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March 25[edit]

Thomas Michael Greenhow[edit]

Please place the recently added file (old print) on the opposite side of the page - I cannot do this on my device. Thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 00:00, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. You can do this yourself next time, by replacing "left" with "right" in the file link. RudolfRed (talk) 00:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but please remove the incorrectly placed 'l' at the end of the word "hospital" in the caption underneath the file. I cannot do this on this device. Thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 00:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

fixed the typo. RudolfRed (talk) 00:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that the subject of the article DIED in Leeds, not really "from" Leeds. Greenhow was from (born?) in North Shields, Tynemouth. He was a surgeon. This should be added I think at the bottom of the article, but I cannot do it. Please fix and add where he was from and his occupation to the categories at the bottom of the page. Thanks and sorry 175.32.219.132 (talk) 11:33, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not clear (to me) in the article exactly where he was from. It says where his father was from but I cannot see where it states about Greenhow himself. If he lived a good proportion of his life in Leeds he would typically be included in the category. I have added the category 'Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons'. Eagleash (talk) 12:11, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And as previously asked (often!) please do not start sections with the same heading. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:16, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How do you promote a WikiProject proposal?[edit]

I am unsure on how I promote my new WikiProject proposal. Can somebody please tell me how? Thanks! --RH9 00:14, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That was my friend, sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.80.252 (talk) 03:06, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not clear what you are referring to, but please ensure that only you are using your Wikipedia account. RudolfRed (talk) 16:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lay preacher[edit]

Ref number 1 is in red - please fix and leave in quote. thanks 203.132.68.1 (talk) 04:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This has been fixed by another editor. 'Summer' needed a capital S. Also, no references section had been added. Eagleash (talk) 05:27, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Change Username[edit]

I want to change my username, is that possible? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loddo8 (talk • contribs) 08:36, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Loddo8: For sure! See Wikipedia:Changing username. ◢   Ganbaruby!   (remember to ping!) 09:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

cancelling subscription[edit]

i would like to please cancel my subscricption to google music thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.203.36.150 (talk) 09:36, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, this is not a general question asking forum; this board is for asking questions related to Wikipedia. You should contact Google for any inquiries related to Google. 331dot (talk) 09:41, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Desire to help Wikipedia[edit]

Greetings, My name is Harsha and I have been using Wikipedia for a long time and now I felt like wanting to help out.

I am a Computer Science undergrad and would very much be interested in helping out the software engineers in maintaining the website for free.

If you guys felt like using my help please contact me through this

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarshaRR (talk • contribs) 11:22, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

HarshaRR I have redacted your personal information for your protection; it is not wise to post it in this public forum. Thank you for wanting to contribute to Wikipedia. In general, Wikipedia related communications should take place on Wikipedia, for openness and transparency. 331dot (talk) 11:25, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The actual software is handled by the Wikimedia Foundation, not us editors. 331dot (talk) 11:26, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Volunteers who know PHP can submit MediaWiki patches for review but a poster who gives their email address and doesn't sign is a bad sign. Developers should be good at following instructions. PrimeHunter (talk) 12:30, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Someone with CompSci skills may be able to help here at en:Wikipedia by writing and debugging templates – there's rather less formality involved with that, though there is some. Maproom (talk) 14:10, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is RefLinks down?[edit]

I'm trying to clear up bear references. I usually use RefLinks but it is not functioning well. Is there an alternative to RefLinks? Thanks. --Polegåarden (talk) 11:28, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Does my signature look like a red link?[edit]

Per title. How much does it bother you that it's red? ◢   Ganbaruby!   (remember to ping!) 13:39, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't bother me. However, if there are editors who think it is confusing you can use the colour that is similar to red like mine for example.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 13:43, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There is a small issue with your signature. It doesn't provide a link to your talk page. Read what the guidelines and policies of customised signatures says. It says that you should provide a link to your talk page.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 14:20, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ask at the accessibility wikiproject, you're more likely to find people with sight issue like colour blindness. I think your signature will cause problems because there is not a big enough contrast between the ink colour and the background. - X201 (talk) 16:43, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ganbaruby: If you want to check your color choices for contrast/readability, this website is also a good color checker for general accessibility/readability on digital screens: Color Review. You can enter your foreground and background color and see if the contrast fails or passes. However, as far as I'm aware, this website doesn't check colors against different types of colorblindness. - Whisperjanes (talk) 06:43, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SharabSalam, X201, and Whisperjanes: Thanks for all the responses. I changed up my signature again so that it can be a bit more readable. ◢   Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 10:48, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Woodland Park[edit]

Woodland Park, of Grand Marais MIch,shows up as W.P. Colo on Google earth, using wikapedia as it's source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:6063:1470:7901:3014:FEAE:C37B (talk) 15:38, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Google Knowledge Graph uses many sources and it is often not clear which source the information is from. You will need to contact Google to get it corrected. RudolfRed (talk) 16:03, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There are many places named Woodland Park (as you can see from that dab page). If you do a google search for "Woodland Park", it shows what it thinks you want, which might be the most popular search, most populous, highest admin level (i.e. cities before neighborhoods), etc.. The easiest solution is to tell it which one you want, by searching for "Woodland Park" AND "Michigan", which gives links to the neighborhood and a knowledge graph for Merrill Township, Michigan (which is the article to which Wikipedia's Woodland Park, Michigan page redirects). —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 07:04, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Successfully made an incorrect page move: how to reverse it without having to read 1000+words[edit]

