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November 28[edit]

Unreliable source[edit]

The Neahkahnie Mountain has what I believe are unreliable sources. They are the very last two sources in the article. I am not sure how to address this. I tried to put a note within the body similar to ^{[according to whom?]}, but with the phrase "unreliable sources?" within the notation. This did not work. I am uncertain as to how I should flag these citations. I suppose I could be wp:bold and remove the paragraph; however, I think it is courteous to make a notation instead to give an interested editor a chance to rectify the matter. So, considering this, how should I proceed? Most kind regards,Hu Nhu (talk) 03:46, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hu Nhu: Hi there! Try using {{unreliable source?}}, and providing any further details on the article talk page. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 04:27, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hu Nhu: I've cleaned up your edit a bit. You copied the tl in the wikitext of GoingBatty's link to the template above, but that is there merely to refer to the template without actually calling it. The thing to do is to follow the link to the template's documentation, which will tell you how to actually use it in an article. Deor (talk) 18:46, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello GoingBatty and Deor. I certainly appreciate your help. I've saved the template to my sandbox where I keep notes to myself. Most importantly, I found a reliable source for the information, updated the source, and re-wrote the paragraph accordingly. Kind regards to all,Hu Nhu (talk) 21:17, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Citing Books[edit]

If I'm trying to use a book as a reference and I would like to make it easier for people to follow the reference by providing the chapter or page via URL how do I do that? Specifically with Google Books it doesn't appear that going to the specific page or chapter effects the URL at all. TipsyElephant (talk) 03:51, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@TipsyElephant: Hi there! A quick Google search found this page which describes what parameters to add to the URL. What is the URL of the book, and what is the chapter or page you want to use? GoingBatty (talk) 04:37, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How do I create an account[edit]

How do I create an account — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.114.202.139 (talk) 04:49, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Please read Help:Logging in#Creating an account. Cullen328 (talk) 04:53, 28 November 2021 (UTC

Commandant[edit]

Please fix ref number 7 - I cannot. Thanks 114.76.40.3 (talk) 10:40, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you have access to the relevant issue of Salut. Can you tell us the title of the article you're citing? Maproom (talk) 14:29, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That reference has been in the article since at least 2014 (I haven't gone back further). This indicates that Salut, previously Paratus (another opaque citation in the article) was the monthly newsletter of the South African Defence Force. Unless somebody has a copy, that's going to be difficult to fix. Maybe ask at the resource exchange? --ColinFine (talk) 14:45, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A chunk has disapperaed in one display, but is still there in other dislay[edit]

how do I get it to show all the text ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.48.227.128 (talk) 16:34, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to this sandbox article? It sounds like a markup problem - which chunk of text is vanishing? Wikignome Wintergreen^talk 17:08, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed (some of?) the problem by adding " characters to some refnames where you had omitted them. Note that for simple refnames using only text, the inverted commans are not needed either in defining the name nor using it. However, if used, they must match up! You'll find it much easier to avoid this sort of error if, in the source editor, you switch on syntax highlighting, which colours various aspects of the text such as citations in different colours to the main text. There is a pen icon to the left of the word "Advanced" at the top of the edit box to toggle syntax highlighting. Mike Turnbull (talk) 17:27, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

مشعان بن هذال[edit]

bin Mandeel bin Hazal, the sheikh of the sheikhs of the Anza tribe, a sheikh, a knight, and a famous poet. He was born in

Najd in the year 1765/176 and he died in Shawwal of the year 1240 AH/1  — Preceding unsigned comment added by

654bftr (talk • contribs) 18:45, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@654bftr: Hi there! Do you have a question about Wikipedia? If you have a suggestion about improving an existing Wikipedia article, please post it on the article's talk page. If you are interested in creating a new article, see Help:Your first article. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 18:49, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @654bftr: also from me--I your post while asking for assistance myself. You might also consider going to wp:Article requests where one may request an article be written. I see that bin Mandeel bin Hazal has no article on Wikipedia, so this is an avenue open to you, too. If you could provide sources, that would be good. However, it would be much quicker for you to write the article yourself. If you have trouble while writing it--and my first article was a little troublesome--you can always ask for assistance at the wp:teahouse. They are very quick to respond and most helpful. (I am not a member of the Help Desk personnel, so I hope my uninvited edit does not cause any problems--my apologies to all if I am not to edit here.) Kind regards to allHu Nhu (talk) 21:42, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hu Nhu: Congratulations! You are now a member of the help desk personnel! You become a member by answering questions on the help desk. Members are under no obligation to answer questions, and as far as I know there is no list or project for coordination. In over a decade of answering questions here, I have only coordinated with other "members" a handful of times, using this page's talk page or other helper's talk pages. I hope you can spend some time to help us out. -Arch dude (talk) 02:03, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Arch dude, thank you for the congratulatory induction notice. I believe I might be able to assist in small ways and will check in from time to time. Nevertheless, I believe my questions to the Help desk will be greater than my assistance.Hu Nhu (talk) 05:52, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How to download a vlog youtube video.[edit]

Hi there, I have a 7 minute youtube vlog video about my Guinness World record Walk across Canada. I am unable to download from my channel and the friends channel who originally made it. I have his permission either way and was wondering if you may kindly help me. Thank you Clyde McRae (talk) 23:35, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Clyde McRae: Hi there! The Wikipedia Help desk is or questions about using Wikipedia, not for questions about other services such as YouTube. You may want to try a Google search for "Download YouTube video". Good luck! GoingBatty (talk) 02:18, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]