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April 14

Sockpuppet query

Hello, another editor and I have been discussing a newbie who is acting like an experienced editor. The person has immediately created templates, entered various deletion discussions and shown familiarity with the site and its terminology. The problem we have is that we cannot with any certainty identify a master account, which SPI requires, although we do have one suspicion. What is the best way to go about getting a suspect newbie's credentials checked in such a case? Apologies if I'm come to the wrong place with this. Thanks. No Great Shaker (talk) 03:47, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

In this case I would probbably wait, until either somebody else remembers who the master is, you remember who the master is, or perhaps the new account turns into a valuable contributor (I have heard rumors that there are persons who read a substantial amount of Wikipedia rules before they hit save for the first time) Victor Schmidt (talk) 05:40, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Okay, it might be as well to wait and see what develops. Thanks for the advice, Victor. No Great Shaker (talk) 05:57, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

FWIW, I myself have been editing on Wikipedia for around 15 years without creating a User Account. If and when I do decide to create one, I will obviously appear to have more than "newbie" expertise. The editor in question may be someone like me (I can hardly be unique in my approach), so I suggest that you need a little more evidence of malfeasance before jumping to conclusions.

To anticipate the likely question, my choice to remain accountless so far is based on a desire to avoid the psychological pressure I would feel under (because I'm weird) to be even more active when I should really be doing other things, and on the belief that edits should be assessed on their own merits without relying on an editor's reputation. (I adopted the "pseudo-sig" that follows purely to avoid confusion in conversations, after my formerly static home IP became dynamic due to an ISP takeover.) {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.219.35.136 (talk) 11:12, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

How can I add an historical photo?

I'm not very familiar with uploading images, could someone help me understand how to upload a historical photo of Rosario Sánchez Mora (the Dynamiter), the Republican heroine in the Spanish Civil War? There are several very interesting ones,[1][2] I think it would improve the graphics of the article.--Mhorg (talk) 10:19, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Mhorg:The Spanish Civil War was recent enough that those photos' copyrights may not have lapsed. You will need to go through the drudgery of figuring out the copyright status. This is exactly the sort of situation that infuriates me: the possible copyright is of no use to anyone, but copyright law forces us to do a lot of extra work. After that, you can upload by clicking the "upload file" link in the left-hand column on any Wikipedia page (like this one) and following the instructions. If the copyright has lapsed, upload to Commons. If not, then you can still upload one image of her to the English Wikipedia instead of Commons under our extremely restrictive interpretation of the "fair use" doctrine, which you will need to read. After you complete the upload process, you can then add the picture or pictures to the article. -Arch dude (talk) 15:01, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Arch dude: thanks for the your answer! I uploaded a few images years ago, but I still don't understand precisely how it works. I agree with you that these copyright constraints can be very counterproductive. I will try to do as you say, I'll make some attempts to understand the copyright status.--Mhorg (talk) 18:30, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Mhorg: A good place to ask is WP:MCQ which is where copyright experts answer questions. RudolfRed (talk) 19:14, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@RudolfRed: thank you too. This too can be very helpful.--Mhorg (talk) 20:45, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

I couldn’t agree more. 70 years PMA is not only infuriating, it’s excessive and counterproductive. 50 years from creation should be enough for anyone to get the benefit from their work. Patents are only 17 years. (Mhorg, you can also ask the folks at c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright. Thanks RR for the MCA link, I didn’t know that one.) — Pelagic ( messages ) – (08:43 Thu 15, AEDT) 21:43, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

template:campaignbox is displayed on a notebook but not shown at all on a tablet or a mobile

In Battle of Loschniza the standard template:Campaignbox Napoleon's invasion of Russia is used. The article is displayed correctly on a notebook but not on a tablet or a mobile as the content of the "Campaignbox Napoleon's invasion of Russia" is simply not shown. The same is true for the content of the "Campainbox Napoleonic Wars" in French invasion of Russia. Is this a known problem? Are there any any solutions?Ruedi33a (talk) 11:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Ruedi33a: Navigation templates (navboxes) are deliberately omitted from the mobile version, also {{Napoleonic Wars}} at the bottom of Battle of Loschniza. {{Campaignbox}} uses Module:Navbox. The bottom of mobile pages have a "Desktop" link to see the desktop version which includes navboxes. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:09, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Walt Blackman Error in Educational Information

There is an error in my profile regarding my education. I am not a graduate of Almende University. I have never attended that school nor do I know where that university is located. Please remove that from my profile. Thanks

