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June 27[edit]

Founders' kin[edit]

Ref number. 1 has the publisher all wrong, please fix if able and leave in quote. Thanks175.38.42.62 (talk) 00:15, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The publisher parameter appears to be missing. Try adding "publisher=" before "Oxford, Clarendon Press" in the cite book template. RudolfRed (talk) 00:31, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This tag below should be at the very end of the page (underneath the citations and further readings) - I can't move it.

"This article relating to the University of Oxford is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it."

Also, "University of Cambridge" should be added to the categories at the end of the page.

Thanks 175.38.42.62 (talk) 00:42, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I took care of it -- you need {{reflist}} to anchor where the citation footnotes go. Umimmak (talk) 00:56, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IP, I have, yet again, removed a superfluous header. -- Hoary (talk) 04:47, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the Wikipedia English main page feature a disproportionate number of Indonesian deaths?[edit]

Why does the Wikipedia English main page feature a disproportionate number of Indonesian deaths?

Some of these people are small time military officers or small-time politicians or mayors of small towns. I mean not even governors or national leaders.

And if small countries have to be covered I do not see many prominent people's deaths from other equally smaller nations.

Is this auto-generated and the system skews towards this? Or maybe the system is fair and my observations are biased?

This was a topic that always bothered me to the point I searched the entirety of Quora Answers to see if someone else had noticed this. Desaivv (talk) 03:14, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Indonesia is not a 'small country'. It has a population of around 280 million people, making it the fourth largest in the world, after China, India, and the United States. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:23, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So you are saying that "Recent Deaths" are chosen on the basis of population? If so then why not feature deaths of small time CCP workers equivalent to regional Indonesian politicians.

Anyway it is not a big deal, I noticed something about English Wikipedia that I frequent everyday and I was just mightily curious about it. Desaivv (talk) 07:02, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Recent Deaths are discussed at WP:ITNC; anything that is nominated can be posted to Recent Deaths as long as the article receives a quality update. If someone chooses to follow Indonesian politicians/public figures and write about those that have died, they can then nominate them for posting and it will be as judging the update is the only prerequisite. Recent Deaths reflects the geographical scope of the areas people are interested in and choose to update articles about. 331dot (talk) 09:18, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. That clarifies it for me. Desaivv (talk) 10:52, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Desaivv: In The News items are chosen by volunteers. If you would like to help, check out Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates RudolfRed (talk) 04:38, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My mistakes in DYK nomination[edit]

Hello! I have made mistakes with the formulation of a nomination of a page I created for DYK. I can't figure out how to edit the nomination. Can I just put in a fresh, better constructed nomination for the page I created or will that gum up the works somehow? I have only put in one DYK nomination before and am very inexpert at it. Thanks for any help and my apologies for a too vaguely worded question about this which I posted earlier on the WiR project page. Balance person (talk) 09:28, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Me again. I realise I should have put this question on the Teahouse page so please ignore the question above. Thanks.Balance person (talk) 11:08, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Balance person Here is fine, please don't repost a the Teahouse. Edits to the DYK can be made at Template:Did you know nominations/Patricia Davies (cryptographer). Contact me on my Talk Page of you need more help. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:16, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much Michael. I am so sorry to have caused extra work. I will contact you via your talk page as things progress. Seems like someone has improved the nomination already, bless them! Balance person (talk) 11:31, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not listed[edit]

Hello! Why is the page H63D Syndrome not listed in Google? Thx BenjaminFeldman (talk) 09:47, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

BenjaminFeldman It takes time for Google to index articles. 331dot (talk) 09:51, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is where I sit. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:50, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How to note additional info about an image on the image page[edit]

