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Someone has hacked the code to prompt a reference to a private TV on the heading of the following page in Spanish. Check this page: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribunal_de_Cuentas_(Espa%C3%B1a) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.61.145.191 ( talk) 01:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Is there a way to find the page analytics of articles like which search terms people use most often (on WP and/or google) to end up there or, if they clicked through from a wikilink on another article, was it a redirect vs direct link? I'm asking because an editor just started a thread on Talk:Analgesic about moving the page to its WP:COMMONNAME (probably "painkiller", but that's up for discussion too, along with "pain reliever", "pain medication", and "pain killer"), so I'm wondering if there's a way to tell how most people have been ending up there. Thanks! —PermStrump (talk) 01:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
It may be that hitting a redirect counts twice, one on the redirect and one on the target page." That's what I was wondering too. —PermStrump (talk) 07:44, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Why is there a funny accent near ref number 4 on this page? Please help if you can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette ( talk • contribs) 03:16, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
<ref>>
instead of <ref>
. You were therefore perfectly capable of correcting it yourself. --
David Biddulph (
talk) 03:41, 28 July 2016 (UTC)Hi Wikipedia team,
Is there any easy way to get help getting rid of this message:
"This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (May 2016) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (March 2016)"
Gabem274 ( talk) 05:27, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello
The eshabraille page was deleted citing "Promotion of a business". Had someone bothered to do a little research, they would have found that we cannot do promotion of a business because we are not a business. We are a non profit trying to create an important national resource.
We do not sell anything, we do not even solicit funds for our non profit work, so there can be no promotion.
Since the page was created by volunteers and deleted under speedy deletion, I have no idea what was actually on the page. I don't know how to go back and read the archived contents. if they are forever deleted, that is fine too.
Our user id is blocked, which means I cannot log in to talk to the administrator who did the speedy deletion.
Please understand that being on Wikipedia is not vital to our survival. Our intention behind making a Wiki entry was just to spread awareness about the fact that such a project exists and if anyone from another country wants to know what is being done to create a more inclusive country (not just a community or society - we are creating resources that can be used nationally), they may become aware of this project and take from it, whatever learning that might help them.
I would like you to unblock this id. We are not interested in creating a Wiki page any more. So we will not be doing that, nor will we seek a review of the deletion. But if there is a relevant article elsewhere, and we have something to say, we can use our ID to suggest a value added change.
May I also take this opportunity to indicate my disappointment. I am sure that some major violations must be behind this unprecendented policing on a forum that was essentially community driven. Sorry to leave, since Wikipedia used to be my favorite knowledge source. But confused because of the completely unfair accusation that no one bothered to check with a simple url search of our work. Good luck to you, and if you choose to not unblock the id, that is fine too. We do not have to spend time contributing to Wikipedia. That's completely optional and coming from a desire to improve community based knowledge work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.99.128.99 ( talk) 08:42, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
hello there. im a member of Iran wiki project. i need a wiki bot for some reasons . if its possible i naada make a bot to add some templates or categories for Iran related articles. for example for adding Template:history of Iran, its hard to add article-by article among hundreds of articles which are adding day-by-day. if you could help me it will be nice of you . tnx anyway Amir Muhammad 10:12, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Wikipedia is enormously difficult to use for a casual reader like me. It seems I must already be an expert on a subject in order to understand all the terminology and use the hyperlinks. For that reason, I don't often rely on your service for an explanation of something I don't understand. Wikipedia is not for the layman. I guess that must be the appeal.
I do wish that articles were not so terribly technical so that I could get something out of them. Sorry, I'm just a humble high school graduate with an intense interest in science especially, but Wikipedia seems to be for professionals and experts only.
I'm not even sure if this was the right place to post my concerns, and I don't see any way to get a reply. Oh, well. I wish your site was easier to navigate. Every other word seems to be a hyperlink. What's a dummy to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C2:900:FED:AD19:3628:EFB9:3596 ( talk) 15:09, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
{{
jargon}}
at the top, and/or share your concerns on that article’s Talk page, to make editors aware of the problem. Rest assured that the overuse of confusing language
is discouraged on Wikipedia, and those responsible have been sacked. —
67.14.236.50 (
talk) 01:36, 30 July 2016 (UTC)I’m having a disagreement with a fellow editor, User:Shaddim, over whether reliable sources are necessary to satisfy WP:Verifiability. He claims that for most cases, the reliability of the source (personal blogs, TVTropes, user comments) is irrelevant as long as we provide the source, and the readers can follow the link and judge for themselves. Is he mistaken, or have I been misunderstanding WP:V all this time? — 67.14.236.50 ( talk) 15:32, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources(emphasis added).