Walt Blackman— Preceding unsigned comment added by Walterb2003b (talk • contribs)

Is this about Walter_Blackman? I don't see Almende mentioned there. If it is about a different article (NOT profile!) please link to it. RudolfRed (talk) 19:46, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

RudolfRed The user removed the (unsourced) information in question prior to posting at the help desk. Walterb2003b I have left a message for you on your talk page with useful advice and instructions for editors with a conflict of interest. Please read the pages linked from that message carefully. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 19:55, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Joining Department

So I want to join the Department of Fun, but I have no idea how to join. Do I just add myself to the member list or is there a process? ThatOneRandomGuyYouMeet (talk) 20:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

No process, just add your name to the list. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:21, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Closing an AFD

Can an administrator close this AFD at some point ---> Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devin Goda, please? It looks like the discussion -- as it were -- has run its course. Even after a "re-listing". And it's been about two weeks. Full disclosure: I created / started the article ... and am a proponent / supporter of keeping the article. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 21:40, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@Joseph A. Spadaro: You might want to go to Wikipedia:ANC for closure requests. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 00:56, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

@Joseph A. Spadaro: Generally speaking, a relist restarts the seven-day clock. (Technically, it can be closed at any time, but in practice this rarely happens.) As such, an admin will reevaluate consensus on or about 17 April. There's no need to go to ANC or anywhere else: just wait a few days and something further (either closure or a 2nd relist) will occur. See WP:RELIST for more information. Cheers, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:29, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Broken table/chart in article

Hello,

While reading an article List_of_The_Goldbergs_episodes, I noticed the table of the episodes' rankings at the bottom is broken. Unfortunately, I don't know how to fix it. I thought I'd bring the issue to attention here so hopefully a more experienced editor can do so. Thank you, User:Heyoostorm^_talk! 22:17, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Heyoostorm, what about it is broken? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

The table in the "Specials" section is missing a header for its fifth column. Maproom (talk) 06:09, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

 Fixed, {{Episode table}} has a parameter named airdate not air-date -- John of Reading (talk) 06:38, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

April 15

How to submit a page creation request

How can I create a Wikipedia page?

First, pick a subject that is notable by our definition (WP:N). An article (not a "page") cannot be added to Wikipedia unless the subject is notable. After you have found several published sources (WP:RS) that show notability, proceed to WP:YFA. -Arch dude (talk) 02:10, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Page Request

Dear Sirs, I am Prof. Vsevolod Kiselev’s personal assistant – Ekaterina Zueva. Vsevolod Kiselev is a known highly regarded Russian clinician-scientist, specialist in molecular biology, molecular medicine and biotechnology. He is Deputy Director, Institute of Gynaecologic Oncology and Mammology of Acad. V.I.Kulakov National Medical Research Centre of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of the Russia (Moscow); сorrespondent member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, D. Biol. Sci; twice winner of Russian Government Award in Science and Engineering, a laureate of the International Prize Galen (Prix Galien Russia), a winner of the National Prize to the best doctors of Russia "Vocation". Prof. Kiselev has a personal page https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%B2,_%D0%92%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 on Russian-language Wikipedia at https://ru.wikipedia.org/. We are kindly addressing you with a request. Could you please explain to us, what we should do to create a similar personal page for Professor Kiselev on English-language Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki)? Professor Kiselev has a lot of English-speaking foreign partners and colleagues. Such a page on Wiki is very important for his further professional activities and productive professional and personal communication. We would you grateful if you send us all necessary information we need.

Yours faithfully, Ekaterina Zueva

Ekaterina1964 (talk) 09:49, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Ekaterina1964 To be frank, Wikipedia has no interest in furthering Professor Kiselev's professional activities or aiding his communication. Those might be side benefits of a Wikipedia article, but not our main purpose. Wikipedia is not concerned with if an article benefits its subject or not- and often it does not. There are good reasons to not want an article.

Wikipedia does not have "personal pages". It has articles. Those articles summarize what independent reliable sources state about a person, showing how they meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable person.(or more specifically in this case, a notable academic). Typically, such articles are created by independent editors, who take note of a subject in those reliable sources and choose on their own to write about it. Please review conflict of interest and paid editing. It certainly sounds like Professor Kiselev might merit an article, if the independent sources are there to summarize, but it isn't a good idea for you, him, or anyone associated with him to write it. 331dot (talk) 09:54, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia Page

To whom it may concern,

Our chairman would like to open his own page on Wikipedia and we would like to know the process and requirements to do so.

