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May 29

Headingley

I have just added a file but it is huge - please help me fix it. Sorry 49.198.41.28 (talk) 00:22, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

 Fixed by YOU, great job! 𝕸𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊|🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦|☎️|📄 00:36, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Is this CC License compatible with ours?

See the license at the bottom of the page at African Journal of Disability. I do quite a lot of editing about disability and use this journal quite a bit. Sometimes it has graphs and other visual elements that could be useful for our articles, can I use them? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:28, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

{{cc-by-4.0}} is one of the Creative Commons licenses accepted per WP:ICT/FL. — Marchjuly (talk) 06:51, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

@Marchjuly Thanks. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:06, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Uploading screenshot of Wikipedia article

I vaguely remember reading that when you upload an image purely for use on a talk page (in this case a screenshot of what an article looks like on my screen), you should upload it locally. I can't find it back, and Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard seems to suggest otherwise, so wonder if anybody can tell what the correct place is to upload this. Femke (talk) 06:49, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

If the screenshot is just text, then it should be OK to upload even to Commons; just make sure you follow WP:REUSE and properly attribute original article. You can use c:Template:Own based, but you shouldn't choose a more restrictive license than Wikipedia's standard license. If the screenshot contains copyrighted content (like images) that has been uploaded to Commons under separate licenses for use in the article, you should make sure you attribute each individual image as well. If the screenshot includes non-free content, you probably shouldn't upload it since doing so will make hard to use on talk pages per WP:NFCC#9 and WP:TPG#Non-free images, and Commons won't accept it per c:COM:FAIR. — Marchjuly (talk) 07:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Deletion log of articles that are still live

If I go to a deleted article (like Nosh Technologies), I get a nice overview of the times it's been deleted before. How do I get this information when an article is still online? Femke (talk) 06:52, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Go to the history tab and click the "View logs for this page" link at the top. This won't display just the deletions, mind; it'll also show (by default) moves, protections, patrols - basically anything that's been done to the page that isn't an edit or suppression. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 07:01, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Delete user profile

Hello! How can I delete my other user profile which was created before the unification of profiles in Wikipedia? --Zimmy (talk) 07:15, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi Zimmy. Accounts can't be deleted because they’re needed for attribution purposes as explained here. A user page, however, may be deleted in certain cases. — Marchjuly (talk) 08:23, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Martineau family

ref number 31. should have the correct publisher and the IBSN defined - I could not do this so any help is appreciated. Thank you 49.198.41.28 (talk) 09:17, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

The Google Books page linked shows a ISBN (which I've added), but is unclear who the publisher was. What do you want to add? Femke (talk) 09:52, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

As far as I can tell from searching the ISBN, the Publisher is called Unbound, and this is an ebook edition which might be designated as Unbound Digital. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.209.235.54 (talk) 12:36, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Added that as well :). (ps. if you make an account, you'll "name" will stay constant, among other advantages). Femke (talk) 12:46, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Re the ps: I know, but for both personal and principled reasons I have chosen not to in the 15+ years I've been editing :-). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.209.235.54 (talk) 13:50, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Horizontally squished titles on pages with discussion archives

I'm using en.m.wikipedia.org on a 1080px wide phone screen. On some pages with discussion archives - I've observed this on WP:Teahouse and WP:AN - the archives box (Template:Teahouse questions navbox) takes up nearly the full screen width, but the first section header tries really hard to render to the left of it anyway, and I get an unreadable column of one-character-per-line text. WP:ANI, notably, does not do this; I can't tell what it's doing differently, and it looks like the same template as WP:AN.