I just moved Advanced glycation end-products to Move Advanced glycation endproduct. Not sure how I did that. I need a button to reverse that move but cannot find one. Do I need to appeal this move to a committee, or what?--Quisqualis (talk) 16:57, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Quisqualis: I fixed it for you. Best, MrClog (talk) 17:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

But Advanced glycation endproducts is still a redirect to Move Advanced glycation endproduct, which has been speedy-deleted. Maproom (talk) 17:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Now redirects to Advanced glycation end-product. --David Biddulph (talk) 18:03, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request for season 2 and a happy ending[edit]

A Korean Odyssey is a very good drama that i enjoyed. But when i saw there are neither a happy ending or season 2 i feel sad about it.please make season 2. There are many fan waiting for a happy ending in season 2. So we kindly request you to make season 2 in [ A Korean Odyssey ] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.145.188.245 (talk) 19:34, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid that, since this is the Help Desk for Wikipedia, your message is not going to get to anybody who can act on it. --ColinFine (talk) 20:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Felecia Rotellini/New Picture[edit]

Hello! I would like to request tech support to put this picture on for Ms. Felecia Rotellini's bio. Here is the link to her profile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felecia_Rotellini I am unable to embed the picture here for the same reasons I cannot upload it to wiki commons: wikipedia's system message says that my account is too new, just created, and that the file does not fit the criteria). My account, Julioespinoza2020, is new and yes the picture was provided by Ms. Rotellini. That is actually her twitter picture. I work for Felecia and I would appreciate your help. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Julioespinoza2020 (talk • contribs) 21:16, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for saying that you are working for the person whose article you want to edit.

You have a conflict of interest. Please read and digest WP:Conflict of interest. In particular, you must disclose this conflict of interest.

You say you have problems at "wiki commons". Wikimedia Commons is not Wikipedia, so this isn't the place to ask about problems there; but I'll briefly comment anyway. If Wikimedia Commons says that the file does not fit the criteria, then if I (whose account at Wikimedia Commons is not too new) were to attempt to upload it, then the file would still not fit the criteria. You need a file that does fit the criteria -- and if there's a question about copyright, then you need evidence that the file either (i) is in the public domain (according to the legal definition of "public domain", not its everyday interpretation) or (ii) is copyleft in one or other of the ways recognized by Wikimedia Commons. -- Hoary (talk) 22:30, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New pages as a hobby.?.!¡¿[edit]

My question is if I just make some stuff up due to my own perceptions about topics such as demonology per se. I don't really use a lot of resources other than my own research it's not like I'm trying to prove anything here it's more like a way to remind myself later on in the future. So I'm probably going to start pretty soon even if there's no response or answer _here_ [ If it violates something "'Like various rules'" just delete it I guess? ] ( And I'll just go back to using a notebook & ink pen.) 🖊 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loviel (talk • contribs) 21:37, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, Wikipedia isn't the place for original research. Better to use a blog instead.—Naddruf (talk ~ contribs) 22:01, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fortunately, Wikipedia isn't a place where people just make some stuff up. Yes, there are blogs. But the combination of notebook and pen also sounds good. -- Hoary (talk) 22:35, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:NOT to see what Wikipedia is, and what it is not. Please also read WP:OR, which is specifically about original research. Please take a look at WP:OUT as an easy way to start your search for an appropriate venue. Please do not summon a demon without first taking the proper precautions. -Arch dude (talk) 01:56, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Need to change my user name because it is showing as my subject name and...[edit]

why can't i upload images from the web that are public domain? thx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tadtakano (talk • contribs) 23:53, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tadtakano: Since you have only a few edits, just stop using your current account and create an account with the name you want. You can upload public domain images, but most of the images you find on the web are not that. RudolfRed (talk) 00:03, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tadtakano. You ~~may or may not want to~~ should change your user name, but I don't think that's what your question is actually about. The Wikipedia page you have been editing, User:Tadtakano is called your user page, and is a place for you to share information about yourself as a Wikipedia editor. While a limited amount of other information is acceptable there, it may not be a Wikipedia article, or look like one. I have therefore moved it to Draft:Tad Takano.

If you want to try the very difficult task of creating a Wikipedia article, then your first article has useful information; but writing about yourself is very strongly discouraged. If Wikipedia ever has an article about you, it will not belong to you, it will not necessarily say what you want it to say, and it should be based almost entirely on what people who have no connection with you have chosen to publish about you, not on what you have said: see NARTIST. This is because Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, and not a directory or promotional site.

On the subject of images, please read WP:Public domain. The legal meaning of the phrase is much narrower than how people often use it. --ColinFine (talk) 11:38, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies: I've just looked at the draft, and seen it isn't an autobiography. You should definitely change your user name, or create a new one as RudolfRed says. The rest of my reply stands, though. --ColinFine (talk) 11:40, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And I've added a header, Tadtakano, with lots of useful links, and a button for when you think it is ready to be submitted for review as an article. At present it is not ready, as you have no references at all, and therefore the draft does nothing to establish that Takano is notable. If you are connected with Takano in some way, you should also read about conflict of interest. --ColinFine (talk) 11:56, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]