Waiting to hear back from you ASAP-

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.227.252.146 (talk • contribs) date (UTC)

Hello! The chairman of your company would need to first state that he has a conflict of interest (COI). If he pays anyone to create the page, that editor must disclose their relationship. Furthermore, COI editing is highly discouraged on Wikipedia. It's better to let other outsider people write articles on a company; it shows that it is likely to be notable and worthy to be included in the encyclopedia. If your company do decide to go through with this, it will need to comply with editing restrictions placed on COI editors that help keep neutrality and integrity intact. Any articles relating to the company or personnel in the company will need to be created through the Articles for Creation process, and any edits to already-existing pages generally require the use of edit requests. Other volunteer editors will heavily scrutinize your writing; not out of bad faith! It's out of a desire to stick to the core pillars of Wikipedia, and a conflict of interest usually interferes with that, even in good faith. I hope this helps your chairman decide! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sennecaster (talk • contribs) 11:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

To the original poster: please see the reply to the previous question on this page, much of which is pertinent to your question. Like the poster of that question, you are starting from the erroneous position that Wikipedia is a place for people to tell the world about themselves, and that a Wikipedia article in any way belongs to, or is for the benefit of, its subject. If Wikipedia has an article about your chairman (whoever writes it) he will not own it, he will not control its contents, and it will not necessarily say what he would like it to say. --ColinFine (talk) 16:36, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Source?

Can I use www.statista.com as a source for futured article? 223.238.218.205 (talk) 10:04, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. There does not seem to be consensus on whether or not it is to be regarded as reliable. See WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 269#Statista. I suspect it depends on what information you are citing, but reliable information from Statista will probably by available from a less questionable source. --ColinFine (talk) 16:49, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Reverted edits

Hi there,

If you look at this edit or this edit, both were previous versions reverted for no good reason (link removed, information deleted). Can someone weigh in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:a452:7ddc:1:e432:5bfe:cd11:6361 (talk • contribs) 11:35, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Eric's preferred version seem to me clearly better than the version preferred by the IP editor. Maproom (talk) 13:38, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

And to me as well. -- Hoary (talk) 22:31, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

(Potentially?) wrong IPA link in Polish Phonology/Ortography pages...

Hi all! It's my first time here so I hope I'm not messing up, but I noticed that in both pages for Polish ortography and phonology, 's' in its usual value is linked to voiceless dental fricative, which sounds weird to me, as that sound shouldn't be in Polish at all and I'd have expected it to be a Voiceless alveolar sibilant instead.

I checked in the code for the page and it seems that the links are automatically generated, so I didn't want to touch anything... Could someone with a bit more knowledge in the field tell me more, and correct either me or the link?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stefano thf (talk • contribs) 12:52, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

@Stefano thf: This is too highly specialized for the general help desk, but the topic is apparently important enough that we have a page for it at Help:IPA/Polish. I suggest that you use that help page's talk page (Help talk:IPA/Polish) to discuss this. -Arch dude (talk) 14:30, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Regarding expansion of article on Vikram Sarabhai

I wish to undertake a major expansion project of the the biography of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, who is widely regarded as the "Father of Indian Space Programme" (see:[3][4]).

He was the founder of many research institutions, served as Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and its predecessor INCOSPAR. He also received two of the highest civilian honours in India- Padma Vibhushan & Padma Bhushan. He also served as the Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India.

But many of his accomplishments such as the one just mentioned, despite being widely reported on by the mainstream Indian media, the Government and its various institutions that bears his fingerprints, his Wikipedia article fails to give account of his accomplishments.

He is rated as Mid Importance in "WikiProject Physics" and as High Importance in "WikiProject India" and "WikiProject Gujarat". However his article is rated just as Start-Class.

I wish to expand the article with appropriate citations for reference. However, I'm wary that I will not be able to complete the entire editing in a single sitting. I need a personal space to draft the changes to the article to make its contents more encyclopaedic but editing guidelines prohibits to edit an existing article in sandbox and copying it to the Mainspace article later. What should I do?

Please ping me, when you reply.