I doubt just slapping clear: both; on the div in that template is the right solution, since that would also apply to much wider screens where text does fit to the left of it. min-width: some-reasonable-number; on the header might work, but that's not a thing I can poke at as an editor. Thoughts? 3mi1y (talk) 13:22, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, 3mi1y. I suggest scrolling to the very bottom of the page, and selecting the desktop option, which works fine on smartphones. Cullen328 (talk) 15:41, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

That's an option in cases of extreme breakage, and I do it occasionally. I tried it full time for a while but I do legitimately prefer the mobile UI on phone screens. It would be nice if the custom components used on these pages worked in both, since a nontrivial number of people do use the mobile site. 3mi1y (talk) 18:27, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

My edit

I edited your page on ‘Ganges’, as the river is NOT called Ganges. It’s only and real and true name is: Ganga. I changed it to Ganga, but you have reverted the change back to Ganges. It’s my humble request to please change the name to Ganga and allow these changes.

Also, it should be added to the history section, that the real name of the river is Ganga; Ganges is not the correct name and was changed to dominate over Indian culture. This is not okay, the true name should be written and the real truth needs to be informed and if you keep reverting it back to the name given by colonisers, the reality will not be known. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1AB 111 (talk • contribs) 18:06, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

@1AB 111 Hi there! Per the Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle, it would best to discuss this on the article's talk page: Talk:Ganges. Note that in January, the talk page had its third request to move the article to Ganga, which was not done. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 18:52, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

@1AB 111: Please be aware that English Wikipedia uses the commonly used name of a subject in reliable English sources, and that as a river that is shared by Bangladesh, using Indian English is a weak reason to change it. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:08, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Moreover, @1AB 111, nothing is being suppressed: the Indian name Ganga is given in the literal first line of the text, (along with the Bangladesh name Padma), immediately after the English name. No doubt the Hindi Wikipedia does it differently, and no-one would dream of complaining about that. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.209.235.54 (talk) 04:47, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Turtleislandhallofhonor.org

Please check out our website. At TiHoh we are honoring our Native American Ancestors. We are presently developing our Hall of Honor on our website and planning to build a museum in the future. We would like to have permission to use your post to honor them on our website. Please let me know if that is available. Robert McFarlin DVM 501-620-8861 Eaglehorsevet@aol.com Thanks

Just asking for permission to post on Turtle Island Hall of Honor website Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.142.143.130 (talk) 18:08, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi there! If you're asking to use Wikipedia content on your web site, see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content. GoingBatty (talk) 18:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Robert McFarlin, if you mean that you want to copy text from Wikipedia to your website, read this link about that: Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content. You're in good company, Museum of Modern Art does it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:10, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Topic bans and drafts

It looks like I'm going to be topic banned soon. Months ago I told someone that later on I'd help out with a draft, which lies within the scope of the ban. Do topic bans cover editing drafts?--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 19:32, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

@Epiphyllumlover: Yes, unless the ban says otherwise. Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Topic_ban says it applies to all pages not just articles. RudolfRed (talk) 19:42, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 19:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

"Anti-abortion" versus "pro-life"

As an apolitical person, when I am editing Wikipedia, is there a consensus on referring to the opposition of abortion as "pro-life" or "anti-abortion"? Thank you. --NotReallySoroka (talk) 22:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

@NotReallySoroka - You may want to ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Abortion. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 04:19, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

@NotReallySoroka, for what it is worth, pro-life redirects to Anti-abortion movements and pro-choice to Abortion-rights movements. TSventon (talk) 04:40, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Banner Image on mobile

How does the app determine which image will be the banner image on a given page?

I noticed that on upcoming elections pages the mobile banner image shows a flag or seal from the municipality for the election, but some will just show one of the candidates portraits. This is confusing as it might lead you to believe that this candidate has already won or that they are the focus of the article. Is there a way to "tag" an image as the banner image? Or is how the mobile app works kind of a mystery? — Preceding unsigned comment added by XHeliotrope (talk • contribs) 22:11, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

I believe this is done automagically by mw:Extension:PageImages. There's some requests on mw:Phabricator to allow editors to control preview images, and also to not have banner images in the mobile app. Galobtter (pingó mió) 04:55, 30 May 2022 (UTC)