I received a Spam e-mail stating that you have $15,500,000 for me to obtain. I don't believe it but would like to notify you that someone is using your company name to obtain personal information on individuals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.198.28.28 ( talk) 17:33, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
I created a Wikipedia page to to enter for wiki loves earth(wla) but unfortunately I forgot the password of my account.while creating an account,it is optional to provide an email id, I did not... My username is awesomepeople113. I cannot re upload the images as the dead line is crossed. Just in case I win the competition, how will I be in up formed or told about it? Is there any way to login without a password or email? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.152.208 ( talk) 19:49, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
@Ruslik_zero, how to do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.152.208 ( talk) 20:31, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
The removed the edit feature in the article, Gerry Z, all the other articles still have the edit feature on them.aragemca — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.253.122.66 ( talk) 20:20, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Some of the page links in my watchlist have started appearing with a new color, it seems to me approximately DarkSlateBlue instead of the more usual link color like this approximately.
What is the meaning? The Help link on the watch list doesn't mention it. M.boli ( talk) 21:30, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi. I did a search for information on the punk rock band Rancid's album called "Indestructible" & on the wiki page for it there is a list of all the tracks on the album. Song #3 on the list is called "Red Hot Moon". Under the writers of the song it states that Armstrong, Rob Aston, Fredricksen & Brett Reed are the writers however I have found on numerous lyric search websites & iHeartRadio that the writers for this song are Vince Neil, Mick Mars & Nikki Sixx(of Motley Crue). I'm not sure what to believe at this point but all of those different lyric search engines can't possibly ALL be wrong. Am hoping that you can clear this up for me, especially considering that Rancid AND Motley Crue are two of my all time favorite bands despite how different their music is from the other. Thank you so much for your time, Lenise Lafleur of New Jersey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.184.161.21 ( talk) 22:35, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
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Someone has hacked the code to prompt a reference to a private TV on the heading of the following page in Spanish. Check this page: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribunal_de_Cuentas_(Espa%C3%B1a) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.61.145.191 ( talk) 01:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Is there a way to find the page analytics of articles like which search terms people use most often (on WP and/or google) to end up there or, if they clicked through from a wikilink on another article, was it a redirect vs direct link? I'm asking because an editor just started a thread on Talk:Analgesic about moving the page to its WP:COMMONNAME (probably "painkiller", but that's up for discussion too, along with "pain reliever", "pain medication", and "pain killer"), so I'm wondering if there's a way to tell how most people have been ending up there. Thanks! —PermStrump (talk) 01:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
It may be that hitting a redirect counts twice, one on the redirect and one on the target page." That's what I was wondering too. —PermStrump (talk) 07:44, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Why is there a funny accent near ref number 4 on this page? Please help if you can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srbernadette ( talk • contribs) 03:16, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
<ref>>
instead of <ref>
. You were therefore perfectly capable of correcting it yourself. --
David Biddulph (
talk) 03:41, 28 July 2016 (UTC)Hi Wikipedia team,
Is there any easy way to get help getting rid of this message:
"This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (May 2016) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (March 2016)"
Gabem274 ( talk) 05:27, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello
The eshabraille page was deleted citing "Promotion of a business". Had someone bothered to do a little research, they would have found that we cannot do promotion of a business because we are not a business. We are a non profit trying to create an important national resource.
We do not sell anything, we do not even solicit funds for our non profit work, so there can be no promotion.
Since the page was created by volunteers and deleted under speedy deletion, I have no idea what was actually on the page. I don't know how to go back and read the archived contents. if they are forever deleted, that is fine too.
Our user id is blocked, which means I cannot log in to talk to the administrator who did the speedy deletion.
Please understand that being on Wikipedia is not vital to our survival. Our intention behind making a Wiki entry was just to spread awareness about the fact that such a project exists and if anyone from another country wants to know what is being done to create a more inclusive country (not just a community or society - we are creating resources that can be used nationally), they may become aware of this project and take from it, whatever learning that might help them.