Thank you. Cheers! CX Zoom (talk) 13:04, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Completing the entire editing in a single sitting, and copying an extensively edited article back from a personal sandbox to article space, both have the same serious disadvantage: if another editor dislikes one of the changes you've made, the may revert your entire edit. It's better (and easier) to make your edits piecemeal. You could consider discussing your proposed changes in the article's talk page first. Maproom (talk) 13:44, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

(Pinging CX Zoom as requested.) Maproom (talk) 13:46, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Hat collector reputation

I admit I was once a hat collector, but now I've changed my approach. If I fail my next permission request, would I risk my reputation as a "Hat collector" again? Dr Salvus 14:14, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

I wouldn't worry about your reputation. I would worry about making productive edits in the forum/area that you want additional permissions in. There's a good chance someone in that forum will notice your work and offer the additional permission to you, or otherwise suggest that you seek the permission. Worrying too much about what your reputation is does not lead to productive editing, generally. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 15:09, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Reporting and removing obvious spammer?

New guy here. Hi! I just got started with making some minor edits to pages Wikipedia is requesting help on and the 3rd page that comes up had some pretty gross and unfounded conspiracy theory statements in it. If it had a reference, maybe I'd leave it alone, but I looked up the contributor's history and he/she has been dropping this same statement on multiple pages throughout Wikipedia.

I'm very confused about the warning system reporting here, but this is obvious spam with intention of adding false information throughout the site. What is the best way to report said Wiki abuser? Is there also an easy way to remove all of their past edits since they are basically the same thing? Or would this require going to each page and manually editing?— Preceding unsigned comment added by TriviaCollector (talk • contribs) 15 April 2021 14:49 (UTC)

This user has now been blocked and their edits all reverted. Thanks for alerting to this. One place if you spot vandalism is at the Administrator intervention against vandalism noticeboard where you can report this sort of thing. Thanks. Canterbury Tail talk 15:06, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Collapsing and Hatting Comments in a Discussion

Are there any particular guidelines about which way to collapse non-constructive material in a noticeboard or on a talk page? My specific question is that I am aware of the ability to {{collapse}} the comment or to {{hat}} the comment. These two templates are almost the same. My understanding is that hat is a little harsher than collapse. Is there any particular guidance about when to use which of them? Robert McClenon (talk) 15:51, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

To be specific, this has to do with disputes at DRN. If I am the moderator of the dispute, I understand that the moderator is "in charge", but is responsible for using judgment. Are there guidelines for when I should use which of the two templates? Also, just out of curiosity, are there any more more templates for these purposes? Robert McClenon (talk) 15:51, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

how to link to a book from a footnote

Hello:

I am the main contributor to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Powell, as I wrote his biography (www.BudPowellBio.com).

If I click on the mention of my book in any of the footnotes that I wrote, I am taken to Google Books.

Is there some way that clicking on my book title in the footnotes can take readers to my book page?

There didn't seem to be a way to get to my page from Google Books - so no one who lands there would know how to learn about my book.

Thanks in advance for any advice. Powell biographer (talk) 16:14, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Powell biographer, one thing you need to know is that a mention of a published source is not a promotional name-drop. It is solely for verification of the material in a Wikipedia article. Therefore, the Google Books ref is adequate, and a link to your website, publisher or Amazon is not called for. See Wikipedia is not for promotion.--Quisqualis (talk) 18:00, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

More seriously, Powell biographer citing your own book is generally regarded as conflict of interest; referring to your own book in the text (as opposed to just citing it) is certainly so; and mentioning that it was released as an ebook in a certain year is naked promotion. Furthermore as far as I can see Wail: The Life of Bud Powell is a self-published source, and (to quote that section) "self-published material such as books ... are largely not acceptable as sources" which means that anything in the article based on that book is original research, and doesn't belong in Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 21:21, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

I have removed the footnotes that ColinFine found inappropriate. I would like his help in removing the tag that he placed at the top of the Bud Powell page. Thank you in advance for this help, ColinFine.Powell biographer (talk) 17:16, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Change the title of the Wikipedia Article

I am wondering if the article title Tuscaloosa County Schools can be changed to Tuscaloosa County School System as it is the correct name for the school system in Tuscaloosa County.

Hello. Please see Wikipedia:Moving a page regarding.. well, moving a page. But, I did move the page to Tuscaloosa County School System, per your request, which I confirmed on the official website. Thank you ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 17:37, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Typo in image on Donington Park Circuit image, not sure how to get it edited

Hello, I am a very big noob to Wikipedia editing so my apologies.

On this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donington_Park the first image at the top right, of the circuit, says 'Starkey's Straigh' when it should read 'Starkey's Straight'. This is on the top right of the image, between corners 8 and 9.

