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July 15[edit]

Glen Affric[edit]

I have added a file in the "royal connections" section on this page and it hasn't worked out Sorry. please help Thanks so much 101.189.27.190 (talk) 06:56, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've made the image display. For next time, you could look through the Wikipedia:Picture tutorial. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:39, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ref number 28 is actually from the UK Daily Telegraph - should I list the source as "Stuff" which is the name of the website? Please help as I don't know how to do this type of citation. Please leave in quote. Thanks 101.189.27.190 (talk) 13:01, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mass-changing dashes[edit]

I'd like to change all of the spaced em dashes to en dashes in the United States presidential election, 2016 timeline article, per MOS:DASH, but I don't relish the thought of doing it manually. Is there any tool or script that I could use for that purpose? I'm thinking of something like the quite useful User:Ohconfucius/script/MOSNUM dates.js, which changes and standardises date formats. I don't think AWB is an option as I'm a Mac user and not an especially techie one. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 16:23, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You could consider copy pasting the whole article to MS-Word in your Mac. Use the Find/Replace edit tool option and get it done in a jiffy. Lourdes 17:16, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request someone else does it with AWB. See WP:AWB/Tasks - X201 (talk) 17:24, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thank you both. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 17:40, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

{{Models.com}} not working[edit]

I am trying to get {{Models.com}} to work at Megan Puleri. I think I have it set up just like at Adriana Lima, but it is not leading to the individual page.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:54, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That template checks Wikidata for a specific parameter ([1]), and if it's not there, which it wasn't in this case, the template defaults to using the page name which causes a Not Found. I added the parameter to her page on WD and now the template works. Crow^Caw 18:10, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cannot log in[edit]

Hello,

When I try to login with my correct user name and password I get following message "No active login attempt is in progress for your session." If I enter wrong password then it says "wrong password". Hence I think the above message comes with right password only. Why it is not letting me log-in? Any help.

best

@User:ALM_scientist — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.152.130.193 (talk) 18:45, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If User:ALM_scientist is indeed your username which last edit was in 2016 then click below the login information and hit the "Forgot password" to issue a new password for the account if you don't receive the forgot password email then the account might not be yours. Regards PrimeArgon Φ 18:52, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Try the suggestion at Help:Logging in#hash bug. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:33, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Notable people who didn't graduate - alumni?[edit]

Should people who attended a school, but didn't graduate, be listed as alumni? Leschnei (talk) 19:02, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Leschnei - the simple answer is yes.
As stated at WP:ALUMNI:-

Who should be included?
Per Wikipedia:Bio#Lists of people, alumni to be included must meet Wikipedia notability criteria. All alumni meeting these criteria are to be included on an alumni list, regardless of how much time they have spent on a school roll, from one day to several years, and whether or not they graduated.

- Arjayay (talk) 19:11, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the link, Arjayay, that's what I was looking for! Leschnei (talk) 19:20, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]