I would like you to unblock this id. We are not interested in creating a Wiki page any more. So we will not be doing that, nor will we seek a review of the deletion. But if there is a relevant article elsewhere, and we have something to say, we can use our ID to suggest a value added change.
May I also take this opportunity to indicate my disappointment. I am sure that some major violations must be behind this unprecendented policing on a forum that was essentially community driven. Sorry to leave, since Wikipedia used to be my favorite knowledge source. But confused because of the completely unfair accusation that no one bothered to check with a simple url search of our work. Good luck to you, and if you choose to not unblock the id, that is fine too. We do not have to spend time contributing to Wikipedia. That's completely optional and coming from a desire to improve community based knowledge work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.99.128.99 ( talk) 08:42, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
hello there. im a member of Iran wiki project. i need a wiki bot for some reasons . if its possible i naada make a bot to add some templates or categories for Iran related articles. for example for adding Template:history of Iran, its hard to add article-by article among hundreds of articles which are adding day-by-day. if you could help me it will be nice of you . tnx anyway Amir Muhammad 10:12, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Wikipedia is enormously difficult to use for a casual reader like me. It seems I must already be an expert on a subject in order to understand all the terminology and use the hyperlinks. For that reason, I don't often rely on your service for an explanation of something I don't understand. Wikipedia is not for the layman. I guess that must be the appeal.
I do wish that articles were not so terribly technical so that I could get something out of them. Sorry, I'm just a humble high school graduate with an intense interest in science especially, but Wikipedia seems to be for professionals and experts only.
I'm not even sure if this was the right place to post my concerns, and I don't see any way to get a reply. Oh, well. I wish your site was easier to navigate. Every other word seems to be a hyperlink. What's a dummy to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C2:900:FED:AD19:3628:EFB9:3596 ( talk) 15:09, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
{{
jargon}}
at the top, and/or share your concerns on that article’s Talk page, to make editors aware of the problem. Rest assured that the overuse of confusing language
is discouraged on Wikipedia, and those responsible have been sacked. —
67.14.236.50 (
talk) 01:36, 30 July 2016 (UTC)I’m having a disagreement with a fellow editor, User:Shaddim, over whether reliable sources are necessary to satisfy WP:Verifiability. He claims that for most cases, the reliability of the source (personal blogs, TVTropes, user comments) is irrelevant as long as we provide the source, and the readers can follow the link and judge for themselves. Is he mistaken, or have I been misunderstanding WP:V all this time? — 67.14.236.50 ( talk) 15:32, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources(emphasis added).
I received a Spam e-mail stating that you have $15,500,000 for me to obtain. I don't believe it but would like to notify you that someone is using your company name to obtain personal information on individuals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.198.28.28 ( talk) 17:33, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
I created a Wikipedia page to to enter for wiki loves earth(wla) but unfortunately I forgot the password of my account.while creating an account,it is optional to provide an email id, I did not... My username is awesomepeople113. I cannot re upload the images as the dead line is crossed. Just in case I win the competition, how will I be in up formed or told about it? Is there any way to login without a password or email? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.152.208 ( talk) 19:49, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
@Ruslik_zero, how to do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.152.208 ( talk) 20:31, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
The removed the edit feature in the article, Gerry Z, all the other articles still have the edit feature on them.aragemca — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.253.122.66 ( talk) 20:20, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Some of the page links in my watchlist have started appearing with a new color, it seems to me approximately DarkSlateBlue instead of the more usual link color like this approximately.
What is the meaning? The Help link on the watch list doesn't mention it. M.boli ( talk) 21:30, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi. I did a search for information on the punk rock band Rancid's album called "Indestructible" & on the wiki page for it there is a list of all the tracks on the album. Song #3 on the list is called "Red Hot Moon". Under the writers of the song it states that Armstrong, Rob Aston, Fredricksen & Brett Reed are the writers however I have found on numerous lyric search websites & iHeartRadio that the writers for this song are Vince Neil, Mick Mars & Nikki Sixx(of Motley Crue). I'm not sure what to believe at this point but all of those different lyric search engines can't possibly ALL be wrong. Am hoping that you can clear this up for me, especially considering that Rancid AND Motley Crue are two of my all time favorite bands despite how different their music is from the other. Thank you so much for your time, Lenise Lafleur of New Jersey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.184.161.21 ( talk) 22:35, 28 July 2016 (UTC)