Hope someone with the know-how is able to fix this! :)— Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.125.101.128 (talk • contribs) 15 April 2021 22:29 (UTC)

Hi 91.125.101.128. I have rudimentary skills with inkscape, but I used it to add the missing "t" to the image hosted at the Commons, which is shown in the infobox. Note that if you don't see the change when you visit the article, be sure to clear your cache. (BTW, I have no idea where the extra bytes I added to the image came from.) Best regards.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 00:47, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Acceptability of primary sources?

I'm a bit confused as to how we're meant to determine the acceptability of primary sources. On the article Exodus Cry, they're listed as a 501(c)3 organization with the source being the organization itself (so a non-independent, primary source). On California's AG website (an independent, primary source), they're listed as "Delinquent" and not being allowed to practice. Now, I'm fairly confident that they're still a functioning nonprofit given that Propublica and the IRS both list them as operational (having moved to Missouri, which doesn't have it's own search so I can't verify), but I'm wondering how we would handle primary sources here if they HAD lost their nonprofit status fully. My assumption would be that preference goes to the government's database, but since the current source is the organization, I'm not 100% sure. Any opinions would be appreciated. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 23:56, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

@ThadeusOfNazereth: My opinion: an organization can act as a source for basic facts about itself, and I would have thought that 501(c)3 status fell in this category. However, any contested fact requires a reference to a reliable source. You are in effect contesting this fact. As you do, I think we should use the Propublica reference in this case. For the hypothetical case, we will need to wait until an actual example occurs. -Arch dude (talk) 02:13, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

That's where my reasoning fell as well (to paraphrase WP:REDFLAG, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary sources"). I'll update the article w/reference to Propublica instead of Exodus Cry. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 02:25, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

The article about the cause of death of Blenda Gay, former Philly Eagles pro football player

The wiki article states that his wife, Roxanne, “slit his throat while he was sleeping.” However, another newspaper article from 1977 states that she “stabbed him in the neck with a knife during a quarrel.” Please fact check the wiki article. Thank you, P. McLaughlin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.11.35.199 (talk • contribs) 15 April 2021 23:56 (UTC)

Wikipedia contributors are unpaid volunteers. You have as much right and responsibility for the accuracy of that article as any of the rest of us (about 100,000 active editors). Please provide the name of the newspaper and the exact date of the article. You can edit the article yourself, or add your information on the article's talk page and perhaps someone will take an interest. -Arch dude (talk) 02:05, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

April 16

Serbocroation heroic songs [sic]

Several pages cite a work called the "Serbocroation heroic songs" by Milman Parry and Albert B. Lord. Can I change it to "Serbocroatian" instead? Thanks, NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 03:27, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@NotReallySoroka: I see a few images online of the book cover with "Serbocroatian" or "Serbo-Croatian", but no images of "Serbocroation". However, some prominent websites use the "Serbocroation" spelling. If you're confident that this book was never released with the "Serbocroation" spelling, then feel free to edit the references. You can also submit edit requests to Amazon, Goodreads, etc. to review their entries. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 03:39, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@GoingBatty: I have changed them all since Serbocroatian makes more sense. I have used the E. S. "Changed "Serbocroation" to "Serbocroatian", o to a." for all such edits. Hope it was correct, NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 03:50, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Coin of the year award article

When is someone with the information, eg, the new owners, World coin news, and the Journal of East Asian Numismatics, going to update this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antlion12 (talk • contribs) date (UTC)

When a volunteer with the necessary interest, knowledge, and reliable published sources chooses to do so, Antlion12. It could be you! I suggest you post a suggestion - with citations to sources - at Talk:Coin of the Year Award. Since that talk page doesn't seem to have much traffic, you might also post at the talk pages of the two WikiProjects identified on that Talk page. --ColinFine (talk)

Question

Can I change my user name? --Dinesh (talk) 06:18, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

See WP:UNC. nagualdesign 06:53, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Please Thonks re The Bronks (The Bronx, yes Thonks)

I used [[Category:Defunct hospitals in The Bronx]] and then, seeing RED, made a file with

• #REDIRECT [[Category:Defunct hospitals in the Bronx]], which was changed per someone's objection to
• {{Category redirect|Defunct hospitals in the Bronx}}

