (talk)

The mobile apps for Wikipedia are ...not great... but bookmarks and so on are usually saved by your browser. That may be where the problem is. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

The Android app has a bookmark-like feature; I assume the iOS app also does, and that's what the IP is referring to. I doubt their browser has anything to do with it. – Rummskartoffel 20:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

I found this link: [1], which has instructions on how to report a bug in the iOS app. Questions can also be sent to mobile-ios-wikipedia at wikimedia dot org RudolfRed (talk) 18:47, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

If you register and use a Wikipedia account, the watchlist & contribution history are stored within Wikipedia and thus not dependent on a particular app to access it. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:14, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The apps allow you to create reading lists that are synced to your account by the mw:Extension:Reading Lists. Unfortunately, OP, without an account the data is only stored locally. If it has disappeared, then you are probably out of luck. I think they should offer the option to store in iCloud or whatever the Google equivalent is (Drive?). You could submit a feature request. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 14:28, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Arecibo message

There does not seem to be any relevant posts or knowledge that prove any historical hoax revolving the Arecibo message. (In the case studies of crop circle investigations there is evidence of radiation and methods used that cannot be explained fully.) These instances cannot be replicated in any fashion by humans. There is a reason many crop circle investigations are ongoing. The incident involving the Arecibo message has yet to be explained by modern science and thus confirming the event to be a possible extraterrestrial response. In other words: It is impossible to be a hoax and the wiki page needs to be updated to meet scientific standards. People should see things for how they really are and not base findings as fact when they are not. If I am not allowed to do the edits myself and must complain to someone who can than so be it. Let the truth have it's day. Take for instance the real science that is taking place in these investigations. When you claim something is a hoax and have 0 proof that it is a hoax; then in my clinical opinion it is not a hoax. There seems to be more evidence that proves it's validity than the latter. I do appreciate the wiki and the public service it provides, but it's better to tell a truth than a lie. Please keep this standard as you continue to provide this service.

http://execonn.com/cropcircles/isotopes.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:800:8202:71E0:C9DD:30C4:752:ED3F (talk) 19:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Please address any concerns about an article to its talk page, in this case Talk:Arecibo message. Wikipedia summarizes independent reliable sources say, and makes no claims about truthfulness. See WP:TRUTH. 331dot (talk) 19:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Dear IP querant: for what it's worth, I live not far from Chilbolton, attend meetings for those interested in strange phenomena, and have met and talked to some of the people who made that crop image (and many others). Whether one considers it to be a hoax, performance art (as some regular crop-circle makers do), or something else, it's not aliens.

This assertion of mine is of course uncited hearsay, so you are free to take it any way you wish, or ignore it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.128.151 (talk) 21:10, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Pedant here - no unexplained phenomena is impossible to be a hoax - that's why it's called unexplained. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:16, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Having read Arecibo_message#Arecibo_answer_hoax which this must be about, it’s a funny one, but I question the sanity of anyone who really believes this might be of extraterrestrial origin. Tigraan^{Click here for my talk page ("private" contact)} 12:33, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

change company name on page

Need to change company name from Pei Partnership Architects (old) to PEI Architects (New), but I can't seem to be able to make the change. Can someone help me? Anyone? Help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bedoyapeiarchitects (talk • contribs) 20:25, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Bedoyapeiarchitects Retitling an article (not a "page") requires moving it; you may request this at Requested Moves. Also, if you haven't already, please review conflict of interest and paid editing for information on required formal disclosures. 331dot (talk) 20:38, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Bedoyapeiarchitects: I moved the article. It needs more content besides a list of projects, and needs more sourcing. Besides the mandatory disclosures, please see WP:COIREQ. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)