The background of the book jacket seen in File:The conformist first edition cover.jpg is a cut-out of Renoir's portrait of Charles and Georges Durand-Ruel. I think this may be of interest to some users, so I'd like to add this info to the File page. Is there a recommended header for such additional information (e.g. Additional information)? --Lambiam 12:04, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Lambiam: I was going to reccommend that description files on the English Wikipedia should conform to the conventions used on Commons, but I cannot find any guidance over there. Just use your own judgement. As a separate issue, it is unclear that the book cover is copyrightable in the first place. It is a derived work of a PD painting, and the derivation (cropping and adding text in a non-creative way) probably does not rise to the creative level required by copyright. -Arch dude (talk) 12:54, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest asking at Commons:Commons:Help desk ColinFine (talk) 13:10, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

English[edit]

What is best friend in me 41.116.62.226 (talk) 15:12, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia? If you're asking for the equivalent of "best friend" in some other language (Middle English?), then WP:RD/L might be able to help you. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:56, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a New person[edit]

How to add a noteworthy person 76.123.71.162 (talk) 15:40, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Full instructions are at Help:Your first article. They're very long, but if you read the whole thing, carefully, you'll get a good idea of what's required, and how to go about it. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 15:55, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How do I save my Sandbox page WITHOUT publishing it?[edit]

I'm a new user and working on creating a new article. It's not yet ready for publishing, but I want to save my work. How do I do that? Thanks!! ORSP University of Denver (talk) 18:31, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Publish changes" should be interpreted as save. It does not mean "publish this to the encyclopedia". 331dot (talk) 18:39, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! ORSP University of Denver (talk) 18:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please see your user talk page. 331dot (talk) 18:39, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How to find total number of edits under username[edit]

Is there a way to find the total number of edits I have made under my current username? Matematica6 (talk) 19:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Preferences. DonIago (talk) 19:39, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Matematica6 I think you will find a full breakdown of your edits at this URL. You reach that from your contributions page using a link to "edit count" at the bottom. You can also install the WP:POP gadget, which gives the total number of edits (on English Wikipedia) any editor has made when you hover over their Username, among many other features. You currently have 119 edits according to the gadget. Mike Turnbull (talk) 14:07, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Where Can I Get Suggested Articles to Edit From Wikipedia?[edit]

When I first created my account, Wikipedia was giving me suggested articles to edit. Now after a few edits, I cannot find the suggested articles Wikipedia was giving me. Where can I find these again? Wdenton (talk) 19:41, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wdenton No one has edited your user talk page until I did, so I'm not sure how you got suggestions, but you may see the Community Portal for suggestions on things to do. 331dot (talk) 19:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, it could be Special:HomePage, a relatively new innovation. 331dot (talk) 19:44, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is an AI widget. Let me look it up. Ktin (talk) 19:55, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Check the instructions at this link User:SuggestBot. Good luck and happy editing. Ktin (talk) 20:00, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! this is what I was looking for Wdenton (talk) 20:01, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Public Figure[edit]

Luke John Lamb 2603:8080:5100:632F:C076:A85D:644B:4E3E (talk) 20:10, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They may well be a public figure, but are they notable? 199.208.172.35 (talk) 20:12, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Mysonjon2000 (talk) 20:17, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have at least three independent reliable sources with significant coverage of this person, that are not interviews, brief mentions, press releases, or primary sources? 331dot (talk) 20:19, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes 2603:8080:5100:632F:C076:A85D:644B:4E3E (talk) 20:35, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Then review Help:Your first article to learn how to get started. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 20:40, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If he's this fellow, then he's not a public figure, and he's not notable. -- Hoary (talk) 04:26, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Which policies/guidelines forbid parenthetical further readings in text and transitions at the end of sections?[edit]

I'm having a dispute with another editor at the bottom of Talk:Triboelectric effect. The topics mentioned in the subject are core points of my argument. Additionally, is there a policy or guideline that says that "standard solid state physics" need to be sourced? Aaron Liu (talk) 21:22, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Aaron Liu:There is a policy that says that any assertion that is challenged needs to be sourced. "Standard solid state physics" encompasses a very large body of knowledge, so you would need to narrow it down with a valid reference. -Arch dude (talk) 22:56, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any idea about the rest? This seems so obvious but it's not written anywhere Aaron Liu (talk) 23:32, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]