Time to call for help? The Bronx is what should have been used, so should I call for Tobor (Robot spelled backwards)? Can someone with 'bigger than big, stronger than strong' (from the theme song) please help fix this? Perhaps [[List of hospitals in the Bronx]] and friends (e.g. Category:History of The Bronx) too? Pi314m (talk) 07:04, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@Pi314m: I don't know what you mean by "Thonks". The Bronx says "the Bronx" hundreds of times and so does the whole category system at Category:The Bronx. See The Bronx#Use of definite article, the third box at top of Talk:The Bronx, and Talk:The Bronx/Name and capitalization. Categories work differently than articles and we generally don't want category redirects at alternative spellings and capitalizations. This is partly because the category becomes blue when it's added to a page so editors may think it's OK but the page isn't listed in the right category. I will clean up some inappropriate "The Bronx". PrimeHunter (talk) 09:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

page title with 'wikipedia:title'

I just finished my edit. It was in the draft page I asked someone to move the page. It was saved like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vakki I like to have this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vakki without Wikipedia and it's in the project page not just a page. Please help me to move. thanks --Jvanilie (talk) 07:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@Jvanilie: I have moved it back to Draft:Vakki and added a box with a Submit button. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:15, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: thanks so much!! It worked! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jvanilie (talk • contribs) 10:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Too many grammar issues

Hello there,

I happened to be one of the editors for the article The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, and I do watch the series, but however I happen to come across this help desk because many of the edits made by a same contributor (anonymous) happened to make too many grammar and proofing mistakes (as well as some minor original research and other inconsistencies not found on other Apprentice articles) and I took some hassle to improve it according to the Manual of Style. I already informed the editor on the issue, but I may not have the time to work on edits because I am busy, hence I need manpower.

If this the case, may I include the tag (copy edit) and can you last this until the end of the season? Thank you for reading this. TVSGuy (talk) 11:32, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

TVSGuy, if you add {{copy edit}} it'll pop up on the Guild of Copy Editors' backlog, which means someone will eventually look at it. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 12:11, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

I understand, and this is my first time I was intended to do this; I need some time before I decide whether I will be doing this. I be keeping that link for now. Remember, it will be a long-term (until the season finale).TVSGuy (talk) 12:20, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Job hard to complete

Category:Latest stable software release templates have a lot of versions to update... What can be done to simplify the work? I think to transfer to Wikidata, it is very simple to manage the release versions on Wikidata... --2001:B07:6442:8903:DE1:30D4:8763:8115 (talk) 14:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

For the record, you can link to categories by placing an asterisk in front of the category name. It took three tries for me to parse out that Category:Latest stable software release templates is apparently what you are talking about. It does indeed appear to be a very large category, over 900 templates. I'm not sure how transferring them to Wikidata would even work though. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:21, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Work Always in Collaboration with help Microsoft Nvidia intel Apple Space-X Tesla Nasa Huawei please

Work Always in Collaboration with help Microsoft Nvidia intel Apple Space-X Tesla Nasa Huawei please

Hi, Wikipedia is not affiliated with any of those companies. For help, you will need to visit their official websites. Félix An (talk) 16:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Twinkle rollback and rollbacker's rollback

Which are the differences beetween vandalism rollback button (Twinkle) and rollbacker's rollback button? Dr Salvus 19:37, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

One is super useful and almost impossible to do by accident, the other is rollback. Forgive my snark, but I find Twinkle rollback much better overall. You have three options instead of just one and you have to confirm each action so the error rate is lower. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:10, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Lyli J - starting a page

Hi, I was looking for ways to begin compiling information online to create a Wikipedia page for my artist project Lyli J, but I didn't have any luck.

Does someone else have to create the page and make a request themselves?

Here's information that I wanted to make available on Wikipedia: www.lylijmusic.com

Thanks Lily— Preceding unsigned comment added by Lily.jordy (talk • contribs)

Lily.jordy Wikipedia is not a place to merely tell about something or promote a website. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about a topic, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of notability. Please also review conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 19:59, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

phone number to Congressman Rush in Chicago, Illinois I need the phone number of Congressman Rush's office

Not an issue for Help desk. Referred elsewhere

 – obviously not a question about Wikipedia at all. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:06, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Rush, Bobby. "Congressman". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)— Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.97.115 (talk • contribs)

Try This website. It'll need your zip code. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:58, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Updates were flagged as COI but I don't know how to respond to it, dispute it, or reply to the user who flagged it.

Hello,

I receive corrections from our organization's historian to update the Wiki page about our organization. The information provided by our Historian after fact checking was to fix errors in dates, wrong terminology, wrong language etc. Not promotional at all. But it was flagged as such. How do I respond and be able to continue making those necessary edits? Cthowell (talk)

This is the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_and_Missile_Systems_Center

I believe the user that flagged it was Garuda24.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cthowell (talk • contribs) 21:23, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Please read WP:COI and, because you state "Our organisation" read WP:PAID

You may not edit the article directly. You must use {{Request edit}} omn the article's talk page. You musty also declare the relevant conflict of interest on your user page. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 21:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@Cthowell failed to ping you. This note succeeds Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 21:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

How do I correct page about me

My name is Eric Nalder. There is outdated and incorrect information on my Wiki page. How can I correct it. I have already signed on.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric68nalder (talk • contribs) 16 April 2021 23:20 (UTC)

Eric68nalder Please first review the autobiography policy, and how to make formal edit requests; you may then visit Talk:Eric Nalder to propose any changes you feel are needed, preferably sourced to independent reliable sources. Note that it is not "your Wiki page", but a Wikipedia article about you. 331dot (talk) 00:32, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

April 17

How many DYKs are in a WikiProject?

Is there an easy way to cross-reference Category:Wikipedia Did you know articles with a particular WikiProject? Specifically in my case, I am looking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Role-playing games and Wikipedia:WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons, both of which have lists of known DYK articles, but if those lists have been maintained manually, we may have missed some that happened in the past. Since there are almost 100,000 DYK articles, I would rather not go through them manually. :) Is there a bot or some other function that can go through the whole category in a few minutes and pull out all the articles that have had DYK for a particular WikiProject? BOZ (talk) 00:07, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Creating a page

Good evening I am trying to create a article for myself but as I go to create then publish after finishing. It becomes a draft. By any chance can you tell me if it’s possible for me to publish the article and also how do I attatch pictures and table to be able to list stats?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmoultrie88 (talk • contribs)

Jmoultrie88 Please review the autobiography policy which will explain why what you are attempting to do is not advisable and strongly discouraged(though not forbidden). New users cannot directly create articles and need to submit a draft using Articles for Creation. You should not submit your current draft yet as it is completely unsourced. I think you have some common misconceptions about Wikipedia in that it is not a place for people to tell the world about themselves. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about (in this case) a person, showing how they meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable person or notable musician. In essence, you need to forget everything you know about yourself and only write based on the content of independent sources. Most people have great difficulty doing that. If no independent sources have given you significant coverage, you would not merit a Wikipedia article at this time. 331dot (talk) 00:29, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Nominate a page for review?

Hello,

I noticed a formatting error on a Wiki Article (the English language page for Riverboats). Specifically, it has two separate sections for “history”... is there a way to nominate this for someone to review and edit?

Thank you,— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:586:501:8160:b560:8c87:5ebf:79e (talk • contribs) 17 April 2021 02:03 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for brining this to our attention. I have merged the two sections – there did not seem to be any duplication. Eagleash (talk) 02:54, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Adding a new page

I want someone to add some new pages about some dere types like Yandere, Kuudere and stuff like that. I would like to know how to add some pages if I consider registering to Wikipedia.

Thank you for trying to assist me, that person who doesn’t know her IP address— Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.25.20.140 (talk • contribs) 17 April 2021 02:15 (UTC)

Hi. If you want to create articles without registering, you can do so via the WP:AfC process. If you will register, you can create articles directly after becoming wp:autoconfirmed.

However, you should see whether subjects of your articles will meet the criteria listed on WP:GNG first. Otherwise, they may be deleted. If you need help determining whether it meets WP:GNG, you should give more information on the articles you want to create. ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 03:16, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Remove porn from site

Can you remove photo that comes up when googling “male waxing”? It’s extremely graphic pornography and not appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:e35:1050:24f8:119c:a08a:cbbb (talk) 2021-04-17T02:46:56 (UTC)

Hello, please note that Wikipedia is WP:NOTCENSORED, so offensive images may be used. However, if you believe the offensive picture can be replaced by a less offensive one, please do discuss on the article talk page. ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 03:05, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Can Baines Johnson and Fitzgerald Kennedy stand without "Lyndon" and "John", respectively?

If it is acceptable, are things like Dorian Fried or John Graydon Soroka (without Max or Michael respectively) acceptable too? If either are unacceptable, why? Thank you, NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 03:10, 17 April 2021 (UTC)